(The following items were compiled by Stan Sadler from files of past issues of the Cleveland County Herald. For questions or comments, contact Stan Sadler, P.O. Box 325, Rison, AR 71665, phone (870) 830-2056 or 870-325-6412; or email at sadler.stan@yahoo.com)10 YEARS AGONOVEMBER 25, 2014Thanks largely in part of 2015 being a non-election year, Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears said last week's annual budget meeting was one of the easiest and fastest he's seen since being in office. Spears said that all the departments that operate within county budget submitted budgets that were well within the projected revenues for 2015, which made last week's budget meeting more of a formality than a time to hash out budget cuts. The county's budget for 2015 was put at $1,426,745, with total expenditures for county general projected to be $1,408,862, leaving the county with an extra $17,883.97.The Woodlawn School District was notified last week that it will be receiving a $150,000 grant from the Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas to build an "Outdoor Fitness Trail" around campus that will be available for public use.The Rison Wildcats rallied in the fourth quarter to nip the Hector Wildcats, 38-30, in the second round of the Class 2A state football playoffs at Hector last Friday night. The Wildcats scored the winning touchdown with just 1:09 left in the game after trailing, 30-24, until less than 5 minutes were remaining. Rison, 11-1 on the season, will travel to Hazen this Friday for a quarterfinal clash with the 12-0 Hornets.The Brinkley Tigers held off a second half rally by Woodlawn to defeat the Bears, 27-14, in the second round of the Class 2A state football playoffs last Friday night at Woodlawn. The loss ended Woodlawn's season at 7-5.20 YEARS AGODECEMBER 1 2004Frank Lewis, 39, of Rison, was arrested Tuesday of last week for the murder of a man whose identity has ...
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