County Clean-Up Set For Saturday at Three Locations

RISON - The Cleveland County Master Gardeners and County Cultivators Extension Homemakers Club are sponsoring the Cleveland County Clean-Up that will be held from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday, May 17, starting from three locations.

Rison Booster Club Installs New State Championship Sign in Town

RISON - The Rison Booster Club volunteers installed a new sign at the Hwy. 79 and Hwy. 35 intersection in Rison Tuesday, May 13. The Rison High School State Champions sign features years the football, softball, weightlifting, girls and boys track teams won the state championships.

Golf Tournament Donates $2,000 to Rison Baseball Team

RISON - The Bobby Lee Terry Memorial Golf Tournament, organized by Keden Shrum and Cordero Fuentes, presented a check for $2,000 to the Rison High School baseball program. The tournament held May 3 at Harbor Oaks Golf Course in Pine Bluff featured 17 teams, and a hole-in-one by Tim Fleeman.

AgHeritage Farm Credit Scholarship Awarded to Tilley

RISON - AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is proud to annually invest in the next generation of ag leaders through our scholarship program.

SEARK Theater Camp June 2-6 in Monticello

MONTICELLO - SEARK Concert will host a Shakespeare Summer Theater Camp June 2-6 for ages 7-17 at the UAM Fine Arts Center.The cost is $60 to register and the deadline is Monday, May 19.Students will learn acting, voice, movement, swordplay and more in a fun, creative week of theater.

New Edinburg Comm. Center To Host Fundraiser for Jeremy Reynolds

NEW EDINBURG - The New Edinburg Community Center will be hosting a fundraiser and auction for Jeremy Reynolds beginning at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 17.Reynolds is battling stage 4 cancer. He is the grandson of former Cleveland County treasurer, the late Jack Hopson.

Rison Elementary Retirement Party Set for Tuesday

RISON - Rison Elementary will host a retirement party Tuesday, May 20 at 1 p.m. in the school auditorium to honor six employees.Retiring are Thelma Brandon, Brenda Brown, Janet Brown, Paula Puckett, Billy Reed and Barbara Williams.

Marks Barnett Family Reunion June 1 in New Edinburg

NEW EDINBURG - The 149th Marks Barnett Family Reunion will be Sunday, June 1 at 11 a.m., at the Marks Cemetery picnic area, in New Edinburg.

Black Cemetery Meeting, Service To Be Held May 25

The Black Cemetery at the Staves community will hold its annual meeting and Memorial Day service beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 25, organizers have announced.The event will begin with the annual business meeting at 10 a.m. followed by the preaching service. Bro.

Regular Hours Resume at Solid Waste Transfer Station

RISON - Cleveland County Judge Jimmy Cummings has announced regular hours have resumed at the Cleveland County Solid Waste Transfer Station.The Transfer Station is open Monday, Wednesday and Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 7:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.