On August 26th, 2024, at 12:45 A.M., a Clay County deputy was leaving Corning P.D. when he noticed a vehicle being driven partially in the turn lane northbound on U.S. 67. The vehicle was behind a semi-truck. The deputy pulled out behind the vehicle and observed the vehicle swerve several times into the turn lane. The deputy thought the vehicle was going to pass the semi.
On August 25th, 2024, at approximately 5:10 A.M., a Clay County Deputy was sitting west of Corning at Cr 131 and U.S. 67 when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on U.S. 67. The deputy got behind a black Dodge Charger and paced it at 85 M.P.H. The deputy attempted to make a traffic stop, and the vehicle accelerated to over 100 M.P.H. As they entered Randolph County the vehicle turned its lights off. Clay County Dispatch notified Randolph County of a pursuit headed toward Pocahontas on U.S. 67. Pocahontas P.D. deployed spike strips at a bridge east of Pocahontas and was successful in deflating some of the tires on the vehicle. The vehicle finally came to a stop on U.S. 67 by Baltz Lake. The driver of the vehicle was a 16 year old juvenile from Rantoul, Illinois. The driver had no driver’s license or I.D. card.
The Corning Bobcat Volleyball girls traveled to Barton High School Tuesday night, Aug. 27 for their first conference match of the season.
Four students were winners of a backpack giveaway sponsored by Arkansas Farm Bureau after registering for the drawing during the Corning School District’s Back to School Bash on August 8, 2024. A boy and girl from each grade level group, K-6 and 7-12, were selected to receive a backpack. The winners for K-6 were Lynnox Ashby and Ryker Sweaney. In 7-12, the winners were Blaze George and Caden Sweaney.
This summer, Governor Sanders invited superintendents from across the state to discuss the mental health crisis facing our students. As a result of those meetings, our state has committed resources to help address this problem by creating a pilot program focused on restricting inschool cell phone use and increasing access to mental healthcare for our students. Our district was invited to participate in the program, and we are now focusing on the positive and negative effects it will have on our school, our families and communities, and most importantly, our students.
Sr. High Volleyball girls lost a heart breaker on Monday, Aug.
Arkansas Governor’s School has announced that 370 students completed the 45th edition of the program during summer 2024 at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville. Among the graduates is Kylee Skidmore, a senior at Corning High School.