Next Thursday, May 12, 2022, the Warren High School Class of 2022 will officially graduate. The class is led by Valedictorians Annie Dichelle Figueroa, Jayden Briana Grider, Bailey Marie Solis, Leah Marie Wolfe, and Luci Corinne Woodard. Top photo Warren High School Class of 2022 Valedictorians(Top row from left to right): Annie Dichelle Figueroa, Jayden…
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Holly Johnson from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit speaks to Warren Rotary
The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday, May 3 for its weekly meeting inside the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. The club heard from Warren Junior Rotarian Hector Torres before Rotarian Dana Harvey presented her program. Harvey’s program was Holly Johnson, who is the Senior Assistant Attorney General for the Medicaid Fraud Control…
Tagged catfish are being stocked around the state
LITTLE ROCK – Thousands of channel catfish from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission hatcheries are being stocked at several locations around the state, and a select few carry a “bonus prize” if you catch them. Each of Arkansas’s Family and Community Fishing Program stocking locations have catfish wearing a brightly colored tag just behind their…
Candidates for Drew County Judge debate
The two candidates running for the Republican nomination for Drew County Judge squared off in a debate Tuesday evening conducted in the Forestry Building on the campus of UAM. Dr. Carol Strong, Professor of Political Science at UAM moderated the meeting. A variety of issues were discussed and a good crowd was in attendance. The…
Hermitage named National Beta School of Merit
Hermitage School District is proud to announce that Hermitage Elementary School is a 2021-2022 National Beta School of Merit. The school earned this recognition by offering National Beta to all eligible grades on their campus. National Junior Beta includes grades 4-8 and National Senior Beta includes grades 9-12. The National Beta School of Merit award…
1,000 Books Before Kindergarten “Read Every Day” sets children on the path to success one book at a time
Families are invited to join the 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten “Read Every Day” program at Warren Branch Library. The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program is a nationwide challenge that encourages parents and caregivers to regularly read aloud to their children. By reading just one book a night, families can reach the 1,000 book goal in…
SouthArk tabs Robinson as new head coach
EL DORADO, Arkansas—South Arkansas Community College has announced the hire of Cam Robinson, a current assistant coach at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, as its new men’s basketball head coach. Robinson, a Little Rock native, has been at ECU since 2020. His previous stints as a college basketball coach were in assistant roles at…
Hogs’ late rally not enough in midweek loss to bears
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Razorbacks’ midweek winning streak has come to an end. No. 4 Arkansas (34-11) mounted a late rally with three runs in the bottom of the ninth but fell short, 6-4, to Missouri State (22-19) on Tuesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium. The Hogs, attempting to go undefeated in midweek contests for the…
Jacks take part in State Track Meet
The Warren Lady Jack track team, coached by Janice Reddick, sent several members of the team to the State Meet to compete. They were the following: This River Region Sports Report is brought to you by: Aaliyah Walton, 9th grader, took part in the long jump, 100 dash and the 400 dash. She also ran…
Spring bear sightings don’t have to mean ‘trouble bruin’
LITTLE ROCK — Each spring, young male black bears emerge from their dens and strike out to find new territories. While sightings of these misguided youths certainly grab the attention of people living in neighborhoods bordering bear country, they often move on as long as people don’t give them a reason to stay. Bears are…
William Lloyd Trent, 1953-2022
William Lloyd Trent, Jr., age 68 of Dermott, AR died Monday, May 2, 2022 at Chapel Woods Nursing Home in Warren, AR. He was born September 13, 1953 in Evansville, IN to the late William Lloyd Trent, Sr. and Joan Robinson Hulon. He was a very honorable man at heart, a strong brave man that…
FBI field offices warn of numerous targeted sextortion schemes in southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana
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The FBI has received numerous reports of predators posing as children on social media to coerce minors into sending sexual videos of themselves and then extorting money from these underage victims. The FBI Little Rock Field Office has noted an alarming uptick in these schemes targeting children in areas around El Dorado, Magnolia, and Monticello,…
Road loss to PA puts Jacks in fourth seed position for upcoming State Playoffs
LITTLE ROCK – With a state playoff spot clinched, the Warren Lumberjack Soccer Club traveled to Little Rock Tuesday evening, fall 4A East opponent Pulaski Academy in a close battle by the final of 2-0. In a game that was close from start to finish, neither team found a sense of rhythm in the first…
Lady Jacks finish conference play with tough road test against defending state champs PA
LITTLE ROCK – In there final 4A East Conference match of the season, the Warren Lady Jacks came up against a powerhouse team in the Pulaski Academy Lady Bruins, falling by the final of 10-0 Tuesday evening on the road in Little Rock. Pulaski Academy, the defending 4A State Champion womens team, got on the…
Jason and Laura West named 2022 Bradley County Farm Family of the Year
LITTLE ROCK – The 75th annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program has named the 2022 County Farm Families of the Year. The families will be visited by a set of judges to determine eight District Farm Families of the Year, which will be announced June 14. The state Farm Family of the Year…
WHS 2022 graduation ceremonies schedule
Warren High School’s graduation ceremony for the Class of 2022 is set for Thursday, May 12, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium in Warren. In an announcement Tuesday, the School District also stated that the senior awards ceremony will be May 9 at 10:00 a.m. at the Warren Cultural Center. Baccalaureate will…
Retired teachers raise money for scholarships
Thirty-two members of the Bradley County Retired Teachers and Employees Association met in Warren, Monday, May 2, at the First United Methodist Church. It was a regular monthly meeting. The groupconducted an auction of various items to raise money for student scholarships to assist those wishing to go into teaching. Items such as cookies, cakes,…
Logan Quinn Basketball Camp set for June 6-9
MAGNOLIA, Ark. – First-year head men’s basketball coach Logan Quinn has announced a four-day summer camp for athletes entering kindergarten through the 12th grade. The camp is scheduled for June 6-9 and will take place inside the W.T. Watson Center on the campus of Southern Arkansas University. The camp is designed for athletes of all…
Dr. Bob Smalling awarded Lifetime of Excellence Award
Little Rock, AR (April 29, 2022) Dr. Robert Smalling of Warren received the 2022 Lifetime of Excellence Award from the Arkansas Optometric Association (ArOA) during its annual spring convention April 21-23, 2022, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. This award is given to an optometrist who has exemplified the highest ethical, professional,…
Photos from inside the Treylon Burks NFL Draft watch party
A number of Lumberjack faithful were at the NFL Draft watch party for Treylon Burks’s big day this past Thursday evening, April 28, 2022, when the Warren Lumberjack and Arkansas Razorback was selected as the eighteenth overall pick in the draft by the Tennessee Titans. Friends and family gathered to celebrate the special occasion and…
Warren arrest report for April 25-May 2, 2022
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. Robert Pennington / 256 Bradley Rd. 115, Banks, AR / DOB 12-6-00 / Public Intox, warrant, and resisting arrest on 4-29-22 Percy Ingram / 809 McCauley, Warren, AR…