Other Days: August 6, 2025

10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 12, 2015 Local residents who are part of the in-home services provided through the Cleveland County Health Unit began to flood the Rison office with calls early this week in the wake of the Arkansas Department of Health's announcement that it would be turning over its in-home...

Other Days: July 30, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOAUGUST  5,  2015Sewer extensions and improvements totaling over $355,000 are being made at three separate sites in the City of Rison. The improvements are being made with a $175,000 loan and grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Other Days: July 23, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJULY  29,  2015Bill Randle, president of Treated Materials, Inc., announced Monday the pending sale of the company's Rison operations to Stella-Jones, a Canadian-based corporation that specializes in making pressure treated wood products.

Other Days: July 16, 2025

10 YEARS AGO JULY 22, 2015The Kingsland City Council decided in a special called meeting last Thursday night that it will eliminate its city marshal's position effective November 1, and that the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department will be responding to calls in the town after that date.

Other Days: July 9, 2025

10 YEARS AGO JULY 15, 2015 Gateway Bank, formerly The Bank of Rison, moved into their new building over the weekend and officially opened their new location at the northeast corner of Main and Second streets in downtown Rison. Amber Offutt is manager for the bank here.

Other Days: July 2, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJULY  8,  2015Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears said he will ask the state to declare Cleveland County a disaster area following heavy downpours of rain over the Independence Day weekend that caused heavy damage to roads in the southern part of the county.

Other Days: June 25, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJULY  1,  2015A high-speed chase that started in Cleveland County last Friday morning resulted in the arrest of a Virginia man, accused of stabbing his father to death last Thursday. Joshua Carroll Copeland, 31, of Abingdon, Virginia, was taken into custody at 11:45 a.m. Friday on U.S.

Other Days: June 18, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  24,  2015The Bank of Rison has officially changed its name to Gateway Bank, president and CEO Troy Duke said this week. Duke said the bank will move to its new location at 112 Main Street in mid-July.

Other Days: June 11, 2025

10 YEARS AGO JUNE 17, 2015 Some members of the Cleveland County School Board said they have heard positive feedback regarding the possible improvement of school facilities, including construction of a new gym, track and technology center, additional classrooms, enlarging the cafeteria, and erecting...

Other Days: June 4, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  10,  2015The Woodlawn School Board unanimously approved pay raises for both certified and classified personnel Monday and - after discussing it a second time around - decided to give the staff a one-time payment of $250 to end the 2014-15 school year.