Corning News

Leslie Lunsford of Corning was crowned Miss Clay County for 2009, and was also named as Miss Congeniality, she's the daughter of Barry and Loretta Lunsford.

CORNING/PARAGOULD, AR - Unemployment numbers are out and more people were out of work in July than in June of this year, according to statistics released by the Arkansas Department of Labor.

The Delta Classic Scholarship Golf Tournament July 24 at the Helena Country Club raised more than $26,000 to fund scholarships for University of Arkansas students majoring in crop management or environmental, soil and water science.

Normally it takes months to build a church, but in West Memphis, Arkansas one going up in just days.

It has been one year since the Clay County Humane Society became incorporated. The organization's mission statement is clear -- to make a difference in the lives of animals and in the community.

The Piggott Radio Control Modelers will host the 14th annual Spring Fun-Fly and competition at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 7. The event will be held at Mayo Field, which is located three quarters of a mile east of the Piggott Swimming Pool.

After weeks of fierce competition and intense study on the influence and danger of drugs, Rector Elementary School sixth graders graduated Thursday, April 30, from the school's DARE program, pledging to keep their lives free from the horrors of drug use.

A doctor who promised to practice medicine in Corning in exchange for a loan to defray medical school expenses must pay nearly $19,000 to the Clay County town because he never worked there, according to a ruling Wednesday by the Arkansas Court of Appeals.

The Clay County Sheriff's Department currently is seeking grants in order to add a new deputy and help with the cost of purchasing new vehicles.