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St. Francis Picnic pageants set
The traditional slate of beauty pageants are scheduled in conjunction with this year’s St. Francis Picnic, set for Saturday, July 19, at the picnic grounds in that community.
2025 Piggott Fourth of July Pageant Winners
Pageant photos continued on page 7 Pageant photos courtesy of Amber
UAW retires to meet in Paragould
United Auto Workers retirees will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 10, at Grecian Steak House, 210 Airport Road, in Paragould. All are urged to attend.
Confederate Memorial Day observed at Four Mile Cemetery
John L. Patterson Chapter 2682, United Daughters of the Confederacy, sponsored a Wreath Ceremony for Confederate Memorial Day on Tuesday, June 3, at Four Mile Cemetery northwest of Campbell. President Mary Bess Green welcomed the attendees including Missouri Division President Judy Frerking of Marshall, Missouri., and Division Registrar Velma Cole of Florence, Missouri.
SETTLEMOIR RECOGNIZED
Small groups of Northeast Arkansas’ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) young leaders chatted as they awaited the judges’ visit for Casey and Jade Simpson Farm Family selection. As they sought just a bit of shade on the especially hot day on that June afternoon, they were overheard, “He’s never met a challenge he’d walk away from,” they said, speaking of Casey Simpson. Several of those in discussion were alumni of Simpson’s Piggott Chapter of FFA, the role he found rewarding and fulfilling after being under the tutelage of Chris Ward, his own FFA adviser when Simpson was at Nettleton High School as a student.
VBS continues at New Hope Baptist
The Arkansas Farm Family of the Year Program has honored agricultural families across the state for 78 years. This year, the program has selected Casey and Jade Simpson of Rector as the recipient of the 2025 Clay County Farm Family of the Year award.
PHS class of 1968 get-together set
Casey Simpson’s daily walk cultivates positive relationships. His students respect him, admire him, saying, “He talks a lot, but it’s interesting and everybody listens.” Other former students who are in the natural resources conservation business said, “He’s a go-getter, always doing something productive, always active. It’s a good thing Jade is an active type person, too.”