THE FACTS “People have a misconception when it comes to dilapidated houses causing an eye-sores in Rector. The City Council cannot declare a house offensive in appearance and the property owners/ residents derelict in civic responsibility and then get a bulldozer and tear the house down because it looks terrible.
Sonny Burgess, 75, of Farmington, Mo., passed away September 2, 2022. He was born on August 4, 1947, in Cullman, Ala., and was the son of the late Thomas Harvey and Lillie Nadene (Underwood) Burgess.
Ramona Magee, 76, of Piggott, Ark., passed away September 9, 2022, at Corning Therapy & Living Center in Corning, Ark. She was born on January 20, 1946, in Pollard, Ark., and was the daughter of Denver and Rosa (Conley) Allen.
Earlene Presson Wiles passed away Thursday September 8, 2022, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born August 17, 1925 to the late Ira and Gladys (Clayton) Harris in Black Oak, Ark.
Linda Sue Conley, 79, of Pollard, Ark., passed away September 6, 2022, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born on December 17, 1942, in Piggott, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Willis and Pearl (Byrd) Johnson.
The Piggott Public Library will be checking out a telescope to patrons to help improve an interest in Astronomy. Through a grant in cooperation with the Arkansas Natural Sky Association and theArkansas Space Grant consortium, the library has one Orion Star Blast 4.5 inch Astronomical telescope. This telescope may be checked out for a period of one week at no cost to the library card holders.
Judy Kellogg, Vicki Gipson, Alma Webb, and Theo Parker celebrate with the sign 83 and Kickin’ at the Rector Labor Day 5K. Gipson and Webb are traditional walking partners and Kellogg and Parker travelled from Yukon, Okla. to cheer on Kellogg’s mother, Alma Webb. (TD photo/Jane Gatewood)
The longest distance travelled award for the Labor Day Picnic total miles was incorrectly listed as 1440 miles and should have been 4144 miles. The award was presented to Carole Pruett-Petricek of Ewa Beach, HI.
The annual Pollard-Webster family reunion will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
LITTLE ROCK –On Monday, Sept. 12, Eric Hagler, executive director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL), announced that a brand-new draw game called LOTTO is launching next week. Ticket sales will begin Sunday for the first drawing on Sept. 21.