Arkansas State University Museum will celebrate the 36th annual “Through a Child’s Eyes” (TACE) art exhibition with an opening Saturday, April 1. TACE is a juried art show featuring works by the region’s children, ages four through grade eight.
Revival services continue through Thursday, March 30 at Union Home General Baptist Church. Services begin at 7 p.m. nightly with Michelle Thomas Lawson, pastor of Remnant Church in New Orleans, La., as the featured speaker. The church is located at 1177 County Road 533 near Rector.
The Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce once again sponsored the “Proudest Kid in Piggott” essay contest for Piggott Elementary School third graders. The students of third grade continued the long-standing tradition, as they composed essays telling why they are the “Proudest Kid in Piggott”.
The Little Rock VA Regional Office’s next Virtual Claims Clinic for Arkansas Veterans is scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m., Thursday, March 23. During the upcoming Virtual Claims Clinic, veterans may speak to staff of the Little Rock VA Regional Office who are ready to assist them with specific questions regarding VA benefits claims.
University of Arkansas Extension FCS Professionals Help Area Residents to “Live Well” Health is a lot more than how one looks and feels. Conversations about health should include all eight dimensions or areas of wellness—that is mental, social, emotional, spiritual, financial, occupational, environmental, and intellectual. That is the focus of Living Well Month, a national event in March promoting overall wellness and the education provided by Family and Consumer Sciences professionals to improve the lives of people, families, and communities.
A signing ceremony attended by family, friends and teammates was held Wednesday, March 15 at PHS for Shawn-Hudson Seegraves as he signed to continue his education and basketball career with Crowley’s Ridge College in Paragould.
Consignments are now being accepted for the 48th Annual and Absolute Piggott FFA Auction being held on Saturday, April 1 at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Piggott. Those wanting information may contact FFAAdvisor Casey Simpson by calling 870598-3815 or 870-219-070 or by email casey.simpson@piggottschools.net
Over the course of several months and with a focused effort in early March, Mavis Smith of Mavis Smith Auction Company and Joey Pruett, Director of Rector Community Museum, along with the Museum Board combined efforts resulting in a successful, two event fundraiser benefitting the Museum. Community members, board members, and friends of the museum not only donated high quality items for the auction, held March 11, but the museum board also sold pork steak plates complete with a thick, juicy pork steak along with a baked potato.
