Little Rock, Ark. – On December 4, Arkansas Citizens for Transparency submitted an initiated measure amending the Arkansas code to create the “Arkansas Government Transparency Act”; and to modernize, clarify and update the Freedom of Information Act of 1967 to Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin for approval for inclusion on the 2024 ballot.
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Celebrating 150 Years of the City of Corning & Clay County in 2023 From Courier files November 19, 1998 .
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For your reading enjoyment, we continue to publish Rambling Vines by the late Marylea Vines as she recalls events and names of Corning folks from many years ago. We are currently in the year 1989 My First Christmas program came as a First grader.
Freshman Nathan Davis won 4 of 5 chess matches at the NEA Educational Cooperative Senior High Chess Tournament on Monday, Dec. 4.
Corning High School junior high band members achieved the major milestone of being named to the Junior High All-Region Band. This individual competition is against all school sizes in the region through 6A. Rowan Moser earned 1st Band First Chair Trumpet, Yadira Castro - 1st Band Clarinet, Elise Yarborough - 2nd Band Tuba and Abby Russom - Alternate. Pictured are Junior High All-Region Band members: Yadira Castro - 1st Band Clarinet, Abby Russom Alternate, Rowan Moser -1st Band First Chair Trumpet, Elise Yarborough - 2nd Band Tuba.
Lady Bobcat Head Coach Jerry Songer won his 200th Corning basketball game and 515th total career win on Monday, Dec. 5 with the Lady Bobcat victory over Harrisburg at home. This is Songer’s 12th year at Corning, 32nd year of coaching and his 27th year as a head high school basketball coach. Before coming to Corning, he spent 20 years coaching in Missouri.
The Corning School Board met in special sessions on Tuesday, November 28, 2023 and on Friday, December 1, 2023 with all members present. The purpose of the special called meetings was to discuss funding for the new high school project. During the Tuesday meeting, the board voted to approve a millage increase of 5 mills to be placed on the ballot for the spring 2024 election and send the required information to be included on election documents to be prepared for publication. The board agreed to meet again on Friday, Dec 1, after the documents were prepared to complete all required resolutions and elections documents required by the state.