Shelby Boyd is a 2021 graduate of Rector High School and is seeking a degree in nursing. The Clay County Electric Cooperative Corporation Member Scholarship funded by Clay County Electric Cooperative Corporation is made possible through the 2023 BRTC Foundation Golf Tournament headlined by Proventus.
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 have spent considerable time since last weekend searching for my kitchen curtains.
A class photo from Norma J. Hartwig Haag of St.
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Gala Blanchard won the Pick the Winner contest for the second time this season. Last week she won Week 6 by selecting 13 correct winning teams out of the 15 game picks. She previously won the contest in Week 2.
The Clay County Board of Election Commissioners will be administering the L&A/ Public Test on Saturday, October 12, beginning at 10:00 a.m. This will be held in the Election Warehouse on SW Second Street in Corning. The public is welcome to attend. For more information regarding this testing, please call the County Election Coordinator, Karen Cagle, at (870) 240-3295.
On September 26, 2024, Corning Dispatch received a phone call from the Jackson Police Department in Tennessee of a possible kidnapping of an adult female in their city. The officer advised that the suspect and the victim may possibly be in the Corning area. The officer also advised that the suspect was armed with a knife that was used in the kidnapping. Officers with the Corning Police Department located the suspect vehicle, a red Dodge Ram pickup with Tennessee tags at the Parkview Motel. Officers were then able to take the suspect into custody without incident. The victim was taken to an area hospital. 32 year old Calvin Wilkes Jr. of Tennessee, was arrested and charged with §5-11-102 Kidnapping a Class Y Felony and §514-103 Rape a Class Y Felony and taken to the Clay County Detention Center. On September 28, 2024, District Judge Dan Stidham ordered Mr. Wilkes to be held without bond.
08/01/2024: Tyrone Pittman of Kennett, MO was cited for No Driving License, No Insurance. 08/01/2024: Michael Flores of Rector was cited for Failure to Register Vehicle 1st offense.
CORNING, Ark. – G&H Decoys has relocated its headquarters and manufacturing operations to Corning, Arkansas with plans to create 77 new jobs in the region. The company is investing more than $2.1 million to relocate and establish its new manufacturing facility in Arkansas.