Once again, a full schedule of pageants from birth to 21 and up will accompany the Piggott 4th of July picnic. The first four pageants will be held the evening of July 3, with the remainder being held on July 4. All pageants will be held on the stage at the picnic grounds.
The traditional slate of beauty pageants are scheduled in conjunction with this year’s St. Francis Picnic, set for Saturday, July 20, at the picnic grounds in that community.
The annual Pollard Picnic, to benefit the New Hope Cemetery, will be held Saturday, July 13, in Pollard. As usual, this year’s picnic will include a full schedule of beauty pageants for contestants of all ages.
The children of Homer and Dora Causey will be hosting a family reunion beginning at 12 noon on Saturday, June 29, at the Pollard Picnic ground. All family and friends are invited to attend. Organizers note a potluck meal will be served.
Back in 2022, people wondered why Zack Brown of Success was planting soybeans in March when his neighbors in northeast Arkansas planted in mid-April. “It’s one of those things I’ve heard from since I’ve been out of school is the earlier you can plant beans the better,” said Brown, who graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2012 with a degree in agriculture business, marketing and management, with the idea he wouldn’t become a farmer.
The following materials are now available at the Rector Public Library. LP PAPERBACK Their accidental Marriage Deal – Nina Singh How to tame a King – Juliette Hyland Cinderella and the Tycoon Next Door – Kandy Shepherd Claiming His Billion-Dollar Bride – Michelle Douglas Home to Her Cowboy – Sasha Summers The Rancher’s Reunion – Lisa Childs Hill Country Hero – Kit Hawthorne The Right Cowboy – Cheryl Harper INSPIRATIONAL PAPERBACK Falling for Her Best Friend – Lisa Carter Her son’s Faithful Companion – Jill Weatherholt Their Secret Amish Arrangement – Lucy Bayer The Widow’s Unexpected Suitor – Lenora Worth Amish Witness to Murder – Dana R Lynn Chasing Justice – Valerie Hansen Kidnapped in Montana – Sharon Dunn Shielding the Innocent Target – Terri Reed WESTERN Beans, bourbon, and blood – William W Johnstone FICTION Death behind every door – Heather Graham Evergreen Christmas – Janet Dailey Mind games – Nora Roberts You like it darker : stories – Stephen King People in glass houses – Jayne Castle The 24th hour – James Patterson Home is where the bodies are – Jeneva Rose This summer will be different – Carley Fortune The book woman’s daughter : a novel – Kim Michele Richardson Camino ghosts – John Grisham Southern man – Greg Iles The paradise problem – Christina Lauren Think Twice – Harlan Coben Eyes of prey – John Sandford A gentleman in Moscow – Amor Towles The heist – Jack Du Brul JUVENILE FICTION Magnolia Wu unfolds it all – Chanel Miller Tree.
As part of its Strengthening Institutions Grant activities, Black River Technical College (BRTC) recently presented NEA Regional Intermodal Authority a check for $12,000. The funds are to defray expenses that NEA Regional Intermodal Authority will incur during its work in helping guide BRTC in conducting a needs assessment, identifying the Durable Skills workforce employers statewide seek, and assisting in curriculum development and employability assessments.
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will host a VetFest event June 29 at the American Legion Post 416 in Farmington, located at 1604 W.