Other Days: August 19, 2026

10 YEARS  AGOAUGUST  17,  2016Student enrollment is reported up at Rison High School and down at Rison Elementary, while both Woodlawn High School and Woodlawn Elementary reported gains in a survey of schools in the county. Enrollment is also slightly up at Kingsland Elementary School.

Other Days: August 12, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOAUGUST  10,  2016When the Cleveland County Quorum Court was debating how much of a sales tax to ask for in building and maintaining a proposed new 47-bed jail, there was a concerted effort by some members of the court to shave that total to 2 cents or less.

Other Days: August 5, 2026

10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 3, 2016 The Cleveland County Quorum Court voted 8-1 - Justice of the Peace Don Triplett of New Edinburg casting a no vote - Monday night to put two sales tax questions before voters this November, asking for a total of 2.

Other Days: July 29, 2026

10 YEARS AGO JULY 27, 2016 Three boring crews are currently at work along Hwy.

Other Days: July 22, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOJULY  20,  2016An unexpected line of strong thunderstorms, packing high straight-line winds, knocked out power and blocked roadways with fallen trees throughout Cleveland County last Thursday evening starting about 6:30.

Other Days: July 15, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOJULY  13,  2016The Cleveland County Quorum Court voted Thursday night to enter into a contract with SouthBuild Team to conduct a study and develop plans for a possible 50 to 80 bed jail complex for the county. The study will cost $18,500 overall.

Other Days: July 8, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOJULY  6,  2016The board of the Cleveland County School District approved a resolution Tuesday night to join 12 other school districts across southeast Arkansas in asking the state Board of Education for waivers allowing them to hire individuals without teaching certificates due to a...

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.