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Runnin’ Scared 5K planned Sept. 16

The 6th Annual Runnin’ Scared 5K will be hosted at Pumpkin Hollow on Saturday, Sept. 16. The racecourse will be a mix of road and offroad running. Runners will run through a local cemetery and through the grounds of Pumpkin Hollow. “Who knows…you may find a few “friends” along the way as well! Be sure to bring your flashlights or head lamps as the race will take place after dark,” a spokesperson commented The race will start at 8 p.m. and registration is underway at www.runsignup.com/ Race/AR/Piggot/ RunninScared5k. Deadline to be guaranteed a shirt is Sept. 1.

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Clay County Fair Parade entries being sought

The annual Clay County Fair Parade is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, and entrants are now being recruited. In keeping with tradition, the parade will begin at the First Baptist Church of Piggott, located a block west of the square on West Main Street, and will end at the fairgrounds. Line up and registration will start at 9:15 a.m. at the church and entrants are asked to be lined up by 9:30 a.m.

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EHC Delta District Ice Cream Social held

The Clay County Extension Homemakers Council hosted a Delta District Ice Cream Social at the First General Baptist Family Life Center in Piggott on Wednesday, Aug. 16. The event was a musical 50’s theme which included an ice cream bar. Jeanette Hall, Piggott-Hamlet’s Service EHC Club President, and Stewart Runsick, Clay County Ag Agent/Staff Chair, began the opening of the event, followed by Clay County FCS Agent Christin Holmes. After members were served ice cream, guest speaker Autumn Turner, Director of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum, shared history about the Museum with its stories. The EHC members enjoyed the opportunity to socialize with other Delta EHC members and partake in optional Diamond Dot Art put on by the Gosnell EHC members Rhoda and Alicia Yost or Butterfly Origami given by our very own Cody Begemann from Clay County. Additionally, several participants toured the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum. Autumn and Buddy were our wonderful guides for the tour, and we appreciated them tremendously. Moreover, Clay County EHC is thankful for all the planning our new Delta District EHC President Rhonda Bogoslawski put in to make this an amazing and fun time!

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