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County Line Fire Dept. Meeting July 8

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
RISON - County Line Fire Department will hold its annual meeting Tuesday, July 8 at 7 p.m. at Station 1 on Hwy 8.For more info, contact David Harper at (870) 952-9692.
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Commissioner Felts Awarded by APAI for Post-Prison Transfers

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
North Little Rock, Ark. - Post-Prison Transfer Board Commissioner John Felts was recently presented with the Ben Baer Award by the Association of Paroling Authorities International (APAI) at its annual Training Conference in Atlanta, Ga. Benjamin F.

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CDCAA Hosting Rental, Utility Assistance Info Meeting June 30

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
RISON - Central Delta Community Action Agency provides rental and utility assistance through the Community Services Block Grant and LIHEAP programs. CDCAA will host a public information meeting Monday, June 30 at 5:30 p.m. at our Rison office located at 200 Main Street, Rison, AR 71665.

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Keith Gresham Retirement Party Planned for July 30

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025
FORDYCE - There will be a retirement reception for Keith Gresham, the staff chair for the Dallas County Cooperative Extension Office and long-time agriculture/vo-tech teacher at Rison High School, form 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 30, at the Fordyce Civic Center.

Community Meeting Seeks Public Input On Improving Rison

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
RISON - Rison Shine Community Development is seeking the public’s input on ways to make the city more attractive to residents and businesses through a online survey and community meeting.The online survey will be posted this week with a link can be found at clevelandcountyherald.com.
WATER LINE PROJECT BEGINS - A boring machine and excavator sit ready at the intersection of Washington and Center Street in the Lanwood section of Rison Tuesday to begin installing new water main pipe.

WATER LINE PROJECT BEGINS - A boring machine and excavator sit ready at the intersection of Washington and Center Street in the Lanwood section of Rison Tuesday to begin installing new water main pipe.

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Rison Begins Long-Delayed Water Project

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
RISON - About two-and-a-half years after the initial grant was awarded, the City of Rison finally broke ground this week on a $3.3 million project that will replace a large portion of the city’s aging water system with new lines.Rison is using a $1.
RIDERS DEPART - Riders roll out from beneath the inflatable start-finish archway set up outside the Pioneer Village at Rison for the Third Annual Cruisin’ Cleveland County bike ride held early Saturday morning. More than 20 riders from across the state took to the roads to ride routes that went as far as 65 miles. (Photo by Douglas Boultinghouse)

RIDERS DEPART - Riders roll out from beneath the inflatable start-finish archway set up outside the Pioneer Village at Rison for the Third Annual Cruisin’ Cleveland County bike ride held early Saturday morning. More than 20 riders from across the state took to the roads to ride routes that went as far as 65 miles. (Photo by Douglas Boultinghouse)

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Organizers Considering Ideas On Improving County Bike Ride

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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
RISON - While the number of riders was down this year, organizers behind the Cruisin’ Cleveland County bike ride held Saturday are already looking at ways to improve next year’s event with some new paved routes and expanded gravel routes.