RISON - County Judge Jimmy Cummings is asking for the public's help in finding the person responsible for dumping approximately 200 tires on the side of Dunkeffie Road near the railroad in northern Cleveland County."This was most likely someone from outside Cleveland County and likely has a tire…
WOODLAWN - Woodlawn High School graduated 50 students as part of the senior class of 2024 in a ceremony Tuesday evening, May 14, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center.Of the 50 students, 21 seniors graduated with honors, including: Valedictorian Kaylea Aryn Chastain. Kaylea is the daughter of…
WOODLAWN - Superintendent Dr. Kevin Hancock told the Woodlawn School Board Monday night that enrollment "is knocking on the door" of 600 students as the board accepted 42 transfer requests into the district through the state's School Choice Act.That was one of several subjects addressed in a…
RISON - Parents of students in kindergarten through 3rd grade in the Cleveland County School District could be getting a better idea of how their child is learning as Rison Elementary looks at possibly including "standards based" report cards for the lower grades starting next school year.Rison…
PALESTINE - The Woodlawn Bears will be pursuing their fourth consecutive state baseball championship this weekend when they face the Ouachita Warriors in the Class 2A state finals at 4 p.m. Saturday at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.Meanwhile, the Rison Lady Wildcats and Woodlawn Lady…
LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) recently announced that Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel has been awarded an $11.6 million bid to resurface portions of Hwy. 35 south of the Big Creek bridge.The project includes resurfacing about 4.5 miles of Hwy. 35 east of the Big Creek…
LITTLE ROCK - Maybe you haven't seen them, with their dark green hard-shell bodies and large red eyes, but you may be hearing the trademark buzzsaw sound of the cicada.The insects have made headlines for months because of the emergence of two broods - an occurrence two centuries in the making - is…
PALESTINE - Woodlawn could never figure out Riverside pitcher Klaire Womack as she pitched a no hitter to lead the Lady Rebels to a 5-0 win over the Lady Bears in the Class 2A state semifinals Saturday afternoon at Palestine-Wheatley High School.Womack and the Lady Rebs have been nearly perfect…
PALESTINE - Magnet Cove's Mailyn Tanaka hit a two-strike, two-out homerun in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Lady Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the Rison Lady Wildcats in the Class 2A quarterfinals last Friday afternoon at Palestine-Wheatley High School.It was a hearbreaking loss for the…
RISON - Kyle Thaxton, the Woodlawn Lady Bears softball coach, was not with the team at the Class 2A State Tournament hosted by Palestine-Wheatley High School last Thursday through Saturday.Dr. Kevin Hancock, superintendent for the Woodlawn School District, had "no comment" on Thaxton's absence at…
