Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Arkansas Department of Agriculture recently announced more than $1.4 million in funding to support Arkansas’ local fairs and livestock shows.
2025 Greenway Picnic Pageant Winners
In keeping with event tradition, a full slate of pageants will be held in conjunction with the 2025 edition of the Rector Labor Day Picnic. This year’s pageants are scheduled for both Sunday, Aug. 31, and Monday, Sept. 1 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.
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center will hold a poetry workshop in the educational center on Saturday, Nov. 8 with limited seating. For more information please contact the museum at 870--598-3487 or shwilliams@astate.edu. HPMEC is an Arkansas State University Heritage Site at 1913 Museum Row, formally known as 1021 West Cherry Street in Piggott.
The Food Bank of NortheastArkansas will host a drive-thru commodity distribution in Clay County on Wednesday, Aug. 20.
Desserts and drinks (water and lemonade) will be available for purchase for $5 per person at the Rector Community Center multi-purpose room from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. The event is being hosted by Rector First United Methodist Church with all proceeds benefitting the Woodland Heights Cemetery. Tables and chairs will be set up to provide a cool, comfortable opportunity to visit with friends and family. Free drink refills will be available.
The City of Piggott recently welcomed a new permanent Drug Take Back Box as part of the Arkansas Drug Take Back initiative.
Organizers of the annual Nimmons Old Timers Dinner note it’s that time of year again. This year’s dinner will be held beginning at noon on Sunday, Aug. 31, at the community center. Current, and former, residents of the Nimmons area are invited to attend, and bring a dish for the potluck meal. They’ll also be accepting donations at the door, with the proceeds going toward the continued upkeep of the Nimmons Cemetery.
The McDougal Annual Homecoming Picnic will host a Car Show for cars and trucks on August 30 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will be a $25 dollar entry fee that includes one ham-burger and soda. Registration will be from 9 to 10 a.m. with judging beginning at 10 a.m. For more information, please contact Erica Nossett at 870631-2238.