Former Police Chief Jimmy Leach retired as Corning’s Police Commissioner on Friday, June 30, 2023. The city of Corning hosted a retirement reception in his honor at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center. Mayor Greg Ahrent presented Leach with a plaque with a police officer statuette that read, “Presented to Chief Jimmy Leach for 25 years of dedicated service to the city of Corning, Arkansas and the Corning Police Department 2023.”
ADE’s Division of Higher Education to conditionally approve scholarships while Federal Government addresses FAFSA problems LITTLE ROCK — To ensure qualified Arkansas students do not experience a notification delay regarding much-needed scholarships, the Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Higher Education will conditionally approve state scholarships while the federal government addresses problems associated with the 20242025 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form. “There is no question that higher education serves an important role in success beyond high school, and for many students, furthering their education is not possible without state and federal financial assistance,” Dr.
An official route was designated for the Future Interstate 57 corridor between Walnut Ridge and the Missouri State Line on Tuesday, Oct. 24.
4th graders at Park Elementary recently read a nonfiction book, “Empires in the Middle Ages” while beginning a unit concerning The Middle Ages. Students are participating in discussions about the people, events and important ideas from that period. So far they have labeled a map and identified the modern-day countries that were a part of the Roman Empire. Next, students were put in groups and were given five event cards. Students discussed the events and each group sequenced the events on a timeline spanning the secular times of BCE and CE to accurately place their discussions of the Middle Ages in the context of time and their background knowledge. BCE refers to periods of time before the birth of Jesus Christ and CE refers to periods after the birth of Christ.
The Corning School District was offered 12.7 million by the state to build a new high school. The school district will ask voters to approve an increase of 5 mills on the March 5, 2024 ballot. The millage would help fund 38% of the project not funded by the state.
The Corning School Board met on January 8, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. with all members present.
After the city was awarded a matching grant amount in the amount of $250,000 from the Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, Outdoor Recreation Grant, the city work began on the Corning swimming pool.
MONDAY: Hamburger w/Cheese, Fries or Tots, Veggie Sticks, Fruit TUESDAY: Meatballs, Brown Gravy/Hot Roll, Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Fruit WEDNESDAY: Popcorn Chicken, Mac-n-Cheese, Cali-Blend Veggies, Veggie Juice, Fruit THURSDAY: Pizza Sticks, Salad, Cucumbers, Fruit FRIDAY: Chili/Crackers, Cheese Stick, Carrot Stick, Applesauce, Cinnamon Roll
Chamber hosts public meeting to address picnic & community role Amanda Wiedeman, President of the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce fielded questions from citizens at a public meeting held on Thursday, July 27. The goal of the meeting was twofold; to inform residents about the Chamber and its role in the community, as well as to garner ideas about ways to improve the annual 4th of July picnic.
Hot take: If you’re a teacher, your job is not to get 100% participation from your students. Your job is to keep giving them opportunities to succeed.