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Rison Methodist Outreach Selling Fried Pies Oct. 23-25

RISON - Rison United Methodist Church Outreach program will be selling fried pies Thursday, Oct. 23, Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 during the Great South Arkansas Junk Hunt.Sales will begin at 8 a.m. each day.The church is located at 800 Main Street in Rison.

USDA Commodities To Be Distributed Oct. 11 at Kingsland

KINGSLAND - The Open Door Community Pantry located at 650 Hwy. 97 in Kingsland will be handing out USDA commodities from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.Open Door Pantry usually distributes commodities on the second Saturday of each month.
Shanon Bates Weber

Shanon Bates Weber

Woodlawn Graduate Earns Supply Chain Recognition

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Kenco, a leading third-party logistics provider, recently announced Shanon Bates Weber, a 1995 Woodlawn High School graduate, as one of its team members to have earned the Women in Supply Chain Award.
Stephen McClellan

Stephen McClellan

Stephen McClellan Announces Bid for County Judge

RISON - Former Cleveland County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) coordinator Stephen McClellan of New Edinburg has announced his intentions to file as a candidate for Cleveland County Judge in the upcoming Republican Primary Election.

CCSD Test Scores Rank Among Best in Region

RISON - For the most part, students in the Cleveland County School District ranked at or near the top of the Southeast Arkansas Education Cooperative service area in regards to the percentage of students scoring what is considered a passing grade on state achievement tests.
Cleveland County Health Fair Held at Village

Cleveland County Health Fair Held at Village

Cleveland County Health Fair Held at Village

RISON - More than 40 vendors were on hand Tuesday for the Cleveland County Health Fair held at the Pioneer Village in Rison. The event was organized by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P.

Kingsland Fire Dept. Seeks Second Truck

KINGSLAND - The Kingsland Fire Department informed the Kingsland City Council during its regular monthly meeting last Thursday night that the department needs a reliable second fire truck but how to pay for it remains a question.