Stories from Wednesday, September 24, 2008

For the 41st time the Sugar Creek Country Club hosted its annual individual club tournament this past weekend. Winner in the championship flight was Barry DeHart of Piggott with rounds of 61 and 69 for a two-day total of 130. ...

The Piggott Mohawk elementary football league began play Tuesday, Sept. 23, with action between the Rebels and the Gators in the third and fourth grade division, and the Raiders and the Cowboys in the fifth and sixth grade age group. Final scores were not available as of press time...

The Piggott Lady Mohawk golf team has been on a roll the past couple of weeks, first winning the district title at Sugar Creek Country Club, then capturing the regional crown at Victory Lake in Corning. ...

The Piggott Mohawks continued to show improvement last Friday night, as they completed their non-conference schedule with a 24-0 win over the Clarendon Lions in just three quarters of play. ...

1968 Minnie Strickler day was observed at the First United Presbyterian Church in Piggott 40 years ago this past weekend, as the long-time choir director was honored for her many years of work. In other news, Carolyn Theater owner John Staples was recovering from heart attack he suffered Sept. 25, but is showing improvement...

The Lord God created Adam and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. The Lord God told Adam he was free to eat from any tree in the garden with the exception of one tree. He was not even to touch it...

Marcadean Sharrow, 83, of Piggott, died Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at Murphy Health and Rehabilitation in Piggott. She was born February 17, 1925 at Malden to Luther Melton Hinshaw and Ruby (Halsey) Hinshaw. They preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William "Bill" Johnson...

Excitement filled the air on Aug. 21, 30 years ago, as PHS students waited outside their new high school building. New classrooms, offices, hallways, and a gymnasium were all ready for the 1978-1979 school year. ...

Members of the Piggott City Council got an update on injured city worker David Moody at the regular meeting Monday night. The aldermen also discussed the bid specifications on the solid waste pickup issue, approved a renovation project for the police department and discussed the problem of bicycles and scooters on the downtown sidewalks...

Plans are currently underway for the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet and business meeting, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21 at the Piggott Community Center...

Members of all four sixth grade classes at Piggott Elementary School joined forces earlier this month to fashion a special flag in remembrance of Sept. 11. Last Friday the combined classes gathered to be photographed with the final product. ...

Nathan Vardell, 54, of Paragould, died Sunday, Sept. 21, 2008, at Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould. Mr. Vardell was born Aug. 30, 1954, in St. Louis, Mo. He was a retired fork lift operator...

The Lord God created Adam and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. The Lord God told Adam he was free to eat from any tree in the garden with the exception of one tree. He was not even to touch it...

Lines from an old song seem appropriate: "Had we thought a bit Of the end of it When we started painting the town, We'd have been aware That our love affair Was too hot not to cool down." We have been hit in the solar plexus by the greatest crisis to afflict our basic economy in decades. ...

As fall approaches, so does the time of year when many are visited by seasonal illnesses such as colds and influenza. While the occasional sickness is often inevitable, there are several precautions parents can take to help their children avoid more serious health risks which may lead to school absences...

Audiences soon will be given a taste of the "sweet life" when the Rector High School Drama Department presents its annual fall musical, "Willy Wonka Jr." The play tells the story of a young boy named Charlie Bucket, played by Hadleigh Watson. Though Charlie's family is very poor, he maintains a positive outlook on life and treasures the truly important parts of life...

All of Clay County was impacted by strong winds Sunday, Sept. 14, as the remnants of Hurricane Ike moved through the area. Throughout the county, a number of rural roads were blocked by downed trees. Crews of county employees worked around the clock to restore the proper order...

The process of cleaning up has been underway at Rector Memorial Park, as both volunteers and professionals have been hard at work to restore the beloved site to its traditionally beautiful state...