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Food Pantry Saturday at Macedonia MBC

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
RISON - Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, located on Hwy. 35 South, will open its Food Pantry Saturday, May 20 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The church holds its food pantry the third Saturday of each month.  
WOODLAWN TOURNAMENT 12-UNDER FIRST PLACE - Woodlawn Batesville Poultry won the 12-Under Tournament held this past weekend at Woodlawn Community Park. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Rylan Williams, Brody Howard, Aiden Womack, Logan Doss, Carson Young, Brit Swan, Aiden Graves, Miles West; (front row) Luke Heflin, Trent Sutherland, Eli Smith and Alex Adair; coaches are Justin Womack, Tony Howard, Daniel Heflin.

WOODLAWN TOURNAMENT 12-UNDER FIRST PLACE - Woodlawn Batesville Poultry won the 12-Under Tournament held this past weekend at Woodlawn Community Park. Pictured are (back row, left to right) Rylan Williams, Brody Howard, Aiden Womack, Logan Doss, Carson Young, Brit Swan, Aiden Graves, Miles West; (front row) Luke Heflin, Trent Sutherland, Eli Smith and Alex Adair; coaches are Justin Womack, Tony Howard, Daniel Heflin.

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Photos: 12-Under Tourney

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
TURKEY HARVEST UP - Brad and Karla Young show off a good Arkansas turkey harvested this season. Arkansas hunters broke 9,000 checked turkeys for the first time since 2017 this year. (Photo courtesy Brad Young)

TURKEY HARVEST UP - Brad and Karla Young show off a good Arkansas turkey harvested this season. Arkansas hunters broke 9,000 checked turkeys for the first time since 2017 this year. (Photo courtesy Brad Young)

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Arkansas Turkey Harvest Up 21%; First Time To Top 9,000 Since 2017

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
LITTLE ROCK - With the last weekend of the 2023 Arkansas turkey season in the rearview mirror, hunters have tallied 9,193 checked birds. This is an increase of 21 percent from 2022 and the first time since 2017 that the harvest topped the 9,000-bird mark.
Valedictorian Kendall Sanchez

Valedictorian Kendall Sanchez

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Sanchez Leads Woodlawn High School Class of 2023

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
WOODLAWN - Woodlawn High School graduated 38 students as part of the senior class of 2023 in a ceremony Tuesday evening, May 16, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.
Rison Farmers Market

Rison Farmers Market

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Rison Farmers Market Opens Next Week

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
RISON - The Rison Farmers Market is preparing to open for its 2023 season next Thursday, May 25, at FBT Community Park in downtown Rison.
HEADED BACK TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

HEADED BACK TO CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

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Bears Going For Third State Title Friday at Conway

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
WOODLAWN - Woodlawn will be looking to win its third consecutive Class 2A state baseball championship this week when the Bears meet the surprising Palestine-Wheatley Patriots at 7 p.m. Friday, May 19, at Bear Stadium on the campus of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.
Pictured are Entergy Representatives Mark Emerson and Angela Vincent with Janet Brown (center).

Pictured are Entergy Representatives Mark Emerson and Angela Vincent with Janet Brown (center).

Rison Teacher Honored by Entergy

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Thursday, May 11, 2023
RISON - Representatives of Entergy stopped by Rison High School to honor the longest-working teacher in the Cleveland County School District. Mrs. Janet Brown has been with the district for 42 years and serves as one of the high school's resource teachers.

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School Lunches for May 22-26

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Rison Elementary Monday - chicken pot pie or steak fingers. Tuesday - tacos or hamburgers. Wednesday - tater tot casserole or chicken sandwich. Thursday - chicken nuggets or corndogs. Friday - pizza, pizza and sidekics!