In the spirit of the holiday giving season, Corning girls basketball coach Jerry Songer handed off any personal praise for reaching the 500 career coaching victory mark in last Thursday night’s 56-30 home victory against Gosnell.
LITTLE ROCK – Legislators finished the calendar year with a final round of recommendations for spending federal relief funds and reserve funds. The recommendations include using another $93.8 million for broadband projects and $20 million to upgrade computerized case management for the state court system.
This week, the Arkansas Legislative Council received a report regarding the state of mental and behavioral health in Arkansas. This report was months in the making.
All of Northeast Arkansas will be experiencing periods of severely cold weather and is susceptible to snow and ice— extreme conditions that can inflict considerable damage on homes and create liability risks. Standard homeowners’ policies will cover most disasters that result from a freeze—but when the weather outside is frightful, it’s better to minimize the potential risks. Here’s how.
Celebrating 150 Years of the City of Corning & Clay County in 2023 This early Twenties photograph of the cotton gin on Hazel, between First and Second, was made by L.D. Oaks.
Right now, I don’t care if I never have anything else sweet to eat. I can just about close my eyes and see and smell a big old pot of Great Northern beans boiling on the stove… to be eaten with cornbread and pickle relish.
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government shall be upon his shoulder and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” -Isaiah 9:6 We are living in a period of uncertainty. With all going on in the world around us, we take this moment to pause and commemorate a remarkable birth; the greatest birth.
Corning City Council meets second Monday of each month, 6:00 p.m., in City Hall. Clay County Quorum Court, Third Monday each month, 7:00 p.m., alternating between Corning and Piggott courthouses.
Arkansas county music entertainer Cory Jackson appeared at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center for a benefit concert for the Corning Swimming Pool on Friday, Dec. 9. Jackson who was to appear at the Hop Alley Rally, an annual Growing Corning Together event, was unable to entertain due to inclement weather and a blown transformer downtown. GCT President George Lowe and the entertainer agreed that a concert to benefit the pool would be a good way for Jackson to honor his contract with the nonprofit.
