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Senath Lions Club will sponsor a dog show at the annual Hornersville Watermelon Festival on Saturday, Aug. 10.

The 94th edition of the annual Greenway Picnic, held each year to fund the continued upkeep of the beautiful Mitchell Cemetery, is set for this Saturday, Aug. 3, at the community’s picnic grounds. As usual, the 2024 picnic will officially kick off at 9 a.m. with the opening ceremonies on the grandstand, and activities will continue throughout the day. In keeping with tradition, there will be food stands, games, bingo, novelties and rides for the kids. A corn hole tournament with beginners and advance brackets is set for 11 a.m. east of the grandstand. There will be live entertainment throughout the day by JR Rogers and the All-Star Band.

With the start of classes just a couple of weeks away, members of the Piggott Community Alliance have joined forces once again this year to organize “Backpack Bash” for students of Piggott Elementary and Piggott High School. . This year’s bash will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3. This year the event will take place at the Piggott First General Baptist Church Life Center.

Organizers with the Fifth and Pine Church of Christ in Rector will host their annual “Back to School with Love Day” from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

With back-to-school time just around the corner, another traditional event is set for the coming weekend as Arkansas will hold its annual sales tax holiday on specific items Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3 and 4.

Piggott City Council met on Thursday, July 25 with all members in attendance. The minutes from the condemnation meeting and the regular meeting held in June was approved and the financial report was accepted with no questions.