Clay County mourns loss of officer
Clay County is mourning the loss of Piggott Police Officer Cody Carter. Carter, 41, died from a tragic accident Friday evening, July 15, 2022, while off duty.
July 2022
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COSL announces Clay County tax auction
LITTLE ROCK, Ark – Commissioner of State Lands Tommy Land announced that his office will auction tax-delinquent property in Clay County on Tuesday, August 2, at 2 p.m. The auction will be held at the Piggott Community Center, with registration beginning at 1:30 p.m.
Arkansas Sales Tax Holiday slated for August 6 and 7
Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration Act 757 of 2011 provides for a sales tax holiday in Arkansas during the first weekend of August each year. A sales tax holiday is a temporary period when state and local sales taxes are not collected or paid on the purchase of certain products.
QC shuffles jail funds, puts County General in good shape
Clay County Quorum Court met in regular session on Monday, July 18 at the courthouse in Piggott with all justices present. Justice Dennis Haines made a motion to dispense with the reading of the previous minutes.
Clay Co. awarded federal funds to supplement food & shelter programs
The Clay County Local Board of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program has been notified it will be awarded federal funds made available through the State Set-Aside (SSA) process under Phase AR-PA-R of the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program (EFSP).
Bobcats vs. Rector – 7 on 7
Tuesday, July 11- Bobcat Stadium. The Bobcats and Cougar practiced passing and route-running against an opponent.
Social trust . . .
Every four years, the National Intelligence Council provides a forecast of the world for the next 20 years. In March 2021, they released the latest National Intelligence Forecast. As we could have predicted, the next 20 years looks turbulent. It appears we are living in the best of times, and we need to enjoy our way of life while we can. The future of the world will hinge on whether we allow technology and social media to unite us or divide us. So far as a society we are failing in the area of unification. The freedom that the internet allows has spurred some to create division and hate. And I don’t think many of us want to know the evils going on behind the scenes or underground on the World Wide Web.
Lifting their heads to the sun . . .
Helianthus annuus or the common sunflower Siblings, Mitch Brown and Rita Crafton planted and maintain a field of sunflowers for their mother, Millie Troxel Brown at her home in Success. Photo/Pam Lowe .
READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL . . .
A Bobcat quarterback receives the ball from the center during the 7-on-7 exercise on Tuesday evening, July 11 at Bobcat Stadium against Rector. See page 10 for more photos from the exercise. Photo/Pam Lowe
Eddie Leonard
Eddie Leonard, 78, of Corning, AR., passed away July 4, 2022 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. Mr. Leonard was born April 4, 1944 in Clay County, AR. He was retired from Darling Store Fixtures. Eddie enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening and raising chickens. He was of the Pentecostal faith.