Other Days: June 18, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  24,  2015The Bank of Rison has officially changed its name to Gateway Bank, president and CEO Troy Duke said this week. Duke said the bank will move to its new location at 112 Main Street in mid-July.

Other Days: June 11, 2025

10 YEARS AGO JUNE 17, 2015 Some members of the Cleveland County School Board said they have heard positive feedback regarding the possible improvement of school facilities, including construction of a new gym, track and technology center, additional classrooms, enlarging the cafeteria, and erecting...

Other Days: June 4, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  10,  2015The Woodlawn School Board unanimously approved pay raises for both certified and classified personnel Monday and - after discussing it a second time around - decided to give the staff a one-time payment of $250 to end the 2014-15 school year.

Other Days: May 28, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOJUNE  3,  2015The Cleveland County Quorum Court heard about a possible regional jail facility that the county could be part of, while Sheriff Jack Rodgers told the court that the existing county jail will soon need some renovations in order to keep it open.

Other Days: May 21, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  27,  2015The Kickstart Cleveland County Community Development Initiative is nearing the deadline of collecting responses to a community survey that will serve as a framework for future development projects and prove vital in the recruitment of businesses to the county.

Other Days: May 14, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  20,  2015The City of Kingsland is owed more than $70,000 in unpaid fines, and city marshal Ronnie Smith asked the Kingsland City Council Monday night if it wanted him to begin making arrests to force people to begin making those payments.

Other Days: May 7, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  13,  2015At Monday night's meeting of the Cleveland County School Board, Stan Sadler asked his fellow board members to consider some possible long-range construction projects for the district, including a new gym and technology center, and enlarging the cafeteria.

Other Days: April 30, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOMAY  6,  2015Alderman Jimmy Bowlin, who represents Ward B, Position 2, on the Rison City Council, resigned from his position during the regular monthly meeting of the council Tuesday night.

Other Days: April 23, 2025

10 YEARS AGO APRIL 29, 2015 Partners working with the Breakthrough Solutions community development program are expected to present some of their ideas for local development programs tomorrow night, when Kickstart Cleveland County meets here.

Other Days: April 16, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOAPRIL  22,  2015The Arkansas Department of Education handed out its "report cards" for local schools for the first time last week, and all of the schools in Cleveland County earned at least a "C" or better to compare favorably with other schools in this region of the state.