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Rector, Arkansas ~ Monday, October 13, 2008
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Early morning fire
Posted Monday, July 21, at 10:18 AM
The Rector Fire Department responded to a house fire early Monday morning on Second Street in Rector near its intersection with Fordyce. The Marmaduke Fire Deptartment also was called to the scene.
The structure was heavily damaged. The 911 emergency call came in about 2:30 a.m., according to Rector police officer Rockie Weber.
Additional details concerning the fire may be found in Wednesday's print edition of the Clay County Democrat.
Concert this week This is the week for the big gospel concert to benefit the Rector High School Helping Hands Foundation. There is no question this is the greatest concert ever to be held in the community. If you have not purchased your ticket, now is the time to do so and not miss out on this great opportunity -- while also contributing to a great cause...
Landmark being renovated I wonder how many people over the years have driven down Main Street in Rector and taken an admiring look at the unusual old building located along the way -- the historic city jail structure. According to local historian Pauline Crockett, the structure was built in about 1915 and also housed the water department office...
Exciting concert The Helping Hands Foundation concert scheduled July 25 at the RHS Gymnasium promises to be one of the most exciting events in recent memory in our community. The talent level of those who will appear is amazing and it all goes to a great cause -- providing assistance for students in out locla school district...
Bluegrass concert Congratulations for all those involved with the first bluegrass concert in Rector, held Saturday at Memorial Park. The bands were good, and the weather cooperated (although a bit hot right at the start). Richard Earls was the main organizer of the event and he expects the concert to get bigger and better each year. This is the type of thing I hope we see more of in Rector in the coming months...
Foreman wins it all As those who were present at last week's Class 2A State Softball Tournament in Rector anticipated, the Foreman Lady Gators made it three state titles in a row with a 3-0 win over the Dierks Lady Outlaws in the championship game Saturday at Fayetteville...
Congratulations, Greyhounds The Marmaduke Greyhounds concluded a tremendous baseball season by getting the opportunity to play at beautiful Baum Stadium in Fayetteville in Saturday's state Class 3A title game. The Hounds fell short, but represented their school well and made their veteran coach, Larry Willis, very proud of their accomplishments...
Great day at tournament The weather was perfect and the crowds were large, as Rector had visitors from all over Arkansas as the Class 2A State Softball Tournament kicked off here Friday. The Jeremy McDaniel Memorial Sports Complex drew praise from visiting fans and coaches as it was in tip-top shape for the big tournament...
Speak Out Blog Several readers have expressed interest in continuing the "guestbook" that we had on the earlier site. We have added one in the form of a blog that covers specific topics, as well as an open forum. Please observe the rules outlined in making your comments...
Check out radar map I think readers will really enjoy the weather feature on our new website. It gives a very good at-a-glance picture of what is coming up. Check out the radar category and click on "very large radar map". I think it is a pretty awesome view of weather conditions not only in our immediate area and the state of Arkansas, but the entire country...
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Ron Kemp and his wife Nancy have published the Clay County Democrat since 1977. They are excited about the new possibilities with the website and the opportunity to give a daily approach to "late-breaking" events in a weekly newspaper operation. Kemp has spent his entire career in the newspaper business and served as president of the Arkansas Press Association in 1993. The Kemps' daughter, Ashley Wimberley, has continued the family tradition, currently serving as director of marketing at the APA office in Little Rock.
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Early morning fire
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