What does the Bluebird Café in Nashville have in common with the Ford Room in Rector? TRIPPP has played both venues and the intimate setting in Rector is one of their most preferred. They will be headlining at the Ford Room on Thursday, June 15, for a night of music inside the Rector Community Museum.
The Flag Code was adopted to protect our nation’s symbol of freedom and accomplishment of those who have served. If you are unfamiliar with the rules of the banner, it’s possible to be unintentionally disrespectful.
For over 100 years the front brick wall with its current ghost signature signage proclaiming McNiel’s General Merchandise or McNiel’s Appliances stood and provided conversation starters or memory joggers. The Rector Community Museum showroom features a pink Maytag wringer washer purchased from McNiel’s as early as 1946, the only year the washer came in pink.
The following materials are now available at the Piggott Public Library. ADULT FICTION The Way of the Bear by Anne Hillerman The Loner by Diana Palmer Where are the Children Now? by Mary Higgins Clark The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick The 23rd Midnight by James Patterson and Maxine Paetro The Wedding Planner by Danielle Steel Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan Bad, Bad Seymour Brown by Susan Isaacs The Private Life of Spies and The Exquisite Art of Getting Even by Alexander McCall-Smith Mother of the Bride Murder by Leslie Meier Fox Creek by William Kent Krueger A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness The Dough Must Go On by H.
The John J. Pershing VA Medical Center will host a Veteran Art Exhibit July 2428 on its main campus in Poplar Bluff; however, the June 30 entry deadline is quickly approaching.
Piggott City Council held a special meeting at noon on Thursday, June 1 regarding the city using Clay County Connect. Board members Kevin Jones, Jamey Parks and Tracey Cole were present with Jeff Benbrook being absent. Many members of the public and county officials were also present. Councilman Cole had several questions regarding the options, a motion was made by Cole to table the vote until there is time to pursue the options, then choose an option and vote.
Powhatan Historic State Park will host a summer workshop on canning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 1 and Saturday, July 15. Park staff will teach participants how to preserve food through canning. Staff will discuss the history of canning and give tips for making canning each. Participants will leave with a sample canned good made at the workshop. Both workshops will cover the same topics. Space is limited and reservations are required. There is a registration fee of $25 per workshop. For more information, contact Zachary Elledge atzachary.elledge@arkansas.govor 870-878-6765.
Prior to the start of Rector City Council’s monthly meeting, the Council entertained Hutie and Nita Bowden and Jeff and Sherri Douglas with an informal gathering to acknowledge service and retirement from the City of Rector, Bowden as Fire Chief and Douglas as a member of the Police Department.
Black RiverArea Development Corporation will be conducting a public hearing for the 2023-2024 Community Services Block Grant Program from 10 to 11 a.m., Friday, June 9. The hearing will address the use of CSBG funding in the community and will be held in the basement meeting room at the BRAD Central Office, 1403 Hospital Drive, Pocahontas.