1984 A drive to raise $25,000 to complete funding for the new library in Piggott received a major boost this week through contributions from local financial institutions. The new building, which will cost about $130,000 will be constructed just west of the post office on Main Street.
Entergy Arkansas customers who need help paying their winter utility bills can apply now for up to $475 in assistance through the federal Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The program’s application period runs Jan. 8 through March 22, officials said, or until funds are expended.
2023 has come to a halt and 2024 is here! Last year was a big year for Arkansas. We celebrated the centennial year of our State Parks system, the remodel of and reopening of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts in Little Rock and the opening of the United States Marshals Museum in Fort Smith! There are many things happening in 2024 in Arkansas and the best way to plan out the year is by stopping by an Arkansas Welcome Center and picking up the new 2024 Arkansas Travel Guide! The book is full of vacation activities organized in these sections: Festivals & Events, Hiking & Biking, Boating & Floating, Fishing and Hunting, Arts & History, Out-there Adventures, Culinary Adventures, Lodging and Attractions & Destinations! The book also lists an Arkansas festival that you can attend throughout 2024: January * Ozark Mountain Music Festival, Eureka Springs February * Little Rock Marathon, Little Rock March * Arkansas Derby, Hot Springs April * Arkansas Roots Festival, Dyess May * World Famous Armadillo Festival, Hamburg * Old Timers Day Steampunk Festival, Van Buren * Magnolia Blossom Festival & World Championship Steak Cook-off, Magnolia June * World Championship Running of the Tubs, Hot Springs * Arkansas Graveler, Fayetteville/Jonesboro July * World Championship Cardboard Boat Races, Heber Springs Labor Day Weekend * National Championship Chuckwagon Races, Clinton September * Bikes Blues & BBQ, Rogers October * Filmland, Little Rock * King Biscuit Blues Festival, Helena-West Helena November * Wings Over the Prairie Festival, Stuttgart Unable to stop by anArkansas Welcome Center? No problem, because you can go to arkansas.com/publications and order the travel guide free of charge along with the adventure guide, state parks guide, motorcycling guide and cycling guide! Of course the main highlight for 2024 will be on April 8 when the Great North American Eclipse will be crossing through Arkansas! The center point of the eclipse will enter the state near De Queen in Sevier County and exit near Warm Springs in Randolph County.
The 22nd Annual Arkansas Delta Byways Banquet will be held on Friday, Feb. 16, in West Memphis.
Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) crews and contractors are utilizing all available resources to repair potholes statewide that have formed in the aftermath of the recent winter storm. The state was hit by a severe winter storm that cost ARDOT approximately $810 million in labor and materials – including salt, salt brine, equipment, and working hours – used to fight the storm.
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) will lead a trip to Cuba this spring. The trip will begin on Saturday, May 25, and continue through Saturday, June 1.
The American Red Cross continues to experience an emergency blood shortage as severe winter weather has further impacted the ability to rebuild the blood supply. Blood donors are urged to give now to help ensure lifesaving medical procedures are not delayed.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will host the annual rice and soybean production meeting Tuesday, Feb. 13 at the M.B.Ainley Community Center in Corning. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. with lunch catered by Cast Iron Kitchen and Catering. Speakers for the event include Stewart Runsick, County Extension Agent-Staff Chair; Dr. Jarrod Hardke, Extension Rice Agronomist; Dr. Jeremy Ross, Extension Soybean Agronomist and Dr. Hunter Biram, Extension Agriculture Economist. NRCS will provide updates followed by industry sponsor comments.
The following materials are now available at the Rector Public Library. LP PAPERBACK Second Chance Deputy – Alexis Morgan Hill Country Home – Kit Hawthorne Wedding Deal with her Rival – Kate Hardy How to win a Prince – Juliette Hyland Fling with the Reclusive Billionaire – Susan Meier Cinderella Assistant to Boss’s Bride – Ally Blake LARGE PRINT INSPIRATIONAL Montana Witness Chase – Sharon Dunn Tracking Stolen Treasures – Lisa Phillips An Amish Mother For his Child – Patricia Johns Finding their Way Back – Jenna Mindel For the Sake of her Sons – Allie Pleiter Her Scandalous Amish Secret – Jocelyn McClay Her secret hope – Shelley Shepard Gray FICTION Anna O : a novel – Mathew Blake Daisy Haites – Jessa Hastings The long way home – Jessa Hastings Magnolia Parks – Jessa Hastings Daisy Haites : the great undoing – Jessa Hastings The night island – Jayne Ann Krentz Holmes, Marple & Poe – James Patterson First lie wins : a novel – Ashley Elston One by one : a novel – Freida McFadden YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lightlark – Alex Aster Nightbane – Alex Aster Divine rivals : a novel – Rebecca Ross A fragile enchantment – Allison Saft NON FICTION Oath and honor : a memoir and a warning – Liz Cheney ThinkAgain The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know – Adam Grant .
Three Rivers College Patrons of the Arts will present Jubilation Jazz at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 9 at the Tinnin Fine Arts Center as part of its annual Jazz Festival.