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  1. Small Arkansas town has place in Hemingway historyRead the original story

    18 hrs ago | Montgomery Advertiser

    PIGGOTT, Ark. -- The quail rose out of the cornfields and briars of northeast Arkansas, giving the young writer just enough time to swing his shotgun up like a pitchfork toward their flight.

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    Related Topix: Arkansas, Ernest Hemingway, Vocal, Arkansas State University, State University, AR

  2. All Star football game 2009Read the original story w/Photo

    Friday Jul 3 | Piggott Times

    Former Piggott Mohawk, and hopefully future Arkansas Razorback, Daniel Baldwin played in the annual Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game Friday, June 26 in Bentonville's Tiger Stadium.

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  3. A small-town relic of Hemingway's unhappy Arkansas sojournRead the original story

    Thursday Jul 2 | The Globe and Mail

    ... years away from depression and turning another shotgun on himself as he picked off the birds along Sugar Creek in Piggott. The man collecting his kills had won the attention of the literary world with The Sun Also Rises , but remained reliant on the ...

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    Related Topix: Ernest Hemingway, Vocal, Little Rock, AR, State University, AR

  4. Baldwin set for All-Star appearanceRead the original story

    Wednesday Jun 24 | Piggott Times

    ... this Friday night in the annual AAA All-Star game at Bentonville. (Times file photo) [Click to enlarge] Friday night Piggott Mohawk star athlete Daniel Baldwin will play in the final game of his high school career as he takes part in the annual ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Arkansas High School Football

  5. No a Farewella : Hemingway lives on Ark. townRead the original story w/Photo

    Wednesday Jul 1 | MSNBC

    ... reports that he's Blanket's biological father and about Jackson's relationship with his kids. updated July 2, 2009 PIGGOTT, Ark. - The quail rose out of the cornfields and briars of northeast Arkansas, giving the young writer just enough time to ...

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    Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Family, Kids, Ernest Hemingway, Vocal, State University, AR

  6. Ark. town a forgotten haven for HemingwayRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Victoria Advocate

    Originally published July 1, 2009 at 10:01 p.m., updated July 1, 2009 at 11:09 p.m. PIGGOTT, Ark.

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    Related Topix: Ernest Hemingway, Vocal, State University, AR

  7. Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum hosts creative writing retreat

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Piggott Times

    "From the veranda of the Pfeiffer house, where Patrick and Gregory played, Pauline glanced around the tree-covered lawn." So begins the June 2009 Hemingway-Pfeiffer Creative Writing Retreat anthology, Outside the Lines, penned June 8-12 at the Hemingway Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott.

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    Related Topix: Arkansas State University, State University, AR, Jonesboro, AR, Hot Springs Village, AR, Rector, AR

  8. Business leader, war hero John Carlton dead at 61Read the original story

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Piggott Times

    Local businessman and Viet Nam war hero John Carlton of Piggott lost a lengthy and valiant battle with cancer Tuesday, June 23, at Piggott Community Hospital.

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  9. Council updated on FEMA funds

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Piggott Times

    Members of the Piggott City Council were informed in a meeting Monday night that the first payment from FEMA on ice storm expenditures has been received.

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  10. Self retires from PHS after stellar career of 37 years

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Piggott Times

    Danny Self, a teacher of multiple math classes at Piggott High School, is retiring the end of the 2008-2009 school year.

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    Related Topix: Mathematics, Science

  11. It's picnic time in Piggott

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Piggott Times

    The weather forecast is excellent and a full day of activities is in store for visitors to the 82nd annual Piggott Fourth of July Picnic.

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  12. Baldwin shines, East loses in annual All-Star football gameRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 1 | Piggott Times

    Former Piggott Mohawk Daniel Baldwin made an excellent showing in Friday night's Arkansas High School Coaches Association All-Star football game at Bentonville.

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Arkansas High School Football

  13. John Allen CarltonRead the original story

    Saturday Jun 27 | McAlester News

    ... three miles east of Hartshorne. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Hoggard & Sons Funeral Home of Piggott, Ark. Born May 24, 1948, in Denton, Texas, he was the son of Bill and Mary Carlton. He was raised on a ranch in Hartshorne and was ...

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  14. Reunion update Read the original story

    Thursday Jun 25 | Piggott Times

    ... weekend, here is an overview for those out of towners who don't subscribe to the full print on-line edition. The Piggott High School class of 1959 will hold a 50-year reunion Friday, July 3, at the American Legion building in Campbell. All former ...

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    Related Topix: Greenway, AR, Clay County, AR

  15. Fire at Haywood motors

    Wednesday Jun 24 | Piggott Times

    Fire of an undetermined origin heavily damaged Haywood Motors in Piggott late Monday evening, but thanks to quick action by members of the Piggott Fire Department, the blaze was contained to the shop portion of the building.

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  16. Plans near complete for annual Piggott Fourth of July picnicRead the original story

    Wednesday Jun 24 | Piggott Times

    The 82nd edition of the Piggott Fourth of July Picnic promises to be a good one, and with the holiday falling on a Saturday this year organizers expect a large crowd.

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  17. Baldwin set for All-Star appearanceRead the original story

    Wednesday Jun 24 | Piggott Times

    ... Baldwin will play this Friday night in the annual AAA All-Star game at Bentonville. (Times file photo) Friday night Piggott Mohawk star athlete Daniel Baldwin will play in the final game of his high school career as he takes part in the annual ...

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    Related Topix: High School Football, Arkansas High School Football

  18. Obituary - Col. Thomas BoydRead the original story

    Tuesday Jun 23 | The Leaf-Chronicle

    ... his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Ann Schroeder Boyd, who he married on Sept. 1, 1951, in Piggott, Ark. Col. Boyd retired in 1986, after 33 years in the U.S. Air Force, having served in enlisted status and as an officer. He ...

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  19. D. Canale buys The Wise Co.Read the original story

    Aug 8, 2005 | Memphis Business Journal

    ... A price was not disclosed. The Wise Co., which is based in Memphis, has manufacturing operations in the cities of Piggott and Rector in Arkansas, where the company makes seats for boats, farm equipment and military vehicles among other products. The ...

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    Related Topix: Clay County, AR, Rector, AR

  20. Helen SteinbornRead the original story

    Friday Jun 19 | Southeast Missourian

    ... in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Andy and Helen Hauptmann Wildes. She and Robert F. Steinborn were married in 1929 in Piggott, Ark. He died Nov. 22, 1998. Helen was a homemaker and gardener. She is survived by a daughter, Patricia (Roy) Littlefield of ...

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