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Corning Middle School held the annual district spelling bee on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, in the high school auditorium. The participants consisted of grades 5-8. Corning will host the County Spelling Bee this year. The top 3 Corning spellers that will compete in the County Spelling Bee and the Alternate from left to right are: Karson McCollum- alternate, Adalynn Moser, Rowan Moser, and Gracie Townsend The group of contestants participating in the spelling bee were: Front row left to right: Payton Buckhanan, Mabri Thompson, Natalee Morrow, Yadira Castro, Alyiah Archer, Adalynn Moser, Asa McNabb Second row left to right: Levi Vanderburg, Lillie Allen, Alynni Allen, Neveah Neal, Coraline Yancy, Lane Lucas, Sebastian Conner Back Row left to right: Jordan Trinkle, Michael Rogers, Karson McCollum, Macy Bauschlicher, Rowan Moser, Gracie Townsend, Charlie Haines, Maddie Stevens, Henry Pyle Not pictured- Jackson Jett

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Seventeen-year-old Mollie Thompson comes from a strong military lineage and is the descendant of a Spanish-American War veteran that is buried in the Corning Cemetery. Her great-great-greatgrandfather, Thomas Ulper Grant Lamb, known as Grant, entered the Spanish American War when it broke out in 1898. Grant left his family in Vincennes, Indiana to be a soldier and was sent to Cuba to fight in the war. He died March 1, 1937, in Little Rock of malignancy of the left femur. Before his death he was an Elder and pastored in the Mis- whelmed and desperate.

We, as most people, tend to look at ourselves first and including our most intimate circle as being exceptional, maybe a just bit more successful, a little smarter. Don’t worry, it has been a standard for Homo-sapiens for several thousand years.

Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund, or ASPSF, congratulates the Fall 2022 Arkansas Northeastern College scholarship recipients. Thanks to the support of local donors and state funding, ASPSF awarded scholarships to 61 single parents pursuing associate degrees, bachelor’s degrees, and skilled-trade certificates across Northeast Arkansas.

Corning Veterinarian Dr. Ginger Segraves had a busy day as the guest speaker at the November Chamber of Commerce Luncheon on Monday, Nov. 14 at El Acapulco Restaurant and also attending the city council meeting that evening. Accompanying her at the luncheon was Austin Johnson with MyZouy Rescue. Johnson handles the social media for the nonprofit.