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.

Other Days: April 9, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOAPRIL  15,  2015The old Woodlawn Elementary School building will be on campus for at least another year after the Woodlawn School Board rejected a construction bid that would have allowed the old building to be razed this summer.

Other Days: April 2, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOAPRIL  8,  2015Get Rid of It, Inc., the county's solid waste contractor, canceled a scheduled appearance before the Cleveland County Quorum Court Monday night to contest the county's adjusted number of households it is serving under the county's contract.

Other Days: March 26, 2025

10 YEARS AGO APRIL 1, 2015 Cleveland County ranks as the 25th healthiest county among 75 counties in Arkansas, according to a survey released last week by the County Health Rankings group.

Other Days: March 19, 2025

10 YEARS AGO MARCH 25, 2015 Data from survey information will be important in recruiting businesses and adding tax revenue for Cleveland County. According to the total amount of local sales tax revenue distributed to each county in Arkansas in 2014, Cleveland County ranked among the lowest.

Other Days: March 12, 2025

10 YEARS AGO MARCH 18, 2015 As construction continues on its new building in downtown Rison, The Bank of Rison will be opening its first branch bank next month in Malvern, the new branch in Hot Spring County to operate under the name of The Bank of Rison.

Other Days: March 5, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOMARCH  11,  2015Cleveland County was hit with its fourth winter storm since February 16 last Wednesday night and Thursday morning, as some areas of the county reported 3 to 4 inches of sleet and snow. The storm caused schools in the county to dismiss classes Thursday and Friday.

Other Days: February 26, 2025

10  YEARS  AGOMARCH  4,  2015Snow totals ranging from 5 to 8 inches were reported across Cleveland County last Wednesday, February 25, as the area was hit with its third round of winter precipitation within a 10-day period.