Sunshine and a cool breeze was the order of the day for Easter weekend in Piggott, with a number of seasonal offerings to be enjoyed. Once again this year the Emmanuel Baptist Church of Piggott hosted a variety of Easter events-including the traditional egg hunt. Other churches across the region hosted special Easter services as well, as the holiday was observed for 2023.
Powhatan Historic State Park will host a Trial by Jury from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, May 27. There is a registration fee of $25. For more information, contact Zachary Elledge atzachary.elledge@arkansas.govor 870-878-6765.
Black River Area Develo pment Corporation Planning and Finance Committee meeting will be held at 11 a.m., Mon-day, April 17, 2023, at BRAD Central Office, 1403 Hospital Drive in Pocahontas. The meeting will also be held virtually.
Hosted by Rector Community Museum on Wednesday, March 29, a program of recognition and honor was presented to a crowd of approximately sixty people who attended for the sole purpose of giving honor and recognition to Gold Star families and Vietnam Veterans on the day set apart nationally for such tribute. Winston Scott Robinson, representing his father Winston P Robinson who was killed in Vietnam, along with Chuck Bridges, representing his brother Joe Bridges who was also killed in Vietnam, spoke to the audience for their families in memory and honor of their loved ones.
The application deadlines for two Three Rivers College Nursing programs in Poplar Bluff have been extended. The application deadlines are May 1 for the Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Day Program (RN) and the Evening LPN-RN Bridge Program.
The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Education Center is honoring the late Mary Pfeiffer by presenting some of her favorite things throughout the year. As Mary and her husband Paul moved to Piggott July 4, 1913, HPMEC is calling this “The Year of Mary Pfeiffer”.
Black River Area Development Corporation Planning and Finance Committee meeting will be held at 11 a.m., Monday,April 17, 2023, at BRAD Central Office, 1403 Hospital Drive in Pocahontas. The meeting will also be held virtually.
BRTC’s Project REACH site located at Dalton reopened Tuesday, April 4. The REACH site will be open on Tuesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and every second Saturday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. through the month of October.