JONESBORO, Ark. – A Clay County man who was arrested for possession of child sexual abuse material has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a negotiated plea. John Glass, 41, faced 53 counts of possession of CSAM, according to court records. He pleaded guilty on Sept. 26, 2025, [read more…]
JONESBORO – The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) will host a poetry workshop on Saturday, Nov. 8. The museum is located at 1913 Museum Row in Piggott. The event will honor novelist Ernest Hemingway who spent nearly a decade writing and living in Piggott at the site of HPMEC. [read more…]
PIGGOTT – Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott will host a poetry workshop featuring Dr. Rob Lamm, associate professor of English at Arkansas State University. The poetry workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9. Registration will be $35 per person, which includes [read more…]
PIGGOTT, Ark. — A traffic stop led to felony drug charges for a man this week in Clay County. On Monday, April 8th, 2024, at approximately 5:00 P.M., a deputy patrolling North Johnson St in Piggott noticed a white Nissan Altima without a license plate. Upon attempting to initiate a [read more…]
JONESBORO – Each summer, the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott hosts a writer-in-residence position. The residency will take place during the entire month of June and includes lodging at a loft apartment in downtown Piggott. “The writer-in-residence will also have the opportunity to work in the studio where [read more…]
JONESBORO – A special exhibit featuring the likeness of Ernest Hemingway will be available from Sept. 1 through Oct. 20 at Arkansas State University Museum. The exhibit is open 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on weekdays and on Saturdays. This exhibit is held in partnership with the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and [read more…]
Be on the look out for a white charger with a detachable blue light in Clay County. It may be a fake police officer. [read more…]
Hemingway, a 1953 Pulitzer and 1954 Nobel prize winner, was a regular visitor of his in-laws, the Pfieffer family of Piggott, where he wrote portions of one of his most famous novels, “A Farewell to Arms” and several short stories. [read more…]
PIGGOTT – Nine talented writers recently came together to hone their skills and form a bond at the annual writing retreat for military veterans. The event took place at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) at the site where author Ernest Hemingway penned much of his iconic war novel, [read more…]
PIGGOTT, Ark. – A man was asleep behind the wheel but woke up to find deputies on his case int he parking lot of Casey’s General Store in Piggott early Sunday morning. At 5:30 a.m., Sheriff Terry Miller of Clay County said deputies made contact with the vehicle and the [read more…]
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