[60'sGal]

Getting near retirement and wanting to leave the cold of Michigan. Spent much of my youth in Corning, Arkansas with my grandparents. Wonderful little town. Of course, I was a kid and it was the 60's. Went online to Topix to see what was being said about the town today. I long for warmer climates and a small town feeling for my retirement years. I was appalled to find nothing but filthy, back stabbing gossip (using actual names!) implications of no lack of sexual immorality...seems folks have trouble staying in their own beds, corrupt law enforcement and rampant meth use.

Is what I'm reading the REAL Corning? I realize these talk forums can draw the sleazier crowd, but I've always learned where there's smoke, there is fire.

[RogMar]

Originally Posted by 60'sGal

Getting near retirement and wanting to leave the cold of Michigan. Spent much of my youth in Corning, Arkansas with my grandparents. Wonderful little town. Of course, I was a kid and it was the 60's. Went online to Topix to see what was being said about the town today. I long for warmer climates and a small town feeling for my retirement years. I was appalled to find nothing but filthy, back stabbing gossip (using actual names!) implications of no lack of sexual immorality...seems folks have trouble staying in their own beds, corrupt law enforcement and rampant meth use.

Is what I'm reading the REAL Corning? I realize these talk forums can draw the sleazier crowd, but I've always learned where there's smoke, there is fire.

FWIW, I've looked on there reference a couple of areas that I'm familiar with, and there was no way that most of the posters even knew where the town was at that they were talking about.

[Bull Winkus]

I drove through there back in July. I didn't see any sexual immorality going on. It was daytime, though.

[northbound74]

It has it's problems like any place, I guess. Being a small town, all the juicy gossip gets around pretty fast. Those things you mentioned do take place, but not everyone does it.
There is a little town not far from there called McDougal. The guys I worked with one time, liked to call it Crack-Dougal, do to it's meth problem. All the towns around there have had bad meth problems.
The whole area isn't horrible, but there's a lot of redneck, hokey, dysfunctional things that go on in that neck of the woods. You probably could stay to yourself and avoid much of it.

[eagle76]

I recently moved to Corning Ar from just outside of Bowling Green Ky. The people here are very nice, not any crime to here of. Mostly the only thing that shows up in the papers are traffic tickets. The people here are friendly and help any way they can. I moved here with nothing but a suitcase of clothes for me and a suitcase per child (I have 3) Many people have helped me.

My parents just moved down here from Rockford Ill. And in the last week they have been watching the weather up there in ILL. and saying how glad they are that they are not up there in it. We've only had one bought with ice and it lasted only 2 days. The weather here has been up and down, like the saying goes in some of the mid United States "If you don't like the weather wait till tomorrow it will be different"

I really like living in Corning it is a small town ( the meth problem is taken care of as far as the sheriff says) and if you need to do have a small dose of a bigger city then Poplar Bluff Mo , it takes 30 min to drive there.

[60'sGal]

Originally Posted by eagle76

I recently moved to Corning Ar from just outside of Bowling Green Ky. The people here are very nice, not any crime to here of. Mostly the only thing that shows up in the papers are traffic tickets. The people here are friendly and help any way they can. I moved here with nothing but a suitcase of clothes for me and a suitcase per child (I have 3) Many people have helped me.

My parents just moved down here from Rockford Ill. And in the last week they have been watching the weather up there in ILL. and saying how glad they are that they are not up there in it. We've only had one bought with ice and it lasted only 2 days. The weather here has been up and down, like the saying goes in some of the mid United States "If you don't like the weather wait till tomorrow it will be different"

I really like living in Corning it is a small town ( the meth problem is taken care of as far as the sheriff says) and if you need to do have a small dose of a bigger city then Poplar Bluff Mo , it takes 30 min to drive there.

Thanks. It's nice to read something positive for a change. Not sure I will ever call it "Home," but it's good to know there are still some decent folk in Corning.

[Jim Grayson]

I grew up in Corning with my parents & my brother & my sisters back in the 60's & 70's. It was a very nice town to grow up in. It was quiet, safe, and no real problem with the school system. There wasn't a lot of work there so I moved to Houston Texas and found work. In a few more years when I retire, I plan to take my retirement & come back. I go to Corning once, sometimes twice a year to visit my Mom & my sisters. The town has changed a lot over the years, and yes there's a little drug problem there. But that's everywhere, & it's mostly with the younger crowd.The older folks are left alone. They live quiet easy lives, the weather isn't bad, & the prices are a lot better than these Big City Prices! Over all Corning is STILL a nice town ( with a low crime rate ) & in just a few years, I'm taking my retirement & I'm COMIN HOME!!!!!! {:

[60'sGal]

Originally Posted by Jim Grayson

I grew up in Corning with my parents & my brother & my sisters back in the 60's & 70's. It was a very nice town to grow up in. It was quiet, safe, and no real problem with the school system. There wasn't a lot of work there so I moved to Houston Texas and found work. In a few more years when I retire, I plan to take my retirement & come back. I go to Corning once, sometimes twice a year to visit my Mom & my sisters. The town has changed a lot over the years, and yes there's a little drug problem there. But that's everywhere, & it's mostly with the younger crowd.The older folks are left alone. They live quiet easy lives, the weather isn't bad, & the prices are a lot better than these Big City Prices! Over all Corning is STILL a nice town ( with a low crime rate ) & in just a few years, I'm taking my retirement & I'm COMIN HOME!!!!!! {:

I wonder if you knew my family? Grant Robertson. They have since moved, but he raised his daughters there.

[nmnita]

Originally Posted by northbound74

It has it's problems like any place, I guess. Being a small town, all the juicy gossip gets around pretty fast. Those things you mentioned do take place, but not everyone does it.
There is a little town not far from there called McDougal. The guys I worked with one time, liked to call it Crack-Dougal, do to it's meth problem. All the towns around there have had bad meth problems.
The whole area isn't horrible, but there's a lot of redneck, hokey, dysfunctional things that go on in that neck of the woods. You probably could stay to yourself and avoid much of it.

all the towns in any rural area today have meth problems I think!!!

[J Arp]

Originally Posted by 60'sGal

Getting near retirement and wanting to leave the cold of Michigan. Spent much of my youth in Corning, Arkansas with my grandparents. Wonderful little town. Of course, I was a kid and it was the 60's. Went online to Topix to see what was being said about the town today. I long for warmer climates and a small town feeling for my retirement years. I was appalled to find nothing but filthy, back stabbing gossip (using actual names!) implications of no lack of sexual immorality...seems folks have trouble staying in their own beds, corrupt law enforcement and rampant meth use.

Is what I'm reading the REAL Corning? I realize these talk forums can draw the sleazier crowd, but I've always learned where there's smoke, there is fire.

The problem isn't with Corning or its people in general. Topix is basically a huge internet flameboard where any random *salt-of-the-earth* common folk, people with too much time on their hands go and trash talk each other. Many town's topix boards are filled with junk like that.

It is just anonymous people whining, complaining, and spreading B.S. like half the other forums on the internet.