Other Days: September 17, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOSEPTEMBER  23,  2015The Kingsland City Council unanimously approved a one-year contract with the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department to provide law enforcement for the city beginning January 1, a move city officials say could save the city about $18,000 a year.

Other Days: September 10, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOSEPTEMBER  16,  2015Kingsland Mayor Charles Crain said he intends to present the law enforcement agreement being offered by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department to the city council Monday night for approval.

Other Days: September 3, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOSEPTEMBER  9,  2015The Cleveland County Quorum Court gave its support Monday night to an agreement between the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department and the City of Kingsland for the county to provide law enforcement for the city.

Other Days: August 27, 2025

10 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 2, 2015 The number of students is up in every school in Cleveland County compared to last year, bucking a trend of declining enrollment that is plaguing most school districts in southeast Arkansas.The Woodlawn School board approved a bid of $36,449.

Other Days: August 20, 2025

10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 26, 2015 Schools across the Arkansas, including those in both the Cleveland County and Woodlawn school districts, will be equipped with a new smart phone program this school year that will quickly notify law enforcement and other emergency personnel anytime there is a crisis on...

Other Days: August 13, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOAUGUST  19,  2015Construction on the new Dollar General store, to be located at the corner of Hwy. 79-35 in Rison, began this week, with a projected opening this fall. It will replace the Dollar General at the north end of Main Street in the business section of town.

Other Days: August 6, 2025

10 YEARS AGO AUGUST 12, 2015 Local residents who are part of the in-home services provided through the Cleveland County Health Unit began to flood the Rison office with calls early this week in the wake of the Arkansas Department of Health's announcement that it would be turning over its in-home...

Other Days: July 30, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOAUGUST  5,  2015Sewer extensions and improvements totaling over $355,000 are being made at three separate sites in the City of Rison. The improvements are being made with a $175,000 loan and grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Other Days: July 23, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJULY  29,  2015Bill Randle, president of Treated Materials, Inc., announced Monday the pending sale of the company's Rison operations to Stella-Jones, a Canadian-based corporation that specializes in making pressure treated wood products.

Other Days: July 16, 2025

10 YEARS AGO JULY 22, 2015The Kingsland City Council decided in a special called meeting last Thursday night that it will eliminate its city marshal's position effective November 1, and that the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department will be responding to calls in the town after that date.