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On Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, the Clay County Sheriff’s Department reported receiving a call at 7:58 a.m. of a deceased person by the river levee close to the bridge off Highway 90. Upon arrival, workers reported they found a vehicle with a body lying beside the car. The deceased person was Randolph Rodewald, 83-year-old male from Denver, Colo. Rodewald was reported missing on Tuesday morn-ing at the Denver Police Department. In suspicion, the subject got disoriented and went north down the levee about one mile and pulled off in a field and got stuck, and was unable to get himself free. He then got out of the vehicle and fell into a mud puddle beside the car and was unable to get up. Clay County Coroner was on the scene and no foul play was suspected. The body was sent to the Arkansas Crime Lab in Little Rock.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Department reported on Monday, Feb. 20, 2023, at 3:45 p.m. a deputy received a call that an individual had photographs of trespassers on their property. The caller’s residence is approximately three miles west of St. Francis and four miles north of Piggott. A deputy was en route to the residence and met the vehicle that was photographed at the location. The deputy turned around and stopped the vehicle traveling southbound on 4th Street in Piggott. The deputy made contact with the driver, Kathy Newman, a 57-year old female of Paragould and the passenger, John K. Holmes, a 65-year-old male of Paragould.

The Piggott City Council met in regular session on Thursday, Feb. 23 at city hall with all members present. The council approved the minutes from the last meeting and approved the appointment of members to the planning and zoning committee, municipal airport board and parks and recreation advisory board. The property lien placement meeting will be held at the March meeting.

Three Rivers and Center Stage will present “Cinderella” at 7 p.m. March 3, 4, 10, and 11, and at 2 p.m.

he Piggott School District will be hosting two community meetings regarding the 2023- 2024 school year calendar. The meetings are set for Thursday, March 2, at 6: 30 p. m. in the elementary library and Monday, March 6, at the high school library also at 6: 30 p. m. The school has a school calendar survey which can be found at their website www. piggottschools. net or a link can be found on Piggott Elementary School’s Facebook page.

Three Rivers College is offering five free training programs this summer to help recent high school graduates get valuable skills for a great start in life. The Project Drive (Direct Rural Initiative Vying for Employment) federal grant offers free training to give high school graduates a great start in life.

Eligible single parents are invited to apply for summer 2023 scholarships at aspsf.org/applynow. The deadline to apply is March 15.