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A colored pencil drawing of combat boots draped with dog tags, a painting reflecting the anxiety a student felt during COVID, and hundreds of torn magazine pieces glued to create a portrait of a basketball player, all winning artworks previously chosen by Representative Rick Crawford to represent Arkansas’s First District in a national artwork display in Washington D.C.

In about a month, a total solar eclipse will leave Jonesboro and surrounding areas in total darkness for about two and a half minutes. As a way to provide a resource for both fun and learning, Arkansas State University will host “Howl at the Sun” on Monday, April 8, from 10 a.m.

Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center will host Movies on the Lawn at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5. The featured movie will be October Sky, a movie based on a true story of Homer Hickam, a NASA engineer. As a teenager in 1957, Hickam and his friends began designing their own rockets. The event is sponsored by Piggott State Bank and is free to the public. Everyone is encouraged to bring their lawn chair and join in the celebration of the Great Solar Eclipse. For more information you may call the museum at 870-598-1637.

All Black River Technical College (BRTC) campuses will be closed on Monday, April 8. All online classes will meet as normal.

With only a couple of weeks remaining before the event, the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce reminds local residents to make their plans for the annual Piggott City Wide Yard Sale. This year’s sale will be held Saturday, March 30, and sales held that day are not required to purchase a permit from the city. Locations will also be featured on a list, which will be available from the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce. Those wanting to list their sale, along with a brief description, may do so by email at chamberpg@yahoo.com or call 870-598-3167. The last day for listings is Wednesday, March 27.