Stories from Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum hosts creative writing retreat (07/01/09)
"From the veranda of the Pfeiffer house, where Patrick and Gregory played, Pauline glanced around the tree-covered lawn." So begins the June 2009 Hemingway-Pfeiffer Creative Writing Retreat anthology, Outside the Lines, penned June 8-12 at the Hemingway Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott...

Business leader, war hero John Carlton dead at 61 (07/01/09)
Local businessman and Viet Nam war hero John Carlton of Piggott lost a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer Tuesday, June 23, at Piggott Community Hospital. He was 61. Carlton was founder and co-owner with his wife Vicki of Master Marketing of Piggott, which the couple started in 1992. ...

Council updated on FEMA funds (07/01/09)
Members of the Piggott City Council were informed in a meeting Monday night that the first payment from FEMA on ice storm expenditures has been received. Mayor Gerald Morris told aldermen a check for over $483,000 was received by the city, and added the short term note at Piggott State Bank was immediately retired...

Self retires from PHS after stellar career of 37 years (07/01/09)
Danny Self, a teacher of multiple math classes at Piggott High School, is retiring the end of the 2008-2009 school year. The subjects Self has taught include the following: Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry, College Algebra, Calculus I, General Math I, General Math II, and one year of Alternative Math. ...

It's picnic time in Piggott (07/01/09)
The weather forecast is excellent and a full day of activities is in store for visitors to the 82nd annual Piggott Fourth of July Picnic. The picnic, which benefits the upkeep of the Piggott Cemetery, will be held Saturday, July 4, and with the event falling on a weekend, organizers expect a big crowd...

Flagpole dedication set (07/01/09)
With the assistance of Piggott city workers, the new flagpole was set in front of the Clay County Courthouse Monday afternoon. The new 41-foot pole was purchased through donations, and was placed with the blessings of the Quorum Court. An official dedication and flag-raising ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. today (Wednesday, July 1). (Times photo/Tim Blair)...

Baldwin shines, East loses in annual All-Star football game (07/01/09)
Former Piggott Mohawk Daniel Baldwin made an excellent showing in Friday night's Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game at Bentonville. Baldwin, who will walk on with the Arkansas Razorbacks this fall, played defensive back and on special teams as the east squad fell to the west by a final of 26-9. ...

It happened, years ago (07/01/09)
1969 The program for the annual Piggott Fourth of July picnic was set 40 years ago this week with Charles Haywood singing the National Anthem, Rev. Kenneth Threet giving the invocation and Bro. C. Ray Miller offering the welcome address. In other news, Dorris Cox was elected president of the Piggott Lions Club and the Ministerial Alliance is sponsoring a youth rally...

United we stand, folks (07/01/09)
Last week I attended a 50's 60's celebration. We were to dress in that era. I scrounged around my closet trying to find something old but presentable. I came up with a skirt (not old) that was part of a Halloween costume. It had large silver dollar size white polka dots on a black background. Attached, underneath, was a full crinoline petticoat...

Harold Midkiff (07/01/09)
Harold Midkiff, 61, of Rector passed away June 25, 2009, at the NEA Hospital in Jonesboro. He was born October 17, 1947 to the late Roy and Johnnie (Reynolds) Midkiff in Clay County...

John Carlton (07/01/09)
John Allen Carlton, 61, lost his valiant battle with cancer on June 23, 2009. He was born May 24, 1948, in Denton, Texas, and was raised on a ranch in Hartshorne, Okla. John was very proud of his Western heritage, which was so lovingly instilled in him by his parents, Bill and Mary Carlton...