School Notes
Many of you, like me, are anxiously waiting to see progress on the construction of the new high school. For most of the summer I have joked that this project is testing my patience like nothing before.
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Corning School Menu
September 23rd - September 27th MONDAY: Muffin, Yogurt TUESDAY: Breakfast Pizza, Yogurt WEDNESDAY: Pop Tart, Yogurt THURSDAY: Breakfast Burrito FRIDAY: Banana Bread, Yogurt Cereal available daily. Fruit, Juice, 2 Milk choices served daily Lunch MONDAY: Chicken Nuggets, Hot Roll, Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Broccoli, Peaches TUESDAY: Burrito, Pinto Beans, Corn, Sidekicks, Graham Cookie WEDNESDAY: Hot Dog, Tator Tots, Baked Beans, Jello THURSDAY: Macaroni & Cheese, Green Peas, Cooked Carrots, Orange Slices FRIDAY: Spaghetti, Breadstick, Green Breans, Salad, Spiced Apples 2 choices of milk available daily .
Park Students “Make Their Mark”
Mrs. Lindsey’s counseling classes at Park Elementary are commemorating Dot Day during the month of September in honor of International Dot Day that was Friday, September 15. Dot Day is celebrated around the world to commend creativity, collaboration, and courage. It’s named after the book The Dot written by Peter H. Reynolds and is about a girl who discovers herself after a teacher challenges her to “make her mark”.
Clay County Farm Bureau donates school supplies to local schools
Farm Bureau of Clay County recently made donations of school supplies to two area schools, Rector Elementary and Piggott Elementary. .
Hard work pays off as Corning FFA earns fair ribbons
Corning FFA students work diligently to maintain their show animals, work with them daily, as well as study for showmanship. All that hard work paid off at the Clay County Fair as students earned multiple ribbons.
THE POWER OF PRAYER
Bill Ennis will be undergoing brain surgery on Thursday, Sept.26 to remove a growth that was discovered on a pet scan after receiving his prostate cancer diagnosis. Requests have been made asking for prayers that this spot on his brain is benign and that he will require no treatment following this procedure. Please pray that the surgery goes exactly as planned and that his surgeon finds no other problematic areas. Pray that recovery is smooth and that he regains his strength quickly so that he is able to start radiation for his prostate cancer.
G&H Decoys brings economic flyway to Corning
Residents of Corning have been noticing some activity at the former Walmart facility on Main Street. That’s because a new startup manufacturing business is going to make Corning its home providing an economic boost to the community. Rob Hansen, the principal owner and Tony Kaschak, a percentage owner of Five Rivers Plastic Manufacturing, recently purchased G&H Decoys, Inc. and will be producing duck decoys in Corning, Arkansas. Kaschak’s grandson, Andrew, has moved and relocated to Arkansas to work for the company as well. Brent Sawyer from southwest Louisiana, is the General Manager of G&H Decoys and will be moving his family here in the next year or so.
Corning PD makes two drug arrests
On August 24, 2024, an officer with the Corning Police Department conducted a traffic stop on East Walnut Street. During the stop, consent to search was given and officers located a small plastic baggie containing a crystal substance that field tested positive for Methamphetamine. 47 year old Gerald Jackson of Corning was then placed into custody and transported to the Clay County Detention Center. Mr. Jackson was charged with §5-64-419 Possession of a Scheduled 1 Controlled Substance Less Than 2 Grams. On August 26, 2024, District Judge Dan Stidham set bond at $10,000 cash or surety. Mr. Jackson is due back in Circuit Court on November 1, 2024.
Council welcomes new startup to Corning
An exciting manufacturing development announcement was made at the Corning City Council meeting on Monday, Sept. 9 that resulted in the lease of the former Walmart building to a startup manufacturing company that produces duck decoys.
Leaving it all on the field . . .
TJ Small (#5) grips the ball bracing for impact as Rector players push him onto the sidelines during the Jr. Bobcat game on Sept.