The Piggott School Board met in special session on Tuesday, Feb. 27 with all members present. The board went into executive session at 5:30 p.m. and upon return to public session voted on the new head high school football coach.
Perhaps he needed only a tiny bit of encouragement to connect with audiences, big and small, the baby boy, the youngest of seven siblings, children of the late Ben and Rena Snow. A “zany, rascally guy,” Craig Snow became a larger-than-life local stage celebrity beginning with a bit part while in sixth grade, playing “little boy in the window.” Retired drama teacher Gail Burns, a superencourager, saw a diamond in the rough, a youngster with boundless potential and energy, not only for the local stage but in his life’s direction. She groomed him for larger roles and a larger stage in life. As a dynamic teacher, she encouraged his exuberant personality. By 1982, his senior year in high school, Snow was comfortable with many situations, crazy enough to go out on a limb to entertain as well as empathize and put people at ease with his effervescent smiles and charming, easy manner.
Andrew Piggott, of Redhead, North South Wales, Australia, visited Piggott on Wednesday, Feb. 21.
The Clay County Quorum Court met with a light agenda for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Western District Courthouse in Corning at 7 p.m. Justices David Cagle and Neal “Poppy” Smith were not in attendance. With there being no new business to discuss, Judge Mike Patterson said, “We don’t have a lot on the agenda tonight and that’s kind of unusual, but the law requires that we have so many meetings a year and I’d just like to say that between the ice storm we had and the different temperatures we had in the roads, it’s been a very interesting few days.”
The Piggott School Board met on Thursday, Feb. 15, with a full quorum. In the Mohawk Moments, Superintendent Freddie Bowen shared photos of the special needs prom night that was held in Jonesboro and commended the FBLA for their fundraiser “Cookies for a Cause.” The reading of the previous meeting was waived and financials were approved and updates of the academic reports in high school and elementary school were presented. In student board to board transfers, Bowen reported there are three current Piggott students who will be moving to the Rector School District temporarily, these students will be allowed to remain students of the Piggott School District through an agreement with both school districts.
Longtime Rector chiropractor, Dr. Stephen Edwin Duncan, of Elizabeth, Ark., formerly of Rector, passed away Monday, Feb.
Piggott City Council met at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 22 at city hall with all members present. First on the agenda, James Magee, the executive director of Piggott Community Hospital, introduced Harry Hutchison the acting chief financial officer of PCH, who gave the Piggott Community Hospital audit. Hutchison informed those in attendance that the Piggott Hospital is one of the busiest critical access hospitals in Arkansas and is in the top two or three out of 29 hospitals.
Volunteers across Northeast Arkansas came out in full force for the 26th annual Make-A-Wish Foundation as the 2024 Have-A-Heart, Wish-A-Thon was held Friday, Feb. 16.
Early voting for the 2024 Preferential Primary is underway at the Piggott and Corning Community Centers. Voting hours will be 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, March 2 voting hours will be 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Early voting ends at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 4.
After several years of pause on paying federal student loan payments, borrowers were required to resume payments with interest accrual in October 2023. If you or family members who owe student loans haven’t already done so, be sure to check if student loan forgiveness might be a good fit for your situation. No matter where you are in the student loan repayment process, reevaluating your options at least once a year is the best financial practice.