The Clay County Courier

01/10/2025

Email your snow pics to [email protected]. Show off your snowmen!

01/07/2025

Due to illness, our office is closed for the day. We do have a night drop or you can make your payment online at corningar.epayub.com. We apologize for the inconvenience.

01/07/2025

Due to the inclement weather in Missouri (where the papers are printed) the newspaper will be a day late. Newspapers should be here at office on Wednesday. Also, if you receive a printed paper through the mail, it will be late due to the post office being closed on Thursday. Online newspaper notices will go out normal time.

12/11/2024

11/17/2024

CHS basketball schedule for the week after Tuesday night’s games v EPC have been postponed.

11/11/2024

Folks can watch and cheer on Misti Stowers and the Buttercream Bakery & Custard compete live today at the Works Food Championships at 12 pm.

11/10/2024

Buttercream Bakery & Frozen Custard in Pocahontas won 1st place in the opening round of the World Dessert Championship! They move into the 2nd round on Monday.

11/05/2024

The 2024 Veterans Edition is out now at the Courier office inside the Nov. 6, issue of the newspaper. Here is the cover featuring the first female commander of the Rapert-Poyner VFW Post #8347, Kim Ferguson (bottom left) her father, the late Freeman Mims, Korea (largest image), her grandfather, Charlie Mims, WW I (bottom center) and her daughter, Robin Sanders, Air Force (bottom right).

11/04/2024

Important Information for Election Day
Polls are open from 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

(LITTLE ROCK, ARK.) – Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston encourages every registered voter to cast their vote on Tuesday, November 5th, if they have not already done so.

Polls in Arkansas will be open from 7:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. If you are in line to vote at 7:30 p.m., you will still be allowed to vote.

If you need to locate your polling location or view a sample ballot, you can visit www.voterview.org (or click the link below), input your name and date of birth, and find this information.

Don't forget to bring your photo ID with you to the polls! (If you forget your ID, however, you will still be allowed to cast a provisional ballot).

To view election results after the polls close on Tuesday night, click here - https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/AR/122502/web.345435/ #/summary.

11/04/2024

We are proud of our Corning Bobcats! The 2024 3A-4A 8-Man Football State Champions!
If you or business would like to purchase a signature ad in the Nov. 13 issue of the Clay County Courier call
John Allen French: 870-810-3199.

11/04/2024

Early voting ends at 5:00 pm on the Monday prior to the election - today, Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.

Locally, registered voters may cast their vote at the M.B. Ainley, Jr. Community Center in Corning.

10/31/2024

Corning's Boo Bash will be held at Wynn Park TONIGHT. 5-8 pm Please share....

Please enter at the NORTH End through the large inflatable entrance and follow the arrows in a clockwise direction to help with traffic flow and ensure everyone moves smoothly in the same direction. We have 31 amazing vendors waiting for you! Hope you can join us for a fantastic time!

10/24/2024

The Bobcats are hosting the State PlayOffs tomorrow night as they face the Rose Bud Ramblers at 7 pm.

It’s PLAYOFF week!! These guys have put in many hours this year to get to the post season. 6am comes early but the reward is worth the sacrifice.

Come support these guys tomorrow night as they take on Rose Bud in the state semi finals game! Game time 7pm.

10/19/2024

Are you wondering about the Constitutional Amendments on the 2024 Arkansas Ballot?

The Cooperative Extension Service shares a voter's guide for Arkansans.
Since 2004, the Public Policy Center has published unbiased fact sheets on statewide ballot measures so voters have a better understanding of what is being asked of them on Election Day. The fact sheets go through a vetting process that includes reviews by issue supporters and opponents.
To get a clear picture of the ballot measures before early voting begins on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, here is information about
Issue 1: Lottery Proceeds for Scholarships.
Issue 2: Repealing Casino Licenses and Requiring Local Vote
Issue 3: Arkansas Medical Ma*****na Amendment

The Cooperative Extension Service in Arkansas provides voters with neutral, research-based information on all statewide ballot proposals.