Other Days: March 13, 2024

10 YEARS AGO MARCH 12, 2014 Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears told the Quorum Court that he plans to hold at least three public meetings around the county in early May to explain the county's proposed 2-cent sales tax for solid waste services.

Other Days: March 6, 2024

10 YEARS AGO MARCH 5, 2014 The filing deadline for the 2014 election cycle came to a close at noon Monday, with several locally contested races making this year's ballot, including those for state representative, county clerk, coroner, two Quorum Court positions and two constable positions.Moments...

Other Days: February 28, 2024

10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 26, 2014 The opening of the one-week filing period for candidates seeking office this year brought a few unexpected surprises to the local political landscape by Tuesday afternoon.

Other Days: February 21, 2024

10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Unless there is a rush of lastminute candidates, it looks as though the 2014 election cycle could have the fewest locally contested political races in several years.The City of Rison used a $7,000 'emergency grant' secured through the Southeast Arkansas Economic...

Other Days: February 14, 2024

10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 12, 2014 Cleveland County has agreed to honor the City of Rison's contract with Waste Management should a proposed 2-cent sales tax for solid waste pickup be approved by voters in a special election in May.

Other Days: Feb. 7, 2024

(The following items were compiled by Stan Sadler from files of past issues of the Cleveland County Herald.

Other Days: January 31, 2024

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 29, 2014 A man and a woman are facing charges involving the attempted murder of a man living in northern Cleveland County, Chief Deputy Gary Young of the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department reported.

Other Days: January 24, 2024

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 22, 2014 As of January 2, there were 259 people from Cleveland County who had signed up to get health insurance under the new 'Private Option' program being administered through the state.

Other Days: Jan. 17, 2024

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 15, 2014 Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears said he has reached out to Rison Mayor Vernon Dollar about having the City of Rison participate in a proposed 2-cent sales tax that would eliminate the need for trash bills.

Other Days: Jan. 10, 2024

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 8, 2014 In an effort to keep the solid waste budget afloat, the Cleveland County Quorum Court voted Monday night to raise trash bills from $15.73 to $19.10 per month effective with the next billing cycle.