Young people participating in the 2023 Summer Reading Program “All Together Now” kept track of the books they read beginning on June 6. The readers turned in their reading logs by July 11. Pictured are some of the readers with their bag of prizes.
The Legislature’s Joint Education Committee on Monday recommended approval of proposed emergency rules that will govern the state’s new school voucher program. The recommendation will next be considered by the Arkansas Legislative Council’s executive subcommittee Thursday. Created under the LEARNS Act, the Educational Freedom Account program provides up to 90% of the annual per-student funding rate for use on allowable education expenses, including private-school tuition. EFA funding for the 20232024 school year will be about $6,660 per child.
MONDAY: Pizza, Corn, Carrot Sticks, Fruit TUESDAY: Hot Dog, Cheese Stick, Veggie Juice, Veggie Sticks, Fruit WEDNESDAY: Turkey Wrap, Chips, Lettuce/Tomato, Pickle Spears, Fruit THURSDAY: Ham Sandwich, Lettuce/Tomatto, Veggie Juice, Fruit FRIDAY: Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich, Veggies Sticks, Veggie Juice, Fruit
The Northeast Arkansas Education Cooperative will destroy the records of students who transitioned, moved, or for any other reason left the ABC, Special Education, or HIPPY Programs in the 2015-2016. The records will be destroyed on October 1, 2023.
With the 2023-24 school year around the corner, Growing Corning Together is looking to alleviate the cost of school clothes for local families. The nonprofit is hosting the first Kids Clothing Trade Day for students attending Corning schools and Clay County families on August 5 from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. The city of Corning has provided the location, the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center, for the event.
The Corning School Board met July 13, 2023 with all members present. The board approved the June meeting minutes and financial report as presented.
As the Clay County Courier came out in the newspaper racks last Thursday and arrived in the local mail on Friday, July 14, many people learned of the closing of Corning and J.V. Rockwell Publishing Companies. The history of Corning Publishing began in 1966 after the Rockwell’s purchased the Clay County Courier in 1962. Then J.V.R. was formed in 1980. The Clay County Courier was the beginning and foundation of what would become two publishing companies that distributed publications across the United States.
The Board of the Corning Chamber of Commerce is hosting a public meeting on Thursday, July 27 at 6:00 p.m. at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center to invite citizens to shape the future of the Corning 4th of July Homecoming Picnic.
There was a single ordinance on the agenda to be considered by the Clay County Quorum Court during the July meeting on Monday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at the Eastern District Courthouse in Piggott. Ordinance 2023-17 was an appropriation ordinance to amend the Clay County Annual Budget Ordinance 2022-35 and to appropriate professional development recognition payments and for other purposes. The Professional Development Recognition Payments funded by the State of Arkansas are to qualifying personnel who actively work with property taxes. The lump sum payment of a professional development recognition payment shall not be incorporated into the county base pay of a constitutional officer or a county employee for future salary adjustments. It is subject o withholding or all applicable state and federal taxes, but not subject to retirement benefits. The professional development recognition payments shall not be construed to be part of a county officer’s compensation.
Corning Bobcats Jayce Couch, Haydon Cox and Peyton Cartwright participated in the Reebok Basketball Tournament Series in Cape Girardeau last week. The players were featured on the tournament Facebook page.