Other Days: July 1, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  29,  2016At bare minimum, Sheriff Jack Rodgers said Cleveland County will likely have to spend about $340,000 more next year to house prisoners, a figure that is more than twice as much as the $141,000 the county budgeted for the jail this year.

Other Days: June 24, 2026

10 YEARS AGO JUNE 22, 2016 The Rison City Council voted Tuesday night during a special called meeting to offer five acres of the city's 40-acre industrial park on the east side of Hwy. 79 North to Cleveland County as a possible site for a new county jail.

Other Days: June 17, 2026

10 YEARS AGO JUNE 15, 2016 July 6 is now the date when local phone and broadband internet service is scheduled to officially switch from TDS Telecom to its new owner, Ark-O Holding Company, it was announced by Jay Mitchell, vice president for Ark-O's Cleveland County operations.

Other Days: June 10, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  8,  2016Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears assigned a five-person committee Monday night to investigate the county's options after Sheriff Jack Rodgers reported that he is running out of jail space, and a state review of the existing jail found that it does not have adequate...

Other Days: June 3, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  1,  2016The Kingsland City Council unanimously approved a motion by Alderman Marvin Crain last Thursday to eliminate the city secretary's position held by city recorder/treasurer Leann Huntley.

Other Days: May 27, 2026

10 YEARS AGO MAY 25, 2016 Cleveland County is one of only five counties from across the state to receive a grant from the Arkansas Secretary of State's office to buy new stateof-the-art election equipment that will replace the county's aging election devices.

Other Days: May 20, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  18,  2016The Arkansas Foodbank has approved an agreement to help support the formation of a community food pantry in Rison that could launch this summer.

Other Days: May 13, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  11,  2016After nearly two hours of discussion, the Woodlawn School Board voted Monday night to spend $250,000 from the district's building fund and use a $250,000 low-interest loan to build a new library and renovate the old library into an all-sports weight room/training complex.

Other Days: May 6, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  4,  2016It took two attempts, but the Rison City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to allow Mayor Vernon Dollar to move forward with securing a loan of up to $350,000 to install new digital water meters to every customer on the city's water system.

Other Days: April 29, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOAPRIL  27,  2016A Pine Bluff man, fleeing from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Dept. on possible theft charges, was apprehended last Wednesday afternoon following a manhunt in a wooded area off Hwy. 63 between Rowell and Pansy.