Other Days: April 1, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMARCH  30,  2016The Rison City Council will decide Tuesday if it would like to move forward on a possible $350,000 loan that would provide the city with enough money to replace the city's aging mechanical water meters with new digital meters.

Other Days: March 25, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMARCH  23,  2016While Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears says the price tag for repairs to roads damaged by heavy rains earlier this month is still expected to come in about $100,000, he said the cost is just a fraction of what it would have been just a few years ago.

Other Days: March 18, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMARCH  16,  2016Heavy rain over a six-day period last week closed schools, flooded state highways and left the Cleveland County Road Dept. with a massive repair effort that Judge Gary Spears said could take a month to complete.

Other Days: March 11, 2026

10 YEARS  AGOMARCH  9,  2016The first-ever Historic Hwy. 35 Junk Hunt held last Thursday through Saturday was deemed a huge success. Vendors and local businesses up and down the 120-mile stretch of Hwy. 35 from Benton to Dermott through Cleveland County reported brisk sales.

Other Days: March 4, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMARCH  3,  2016Cleveland County voters selected Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas over New York businessman Donald Trump in the Republican primary, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of New York over Sen.

Other Days: February 25, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOFEBRUARY  24,  2016Voters will be deciding on the presidential nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties as well as some Arkansas Supreme Court positions when they go to the polls next Tuesday for the Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial elections.

Other Days: February 18, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOFEBRUARY  17,  2016Early voting started Tuesday for the 2016 Preferential Primary and Non-Partisan Judicial General Elections. The elections will both be March 1.

Other Days: February 11, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOFEBRUARY  10,  2016The board of the Cleveland County School District is encouraging building principals to begin assessing their facility needs after hearing a presentation from former Superintendent Scotty Holderfield, who is now the facilities coordinator for the Southeast Arkansas...

Other Days: February 4, 2026

10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 3, 2016 TDS Telecommunications has sold its Cleveland County internet and telephone operations to ARK-O Holding Company. The change in ownership became effective January 1. ARK-O, based in Seneca, Missouri, is a family-owned business.

Other Days: January 28, 2026

10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 27, 2016 The first winter storm of the season hit Cleveland County last Thursday night and early Friday morning, dumping about two to three inches of snow in most locations and closing local schools, businesses and government offices.