Corning man arrested following multi-person altercation
A Corning man was taken into custody Friday following an altercation involving multiple individuals, according to the Corning Police Department.
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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.
Community Events
June 5-Farmer’s Market, Wynn Park, 5 to 8 p.m.
Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge opens for Arkansas producers
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas soybean producers are invited to apply for the 15th annual Grow for the Green Soybean Yield Challenge (GFTG), a competition that rewards high yields, spotlights innovation and promotes best practices to benefit producers statewide. Applications are open through August 1, 2025.
Corning woman arrested for disorderly conduct, public intoxication
Officers with the Corning Police Department arrested a local woman on May 28 following a disturbance on West 2nd Street.
Clay County Sheriff’s Office executes search warrant, two arrested in Corning
On May 29 at approximately 4:43 p.m., the Clay County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at a residence located at 822 Ferguson Road in Corning.
Killing Clayton
Part 11: A False Mystery. Killing Clayton is a limited weekly column about a corrupt election, the assassination of possible Clay County namesake John Clayton, and the shadow it cast on Arkansas history.
Two arrested on drug charges outside convenience store
Two individuals from Ola, Arkansas, were arrested Wednesday after Corning Police officers discovered drugs and paraphernalia inside a parked vehicle at Casey’s General Store.
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.
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.”