MONDAY: Chicken Strips, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Hot Roll, Fruit TUESDAY: Pepperoni Pizza or Cheese Pizza, Salad, Veggie Sticks, Fruit WEDNESDAY: Chicken Sandwich, Potato Wedges, Baked Beans, Fruit THURSDAY: Beef Steak Finger , Cali-Blend Veggies, Mashed Potatoes, Hot Roll, Fruit FRIDAY: Nachos, Lettuce/Tomato, Pinto Beans, Fruit
last week and told the men working there, “I am still very upset about this but since it is obvious that it is soon going to be a thing of the past, could I possibly have a couple bricks as keepsakes?” They gave me two clean brisk and I took them home, dated them 19091990, and will use them as door stops. I still can’t figure out how other towns can repair and have businesses in some buildings just as old as what we are tearing down, but we can’t, no siree, we have to start from the ground up… Remember the condition of the Fourth street school not too many years ago… they were about to tear it down… we came out of that repair job in beautiful shape.
October 18, 2014 Coming to town on a Saturday afternoon was a treat for everyone including these four young ladies pictured at Fitzgerald Drug Store in 1953. Lola Brewer (Holyfield), Betty Brewer (Stevens), Eula Brewer (Higgins) and Margaret Ruff (Brewer) were enjoying an ice cream treat when this photo was taken (probably with a Brownie Hawkeye camera).
According to Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole, the court date for Joyce Parks and Rhonda Parks has been postponed to April 12 at the request of their attorney. The Piggott Police Department obtained felony warrants for the two women on Sept. 19, 2023, for first degree false imprisonment, terroristic threatening and third degree domestic battery involving two juveniles.
12/01/2023: Billy Brewer of Piggott was cited for Hazardous Driving. 12/02/2023: Trucker Flood of Kennett, MO was arrested for Failure to Appear on Failure to Pay Registration Fees.
It’s time for Poll Worker training. In order to work at a poll in any election for the next 2 years, you must attend one of these 2 scheduled trainings. Training is only good for 2 years. The first training will be Saturday, January 27, at the Piggott Community Center. The training will start at 1:00 p.m. and continue until completed. The second training will be held at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center in Corning on Saturday, February 3 from 1:00 p.m. until completed. Please contact the County Election Coordinator, Karen Cagle, at (870) 240-3295 for more information.
The Corning Police Department now has a police station they can be proud to inhabit that is tailored to their law enforcement needs and requirements. The Corning City Council voted last May to move the police department from 308 W. Main Street into a cityowned structure at 2300 Main Street in Corning. With the exception of a few odds and ends, Corning Police Chief Blaine McClung states the local police department has moved into their new location. There are a few exterior projects that are being completed. Mc-Clung gave the Courier a tour on Wednesday, January 11 of the remodeled building that he designed to create a structure to fit the needs of the department and also an ambulance service. “I took the blueprints and I drew up what we wanted. So I designed all of it,” he said.
The year 2023 was a special one not only for the city of Corning, but also Clay County and the Clay County Courier, as all three celebrated their 150th anniversary within the year. The 150th birthday of the city of Corning was Sunday, February 5, 2023.
The Senate Committee on Education and the House Committee on Education met at 1:30 PM on Monday, January 8, marking their first meeting of 2024 and kicking off the biennial adequacy study process. Every interim for the last two decades, the education committees have been charged with taking a close look at our state’s education system, determining how the state can better ensure an “adequate education” to all Arkansas public school students, and reporting their findings and recommendations to the full legislature in advance of the next regular session— in this case, the 2025 Regular Session of the 95th Arkansas General Assembly, set to begin Monday, January 13, 2025.
Clay County celebrated it’s 150th anniversary on Friday, March 24 with a proclamation read by County Judge Mike Patterson honoring the birthdate of Clay County, March 23, 1873 and declaring the year from March 24, 2023 through March 24, 2024 as the period for residents of Clay County to celebrate the sesquicentennial. After the courthouse ceremonies, the 10Box in Corning, and the Harps stores in Piggott and Rector served cake from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to honor the occasion.