Other Days: March 15, 2023

95 YEARS AGO MARCH 15, 1928 One of the largest illicit liquor manufacturing outfits ever seen in Cleveland County was captured in a raid Tuesday afternoon by sheriff Jno. E. Smith, deputy sheriff S.H. Burford and marshal Rufus Smith of Kingsland.

Other Days: March 8, 2023

95 YEARS AGO MARCH 8, 1928 For the first time in its history, Cleveland County will furnish a governor of Arkansas. When Lt. Governor Harvey Parnell goes into the governor's office within the next few days, he will be the first native son of this county to be the state's chief executive.

Other Days: March 1, 2023

95  YEARS  AGO MARCH  1,  1928 Approximately $164,000 is being spent this year on state roads in Cleveland County, with most of the work being done in the vicinity of Pansy.

Other Days: Feb. 22, 2023

95 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 23, 1928 Free agricultural moving picture shows are being shown at different points in Cleveland County. Bert England, owner of the local Ford agency, announces that his company will be known as the Bert England Motor Company, instead of England Motor Company.

Other Days: Feb. 15, 2023

90 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 15, 1933 After a search, covering practically all of Tuesday night and part of Wednesday of last week, John Eastman, aged tramp, who was believed to have been robbed and probably killed near here, was found four miles north of town unharmed with all of his money in his...

Other Days: Feb. 8, 2023

10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 6, 2013 The Moore family has agreed to give the Pioneer Village property to the City of Rison, Mayor Vernon Dollar announced to the city council Tuesday night.

Other Days: Feb. 1, 2023

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 30, 2013 One man was killed and three others were seriously injured Monday night in a head-on collision on Hwy. 114 near Calmer.

Other Days: Jan. 25, 2023

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 23, 2013 The owners of the iconic Phoenix Hotel on Main Street in downtown Rison have offered to give the building to the Rison Industrial Development Corporation as a development project, but the group decided last week to hold off on making a decision until it can get a...

Other Days: Jan. 18, 2023

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 16, 2013 Former school board member, John Kinley of the 'Y' community, asked the board of the Cleveland County School District to get behind an effort to make improvements at all three campuses, including adding classrooms at Rison Elementary, building a new gym on the Rison...

Other Days: Jan. 11, 2023

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 9, 2013 Thanks to a little budget shuffling and some last minute fiscal house cleaning, Cleveland County will officially finish 2012 with a budget surplus of just over $18,000 in county general.