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Light Poles at CCYSA Ball Park

Light Poles at CCYSA Ball Park

Youth Sports Association Seeks Funding for Ball Park Lights

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
RISON - The Cleveland County Youth Sports Association, a non-profit organization under Kickstart Cleveland County, is looking to replace the old field lighting system at the ballpark in town with a new costeffective LED lighting system.

Dixon Named To ATU Dean's List

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
RUSSELLVILLE - Arkansas Tech University has announced its Dean's List for undergraduate students on its Russellville campus for the fall 2022 semester, which includes Baylee Elizabeth Dixon of Rison. A student must achieve a 3.
Stock Photo by Anna Shvets

Stock Photo by Anna Shvets

Egg Prices Will Come Down - But Not A Lot

Mary Hightower Ua Division Of Agriculture
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Egg prices won’t stay high forever, but with no clear end in sight for the current round of highly pathogenic avian flu, prices won’t descend to bargain basement levels, said Jada Thompson, a poultry economist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Haley Creek Boys

Haley Creek Boys

Gospel Concert To Feature Haley Creek Boys

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
The Haley Creek Boys, a bluegrass/gospel group based in the Hamburg area, will be performing a Gospel Concert at the Kingsland Missionary Baptist Church at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5. The church is located at 220 First Street in Kingsland.
Cleveland County Courthouse

Cleveland County Courthouse

Cummings: Don't Buy Second Can Yet

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
RISON - Cleveland County Judge Jimmy Cummings is urging residents to hold off on buying a second trash can for now as the county addresses its solid waste contract with Big Smith Waste Services of Dumas.
Janet Gaddy

Janet Gaddy

Kingsland Woman Dies in Accident

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
RISON - Janet Gaddy, 61, of Kingsland, died last Friday evening, Jan. 20, in a two-car accident along Hwy. 167 in Grant County, Arkansas State Police reported.
EXPANDING THE MENU - Lauren Dively prepares a couple of taco salads during the lunch hour on Tuesday at the new Dively's One Stop in Rowell. Dively said they are always looking for ways to expand their menu, and on Tuesday the business held its first-ever "Taco Tuesday."

EXPANDING THE MENU - Lauren Dively prepares a couple of taco salads during the lunch hour on Tuesday at the new Dively's One Stop in Rowell. Dively said they are always looking for ways to expand their menu, and on Tuesday the business held its first-ever "Taco Tuesday."

Dively's Taking Different Approach at Rowell Store

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
ROWELL - Rowell, Arkansas, is a long way from the sunny beaches of South Florida, but if you ask Lauren and Joe Dively, there is no other place they would rather be. The Divelys are the new owners of Dively's One Stop, located in the former Rowell Grocery building on Hwy. 63.
Free Flowing Now

Free Flowing Now

Clogged Culverts Behind Washouts

News Staff
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
RISON - County Judge Jimmy Cummings said the Cleveland County Road Department may have found the reason there were so many washouts along county roads during the heavy rain that hit parts of the county of Jan. 2: clogged culverts.