Important deadline for May 24 primary vote coming up

An important deadline is approaching if you plan on voting in the May 24 Preferential Primary Election and Nonpartisan General Election. If you have not already registered to vote, you have until April 25 to file your voter registration application with your county clerk. If you submit your application close to an election registration deadline,…

Wreaths Across America Mobile Education Exhibit National Tour to make a stop in Monticello Sunday

Monticello, Arkansas – Wreaths Across America (WAA) is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) national tour. The MEE started its tour at the WAA Headquarters in Maine and will be in Monticello on April 10, 2022, from noon to 4:30 p.m. for a scheduled event that is both…

Comeback Jacks! Warren completes sensational turnaround to beat rivals Hamburg in final fives minutes(PHOTOS AND VIDEO)

WARREN, Ark. – Coming from behind, the Warren Lumberjack Soccer Club defeated 4A East Conference rivals Hamburg, scoring a winner three minutes from the whistle Friday night, April 8, 2022 at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium in Warren in front of the biggest conference game crowd this season. On the night, Warren was the better side,…

Herring’s stunning free kick not enough as Hamburg scores a trio of second half goals to defeat Lady Jacks

WARREN, Ark. – A twenty minute spell in the second half was the undoing of Friday’s match for the Warren Lady Jack Soccer Club as they fell to Hamburg by the final of 3-1 April 9, 2022 at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium in Warren. This River Region Sports Report is brought to you by: Hamburg…

Help the Library help those in need during the summer months

“Our community was so helpful with the Backpack Blessing Program in December,” says the Warren Branch Library. With the hot summer months approaching, Warren Branch Library will be doing another backpack giveaway for our local friends experiencing homelessness. While the library is able to provide many of the needed items through generous contributions from our…

Study finds U.S. insiders to China News sold stock in early stages of pandemic

Researchers compared stock sales patterns before and during pandemic and found U.S. insiders of China-connected corporations saved millions by selling early. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – A new study of stock sales by U.S. executives with corporate ties to China indicates that corporate insiders sold stock in their companies during the earliest stages of the coronavirus outbreak…

Carolyn Harding retiring after nearly two decades of service to the City of Warren

A retirement reception was held Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the Warren Municipal Building for City employee Carolyn Harding, who is retiring from the Warren Police Department after nearly 20 years of service. Pictured is Harding(seventh from left) with friends, family and colleagues. In attendance at the reception was Warren City Council member Angela Marshall(third…

‘Lazy’ mower approach can help pollinators

LITTLE ROCK – Procrastination in the spring and a little less mowing in the summer may be virtues when it comes to helping pollinators, researchers have found. The University of Vermont suggests delaying spring mowing so flowers like dandelions can provide early season food resources to pollinators. Those food sources are important to pollinators such…

UAM awarded grant for Special Education Resource Teacher Academy

MONTICELLO, Ark.—On March 30, Johnny Key, commissioner of the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) announced in an ADE Commissioner’s Memo that the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has partnered with six universities in Arkansas, including the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM), to offer Special Education Resource Teacher Academies. The UAM partnership is…