Stories from Thursday, May 14, 2009

Car show moved to fairgrounds (05/14/09)
Wet conditions during the first two weeks of May have prompted organizers of the Piggott Heritage Park Car Show to make some drastic changes for this weekend's event. The car show, which was scheduled to be held Saturday at Heritage Park on the west edge of Piggott, has been moved to the Clay County fairgrounds. ...

City hosts Senator's reps (05/14/09)
At the invitation of Mayor Gerald Morris, representatives of Arkansas's two U.S. senators visited the city last week. Morris asked the officials to come to Piggott to see how federal funds are being utilized and to lobby for more help in the future on such projects as the Boydsville Lake effort...

School board considers, table salary issues (05/14/09)
Members of the Piggott School board conducted a lengthy executive session Monday night on proposed changes to the district salary schedule, but later tabled the matter until June. The board also accepted bids on several projects, discussed contracting the services of Subteach USA and handled several personnel matters...

Commencement set for PHS class of '09 (05/14/09)
Commencement exercises for the Piggott High School class of 2009 will be conducted at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15 in the new gym. A total of 65 are scheduled to receive diplomas, and this year's honor students will be recognized. School officials also will be handing out thousands of dollars in scholarships and special awards...

Updating a landmark (05/14/09)
Workers switched the Piggott State Bank's sign last week for a new and improved model, though many may not notice the change. President Paula Blackwell, who is shown at left watching the effort with Jim Poole, noted that the new sign is modeled exactly after the original one. ...

Baldwin to walk on as a Razorback (05/14/09)
The history of the Piggott Mohawk football program as it relates to the famed University of Arkansas Razorbacks is long and storied, and a new chapter was added last week as Daniel Baldwin signed to attend school at Fayetteville. ...

Football fever! (05/14/09)
Spring practice underway.. The Piggott Mohawk football team began spring practice last week, and are pictured working out Monday afternoon. Teams are limited on the number of practice dates each spring, and the Tribe delayed theirs until after the baseball season. Pictured with the players is Mohawk head coach Dave Hendrix (left) and assistant Shawn Hearn. (Times photo/Tim Blair)...

Learning the game (05/14/09)
Coach Melissa Williams and the Lady Mohawk volleyball teams hosted a camp for elementary school age students last week, and nearly 30 young prospects took part. The group, shown here, had the opportunity to learn volleyball skills from one of the top coaches in the state. (Times photo/Tim Blair)...

Expect the unexpected (05/14/09)
Gilda Radner wrote a book called "It's Always Something." The book is a recount of her ongoing battle with ovarian cancer. She vowed to live but, of course, she didn't. This column isn't about cancer or survival, unless you consider economic survival...

It happened here, years ago (05/14/09)
1969 A feature on the new East-West Industries factory was in this week's paper written by Times Editor Danny Seal. Elsewhere in the edition Seal announced that he would be leaving the job to take a position with the Texarkana Gazette. ...

Charlotte McLeskey (05/14/09)
Charlotte McLeskey, 92, of Piggott, passed away May 8, 2009, at the Piggott Community Hospital. Charlotte Luella Davis was the daughter of Alexander Edgar Davis and Charlotte Evelyn (Atkinson) Davis, and was born February 4, 1917, in Hunter, Mo...

Van Rodery Jr. (05/14/09)
Van Buren Rodery Jr., 76, of Pollard passed away Saturday, May 9, 2009 in the St. Bernard Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was born June 3, 1932 in Pollard and was the son of the late Van Buren Rodery Sr. and Della Mable (Smith) Rodery...

Terry Collins (05/14/09)
Terry Collins, 47, of Piggott passed away Friday, May 8, 2009, at the Piggott Community Hospital. He was born March 19, 1962, in Jonesboro, and was the son of Gale Eugene Collins and Johnnie (Duncan) Collins...

Don Dillard (05/14/09)
Don Dillard, 76, of McDougal, died Thurs. May 7, 2009, at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Mr. Dillard was a U.S. Army veteran and enjoyed deer hunting and playing with his grandchildren. He was a farmer and a member of Post Oak Missionary Baptist Church in McDougal...