School Notes
N This week we are celebrating National IT Professionals Day. We at Corning Schools want to show our appreciation for our tech wizards, Mr.
September 2022
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Barnes pulls out second win in Pick the Winner
Ronnie Barnes won Pick the Winner for the second time this season. This week was a close win for Barnes as he tied in the number of team wins and won through his tiebreaking score on the Corning and EPC game.
County Treasurers attend Sept. 15 – 16 fall meeting
Arkansas County Treasurers kicked off their fall meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15 at Morrilton, Arkansas at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute with revenue projections as the first topic of discussion. On Sept. 16 the treasurers heard a presentation on Spending ARP Money and Winthrop Rockefeller Institute CEO Janet Harris presented an in-depth history of the Institute. Attending the meeting was Clay County Clerk Brande Boyd (left) pictured above with Jefferson County Treasurer Vonysha Goodwin.
Bass kills bear in Mt. View
Nine-year old Silas Bass of Corning killed a 6 ft., 400 lb. black bear in Mountain View, Arkansas on Saturday, September 17 while hunting with his father, Bryan Bass. Silas shot and killed the bear with a cross bow.
QC has short agenda in Sept. meeting
Clay County Quorum Court met at 7 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 at the Piggott Courthouse with Justice Dennis Haines absent. Justice Jody Henderson moved to suspend the reading of the previous month’s meeting. A second was made and approved.
Corning tennis teams face Tuckerman
Corning ended up winning the Match overall against Tuckerman on Thursday, Sept. 15 at home. The boy’s team fell short against Tuckerman’s experienced players losing 3-0. Coach Annie Williamson said, “Our boy’s team is new with five first year players that includes three seniors. Our girl’s team is having a great year with an overall winning season and are hoping to get back-to-back conference championships. Corning has 10 athletes playing next week on Thursday for a chance to make an appearance in the state tournament.”
Bobcats fall to EPC; 38-8
Last week the 7th grade team improved to 3-0 with a convincing victory over Piggott by the score of, 306. Our Jr.
State Capitol Week in Review
LITTLE ROCK – Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic Arkansas has received billions of dollars in federal relief funding. The PEER subcommittee of the Legislative Council has grown significantly in importance because it reviews how state agencies, institutions of higher education and public schools proposed to spend those federal relief dollars.