October 2023

Thrice is nice for 3x Pick the Winner

October 11, 2023

It was a tight contest in the Pick the Winner game for the game week of Sept. 29, the Corning @ Cedar Ridge matchup. Whenthelastgameshadbeenplayedand the last whistle blown, Gala Blanchard won Pick the Winner contest for the third time this season, in a three-way tie with 16 correct game picks. Game participants Todd Couch and Rhonda Sollis also selected 16 correct games, but it was Blanchard’s tie-breaker number for the Corning-Cedar Ridge game that put her in the winner’s circle to receive $50.

October 11, 2023

Every year the Corning Lions Club gives away $10,000 with proceeds from their annual raffle ticket sales. Their fundraising effort goes to sight conservation. Only 200 tickets, each a $100 donation, will be sold to be given away Saturday, October 28, 2023. Participants do not have to be present to win. Tickets are available from Lions members or at Red Taylor Ford.

Corning FFA shines at NEA District Fair Rabbit Show

October 11, 2023

Corning FFA members earned several places in the NEA District Fair Rabbit Show on Wednesday, Sept. 27. Loreli White won 1st place with her Holland Lop and was also awarded Best of Breed. Three of the young ladies placed with their Polish rabbits. Abby Staggs won 3rd place. Julie Nipper earned 4th place and Taytum Whitley came in 7th place.

CHS Girl’s Tennis Team aces Districts

October 11, 2023

The Corning Girl’s Tennis team showed up and showed out at the 2023 District Tennis Tournament walking away with District Doubles Champions and All-District Tournament titles and becoming District Runner-Up.

October 11, 2023

86.9 Percent of Schools Earned the Same Letter Grade or Higher LITTLE ROCK – According to the accountability reports released today by the Arkansas Department of Education, 86.9 percent of schools earned the same letter grade or a higher grade in 2023. Letter grades reflect a school’s overall performance.

Probable cause hearing for women charged in girls’ abuse

October 11, 2023

Appearing before Judge Skip Mooney from Jonesboro in District Court in the Eastern District of Clay County on Sept. 28, 2023, were Rhonda Michelle Parks, 42, of Piggott, and Anita Joyce Parks, 69, of Piggott. Their attorney, James Hensley of Conway, stated he wished to represent both defendants and present their cases together which was honored by Judge Mooney.

Cats earn purr-fect Homecoming win against Marshall Bobcats

October 4, 2023

The Lowe Down

October 4, 2023

Sleeping on a front porch during warm nights in Kansas City, a young nine-yearold boy was living the dream. It was the 1940’s when my dad would rise in the predawn hours to roll his newspapers and prepare to ride his bicycle to throw papers onto subscribers’ front porches.

Grand Champions awarded at NEA District Fair

October 4, 2023

Long hours of hard work and determination paid off for two Corning FFA members, Danny Crossno and Julie Nipper, as they were awarded various Grand Champion awards at the NEA District Fair. Crossno earned Grand Champion Senior Showmanship, Grand Champion Market Goat, Heavyweight Division Grand Champion, Heavyweight Division Reserve Champion, two First in Class Wins, and one Second in Class Win.

Local songwriter published on major label debut

October 4, 2023

Corning, AR - Singer- songwriter Ricky Montgomery makes his major label debut with Rick, out this Friday, September 29th via Warner Records. The album will feature “Ethan’s Song”, a track written by Ethan Williams, of Corning, with Montgomery. The public may listen to Ethan’s Song at https://snip.ly/ cngvjc Williams met Montgomery in 2012 while the two were studying abroad in Canterbury, England. Their love of creating music sparked a lifelong friendship, and Williams is proud to contribute to his friend’s album. “I hope the positive message of the song will resonate both with Ricky’s fans worldwide as well as with folks from my home state of Arkansas,” says Williams. When asked by Wonderland Magazine (https://www.wond erlandmagazine. com/2023/07/28/newnoise- ricky-montgomery/) which new songs he was particularly proud of, Montgomery answered with “Black Fins”, “Sometimes I Need To Be Alone”, and “Ethan’s Song”.