August 2024

Rector Labor Day pageant schedule set

In keeping with event tradition, a full slate of pageants will be held in conjunction with the 2024 edition of the Rector Labor Day Picnic. This year’s pageants are scheduled for both Sunday, Sept. 1, and Monday, Sept. 2, on the beauty revue stand of Memorial Park. Pageant organizer Jade Simpson noted that the Petite Miss, Preteen Miss and Junior Miss Rector pageants are closed to Rector students only until Aug. 26. “If we do not have enough participants by the deadline, we will then open the pageants to others,” commented Simpson. Registration will be 30 minutes prior to start time for anyone who is not pre-registered. Registration forms will be sent home the first week of school.

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Labor Day t-shirts still on sale

The 2024 Rector Labor Day t-shirts are now on sale at several locations in the city. They may be purchased at Centennial Bank, Rector Drug, The Caffeinated Cow and The Copper Rose. Youth through adult XL are available for $20.00 each and any size over will be $22.00 each. Also available are black can koozies for $5.00 each. All checks need to be made payable to Woodland Heights Cemetery.

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Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum celebrates 25th anniversary

The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum celebrated its 25th anniversary with the community of Piggott on July 4, participating in the town’s Independence Day celebration. On Saturday, Aug. 10, the museum followed up their celebration with a formal banquet held at the Sugar Creek Country Club. The banquet was 1920s themed and among those in attendance were supporters and participants from the 25 year history of the museum.

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Welcome to Clayton County

Part Seven: A Burglar’s Peace. Welcome to Clayton County is a limited weekly column exploring the life of General Powell Clayton, the original namesake of our county, our early history, and why we are not called Clayton County today.

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