by Aaron Brazell on WordPress.org
Adds drag and drop Sticky Post sorting to the Settings > Reading Page. WordPress likes to store Stickies in order they were stickied.

Simply drag the posts into the order you want them.
Adds a new admin settings section to the Settings > Reading table. Drag and drop Sticky Posts in the order you want them considered by WordPress. (Note: You still have to set posts as sticky on the post edit screen for sticky posts to show up)