Through a partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC), Black River Technical College will offer a for-credit Introduction to Hunting course in Fall 2022. During the course, students will complete the AGFC’s Hunter Education Course, learn how to safely discharge a firearm, participate in multiple hunts for wild game species, learn how to field dress and clean harvested game, and learn how to prepare wild game dishes.
Residents and nonresidents may fish anywhere in Arkansas noon Friday, June 10, until midnight Sunday night, June 12, without fishing licenses or trout permits. Regulations for Arkansas waters apply: daily limits, slot limits and length limits must be observed. An annual tradition sponsored by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and approved by Gov. Hutchinson, Free Fishing Weekend gives many people the opportunity to enjoy the amazing angling The Natural State has to offer.
The EPC Lady Warriors scored one run in the bottom of the first inning and the winning run in the bottom of the sixth to secure the win and the district championship in a defense and pitching duel that carried little drama until the field umpire got involved. The potential for a tie game was negated when the EPC coach told the field umpire that the Rector runner left base early. In what Lady Cougar fans saw as a “make-up call,” the umpire conference resulted in calling the Lady Cougar runner out. EPC Lady Warrior fielding and pitching kept Rector Lady Cougars at one lone score.
Piggott boys and girls track met in Pocahontas April 26 for high school conference, with several players qualifying for state. Girls Team The girls were on fire as five of them qualified for state.
The annual Rector High School athletic banquet will be held on May 10 in the high school gymnasium. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.
The NRA Foundation has awarded Black River Technical College a grant totaling $1500 for the BRTC Trap and Skeet Club. “We are very pleased to receive this grant,” said Jason Smith, Vice President of Student Affairs, “and grateful to the NRA is making an investment in our club.”
The Arkansas Office of Skills Development (OSD), a division of the Department of Commerce, is awarding Black River Technical College $201,915 for its Career and Technical Center (CTC). BRTC was provided the additional funding to expand high-skill, highwage, and industry driven programs.