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A whole bunch of sugar with a little bit of snow along with rain, clouds, and then abundant sunshine – all went into a fun Rector 2022 Christmas Parade held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec 4, inaugurating the Christmas season for Rector.

Clay County Sheriff Terry Miller reported that on Dec. 6, 2022, deputies were dispatched to a male asleep behind the wheel of a truck on CR 478. Once on scene deputies were able to make contact and check the welfare of the driver. The driver was then identified as 20year-old Tyler Spray of Rector. Deputies could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the truck and there was a 9mm handgun visible between the driver’s seat and the middle console. A search of the vehicle was then done, and deputies located 263.2 grams of marijuana, 4.9 grams of a schedule 2 substance, a set of digital scales, numerous plastic baggies, and other items of drug paraphernalia. Spray was taken into custody and transported to the Greene County Detention Center and is currently awaiting a bond hearing.

The Rector City Council met in regular session for its final meeting of 2022, at 6 p.m. Dec. 5, at the Rector Community Center, all council members present. In addition, Debi Boyd who will assume duties of the elected position of city clerk was present as was Shawn Brandon who will take the oath of office as Mayor at the first council meeting of the new year. Kim Romine, administrative assistant, was present to address any budget concerns or issues. In the first order of business, City Attorney walked the council through the full condemnation process as lien holders for the property at 201 E. Donaldson were discovered in routine investigation leading to condemnation. As all reasonable processes were followed to advise any lien holder of the night’s pending business, no one came before the council. The property owners were not present, though having been fully advised through all reasonable methods of the night’s business.

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James Magee is celebrating his 25th year as executive director of Piggott Health Systems (Piggott Community Hospital). The current hospital was built in 1978, which is when the city came into ownership.

Corning, Ark. - On Monday, Nov. 21, agents with the Second Judicial Drug Task Force were alerted to a large quantity of narcotics within a storage facility near the 400 block of Second Street in Corning, which is in close proximity to a child day care within the city. A police canine was summoned to the storage facility and subsequently indicated the presence of narcotics emitting from one of the units.

The popular traditional Holiday Tour of Homes will be held from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.