 Important county functions (such as the Quorum Court) alternate between Piggott and Corning as their venues.In the early 20th century, Clay, Greene, and Craighead counties had sundown town policies forbidding African Americans from living in the area.On April 6, 1972, Sheriff Douglas Batey and deputies Glen Ray Archer and Troy Key were shot and killed while trying to serve a warrant on Bert Grissom.