May 2024

Aurora Borealis makes rare appearance over NEA

For the second time in a month, residents of Northeast Arkansas were looking skyward to see a rare celestial event. On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse occurred over the state with Corning in the pathway. On Friday, May 10, 2024, a powerful geomagnetic storm allowed sky gazers in Arkansas to see the Northern Lights. The major disturbance in Earth’s magnetic field caused by sunspots on the Sun enabled the aurora to be visible much further south than usual.

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Brandon Presley & Chris Jones Join Dirt Road Democrats PAC, Launch 2024Programming to Help Democrats Compete and Win In Tough Places

WASHINGTON – Thursday, May 16, 2024, Dirt Road Democrats PAC launched their 2024 programming, pledging to help build the infrastructure that allows Democrats to compete everywhere -- even when it’s an uphill battle.

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BRTC Holds Spring 2024 Commencement

POCAHONTAS, AR — Black River Technical College (BRTC) held its Spring 2024 Commencement on Thursday, May 9 at the Randolph County Development Center on the Pocahontas campus. The following local students graduated: Jenkins, Johnathan A., of Corning, AR; Associate of Science, Criminal Justice Finley, Madison N., of Corning, AR; Associate of Applied Science, Health Sciences Nursing Emphasis and Associate of General Studies, Associate of General Studies Spradling, Alexis K., of Corning, AR; Associate of Applied Science, Health Sciences Nursing Emphasis Banks, Shelby L., of Corning, AR; Associate of General Studies, Associate of General Studies Coleman, Madelynn E., of Corning, AR; Associate of General Studies, Associate of General Studies Johnson, Tigarre J., of Biggers, AR; Associate of General Studies, Associate of General Studies Phillips, Kelby M., of McDougal, AR; Associate of Applied Science, Health Sciences Nursing Emphasis Chilton, Danielle R., of Piggott, AR; Associate of General Studies, Associate of General Studies Binkley, Taylor E., of Rector, AR; Associate of Applied Science, Health Sciences Nursing Emphasis and Associate of General Studies, Associate of General Studies Ness, Rachel Y., of Rector, AR; Associate of Applied Science, Health Sciences Respiratory Emphasis

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Full Circle

Wars have been recorded since writing began. Even before writing, pictures were drawn and left of great battles, mostly in what we call the Middle East at this time in history.

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From courier files…

June 5, 2014 If you were counting heads of those attending the first session of Corning Public Library’s FIZZ BOOM READ 2014 program, June 3, you would have counted 119 youngsters packed into the special Children’s Reading Room. Along with these, 49 adults were present for this “standing room only” event that featured Magician Scott Davis.

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RAMBLING VINES

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 1990 I don’t know whatever possessed me to say I would do I, but I honest to goodness went up in an airplane last Thursday afternoon.

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