Rector City Wide Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday, April 12. As a reminder, organizers ask anyone who makes use of the park facilities during the event to please make sure all their items are removed from the park at the end of the yard sale.
The annual Rector Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, Rector….Always Home, is scheduled for Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rector Community Center.
The Rector School District Gifted and Talented Program is asking for student referrals for students in the second through 11th grades. Referral forms may be picked up and returned to the elementary, high school or superintendent’s office. Referred students should display high intellectual ability, task commitment and/or motivation and creative ability. Those who have questions or would like more information may contact Lance Mabrey, Rector GT Coordinator, by email at lmabrey@rector.k12.ar.us or by calling Rector Schools at 5953151.
The City of Piggott will host a City Wide Clean Up from Monday, April 7 through Friday, April 11. All items must be placed by the road by 8 a.m. on Monday, April 7. The City will collect trash only once per street.
The first Saturday in April is traditionally a busy one in Piggott, as both the Piggott High School FFA Open Farm Equipment Auction and the Chamber of Commerce’s city wide yard sale are held. This year will also feature the Piggott Public Library book sale from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. located at 361 W. Main.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Department has been busy the past several days and reports numerous arrests.
Clay County Fair Association is in search of anyone interested in preforming the National Anthem live at their outdoor events for 2025. Auditions will be held in the Clay County Fair kitchen from 12 to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 19.
The following materials are now available at the Rector Public Library.
The highly acclaimed writer, physicist and social entrepreneur, Alan Lightman, is the keynote speaker at Arkansas State University’s 30th annual Delta Symposium.