City pool opens with affordable fun for all ages
The Corning city pool is open for the summer season offering affordable fun for the entire community.
June 2025
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Bobcat Football to hold benefit golf tournament
The Corning Bobcat Football team will hold the Grip It & Rip It Benefit Golf Tournament on July 19. This is a 4-man scramble. There will be a 50/50 raffle, paid flights and a $100 hole sponsor. The cost will be $350 if sponsoring a team and hole. The tournament will be held at the Victory Lake Golf Course with registration starting at 7 a.m. and a shotgun start at 8 a.m. For more information contact Trevor Barajas at 870-323-0580 or Farrell Shelton at 636-575-7390.
Bobcat baseball players receive All State honors
Corning Bobcat baseball members Reid McMasters and Ty Price were recently selected for the 2025 2A All State team by the Arkansas Activities Association.
Report Cards available for pick up at Park Elementary
Corning Park Elementary will have report cards available on June 6 in the office from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kindergarten t-shirts may also be picked up during this time.
School Notes
Corning School District celebrated its dedicated staff this week with an End-of-Year Teacher Awards Luncheon and a heartfelt Retirement Reception, recognizing outstanding contributions and bidding farewell to cherished colleagues.
Growing Corning Together to bring back Corning’s 4th of July celebrations
On May 22, a new Facebook page called “Corning 4th of July Celebration” was created by Growing Corning Together, where they posted a video announcing that the nonprofit was going to revive and host the annual 4th of July Homecoming Picnic. This announcement comes after the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce, who has held this event since 1942 published in the January 15 edition of the Clay County Courier that they would no longer be hosting the event citing the difficulty of finding volunteers and, “The rising costs of organizing such events, coupled with the challenges of people taking vacations, school schedules and the natural progression of our community aging, have made it increasingly difficult to sustain these traditions.”
Structure fire causes significant damage to highway department shop
On May 28, the Corning Police Department responded to a reported structure fire at the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department District 10 shop, located on North Missouri Avenue.
Lance Owens announces candidacy
Lance Owens announced his intent to run for Position 1 in the 2nd Judicial District in the March 3, 2026, election. The district covers Clay,Craighead,Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi and Poinsett Counties. Judge Pamela Honecutt is not seeking re-election. “Ihaveworkedasanattorney for over three and a half decades and am licensed to practice in Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. I have represented clients in a wide variety of matters, including, but not limited to, family law, decedent’s estates and estate planning, personal injury, civil litigation, business law, creditor’s rights, and chapter 7 bankruptcy. I am the founder and managing partner of Owens, Mixon Heller, and Smith, P.A., better known as “OMG Law Firm”. Prior to starting that firm, I co-founded Marshall and Owens, P.A. in 1992. In 2017, I was appointed by the U.S. Trustee to the position of Chapter 7 Panel Trustee and continue to serve in that position. In that capacity, I preside over all Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in the Northern and Delta districts of Arkansas.
State Capitol Week in Review
Cities, counties, unincorporated communities and non-profit organizations have until July 31 to apply for grants of up to $1.5 million from the Arkansas Economic Development Commission.
House of Representatives
Each year on Memorial Day, Arkansans come together to honor the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation. We remember their courage, their dedication, and the deep debt of gratitude we owe to them and their families.