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Piggott Farmers Market is still open every Friday from 8 a.m. to noon at the First National Bank Pavilion on East Main.

On Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023, at approximately 11:10 p.m. a Clay County deputy made a traffice stop on a pickup truck pulling a trailer with no lights or license plates on the trailer. The stop was made at Casey’s in Corning. While the deputy was dealing with one of the individuals a passenger in the vehicle tried to hide and destroy a small baggy that later tested positive as methamphetamine. A search was conducted of the individuals and vehicle where illegal items were found. Arrested and trans-ported to the Clay County Detention Center were 45-yearold Kelly A. Clossen of Corning and 58-year-old Gordon K. Crosland of Walnut Ridge. Clossen was booked in for possession of controlled substance methamphetamine, felong possession of drug paraphernalia, and felony tampering with physical evidence. Crosland was booked in for possession of controlled substance methamphetamine and felony possession of drug paraphernalia. Corning Police Department assisted with the traffic stop.

Sugar Creek Country Club will host the Hemingway in Venice event at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7. The night will begin with a beautiful black and white photography exhibit of Hemingway’s time in Venice. Special speaker for the event will be Robert K. Elder, author of ‘Hemingway in Comics’ and he will also be holding a book signing. Tickets for the event are $40 per person. Interested persons may contact the museum at 870-598-1637 to reserve tickets.

Piggott First Methodist Church is currently accepting donations of new/gently used winter coats through Saturday, Oct. 14. Items being accepted are warm coats, winter jackets and waterproof outerwear for children (boys and girls), all sizes. Monetary donations are also being accepted. Drop off locations include Jim Watson Real Estate, Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce office, Sugar Creek Country Club, Cajun Dave’s, Piggott Community Center and the Piggott Public Library. Items will be distributed Sunday, Oct. 15 at the church’s free community dinner.

A commodity distribution for Clay County is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

The Piggott Public Library will host a National Good Neighbor Day Block Party beginning at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. The event will feature live music, free popcorn, snow cones, games, and a 50/50 drawing. Everyone is invited to drop by and enjoy the fun. The library is located at 361 W. Main.

The following materials are now available at the Rector Public Library. FICTION Cursed at dawn – Heather Graham Rock bottom – Fern Michaels Holly : a novel – Stephen King Payback in death – Payback in Death Clive Cussler: Condor’s fury – Graham Brown Things we left behind – Lucy Score Queen Charlotte – Julia Quinn Assistant to the villain – Hannah Nicole Maehrer The traitor among us – Anne Perry 23 1/2 lies : thrillers – James Patterson The Obsidian Chamber Brad Thor A little Life - Hanya Yanagihara The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller PAPERBACK Claiming his Convenient Princess – Susan Meier Wedding Planner’s Deal with the CEO – Nina Milne Sailing to Singapore with the Tycoon – Ruby Basu Parisian Escape with the Billionaire – Michele Renae To Trust a Hero – Alexis Morgan Her Hometown Cowboy – LeAnne Bristow Winning over the Rancher – Viv Royce When Love Comes Calling – Syndi Powell The Rough Rider - Maisey Yates NON FICTION Becoming free indeed : my story of disentangling faith from fear – Jinger Duggar Vuolo Sandra Lee semi-homemade slow cooker recipes 2 Good apple : tales of a Southern evangelical in New York – Elizabeth Passarella Meals she eats - Tom and Rachael Sullivan This Machine kills Secrets: Julian Assange, the Cypherpunks, and their fight to empower whistleblowers INSPIRATIONAL PAPERBACK Big Sky Secrets- Amity Steffen Mountain Abduction Rescue – Darlene L.