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EXCAVATION UNDERWAY FOR KINGSLAND DOLLAR GENERAL - After overcoming some delays in the purchase of the property, work finally began last week for the new Dollar General store that is going in at the corner of Hwy. 79/189 across from Kingsland School. The entrance to the new store will be along this road, which is Hwy. 189 (First Street) in Kingsland. A spokesperson for Dollar General said the company hopes to have the store open by winter 2024.

EXCAVATION UNDERWAY FOR KINGSLAND DOLLAR GENERAL - After overcoming some delays in the purchase of the property, work finally began last week for the new Dollar General store that is going in at the corner of Hwy. 79/189 across from Kingsland School. The entrance to the new store will be along this road, which is Hwy. 189 (First Street) in Kingsland. A spokesperson for Dollar General said the company hopes to have the store open by winter 2024.

Excavation Begins For Dollar General Store at Kingsland

News Staff
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
KINGSLAND - After experiencing some delays with acquiring the property, construction on the new Dollar General store at Kingsland is now officially underway and a corporate spokesperson said it could be completed by winter 2024, pending no major issues during the construction process.
Rison High School 'Good Cat' Award Winners

Rison High School 'Good Cat' Award Winners

Rison High School 'Good Cat' Award Winners

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Rison High School recently handed out gift certificates provided by local restaurants to six students selected as the "Good Cat" award winners for the first nine weeks of the school year.
Blake Jackson

Blake Jackson

Cutters & Strutters Give Away Grills at Rison in the Fall

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
(Left) Blake Jackson of Rison poses with his new griddle to go in the new house he recently bought in Rison while (right) Jeffie Hyatt poses with her new gas grill she won during the drawing held by the Cleveland County Cutters & Strutters Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) at...
Photo by Meredith Wilkins

Photo by Meredith Wilkins

2023 Woodlawn High School Homecoming Court

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
2023 WOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING COURT -  Woodlawn High School held its 2023 Homecoming ceremony last Thursday evening, Oct. 12, at the Carl Jones Sports Complex with Anna Fitzgibbon being crowned Homecoming Queen and Macie May as Football Sweetheart.
Photo by Douglas Boultinghouse

Photo by Douglas Boultinghouse

Paving Underway Along Hwy. 133 Bridges

News Staff
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
RISON - Those who use Hwy. 133 north of Rison to commute to Pine Bluff may have run into some traffic delays recently as paving has begun to connect the three new bridges that were built to cross over the Big Creek bottoms.
RISON ELEMENTARY ARTISTS OF THE MONTH - Bottom row L to R: Taylor Morris, Raphael Caldwell, Samuel Mang, Ella Peyton, Carly Greenlee, Ean Rhodes, Dalton Phillips, and Paul Bray; Top Row L to R: Sawyer Easterling, Lucy Leopard, Brinley Johnson, Nun Fambawl, Lilah Tidwell, and Faith Hoover.

RISON ELEMENTARY ARTISTS OF THE MONTH - Bottom row L to R: Taylor Morris, Raphael Caldwell, Samuel Mang, Ella Peyton, Carly Greenlee, Ean Rhodes, Dalton Phillips, and Paul Bray; Top Row L to R: Sawyer Easterling, Lucy Leopard, Brinley Johnson, Nun Fambawl, Lilah Tidwell, and Faith Hoover.

Rison Elementary Artists of the Month

News Staff
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
(Photo by Meredith Wilkins)

(Photo by Meredith Wilkins)

Rodeo Held Last Weekend in Rison

News Staff
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
AIR TIME AT THE RODEO - A bareback competitor holds on to this airbore bronc during Saturday night action at the Cleveland County Rodeo. Roy Phillips, president of the Cleveland County Fair Board, said the event had a good crowd Saturday night.