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Long-Time Dist. 6 JP Owen Rushing Passes

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
RISON - District 6 Justice of the Peace Owen Rushing, 84, of the Calmer community, passed away last Friday, Dec. 26, at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff.

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Offices Will Close For New Year's Day

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Tuesday, December 30, 2025
RISON - Federal, state and local government offices as well as the U.S. Post Office will be closed Thursday, Jan. 1, for the New Year's holiday. All will resume regular hours on Friday, Jan. 2.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Cleveland County

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Cleveland County

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Cleveland County

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Friday, December 19, 2025
LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (Department) has confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly called “bird flu,” on a commercial poultry farm in Cleveland County.Following an investigation by the Department in collaboration with the U.S.

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Woodlawn Resident Opposes Poultry Farm

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
RISON - A proposal to build six poultry houses near the Woodlawn community has motivated at least one resident of the area to ask his neighbors to oppose it.
MOSELEY FARM INDUCTED INTO ARKANSAS CENTURY FARM PROGRAM - (Left to right) David Moseley, Dana Moseley, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Alana Moseley Graham, Fred Taylor Graham, and Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward at the recent 2025 Arkansas Century Farm Induction Ceremony.

MOSELEY FARM INDUCTED INTO ARKANSAS CENTURY FARM PROGRAM - (Left to right) David Moseley, Dana Moseley, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Alana Moseley Graham, Fred Taylor Graham, and Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward at the recent 2025 Arkansas Century Farm Induction Ceremony.

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Moseley Farm Inducted Into State’s Century Farm Program

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
LITTLE ROCK – The David and Dana Moseley Farm near New Edinburg was officially inducted into the Arkansas Century Farm Program this month, joining a distinguished group of families recognized for their enduring contribution to the state’s agricultural history.
CLEVELAND COUNTY CARES BREAKS RECORD - Melinda McKnight (bottom right corner) oversees the packaging of gifts at Rison Baptist Church over the weekend as the organization prepares to deliver to families for Christmas. This year the Cleveland County Cares organization reached a record number of kids receiving gifts this year, 99.

CLEVELAND COUNTY CARES BREAKS RECORD - Melinda McKnight (bottom right corner) oversees the packaging of gifts at Rison Baptist Church over the weekend as the organization prepares to deliver to families for Christmas. This year the Cleveland County Cares organization reached a record number of kids receiving gifts this year, 99.

Cleveland Co. Cares To Help 99 Kids This Christmas

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
RISON - As the Cleveland County Cares team gets ready to deliver Christmas presents to families in need across the county, organizer Melinda McKnight is reflecting on a record year.According to McKnight, their program has helped 99 kids so far this holiday season, and they are still accepting names.
CHRISTMAS TREE VILLAGE

CHRISTMAS TREE VILLAGE

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Christmas Tree Village

News Staff
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
If you have a Christmas Village, consider a Village Christmas Tree to display your collection. Carolyn Williams of Rison submitted this homemade Village Christmas Tree made by her husband Jonny. It’s about five feet tall and has a three-foot diameter.
Pictured at the Ronald McDonald House: Sheila Jackson, Martha Lockhart, Kaye Green, Karen Bell Fox.

Pictured at the Ronald McDonald House: Sheila Jackson, Martha Lockhart, Kaye Green, Karen Bell Fox.

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Busy 2025 for Friendship EHC

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
BUSY 2025 FOR FRIENDSHIP EHC - Friendship Extension Homemakers Club has been busy in 2025. Members have attended Arkansas Extension Homemaker Council activities for state, district and county meetings and other extension homemaker activities.
Rison Elementary December Artists of the Month - Pictured top row, left to right: Kenzie Mitchell, Taylynn Cogbill, Madison Goodman, Rourke Sawdey; middle row: Jakerria Cranford, Holden Billings, Kandyce Jackson, Zayleigh Webb; bottom row: Loyalti Rasheed, Brooke Burns, Emma Brooks, Ryann Morrison, Alaina Gurnsey, Charlotte Gray.

Rison Elementary December Artists of the Month - Pictured top row, left to right: Kenzie Mitchell, Taylynn Cogbill, Madison Goodman, Rourke Sawdey; middle row: Jakerria Cranford, Holden Billings, Kandyce Jackson, Zayleigh Webb; bottom row: Loyalti Rasheed, Brooke Burns, Emma Brooks, Ryann Morrison, Alaina Gurnsey, Charlotte Gray.

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Rison Elementary Artists of the Month: December

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Wednesday, December 17, 2025