Rector, Arkansas

Rector Water Department

For information concerning the city's water and sewer click here for contact information.

Members of the utilities staff include:

Administration -- Ron Kemp, mayor; Kim Romine, water department office manager; Betty Benson, administrative assistant.

Water/Sewer Maintenance -- Todd Watson (superintendent), Brad Green and Jerry Mansfield.

Street Dept. Maintenance -- Todd Watson (superintendent), David Jones, Matt Vaughn & Hoss Phillips.

City Maintenence 

The city maintains a modern water/sewer system with three deep wells, a 250,000-gallon storage tank and a lagoon/sand-filter sanitation system. Additionally, the city recently purchased several generators to maintain the water/sewer system in the event of an emergency, as well as provide electricity for the city hall and community center.

Jerome Alford of Bond Engineering in West Memphis has served for many years as the city's engineer.

Other Service Providers

Telephone -- CenturyTel, headquartered in Monroe, La.; residential, 1-800-201-4099; business, 1-800-201-4102; repair, 1-800-824-2877; high-speed internet, 1-800-809-1410; dial-up internet, 1-888-872-7313.

Cable -- NewWave Communications, headquartered in Sikeston, Mo.; 1-888-863-9928; area office, 216 East Main, Piggott, AR.

Electrical -- Entergy Arkansas, headquartered in Little Rock; customer service/emergencies, 1-800-368-3749; power outages, 1-800-968-8243; area office, 221 SW 2nd, Walnut Ridge, AR, 870-886-3521.

Natural Gas -- Arkansas Western Gas, headquartered in Fayetteville, Ark.; emergencies (day), 1-800-773-2113; emergencies (night), 1-800-548-9090; area office, 122 East Main, Piggott, AR, 870-598-2234.

Solid Waste -- Shelton Sanitation, P.O. Box 328, Rector, AR 72461, phone 870-597-2000.