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Rison in the Fall Oct. 12, Accepting Vendors/Food Trucks

Rison in the Fall Oct. 12, Accepting Vendors/Food Trucks

Rison in the Fall Oct. 12, Accepting Vendors/Food Trucks

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
RISON - The Rison in the Fall Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 12 in Downtown Rison.Festival Director Douglas Boultinghouse has announced he is now accepting vendor applications for vendors and food trucks.For registration forms and more information, visit www. clevelandcountyarkansas.

Cummings Reunion June 2 at ‘Y’ Center

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
RISON - The annual Cummings Reunion will be held Sunday, June 2 at the Y Community Center beginning at 10 a.m.A potluck lunch will follow at noon.For more info, call Mary Cummings Vallance at (870) 3256887.
New Banners Are Up In Kingsland

New Banners Are Up In Kingsland

New Banners Are Up In Kingsland

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
KINGSLAND - Anyone driving through Kingsland lately will notice a series of banners put up around town welcoming visitors to town. Many of the banners simply say "Welcome to Kingsland" while others are in memory of someone.
Hop on Pop Blood Drive

Hop on Pop Blood Drive

Hop on Pop Blood Drive, Rison Shine BBQ Dinner Set for June 11 in Rison

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
RISON - Rison Shine Community Development, Inc. will host a BBQ Dinner fundraiser Tuesday, June 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Rison Baptist Church in conjunction with the Hop on Pop Memorial Blood Drive.The Hop on Pop Blood Drive, organized by Stacy Walz through Our Blood Institute will run from 2 to 7 p.

Kingsland Considers Planning Commission

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
KINGSDLAND - City Attorney Thomas Burns recommended to Mayor Sharon Crosby and the Kingsland City Council last Thursday night to create a planning commission to consider future development of the city and possible areas for annexation.
EMERGENCY LANDING BETWEEN RISON AND CALMERR - This single-engin e airplane was forced to make an emergency landing in Lunsford's cow pasture after running out of fuel on a flight from Houston to Pine Bluff last Thursday evening, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department. The pilot nor his passenger were injured, and the sheriff's department there was no damage to the plane.

EMERGENCY LANDING BETWEEN RISON AND CALMERR - This single-engin e airplane was forced to make an emergency landing in Lunsford's cow pasture after running out of fuel on a flight from Houston to Pine Bluff last Thursday evening, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department. The pilot nor his passenger were injured, and the sheriff's department there was no damage to the plane.

Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Fuel Issue

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
RISON - A teenage pilot and his passenger flying a single engine plane from Houston to Pine Bluff found himself sitting in the middle of a cow pasture outside of Rison last Thursday afternoon after the plane ran out of the fuel.
WATER EFFICIENT CHICKENS - Sara Orlowski, an associate professor of poultry science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, compared water intake and food conversion ratios i n chickens bred for high, low and normal levels of water efficiency. (UA System Division of Agriculture photo)

WATER EFFICIENT CHICKENS - Sara Orlowski, an associate professor of poultry science for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, compared water intake and food conversion ratios i n chickens bred for high, low and normal levels of water efficiency. (UA System Division of Agriculture photo)

Water-Conserving Chickens Could Help Poultry Producers

Fred Miller Ua Division Of Agriculture
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - In the first scientific report of its kind, researchers in Arkansas showed that chickens bred for water conservation continued to put on weight despite heat stress that would normally slow growth.

No-Charge Vendor Market Added To Food Truck Friday

News Staff
Wednesday, May 29, 2024
RISON - Organizers of the new Food Truck Fridays beginning June 21 at the Pioneer Village in Rison have announced that free vendor space will be available for those wanting to sell produce, cottage foods or just about anything else during the event.