STUTTGART, Ark. – The Warren Lady Jacks continued their strong start to the season with a pair of convincing wins at the Ricebird Classic, held Thursday and Friday, Dec. 18–19, in Stuttgart. This game report is brought to you by Warren opened tournament play Thursday night with a 51–33 victory over DeWitt, setting the tone…
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Lumberjacks Drop Two at Ricebird Classic
STUTTGART, Ark. — The Warren Lumberjacks dropped two games at the Ricebird Classic, competing Thursday and Friday, December 18–19, in Stuttgart. This game report is brought to you by Warren opened tournament play Thursday with a 72–45 loss to DeWitt. The Lumberjacks returned to the court Friday and fell to the host Stuttgart Ricebirds by…
Hermitage Boys Finish Runner-Up at Westside Christian Tournament
HERMITAGE, Ark.— The Hermitage boys basketball team turned in a strong showing at the Westside Christian Tournament, finishing as tournament runner-up after a narrow 49-47 loss to Claiborne Academy in the championship game. The Hermits battled throughout the tournament and carried that momentum into the title matchup, where they came up just short in a…
UAM Holds Fall Commencement Exercises
MONTICELLO, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) held its fall commencement exercises on Friday, December 12, in the Steelman Field House. Dr. Peggy Doss, chancellor of UAM, recognized graduates completing academic credentials ranging from master’s degrees to technical certificates during the ceremony. Dr. Doss commended the graduates and their families and friends,…
James Don Smith, 1934-2025
James Don Smith went home to be with his Lord and Savior December 19, 2025. He was born on August 25, 1934, to Brit and Lillian Smith. He married the love of his life on May 7, 1955. The love that Don and Dorothy have for each other is apparent to anyone who meets them.…
Hermitage High School announces EAST Convention Team for 2026
HERMITAGE, Ark. – Hermitage School District has announced the Hermitage High School (HHS) EAST Convention Team that will represent the school at the 2026 EAST Conference. The HHS EAST team members selected for the upcoming convention are Slade Black, Cameron Byrd, Brentley Bunch, Abby Huitt, Avery Ledbetter, Mattie Robertson, Jaden Sosa and Elizabeth Wood. In…
Hermitage Students Cameron Byrd, Avery Ledbetter Win Spelling Bee Honors
CWD-positive deer found in Grant, Sevier counties
SHERIDAN — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Tuesday confirmed that white-tailed deer from Grant and Sevier counties have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Two hunter-harvested deer from Grant County were identified by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory through the AGFC’s free CWD surveillance network and were confirmed positive for the…
UAM-CTM To Launch Digital Literacy Program Through Digitunity and AT&T Partnership
MCGEHEE, Ark. — The University of Arkansas at Monticello College of Technology–McGehee (UAM-CTM) and the UAM Adult Education Center will launch the UAM Digital Literacy Program in January as part of the “3 Southern States Connected Communities Program,” a regional effort led by Digitunity and AT&T to expand computer access and digital skills training. The…
Monticello’s Sydney Fallon presents international art exhibition in South Korea
CONWAY, Ark. – University of Central Arkansas Norbert O. Schedler Honors College student Sydney Fallon recently completed a solo international art exhibition in Seoul, South Korea, as part of her Honors capstone project. Fallon presented “Art & Seoul” July 24–27 at Mi&Gallery in the Jongno district of Seoul, located near Gyeongbokgung Palace. According to UCA…
NCAA DII National SAAC Names Ronnie Johnson Great American Conference Representative
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) DII Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) announced Tuesday that Ronnie Johnson, a member of the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) softball team and current President of Arkansas-Monticello’s SAAC, will serve as the Great American Conference representative for the National Board starting in January. “It’s an honor and…
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Confirmed in Cleveland County
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Article submitted by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (Department) has confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) on a commercial poultry farm in Cleveland County. Following an investigation by the Department in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, testing confirmed the presence of…
UAM Biology Professor Co-Authors Book on Southwestern Mammals
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Dr. John Hunt, professor of biology, director of premedical studies and assistant dean of science for the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), has co-authored a new book, “Mammals of the Southwestern United States: Biology of Native and Some Extirpated, Extinct, and Introduced Species,”…
NOAA: White Christmas Unlikely for Arkansas in 2025
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Those dreaming of a white Christmas in Arkansas will need to keep dreaming this year. According to the National Weather Service office in Little Rock, the chances of snow on the ground across Arkansas on Christmas Day in 2025 are effectively zero. Forecasters say high pressure is expected to dominate the…
Nettie Jane McClain Weaver, 1933-2025
Nettie Jane McClain Weaver, age 91, of Troy, MO, formerly of Warren, AR passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Lincoln in Troy, MO. She was born on December 28, 1933, in Vick, AR to the late John Shields McClain and Lucian Brady McClain. She was a retired accountant clerk for Great…
Used Christmas trees needed for AGFC’s Habitat for the Holidays program
LITTLE ROCK — After the holiday cheermeister calls an end to a season of tinsel, lights and carols, the fate of many real Christmas trees is a gloomy trip down the garbage chute to Mount Crumpit, or the nearest landfill. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has a second, far more meaningful life for these…
Union Bank & Trust Co. Gifts $100,000 To Support the Newly Established Snowden Waterfowl Center at UAM
MONTICELLO, Ark. — On December 3, Union Bank & Trust Co. gifted $100,000 in support of the recently created Snowden Waterfowl Center of Excellence, a nationally unique research center dedicated to advancing waterfowl and wetlands science based at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) in partnership with the University of Arkansas System Division of…
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AAA Approves New Football Conferences for 2026–28; 8-4A Sees a Change
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Arkansas Activities Association Board of Directors has approved the new football classifications and conferences for the 2026–28 cycle, bringing several notable changes across the state with a particularly significant realignment in Class 4A’s 8-4A, a conference that includes many South Arkansas programs. 8-4A: South Arkansas Remains Intact with One…
Amanda Smith Named Dean of UAM School of Nursing
MONTICELLO, Ark. — Amanda Smith, assistant professor of nursing at the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), has been named dean of the UAM School of Nursing, effective December 16, 2025. She has been serving as the dean in an interim capacity since May 2025. A part-time faculty member at UAM since 2022, Smith has…
Warren’s Antonio Jordan Locks In Return to Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Former Warren Lumberjack standout Antonio Jordan has confirmed he will be back in Fayetteville next season, announcing this week that he plans to return to the Arkansas Razorbacks for the 2026 campaign. Jordan, a true freshman wide receiver who joined Arkansas out of Warren High School, shared the news in an Instagram…