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  • Joined: August 30, 2022
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Piggott School Board meets, FBLA members recognized

Members of the Piggott School Board met in regular session on Thursday, July 13 in the Piggott School District Administration office with all members present. First on the agenda was the Mohawk Moments, with the board hearing from teacher Stacy Peters and some of the FBLA members who attended na-tionals in Atlanta. The group told of their favorite moments of the trip. Superintendent Freddie Bowen praised the group and teacher for all their accomplishments. Peters informed us there were 15 students who attended.

Correction

Correction..... In last week’s edition of the CCTD the names listed in the Awaken Women’s Collective Afterward rib-bon cutting inadvertently listed Patricia Permenter as Debbie Bearden.

Piggott “Backpack Bash” set for Aug. 5

Once again for 2023, members of the Piggott Community Alliance have joined forces to organize “Backpack Bash” for students of Piggott Elementary and Piggott High School. This year’s bash will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, on the grounds of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and the Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum in Piggott.

Summer Feeding program continues

Under the federallyfunded effort, all those under the age of 18 are provided free meals at local schools. The meals are the same for all children regardless of family income, race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. No registration is required for those attending.

CHURCH

APOSTOLIC APOSTOLIC FELLOWSHIP CHURCH McDougal - Herb Eillis, Pastor BAPTIST ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH North Main St. Dr.

IT HAPPENED HERE YEARS AGO….

1983 There will be a special election held Tuesday, July 26 in which the county is asking for a 1¢ sales tax. Clay County Judge Harry Niewald and the quorum court remind voters that the revenue from a sales tax is sorely needed.

QC handles light agenda

There was a single ordinance on the agenda to be considered by the Clay County Quorum Court during the July meeting on Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at the Eastern District Courthouse in Piggott. Ordinance 2023-17 was an appropriation ordinance to amend the Clay County Annual Budget Ordinance 2022-35 and to appropriate professional development recognition payments and for other purposes. The Professional Development Recognition Payments funded by the State of Arkansas are to qualifying personnel who actively work with property taxes. The lump sum payment of a professional development recognition payment shall not be incorporated into the county base pay of a constitutional officer or a county employee for future salary adjustments. It is subject o withholding or all applicable state and federal taxes, but not subject to retirement benefits. The professional development recognition payments shall not be construed to be part of a county officer’s compensation.