GFWC members attended the GFWC of Arkansas 125 Annual Spring Convention on May 14th at the Delta Hotel Little Rock in Little Rock. Attending were Je Nelle Lipton, Judy Givson, Donna McGaha, and Diane Parnell Julianne Baker is pictured with GFWC of Arkansas Education and Libraries chairman, Judy Gibson. Julianne, daughter of Holly Tullos and…
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Razorback MBB to play in Spain and Italy
FAYETTEVILLE – University of Arkansas men’s basketball program will get an early start to the 2022-23 season as the Razorbacks will play a total of four games on an 11-day trip to Spain and Italy from August 6-16. The current trip itinerary includes: · Depart Fayetteville on Aug. 6 and arrive in Valencia, Spain on…
Billy Ray Bethea, 1929-2022
Billy Ray Bethea age 93 of Warren, AR passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022 at Bradley County Medical Center in Warren, AR. He was born May 5, 1929 in Wilmar, AR to the late Albert Henry Bethea and Ruby George Bethea. He was a private first class in the United States Army and worked for…
Banks woman reported missing
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Missing person Martha Bradford wast seen at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, 2022 after leaving her home on foot in the Blue Springs community near Banks (Bradley 11 North). Bradford was last seen wearing a red t-shirt and jeans or shorts. If contact is made, please contact the Bradley County Sheriffs Office at 870-226-3491.
Ruth Clary retires after 38 years of service to the Warren School District
Mrs. Ruth Clary has retired from the Warren School District after 38 years of service as a Food Service Worker. Mrs. Clary began working with the Warren School District as a Food Service Worker in 1984 at Westside Elementary School, later to be named Brunson Elementary. Throughout her 38 years of serving kids within the…
Warren Junior Jack Tayshawn Edwards receives offer from SEC school
According to multiple sources, including 42 Sports media organization, incoming Warren eighth grader, wide receiver, and cornerback, Tayshawn Edwards of the class of 2027 received a scholarship offer from Ole Miss this past weekend following a camp with the Rebels. Edwards also confirmed the offer on his twitter account @TayshawnEdwards yesterday, June 15, 2022. The…
House of Representatives passes Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Austin Booth applauded the passage of the Recovering America’s Wildlife Act on Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives. Booth compared HR 2773 as the modern-day equivalent of the Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson Acts. These two pieces of legislation have funded the conservation efforts that fueled the…
Hermitage School Board takes personnel actions
The Hermitage School Board conducted its monthly meeting June 13, 2022. Normal business was conducted which included approval of the previous minutes and the financial reports. Board officers were reelected for the new school year. After going into executive session the board voted to approve the following personnel matters: Hired Madison Vines as a teacher…
Razorbacks draw Baylor for SEC/Big 12 Challenge
FAYETTEVILLE – In a rematch of the 2021 NCAA Elite 8 meeting, Arkansas will face Baylor as part of the 2023 SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The contest will be played on Jan. 28, 2023, in Waco, Texas. Overall, the 10th annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge will feature 10 games played on the same day (Saturday, Jan. 28,…
Chris Ogburn appointed to civic engagement organization
Little Rock, AR- State Senator Joyce Elliott announced today the appointment of three Regional Civic Engagement Coordinators to further Get Loud Arkansas’s (GLA) commitment to expanding voter registration and civic engagement statewide. Elliott launched the nonprofit organization in December 2021 after Arkansas was identified as the worst state in the country for voter registration and…
Trio of Razorbacks named Phil Steele Preseason All-Americans; 7 garner All-SEC honors
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Phil Steele Magazine released its Preseason All-American teams Wednesday afternoon, and the Razorbacks were well represented. Three Arkansas standouts have been named Phil Steele Preseason All-Americans and seven were tabbed to Preseason All-SEC recognition, headlined by defensive back Jalen Catalon’s first-team All-America distinction. Linebacker Bumper Pool and center Ricky Stromberg compiled second…
Subscribe to Arkansas Wildlife, receive 2022-23 calendar
It’s always a good time to subscribe to Arkansas Wildlife, the bimonthly magazine produced by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, although this may be the best time of year. The July-August issue of the magazine is the calendar edition, full of information about the Arkansas outdoors such as hunting dates and sunrise/sunset times, and…
WHS Class of 1965 holds reunion during Tomato Festival
Thirty one members of the Warren High School Class of 1965 were present at the home of Bryan and Dr. Sue Martin to enjoy a class reunion held in conjunction with the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. A number of the class took part in Tomato Festival activities and several attended the All-School reunion held…
Keller Bigham named 2022 Deno Nichols Award winner
The list of Warren High School Athletic awards for the school year of 2021-2022 have recently been released by the Warren School District. Many of these awards are normally announced at the end of the school year All-Sports Reception, held in May. Due to the ongoing COVID issue, the event has not been held in…
Rotary hears program on Arkansas Girls and Boys State
The Warren Rotary Club met for its weekly meeting Tuesday, June 14 at First United Methodist Church. Rotarian Dr. Bob Smalling presented the program, which consisted of Arkansas Girls State Representative Raven Harris and Emma Mann of Warren and Arkansas Boys State Representative Weston Gavin. Dr. Smalling spoke briefly about the history of Boys State…
Turtles taking to the streets; don’t box them in
Turtles are on the move all over Arkansas, and many can be found alongside roads in rural and suburban areas thanks to a wet, relatively cool spring that created excellent foraging areas in ditches and grassy areas beside the hustle of daily traffic. Many turtles are finishing up their annual breeding and egg-laying cycles, which…
Arkansas Department of Agriculture kicks off Arkansas Farmer’s Market Week
As summer begins in the Natural State, many Arkansans will turn to farmer’s markets for fresh produce and other farm products to feed their families nutritious meals. To recognize the efforts of local growers and markets, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward delivered Governor Asa Hutchinson’s proclamation of June 12-18 as Arkansas Farmer’s Market Week.…
Apply for a 2022 Arkansas alligator hunt permit
Applications for the 2022 Arkansas alligator season are available at www.agfc.com from 8 a.m., June 15 through midnight, June 30. Anyone interested in pursuing alligators on public land in Arkansas must apply for one of the six hunting locations within two of Arkansas’s three open Alligator Management Zones. The 2022 alligator permit draw will have…
Meeting the 2022 Bradley County Farm Family of the Year, Jason and Laura West of West Oak Farms
Laura West has been a member of three Bradley County Farm Families of the Year. Her grandparents, Mary and Eugene Hamilton, and her father, Terry Don Pritchard, were previous recipients of the title. She is a current recipient, along with her husband, Jason West, and daughters Landen, 19, and Paisley, 13, who operate West Oak…
City wrestles with how to handle junked-up properties around Warren(full meeting video included)
Dilapidated properties continue to be a major point of discussion for the Warren City Council, who met for their regular monthly business meeting Monday evening, June 13, 2022 at the Warren Municipal Building in downtown Warren. Although a relatively short meeting compared to most months, the bulk of June’s Council session was centered around the…
Warren School Board approves resignations and new hires
Six of the seven members of the Warren School Board were onhand Monday evening, June 13 to conduct the monthly business of the District. In addition to the regular reports from allschool administrators and the financial updates, the board came out of an executive session to make a number of personnel decisions. The following personnel…