Rison Community Pep Rally To Be Held This Thursday

RISON - The Rison Wildcats will hold a community pep rally beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 24, outside the courthouse in Rison. Gateway Bank will be providing water and popsicles to those attending.

Be Pro Be Proud Workforce Simulator Visits Woodlawn

WOODLAWN - The Be Pro Be Proud skill workforce simulation trailer as at Woodlawn High School on Tuesday.

Local Radio Club Receives Grant To Provide Classes

Cleveland County Hamsters (CCH), an amateur radio club, has received a grant from the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) to offset the costs of presenting classes about the uses of all types of radio.

Walk Across Arkansas Registration Begins Aug. 28

LITTLE ROCK - Registration for the fall Walk Across Arkansas, an eight-week, group-based exercise program from the Cooperative Extension Service, will open Aug. 28 at walk.uada.edu/walk/ The competition starts Sept. 11 and ends on Nov. 5. Teams have up to 30 members.

Jefferson Regional Opens Urology Clinic in Pine Bluff

PINE BLUFF - Jefferson Regional announces the opening of a new urology clinic and welcomes two new physicians to Southeast Arkansas. Jefferson Regional Urology Associates is located in the Jefferson Professional Center 2, 1601 West 40th Avenue, Suite 301C, in Pine Bluff.

AHSCS Motorcycle Race This Weekend at Woodlawn

WOODLAWN - The Screamin' Chicken Hare Scramble motorcycle race will be returning to the Woodlawn area on Aug, 26-27, one of the organizers of the event has announced.

Rison Methodist Food Pantry Saturday, Aug. 26

RISON - Rison United Methodist Church will be hosting a food pantry from 9 to 10:30 a.m. the fourth Saturday of each month. The next food pantry will be held Saturday, Aug. 26.

1870's Beard House Moved To Pioneer Village

RISON - The Pioneer Village at Rison received another structure Tuesday when movers brought in the John Samuel Beard House, a classic dogtrot style home that was originally built in the 1870's.

County Fair Is Sept. 13-16; Digital Tabloid Coming Soon

RISON - The annual Cleveland County Fair will take place Sept. 13-16 at the fairgrounds in Rison, Fair Board President Roy Phillips has announced. This year's fair will be highlighted by a Livestock Show on Thursday, Sept. 14, and the Miss Cleveland County pageant on Friday evening, Sept. 15.

Herald's Football Tab In This Week's Newspaper, Online

RISON - The Herald's annual Cleveland County Football tabloid previewing the Rison Wildcats and Woodlawn Bears can be found in this week's issue of the Herald, publisher Britt Talent has announced.