WARREN, AR — The Warren(Team Black) 8U Softball team recently completed an impressive spring season, finishing with an undefeated record in the regular season and securing a championship title in the Best of the Best tournament held in Dumas. During the regular season, the team dominated their opponents, ending with an unblemished 11-0 record. Their…
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Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and Regional Food Banks Address Increase in Food Insecurity
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, together with the six Arkansas Feeding America Food Banks – Arkansas Foodbank, Food Bank of North Central Arkansas, Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas, Harvest Regional Food Bank, Northwest Arkansas Food Bank, and River Valley Regional Food Bank – are concerned by the findings of the latest Map the Meal…
Action Taken On Condemned Properties, And Livestock Ordinance Amended During Warren City Council June Meeting
The Warren City Council convened for its regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 10, 2024 in the City Council Chambers of the Warren Municipal Building. The meeting began on a somber note with a moment of silence to honor the late Jerry Daniels, a longstanding member of the Warren School Board and a beloved community…
2024 PTF
Contestants for the 65th Little Miss Pink Tomato pageant announced
The 2024 Little Miss Pink Tomato Pageant will be held on Saturday, June 15th at the new Warren Elementary School located on the Fordyce Highway. The pageant will begin at 2:30 pm and will feature the 12 contestants vying for the coveted crown. The contestants are:
Lions Club Gospel Music Jamboree happening Thursday at 6pm
Warren Middle School 4th Nine Weeks Honor Roll
Grade 8 – ALL A: Grade 8 – ALL A-B: Grade 7 – ALL A: Grade 7 – ALL A-B: Grade 6 – ALL A: Grade 6 – ALL A-B:
Annual McCoy Cemetery Association Meeting announced for June 27
The annual meeting of the McCoy Cemetery Association will be held June 27 at 6:00 p.m. at Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in New Edinburg, AR. All interested individuals are invited to attend. The Association continues to seek donations for the general maintenance of the property and donations can be made payable to McCoy Cemetery Association,…
Summer travels can land bears in hot water
LITTLE ROCK — As if on cue, a bear sighting near Rock Creek Monday morning reminded everyone that Arkansas is home to the most successful reintroductions of a large carnivore in history. The Natural State’s Bear population is definitely a source of pride for many wildlife enthusiasts here in Arkansas, but it also means the…
Apply for Arkansas’s urban archery deer hunts
LITTLE ROCK — Registration for Arkansas’s 2024-25 Urban Archery Deer Hunts is open. Bowhunters looking for an extra opportunity to enjoy their sport can help control Arkansas’s urban deer populations, feed the needy in the state and bring home some venison for themselves thanks to AGFC-endorsed urban archery hunts held in towns across The Natural…
Library Summer Reading Program begins today
The following is a press release from the Warren Branch Library: Warren Branch Library announces the 2024 Summer Reading Program: “Adventure Begins At Your Library”. Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m., beginning June 11th and ending July 18. Everyone is welcome. No registration necessary. Our program will include activities such as storytimes, arts & crafts,…
Jerry Daniels, 1957-2024
Jerry Daniels was born on December 23, 1957 in Warren, AR to Jessie Mae Daniels and the late Napoleon Daniels. He graduated from Warren High School in 1976. Jerry went on to work at Potlatch/Potlatch – Deltic for 43 years, where he retired in December 2021. On May 2, 1981, he married his high school…
Warren City Council Member Latanza Atkins Organizes Successful Community Cleanup
WARREN, Ark. – On Saturday, June 8, Warren City Council member Latanza Atkins organized a citywide cleanup at the Warren City Park. The event saw active participation from Warren High School students and City Sanitation crews, who joined forces ahead of this weekend’s Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. The cleanup effort extended beyond the park,…
Little Miss Pink Tomato Londyn Rose Wiggins to present crown to this year’s winner Saturday
Londyn Rose Wiggins was crowned Little Miss Pink Tomato 2024 during the 67th Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival and will be on hand this Saturday afternoon to crown this year’s winner. Londyn is the six year old daughter of Shane and Lindsey Wiggins of Warren. Her grandparents are Randy and Kami Wiggins of Warren. She…
Warren arrest and confinement record for June 7-9, 2024
The following is a direct re-print of the Warren Arrest & Confinement Record from the Warren, Arkansas Police Department. All people listed are innocent until proven guilty.
BC Block Builders Annual PTF Quilt show happening this week at the YMCA
Bradley Block Builders Quilt Club members will proudly feature their 2024 Pink Tomato Quilt during the annual quilt show held at the Donald W Reynolds YMCA this week in conjunction with the tomato festival. The quilt made by individual contributions from over twenty quilters, was assembled by the club members and hand quilted by the…
Yulonda ‘Lumbo’ Thomas, 1971-2024
Yulonda ‘Lumbo’ Thomas, 52, of Warren, passed away May 25, 2024. Born November 24, 1971, to the late Phyllis Hines and Kenneth Lewings. Yulonda confessed her faith in Christ and was baptized at an early age. She was a faithful member of Weary Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Hermitage, AR., where she served as the…
Carly Shiver crowned 2024 Miss Pink Tomato; Paige Byrd crowned Pre-Miss Pink Tomato
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival Pageants were held on Saturday, June 8, at the Hermitage Community Center, celebrating beauty, talent, and poise across various age categories. This year’s event saw Carly Shiver crowned as Miss Pink Tomato, Paige Byrd as Pre-Miss Pink Tomato, and Alivia Nixon as Teen Miss Pink Tomato. Top photo: 2024…
Taylor Receives Latest BCMC DAISY Award
Belinda “Lee” Taylor, RN, was named the recipient of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ® in a recent ceremony at Bradley County Medical Center. This award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. Taylor’s nomination stated that she exemplifies servant…
Billy Mack White, 1938-2024
Billy Mack White, age 85, of Warren, AR went to be with the Lord on June 7, 2024. He was born November 30, 1938 to the late Wiley White and Ruby Williams White in the Willoughby Community in Bradley County. He was a 1957 graduate of Warren High School. He eventually formed his own building and remodeling…
Joy Ross, 1945-2024
Joy Ross, age 79 of the Woodlawn Community passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024 at The Greenhouse Cottages in Rison, AR. She was born on April 1, 1945 in Hermitage, AR to the late Erman Carroll Kinard and Rachel Leona Booker Kinard. She was a member of Center Missionary Baptist Church. Other than her…