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County Judge candidate Stephen McClellan (top of stairs) with his wife, Brooklyn (left) and son Gabriel (right)

County Judge candidate Stephen McClellan (top of stairs) with his wife, Brooklyn (left) and son Gabriel (right)

McClellan Wants To Use Grant Experience To Improve County

News Staff
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
RISON - Stephen McClellan of New Edinburg said his experience working in emergency management at the county and state level as given him insight into ways to find grant money to help improve Cleveland County.

School Lunches for Feb. 2-6

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Rison Elementary and Rison High School Menus for February unavailable at time of publication.Woodlawn Elementary Monday - Poppy seed chicken, golden corn, side salad, red apple slices, garlic knot.Tuesday - Chicken strips, mashed potatoes, baby carrots, fresh fruit variety, roll.
Ken Sumner

Ken Sumner

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AgHeritage Farm Credit Services Announces New Scholarship

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
AgHeritage Farm Credit Services is proud to invest in the next generation of agricultural leaders through our annual scholarship program. This year, AgHeritage is honored to announce the addition of a new scholarship opportunity, the Ken Sumner Scholarship.

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Kingsland VFD Buys New Turnouts

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
KINGSLAND - The Kingsland City Council approved the Kingsland Volunteer Fire Department’s purchase of eight sets of new turnouts for a cost of about $26,332 during its regular monthly meeting last Thursday, Jan. 22, at Kingsland City Hall.

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Kingsland All-School Reunion Feb. 28

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Wednesday, January 28, 2026
KINGSLAND - The Kingsland Alumni Association will be hosting the annual Kingsland All-School Reunion Saturday, February 28 at the school, beginning at 11 a.m.This years menu will be pizza, salad, cookies and drinks.All former students and teachers are invited to attend.
QUIET ON MAIN STREET - Main Street in Downtown Rison was a picture-perfect scene Saturday under blankets of ice and snow from the weekend's winter storm. (Photo courtesy of Michelle Roberts Photography)

QUIET ON MAIN STREET - Main Street in Downtown Rison was a picture-perfect scene Saturday under blankets of ice and snow from the weekend's winter storm. (Photo courtesy of Michelle Roberts Photography)

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Winter Storm Brings Closures, But Few Outages

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
RISON - Cleveland County managed to avoid the massive power outages that stretched from Texas to North Carolina this past weekend as most of the frozen precipitation that fell locally came in the form of sleet or light snow rather than freezing rain.

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Political Forum Postponed to Feb. 5

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
RISON - The Cleveland County Republican Committee has announced that its Political Forum originally scheduled for this week has been moved to 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, in the Family Life Center at Bethel #1 Missionary Baptist Church, 2230 Hwy. 35 North at Rison.
Jim Houston at his desk beneath a portrait of his wife, Brenda, with a tiger inside tiger sanctuary outside Bangkok, Thailand. Houston spent several years working in Southeast Asia

Jim Houston at his desk beneath a portrait of his wife, Brenda, with a tiger inside tiger sanctuary outside Bangkok, Thailand. Houston spent several years working in Southeast Asia

Houston Brings Business Experience to Judge's Race

News Staff
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
RISON - Jim Houston of the Rye community hopes to use his years of experience in industrial operations management to create more efficient operations in county government and spur economic development in the county.