The annual Williams Cemetery Association business meeting and homecoming will be held beginning at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 24. The gath-ering will be held at the cemetery, located on CR 450 between Piggott and Crockett, and all are welcome to attend.
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The Piggott High School class of 1968 will hold a reunion from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, at the Piggott Diner. The event is casual at-tire and buffet will be available for purchase for those attending. “We look forward to seeing you there,” commented a class member.
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) has named author Snowden Wright of Yazoo City, Mississippi, as the writerin-residence for the summer.
Piggott Police Chief Sam Poole reports that on May 5, 2025, two suspects were arrested for attempting to pick up prescription medications with a fraudulent prescription from a pharmacy in town. The prescriptions had been called in on April 25 and employees at the pharmacy had determined this was a fraudulent prescription.
On Saturday, April 27, the Rector Cougar 4-H Club embarked on a funfilled fishing trip to Lake Frierson State Park. Members spent the day casting their lines in hopes of catching fish, enjoying the playground, and sharing a picnic lunch with friends.
Piggott and Heritage Park will soon come alive with the rumble of car engines as the Piggott Heritage Car Show hosts its 26th annual show. Entrants from several states participate every year for this highly anticipated event for street rods, classic and custom cars and trucks, as well as motorcycles of all genres.
Every day, volunteers at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center work to provide top-notch service to Veterans and fill valuable roles in the medical system’s operations.
A child’s smile that stretches ear to ear is a large part of the excitement that filled the Rector Cafetorium on Tuesday, April 22. The audience packed the space and was attentive and appreciative, laughing at the right places and giving spontaneous applause after each of the five scenes in the RES school play, Rainbow Fish. With a lesson about sharing and getting along with everyone, the fish in the sea included the beautiful Rainbow Fish who was consumed with her own beauty, a cartwheeling Starfish, a blubbering Barnacle. Little Fish, the fish who initiated the action by asking for one of the pretty scales on Rainbow Fish, was accompanied by a Sardine, Hermit Crab, Guppy, Shrimp, and a slow moving, slow counting Snail, and led by Ms. Minnow. Among the other fish were Pufferfish and Angelfish, so pretty and shiny. Several funny creatures included lobsters, a prawn, nautilus, humuhumu, a herring, haddock, and hake. Of course, an octopus with all its tenacles appeared. Behind the scenes was a competent stage crew. An ensemble of the younger children made up the portion of the play that narrated the fish as they swam through the sea to their destination. Ultimately, Rainbow Fish was encouraged to learn how to share and get along with other fish in the sea. After that lesson, Little Fish received some of the first glittery scales and all the fish were happy at the garden party.
39 seniors to say farewell at Saturday commencement