Effective April 21, the Clay County Times-Democrat will increase its single copy rate to $1.25. This necessary adjustment helps support continued coverage and operations. Newspaper racks will be changed accordingly along with the inside newspaper dealers. Thank you for your continued support!
Clinton C. Stinebrook
Parks Cemetery, located 2 miles west of Rector, is in need of donations for the upkeep of the cemetery. Donations may be sent to Centennial Bank, P.O. Box 6, Rector,AR 72461 or Michele Layer, 421 N. Ballard, Apt. 20, Rector, AR 72461
Time travel through music is the promise from the Rector Community Museum’s Ford Room for its upcoming show at 7 p.m. on Friday night, April 25. Just one note for most Baby Boomer generation music lovers and the curtains to the past open. Transport from one era to the next is possible through music. Just a few bars and one phrase of the lyrics and the friends appear, perhaps conversations, and with a blink of the eye, it’s high school graduation day all over again.
Two Piggott residents were arrested on drug charges following a call to the Clay County Sheriff’s office requesting removal of a subject from a residence, according to the sheriff’s department.
Ben Scott, a military veteran, is working on his next chapter by studying Welding Technology at Aims Community College. He is the son of Kimberley (Conaway) Pollard and Deron of Piggott and grandson of Gaylon and Barbara Burkman of Pollard.
In an abbreviated meeting of the Rector City Council on April 10 at the Rector Community Center, Council member Mark Manchester chaired the meeting in the absence of Mayor Shawn Brandon who was ill. The Council moved forward with the listed agenda with Manchester as chair with a motion, second, and vote.
The following materials are now available at the Piggott Public Library ADULT FICTION
1985
“Whether you think you can or think you cannot, you are correct.” The quote by Henry Ford is one Tim Ingram has taken to heart and has used to pursue excellence in his career in television management and operations. As a younger man, as a teenager, some might have thought the confidence he displayed was cockiness or braggadocio. “Rob Louder and Gail Burns gave me that confidence that I could do anything. If I could get on that stage in a costume and be successful, why could I not do just about anything. Rob Louder took special interest in me and pulled me aside many times to push my efforts forward. Those two and Carolyn Seay would be at the head table if I were to entertain Rector friends at a dinner party I’d leave out some favorites as I list people to join me, but I can’t leave Sherland Hamilton out. What a fun party that would be.”