Corning School District honored their custodians on Thursday for National Custodian Day. Honored were Mr. Doug and Ms. LeeAnn from Corning Middle School and Corning High School. Also honored were Park Elementary custodians, Ms. Kelly, Mr. Donny and Mr. Nick. The schools spoke on how grateful they are for their hard work behind the scenes to keep the schools safe and clean.
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Ms. Katie Cole was chosen as the CMS Staff Spotlight. This award is voted on by the entire Corning Middle School faculty and student body. The CMS Staff Spotlight is sponsored by Lynn Masterson at Third Street Boutique.
Editor’s note: Last week’s article about Corning City Council meetings was inadvertently cut off in print. Below is the full story in its entirety.
Over the past two months construction has been taking place at Zak’s Car Wash on US 67. The exterior of the building and the inside of the wash bays have a fresh coat of white paint with the ceilings replaced with new white sheet metal. The roof was also replaced, this time with red metal instead of blue with the building trimmed in black. Each of the wash bays has new lighting installed to help with visibility at night for the 24hour facility with branded signage adhered to the walls. The central bay with the automatic car wash has been torn out and replaced with a brand-new system equipped with blowers/dryers.
MMRS, LLC out of Paragould has been working on replacing sewer lines in southern Corning, pictured here shows their work at the intersection of Southwest 4th Street and Lucien Aveune. In addition to the improvements on Southwest 4th Street, they will also be replacing sewer lines in the alleys of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Streets in the general area. The City of Corning put out bids for the wastewater collection system improvements on June 4, 2024 and MMRS, LLC won the bid for the project.
The annual Clay County Fair pageants are scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 6, at the Commercial Exhibit Building on the Clay County Fairgrounds in Piggott.
On Sunday, July 6 the First United Methodist Church in Corning and Pocahontas welcomed the Reverend George Odell as their new pastor. Pocahontas FUMC was previously served by Rev. Pat Bodenhamer from July 2019 to June of this year when she decided to take a leave of absence. She has recently completed the non-traditional certification teacher’s exam and will be the seventh and eighth grade English teacher at Pocahontas Junior High School. Corning FUMC was previously served by Rev. Lisa Girard from July 2022 until February of this year when she resigned due to health reasons. As part of this shared pastorate, service times will be changing for both churches. At Corning, the new time will be 8:30 a.m. and at Pocahontas, 10:15 a.m.
Park Elementary receives new paint job
Tucked away on Washington Street, Simply Floral has been a beloved part of the Corning community for years, providing fresh flowers, plants, tuxedos, silks and unique gifts. Owner Kim Hunt has dedicated herself to keeping the shop’s personal touch alive, ensuring that each customer leaves with something special.