Other Days: April 10, 2024

 10 YEARS AGO APRIL 9, 2014 Even though it's only April, county treasurer Jack Hopson warned the Cleveland County Quorum Court Monday night that the county general budget could be 'running in the red' by the end of the year.

Other Days: April 3, 2024

 10 YEARS AGO APRIL 2, 2014 Mayor Vernon Dollar informed the Rison City Council Tuesday night that the city may be close to reaching an agreement to sell its first piece of property at the Rison Industrial Park on Hwy. 79 north of Rison.

Other Days: March 27, 2024

10 YEARS AGO MARCH 26, 2014 Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears said two houses located across Sycamore Street from the court square here were razed earlier this week to make way for a new parking area as well as a site for a possible new county building in the future.

Other Days: March 20, 2024

10 YEARS AGO MARCH 19, 2014 Circuit Judge Don Glover on Monday found probable cause to hold a Warren man without bond for capital murder in connection with the Friday night shooting death at Monticello of a Cleveland County woman.

Other Days: March 13, 2024

10 YEARS AGO MARCH 12, 2014 Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears told the Quorum Court that he plans to hold at least three public meetings around the county in early May to explain the county's proposed 2-cent sales tax for solid waste services.

Other Days: March 6, 2024

10 YEARS AGO MARCH 5, 2014 The filing deadline for the 2014 election cycle came to a close at noon Monday, with several locally contested races making this year's ballot, including those for state representative, county clerk, coroner, two Quorum Court positions and two constable positions.

Other Days: February 28, 2024

10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 26, 2014 The opening of the one-week filing period for candidates seeking office this year brought a few unexpected surprises to the local political landscape by Tuesday afternoon.

Other Days: February 21, 2024

 10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 19, 2014 Unless there is a rush of lastminute candidates, it looks as though the 2014 election cycle could have the fewest locally contested political races in several years.

Other Days: February 14, 2024

10 YEARS AGO FEBRUARY 12, 2014 Cleveland County has agreed to honor the City of Rison's contract with Waste Management should a proposed 2-cent sales tax for solid waste pickup be approved by voters in a special election in May.

Other Days: Feb. 7, 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.