RISON - The spring run of the Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt may have a rainy start this Thursday, but it won't stop the sales happening.The four-day hunt runs Thursday, March 7 through Sunday, March 10 across the southern portion of the state featuring more than 600 miles of yard sales."The Junk Hunt goes on rain or shine," said organizer and founder Jennifer Via. "And even with the chances of rain, it's seeming like we have more individual sales and hubs than ever before." The Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt is the merged route of the former Historic Hwy. 35 Junk Hunt and the Hwy. 79-63 Junk Hunt Loop, both of which Cleveland County served as the epicenter.Via said the merger creates one large route of sales to be held twice a year, and now spread over four days instead of three.A fall run of the junk hunt will take place Oct. 10-13."There has been a tremendous amount of activity on Facebook this round," Via said. "A lot of people are driving in from out of state to participate." Along the route in various towns, vendor hubs will be set up hosting multiple sales at one stop.At this time, there are four hubs in Cleveland County, covering Rison, Kingsland, New Edinburg and Woodlawn.According to Sharon Gray with the Pioneer Village at Rison, which has been a hub since the Junk Hart started nine yers ago, they have Building No. 2 nearly full of junk. Vendors will be set up at the Village through Saturday. The Village will not be open Sunday.As the Junk Hunt kicks off, a pinned post on the Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt Facebook Page will be updated with new hubs as they pop up."If you've got a hub where you're opening up space to set up sales, message us on the Facebook page and we'll get it added," Via said.Via said it is important to note that each vendor hub varies on which days they are open. Some are only doing Thursday-Sunday, and some are only doing Thursday-Saturday. Some may decide to sta...
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