Mark Nichols is announcing his run for State Representative for District 1, which covers all of Clay County and portions of Randolph and Greene counties. Nichols has a heart to serve others and a passion for conservative values. “If elected, I want to be a voice for what is good and true at our capitol,” Nichols says.
The September 8 City Council Meeting was called to order at 6:07 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and an invocational prayer offered by Ald. Ray Vannoy.
Bobcat football cashes in huge victory against Tunica Academy
Bobcats score BIG over Rosebud 60-8
Summer Energy Assistance will close on September 30, 2025.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Department reported three separate incidents that led to arrests in Piggott, Marmaduke and Reyno.
Jaden Amaya Farmer was 15 years old when her life ended on Oct. 7, 2021. To her family and friends, she was a vibrant, kind-hearted teenager who loved to laugh, stay up late and make plans for the future. She was a daughter, a sister, a niece and a friend who had a full life ahead of her.
Ms. Katie Cole was chosen as the CMS Staff Spotlight. This award is voted on by the entire Corning Middle School faculty and student body. The CMS Staff Spotlight is sponsored by Lynn Masterson at Third Street Boutique.
Corning Police Chief Blaine McClung announced that Ethan Chavez, 33, of Corning, was sentenced to 240 months in the Arkansas Department of Corrections following a guilty plea to two counts of second-degree sexual assault. Circuit Judge Charles “Skip” Mooney Jr. handed down the sentence on Aug. 18, 2025. The case stemmed from Chavez’s arrest on Feb. 28, 2024, after an investigation by the Corning Police Department into accusations he had sexually assaulted two minors.
The Corning Volunteer Fire Department reported that at approximately 5:35 a.m. on August 30 they were made aware of a house blaze at 202 Southwest Third Street. Arriving also on the seen to help quench the fire was the Biggers-Reyno Volunteer Fire Department with additional help from the Corning Police Department and Medic One Ambulance Service. The fire was contained around 8:00 a.m. with nothing left standing except the brick walls, columns, and chimneys. The rumble continued to smoke for the remainder of the day.