Lifestyle

The Spring Shoppe event is planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 9, at the Piggott Community Cen-ter located at 161 E. Pfeiffer St. Photography, crafts, food, and much more will be offered. For more information contact Sheila Sullivan at 870-262-1563 or Ashley Groves at 870-634-6747.

The Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas was awarded a $25,000 grant by Farm Credit Mid-America to provide fresh produce in the 12 counties served by the Food Bank. The USDA recently named Arkansas as the nation’s most food insecure state with 16.6% of Arkansans reporting low or very low food security.

The Ryan Rogers Memorial Chili Cook-off and Supper will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, at the Rector Community Center with judging starting at 5 p.m. Admission is $5 per person for all-you-care-toeat chili, jambalaya, soup with the fixins’ plus drinks and dessert is always a hit with the public.

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) will lead a trip to Cuba this spring. The trip will begin on Saturday, May 25, and continue through Saturday, June 1.

Black River Technical College is pleased to announce the students who have been named to the President’s and Deans’ List for the fall semester of 2023. Local students on the President’s List include Elizabeth Spinks and Joshua Bland of Piggott; Misty Martin of Rector; Britton Wofford, Sara Roland, Carson Robinson and Minnie Mason of Marmaduke and Destiny Leonard and Joseph Bradish of Corning.

In celebration of its 25th anniversary, the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) will lead a trip to Cuba this spring. The trip will begin on Saturday, May 25, and continue through Saturday, June 1.