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- Ed Wilson a oeSells Outa as New Tribune Chief Revenue Officer
Tribune Company today appointed Ed Wilson as chief revenue officer with responsibility for growing the company's publishing, broadcasting and interactive revenues.
- Recyclers struggle as aluminum prices fall
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/STATON BREIDENTHAL Justin Walker dumps a load of aluminum cans into a hopper Friday at the Express Recycling Center in North Little Rock.
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Eight File Applications for Post of Hamburg School Superintendent With three weeks remaining before the application period closes, eight people, including two with ties to the Hamburg School District, have ...
- Gerard Ready For Baseball
Spoke with Trey Gerard from Rison. He stated that though he is disappointed with the outcome of the football season at Rison, he is ready to focus on baseball, a sport he hopes to play at the next level.
- Myrtis Veda Shoptaw Tucker
Myrtis Veda Shoptaw Tucker of Sheridan, Ark., was born Aug. 10, 1915, at the Detonti Community in Grant County, the daughter of the late Samuel Jtilden and Nancy Adeline Gillis Shoptaw.
- Cranford's grocery chain expands
Cranford's Fresh World grocery is expanding from its White Hall base into Little Rock.
- Berniece Reed
Berniece Reed, 69, of the Woodlawn Community died Oct. 22, 2008, at her home. She was born May 2, 1939, in the Macedonia Community a daughter of the late Hoody and Ola Mae Puckett Herrington.
- Hefley, McFerron exchange vows
Megan Hefley and David McFerron were married on Sept. 6, 2008 at Woodland Heights Baptist Church in Conway, Ark.
- Pine Bluff Teacher Arrested
Police arrested a fourth-grade teacher in the Watson Chapel School District on suspicion of sexually abusing five or more girls ages 9 and 10.
- Weather Related School Closings 9.3.08
Some schools throughout Arkansas have had to cancel classes today due to the Heavy Rains from Gustav.
- Scrimmage Report: Cats Maul Hermits
The Rison Wildcats and the Hermitage Hermits faced off tonight in a 4 quarter, full contact scrimmage game, where the only thing that seperated the scrimmage from a real game was the lack of live kickoff and ...
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Auditions for "California Suite" begins in Pine Bluff this week and voters in Rison will head to the polls for early voting in a special election.
- Four Arkansans To Go Overseas For Stem Cell Help
Imagine you're paralyzed and told you'd never walk again. That's what happened to one Cleveland County man.
- Summer 2008
We have officially begun the "summer of 2008". I wonder how this will go down in the history books.
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City DescriptionRison is a city in and the county seat of Cleveland County , Arkansas, United States. It's population was 1,271 at the 2000 U.S. census. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Rison is located at 33°57′26″N 92°11′23″W / 33.95722, -92.18972 (33.957089, -92.189711).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (6.9 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,271 people, 471 households, and 324 families residing in the city. The population density was 475.1 people per square mile (183.8/km²). There were 532 housing units at an average density of 198.9/sq mi (76.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 62.23% White, 33.36% Black or African American, 0.31% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 1.73% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. 2.20% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 471 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 19.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.2% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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