Corning to get $1 million to improve wastewater system

By Region 8 Newsdesk | June 26, 2019 at 10:57 AM CDT – Updated June 26 at 10:57 AM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the City of Corning will receive a $1.045 million Rural Development investment loan to improve its wastewater collection system and treatment facility. The improvements, the USDA said,
Read more
No Comments

Priscilla Williams honored as Parade Grand Marshal

From the Clay County Courier: Priscilla Williams has the honor of being this year’s Parade Grand Marshal next Thursday morning as participants of the Fourth of July Homecoming parade get in line and be ready to make their way from Southwest Second Street to Wynn Park past spectators who line the streets. Parade chairman D.J.
Read more
No Comments

Cory Jackson to Perform at Fourth of July Celebration

Cory Jackson is an independent singer, songwriter, musician, and all-around entertainer that is making the quest to bridge the gap between today’s modern country and the classic sounds of the past with his compositions and performance, both in the studio and on stage.      ​Cory was born in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and grew up in a small
Read more
No Comments

TRIPPP to Perform at Fourth of July Celebration

TRIPPP is a band of 18-year-old triplets from Jonesboro, Arkansas. The band includes Treyson Stafford (bass guitar, percussion, vocal), JD Stafford (lead vocals, drum), and Chaz Stafford (guitar, fiddle, vocals). TRIPPP plays a mix of country, Southern rock, classic rock, blues, and bluegrass cover songs and originals. They’re available for festivals, restaurant entertainment, private parties,
Read more
No Comments

New Chamber Hours

Starting off this Monday through June 5th the Corning Area Chamber of Commerce office will be open from 8:30-3:30 Monday through Friday for T-shirt and raffle ticket sales.
Read more
No Comments

Get Your Money Raffle Tickets

The office is open today and the Money Raffle tickets are on the move!! Stop in and get yours today! Sandra Hall from Doniphan just dropped hers in the cage! Are you feeling lucky?  
Read more
No Comments

The Ticket Cage Has Arrived!

THE TICKET CAGE HAS ARRIVED!! It’s official, we have now started our annual Ticket Drive. This year we will have 3 cash raffles of $5,000 each. You DO NOT need to be present to win. Tickets sell for $3 each or a book of 10 for $20. The Corning 4th of July Homecoming Celebration is
Read more
No Comments

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
Read more
No Comments

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
Read more
No Comments

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
Read more
No Comments