Market in the Park will have a pop-up market for Saturday, April 30 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Monticello Coffee Company to prepare for the 2022 season. This pop-up market is the first of several planned for the growing season in addition to the regular market Saturday. Market in the Park Farmers’ Market…
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Razorbacks’ comeback falls short in College Station
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Down by eight runs after four innings of play, No. 4 Arkansas (31-9, 12-6 SEC) nearly pulled off an improbable comeback but fell just short by a score of 11-10 in Sunday afternoon’s rubber game against Texas A&M (25-14, 10-8 SEC) at Blue Bell Park. The Aggies jumped all over the…
Claudia Phillips, 1937-2022
Claudia Phillips, 85, of Little Rock, died April 15, 2022. Born March 30, 1937, she was a daughter of the late James and Eula Williams. She began her Christian journey at the age of seven, being a life-long member of First Baptist Church, Hermitage, Arkansas. At an early age, she was very active in the…
Robert Nesbitt, 1932-2022
Robert Nesbitt, better known as Bob by his family and friends passed away peacefully at the age of 89 on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the VA Hospital in Little Rock, AR surrounded by his family. He was born November 30, 1932 in Rochester, NY to the late Roy and Ruth Schlick Nesbitt. Bob loved…
James McCoy, 1961-2022
James McCoy, 60, of Warren, died April 15, 2022. Born August 25, 1961, he was a son of the late L.T. McCoy and the late Emma Mae Martin. He was also preceded in death by his siblings, Barbara, Diana, Curtisteen McCoy, Curtis Lee, Roy Lee; nephew, Terrence Charles He is survived by his children, Charmane…
Bessie Lee Cooper, 1950-2022
Bessie Lee Cooper, 72, of Warren, died April 15, 2022. Born March 15, 1950, she was a daughter of the late Luther Thomas Warner and Geneva Ford Tolefree Lowe. She accepted Christ at an early age under Rev. M.T. Easter at Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church, she later joined St. James AME Church under the…
Colonel Donald Lee Johnson, 1937-2022
Colonel Donald Lee Johnson age 84, of Hot Springs, AR died Saturday, April 23rd, 2022 at the CHI St. Vincent’s Hospital in Hot Springs, AR. He was born Wednesday, July 14th, 1937 in Hermitage, AR a son of the late David Allen Johnson and Martha Geneva Hines Johnson. Colonel Johnson spent his career with the…
Boil order issued for Banks
A boil order has been issued for the town of Banks until further notice, Sunday, April 24, 2022. A water main has been repaired and pressure restored according to a statement from the Town of Banks. “We are issuing a boil order to be safe and will send samples in Monday to labs to be…
Rosie Vean Childs Burton, 1933-2022
Rosie Vean Childs Burton, 89, of Little Rock, died March 31, 2022. Born February 13, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Irene and Floyd Childs. She was a graduate of Warren Public School and furthered her education at Arkansas Baptist Seminary College. After attending Arkansas Baptist, Rosie known to her friends as ‘Sue…
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Three area young ladies place in Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt, with Savannah Brown crowned
Savannah Brown was named the 2022 Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt yesterday, April 20, 2022. Brown is a senior at Star City High School and is a member of Central Missionary Baptist Church in Warren. Her parents are Chris and Marché Brown. Brown is pictured right in the above photo. Other results from the…
Warren’s Keller Bigham named best post player in Arkansas high school girls basketball by scorebooklive.com readers
Scorebooklive.com voters have named Keller Bigham the 2022 best post player in Arkansas high school girls basketball according to the voting tally available after voting closed last night at 11:59 p.m. April 20. Warren standout senior received a total of 27,582 votes, garnering 47.14% of the total votes cast in the online poll. Bigham, the…
Senator John Boozman visits Warren
U.S. Sen. John Boozman made an appearance at Warehouse B on Thursday. The event was sponsored by Bradley County Chamber of Commerce. Shown, from left, are Katy Bryant, Boozman, Heather Blaylock and Jessica Overall. Photo by Tim Kessler.
Courthouse tower progress continues
Work crews from Diversified Construction and Design of El Dorado continue to work tirelessly on the clock tower of the Bradley County Courthouse in Warren. Picture here, members of the construction crew work during the morning of Thursday, April 21, 2022. The rainy conditions earlier this week stalled the progress, but things are back underway.…
Jr. Jack track teams both win Crossett meet as Jr. Ladies complete undefeated season
CROSSETT, Ark. – Warren’s Jr. Lady Jack and Jr. Lumberjack track teams recently finished the 2022 season, the girls completing an undefeated run with yet another win to put in the trophy case as Coach Janice Reddick led them to a victory at Crossett’s meet. The Jr. Boys also won first place at the Crossett…
Lumberjacks and Lady Jacks take to the diamond at Crossett
CROSSETT, Ark. – The Warren Lumberjacks Baseball team and the Warren Lady Jack Softball team traveled to Crossett Thursday evening, April 21, 2022 to take on the Eagles in conference play. This River Region Sports Report is brought to you by: In the boys game, Warren fell by the final of 7-1. Crossett scored one…
New Edinburg to host Independence Day Jamboree July 1
The organization Re-Newing-Edinburg met Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the New Edinburg Community Center, discussing a variety of topics including a Fourth of July Jamboree planned for July 1. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Martha Tolano and minutes of the last meeting on February, 2022 were passed out. A motion was…
Busyness
Just the sound of the word seems frantic. Yet many today try to live their lives in constant motion, dictated by a long daily to-do list or pursuing random activities. At the end of the day, they feel totally exhausted and dread the next morning when they will get up and start their hectic pace…
Hermitage kids have a blast at Monday Easter egg hunt
Hermitage’s second annual Community Easter egg hunt at the Hermitage Community Center was held Monday, April 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. with a good turnout for the festivities. Attendees enjoyed food trucks and a bounce house, inflatable slide, craft vendors, as well as pictures with the Easter Bunny. Kids were able to take part in…
GFWC Warren Woman’s Club meets ahead of upcoming projects
GFWC Warren Woman’s Club discussed several upcoming projects at their monthly meeting Tuesday at First Free Will Baptist Church. Jonalyn Reep demonstrated an Easter washcloth project. President Diane Parnell noted upcoming events would include a salute to National Nurses Week; Arbor Day, 1:30 p.m. April 28 at Warren City Park; and Countywide Cleanup Day, May…
Drug take back day coming April 30
Bradley County Sheriff Herschel Tillman reminds residents that April 30 is National Drug Take Back day. The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. People can drop off their old medications at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office at the Courthouse in Warren.