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Sensory playground equipment to be installed at Rison parks

Sensory playground equipment to be installed at Rison parks

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Rison Approves Tree Ordinance; Update on Parks

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
RISON - The Rison City Council approved an ordinance Tuesday night that will give the city the right to trim back tree limbs that may be hanging over into the right-of-way to city streets.
Cleveland County Fair

Cleveland County Fair

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County Fair Entries Provides Chance to Win Money

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
RISON - This year's Cleveland County Fair is set for next week, Sept. 13-16, at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Rison, with entries for various judging categories being accepted next Wednesday.
U.S. NEWS BEST HIGH SCHOOLS - Rison High School has been included in U.S. News & World Report's 202324 Best High Schools in America list for its overall academic success in comparison to the social and economic background of the student body. Rison High School also received a "silver" ranking by U.S. News in 2008, being one of only six "rural" schools in the nation to be awarded a silver ranking that year.

U.S. NEWS BEST HIGH SCHOOLS - Rison High School has been included in U.S. News & World Report's 202324 Best High Schools in America list for its overall academic success in comparison to the social and economic background of the student body. Rison High School also received a "silver" ranking by U.S. News in 2008, being one of only six "rural" schools in the nation to be awarded a silver ranking that year.

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Rison High School Makes U.S. News 'Best Schools'

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
RISON - U.S. News & World Report has named Rison High School to its national "Best High Schools" rankings for exceeding academic expectations based on social and economic factors. U.S.

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School Lunches for Sept. 4-8

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Rison Elementary Monday - No school! Tuesday - beef nachos or hamburger. Wednesday - chicken nuggets or beef fingers. Thursday - rotini with Italian meat sauce or chicken sandwich. Friday - pizza, pizza and sidekicks. Rison High School Monday - No School!
ALAINA REEVES - Alaina Reeves, a senior at Rison High School, poses with some of the awards she won during the Arkansas FFA Convention held this past spring.

ALAINA REEVES - Alaina Reeves, a senior at Rison High School, poses with some of the awards she won during the Arkansas FFA Convention held this past spring.

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Reeves To Present Paper At Natl. Institute in Iowa

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
RISON - Alain Reeves, a senior at Rison High School, is one of three Future Farmers of America (FFA) students in Arkansas to be selected to present their papers before the national World Food Prize Global Youth Institute meeting this October in Des Moines, Iowa.
Ronnie and Sandra Coleman

Ronnie and Sandra Coleman

Benefit Fundraiser For Colemans Now Underway in Rison

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
RISON - Two fundraising efforts have been organized by community members to benefit Ronnie and Sandra Coleman of Rison. Ronnie, a former county road department employee, is currently battling stage four cancer.
Rison in the Fall 2023

Rison in the Fall 2023

Rison In The Fall Expands Race, Dog Pageant for October

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
RISON - With this year's Rison in the Fall Festival just over a month away, organizer Douglas Boultinghouse is announcing two activities for the Rison Shine-hosted festival set for Saturday, Oct. 7. Race to Rison in the Fall The Race to Rison in the Fall will kick off the morning at 7 a.m.

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Jefferson Co. Identifies Body as Kingsland Man

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Wednesday, August 30, 2023
PINE BLUFF - The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division announced Monday that it had identified the body of man found in the Arkansas River as Dennis Dees, 53, of Kingsland.