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…]
PIGGOTT – The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC) is sponsoring its fourth annual short story contest. All submissions are due to the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum no later than April 3, 2017. Winners will be notified by May 1. This is a statewide competition open to all undergraduate students currently enrolled [read more…]
PIGGOTT — Several openings are still available for a unique trip to Cuba in May presented by the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center. This “Friends of the Pfeiffers” trip will follow writer Ernest Hemingway’s footsteps from his novel Islands in the Stream. This small, guided trip is open to the [read more…]
CLAY COUNTY, Ark. – A county-wide probation and parole sweep in Clay County ended in six arrests, according Clay County Sheriff Terry Miller. It happened Thursday, Jan. 5. Authorities conducted numerous probation and parole home checks and searches, the sheriff reported. Six individuals were arrested on warrants and drug related charges. Deputies with the [read more…]
PIGGOTT, Ark. – What can begin as a traffic stop can also quickly become much larger and more serious. That happened Monday night in Clay County. At 8:50 p.m. Monday night, Nov. 28, Piggott Police Department request assistance for a vehicle that fled from officers on a traffic stop. Officers [read more…]
PIGGOTT — Eleven talented writers recently came together to hone their skills at the annual Fall Writers’ Retreat at the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center (HPMEC). The HPMEC is the site where acclaimed novelist Ernest Hemingway penned much of his iconic novel A Farewell to Arms. Andrea Hollander of Portland, [read more…]
PIGGOTT, Ark. – Don’t fall for it – that’s the message from Clay County Sheriff Terry Miller. Clay County Dispatch has been receiving numerous calls reporting new scam calls in the area, according to a Facebook post. The caller is saying they are from a local utility company and they will [read more…]
PIGGOTT –The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum & Educational Center (HPMEC) in Piggott will hold its Fall 2016 Writers’ Retreat, Monday through Friday, Nov. 7-11. The retreat will be held in the Educational Center and the Hemingway Barn-Studio and will offer writers the opportunity to work under the direction of a professional mentor. [read more…]
CLAY COUNTY, Ark. – A horrible traffic accident claimed the life of two Clay County residents on July 16. The names of the two victims were released Wednesday. Tracy Tippitt, 43, of Piggott, and Christopher Smith, 25, of Rector, were killed in a brutal car accident which happened just before [read more…]
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