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Local youth shooting sports team finishes second at Camden Tournament
CAMDEN, Ark. – In Camden, Arkansas, the Backwoods Trap Shooters have achieved a fantastic accomplishment. The local youth shooting sports team placed second at the Camden Tournament on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The team consists of Alex Wardlaw, Lee Johnson, Michael McCartney, Hazon Wheeler, and Nathan Spears. Cole Williams won the Junior Money Shoot, showcasing…
Phillip Temple, Sr., 1968-2023
Phillip Temple Sr age 54, of Johnsville, AR died Friday, March 31st 2023 at the Woods Nursing Center in Monticello, AR. He was born April 1st, 1968 in Canton, Ohio a son of Carroll Gene Temple, Johnsville, AR and the late Nancy Pyatt Temple. Phillip was a graduate of the Hermitage Public Schools, he graduated…
Warren Bank donates $5K to help with new sod on Courthouse grounds
WARREN, Ark. – On Friday morning of March 31, 2023, Thomas Frazer, Chairman of the Board of Warren Bank, and Kelly Ashcraft, President of Warren Bank, stood alongside Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney and Sheriff Hershel Tillman on the south lawn of the Bradley County Courthouse. They posed for a photo as they presented a…
Entergy Arkansas prepares for possible severe weather
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Entergy Arkansas is monitoring the progress of severe weather moving into its service territory and is preparing for the possibility that powerful storms could affect customers Friday afternoon and into the evening. The weather system is capable of causing widespread and extended power outages from high winds and possible tornadoes, particularly in…
Nearly 400 single parents receive Spring 2023 scholarships from ASPSF
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) awarded 383 scholarships to single parents for the Spring 2023 semester. Totaling just under $400,000, the scholarships are combined with services, such as mentoring and financial planning. ASPSF’s model creates a support system designed to help low-income single parents stay in school, graduate with a degree…
Plans coming together for 2023 Pink Tomato Festival; Kailey Henry wins logo contest
Planning for the 67th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival continued Thursday with committee members and a large crowd in attendance at the District Courtroom. Chairwoman Kenna Sparks announced Kailey Henry had won the annual logo contest. On May 20, the festival will kick off with the Tour D’Tomato bicycle event throughout the county, including…
Warren bounces back with 13-1 win over Watson Chapel
WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Lumberjacks bounced back in a big way with a 13-1, run-rule victory over conference foe Watson Chapel Thursday evening at the Warren Sports Complex. The Lumberjacks (5-4, 3-2 in 4A-8) plated a run in each of the first two frames for an early 2-0 lead. Kolby Pope singled with one…
Lassiter earns Greg Harton Shelter Insurance Player of the Game honors in Warren win over Watson Chapel
Warren senior Maddox Lassiter was named the Greg Harton Shelter Insurance Player of the Game for his outstanding performance in Warren’s Thursday evening win over Watson Chapel, March 30, 2023. Lassiter went 2-for-2 at the plate with a sacrifice fly and two singles. The senior third baseman drove home a run, scored a run, and…
Three Lady Jacks combine for four goals in important road win at Crossett
CROSSETT, Ark. – Two goals in two halves of football delivered a resounding 4-0 win for the Warren Lady Jack Soccer Club on Thursday night, March 30, 2023, on the road at Crossett. Warren looked determined in the early minutes to find the goals that have been a bit elusive in recent games. In the…
Tessa Andrus earns Que Lindo Michoacan Lady of the Match award vs. Crossett
Senior Lady Jack Tessa Andrus was named the Que Lindo Michoacan Lady of the Match after her gritty performance in defense for Warren’s 4-0 win over the Crossett Lady Eagles Thursday evening, March 30, 2023. Andrus featured most of the match at left-center back, where she cleaned up almost every lose ball and Crossett half-chance…
Two goals in three minutes puts Warren in pole position in the 4A East after huge win on the road at hostile Crossett
CROSSETT, Ark. – Flying high from an ideal start to the 4A East Conference schedule, the Warren Lumberjacks added another win to the column, defeating Crossett on the road by the final score of 2-0 on Thursday, March 30, 2023. In a game which could prove vital in terms of the Conference title race come…
Cortes named Que Lindo Michoacan Man of the Match in Warren win over Crossett
Lumberjack goalkeeper Jessie Cortes earned Que Lindo Michoacan Man of the Match honors after another superb performance Thursday night, March 30, 2023 in Warren’s 2-0 win over Crossett. Cortes, who’s had a really solid season to-date, put in another top quality job Thursday, keeping a clean sheet and maintaining a calm demeanor in goal. Leave…
Community and Economic Development Committee of Warren discusses industrial recruitment and downtown safety
WARREN, Ark. – Warren Mayor Gregg Reep reiterated a promise to demolish unstable buildings downtown before the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival as he met with the city Community and Economic Development Committee Wednesday. Present were Chairwoman Angela Marshall and Alderwoman Memory Burks-Frazer with Alderwoman Dorothy Henderson on speakerphone. “We are very close to doing…
Re-sodding underway on Bradley County Courthouse grounds
WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Courthouse grounds have begun a process of resodding following damage caused by the raising of the courthouse clocktower. The new grass was delivered on Wednesday, with a portion of the south side completed the same day. The project has been expedited with the help of an Arkansas Department of…
Rotary hears program from Warren EAST program
The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday for its weekly meeting at Noon at First United Methodist Church. The Rotarians heard from Junior Rotarian Natalie Cooper first before Rotarian Jimmy Sledge introduced his program. Sledge introduced his daughter Payton Reep, who is the EAST facilitator at Warren High School. She gave a brief introduction before…
Bear den surveys reflect influence of summer drought
WALDRON — Last summer’s drought may have some lingering impact on Arkansas’s black bear reproduction, but there’s no immediate cause for alarm, according to Myron Means, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s large carnivore program coordinator. Each year Means works with biologists and technicians from the AGFC’s Wildlife Management and Research divisions during February and…
Lady Jack Track team honored at State Capitol
The Warren High School Lady Jacks track team was recognized today by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Representative Jeff Wardlaw, and Senator Ben Gilmore for winning the 2023 Class 4A State Indoor Track and Field Championship. The team is coached by head coach Coach Janice Reddick. Team roster(not in the order of the photo): Delaney Herring,…
Master Gardener plant sales offer wide selection for green thumbs
LITTLE ROCK — For gardeners of all skill levels and ages, Master Gardener plant sales offer a wide variety of plants for purchase. More than 30 plant sales are taking place across Arkansas in April and May. Proceeds from the sales will benefit local Master Gardener beautification projects and educational programming. Many clubs also…
Man found guilty by jury of shooting hole in Kingsland water tower last year
RISON, Ark. – A man accused of shooting a hole in a water tower honoring country music legend Johnny Cash has been found guilty by a jury in Cleveland County, Arkansas Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Timothy Sled, a resident of Kingsland, was charged with felony impairing the operation of a vital public facility and first-degree…
Choirs to perform at Arkansas Travs game
Katie Kuhn, Director of Choral Activities for the Warren School District, announced recently that the WMS Intermediate and WHS Advanced Choirs have been selected to perform the National Anthem at the start of the Arkansas Travelers home game against the Tulsa Drillers on Thursday, April 27. “This is a great opportunity for our students to…