October 2022

Bobcat Football

Last week our program faced Hoxie, with our 7th grade team improving to 6-1 with a 22-0 win. Meanwhile our Jr. High lost 22-0 to Hoxie and the Sr. High lost 42-0 to Hoxie. This week we will face off with Walnut Ridge, as the 7th grade and Jr. High will play at home on Thursday and the Sr. High will travel to Walnut Ridge for a 7:00 p.m. start.

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Little Rock, Ark. - October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) BreastCare program coordinates efforts with a statewide network of providers offering no-cost breast and cervical cancer screenings and follow-up services.

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New Book Releases at Corning Public Library

Mystery Suspect by Scott Turow Oath of Loyalty by Vince Flynn Next in Line by Jeffrey Archer Treasure State by C.J. Box Blow Back by James Patterson Righteous Prey by John Sanford The Twelve Topsy- Turvy Very Merry Days of Christmas by James Patterson A Truth to Lie For by Anne Perry Fiction Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult Falling Stars by Fern Michaels Dreamland by Nicholas Sparks Fairy Tale by Stephen King Fantasy Sweetwater & The Witch by Jayne Castle Science Fiction Prodigals by Alan Dean Foster Young Adult The Girl In The Castle by James Patterson

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Walking in tall cotton . . .

Bowers Farms planted cotton this year and started picking it on Tuesday, Oct. 11. It’s been many years since there has been cotton on this side of Clay County. This field is on the left of the highway before entering McDougal going east. Photos Courtesy/Lisa Bowers

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Tree Walk

Clay County Extension Agent Stewart Runsick shows Tree Walk participants a pecan tree on Missouri Avenue last Saturday. Photo/Haley Johnson .

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Peach Orchard News

Hello everyone. We been having some nice weather lately. Would enjoy it much better if it wasn’t for the smoke from all the fields the farmers are burning. Peach Orchard V.F.D. responded to a fire call last week. A field was burning and jumped to another field and some woods. We were able to control the fire with a lot of good team work.

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