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Glimpses from the Past

Glimpses from the Past

Other Days: January 8, 2025

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, January 8, 2025
10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 14, 2015 A movement by parents of public school students to have their children 'opt out' of assessment tests like the benchmark and end-of-course tests has school administrators, including those in Cleveland County, concerned that parents may not realize the consequences of...
Glimpses from the Past

Glimpses from the Past

Other Days: December 31, 2024

News Staff
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
10 YEARS AGO JANUARY 7, 2015 After delivering several gloomy forecasts throughout the year that county general could finish 2014 with a negative balance, County Treasurer Jack Hopson told the Cleveland County Quorum Court Monday night that strong tax collections helped the county finish with more...
Glimpses from the Past

Glimpses from the Past

Other Days: December 18, 2024

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
10 YEARS AGO DECEMBER 17, 2014 A Star City woman, Molly Mc-Cool, 42, linked to an attempt to have her estranged husband killed in Cleveland County early this year, has agreed to serve 15 years in prison as part of a plea agreement reached Monday in Cleveland County Circuit Court.
Glimpses from the Past

Glimpses from the Past

Other Days: December 11, 2024

News Staff
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
10  YEARS  AGODECEMBER  10,  2014Supt. Dudley Hume showed the Woodlawn School Board Monday night some ideas he has picked up for a new "fitness trail" that will be built somewhere on the Woodlawn campus using a $150,000 grant.
GLIMPSES FROM THE PAST - This week's glimpse takes a look at a hardwood timber operation in the early days of the county. The work was being carried out in Moro Creek bottoms near Kingsland. This was in a time when teams of mules, horses and oxen were used to move the logs to nearby mills or tram roads. For questions or comments, contact Stan Sadler at sadler.stan@yahoo.com

GLIMPSES FROM THE PAST - This week's glimpse takes a look at a hardwood timber operation in the early days of the county. The work was being carried out in Moro Creek bottoms near Kingsland. This was in a time when teams of mules, horses and oxen were used to move the logs to nearby mills or tram roads. For questions or comments, contact Stan Sadler at sadler.stan@yahoo.com

Other Days: December 4, 2024

News Staff
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
10  YEARS  AGODECEMBER  2,  2014Two representatives from Liberty Utilities Company, the company that provides water service for Pine Bluff and White Hall, told the Rison City Council Tuesday night that their company is interested in acquiring more utilities, but Mayor Vernon Dollar said selling the...
Glimpses from the Past

Glimpses from the Past

Other Days: November 26, 2024

News Staff
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
(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.
Glimpses from the Past

Glimpses from the Past

Other Days: November 20, 2024

News Staff
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
10  YEARS  AGONOVEMBER  19,  2014The board of the Cleveland County School District gave Supt. Johnnie Johnson permission to sign off on a settlement reached by the district's insurance company concerning a wrongful dismissal lawsuit filed by former Rison Elementary School principal Ron Sims.
GLIMPSES FROM THE PAST - This glimpse from about 1928, shows the inside of the Bank of Rison when it was located on the northwest corner of Second and Main streets. Identified in the photo are, left to right, J.W. Elrod, H.G. Attwood and Searcy Elrod. Later the bank was located at the southeast corner of Second and Main, and today, Gateway Bank (formerly The Bank of Rison) is located at the northeast corner of Second and Main. For questions or comments, contact Stan Sadler at sadler.stan@yahoo.com

GLIMPSES FROM THE PAST - This glimpse from about 1928, shows the inside of the Bank of Rison when it was located on the northwest corner of Second and Main streets. Identified in the photo are, left to right, J.W. Elrod, H.G. Attwood and Searcy Elrod. Later the bank was located at the southeast corner of Second and Main, and today, Gateway Bank (formerly The Bank of Rison) is located at the northeast corner of Second and Main. For questions or comments, contact Stan Sadler at sadler.stan@yahoo.com

Other Days: November 13, 2024

News Staff
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
10  YEARS  AGONOVEMBER  12,  2014Last Tuesday's general election was the last time that retiring county clerk Sharon Gray will oversee an election, but it is one she had just as soon forget.
Glimpses from the Past

Glimpses from the Past

Other Days: November 6, 2024

News Staff
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
10  YEARS  AGONOVEMBER  5,  2014Republican Jimmy Cummings was elected as the new Cleveland County clerk/circuit clerk and Democrat Joe Rauls was elected as county coroner in the only two county-wide races held during Tuesday's general election.
Glimpses from the Past

Glimpses from the Past

Other Days: October 30, 2024

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
10  YEARS  AGOOCTOBER  29,  2014Voters across Cleveland County will head to the polls this Tuesday to decide on a number of federal, state and local offices, as well as a variety of issues.