Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt Runs Thursday-Sunday

RISON - The fall run of the Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt takes place this week, Oct. 23-26.The Junk Hunt is the merged route of two smaller hunts, the former Historic Hwy. 35 Junk Hunt and the Hwy. 79-63 Junk Hunt Loop, both of which Cleveland County served as the epicenter. The merger created one large route of sales to be held twice a year, spread over four days.During the Spring run, Via sat down for an episode of the Free Range Conversations podcast at the Cleveland County Herald with Britt Talent and Douglas Boultinghouse to provide tips on the hunt. Those tips still apply for the October dates.Boultinghouse is also one of the volunteers that assists Via with the organization of the event which features over 600 miles of sales.There are many towns along the route including Rison, New Edinburg, Kingsland, Woodlawn, Star City, Pine Bluff, El Dorado, Sheridan, Benton, Fordyce, Monticello, Crossett, Magnolia, Strong, Hampton, Warren and more… plus the communities in and around them.Via said that just because a route shows specific roads, that does not mean you cannot set up off the path."If you're 'off the beaten path,' just put plenty of signs to direct people to your sale from the main route," she said.Students in the Business classes at Woodlawn High School will be participating in the Junk Hunt sale Thursday and Friday in front of the high school. All proceeds will benefit Woodlawn FBLA. Additionally, the basketball teams will be selling chilli lunches as a fundraiser. Lunch will be $5 and will include chilli, cheese and crackers. Via said the proper signage for sales is the key to a successful sale, but you have to be mindful of where signs are placed to avoid removal by the highway departments.Boultinghouse shared the other key to success is posting photos, lists of your items and an address in The Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt Sales Group on Facebook, which has over 13 thousand members.The...