Free Range Conversations

Free Range Conversations, Episode 18: Rison-Fordyce Rivalry

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
RISON - This Friday night, the Rison Wildcats will make the nearly 19 mile trip from their campus to Paul “Bear” Bryant Stadium in Fordyce to take on the Fordyce Redbugs in what is considered by many to be one of the premier high school football rivalries in Arkansas.
BIG CROWD FOR RISON IN THE FALL - Tayla Lynn, granddaughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn, performs before hundreds gathered in the 200 block of Main Street in downtown Rison for the 30th anniversary of the Rison in the Fall Festival in 2019. This was the first festival where the focus began transitioning to an entertainment-themed event. An estimated crowd of 2,000 attended last year’s festival. (File photo)

BIG CROWD FOR RISON IN THE FALL - Tayla Lynn, granddaughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn, performs before hundreds gathered in the 200 block of Main Street in downtown Rison for the 30th anniversary of the Rison in the Fall Festival in 2019. This was the first festival where the focus began transitioning to an entertainment-themed event. An estimated crowd of 2,000 attended last year’s festival. (File photo)

Free Range Conversations, Episode 15: Move To Entertainment Focus Helps Revive Rison in the Fall

News Staff
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
RISON - The origins of this week’s Rison in the Fall festival can be traced back to an idea by the late Bill Ripling, the former mayor of Rison.
LAST CALL TO PERFORM AT FALL FESTIVAL - Matt Wilkerson and his band Last Call perform at one of their recent shows in Arkansas. The band will be one of the acts to play at this year’s Rison in the Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 12. Wilkerson is a guest on this week’s Free Range Conversations podcast episode streaming now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and on clevelandcountyherald.com (Photo courtesy of Samantha Plumlee)

LAST CALL TO PERFORM AT FALL FESTIVAL - Matt Wilkerson and his band Last Call perform at one of their recent shows in Arkansas. The band will be one of the acts to play at this year’s Rison in the Fall Festival, Saturday, Oct. 12. Wilkerson is a guest on this week’s Free Range Conversations podcast episode streaming now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and on clevelandcountyherald.com (Photo courtesy of Samantha Plumlee)

Free Range Conversations, Episode 10: Rising Singer Looks Forward to Fall Festival

News Staff
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
RISON - One of the newcomers at this year’s Rison in the Fall Festival, Matt Wilkerson of the band Last Call, joined in on the latest episode of the Free Range Conversations podcast.
RISON WATER TANK IMPROVEMENTS - A giant curtain covers the "Tin Man" water tank located next to the courthouse in Rison as work begins on more than $7 million in grants to improve the city's water and wastewater infrastructure. (Photo by Rison High School EAST Lab)

RISON WATER TANK IMPROVEMENTS - A giant curtain covers the "Tin Man" water tank located next to the courthouse in Rison as work begins on more than $7 million in grants to improve the city's water and wastewater infrastructure. (Photo by Rison High School EAST Lab)

Free Range Conversations, Episode 9: Roberts Discusses Rison's Past, Present, Future in Podcast

News Staff
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
RISON - In the latest episode of the Free Range Conversations podcast, Rison Mayor Charles Roberts sits in to discuss all things Rison - past, present and future.The episode can be streamed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and online at clevelandcountyherald.