Piggott News

For longer than she likes to remember, Debby Haywood has been a part of the Piggott Community Hospital family.

The Rector area didn't have a white Christmas, but weather patterns certainly were intense during the holidays, with much of the area hit by heavy rains and, in some cases, flash flooding.

Emmanuel Baptist Church minister Kevin Murray recently developed an idea for making Christmas better for dozens of local families.

City of Piggott employees get the square ready for the holidays. The gazebo takes on its Christmas season look.

Much like the story of Jesus, the annual "Journey to Bethlehem" at Hitts Chapel General Baptist Church north of Piggott had humble beginnings.

Followed by an escort with the Piggott Police Department, Santa Claus made his way through town during the Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade Saturday night.

The ribbon-cutting ceremony that officially opened the new Piggott Public Library was held Sunday, Dec.

At just 15, Joseph Hargrave already has formed a fondness for reading and writing which likely will remain with him for the rest of his life.

The city will come to life with the sights and sounds of the holiday season this Saturday, Dec.

Local residents are shown waiting for their flu shots at the first mass vaccination clinic held in early November at the Piggott Community Center.

The Piggott band program will sponsor the annual "Supper with Santa" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec.

The above photo shows the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Atlantis, about 230 miles above Piggott, in one of the last times they will be seen together .

A Piggott area teen was fortunate to escape with his life Thursday, Nov. 19, when he was involved in a spectacular crash along the west edge of the city.

"It's a new world every day," Barbie Johnson laughs as she talks about teaching kindergarten the past 37 years.

Those taking part in the creative writer's retreat at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Education Center included, from left: Front--instructor Roland Mann of Oxford, Miss., Ethan Baker of Piggott and Bob Jones of North Little Rock.

Clay was one of 10 regional counties that took part in an earthquake response exercise Wednesday, Nov.

Tickets will be available through Sunday, Nov. 29, for the Clay County Arts Council's annual Night of Chocolate, set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

Photo/Tammy Curtis David Clayton, the new manager of Tri-County Funeral Homes poses by some of his military awards including a Purple Heart.

Walnut Ridge, Ark.) - Williams Baptist College volleyball players Laura Jardeen-Rhein and Stephanie Hart-Reynolds have received All-American Midwest Conference honors, and six Lady Eagles were named to the academic all-conference squad.

Those on hand in Little Rock for the awarding of grant monies for the BRAD HeadStart project included, from left: Front--Rhonda Ahrent, assistant HeadStart director, Jeffery Spencer, USDA area director, Rep.