Poole named Grand Marshal
The Piggott Cemetery Association has announced this year’s Grand Marshal and awarded the honor to Jim Poole. He has worn many hats around Piggott as a businessman and he is also quite the historian.
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PIGGOTT’S NEW SIGN
PIGGOTT’S NEW SIGN
PHS class of 1965 reunion slated
The Piggott High School class of 1965 will hold a 60th class reunion from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 3 at the Piggott Diner. All classmates are encouraged to attend. For additional information, contact Bill Veal at 870-324-0411.
Simpson family reunion planned July 5
The family of David E. and Helen Simpson of Boydsville, Arkansas will host a family reunion from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on July 5 at the Rector Community Center. All family members are welcome to come visit and have lunch.
Killing Clayton
Part 6: How Conway County Goes. Killing Clayton is a limited weekly column about a corrupt election, the assassination of possible Clay County namesake John Clayton, and the shadow it cast on Arkansas history.
Brenda D. Harper
Brenda D. Harper
Haywood named to Ole Miss’s Chancellor’s Honor Roll
Landon Haywood, of Rector, was named to the University of Mississippi’s Spring 2025 Honor Roll lists.
Pollard beauty pageants planned
The annual Pollard Picnic, to benefit the New Hope Cemetery, will be held Saturday, July 12, in Pollard. As usual, this year’s picnic will include a full schedule of beauty pageants for contestants of all ages.
Piggott Fourth of July Picnic set
Black River Technical College (BRTC) is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the President’s and Dean’s List for the spring semester of 2025.
SETTLEMOIR RECOGNIZED
Small groups of Northeast Arkansas’ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) young leaders chatted as they awaited the judges’ visit for Casey and Jade Simpson Farm Family selection. As they sought just a bit of shade on the especially hot day on that June afternoon, they were overheard, “He’s never met a challenge he’d walk away from,” they said, speaking of Casey Simpson. Several of those in discussion were alumni of Simpson’s Piggott Chapter of FFA, the role he found rewarding and fulfilling after being under the tutelage of Chris Ward, his own FFA adviser when Simpson was at Nettleton High School as a student.