Stories from Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Tribe opens football season Friday night at Valley View (09/02/09)
The Piggott Mohawks will kick-off their 2009 football campaign with a visit to Valley View this Friday night, kickoff as the Tribe takes on the non-conference Blazers is set for 7:30. Last year the two teams met for the first time ever in only the second year of Valley View's varsity program. ...

Creatures I've known (09/02/09)
Most pets are smart. This fellow I was acquainted with had the smartest dog in Mississippi County. Or that's what he claimed. The man's name was A.B. The dog's name was J. R. or something like that. He was an outside dog and he took his responsibilities seriously...

It happened, years ago (09/02/09)
1969 Featured at the 1969 Clay County Fair will be Yung Yu Rides and Concessions, and among the rodeo entrants will be local cowboys Gary Nichols, Barry Kilbreth, Darrell Galyean and Rick Haley. ...