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Johnny Cash: Redemption of an American Icon Director Ben Smallbone (left) and Producer Andrea Royer

Johnny Cash: Redemption of an American Icon Director Ben Smallbone (left) and Producer Andrea Royer

Johnny Cash Documentary Screened at Kingsland

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
KINGSLAND - While most popular culture has focused on the rebellious spirit of American music icon and Kingsland native Johnny Cash, filmmaker/director Ben Smallbone was more interested in another part of his life that, for the most part, has been untold - his faith.

County Gives Workers 7% of Annual Pay

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
RISON - Christmas came early for county workers Monday night when the Cleveland County Quorum Court approved giving each employee a onetime payment of 7 percent of their annual pay after the county finished the fiscal year better than expected.
LOCAL VETERANS RECOGNIZED - Quinton Ezeagwula (left), commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 431 at Little Rock, looks on as those veterans attending Monday night’s Purple Heart declaration ceremony were recognized.

LOCAL VETERANS RECOGNIZED - Quinton Ezeagwula (left), commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter 431 at Little Rock, looks on as those veterans attending Monday night’s Purple Heart declaration ceremony were recognized.

Spears Proclaims County As 'Purple Heart County'

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
RISON - Cleveland County officially became a "Purple Heart County" with a formal proclamation made by County Judge Melody during Monday night's quorum court meeting.

Staff Illnesses Prompt AMI Days for CCSD

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
RISON - The Cleveland County School District announced Wednesday morning that it will be dismissing on-campus classes for Thursday and Friday, Dec. 8-9, and going to Alternative Means of Instruction (AMI) for those two days due to widespread illness among staff and students.
Share Grounds Kitchen In Rison Gets Upgrades

Share Grounds Kitchen In Rison Gets Upgrades

Share Grounds Kitchen In Rison Gets Upgrades

News Staff
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
RISON - After the initial launch of the Share Grounds food processing kitchen at Rison happen to coincide with the start of the COVID pandemic in 2020, the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture's Cooperative Extension Service is re-launching the program designed to help aspiring food...

Influenza Cases Up In County, State

News Staff
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
RISON - After experiencing a couple of seasons with lowerthan-usual cases of influenza, the flu seems to have rebounded this year as the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) is reporting a "very high" level of flu-like illnesses being reported across the state. In its latest weekly report from Nov.
CHRISTMAS TIME IS COMING! - Malinda Berry of My Berry Patch in Rison puts together a red bow for one of the Christmas wreaths that will be put up by Rison Shine on the lamp posts along Main Street in downtown Rison.

CHRISTMAS TIME IS COMING! - Malinda Berry of My Berry Patch in Rison puts together a red bow for one of the Christmas wreaths that will be put up by Rison Shine on the lamp posts along Main Street in downtown Rison.

Parade, Christmas in the Village Ring In Holiday Season This Week

News Staff
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
RISON - The Christmas season officially kicks off this week in Rison with several events taking place through Sunday. Christmas Parade Rison Shine will host its annual Christmas Parade this Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m., President Celeste Beatty has announced.