The Three Rivers College Championship College Rodeo, presented by Farm Credit Southeast Missouri, will be held Oct. 5-7. The event, co-hosted by the Sikeston Jaycees, will be held at the Art Saunders Arena at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo grounds.
Sara Roland of Marmaduke has been awarded the Novaria Holdings, LLC, Scholarship made possible by funding from Novaria Holdings, LLC. Roland is a 2023 graduate of Marmaduke High School.
The Rector Area Chamber of Commerce will host their annual membership meeting from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11 at the Rector Community Center. Lunch will be catered by Traveling Wisk for a cost of $15 per person the day of the meeting.
Black River Area Development Corporation has announced the Summer Entergy Assistance Program will close Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Program coordinators report applications for Summer Energy Assistance will be accepted from 9 a.m. to noon, and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. In turn, the applications will be processed until it appears the funds have been fully depleted.
Rector City Council met on Tuesday evening, Sept 12, at 6 p.m. as a special meeting postponed from Labor Day time frame.
In response to popular demand, the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a fall city wide yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 7. As with the spring event, the yard sale fee will be waived by the City of Piggott for that day and a list of participating locations will be available from the Chamber of Commerce. Those wanting to include their sale on the list may call the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce during regular business hours at 870-5983167 or email chamberpg@yahoo.com. Those who prefer may stop by the chamber office at 100 W. Main.
Youngsters Lillian Vaughn with Sparkles and Tuck Clayton with Thunder show their calves Thursday night at the Clay County Fair. (Below) Otis eagerly awaits being checked in at the fair with his owner Libby Green and helper Millie Murray.
Piggott High School marked fall homecoming on Friday, Sept. 15, culminating in the home football game with Marked Tree that evening. During the royalty assembly Friday morning this year’s court, and escorts, were introduced.
Black River Area Development Corporation has announced the Summer Entergy Assistance Program will close Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. Program coordinators report applications for Summer Energy Assistance will be accepted from 9 a.m. to noon, and from 1 to 3 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays. In turn, the applications will be processed until it appears the funds have been fully depleted.
Since 2016, Farm Credit Mid-America has supplemented more than 4.4 million meals to those in need through its Farms to Food Banks program. The program is one example of the financial services cooperative’s dedication to securing the future of rural communities and agriculture.