Piggott City Council met in regular session on Monday, Sept. 22 with council members Jeff Benbrook, Tracy Cole and Jamey Parks present. The previous month’s minutes were approved and the financial report was accepted.
The Rector Police Department reports that on Tuesday, Sept. 23, four subjects were charged in connection with a large debris fire early Sunday morning, Sept. 21 in the area of West Third Street and Woodland Heights.
City of Rector Water and Sewer rates have come into compliance with Arkansas Act 605 which requires a review and update of these rates once every three years to make certain that cities can meet the water and sewer needs of the public. City of Rector has grappled with the issue for several years and the construction of a new sewer pond stalled because of finances. Neither grants nor loans may be approved if the city is not being responsible for meeting city needs with appropriate water rates.
The Clay County Quorum Court met in regular session on Monday, Sept. 15 at the Clay County Courthouse in Piggott with justices Dennis Haines, David Hatcher, Patrick Patterson, Brad Greene, Randy Kingston, Neal Smith and Jody Henderson present. Justices George Lowe and David Cagle were absent. Reading of the previous month’s meeting was suspended.
Blytheville, AR – September 2025 – Five community banks with common ownership and a shared legacy in Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri have announced plans to operate under one charter and one new brand: FM Bank & Trust.
Piggott School board met on Tuesday, Sept. 9 with all members present. Motion was made and the reading of the previous months minutes were waived and the financials was accepted. Teachers Cassie Knight and Jerri Tate gave updates on the achievements of The Odyssey of the Mind and art classes. A special meeting was set for Sept. 22 to approve the 2026 fiscal year budget and reports on given on the school year thus far by the principals.
Going “back to school” does not mean what it once meant. The phrase does not need to strike terror in the heart of a person who met with trouble, trauma, or other roadblocks while attending conventional public school in quest of a high school diploma. Unless a person has experienced setbacks, trauma, or academic difficulties unaddressed by traditional studies, he/she cannot possibly know the reluctance a person feels when confronted with “going back to school.”
Principal Mark Manchester informed the Board of Education at the recent meeting that the special work of the teachers over the past academic year brought higher achievement and valued growth to the classrooms. Principal Nate Henderson spoke to the same idea as “One Skill, One School” will be implemented this school year.
Piggott Mohawk tennis teams started their season off facing some very tough opponents. On Thursday, Aug. 14 they played host to Tuckerman losing both the boys and girls team match. Houston Dunlap and Kyler Reel and Ty Little and Mason Mowery won their doubles match.
The Rector Cougar 4-H Club has been hard at work since September 2024, creating a variety of crafts to showcase at the upcoming Clay County Fair. With fair week quickly approaching, members are eager to display the results of months of creativity, dedication, and teamwork.