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The July Corning Area Chamber of Commerce Luncheon was called to order by Pres. Rhonda Sollis at Gigi’s Restaurant on June 12. An invocational prayer was offered by Terry Gleghorn following which President Sollis asked Drew Calhoun to give an update on how the 4th of July Picnic went. He said that despite the short notice there was quite a crowd in attendance and that Growing Corning Together heard only positive comments.

Tom Haynes, established attorney and fifth-generation Northeast Arkansan, has officially announced his candidacy for Circuit Judge in the 2nd Judicial Circuit, which serves Clay, Craighead, Crittenden, Greene, Mississippi and Poinsett counties.

The Arkansas Department of Transportation has resumed their work on the Knobel Y safety improvement project. These upgrades, mirroring what was installed at the Corning Y last year, will add a concrete median to the north bound lane of Arkansas Highway 90 as it junctions north with Arkansas Highway 135. The angle at which Arkansas Highway 90 enters Arkansas Highway 135 is being adjusted as well. When completed, ARDOT will begin work on the Beach Grove Y in Greene County where Arkansas Highway 34 intersects with Arkansas Highway 135.