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.
2025 Greenway Picnic Pageant Winners
2025 Greenway Picnic Pageant Winners
The Arkansas State University Heritage Sites, established more than a quarter century ago, is pursuing designation as a National Heritage Area.
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.
Runners and walkers are being recruited for the annual Rector Labor Day 5K Run/Walk, set for 8 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30. The event, which benefits the RHS Helping Hands Foundation, will begin in front of the Rector High School gymnasium.
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.
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.
Michael Kevin Jones, 66, of Piggott, Arkansas, passed away August 6, 2025, at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
With the approach of the Labor Day holiday, the Woodland Heights Cemetery Commission is once again conducting a $1,000 drawing as a fundraiser. The drawing will take place on Monday, Sept. 1, on the main stage at the Rector Memorial Park following the Miss Rector Pageant. Persons do not have to be present to win. Once again this year tickets are $1 each, six for $5 or 25 for $20. Tickets will be available the day of the picnic and are also available at several area businesses. Rector businesses include The Caffeinated Cow, Centennial Bank, Glen Sain Motor Sales, GPS Chiropractic, Graves Gin, Piggott Pharmacy, Piggott State Bank-Rector Branch, Rector Downtown Drug, and Z’s Salon.