Williams Baptist University has released the names of students on the President’s and Dean’s Lists for the 2024 fall semester. The President’s List includes those full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average, while the Dean’s List consists of those with at least a 3.5 GPA. WBU is a private, Christian university in Walnut Ridge, Ark.
The Corning School Board met in a special called meeting on Monday, Feb. 24 at 5:00. All members were present. The board approved the Proposed Budget of Expenditures with Tax Levy for Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2026 to and including June 30, 2027 and to approve Sample Ballot for the May election. In other business, the board approved a student legal transfer to Oak Grove. There being no further business, President Scobey adjourned the meeting.
The Corning Middle School GT students attended the Story Store at WBU on Feb. 27. Easton Jett, the regional winner, had an excerpt of his story as a part of the Story Store production.
A Rector man was arrested on multiple charges after law enforcement responded to a report of a male subject with a knife outside a residence, according to the Clay County Sheriff’s Department.
Former residents of Corning and alumni of Corning High School have an opportunity to give back by contributing to a scholarship fund for the CHS Class of 2025.
Authorities have made a second arrest in connection to a months-long investigation into a residential break-in in Corning.
A Corning woman was arrested following a months-long investigation into a residential break-in, according to the Corning Police Department.