Herald Will Not Publish Paper Week of Dec. 25-29

RISON - The Cleveland County Herald will not be publishing a newspaper during the week of Dec. 25-29 due to the newspaper taking its annual Christmas break, editor/publisher Britt Talent has announced. The Herald office will be closed from noon Friday, Dec. 22, through Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.

Letters to Santa Available Online

The 2023 Letters to Santa special section is available for viewing online! Click here.  

Lowery Sworn In To Rison City Council

RISON - Rison Mayor Charles Roberts (center, left) swears in Kristy Lowery (center, right) as the new Ward A, Position 1 representative as the other five members of the Rison City Council look on before the start of Tuesday night's meeting.

School Lunches for Dec. 11-15

Rison Elementary Monday - mashed potato chicken bowl or Bosco sticks. Tuesday - Garrett's chicken quesadilla or hamburger. Wednesday - chicken alfredo or chicken sandwich. Thursday - chili dog or chicken fries. Friday - pizza, pizza and sidekicks, Nachos for 4-6th grade.

Tidwell Wins Essay Contest

FBLA Packs Boxes for Operation Christmas Child

Food Pantries Across County

Free Pantry, Yard Sale Dec. 9 at Center MBC ROWELL - Center Missionary Baptist Church will have food pantry and a free yard sale Saturday, Dec. 9 from 9 to 11 a.m. Center MBC is located at 60 Cole Road, facing Hwy. 63, at Rowell. Mt. Olivet To Host Food Bank Dec.

Roark Announces Bid For House District 96

SMACKOVER, Ark. - Robin Roark, an educator and pastor, has announced his run for the Arkansas State House of Representatives in District 96, which includes much of Cleveland County. Roark will be facing Horace Ray Charles of El Dorado in the Democratic primary election to be held March 5, 2024.

Care Fund Seeing More Kids In Need This Christmas

RISON - Cleveland County Cares is collecting donations to help provide clothes and Christmas presents for those local families in need. The fund raises money two ways during the holidays: cash donations and fundraising events.

Veteran's Thank You

World War II which officially began for the United States with the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, took the lives and wounded many others of our service men and women.