Stories from Thursday, May 7, 2009

Local projects underway (05/07/09)
Work crews will be busy across the city of Piggott during May, as a number of clean-up and improvement projects have begun. Weather permitting, crews will be working to clean out Sugar Creek throughout the city in a project that is being funded by the Natural Resources Conservation Service. ...

Annual car show features full schedule (05/07/09)
Organizers have released the schedule for next week's 11th annual Piggott Heritage Park Car Show and Cruise, as the event is now at hand. The majority of the activities, which regularly draw thousands to the Piggott area, will be held Saturday at Heritage Park. ...

Trike-a-thon for St. Judes (05/07/09)
The Piggott ABC held their annual Trike-A-Thon for St. Jude's last week, and keeping with tradition Piggott State Bank provided the kid's t-shirts for the occasion. Prior to the start of the event Jim Poole and Paula Blackwell of PSB took time to pose with the kids, teachers and aides. (Times photo/Tim Blair)...

Airplane set to be moved (05/07/09)
The airplane that ran off the runway at the Piggott Municipal Airport earlier this year, leaving a Texas family shaken-up but not seriously injured, is being moved this week for repair. Personnel from R&C Aviation from Mena were at the airport Monday and Tuesday dismantling the aircraft for transport and were expected to remove it from the scene by Thursday...

Fundraiser underway (05/07/09)
The Clay County Genealogical and Historical Society now is conducting a fundraiser to place a granite marker on the court square to honor the first elected county officials of Clayton County, which later became known as Clay County...

Grubb signs with WBC (05/07/09)
A large crowd of family, friends and supporters gathered at the Piggott High School library last week as Mohawk standout Tyler Grubb signed his letter of intent to play baseball at Williams Baptist College. ...

Remembering mama (05/07/09)
This morning while I was sewing a button on a jacket, I thought of mama. I remembered something that was buried way back in my mind. When I was a little girl and something needed a quick sewing mend, mama would say, "Hand me that needle." She would point to a wall near a door frame in the living room...

It happened here, years ago (05/07/09)
1969 The Piggott City Council passed a stray dog ordinance 40 years ago last week, setting the fine at $1.50 for letting dogs run loose. Aldermen also discussed the ban on pool halls, which doesn't pertain to the new private club recreation center on Front Street (now Master Marketing). ...

Inez Tate (05/07/09)
Inez Tate of Sullivan, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009 at the age of 76 years. Inez was born January 23, 1933, in Holland, Mo. to Rosco and Goldie (Sanford) Doran. She is survived by her husband, Charles Tate of the family home; sons, Darrell Tate of Sullivan and Ernie Hodge and wife Megan of Gainesville, Fla.; a daughter, Sabrina Tate of St. ...

Charles "C.L." Smith (05/07/09)
Charles "C.L." Smith, 80, of Piggott, died Sunday, May 3, 2009, at his home. He was born December 26, 1928, in Kennett to the late Truman Therman and Beula Florance (Cooper) Smith. He married Maudie Lorine Burton June 2, 1956, in Hernando, Miss., and she preceded him in death August 15, 1987...