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KINGSLAND ALL-SCHOOL REUNION - An estimated crowd of about 110 people attended the Kingsland All-School Reunion held this past Saturday at the Kingsland School auditorium.

KINGSLAND ALL-SCHOOL REUNION - An estimated crowd of about 110 people attended the Kingsland All-School Reunion held this past Saturday at the Kingsland School auditorium.

Kingsland Reunion Deemed a Success

News Staff
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
KINGSLAND - Organizers of the Kingsland All-School Reunion are calling the first gathering in two years a success as about 100 people gathered at the Kingsland School auditorium to visit and reminisce this past Saturday.
City of Kingsland

City of Kingsland

Kingsland Council Hears Updates on Pump, Business

News Staff
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
KINGSLAND - Updates on the installation of a new booster pump to improve water pressure and construction plans for the new Dollar General store were brought up during the Kingsland City Council's regular monthly meeting held last Thursday, Feb. 23, at Kingsland City Hall.
Volunteers of the Year

Volunteers of the Year

Banquet Honors County's Volunteers

News Staff
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
RISON - Community leaders and volunteers spent Friday evening hearing new ideas and honoring their own volunteers of the past year during the return of the Celebrate Cleveland County Banquet - the first since 2020.

First Purple Martins Seen at Woodlawn

News Staff
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
RISON - Judy Johnson of the Woodlawn community reported the first sighting of a purple martin in Cleveland County on Tuesday morning, Feb. 28. The sighting of the first purple martins is considered a sign that spring is just around the corner.
LEARNING ABOUT ARKANSAS WILDLIFE - Jeff Lawson, a wildlife biologist for the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission from Rison, shows a group of curious onlookers a bear skull during the Cleveland County Cutters & Strutters National Wild Turkey Federation Jakes Day event held at the old turkey farm off Mt. Elba Road south of Rison. More than 200 youth registered for the event as more than an estimated $10,000 in prizes was given away.

LEARNING ABOUT ARKANSAS WILDLIFE - Jeff Lawson, a wildlife biologist for the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission from Rison, shows a group of curious onlookers a bear skull during the Cleveland County Cutters & Strutters National Wild Turkey Federation Jakes Day event held at the old turkey farm off Mt. Elba Road south of Rison. More than 200 youth registered for the event as more than an estimated $10,000 in prizes was given away.

Rejuvenated NWTF Jakes Day Sees One of Best Crowds Ever

News Staff
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
RISON - Organizers for the Cleveland County Cutters & Strutters Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) are already discussing the possibility of having to find a new home for its Jakes Day next year as Saturday's youth event drew a record-breaking crowd.

School Board Election Ballot Draw Notice

News Staff
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
The ballot draw for the candidates running for the Zone 3 position on the Board of Directors for the Cleveland County School District will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in the County Clerk’s Office at the Cleveland County Courthouse, 20 East Magnolia in Rison. 
Hwy. 35 Junk Hunt

Hwy. 35 Junk Hunt

Hwy 35 Junk Hunt Runs March 9-11

News Staff
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
RISON - The eighth annual Hwy. 35 Junk Hunt will run Thursday, March 9 through Saturday, March 11, Jennifer Via, organizer behind the Hwy. 35 and Hwy. 79-63 Junk Hunts has announced.

Kingsland School Reunion Saturday

News Staff
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
KINGSLAND - The Kingsland All-School Reunion will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Kingsland School Auditorium, marking the first reunion after a two-year absence due to the COVID pandemic.