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By PAM LOWE Clay County Courier The Clay County Quorum Court met with a light agenda for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Western District Courthouse in Corning at 7 p.m. Justices David Cagle and Neal “Poppy” Smith were not in attendance. With there being no new business to discuss, Judge Mike Patterson said, “We don’t have a lot on the agenda tonight and that’s kind of unusual, but the law requires that we have so many meetings a year and I’d just like to say that between the ice storm we had and the different temperatures we had in the roads, it’s been a very interesting few days.”

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The Corning School Board met on February 19, 2024 at 5:00 in the boardroom with all members present. The first items on the agenda were the approval of minutes followed by the financial report and the approval of the 2023 Legislative Audit. Next, the board accepted the resignations of Lindsay Corlee, Park paraprofessional, effective Jan. 5, 2024 and Lenora Leonard, cafeteria worker, effective Feb. 2, 2024. The board approved the employments of administrators Shelley Smith, Heather Clifton, John Hampton, Shannon Fish, and Chad Hovis for the 24-25 school year.

Local citizens in the Reyno community attended the second of four public meetings hosted by the Corning School District on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Reyno Community Center. The meeting allowed residents to learn more about the proposed millage increase on the ballot for the March 5, 2024 election. Superintendent Jennifer Woolard presented information regarding why the millage increase was necessary for the school district. She explained that the Corning High School buildings were constructed 57 years ago and there is concern that the structural integrity of the buildings could put Corning in facilities distress in the future as the buildings were not built for the safety concerns of the 21st century. Some of the major concerns cited by the state are issues with flooding, electrical, plumbing, and sewer systems.

Any Bobcat reader who gets a book from one of the many lending libraries in and around Corning who brings it to school to show Mrs. Mock or Mrs. Jessica Russom their stamped book will be rewarded with a surprise treat donated by Taco Bell, Sonic, and McDonald’s.

The Corning Chamber of Commerce met for its February meeting on Monday, February 12 at the American Dragon restaurant at 11:30 a.m. Vice President Gala Blanchard presided over the meeting and introduced Pam Lowe, editor of the Clay County Courier as the guest speaker.

Both lunar and solar eclipses have provided the basis for superstitions as well as a challenge for scientists and astronomers throughout the ages as they tried to predict when and where each eclipse would occur. EARLY RECORDINGS For ancient cultures, solar eclipses were important and noteworthy events, with the first recorded descriptions of them happening more than 2,000 years before the Christian era (B.C.E.) in China.