Fourth of July Raffle Tickets are available

The Corning Area Chamber of Commerce has received our ticket books for the Annual Fourth of July Homecoming event. As everyone knows this year we will be giving away cash prizes rather than our usual truck. There will be 3 drawings of $5,000 each. Each ticket sells for $3 or you can purchase a book
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Fourth of July Preparations are Underway

Plans are being put in place for Corning’s annual 4th of July Homecoming celebration! All of our Arkansas permits have been ordered and we are excited for our 2019 event. The parade will begin at 9:00 am and Maddison and Niki be hosting the Beauty Pageants. J.R. Rogers is working on getting the entertainment and
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Local Fourth Grader is the Youngest Member of the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce

Our local Chamber is honored to welcome its newest member. Ms. Loreli White is the youngest member in the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce. She is the daughter of Sarah and Matthew Garmrath and the granddaughter of Jamie and Larry Engel. After making trips with her mother to Ohana Hawaiian Snow in Paragould, she came
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Corning Volunteer Group

From Stewart Runsick, Clay County Extension Agent: Our next meeting will be October 22, 2:00 pm by ZOOM.  Our speaker will be Mark Peterson, Prof – Econ & Comm Development, Cooperative Extension Service.  He will help us name the group and give us direction.  We will have the survey ready to go and announce to the world
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Libraries Rock – Corning Public Library Summer Reading Program

Free entertainment, prizes, and more to encourage the kids to participate in the summer reading challenge. Tuesday – June 5th at 10am – Ms. Renee & her puppets Tuesday – June 12th at 10am – Strike up the Band Tuesday – June 19th at 10am – Rob Holladay: The Magical Balloon Guy Tuesday – June
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Doris Sellmeyer Chosen as Parade Marshal

From Clay County Courier by Fred Martin To honor her extraordinary work in the area, Doris Sellmeyer has been chosen to lead the Corning Independence Day Parade which begins at 9:00 a.m. in downtown Corning and directs thousands to Wynn Park for a day of celebrating. Just last week Doris Sell­meyer was named “Grand Marshal”
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Black River Technical College to offer Associate of Science in Agriculture

Black River Technical College is excited to offer an Associate of Science in Agriculture beginning the Fall 2016 semester. The 2-year associate degree is designed to equip students with broad knowledge of the increasingly important area of agriculture and emphasizes the application of business and  scientific principles to the problems and issues of agriculture related
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Sara House to Host Blooms and Bows Gala

To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Sara House will be hosting the Blooms & Bows Gala Friday, April 1st at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center. Social time starts at 6pm followed by dinner at 6:30pm. There will be live entertainment along with a live and silent auction. Tickets are $25 each or you may purchase
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Peco Job Fair

Peco Foods, Inc. will hold a job fair Thursday, March 10 from 10am to 8pm at Black River Technical College Randolph County Technical College. They will then hold job fairs the following dates: 4/19 – Further Processing 2nd Shift 5/17 – Sorters & Deboning 1st Shift 6/21 – Sanitation 3rd Shift 7/19 – Live Hang
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Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority Searching for Executive Director

The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority is searching for an Executive Director. The Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority believes that to achieve economic development success the region must present a unified front of community, business, government and civic leaders. Therefore, it is essential that the Authority be a leader among other organizations and
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