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Rison To Begin Negotations On Water, Sewer Projects

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
RISON - The Rison City Council voted Tuesday night to give Mayor Charles Roberts and City Utilities Director Joe Freyer permission to negotiate with the only contractor to submit a bid for using $5.
Cleveland County Rural Water To Increase Rates in February

Cleveland County Rural Water To Increase Rates in February

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Cleveland County Rural Water To Increase Rates in February

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
RISON - The Cleveland County Rural Water Users Association announced this week that it will be increasing its water rates to put the service in compliance with Act 605 of 2021.

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Woodlawn To Survey District's Equipment

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
RISON - Superintendent Dr. Kevin Hancock informed the Woodlawn School Board during its regular monthly meeting Monday night that Energy Systems Group (ESG) will conduct of "feasibility study" of the district's equipment to get a better idea of what improvements could be made in the future.

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Kingsland Council To Meet Thursday

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
KINGSLAND - Mayor Sharon Crosby announced Tuesday that the regular monthly meeting of the Kingsland City Council has been moved to 6 p.m. this Thursday, Jan. 11, at Kingsland City Hall to allow the city to approve a resolution involving two street projects.
Official Map for the 2024 Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt

Official Map for the 2024 Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt

Hwy. 35 Junk Hunt Merges Into Great South Arkansas Hunt, Adds Fourth Day

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024
RISON - Nine years ago when Jennifer Via founded and organized the Historic Hwy. 35 Junk Hunt which consisted of a series of rummage sales along a 120-mile route that extended from Benton to Dermott, she had no idea how much it would grow. Via followed the hunt with the Hwy.

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CCSB Moves Jan. Meeting to Jan. 16

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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.

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Rison City Council To Meet Tuesday

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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.

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School Lunches for Jan. 8-12

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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.

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Kingsland To Consider Water Merger

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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.

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State Expecting Increased Traffic With Solar Eclipse

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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.