Welcome to the city of Rector! And welcome to our new community website. We hope you find it helpful in learning more about our community and what it has to offer.
The Rector Dowtown Park Memorial Walkway is located
in the downtown park at the intersection of Front and Main streets. The
walkway is made up of bricks purchased by individuals and businesses as
honorariums or memorials for others.
The Rector Helping Hands Foundation is the brainchild of several former Rector residents with the aim of providing direct assistance to students in the local school district. Learn more at www.rhshelpinghands.org The following video presents an overview of the Foundation's goals and activities:
Development of a magnificent veteran's memorial is a step closer to reality thanks in part to a group of interested citizens. The memorial will be located on Main Street, just south of the old city jail facilities, which is under renovations to become the new visitor's center. With the new visitor's center the committee hopes to provide an attractive park-like setting for entering the central business district of Rector. The memorial will highlight all five branches of the U. S. Armed Forces.
The committee anticipates to fund this project, which is estimated at $100,000, through private donations. As of June 17, 2009, over $16,500.00 has been raised with more donation pledged. The property for the memorial has been donated by Sherland Hamilton, Pauline Crockett, and George and Robert Jernigan. For more information or to make a contribution toward this project please contact Rector City Hall at 870.595.3035. All contributions are tax deductible.
Rector Downtown Central, Inc. is the newly formed corporation of the Arkansas Downtowon Network community's program of Main Street Arkansas. The corporation is currently working on the 501 (c) (3) non profit status with the IRS, in order to begin fund raising for projects such as the Veterans Memorial Project, and other aspects of development in the community, such as: historic renovation, economic restructuring and design.
Look for the new logo in connection with the Rector Arean Chamber of Commerce's Appreciation Banquet scheduled for Thursday evening, April 30th, at the Rector Community Center. Tickets are on sale now. Adults = $10 & Students/Children $5.
Come join the fun, and help the community honor the volunteers during and after the devestating ice storm back in January.
