We are less than a week away from the 2025 Corning High School Graduation and I want to take this time to say a few words to our graduating seniors, their families and our community. As we educators prepare for graduation, we reflect on the previous years with fondness and hope that we have equipped our seniors for life after high school. We hope we have done enough; that they are ready to step into this new world and thrive.
A Corning man was arrested Tuesday following a domestic disturbance on West Main Street, according to the Corning Police Department.
The Corning Police Department, in collaboration with the Arkansas State Police and Arkansas Probation and Parole, conducted a series of probation searches on April 29 within the city limits as part of an ongoing narcotics investigation.
There’s something sacred about the kitchen on Mother’s Day. It’s a room that turns into a sanctuary, filled with the smell of baking sugar, laughter from little ones and memories that rise like steam from a favorite family recipe. And while everyone believes their mom is the supreme mom—and hey, I get it—I have to gently break the news: I have the best.
The following is a letter sent to Fred Martin (several years ago) by Louis Decker, Valedictorian CHS in 1950, remembering some history of downtown Corning.
This is Arkansas Tourism Week, May 3-9, which reminds me of the one and only vacation that our family ever took. We never had the money for such things and most of the time didn’t have a car that was capable of making much of a trip. But, even if we had been able to afford a trip every year and had owned the finest vehicle made, one trip would have still been enough for our folks. We nearly drove them out of their minds, and we only went up to Southern Illinois… a trip that can be made between suns in today’s high-speed automobiles.
Rita McClintock, 76, of Corning, passed away on April 28, 2025, at Corning Therapy and Living Center in Corning. Survivors include her sisters Marie Frith, Ann Matheny, Karen Soloman, and Sandy Park; and several cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband Gordon McClintock; son Larry Wayne Lamborn; parents Hewett and Elsie Park; and sister Stella Hager. The family will conduct a memorial service at a later date. Online condolences:www.ermertfuneralhome.com
May 10-Hop Alley Rally, 2nd Street, Downtown Corning. Event starts at 9 a.m.
