Stories from Wednesday, January 13, 2010

A chilly scene... (01/13/10)
The arctic blast that swept across the region the past two weeks left ponds and lakes covered with a layer of ice. This photo of the north end of Heritage Park Lake near Piggott is a good representation of the frigid conditions. (Times photo/Tim Blair)...

Local emergency responders benefit fom Fred's fundraiser (01/13/10)
Thanks to the efforts of the staff of the local Fred's store, checks were presented to both the Piggott police and fire departments Tuesday morning. The money was generated by the Fred's "Hero Hats" and 9/11 operating profits donations in an effort to give back to our local heroes...

Piggott students qualify for county spelling bee (01/13/10)
Piggott Schools hosted the annual district-wide spelling bee Wednesday, Jan. 6. At the conclusion of the competition, the three winners and one alternate were presented with plaques. Keeping with local tradition, Paula Blackwell of Piggott State Bank presented cash awards to the participants, winners and alternate...

Lady Mohawks downed in action with Brookland (01/13/10)
After having a couple of games postponed due to bad weather last week, the Lady Mohawks returned to action Monday night with a trip to Brookland. All three teams were in action against the Lady Bearcats, but on the night the home team swept the visiting Mohawks in conference action...

Mohawks drop two at Rivercrest (01/13/10)
Coming off a fairly long holiday break, the Piggott Mohawks returned to action Monday night with a trip to Rivercrest and a meeting with the potent Colts. Both the junior and senior boys dropped their conference games to the home team, although he junior boys gave the Rivercrest fans a good scare as they fell by just three points...

A personal inventory (01/13/10)
There are lessons to be learned from 2009. Personally and professionally we may have made mistakes. Perhaps, like businesses, we need to close our doors and take stock of our personal inventory. In terms of relationships, we might ask, "Who did I interact with this year? What new relationships did I build? Do the people I care about know that I admire and respect them? Did I show appreciation to them? What actions didn't I take and what words didn't I say?. ...

It happened here, years ago (01/13/10)
1970 Snow extended Christmas vacation for Piggott students 40 years ago, as five snow days were added to the holiday break. Pictured with his sled on grade school hill was Boyce Cate, while Tom Janes, Howard Johnson and Otto Payne were pictured removing snow from sidewalks in front of businesses downtown. ...

Martha Ora Hosea (01/13/10)
Martha Ora Hosea, 85, of Pollard, passed away Monday, January 11, 2010, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. She was born June 7, 1924, at Carryville, Ark., the twin daughter of the late Clarence Oran and Pearl Cleadith (Washburn) Doty...

Harriett Howard (01/13/10)
Harriett Emaline Howard, 86, of Piggott died Wednesday, January 6, 2010, at Evergreen Health and Rehab in Rector. Harriett was born in Piggott, November 23, 1923, the daughter of the late Edgar Williams, Sr., and Susan Matilda (Adams) Williams. ...

Emma Bell Howard (01/13/10)
Emma Bell Howard, 91, of the Murphy Health and Rehab in Piggott died January 9, 2010, at NEA Baptist Medical Center in Jonesboro. She was born in Marmaduke Dec. 5, 1918, to the late Lebron Franklin and Lillian Frances (Thompson) Keller...