Corning High School held the 2023 Senior Night for members of the Corning Bobcat Football Team, the Bobcat Band, the Corning Golf Team and the CHS Cheerleading Squad between the Jr. and Senior High football games against Rose Bud on Oct. 13 at Bobcat Stadium.
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It’s not uncommon for people to experience a range of emotions upon being diagnosed with cancer. Fear, sadness and even confusion are just a few of the feelings people may experience after receiving a cancer diagnosis. Eventually, those emotions tend to settle down, even if the questions about living with cancer are just beginning.
Our mothers, our sisters, our partners, our daughters, our friends… More than 2.3 million cases of breast cancer occur each year, making it the most common cancer among adults worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October and all year, we encourage everyone to raise awareness of the importance of breast self-exams and mammograms.
Cancer is an insidious disease that affects just about every part of the body, including the breasts. The World Cancer Research Fund International indicates there were more than 2.26 million new cases of breast cancer in women in 2020.
Family history is considered a risk factor for various diseases, and breast cancer is no exception. According to Cancer Research UK, having a first degree relative, which includes a mother, sister or daughter, diagnosed with breast cancer approximately doubles a woman’s risk for breast cancer. However, the American Cancer Society notes that only about 5 to 10 percent of breast cancer cases are thought to be hereditary. Hereditary cases of breast cancer are those that result directly from gene mutations passed on from a parent. The relatively small percentage of hereditary cases is important to note, as it means that the vast majority of women who are diagnosed with the disease have no family history of breast cancer.
Paving the way for a brighter future through education is a goal shared by many families. For parents in Arkansas, the Arkansas Brighter Future 529 Program is a valuable tool designed to help them save and invest in their children’s education.
At last Thursday’s meeting, Oct. 12, of the Legislative Joint Auditing Executive Committee, Senator Jimmy Hickey, Jr. (R-Texarkana) made his case for requesting an audit of the purchase of a $19K lectern by our governor’s office, along with a look at everything going back to June 1, 2022 that’s now protected by the new limits to the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. (Remember, the law limiting FOIA that passed during the special session in September was retroactive to June 1, 2022.)
LITTLE ROCK – Since last year enrollment has gone up at most of the publicly supported institutions of higher education in Arkansas. The academic year began about a month ago and headcounts for this year are based on enrollment as of the 11th day of class.
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