07/01/2024: Jared Berry of Marmaduke was arrested for Felony Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of a Controlled Substance Meth. 07/01/2024: Matthew Sweaney of Knobel was arrested for Driving on suspended Driver’s License, No Seat Belt.
The Clay County Fair has added a new event to its schedule as fair goers enjoy Barrel Races that will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 10 with training beginning at 5 p.m. and the show starting at 7:30 p.m. Some of the events performed will be training barrels, peewee barrels for children eight and under, youth 3D, adult 3D sidepot and open 4D barrels. A negative coggins is required.
Arkansas Farm Bureau’s (ArFB) held its 76th annual Officers and Leaders Conference on July 25 - 26 at the Red Wolf Convention Center in Jonesboro. The theme for the event was Breaking New Boundaries, and featured professional development sessions, commodity division meetings, recognition of outstanding Young Farmer & Rancher families and culminated with a keynote from Dr. Cliff E. Jones, deputy director of the Arkansas State University Delta Center for Economic Development. More than 500 Farm Bureau leaders attended the event, including Keith and Sabrina Woolverton of Piggott, Agency Manager Cliff Gifford, and Mark Coleman, County Board President of Corning and Maddie Coleman who represented Clay County at the annual Women’s Conference held on Friday afternoon and Saturday.
The 2024 Clay County Fair will commence with the usual pageants on Saturday, Sept. 7, although the majority of events are being held Wednesday through Saturday, Sept. 11 to 14 with the parade set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10.
The 44th annual Maynard Pioneer Days is set Thursday, Sept. 12 through Saturday, Sept. 14. It will begin with “School Night” at 5 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 12, at the Pioneer Park and Museum. The festivities continue on Friday with a chicken ‘n dumpling or hamburger plate served at 5 p.m., baked goods contest, auction and a free concert by Cory Jackson at 7 p.m. The annual parade is set for 10 a.m. on Saturday. There will also be crafts, concessions, blacksmithing demonstrations, bounce house, and music from Dixon Street. For more information call: 870-6472701.
September 30, 1999 cWhat football player or fan wouldn’t be inspired by these intermediate cheerleaders, who believe its never to early to begin training? The trio consists of, from left, Libby, four, daugter of Doug and Glenna Lane, Corning; Emily, five months old, and sister, Madison, two-and-one-half years old, daughters of Jim and Shannon Ermert, Corning. .
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 School has been going on for nearly two weeks now and most of the children are reconciled to the fact that they have to be there.
We always hear a lot about family values during election years when politicians are out on the campaign trail as they try to introduce themselves to voters. The term has been used so often that I wonder if people have become numb to the significance of its meaning, such as when people overuse the word, love.
The construction projects on the Corning Y, Knobel Y and the Beech Grove Y are still on the books to begin in October according to ARDOT District 10 Engineer, Shane Wood. “We’re trying to finish up with our summer asphalt while we can. Then we’ll start on that project,” he said. “So, it’s still the same schedule as what we had before. We expect each one of those properties to take a month or so to complete, and once we start, we’ll probably go to the Corning Y first. I suspect we’ll have it done hopefully by the end of the year.” Wood said because it’s not a continuous cycle there are other things they get pulled off to work on. “Hopefully, it should go smooth. We went out there and looked, I don’t see any major issues or problems with it, so, it should be relatively straightforward,” he said.
The Courier’s annual Pick the Winner Contest is off and running with Glenda Moore selecting the most correct winning teams with 9 games. Her winning entry is from Week 1, when the Bobcats played Lee Academy.