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ARDOT erects pylons for County Road 139 overpass over Future I-57

Koss Construction Company, a group contracted by the Arkansas Department of Transportation has completed the three concrete pylons for the County Road 139 overpass over Future I-57. This construction is part of the larger Corning Bypass Project (Job No. 101172) which started in February of this year which is expected to be completed by mid-2027. County Road 139 was the road chosen from input given at the public meeting that ARDOT held on March 14, 2024, at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center to create an overpass for local traffic. County Road 143 meanwhile will soon dead end where the new road intersects with it. Utility companies have been busy both west and north of Corning relocating their lines around where the interchanges with US 67 will be built.

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First Free Will Baptist Church celebrates 70 years of service

First Free Will Baptist Church on the corner of Fourth and Hazel Streets has been serving the community for the last 70 years. The church was organized on July 24, 1955 by Rev. Grady Linebaugh with eleven charter members. Today the church is pastored by Rev. Ryan Curtis. When asked what it means that his church has been open in Corning for 70 years, Bro. Ryan says, “I think it confirms the goodness and grace of God. The church has had many ups and downs in 70 years, but He has sustained it and kept it alive in order to continue serving His Kingdom. We trust that He will continue to do so!”

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El Dorado, Corning educators named 2025 Arkansas Rural Teachers of the Year

Clair Antoon-Newton, an AP Literature English teacher at El Dorado High School, and Shawna Radcliff, a fifth and sixth grade math teacher at Corning Middle School, were recently named the 2025 Arkansas Rural Education Association’s Teachers of the Year. The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas have sponsored the Rural Teachers of the Year Award since 2004.

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