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The shaded areas represent Rally Networks’ three expansion phases

The shaded areas represent Rally Networks’ three expansion phases

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Grubb Gives Update on Rally’s Expanded Fiber Optic Network

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
RISON - Rally Networks expects Phase I of its three-phase fiber optic network expansion in Cleveland County to be completed sometime in July with the entire project being finished in about two years, Cleveland County Telephone operations manager Bruce Grubb told the Cleveland County Republican...

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UCA Announces Spring Honors List

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
CONWAY - The University of Central Arkansas congratulates the nearly 1,500 students who were named to the spring 2026 Dean's List.Eligibility on the Dean's List requires at least a 3.5 GPA with a minimum course load of 12 credit hours.

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Gulledge Named To UA Chancellor's List

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
FAYETTEVILLE - The University of Arkansas is recognizing students for earning a place on the Spring 2026 Chancellor's List, the university's highest semester academic honor for undergraduates.Joshua Gulledge of Rison joins a select group of students who have achieved a 4.
Grace Ann Holland

Grace Ann Holland

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Holland Named to UCA Scholar List

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
CONWAY - 2025 Woodlawn High Graduate Grace Ann Holland was named to the Spring 2026 UCA Presidential Scholar list.  Holland will be starting her sophomore year at UCA this coming fall majoring in Health Promotion in hopes of attending the UAMS Dental Hygiene program the fall of 2027.
DETECTED — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the presence of a New World Screwworm was confirmed in a calf in Zavala County, Texas, about 15 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo courtesy Judy Gallagher.)

DETECTED — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the presence of a New World Screwworm was confirmed in a calf in Zavala County, Texas, about 15 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo courtesy Judy Gallagher.)

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New World Screwworm Detected in South Texas

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026
By Ryan McGeeney, University of Arkansas Division of AgricultureLITTLE ROCK — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last that the presence of a New World Screwworm (NWS) was confirmed in a calf in Zavala County, Texas, about 15 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.

CASA Hosting Baked Potato Lunch

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Friday, June 5, 2026
Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) will be hosting a baked potato lunch fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 18, in the Family Life Center at Bethel ##1 Missionary Baptist Church, 2230 Hwy. 35 north Rison.

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Planned Poultry Farm Draws Opposition

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
RISON - A resident of the Calmer community asked members of the Cleveland County Quorum Court Monday night if there was anything the county could do to prevent the construction of a new set of poultry houses being planned along a section of Hwy. 63 across from M.L. Wilson Road.
KINGSLAND ASKED TO CONSIDER ‘POLE YARD’ PROPERTY

KINGSLAND ASKED TO CONSIDER ‘POLE YARD’ PROPERTY

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Kingsland Is Asked To Consider Taking Ownership of ‘Pole Yard’

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
KINGSLAND - The Kingsland City Council was approached last Thursday to look into possibly claiming ownership of the “pole yard” property that parallels the railroad track along First Street between Maple and Larch.
RISON TO ACQUIRE MINI-STORAGE BUILDING - The City of Rison is scheduled to take ownership of the former mini-storage building located next to FBT Community Park in downtown Rison this Thursday. The building is expected to be torn down and the concrete slab beneath it incorporated into the park. There has been discussion of possibly building a stage there.

RISON TO ACQUIRE MINI-STORAGE BUILDING - The City of Rison is scheduled to take ownership of the former mini-storage building located next to FBT Community Park in downtown Rison this Thursday. The building is expected to be torn down and the concrete slab beneath it incorporated into the park. There has been discussion of possibly building a stage there.

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Downtown Building Being Transferred Over To City of Rison

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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
RISON - Mayor Charles Roberts told the Rison City Council Tuesday night that the city will be taking ownership of the old mini-storage building in the 200 block of Main Street in the downtown area this week after an Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality  (ADEQ) inspection revealed no...