Stories from Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Spring Walk Across Arkansas Campaign now underway (03/11/09)
One Mile at a Time, lead by team captain Shelby Sifford, earned the top prize in the Royal Jaguars category by participating in the Fall Walk Across Arkansas competition. The eight-person team walked 2,057 miles during the eight-week competition. ...

ASU presents classical guitarist (03/11/09)
Acclaimed Polish classical guitarist Marcin Dylla is the featured performer in a rescheduled event of Arkansas State University's Lecture-Concert Series. Originally scheduled as the seventh event of the series, Marcin Dylla's appearance was cancelled due to inclement weather in late January. ...

Animal transports save lives (03/11/09)
The Clay County Humane Society has been working over the last several months to obtain funding for a facility while attempting to find homes for the county's unwanted pets. Adoptions have been low and donations are small and few, organizers say, but they point out CCHS is not alone. ...

Clean-up continues for debris removal (03/11/09)
Times News Staff The long, difficult process of cleaning the city of Piggott in the aftermath of the late January ice storm remains a work in progress. While the city has made positive strides in removing debris and brush piles, the devastation wrought by the unforgiving ice remains a constant reminder as piles of downed limbs persist around town...

Piggott celebrates hard work (03/11/09)
Special to the Times The Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce hosted an appreciation dinner Saturday, March 7, at the Piggott Community Center. The event was held in honor of those who worked so tirelessly during and after the Jan. 26-27 ice storm. Those attending included members of the various departments from Piggott and Clay County, as well as volunteers and their families...

Mohawks split games (03/11/09)
Times Sports Staff The Mohawk baseball squad split a pair of conference games in the past week, and dropped a non-conference decision to one of the top 3A programs in the state. The Tribe was scheduled to host the Corning Bobcats Thursday afternoon and the Rector Cougars on Friday. Saturday the Mohawks will host a JV tournament at Independence Park...

Great Depression meals (03/11/09)
I've been reading about the Great Depression of the 1930's. That got me to thinking about the foods my grandmother cooked for her family and mine during that economic collapse. I was able to taste a lot of her cooking at family reunions in her small frame home in Southeast Missouri. She handed down some of those recipes and cooking tips to my mother, who passed them down to me...

It happened here, years ago (03/11/09)
1969 The proposed millage increase for Piggott schools was defeated by 34 votes, 40 years ago this past week. Patrons within the city voted in favor of the increase, while voters in St. ...

Lonnie A. Burgess (03/11/09)
Lonnie A. Burgess, 56, of Pollard died Monday, March 9, 2009, in Pollard. He was born Aug. 8, 1952, in Senath, Mo., to Thomas Harvey and Lillie Nadene Underwood Burgess. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, John Underwood and Fred Burgess, and a sister, Beatrice Underwood...

Cecil Hickson (03/11/09)
Cecil Luther Hickson, 88, of Piggott, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at Murphy Health and Rehab in Piggott. He was born July 12, 1920, in Parma, Mo., and was the son of Calvin and Laura (Hale) Hickson...

Howard Devane Baldridge (03/11/09)
Howard Devane "Mr. B" Baldridge, 82, of Monette, died Tuesday, March 3, 2009, at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born Nov. 30, 1926, in Cardwell, Mo., to the late Walker and Elsie (Grady) Baldridge and was married Oct. 6, 1945, to Martha Hout...

Melissa Lynn Burr Loughary (03/11/09)
Melissa Lynn Burr Loughary, 35, of Blodgett, Mo., died Thursday, March 5, 2009, in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Nov. 7, 1973, and was the daughter of Ronnie C. Burr Sr. and Patricia Ann (Howell) Burr. She was preceded in death by her father...

Velma Reed Warbritton Duncan (03/11/09)
Velma Reed Warbritton Duncan, 74, of Fort Smith died Feb. 28, 2009, in Fort Smith. She was born Feb. 15, 1935, in St. Louis, the daughter of Mildred and Edgar Reed. She was preceded in death by her son, Larry Warbritton, and siblings Bonnie Thacher, Dorothy Reed, Elbert Reed and Gerald Reed...