Kingsland Council To Discuss Dogs, Old Mobile Homes

KINGSLAND - Increasing fines for violating the city's dog ordinance and getting rid of abandoned house trailers will be two of items that Mayor Sharon Crosby said she would like to address during the this month's Kingsland City Council meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 27, at Kingsland City Hall.

Pioneer Village Fourth of July Celebration Next Thursday in Rison

RISON - The Pioneer Village at Rison will host its sixth annual Fourth of July Family Fun Celebration with free hot dogs, ice cream and watermelon.The event will kick off at 7 p.m. at the Village, located at 200 Yaney Drive.Donations to the Pioneer Village are appreciated.

4-H Participates in Field Day

Greg Montgomery, College of Forestry, Agriculture & Natural Resources farm manager at the University of Arkansas at Monticello treated Cleveland County 4-H groups to a Livestock Field Day.

Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Opens July 8

Starting July 8, on a first-come first served basis, residential households can apply for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) through the network communitybased action agencies that serve the county in which they live in.

Arkansas Challenge Scholarship Application Deadline Monday

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - July 1 is the deadline for students to apply for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship enrolling in a two- or four-year college or university in the fall.

Mainline Part of Food, Health ‘Innovation’ for Better Care

MONTICELLO – Nutritious food can help address obesity, diabetes, and heart disease and pave the way for a healthy life – but one in four children in Arkansas faces food insecurity.Mainline Health Systems, Inc.

Browning Recalls Searching For Daughter

RISON - Helen Browning was at work at Belle View Estates Nursing Home in Monticello when she first learned about the mass shooting at the Mad Butcher in Fordyce through text messages from friends and relatives starting a 12:06 p.m.

FBT Bank Has Fund for Victims

FBT Bank will be paying the funeral expenses for all four victims from last Friday's mass shooting at Fordyce. In addition, the bank has set up donation funds to benefit any specific or all victims from the tragedy. Donations can be made through any FBT Bank branch.

County Line VFD Meeting is July 9

NEW EDINBURG - The County Line Fire Department near New Edinburg will be holding its annula meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Fire Station 1, the department has announced.

New Edinburg Man Arrested For Shootings

RISON - Travis Eugene "Joey" Posey, 44, of New Edinburg, is facing four counts of capital murder after four people died and 10 others were injured in a mass shooting last Friday at the Mad Butcher grocery store in Fordyce. Posey is being held without bond in the Ouachita County jail at Camden.