I sometimes hear a song, “It was 19 something.” He sings about Star Wars, PacMan, and Stretch Armstrong toys; about bell bottoms and 8-track tapes, and the death of Elvis. It was 1970 something, in the world that he grew up in.
POCAHONTAS, AR Jan. 7 – BRTC is excited to announce that longtime Randolph County educator Willa Jenkins and her husband, owner of Jenkins Welding, Kenneth Jenkins are offering a $400 scholarship to students who have graduated with their GED from BRTC’s Pocahontas Adult Education Program and are enrolling in the welding or nursing programs. Kenneth and Willa’s children are BRTC graduates, earning degrees in welding and nursing.
Chamber Vice President Amanda Wiedeman presents Angie Goodman representing Clay County Electric Cooperative Corporation a plaque as the winner in the Classic Christmas Decorations category of the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce 2021 Business Christmas Decorating Contest.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Group registration is under way now for the 2022 Blue and You Fitness Challenge. Whether you are a business, a school, group of neighbors, a family or community organization, visit https://blueandyoufitnesschallenge-ark.com/ and sign up your team now. The team registration deadline is January 24. Then February 1-28, friends and co-workers can sign up to join a registered team.
The Rapert-Poyner VFW Post #8347 held their annual Christmas Toy Drive during the 2021 Christmas season. The veterans had Toy Drive boxes at the Clay County Courier and the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center to collect toys for families in need of a hand up during the holidays. The VFW served 55 families this Christmas.
TUSCALOOSA, AL -- University of Alabama student Jared Selig of Corning, AR, is participating in UA’s Cooperative Education Program during the spring 2022 semester. Selig is working for WestRock-Demopolis.
LITTLE ROCK – Many Arkansans enjoy saving money after the holidays by shopping after-Christmas sales online, including social media marketplaces, internet classifieds and internet auction websites. While these platforms allow for ease of commerce and often feel like shopping from a friend instead of a retailer, they are also a hotbed for scammers who exploit that sense of community. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is urging Arkansans to use caution on auction-style sites, classifieds and in marketplaces because they may present opportunities for scam artists.
Arkansas lawmakers recently passed legislation reducing state income taxes for individuals and corporations. Starting this year and continuing through 2025, individual income tax rates will decrease as will corporate income tax rates if certain economic conditions are met.
97% of School Districts Have High COVID-19 Infection Rates Clay County School Districts rates of infection: Corning – rate of 100 or more new known infections per 10K residents Piggott* – rate of 100 or more new known infections per 10K residents Rector* the district has had 35 new known infections over the past 14 days, which equates to 83 infections per 10K district residents. Arkansas Center for Health Improvement LITTLE ROCK ― A record 226 Arkansas public school districts, or 97% of the state’s 234 contiguous school districts, have COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents over a 14-day period, the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement said Monday, citing its analysis of Arkansas Department of Health data current as of Saturday.
The following information was taken from the Corning Police Department radio logs for the week of January 3, 2022 – January 7, 2022. Monday, January 3, 2022 11:00 a.m.