Other Days: June 10, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  8,  2016Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears assigned a five-person committee Monday night to investigate the county's options after Sheriff Jack Rodgers reported that he is running out of jail space, and a state review of the existing jail found that it does not have adequate...

Other Days: June 3, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  1,  2016The Kingsland City Council unanimously approved a motion by Alderman Marvin Crain last Thursday to eliminate the city secretary's position held by city recorder/treasurer Leann Huntley.

Other Days: May 27, 2026

10 YEARS AGO MAY 25, 2016 Cleveland County is one of only five counties from across the state to receive a grant from the Arkansas Secretary of State's office to buy new stateof-the-art election equipment that will replace the county's aging election devices.

Other Days: May 20, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  18,  2016The Arkansas Foodbank has approved an agreement to help support the formation of a community food pantry in Rison that could launch this summer.

Other Days: May 13, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  11,  2016After nearly two hours of discussion, the Woodlawn School Board voted Monday night to spend $250,000 from the district's building fund and use a $250,000 low-interest loan to build a new library and renovate the old library into an all-sports weight room/training complex.

Other Days: May 6, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  4,  2016It took two attempts, but the Rison City Council voted 4-2 Tuesday night to allow Mayor Vernon Dollar to move forward with securing a loan of up to $350,000 to install new digital water meters to every customer on the city's water system.

Other Days: April 29, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOAPRIL  27,  2016A Pine Bluff man, fleeing from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Dept. on possible theft charges, was apprehended last Wednesday afternoon following a manhunt in a wooded area off Hwy. 63 between Rowell and Pansy.

Other Days: April 22, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOAPRIL  20,  2016Following a pattern experienced by most schools in the state, four of the five schools in Cleveland County saw their "letter grades" drop this year after the Arkansas Department of Education released the 2015 Performance Report Cards late last week.

Other Days: April 15, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOAPRIL  13,  2016Teachers in the Cleveland County School District received an unexpected pay raise Monday night, when the school board decided by a 5-2 vote to double Supt. Johnnie Johnson's recommendation and give certified staff an across-the-board $1,000 pay increase.

Other Days: April 8, 2026

10  YEARS  AGOAPRIL  6,  2016Right after the county Road Department was beginning to make progress on damages from recent flooding, another round of heavy rain hit the county last Wednesday, wiping out many of those repairs and forcing Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears to consider how the county...