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FIRST SNOWFALL OF WINTER . . .

Corning residents woke up to a snow-covered ground on Thursday morning, Jan. 6 and the first snow of the winter. Residents in the area received 1-2 inches of snow depending upon their location. Students had their first AMI day after the Corning School District closed due to road conditions and some children enjoyed playing in the snow while it lasted.

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Chamber resumes luncheons

The Corning Chamber of Commerce held its first luncheon since March 2020 on Monday, Jan. 10 at the Parkview Restaurant in Corning. The organization halted the luncheons due to the pandemic. As the Chamber resumes their luncheons, as in the past, each meeting will be held in a local restaurant and will feature a guest speaker who will share information with attendees. There is a change to the date of the meetings to the second Monday of the month at 11:30 a.m.

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CORNING SCHOOL MENU – JANUARY 17-21

BREAKFAST: MONDAY: NO SCHOOL TUESDAY: Sausage Egg & Cheese Biscuit or Cereal, Fruit, Juice, Milk WEDNESDAY: Oatmeal or Cereal, Toast, Fruit, Juice, Milk THURSDAY: Sausage Bites or Cereal, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk FRIDAY: Breakfast Burrito or Cereal, Yogurt, Fruit, Juice, Milk LUNCH: MONDAY: NO SCHOOL TUESDAY: Chicken Taco, Fire Roasted Corn and Beans, Tossed Salad, Chocolate Pudding, Chilled Fruit WEDNESDAY: Spaghetti w/ Bosco Stick@CHS, Tossed Salad, Cali Veggies, Chilled Fruit THURSDAY: Pizza, Corn, Tossed Salad, Graham Cookie, Chilled Fruit FRIDAY: Chicken Nuggets, Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy@ CHS, Green Beans, Chilled Fruit .

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Election Commissioners to meet

The Clay County Election Commissioners will hold their monthly meeting on Friday, January 14, 2022, at 3:30 p.m. in the Corning Election Warehouse. This is a regular meeting to discuss plans for the upcoming election year. The public may attend. Please call the County Election Coordinator, Karen Cagle, at (870) 240-3295 if you have any questions regarding this meeting.

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ADE Selects 72 Applications to Receive $2.5 Million for New CTE Programs

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Education is pleased to announce that 72 applications have been selected to receive approximately $2.5 million in Career and Technical Education State Start-up Grants to assist with the development of new CTE programs of study. Of that amount, the ADE Office of Computer Science Education is providing $144,000 to CTE to fund five additional applications that have a computer science focus.

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New Covid guidance for Corning Sch Dist

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) issued changes in Covid-19 guidance on January 6, 2022. These changes were adopted by the Arkansas Department of Health as well as the Arkansas Department of Education and affect Arkansas school districts. This week the Corning School District released this new guidance to parents and school personnel.

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Altercation reported at Eastern District Courthouse

Chief Deputy Russ Latimer #2 reported in a statement submitted to the Clay County Courier that on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, Clay County deputies were dispatched to the Piggott Court House in reference to an altercation in the lobby by the front door. Latimer stated, “Upon my arrival at the courthouse in Piggott I spoke with two male individuals: Jordan Joyner of Missouri and Jason Sullins of Rector, AR. I also spoke with several witnesses in the lobby of the courthouse. After speaking with both Joyner and Sullins, I found out that they were both there to attend Eastern District Court for an unrelated issue. Deputy Robert White with the Clay County Sheriff’s Office collected all statements and after the statements were reviewed both parties were issued citations into Eastern District Court for Disorderly Conduct.”

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The Best Medicine

If you went to your health care provider and were given a prescription the provider stated was the” best medicine” on the market if taken as prescribed, would you get it filled and follow the instructions?

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Police Report

The following information was taken from the Corning Police Department radio logs for the week of January 3, 2022 – January 7, 2022. Monday, January 3, 2022 11:00 a.m.

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