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Rison Shine Plans Community Meeting To Focus on Business

RISON - Rison Shine will be hosting a community meeting on business development within the City of Rison at 6 p.m. Monday, July 28, at the Hall-Morgan Veterans Building in Rison. The meeting is open to anyone interested in community development in and around Rison.
LEARNING NEW DANCES - Rison Firemen Travis Bell and Alan Parnell are two of the firefighters dancing with Ansley Homaday and Cayla Johnson at the July 25 fundraiser.

LEARNING NEW DANCES - Rison Firemen Travis Bell and Alan Parnell are two of the firefighters dancing with Ansley Homaday and Cayla Johnson at the July 25 fundraiser.

Limited Tickets for Next Week's Dancing with Rison Starz, Firemen Dinner Show

RISON - With just over a week left to go, things are heating up for the "Dancing with the Rison Starz and Firemen" dinner and competition set for next Friday, July 25 at the Cleveland Count y Fairgrounds beginning at 6 p.m.Rison Shine Community Development, Inc.

Kingsland Council To Meet Thursday

KINGSLAND - The Kingsland City Council will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at Kingsland City Hall, Mayor Karen Wiscaver has announced.The Kingsland City Council usually meets the fourth Thursday of the month.
AVOID PUTTING IN THE FRIDGE - Research shows that chilling toma toes can damage the texture and flavor of tomatoes. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture only recommends refrigerating tomatoes if they are very ripe and could shortly spoil. (Photo courtesy of UA System Division of Agriculture)

AVOID PUTTING IN THE FRIDGE - Research shows that chilling toma toes can damage the texture and flavor of tomatoes. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture only recommends refrigerating tomatoes if they are very ripe and could shortly spoil. (Photo courtesy of UA System Division of Agriculture)

Temperature, Storage Impact Tomato Flavor, Texture

LITTLE ROCK - Beefsteaks. Bradley pinks. Cherokee purples. No matter what variety, all tomatoes have one thing in common: Don't put them in the fridge.Tomatoes are among the most-eaten produce item, with per capita consumption in the United States estimated at 19.
Woodlawn High School Students Brit Swan (left) and Ben Sowrheaver (right) attended the FBLA National Conference

Woodlawn High School Students Brit Swan (left) and Ben Sowrheaver (right) attended the FBLA National Conference

Woodlawn Students Place at National FBLA Conference

CALIFORNIA — Students from Woodlawn High School won top prizes at Future Business Leaders of America, Inc.’s (FBLA) National Leadership Conference (NLC).
Ava Stell watches the fireworks at the Green House Cottages of Southern Hills with her grandfather, Ricky Farrer, on Independence Day (Photo by Libby Stell).

Ava Stell watches the fireworks at the Green House Cottages of Southern Hills with her grandfather, Ricky Farrer, on Independence Day (Photo by Libby Stell).

Hometown Fourth of July

Lawsuit Filed Against CCSD, King Over Athletic Release Form

RISON - A lawsuit against the Cleveland County School District and the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) was filed in Cleveland County Circuit Court last Thursday claiming that Superintendent Davy King refused to sign a form allowing a former Rison High School student who transferred to...