Renew your hunting license and continue supporting wildlife conservation

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas annual hunting licenses expire June 30 each year. If you have not yet renewed your license, all it takes is a few minutes to make sure you’re ready for another year in Arkansas’s great outdoors. A hunting license is more than your ticket to another great year chasing deer, ducks, squirrel…

Pastime: Mary Lou Martin to be inducted into Arkansas Choral Hall of Fame

NORTH LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Choral Directors Association (ArkCDA) Hall of Fame induction will be Wednesday, July 13, at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock. The late Mary Lou Martin, former ArkCDA member, will be one of nine inductees in the Hall of Fame, according to Terri Whitworth of the ArkCDA. Mrs.…

Governor Hutchinson reacts to revenue report; announces date for special session

LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson reacted Tuesday to the record state surplus and announced his intent to call an Extraordinary Session of the Arkansas General Assembly the week of August 8. “June revenue collection was more than $150 million above forecast, leaving a net surplus for the year in excess of $1.6 billion for…

Another tournament Championship for local basketball team

Local youth basketball team Neaux Limit Lakers took first place in the senior boys division of the Game Changers basketball tournament held in Little Rock, AR July 2. This local team includes players from Warren, Hermitage, Monticello and Rison. Members (front left to right) Neon’Dre Thomas, Tramond Miller, Jr, Tra’Bennett Fuller, (back left to right)…

Girls youth basketball team competes in weekend tournament

Team Showtime, a local youth girls basketball team, placed second in the Game Changer tournament held in Little Rock, AR July 2. Members (front left to right) Alaina Green, Willa Jordan, Jayce Courtney. (Back left to right) Sariah Bowser, Bayleigh Miller, Kamari Davis, Alyssa Calbert. (Not pictured: Coaches: Marleshia Pickett and Deja Washington).

America turns 246 years old July 4, +local schedules and firework regulations

The United States of America turns 246-years-old July 4, 2022. The Nation began as an imperfect Union and was given little chance of survival by the national powers that existed at the time. America has struggled through its history to form a more perfect union and has enjoyed great success at times, while battling through…

Warren School Board approves contracts for High School repairs, + new staff hired

Members of the Warren School Board met Tuesday, June 28, 2022 in a called meeting to deal with several matters of business. Six of the seven board members were in attendance. Representatives of Metro Disaster Specialist and the School’s architect were present to update the Board on cleanup and repair activities that have been accomplished…

Warren Rotary Club makes donation to Library Blessing Boxes

Warren Rotary Club recently made another generous donation of food and hygiene supplies to the Blessing Boxes located at the Warren & Hermitage Branch Libraries. These donated items continue to bless the Bradley County community. The Warren Library Blessing Box is located on the western portion of the Warren Library property. The Hermitage Blessing Box…

Saunders selected for the Arkansas Center for Nursing’s Young Leaders Program

MONTICELLO, Ark. — Jaye Saunders, a University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) senior nursing student from New Edinburg, Arkansas, was selected as one of five students across the state for the 2022 BSN Young Leaders program. The Arkansas Center for Nursing sponsors the BSN Young Leaders program each year, selecting a limited number of nursing…

Operation Dry Water promotes increased safety during extended holiday weekend

HOT SPRINGS — With Independence Day falling on a Monday this year, many people are taking full advantage of an extended stay at their favorite lakeside retreat. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking that everyone enjoying the revelry be aware of the dangers brought about by drinking while aboard a boat. To help…

Entergy Arkansas eyeing renewable energy

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Entergy Arkansas officials announced Thursday it has issued a request for proposals for 1,000 megawatts of solar and wind generation resources, emissions-free renewables that can provide cost-effective energy supply, capacity, fuel diversity, and other benefits to its customers. “Entergy Arkansas has a commitment to providing our customers with low-cost, reliable energy…