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UAM Students Serve as Judges in Regional FBLA Competition

UAM Students Serve as Judges in Regional FBLA Competition

UAM Students Serve as Judges in Regional FBLA Competition

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
MONTICELLO — On February 5, seven University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) students served as judges for the Arkansas Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) academic competition for Mid-Level District III, held on UAM’s Monticello campus.
Pictured left to right: Cleveland County School District Superintendent Davy King, Rison Cheer Coach Kim Kaye King, Cayla Johnson, SAU Cheer Coach Trevor Blankenship.

Pictured left to right: Cleveland County School District Superintendent Davy King, Rison Cheer Coach Kim Kaye King, Cayla Johnson, SAU Cheer Coach Trevor Blankenship.

Johnson Signs with SAU Cheer Team

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
RISON - Cayla Johnson, a senior at Rison High School, signed her letter of intent to cheer for the Muleriders of Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. Cayla served as the captain of the 2024-25 RHS cheer squad and has cheered for the Wildcats for six years.

Motion To Support New Prosecutor Job Fails To Get Second

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
RISON - An ordinance that would have funded a new position to assist the prosecutor’s office with filing paperwork for criminal cases in Cleveland and two other counties failed to come to vote during Monday night’s meeting of the Cleveland County Quorum Court.
The City of Rison street crew works to remove pieces of the roof from the former Cash’s AG Grocery Store from the 200 block of Main Street Thursday afternoon.

The City of Rison street crew works to remove pieces of the roof from the former Cash’s AG Grocery Store from the 200 block of Main Street Thursday afternoon.

Storms Bring Damaging Winds, Floods

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
RISON - Residents and local governments are cleaning up after several rounds of severe weather brought damaging winds, baseball-size hail and flooding rains to Cleveland County last week.
FLOOD WATERS THREATEN HWY. 79 - This photo taken at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, shows the water level at the Hwy. 79 bridge over the Saline River between Rison and Kingsland. The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department posted on social media that it had received several calls about the bridge being closed due to the floodwaters, but it never was. The water began to recede by Wednesday morning.

FLOOD WATERS THREATEN HWY. 79 - This photo taken at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, shows the water level at the Hwy. 79 bridge over the Saline River between Rison and Kingsland. The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department posted on social media that it had received several calls about the bridge being closed due to the floodwaters, but it never was. The water began to recede by Wednesday morning.

Saline River Expected to Crest Friday Morning at Rye Bridge

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
RISON - While the Saline River is not expected to crest in southern Cleveland County until later this week, the rising flood waters were already impacting local activities as of Tuesday.

Rison Unable to Act on Speed Bump Proposal

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
RISON - Mayor Charles Roberts was unable to take any action on his recent public meeting on speed bumps this week after the Rison City Council did not have enough council members present for a quorum at Tuesday night’s council meeting.
Talking Homesteading

Talking Homesteading

Homesteading Conference Still Draws Crowd Despite Weather

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
RISON - With local forecasts predicting more than an 80 percent chance of rain, attendance at this year’s Arkansas Homesteading Conference held in Rison Saturday was down from last  year’s recording-setting crowd, but was a little better than expected.

Woodlawn School Board Meeting Postponed to April 15

News Staff
Wednesday, April 2, 2025
WOODLAWN - The Woodlawn School Board meeting original scheduled for Monday, April 14 has been moved to Tuesday, April 15 at 6 p.m.Superintendent Kevin Hancock reminded those not registered to vote to register by April 14 to be eligible for the May school board election.