Briggsville is an unincorporated community in Yell County, Arkansas, United States. Briggsville is located on Arkansas Highway 28, west-southwest of Plainview. Briggsville has a post office with ZIP code 72828.ZIP Code Lookup
In 2004 Alan Richard of Education Week wrote that the only notable features of Briggsville were the highway, some of its houses, and the Fourche Valley School.
Briggsville is the hometown of actor Jacob Lofland.
At a Democratic Party rally in Russellville, Arkansas in 1976, Bill Clinton spoke of "the breathtaking beauty of our Arkansas spring", and then listed several towns including Briggsville; "I know them all, and they are home to me because of you".
Education Two Rivers School District serves the area. - 2010 map - Compare to the Arkansas Highway Map. - Compare to the US Census Map. It operates two schools: Two Rivers Elementary School and Two Rivers High School.
Previously it was assigned to the Fourche Valley School, a K-12 school,"Faculty and Staff." Fourche Valley School. October 10, 2006. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. operated by the Fourche Valley School District. On July 1, 2004, the Fourche Valley district merged into the Two Rivers district."ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 21, 2017. The merged district continued to operate the Fourche Valley School until 2009, when the majority of the members of the district board voted to close it. Students were reassigned to Plainview-Rover Elementary School and Plainview-Rover High School. In 2010 the latter closed due to the opening of the consolidated Two Rivers High School, and the Plainview-Rover elementary consolidated into Two Rivers Elementary in 2012."State Required Information." Plainview-Rover School District. April 14, 2013. Retrieved on October 24, 2017. See the "ACSIP Plans " section, note the years
Notable people Bobby Crockett, American professional football player
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