From classrooms to healthcare, the state budget has a direct impact on our daily lives. Weeks before the legislative session begins, the General Assembly reviews the state’s current fiscal position and budget requests for the upcoming fiscal year.
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas is one of several states that have restricted their public retirement systems from investing in funds that refuse to trade in the stock of fossil fuel companies, energy companies, ammunition manufacturers and firearms makers.
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By ROY OCKERT, JR. During a recent appearance before a local civic club, two candidates for a state House of Representatives seat, one the incumbent and the other a former representative, argued against making Freedom of Information a part of the Arkansas Constitution.
Seniors Presley Martin, Katie Karr, and Kenlie Watson and Jr. Olivia Compton were recently selected as 3A-3 All Conference players for 2024. The Lady Cats had an outstanding season with only two returning starters and accomplished 21 wins, Conference Runner -Up, 1st National Bank Runner-up and a trip to Regionals. The Lady Bobcats were one game away from a trip to State.
The Corning Lady Bobcats defeated Sloan Hendrix in the first of two games on Monday, March 4 at home by a score of 7-4. The triumphant Bobcats jumped out to the lead in the bottom of the first inning after Presley Martin drew a walk, scoring 1 run. Gracie Townsend singled, scoring 2 runs, and an error scored 3 runs.
Bobcat Baseball started with a season opener against Marmaduke on Friday, March 1st. The Senior High Bobcats took charge at the plate and claimed the 14-4 victory. Junior Reid McMasters led the way going 2-3 with a triple and two RBIs. Cannon Cummings and Rodney Rapert and Cole Kemp contributed doubles to add runs on the board. Kemp went 2-2 with two RBIs and Rapert went 1-3 with two RBIs. Izaiah Hollowell also drove in two runs and Ty Price and Jake VanNada both drove in one run each.
The Bobcats snagged their second win yesterday in a come-from-behind victory against the Trumann Wildcats on Monday, March 4 at home. The Bobcats started out slow, trailing 6-0 going into the bottom of the second inning. The Bobcats battled in the bottom of the second to tie the game up 6-6. The Bobcats scored another in the third and added four more in the fifth inning to finish out their 11 runs. Trumann didn’t go down easy and came up with three more runs in the top of the sixth inning but it wasn’t enough to regain the lead and the Bobcats claimed the win 11-9.
Corning, along with the rest of the state of Arkansas is almost a month away from a total solar eclipse occurring on Monday, April 8, 2024. Arkansas will have at least 94% obscuration of the Sun and Corning will be in the path of 100% obscuration. The eclipse will occur when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth creating a 117.9-milewide shadow that will enter the southwest tip of Arkansas near De Queen at 1:46 p.m. Central Daylight Time. The shadow will move along a northeasterly path until it exits northeast Arkansas at approximately 2:00 p.m. The speed of the Moon’s shadow will accelerate from about 1,700 miles per hour to about 1,850 miles per hour. The period of total darkness for any particular location along the center of the path will be just over four minutes. Only two total eclipses have happened in Arkansas history, the first one occurred in 1834 and the other in 1918.
The Corning Bobcats traveled to Manila on Saturday, Feb. 24 to face the Gosnell Pirates in the Regional Consolation game. The Corning Sr. Boys defeated Gosnell; 74 -52. Corning earned 3rd place in the Regional Tournament.