The Corning Beautification Committee features 7th grade art students from Corning Middle School as Artists of the Month for March. Their artwork will be on display at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center for the public to enjoy during the month. Front Row: left to right - Emma King, Mattany Wright, Yadira Castro Back Row: left to right - Ella Orrick, Madelynn Boozer, Rowen Mosier, Malayna Isgriggs, Izabell Henry
Kindergarten Registration at Corning Park Elementary is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, 2022 from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM then 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM and on Thursday, March 17, 2022 from 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM. A child must be 5-years-old on or before August 1st of the current school year in order to enroll. Parent or legal guardian must be present in order to register a student. The following documents are required for registration: a current immunization official document, birth certificate, social security card, and a physical examination (within the last 2 years of the first day of school which is August 22). Please bring these documents when registering.
POCAHONTAS, AR – BRTC recently hosted the Middle Level and Senior Level District II FBLA competitions. Students from Randolph, Clay, Greene, Lawrence, Independence, Jackson, Craighead, Poinsett, Cross, Crittenden, St. Francis, and Mississippi counties were on the Pocahontas campus for the competitions.
LITTLE ROCK, AR – On March 15 & 16, landowners, farmers, ranchers, and those who serve agriculture throughout the state will gather for the 16th Arkansas Women in Agriculture Conference at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in Little Rock. Online registration for attendees and vendors is available at arwomeninag.org.
I think we all agree. Those ads are annoying, many like nails on a chalkboard. The more annoying they are, the more they are repeated. Or maybe it just seems that way. In an hour-long television program, we get 18 minutes of ads. They say that’s the price we pay for free viewing. Excuse me, but how can a cable or satellite bill of $60-$100 a month be considered free?
Weaving Wonders Wednesday, March 23 2-4 pm Free admission Join a park interpreter to experience hands-on how people here on the frontier of Arkansas made their own fabric! Learn how to weave on our tabletop loom, and take home your own cardboard loom project for a modest fee. This event is come-and-go, so drop in and out whenever you like! You’ve Got Mail Thursday, March 24 2-4 pm Free admission Join a park interpreter and journey back in time before the days of cell phones, e-mail, typewriters, and ink pens to learn how messages would have been written and sent in Davidsonville’s time.
Can you do project based learning in an elementary classroom? Is it possible when you have the same set of kids all day, but also have to teach reading and writing and social studies and science and social skills throughout the day as well? The answer is unequivocally yes, because project based learning really comes down to heightening student engagement with authenticity and purposeful work, and elementary students thrive on having purpose in their work as well.
Clay County Sheriff Terry Miller reports that on the evening of March 8, 2022 at approximately 8:25 p.m. Clay County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a possible homicide on Highway 49 just east of Rector. Upon deputies’ arrival, a male victim identified as Matthew Hale was found to be deceased. Sheriff Miller has requested assistance from the Arkansas State Police in the investigation. ASP CID investigators processed the scene and collected evidence at the residence. The investigation is ongoing and the body is being sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab. Sheriff Miller urges anyone with information on this incident to contact the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 870-598-2270.
The Corning School Board met at 5:00 p.m. on March 8, 2022 with all members present. The board approved the minutes and financial report. The resignations of Tyler Golden, Trisha Woodard, and Tim Harrison were accepted. The board approved the employments of current administrators Shelley Smith, Chad Hovis, Heather Clifton, and Shannon Fish for the 2022-2023 school year. Next the board approved the renewal of the OT and Speech Therapy Contract with NEA Therapy for the 2022- 2023 school year. An inventory deletion was approved followed by the approval of a purchase of a 2022 B/R Dump Trailer from Silver Line Trailers for $12,495.00. Superintendent Woolard shared information with the board concerning her discussions with BRTC about a Career Technical Center to serve Clay County, ESSER updates, and reminded the board of the time change to 7:00 p.m. for April-November meetings. There being no further business, President Turner adjourned the meeting.
Storms plagued northeast Arkansas and particularly Clay County on Sunday, March 6 into the early hours of Monday morning as cloud rotations and tornado warnings accompanied a cold front. Corning resident, Tonya Lunsford captured this tornado warned storm on Sunday evening from Hwy 67 W in Corning. Photo/Tonya Lunsford