In an abbreviated meeting of the Rector City Council on April 10 at the Rector Community Center, Council member Mark Manchester chaired the meeting in the absence of Mayor Shawn Brandon who was ill. The Council moved forward with the listed agenda with Manchester as chair with a motion, second, and vote.
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.
Rector City Wide Yard Sale is scheduled for Saturday,April 12. As a reminder, organizers ask anyone who makes use of the park facilities during the event to please make sure all their items are removed from the park at the end of the yard sale.
Approves loan to Piggott Health System
On Wednesday, March 26, a community meeting was held at the Piggott Diner to discuss some of the improved changes coming to the Clay County Times-Democrat. Guest speaker for the event was Jeremy Gulban, CEO of Cherry Road Media, along with Jeff Emblad, Director of Circulation and Distribution with CherryRoad Media.
The first Saturday in April is traditionally a busy one in Piggott, as both the Piggott High School FFA Open Farm Equipment Auction and the Chamber of Commerce’s city wide yard sale are held. This year will also feature the Piggott Public Library book sale from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m. located at 361 W. Main.
The annual Rector Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, Rector….Always Home, is scheduled for Thursday, April 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rector Community Center.
Parents, coaches and PHS athletes of fall sports gathered in the high school cafeteria on Sunday, March 16 for the Fall Sports Awards Banquet which included Golf, Volleyball and Football. Coach Clinton Haley welcomed everyone and turned the microphone over to golf coach Alan Rabjohn.
The Piggott School Board met in regular session on Tuesday, March 18 at 5:30 p.m. in the administration office with all board members present, First on the agenda, Superintendent Freddie Bowen did the monthly Mohawk Moments recognizing the second grade’s wax museum presentation and the FFA team which took third place at the 2025 ASUN Jonesboro Weld A Thon. Cassie Knight and her PACE students appeared before the board and spoke of their achievements for the year. The teams won a first place and third place at the Odyssey of The Minds and now are getting ready for state. Elementary teacher Carlie Vancil Cheshire was also recognized for being a Science of Reading Star Award nominee.