The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center is currently taking applications for student volunteers for 2024. Any inter-ested Clay County junior and senior high school students may call the museum at 870598-3487 for more information.
The Clay County Cattlemen’s Association regular meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 18, at Los Compadres in Piggott. Lakeside Kabota from Pocahontas is sponsoring the meeting. Guest speaker will be Matt McClung.
In the aftermath of the devastating 2017 flood that wreaked havoc on Randolph County and the subsequent global COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the Imperial Dinner Theatre on Highway 304 in Pocahontas has stood as a haunting reminder of the two crises. However, hope has dawned on this inactive structure as local musician and entrepreneur JR Rogers stepped in to breathe new life into the decaying theater.
Arkansas Tech University has announced its Dean’s List for undergraduate students on its Russellville campus for the fall 2023 semester and among those listed were Ashlyn E. Mills of Piggott and Zoe Elizabeth Massey of Marmaduke, both with a 4.0 grade point average.
Dr. Les Johnson will be the guest speaker for a program planned at the Eclipse Block Party Monday, April 8, at 11 a.m. at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center. There will be a $10 admission which will include eclipse glasses and an eclipse box of treats. The viewing site will be held on the grounds across from the museum. Those attending are encouraged to bring your lawn chair and set up will begin at 9 a.m.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) will host the third annual First Horizon Lecture Series featuring true crime author and award-winning investigative journalist George Jared on Tuesday, March 12 in the Randolph County Development Center.
My Valentine’s Shoppe event is planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 3 at the Piggott Community Center located at 161 E. Pfeiffer St. Photography, crafts, food, and much more will be offered along with raffling of prizes. In case of inclement weather, the event will be moved to Feb. 10. For more information contact Sheila Sullivan at 7770-2621563 or Ashley Groves at 870-634-6747.
Three Rivers College awarded the Joda Bess Memorial Scholarship to Annalee Massey, of Piggott, during the fall 2023 semester. The Joda Bess Memorial Scholarship requires students to be approved by the Endowment Trust Scholarship Committee, at the recommendation of the Three Rivers College Financial Aid Office.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) Vice President of Institutional Advancement Dr. Karen Powers Liebhaber was recently selected as a fellow of the 2024 Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Brad Baine recently graduated from the 2023 class of the Arkansas Community College’s (ACC) Leadership Institute “Attending and participating in the Arkansas Community Colleges Leadership Institute was a very beneficial and rewarding experience. It allowed me the opportunity to connect with outstanding leaders from all across Arkansas,” said Baine. “The leadership program was filled with strategic sessions that allowed me to grow as a professional and become a better leader. I am grateful for the Arkansas Association of Community Colleges executive leadership team and the high-quality leadership program that they are offering professionals of higher education.“ According to arkansascc.org, the ACC Leadership Institute, established in 2008, has provided leadership, administration, and advocacy training to approximately 300 emerging community college leaders in Arkansas. Many of their graduates have gone on to become college presidents and chancellors, vice presidents and chancellors, and other key community college administrators. This event is open to ACC members who are nominated by their institution’s president or chancellor.Approximately 24 people attend this annual, multi-session event.