Kingsland All-School Reunion Resuming After COVID Break

KINGSLAND - The Kingsland All-School Reunion will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Kingsland School Auditorium, marking the first reunion after a two-year absence due to the COVID pandemic.

Cummings: Don't Buy Second Can Yet

RISON - Cleveland County Judge Jimmy Cummings is urging residents to hold off on buying a second trash can for now as the county addresses its solid waste contract with Big Smith Waste Services of Dumas.

Kingsland Woman Dies in Accident

RISON - Janet Gaddy, 61, of Kingsland, died last Friday evening, Jan. 20, in a two-car accident along Hwy. 167 in Grant County, Arkansas State Police reported.

Dively's Taking Different Approach at Rowell Store

ROWELL - Rowell, Arkansas, is a long way from the sunny beaches of South Florida, but if you ask Lauren and Joe Dively, there is no other place they would rather be. The Divelys are the new owners of Dively's One Stop, located in the former Rowell Grocery building on Hwy. 63.

Clogged Culverts Behind Washouts

RISON - County Judge Jimmy Cummings said the Cleveland County Road Department may have found the reason there were so many washouts along county roads during the heavy rain that hit parts of the county of Jan. 2: clogged culverts.

Community Theater Hosting Farewell Jamboree Show For Shae Carson Jan. 28

NEW EDINBURG - The Cleveland County Community Theater will host a special Ole Time Jamboree Saturday, Jan. 28 as a farewell to theater veteran Shae Carson. Carson’s final performance with the local theater group will take place at the New Edinburg Community Center.

Woodlawn 4-H Club Meeting is Jan. 19

RISON - Parents and youth in Woodlawn and the surrounding area interested in joining the Woodlawn 4-H Community Club are invited to attend an informational and enrollment meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19, at Center Missioinary Baptist Church on Hwyt. 63 at Rowell.

Extension Get Fit Strength Program Begins Thursday

RISON - The Cleveland County Cooperative Extension Service will be offering the Extension Get Fit adult strenght training program beginning at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 12, at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church on Hwy. 35 south of Rison.

Squirrel Hunt Benefiting Local Jakes Day is Jan. 28

RISON - The Cleveland County "Cutters and Strutters" Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) will be conducting their annual fundraising event to help fund the chapter's "Jakes" Day. A competitive squirrel hunt will be conducted on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 28.

Rison 4-H Meeting Scheduled Jan.23

RISON - The Rison 4-H Community Club will be having an introductory program and enrollment meeting at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, at the Rison School Cafeteria, the Cleveland County Cooperative Extension Office has announced.