Rector School Board met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 13 at the Administration Building and approved several personnel changes and approved the salary schedule for 20242025 school year.
Clay County Sheriff’s Department April Monthly Report 04/01/2024 David Murphy of Gideon, Mo., was cited for Hazardous Driving. 04/02/2024 Cesar Torres/ Escobar of Houston, Texas, was cited for Hazardous Driving.
The 42 members of the Rector High School Class of 2024 will bid farewell to high school days, taking the first steps toward their lives beyond the familiar hallways and courses when they receive diplomas in graduation ceremonies beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the school gymnasium.
The Piggott High School gymnasium will be packed Sunday afternoon as a group of 52 seniors bid farewell to PHS. Commencement will start at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19 as the graduates look forward to starting a new chapter in their lives.
All residents of the City of Rector are encouraged to stop feeding stray animals. Many residents have contacted Council members and the Mayor’s office regarding an abundance of stray or “feral cats” roaming the streets, digging up flower beds, hiding under vehicles, walking across vehicles, being general nuisances around town. “Stray or wandering dogs are picked up, owners are cited and fined, but stray cats are not and it’s frustrating for residents, especially those who do not have dogs or cats,” agreed council members.
Piggott and Heritage Park will soon come alive with the rumble of car engines as the Piggott Heritage Car Show hosts its 25th annual show. Entrants from several states participate every year for this highly anticipated event for street rods, classic and custom cars and trucks, as well as motorcycles of all genres For 2024 the event will be held Friday night through Sunday morning with the majority of events taking place Saturday at Heritage Park.
America’s Newspapers, a leading advocate for the nation’s newspaper industry, enthusiastically endorses the Arkansas Government Disclosure Act of 2024 and the proposed Arkansas Government Disclosure Amendment. These initiatives represent a critical step forward in protecting the public’s fundamental right to access government records and proceedings and to make government actions more transparent.
Revival services will be held May 27 through May 29 at True Light Missionary Baptist Church, located on Highway 141 in McDougal. Services will begin at 6:30 p.m. Bro. Jerrod Lowe will serve as evangelist. Bro. Jason Self, pastor, welcomes everyone to attend.
The Edgar Loudermilk Band will present a concert of bluegrass music at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert. The concert will be at 7 p.m.
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced additional steps to support students and their families with the Better FAFSA. The Department is launching a multi-milliondollar program as part of the FAFSA Student Support Strategy to help school districts, state, nonprofits and other public and private organizations with efforts to boost FAFSA completion. Since the new 2024–25 FAFSA form became available on Dec. 30, more than 8.95 million forms have been successfully submitted.