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Address Correction: Auction &#...

Posted by on Jun 14, 2013
Please note the corrected address in the ad below from the version printed in Wednesday’s paper, which included the incorrect location of the auction. All other details are...

Rison To Change Sixth Grade St...

Posted by on Jun 12, 2013
Johnson Says Move Will Allow More Flexibility, Easier For Common Core RISON – Students entering the sixth grade at the Rison campus this upcoming school year will be under the supervision of the high school administration following a restructuring approved by the...

Juneteenth Celebration Set For...

Posted by on Jun 12, 2013
RISON – The annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held this Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, with  most of the festivities taking place at Powell Park in Rison. “Juneteenth” commemorates June 19, 1865, the date on which Federal troops informed slaves in...

Farmer’s Market Subject of Mee...

Posted by on Jun 12, 2013
RISON – A meeting to organize a farmer’s market for Rison will be held at 5 p.m Thursday, June 13, inside the Cleveland County Herald office at 215 Main Street in Rison. Britt Talent, publisher of The Herald and president of Rison Shine Downtown Development,...

Johnson Has Never Forgotten Hi...

Posted by on Jun 12, 2013
By Katie Reynolds He began playing football when he was eight, played through junior high and high school, continued on to college, and now is a National Football League safety. People this successful sometimes forget where they are from but this is definitely not the...
recent from News Address Correction: Auction – Sunday, June 16
Please note the corrected address in the ad below from the version printed in Wednesday’s paper, which included the incorrect location of the auction. All other details are...
recent from Editorials Sinfully Sweet: Decadent Chocolate Truffle Cake
Sinfully Sweet: Decadent Chocolate Truffle Cake By Janet Tharpe When is a cake not just a cake? When it’s spiked with orange zest, topped with chocolate truffles and frosted with the silkiest chocolate frosting EVER! This chocolate masterpiece was the creation of home cook Angela Gray. Perfect for Valentine’s Day, or any special occasion, show your...
recent from Sports City, Bank Honor Johnson’s Desire To Give Back to Rison
City, Bank Honor Johnson’s Desire To Give Back to Rison RISON – The City of Rison and FBT Bank & Mortgage paid tribute to Rison native and NFL player Tyrell Johnson at the conclusion of his skills development camp held this past Saturday at Wildcat Field in Rison. Rison Mayor Vernon Dollar presented Johnson with a “Key to the City” as well as a...
recent from Obituaries Joan Butler
Joan D. Butler, 68, of Pine Bluff, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Born July 31, 1944, at Brownsville, Tennessee, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth T. Edens and Sunshine Alieen Griffin Edens. Mrs. Butler graduated from Cotton Plant High School. She enjoyed reading, being a mother and loved her children...