April 2024

Couch participates in The Last Dance

Jayce Couch participated in The Last Dance All Star Basketball Game on Saturday, March 22 hosted by GrindTime Development and SEMO Prep at the Poplar Bluff Middle School in Poplar Bluff at 6 p.m. The game included a 3-Point and Dunk Contest. Couch played under Coach Dontre Jenkins during the All Star Game and scored 15 points for “Team Red.”

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Chamber holds successful Business & Health Expo

The M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center was a hub of area businesses providing various services and products to area residents on Thursday, March 28. There were 23 businesses and vendors participating, including vision and glucose screenings at the annual Business and Health Expo hosted by the Corning Chamber of Commerce. The event was hosted from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. with free admission, and many door prizes and giveaways. The Lemonade House Grille was set up outside the community center serving attendees. The St. Bernard’s Mammography Mobile was also onsite, the Arkansas Workforce Mobile was available to assist with employment services, a blood drive was held by the American Red Cross, and the 1st Choice Healthcare Mobile was available to conduct weight, height and hearing checks. The Corning Gifted and Talented students were a part of the many businesses set up inside selling items for fundraising.

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Activities For Children

Using a globe, tennis ball and flashlight is a great way to demonstrate exactly how a solar eclipse works. Just turn off the lights and show how the flashlight can cast a shadow on the globe when the tennis ball passes in front of it like the moon passes in front of the sun.

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