February 2025

The Clay County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Friday, Feb. 14, at approximately 9:22 a.m., a deputy went to 1324 County Road 461 to try and serve a felony warrant on an individual for violation of his parole. After making contact with someone at the residence, a subject ran out the back door. The deputy recognized the subject and began chasing him on foot. When the deputy caught up to the sub-ject he had to deploy his Taser to place the subject in custody. During the foot pursuit the subject had thrown a small baggy with a crystal substance on the ground. The subject, 22-year-old Jayger Harmon of Piggott was transported to the Clay County Detention Center where he was booked on possession of controlled substance I or II less than 2 gram, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting arrest and fleeing.

Rector City Council met Feb. 13 at the Rector Community Center. The first order of business was from the Zoning Commission that reported awarding a variance to Bryne Koehn who requested approval of his rezoning request. Koehn had spoken with neighbors and had held a public meeting and no opposition was heard. The Council will move forward with the zoning ordinance.