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Meeting Discusses County’s Options for Faster Internet

Meeting Discusses County’s Options for Faster Internet

Meeting Discusses County’s Options for Faster Internet

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
RISON - More than 20 people, including local legislators and state agency representatives, were on hand Tuesday night to discuss the options regarding the expansion of fiber optic broadband internet service into Cleveland County.

CCSD To Beef Up Campus Security

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
RISON - The Cleveland County School District is planning to use its portion of some state money for school security to upgrade security cameras across campus as well as in stall new steel entry doors on some buildings.

Woodlawn Reviewing Fire Sprinkler Options

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
WOODLAWN - The Woodlawn School Board is starting to review its options regarding what to do with the fire sprinklers after an inspection revealed deficiencies with the system. Superintendent Dr.

County Fair Set For Next Week

News Staff
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
RISON - The annual Cleveland County Fair will be held next week in Rison, Sept. 14-17 at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in a condensed form this year. The fair will be include a Faith and Family Night will be held Wednesday Sept. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Livestock entries will be entered Wednesday Sept.
Rison Church of Christ Minister Keden Shrum (center) with Wife, Chandra (left) and daughter, Ragan (right)

Rison Church of Christ Minister Keden Shrum (center) with Wife, Chandra (left) and daughter, Ragan (right)

Church of Christ Welcomes New Minister Keden Shrum

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
RISON - Keden Shrum is the new minister for the Rison Church of Christ, succeeding Lanis Lindsey, who retired in early June. Bom in Mineral Wells, Texas, Shrum spent most of his life in Oklahoma as his father, also a Church of Christ minister, served in churches in Texas, Arizona and Oklahoma.
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Barnett, Ludlow To Wed Saturday In Monticello

News Staff
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Christopher and Darla Barnett of Monticello are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Rachel Renae Barnett, to James 'Aaron' Anthony Ludlow, son of Danny and Stacie Ludlow of Rison, and the late Roy Lewallen.
NEW PROFESSOR — Maribel Nelson, DVM, joined the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources on Aug. 17, 2022. She will be teaching pre-vet and beef production. (UAM Image)

NEW PROFESSOR — Maribel Nelson, DVM, joined the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources on Aug. 17, 2022. She will be teaching pre-vet and beef production. (UAM Image)

New UAM Animal Science Professor Adds Global Perspective

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Lon Tegels - College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Arkansas at Monticello, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, U of A System Division of Agriculture MONTICELLO, Ark.

Improving County’s Broadband Service Topic of Meeting

News Staff
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
RISON - Bill Coleman of Community Technology Advisers based in St. Paul, Minn., will be presenting a program on Accelerate Cleveland County’s efforts to bring high-speed broadband internet to the county at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the Hall-Morgan Veterans Building in Rison.

Quorum Court Discusses Several Topics at Meeting

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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
RISON - An old ordinance dealing with skidding logs on county roads, a one-time statefunded $5,000 stipend for law enforcement officers and an update on the demolition of the county’s old hospital building in Rison were among the topics discussed during the Cleveland County Quorum Court’s regular...