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CCSB Moves Jan. Meeting to Jan. 16

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
RISON - The Cleveland County School Board noted during its December meeting that the January board meeting has been moved to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16, at the administration building in Rison. The board usually meets the second Monday of each month.

Rison City Council To Meet Tuesday

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
RISON - The January meeting of the Rison City Council has been moved to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Rison City Hall, Mayor Charles Roberts has announced. Roberts said he decided to postpone it a week due to the regular meeting date's proximity to the New Year's Day holiday.

School Lunches for Jan. 8-12

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
  Rison Elementary Monday - roasted chicken or crispy chicken sandwich. Tuesday - Soft Taco or Beef Fingers. Wednesday - Chicken Nuggets or Hamburger. Thursday - French Toast Sticks or Mini Corndog. Friday - pizza, pizza and sidekicks, Nachos for 4-6th grade.

Kingsland To Consider Water Merger

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
KINGSLAND - With higher water and sewer rates set to begin this month, Mayor Sharon Crosby told the Kingsland City Council that the city has been invited to consolidate its water department with the Outside Kingsland and West Saline Water Associations, both of which have already agreed to a merge.
TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR APRIL SOLAR ECLIPSE - The highlighted roadways in the map above are the ones that the Arkansas Department of Transportation expects to see the highest volume of traffic affiliated with sightseers wanting to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8. The path of total coverage is about 100 miles wide and is shaded in gray on this map. While Cleveland County is just outside the path of totality, it is still expected to see 97 to 99 percent of the sun covered by the moon.

TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR APRIL SOLAR ECLIPSE - The highlighted roadways in the map above are the ones that the Arkansas Department of Transportation expects to see the highest volume of traffic affiliated with sightseers wanting to experience the total solar eclipse on April 8. The path of total coverage is about 100 miles wide and is shaded in gray on this map. While Cleveland County is just outside the path of totality, it is still expected to see 97 to 99 percent of the sun covered by the moon.

State Expecting Increased Traffic With Solar Eclipse

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) expects to see as many as 700,000 extra vehicles along the state's roadways for the approaching April 8 solar eclipse, prompting the department to release a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) in anticipation of the massive uptick in traffic.
TEAMWORK — Rhonda and Ken Rudder, owners of Richland Creek Farm & Market in El Dorado, prepare their Mayhaw jelly jars at the Share Grounds processing kitchen located at the Cleveland County Farigrounds in Rison. The commercial grade kitchen can be rented by aspiring food entrepreneurs to get their product on the retail store shelf. (Division of Agriculture photo.)

TEAMWORK — Rhonda and Ken Rudder, owners of Richland Creek Farm & Market in El Dorado, prepare their Mayhaw jelly jars at the Share Grounds processing kitchen located at the Cleveland County Farigrounds in Rison. The commercial grade kitchen can be rented by aspiring food entrepreneurs to get their product on the retail store shelf. (Division of Agriculture photo.)

Mayhaw Jelly Being Produced at Rison Kitchen

Rebekah Hall Ua Division Of Agriculture
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
EL DORADO, Ark. - A robust sweetness, quickly followed by a sharp, tart pucker: this is the taste of Mayhaw jelly, made from a small, apple-like fruit grown in wetlands in the southern United States.

Quorum Court Will Meet This Monday

News Staff
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
RISON - The Cleveland County Quorum Court voted last month to move its January meeting to 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, at the Hall-Morgan Veterans Building in Rison. The quorum court usually meets the first Monday of each month.

Trash Pick Up To Run Regular Routes Over Holidays

News Staff
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
RISON - Cleveland County Treasurer Angie Kimsey has announced today Big Smith Waste Services will run their regular pick-up routes over the holidays, including Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25. Kimsey said everyone in the county should put their cans out as they usually do each week.

First Baptist Plans Revival Dec. 27-29

News Staff
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
RISON - First Baptist Church in Rison will be hosting a “Old Year Out and New Year In” revival Dec. 27-29 with Rev. Bobby Young, pastor of New Life Missionary Baptist Church at Rison, serving as the evangelist. Services will begin at 7 p.m. each night from Wednesday, Dec. 27, through Saturday,Dec.