Entertainment

Returning to the Ford Room stage at the Rector Community Museum on Thursday, June 16, at 7 p.m. will be Cory Jackson, popular country artist in and around northeast Arkansas. He was named 2019 “Best Vocalist” in the “Best of Northeast Arkansas” sponsored by the Jonesboro Radio Group.

Life Change Community Church, a non-denomination, community church, will celebrate its ten-year anniversary at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 with renowned Gaither musician Kevin Williams who will perform in concert at the church, free to the public. The church is located a few blocks behind the Exxon/Subway business on Hwy. 49 and 9th Street. The church can be reached with access on the side street between the new Rector Drug and the Subway. Church members encourage the public to join in the celebration.

Norman Collins with the Piggott Heritage Car Show group is shown handing out medallions to the veterans who were on hand for the 23rd annual car show. (Courtesy photo/Frank Staples Photography) .

Billy Idol took first place honors in the Piggott Heritage Car Show Lip Sync Contest to benefit Make-a-Wish. Band members included, from left: Daniel Gossett, Barry DeHart, Scott Hartwell Kaitlyn Ray, and Michael Harrell. (Courtesy photo/Frank Staples Photography)

As they have for decades, members of the Piggott Elementary School fourth grade classes joined forces last week for the annual Youth Power Play. This year’s musical, “From the Inside Out,” was under the direction of counselor Barbara Batey, music teacher Ellen Meadows, and classroom teachers Bridgette Branson, Vickie Brown, Haley Baker and Laura Murray. The students performed twice during the day for the other classes, along with the evening show for family and friends. Afterward, the fourth grade academic rally was held. (Courtesy photos/Frank Staples Photography)

The Band TRIPPP, triplet brothers from Jonesboro, based in the Country Music Capitol of Nashville, has turned a corner in the performance and recording world they first explored in 2017 with a skyrocketing career of close family harmony and a new and novel stage presentation. Studying at Belmont University in Nashville, playing gigs at the famous downtown Nashville clubs, and studying songwriting, sound engineering and performance, and biblical studies, the brothers found a way back from the COVID setback. At first a cover band, a trio playing and singing popular and current pop country hits, the group has moved into songwriting and a unique niche in the music industry.

The RHS Band Spring Concert was held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17 in the Rector gymnasium.