Time has flown by for me since my last Welcome Center update. Over this past month I have been out and about working at mobile Welcome Centers from the AAA Great Vacations Travel Expo in Columbus, Ohio to the Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock to right here in Corning during the Harvest Festival.
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas legislature has tried to apply lessons learned by other states when it enacted school safety laws over the past several years. The legislature also applied the best practices recommended by the School Safety Commission in 2018 and 2022.
The Corning Bobcats hosted Buffalo Island Central on Thursday, Nov. 9 in their season opener losing to the Mustangs with a score of 40-26. Jakob Cox #10 was the lead scorer for the Bobcats scoring 8 points with two 2-pointers, a 3-point shot and going 1-2 at the free throw line. Luke Blanchard #4 and teammate Seth Green #14 each scored 6 points. Blanchard shot three 3-pointers while Green made three 2-pointers. Haydon Cox #33 added 4 points with a 3-pointer and free throw shot and Roman Davis made 2 points at the charity stripe.
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The Jr. Bobcats played BIC at home on Nov. 9 in their first outing of the season. The Mustangs pulled off the win; 30-20. Jake Vannada #24 was lead scorer for the Jr. Bobcats with 14 points in the form of seven 2-point shots. Brady Russom #2 scored a 3-pointer, Rex Shroud #4 was 2-2 at the charity stripe and Caden Sweaney #21 added a point for the Jr. Bobcats.
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March 5, 2024 marks primary season to select party nominees for the general election in Nov. 2024. Arkansans may not realize that the general election for Arkansas judicial races is also March 5. Per the Constitution, judicial races are nonpartisan. Both Republican and Democratic ballots will have the judicial candidates running for election. Arkansans will make the deciding vote for the justices sitting on the Arkansas Supreme Court.
This column was previously published in the Nov. 28, 2019 issue of the Clay County Courier and has been slightly edited.
Last Friday night we battled Mountain View for the 2023 State Championship and lost a very tough and physical game by the score of, 28-18. Mountain View scored first to go up 8-0 and we answered back with a scoring drive to make it, 8-6 and half. In the second half our defense really stood up and allowed our offense to score twice and take the lead 18-8 in the 4th quarter. Mountain View scored early in the 4th quarter to make the score 18-14. We had one more opportunity but wound up short, giving them the ball with 2:03 left and 90 yards to go. Mountain View seized the opportunity and scored to make the game 20-18 and then added another touchdown with under a minute to win 28-18.
12th grade - Emily Latrell 11th grade- Haley Cox 10th grade Taytum Whitley 9th grade- Laura Johnson Photo courtesy/Annie Williamson .