Stories from Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Piggott Chamber of Commerce Christmas Fest and parade set (12/02/09)
The city will come to life with the sights and sounds of the holiday season this Saturday, Dec. 5, with the arrival of the annual Piggott Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Fest. The festival will be going on from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday around the Piggott court square. The day's events also will include the annual Christmas parade that afternoon...

Traditional Ladies holiday Home Tour includes stop at Wellman residence (12/02/09)
The Traditional Ladies of Piggott are hosting the annual Christmas Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6. This year's featured homes are the residences of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Staples on Willow Avenue and the home of their immediate neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Schulte, along with the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Wellman on North 12th Street...

Arkanas Department of Health announces second flu shot clinic (12/02/09)
The Arkansas Department of Health is holding a second round of mass flu clinics beginning Monday, Dec. 7, designed to immunize Arkansans against both the seasonal and the H1N1 influenza. The unprecedented effort will continue through Dec. 18, with a local shot clinic included on the schedule...

Piggott bands hosting Supper with Santa (12/02/09)
The Piggott band program will sponsor the annual "Supper with Santa" from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 15, at the Piggott Community Center. The event will include performances by Piggott High School's Swingin' Mohawks jazz band, pictures with Santa Claus, a silent auction and a chili supper...

Mohawks thump Bobcats, win second game in a row (12/02/09)
For the third time in a row, the Piggott Mohawk senior boys basketball team traveled to Corning last week and beat the Bobcats on their home floor. Powered by a 17-9 fourth quarter, the Tribe pounded the home team as they outscored Corning in every quarter. ...

Junior boys fall at Corning (12/02/09)
The Piggott junior Mohawks let a game slip away from them last Tuesday at Corning, as the Bobkittens came from behind to post a 37-36 win over the Tribe. This Tuesday the Mohawks were scheduled to take on Harrisburg, but due to the football playoffs that game will be re-scheduled later in the season...

That championship season (12/02/09)
In the long and storied history of the Piggott Mohawk football program there were a number of great teams, but few compare to the 1969 2-A district champions. That year's edition of the Tribe was stacked with talent, size, speed and that intangible quality most refer to as heart. It was a recipe for success, and Coach Carl "Zig" Williams was the man with the spoon...

Aging can be funny (12/02/09)
When people grow old, they begin to view things in a different way. Though the appearance changes outwardly, often the older person feels young inside. Jokes and bumper stickers speak for the elderly sometimes...

It happened here, years ago (12/02/09)
1969 First Lt. Alvin Royce Williams indicated that the Piggott National Guard Armory got a good report from their recent inspection. The armory is home to Company A (pt), 2nd battalion of the 153rd Infantry of the Arkansas Army National Guard. ...

Dorothy Dehls (12/02/09)
Dorothy (Lamb) Dehls of Piggott passed away on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at the Piggott Community Hospital. Dorothy was born in Guion, Ark., the daughter of the late Ernest and Hazel (Bryant) Lamb. The oldest of five children, "Dot" graduated from Guion High School at age 16 and completed her business education at Draughon's Business School in Little Rock...

John Seth Ross (12/02/09)
John Seth Ross, age 24, of Tunica, Miss., formerly of Piggott, passed away Nov. 28, 2009, in Tunica as the result of an auto accident. He was born April 4, 1985. He is survived by his parents, Denise Bingham and husband Bill of Searcy, and Don Ross and wife Vikki of Tunica; one sister, Victoria Elizabeth Ross, and one brother, Ethan Robert Earl Ross, both of Tunica; three step-sisters, Stacy Southerland, Amy Dolan and Leslie Clegg; one step-brother Devin Miller; his grandparents, Erma Jean Ross, Lloyd Brown and R.L. ...

DAVID WILTON ARGO (12/02/09)
David Wilton Argo, 49, passed away Nov. 24, 2009. A Celebration of Life memorial service was held Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009, at Chestnut Hill Plantation Clubhouse in Columbia, S.C. Inurnment followed at Bush River Memorial Gardens. Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Irmo/St. Andrews Chapel was in charge of the arrangements. A memorial service will be held in Jonesboro at a later date...