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Rison in the Fall 5K Run, Walk Scheduled for Oct 15

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
RISON - Rison In The Fall organizers are excited to announce the first Rison In The Fall Fun Run/Walk for Saturday, October 15. The event, sponsored by Access Medical Clinic, consists of a 5K nm, 1-mile walk and 1mile run for kids. The nm will start at 8:30 a.m. and the walk will begin at 8:45 a.m.

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Kingsland Giving Property Owners Extra Clean-Up Time

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
KINGSLAND - Those residents in Kingsland who recently received letters from the city about cleaning up their property to be in compliance with city ordinances are being given until Oct. 15 to take action, Mayor Sharon Crosby has announced.

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Test Scores Shine Again in CCSD’s Report to Public

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
RISON - Students in the Cleveland County School District once again had some the best performances in the region on the ACT Aspire achievement tests last year, school officials revealed during the district’s annual Report to the Public. The annual Report to the Public was held before the Sept.
CLEVELAND COUNTY FAIR RODEO ACTION - Leanna Britton, an agri instructor at Rison High School, makes a turn during barrel racing action Saturday night at the Cleveland County Fair Rodeo. Fair Board President Roy Phillips said attendance was good for both Friday and Saturday night events, and the fair board wants to make the rodeo a central part of the fair in the future.

CLEVELAND COUNTY FAIR RODEO ACTION - Leanna Britton, an agri instructor at Rison High School, makes a turn during barrel racing action Saturday night at the Cleveland County Fair Rodeo. Fair Board President Roy Phillips said attendance was good for both Friday and Saturday night events, and the fair board wants to make the rodeo a central part of the fair in the future.

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Rodeo, Pageants Help Fair Make Return After Two Years

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
RISON - While entries were down and some of the usual ac‐tivities were not held this year, Fair Board President Roy Phillips said he was, overall, pleased with how things turned out at the 2022 Cleveland County Fair considering this was the first event since 2019.

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State Seeks Facilities Plan From CCSD

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
RISON - The Cleveland County School District will have to submit a plan to the state outlining how it will address some facilities needs after the district met with the Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Commission last week.

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Millage Defeat Forces Meeting With State

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
RISON - The Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation Commission is meeting today Cleveland County School District Superintendent Craig Dupuy and School Board President Harrell Wilson today (Wednesday, Sept.

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County Fair, Rodeo To Begin This Week

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
RISON - The Cleveland County Fair and Rodeo returns this week after a two-year hiatus. The schedule is as follows for Thursday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 17: All fair entries, besides baked goods, will be accepted from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday. Baked goods will be accepted from 8 to 9 a.m.
RISON PAWS FOR A CAUSE - Mark Pitchford (left) and Rhonda Fletcher (right) with Rison Paws For A Cause work with Chuckie, one of the rescued animals, at the shelter in Rison Tuesday afternoon. The non-profit group says it has addressed some of the issues raised against it on social media.

RISON PAWS FOR A CAUSE - Mark Pitchford (left) and Rhonda Fletcher (right) with Rison Paws For A Cause work with Chuckie, one of the rescued animals, at the shelter in Rison Tuesday afternoon. The non-profit group says it has addressed some of the issues raised against it on social media.

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Paws For A Cause Addresses Issues Raised on Social Media

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
RISON - Rison Paws For A Cause, an all-volunteer animal rescue group based in Rison, has announced it has addressed some issues brought up on social media by a former volunteer, and the group plans to continue its effort to rescue animals.
Meeting Discusses County’s Options for Faster Internet

Meeting Discusses County’s Options for Faster Internet

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Meeting Discusses County’s Options for Faster Internet

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
RISON - More than 20 people, including local legislators and state agency representatives, were on hand Tuesday night to discuss the options regarding the expansion of fiber optic broadband internet service into Cleveland County.

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CCSD To Beef Up Campus Security

News Staff
Wednesday, September 14, 2022
RISON - The Cleveland County School District is planning to use its portion of some state money for school security to upgrade security cameras across campus as well as in stall new steel entry doors on some buildings.