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Other Days: November 25, 2025

News Staff
Tuesday, November 25, 2025
10  YEARS  AGODECEMBER  1,  2015The Rison City Council heard an updated transition plan for the police department, approved the 2016 city budget, and got an update on the city's problem with stray dogs during its monthly meeting Tuesday night.
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Other Days: November 19, 2025

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
10  YEARS  AGONOVEMBER  24,  2015The City of Kingsland has officially acquired the town's old post office building on First Street, putting the city one step closer to establishing a museum facility that will celebrate the community's link to country music icon Johnny Cash, a Kingsland native.
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Other Days: November 12, 2025

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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
10  YEARS  AGONOVEMBER  17,  2015The Kingsland City Council approved a healthier 2016 city budget and heard a report on a $250,000 street improvement plan for next year during its regular monthly meeting Monday night.
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Other Days: November 5, 2025

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
10 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 10, 2015 Contested races have developed for three local legislative seats and for positions on both the Rison and Kingsland city councils, according to the Arkansas Secretary of State and Cleveland County clerk's office.
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Other Days: October 29, 2025

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
 10 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 4, 2015The Rison City Council voiced their support Tuesday night for keeping the city police force after rumors began floating around town that the city was going to contract out the service to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department.
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Other Days: October 22, 2025

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
10 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 28, 2015 Rison Shine Downtown Development decided Thursday that it will ask the City of Rison about forming a special commission that will focus on raising funds to help improve and maintain Pioneer Village in Rison.
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Other Days: October 15, 2025

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
10 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 21, 2015 Alderman Marvin Crain of the Kingsland City Council once again questioned what kind of paper trail has been left documenting more than $6,000 the city is paying to have an emergency siren repaired.
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Other Days: October 8, 2025

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
10  YEARS  AGOOCTOBER  14,  2015Sheriff Jack Rodgers and Treasurer Jack Hopson announced their intentions to seek re-election in the upcoming 2016 primaries.Members of the Woodlawn School Board expressed their concerns to two state legislators - Rep. Mike Holcomb and Sen.
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Other Days: October 1, 2025

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, October 1, 2025
10 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 7, 2015 Cleveland County Judge Gary Spears voiced his opposition during Monday night's Quorum Court meeting to some possible options by a state highways review committee that he said would take money away from county roads.
GLIMPSES FROM THE PAST - With September drawing near a close and fair time passes, we take one more glimpse at bygone days, this one from the 1968 Cleveland County Fair parade. Above, we see the Joe Henderson with his Appaloosa, judged the best dressed horse and rider in the senior division of the event. Hopefully, next September we will bring some more views of past county fair events. For questions or comments, contact Stan Sadler at sadler.stan@yahoo.com

GLIMPSES FROM THE PAST - With September drawing near a close and fair time passes, we take one more glimpse at bygone days, this one from the 1968 Cleveland County Fair parade. Above, we see the Joe Henderson with his Appaloosa, judged the best dressed horse and rider in the senior division of the event. Hopefully, next September we will bring some more views of past county fair events. For questions or comments, contact Stan Sadler at sadler.stan@yahoo.com

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Other Days: Sept. 24, 2025

Stan Sadler
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
10 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 30, 2015 The sale of some land where a new Dollar General store will be built on Hwy. 63, just south of the Hwy. 114 intersection at Calmer, is expected to close today.