The day finally arrived for local children and residents to enjoy the newly renovated Corning Swimming Pool on Friday, June 14, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. Pool hours are the summer are: Monday – Saturday from 11:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. and on Sundays the pool is open from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. with a $1 entry fee. The first week of swimming is free due to generous donations.
Prayers for the Ahrent family as Betty Ahrent is recovering from surgery after a fall and Herbert Ahrent, who now lives in Little Rock, is having some health issues. Continual prayers are requested for Casey Redmon who is battling cancer.
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas teacher salaries went up 3.2 percent last year, to an average of $54,309. That ranked Arkansas 45th in the country.
Women have been part of the American military narrative since the Revolutionary War, initially serving as nurses, spies, and support staff. Today, they are integral to every branch of the armed forces, serving in roles that span from combat pilots to intelligence analysts.
COM A lawsuit filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court late Friday challenges the constitutionality of Arkansas’ new school voucher program and asks a judge to block its enforcement. Created through the LEARNS Act, a 2023 law that made wide-ranging changes to the state’s education system, the Educational Freedom Account Program provides state funds for allowable For fiscal year 2025, $97.5 million has been appropriated for the state’s voucher program. Lawmakers approved a $65.8 million increase for the program during this year’s fiscal session (https:// arkansasadvocate. com/2024/04/09/ arkansas-fiscal-sess ion - beg ins- t h i s week-proposed-budget- expected-to-passwith- few-changes/). A Department of Finance and Administration official told lawmakers last year that the EFA program could cost $175 million its third year (https:// arkansasadvocate. com/2023/03/02/ arkansas-house-approves- governors-edu cation-legislation-sends-back-to-senate/) More than 5,400 students participated in the first year of the program. Participation will be capped at about 14,000 students for the 2024-2025 school year. Around $6,600 in state funding was available to students last year. That will increase to nearly $6,900 this year.
Asbestos use was widespread in the U.S. military during the 20th century, reaching its peak during the Second World War WWII war effort, when large amounts of accessible materials were required to produce military equipment.
POCAHONTAS, AR — Black River Technical College (BRTC) will host a Red Cross Blood Drive from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 17 in the Randolph County Development Center located at 1410 Hwy. 304 East on the Pocahontas campus.
The term consciousness is so very relative in definition. If I was to approach you and to ask you point blank, “Are you conscious?” You would probably say, “Well, yes.” But were I to ask you, “How far do you think we have traveled in the last minute?” would you look at me as if I was insane, or even just touched? Or would you say, “Oh, well, probably about 1,116.6666 miles.” The term consciousness is at the center of a long and highly debated subject by scientists the world over.
The Corning Beautification Committee is pleased to present the artwork of Verla Huffman as Artist of the Month for June. Verla, who is called Birdie by her friends and family, is married to Paul Huffman. She works with Brice Taylor and has been painting for a little over a decade. “My first painting was eleven years ago. I realized while l was painting that picture l was smiling and I was happy, and to me that’s what it’s all about,” she said. “That’s why l like to paint especially with my grandchildren.”
POCAHONTAS, AR —The Arkansas Community Development Society (ACDS) recently awarded Graycen Bigger with the 2024 Community Development Achievement Award. According to the ACDS, the purpose of the Community Development Achievement Award is to “recognize an individual for his or her excellence in the practice of community development.”