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Halfway to St. Louis

Corning, like many towns across Arkansas, was a product of the railroad. In late 1872, the Cairo & Fulton Railroad met the Iron Mountain Railroad on the Arkansas-Missouri border. The Cairo & Fulton came north out of Little Rock. The Iron Mountain came south out of St. Louis. As the crow flies, Corning is 150 miles from Little Rock and 155 miles from St. Louis. ....

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OPINION | REX NELSON: Home to Corning

During the years I worked in the governor s office, trips to Clay County on the Fourth of July were a must. Annual picnics at Corning and Piggott attracted former residents from across the country. And those people expected the governor to be part of the celebration. ....

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