Rector Downtown Central, affiliated with Main Street Arkansas, and partners with the City of Rector and Rector Area Chamber of Commerce, is hosting Main Street May Fest on May 3 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. in downtown Rector. The May Fest hub will be The Caffeinated Cow, local coffee and ice cream shop.
A man attempting to outrun deputies was apprehended after driving into high water, according to a news release from the Clay County Sheriff’s Department.
The Rector Public Library recently received the following memorials.
“Together We Achieve” headlines the billboard on Hwy. 49 seen by drivers coming into Rector from the south. The banner addresses the issue before the citizens in the upcoming May 13 election. It pictures Rector School District success through the years. The district has brought pride to the community and is the heartbeat of the town. Now, the RSD is looking to the future by proposing the construction of a new high school facility.
Approves loan to Piggott Health System
A Piggott man was arrested on multiple charges after a deputy came in contact with the subject walking on Heritage Park Road, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Department.
Rector Area Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be headlined by Tim Ingram, former Rector resident and Rector Class of 1986 member, currently General Manager of Nexstar, a broadcast and digital operation in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Except for the brief hours at his birth in Kennett, Missouri, Ingram claims to have been a life-long resident of Rector until employment in radio and television took him on the road. His parents, the late Bob and Peggy Ingram, were integral in Rector as Bob was associated with Mitchell Funeral Home and Peggy assisted him and owned a flower shop.
Piggott Health System held a ribbon cutting and open house at their new home health office in Kennett on Tuesday, March 25. The office, Piggott Health System Southeast Missouri Home Health, is a branch of the Campbell Health agency in Campbell. The Campbell office will change their name to Piggott Health System Southeast Missouri Home Health.
