Stories from Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Classes resume at Piggott schools (08/26/09)
After sitting quietly all summer, the halls of Piggott Elementary School came alive last Wednesday, Aug. 19 with the first day of school for students.

Extension Service hosts annual field day (08/26/09)
Several Clay County agricultural producers gathered Wednesday, Aug. 19, to take part in the annual field day held by the Clay County Cooperative Extension Service. The field day serves a vital purpose for Clay County agriculture, giving area growers a chance to see the results of different seed varieties grown on local soil. ...

Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum set to host Native American day (08/26/09)
The sights and sounds of a bygone era will once again be found at the Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center in Piggott on Saturday, Sept. 19, as the museum hosts its sixth annual Native American Day...

Monday night lights (08/26/09)
Junior running back Corbin Chase picks up speed in Monday night's Mohawk scrimmage under the lights of Parker Field. Chase, who was sidelined last year with a knee injury, is expected to see a lot of action for the Tribe.

It happened, years ago (08/26/09)
1969 The Clay County Fair Board has announced that there will be no gate fee for admission to this year's fair, although it will cost $1 for adults and fifty-cents for kids to get into the rodeo. ...

To spend or not to spend (08/26/09)
It's catch 22 for consumers. Analysts say that consumer spending accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity. Consumers must begin to spend money for the economy to improve, they say. But consumers have become frugal, afraid to spend. Or else they just don't have it...

Rudy Bradford (08/26/09)
Rudy Bradford, 92, of Rector, passed away Thursday, August 20, 2009, in the V.A. Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born June 15, 1917, in Clay County, Ark., and was the son of the late Austin C. and Willie Kate (Lovelace) Bradford. ...

Jessie (Plemmons) Smith (08/26/09)
Jessie (Plemmons) Smith, 93, of Piggott, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett. She was born November 27, 1915, in Guion, Ark., and was the daughter of the late Jessie Albert and Gordia Estella (Bangs) Plemmons. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Addie Donovan...