April is Love Your Library month, and the Warren Branch Library has many fun free activities planned. Kids can pick up Take & Make Kits or join in a monthly program like Book Club for Kids, Preschool Storytime, Lego Club*, or Adventurescape*! Teens can enjoy Teen Crafternoon+! There are also several Adult programs available: Crochet…
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Earn a master’s degree in fishing with the AGFC
LITTLE ROCK – A quick glance at Arkansas’s state fishing records will reveal that March and April hold the lion’s share of biggest fish catches for most species. Only one catch can qualify as Arkansas’s state record for a certain species, but the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission still wants to help celebrate those memorable…
Tomato Festival plans progressing for 2022 event
Planning continued for the 66th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival by committee members Thursday. Attending the meeting at the District Courtroom were Chairwoman Brooke Hatch, 1st Vice Chairwoman Kenna Sparks, 2nd Vice Chairman Keeton Hudson, Past President James Wells and committee members Steve Mahanes, Denisa Pennington, Jimmy Sledge, Vicky Tapia and JeNelle Lipton. The…
Arkansas growers go in strong for cotton and soybean, pull back from corn
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas growers intend to plant significantly more cotton and soybean acres in 2022, while greatly reducing corn acreage, according to the 2022 Prospective Plantings report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The estimates in the report are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March. The…
Warren Middle School announces third nine weeks honor roll
ALL A – Grade 6:Christopher AlfordLuke CatheyJaycee CourtneyNash CrawfordAmy DominguezNatalie GregorioMylee HenleyKhourtni JohnsonRett McGahaAdan NavarreteAddysen PowellGenesis QuintanillaSosie RodriguezFaith StrongPayton ThomasValeria VelazquezMaKayleigh Wilkerson ALL A – Grade 7:Alliana AyalaBristol BallentineEmili BautistaJamarion BookerKayleigh CalixtoCynthia CallawayAlejandro ChavezNoah ChildsJordan DavisAva DentonJackson DentonBreize FellowsRussell GavinJackson HuffmanJulisa JaimesBlayne JarvisBaltazar JeronimoHaven JohnsonMia JohnsonAnna KellumLivi McKinneyRhiaunna MeeksBayleigh MillerRaeleigh MiltonAllison MondragonMakenna MorganPresley ReepMakensy RobersonAryam…
Topgolf Live coming to Razorback Stadium
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium will be home to the Topgolf Live Stadium Tour on May 5-8. Topgolf Live brings an immersive golf experience to some of the country’s most iconic venues. Players enjoy a one-of-a-kind opportunity to tee it up inside fan-favorite stadiums, hitting golf balls at on-field targets placed between…
Ronnie Owens, 1960-2022
Ronnie Owens, 61, of Warren died March 20, 2022. Born May 17, 1960, he was a son of Willie Mae Owens and the late Vernell Owens. He accepted Jesus Christ at an early age and truly loved the Lord and Savior with all his heart. Ronnie attended Castlemont High School in Oakland, California. He loved…
April is the Month of the Military Child
Mizzou transfer Brazile signs with Razorback MBB
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Trevon Brazile (pronounced Trev-In Brazil) has signed with the Arkansas Razorback men’s basketball program, head coach Eric Musselman announced. Brazile comes to Fayetteville after playing his freshman season (2021-22) with the Missouri Tigers and he will have three remaining years of eligibility remaining. He played in 24 games with 22 starts last…
Update: Warren High fire was contained to the auxiliary gym, but there is smoke damage throughout+more info
WARREN, Ark. – The morning after a disastrous fire at Warren High School, Superintendent Bryan Cornish, WHS Principal Tiffany Gathen and Fire Chief Chuck Moore were on scene surveying the damage. Cornish said it was too early to tell if any of the building would be usable. He said two ABM custodian service workers were…
Immanuel Baptist to host new event called “The Table” April 9
An event called “The Table” will replace the long tradition of the Wild Game Festival at Immanuel Baptist Church from 6-8 p.m. April 9. Senior pastor Rev. Matt Overall said anyone who wants a meal can come and get a free fish and chicken dinner. This will be a come and go affair, where meals…
Deborah Kay Gates, 1956-2022
Deborah Kay Gates, age 65 of Warren, AR passed away Sunday, March 27, 2022 at the Bradley County Medical Center in Warren, AR. She was born June 6, 1956 in Calhoun City, MS to the late Lloyd Ray and Juanez Clemons Chancellor. Other than her parents she is preceded in death by a sister; Patricia…
Warren Superintendent Bryan Cornish releases statement on Wednesday fire
City of Warren hosting retirement party for Carolyn Harding
The City of Warren will host a retirement party for Carolyn Harding April 7, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00p.m. at the Municipal Building in downtown Warren.
Warren High School announcement about school Friday, April 1, 2022
Major fire engulfs part of Warren High School Wednesday
WARREN, Ark. – Firefighters responded to a major fire which broke out in the north end of the Warren High School building Wednesday evening, March 30, 2022. Around 6:15 p.m. firefighters from the Warren Fire Department arrived on the scene of a fire that appeared to have originated near or in the auxiliary gym at…
Out-of-town company to purchase The Eagle Democrat
WARREN, Ark. – Saline River Chronicle has learned that Warren’s hard-copy newspaper, The Eagle Democrat, is in the process of being sold to the same company which owns the Advance-Monticellonian. No information has been released publicly by Danny and Pam Cook, the current owners of The Eagle Democrat, or the Advance-Monticellonian, but Saline River Chronicle…
UAM Wind Symphony named a National Semi-Finalist for Three Music Prizes
MONTICELLO, Ark.—The UAM Wind Symphony has been named a national semi-finalist in three categories for the American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts. The UAM Wind Symphony is a 2022 national semi-finalist for the American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music in the College/University Ensemble division and a…
Attention Warren School District Students and Staff
Former U.S. Senator from Arkansas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. passes away
Former United States Senator Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. passed away March 23 at age 83. Hodges was appointed to fill the remainder of the term of Arkansas Political Giant Senator John L. McClelland upon McClellan’s death in 1977. Hodges served through January 3, 1979. Senator Hodges was a longtime Methodist pastor and lawyer. He had worked…
Community fishing event kicks off 2022 catfish stockings
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program will kick off the 2022 catfish stocking season with a special fishing event from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2. at MacArthur Park in Little Rock. This event will be much more than a typical fishing derby. The AGFC…