March 2022

Whether it was due to a job loss, reduction in income or increased costs in healthcare, many homeowners fell behind in mortgage payments and utilities during the pandemic. If you or someone you know is behind on payments, we want to direct your attention to a resource that could help.

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas tourism industry is recovering from the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Based on collections of the state two percent tourism tax, the industry now exceeds pre-pandemic levels of economic activity.

Hello everyone. We had a big turnout for the glow-in-the-dark egg hunt Saturday! The weather was perfect for the occasion. We had a total of 153 to show up for the hunt. We had several babies and small children having their first glow-in-the-dark egg hunt to attend. I had two great-nephews have their first egg hunt, Sully Mossman and Wyatt Stormes. We started the night off with a Resurrection egg hunt and story. Food was served. Everyone enjoyed barbeque meat nachos, sandwiches, goulash, hotdogs, drinks, desserts and cotton candy. There was a total of 1,000 glowin-the-dark eggs hidden. We had a drawing for 13 different door prizes given away with several prize eggs too. We had a special guest to make his appearance, the Easter Bunny. Everyone had an awesome time. Thank you all for coming and celebrating Easter early with us. A special thanks to Mark and Glenda Curtis for hosting it in the yard and to all who helped pull it together and donated lights, eggs, prizes, food and your time helping with everything. God bless you all and much love to you!

On information filed by the City Attorney Hopson, L. Boshears and W.A. Vandover were tried this week for alleged violations of the “blind tiger” laws. Boshears’ trial was by jury Tuesday afternoon at the court house before Mayor E.L. Black. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and assessed the fine at $100.00 and costs. The defendant has had the case appealed to circuit court. W.A. Vandover’s case came up in the Mayor’s court yesterday afternoon, but was dismissed or noile prossed by the city attorney after several witnesses had been examined by the jury. insufficient evidence was obtained to secure a conviction, hence, the city attorney’s action as above stated. Corning Public School’s first commencement. The Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered at Court house, by Rev. Frank Barrett, Sunday, March 24, at 11 a.m. Graduating class, 1901: Estella Black, Opal Burnes, Eugene Hill, Gussie Reed, Bessie Barnhill, Myrtle Hettle, John W. Crabtree, Mazie Barnhill, R.C. Stewart, Janie Tinsley, Maude Oliver, F.H. Dickson, Clarence E. Beloate, Effie Crabtree, Wm. K. Spillman. S.B. Neal desires The Courier to state that in withdrawing his candidacy for Mayor, he did not withdraw in favor of G.B. Oliver, but in favor of J.L. Taylor. Mr. Taylor was not a candidate at that time, hence, The Courier’s natural conclusion that Mr. Neal withdrew in favor of Mr. Oliver, the latter being the only other candidate in the field. Since then we have understood that Mr. Taylor has withdrawn and that the only two candidates now are G. B. Oliver and R. M. Pickens. R.P. Morrison, an architect from Newport, is in Corning today, figuring with the board of education for the erection of a $7,000 brick school building in Corning. Dr. Latimer’s spirited team of bays ran away with him and his buggy yesterday, overturning the vehicle and throwing him out at the corner of Second and Main Streets. Dr. Latimer sustained a few slight bruises and a sprained ankle.

March is Women’s History Month and as I’m writing this column it’s coming to a close. It seems appropriate to discuss the life of my paternal grandma, Charlotte Fleming, who passed from this life on March 18 and lived a century’s worth of history. They say that with the passing of our elders along with them goes a library of history. This could be said of my grandmother. She was one of 11 children growing up during the Depression, and as a young wife, raised her young children alone during World War II while her husband fought in the war. She was a twin and she and my grandpa would also be parents to a set of twins. She was a strong woman who learned to stand up for herself at an early age. She and her husband, Roy were a part of what has been called the “Greatest Generation”. They each possessed the type of character that sadly, seems rare today. They had a solid sense of integrity and robust work ethics.