Veterans and other beginning farmers face numerous challenges getting into agriculture. Much goes into the development and management of any kind of agricultural business: from planning the business entity, to liability considerations, to marketing and running the operation.
The Arkansas Code of Regulations saw more than 150 changes during the 2024 regulations process, which took place from March through July to help manage Arkansas’s game and nongame wildlife. While most of the changes were simple clarifications and tweaks to existing hunting and fishing regulations, a few major changes rewrote some of the ways in which hunters can harvest game in The Natural State.
Early registrations are now being accepted for the Rector Labor Day 5K, set to begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31. The event, which benefits the Rector Helping Hands Foundation, will begin in front of the Rector High School gymnasium.
Jett Smith of Marmaduke, seven-year old son of Trent and Kelsey Smith, participated in the 2024 U.S. Kid’s Golf World Championship tournament last week at Pinehurst, N.C. Jett’s age division played on one of the toughest courses in the tournament. Being a part of the event affirmed that he is one of the Top 100 sevenyear old golfers in the world. The golfers played in the driving rain on the first day of the event, but “everyone was too excited to care too much,” shared Jett’s mother Kelsey.
The early summer buildup of fall armyworms in Arkansas may have spurred memor i e s of 2021’s “wormaggedon,” but their numbers in field crops seems to have plateaued, said Nick Bateman, extension entomologist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
The annual Piggott Community Alliance “Backpack Bash” for students of Piggott Elementary and Piggott High School was held on Saturday, Aug. 3 at the Piggott First General Baptist Church Life Center with a tremendous turnout.
The following materials are now available at the Rector Public Library. NON FICTION The essential guide to family & medical leave – Lisa Guerin When the sea came alive: an oral history of D-Day – Garrett M Graff Send me: the true story of a mother at war – Marty Skovlund Jr Tet! – Don Oberdorfer Crossing the desert: the power of embracing life’s difficult journeys – Payam Zamani The dog encyclopedia – Ann Baggaley Puppies for dummies – Sarah Hodgson World Travel an Irreverent Guide – Anthony Bourdain Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the secret history of the sixties – Tom O’Neill Son of a poacher II: Blast from my Past – Scott C Werbelow Son of a Poacher III: No Time to Rest – Scott C Werbelow On call: a doctor’s journey in public service – Anthony Fauci, MD Immunity Boosting Foods: 80+ Superfoods and nutrition hacks to reverse inflammation, prevent illness, and boost your immunity – Donna Beydoun Mazzola 30-Second Nutrition: the 50 Most Significant Nutrition- related Facts, Each Explained in Half a Minute The singularity is nearer: when we merge with Al Ray Kurzweil FICTION Resurrection: a novel – Danielle Steel Some murders in Berlin – Karen Robards Proof – Fern Michaels Market for murder – Heather Graham Our little secret – Lisa Jackson The searcher – Tana French Secretly yours: a novel – Tessa Bailey The Midnight Feast – Lucy Foley Flashback – Roy Johansen Middle of the night: a novel – Riley Sager All the colors of the dark: a novel – Chris Whitaker Flashpoint – Catherine Coulter Confessions of the Dead: From the Authors of Death of the Black Widow – James Patterson The god of the woods – Liz Moore The Briar Club: a novel – Kate Quinn Hard to kill – James Patterson The river runs south: a novel – Audrey Ingram What have you done? Shari Lapena WESTERN While the town slept – William W Johnstone WESTERN PAPERBACK The Whip Hand – William W Johnstone EASY BOARDBOOK Bedtime on Sesame Street – Leslie Kimmelman COZY MYSTERY The American Agent: a Maisie Dobbs novel LP PAPERBACK A Small Town Fourth of July – Janice Carter An Amish Country Reunion – Patricia Johns The Heart of a Rancher – Trish Milburn A home for the Marine – Kellie A King The Prince She Kissed In Paris – Scarlett Clarke Bound by their Lisbon Legacy – Ella Hayes Slow Dance eith the Italian – Scarlet Wilson A fake Bride’s Guide to Forever – Kate Hardy LARGE PRINT INSPIRATIONAL Healed by the Amish Nanny – Virginia Wise Their Surprise Amish Reunion – Jocelyn McClay Training the K-9 Companion – Jill Kemerer The Triplets’ Summer Adventure – Laurel Blount Suspicious Homicide – Elizabeth Goddard Texas Ranch Cold Case – Virginia Vaughan Wilderness Witness Survival – Connie Queen Crime Scene Secrets – Maggie K Black Love on a whim – Suzanne Woods Fisher Unforgiven – Shelley Shepard Gray A choice considered – Tracie Peterson EASY You can be a Good Friend (NoMatter What) – Taraji P Henson The Yellow Bus – Loren Long Old Rock (is not boring) – Deb Pilutti Finding wild – Megan Wagner Lloyd What’s in your pocket? : collecting nature’s treasures – Heather L Montgomery DVD Sling blade (DVD) SCIENCE FICTION A novel love story YOUNGADULTFICTION Sa Vage: Chronicles of Nick: Shadows of Fire – Sherrilyn Kenyon Such charming liars – Karen M McManus Kingdom of Claws – Quinn Loftis INSPIRATIONAL Forged in love – Mary Connealy The river rose: a water wheel novel – Gilbert Morris Her secret song – Mary Connealy The unexpected champion – Mary Connealy Foundation of Love – Amy Clipston Building a future – Amy Clipston On Moonberry Lake: a novel – Holly Varni The Proposal Plot: an Amish of Marigold Novel – Kathleen Fuller JUVENILE FICTION Faker – Gordon Korman EASY Poultrygeist – Eric Geron Survivor Tree – Marcie Colleen Pete the cat screams for ice cream! - Kimberly & James Dean Detective Duck; The Case of the Strange Splash – Henry Winkler Cozy – Jan Brett NON FICTION The good and beautiful Bible study.
Piggott School District Superintendent, Freddie Bowen, is proud to see all the planning come to fruition this school year as the Lil Mohawk Daycare opens. “We are excited to start this new adventure in finding quality daycare for kids.
Registration for fall classes at Three Rivers College is now open to everyone. Students can register online, by phone, or by emailing an advisor. Register soon to get your preferred classes and make sure your schedule works for you.