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…]
PIGGOTT, Ark. – The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, an Arkansas State University Heritage Site, has achieved accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM), the highest national recognition afforded the nation’s museums. Accreditation signifies excellence to the museum community, to governments, funders, outside agencies, and to the museum-going public. [read more…]
PIGGOTT – Fourteen talented writers recently participated in the summer writers’ retreat at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC). Throughout the week, the writers came together to hone their skills and to form a community in Northeast Arkansas at the site where Ernest Hemingway penned much of his iconic [read more…]
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman on Tuesday (June 6) announced that 15 Arkansas airports will receive $2.7 million from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support facility upgrades and expansions. Several of those are located in NEA.
PIGGOTT, Ark. – The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center has announced new details for its August 2017 trip to Cuba.According to the museum, changes in travel policies to Cuba have allowed for a new, reduced price for the same itinerary. The current price is $3,650 for double occupancy. Details are [read more…]
PIGGOTT, Ark. – School shooting threats are taken especially serious in NEA and several suspects just learned this the hard way in Clay County. The Clay County Sheriff’s Department informed NEA Report two juvenile suspects, both boys, were arrested following graffiti found on April 15 at Chalk Bluff. In a [read more…]
PIGGOTT – Twenty hunters from around the country participated in the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum’s Papa’s Upland Bird Hunt and Dinner at Liberty Hill Outfitters in Rector last weekend. The hunt celebrated author Ernest Hemingway’s hunting legacy in Northeast Arkansas. Hemingway was a regular visitor at his in-laws, the Pfieffer family of [read more…]
PIGGOTT — A bird hunt and dinner will celebrate author Ernest Hemingway’s hunting legacy in Northeast Arkansas, as the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum hosts Papa’s Upland Bird Hunt and Dinner at Liberty Hill Outfitters in Rector, Saturday, March 4. Hemingway, a Pulitzer Prize winner, was a regular visitor of his in-laws, the [read more…]
PIGGOTT — Caleb Riddle, a senior at Piggott High School, is the winner of the 15th annual Hemingway-Pfeiffer Student Art Exhibition. Winners were announced Feb. 4 at a reception at the Piggott City Market. Riddle’s winning piece is called Blue Man Staring. Second place was Preparation by Bianca Thomas [read more…]
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