Mildred Grider Ferrell, age 96, of Warren, AR passed away Monday, August 9, 2021 at Chapel Woods Nursing Home in Warren, AR. She was born March 22, 1925 in Vick, AR to the late Jesse Grider and Rita Stanfield Grider. She was the oldest member of Trinity Methodist Church. She is also preceded in death…
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Tapia receives SouthArk scholarship
Ana Mariell Tapia of El Dorado, a practical nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted a Health Sciences Endowed Scholarship to attend the school this fall. She is a 2007 graduate of Warren High School. The scholarship is provided through the SouthArk Foundation.
Arkansas-Oklahoma MBB Ticket Information
FAYETTEVILLE – Current Arkansas men’s basketball season ticket holders and Razorback Foundation members will have an exclusive opportunity this week to request tickets for the Arkansas-Oklahoma men’s basketball game taking place at Tulsa’s BOK Center on Dec. 11. Eligible fans can request the price level they desire, and tickets will be allocated by their Razorback…
City Council adopts ordinance aimed at helping keep the community cleaner
Warren’s City Council met in regular session Monday, August 9, 2021 with Mayor Densia Pennington presiding and five of the six Council members present. City Clerk Helen Boswell provided the July minutes and the statement of revenues and expenditures along with City and County sales tax receipts. She also passed on the District Court Clerk’s…
Shirley Castleberry, 1936-2021
Shirley Castleberry, 84, of Warren, AR. passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021, following a stroke.A loving wife and mother who always put her family first, she was gifted with both a sharp mind and artistic talent. Had she not met and married the love of her life in her teens, she might have attended Rice…
Chamber Board discusses issues ranging from executive director vacancy to upcoming special events
By Tim Kessler The Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board of directors met for their monthly meeting on Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. and grappled with the issue of how to proceed without an executive director. Ashley Foreman, who had served both organizations as executive director, resigned as of July 2 to take…
Warren Water & Sewer Commission votes to rebid planned sewer improvements
The Warren Water & Sewer Commission met in a special called meeting Monday afternoon, August 9, 2021 to consider bids received for cleaning sludge from the City sewer ponds on the east side of town. The ponds were built some 30 years ago and have functioned extremely well, having kept Warren in compliance with all…
Silver Tabbed To Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List
By Jacob Pavilack FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas redshirt senior long snapper Jordan Silver has been named to the Patrick Mannelly Award Watch List, which recognizes the best FBS senior long snapper. Silver has been the Razorbacks’ long snapper the last three seasons, appearing in 36 games over that span. Last year he handled all snapping…
Barney Alton Howard, 1940-2021
Barney Alton Howard, age 80 of New Edinburg, Arkansas died Sunday, August 8, 2021 peacefully at home. He was born August 27, 1940 in Bradley County, Arkansas. A son of the late George Howard and Nora Pruitt Howard. He was a retired skidder driver. He was a Baptist. Also preceding him in death was his…
Mary Betty Jones Sangster, 1930-2021
Mary Betty Jones Sangster passed away Saturday, August 7th peacefully in her home. Born December 31, 1930 in Rison, Arkansas. Daughter of Walter Augustus and Hallette Bussy Jones. Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Ernest Luther Sangster. She attended Rison Public Schools. After graduation in 1948 she attended Mary Hardin-Baylor…
Warren arrest report for August 2-8, 2021
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. Adam Marcus Ward / 515 Sturgis St, Warren, AR / DOB 1-9-93 / warrant on 8-2-21 Traci Johnson / 407 N Wall Rd, Crossett, AR / DOB 9-13-80…
LifeShare Blood Drive set for Wednesday, August 18 at BCMC
WARREN, Ark. (8/6/21) – There will be a LifeShare Blood Drive on Wednesday, August 18 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the LifeShare bus that will be parked in the BCMC Rural Health Clinic parking lot. The BCMC Rural Health Clinic is located at 304 East Central Street across the street from the Emergency…
Rison woman killed in Friday night car accident near Woodlawn
According to an Arkansas State Police report, 20 year-old Ashlyn N. Harris of Rison was killed in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 63 near Woodlawn Friday evening, August 6, 2021. One other person was injured in the wreck, the driver of the vehicle, 19 year-old Matthew S. Barnard of White Hall. The State Police…
John Wesley Jackson, 1937-2021
John Wesley Jackson, 84, of Warren, died August 2, 2021. Born May 11, 1937, a son of the late Charlie and Laura Jackson. He was a retiree of Georgia Pacific Corp. He was also preceded in death by a son, John Jackson Jr.. He is survived by his wife, Georgia Jackson; children, Norma Harding (Stacy),…
Bloomberg news covers story about Bradley County’s higher than average vaccination rate
Reporters from Bloomberg news were recently in Warren covering a story about Bradley County leading the way in vaccinations in the State of Arkansas. You can read the entire article at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-07/covid-19-vaccines-how-bradley-county-arkansas-met-state-vaccination-goals
Larry Wimberly, 1952-2021
Larry Wimberly, 69, of Wilmar, died August 2, 2021. Born April 2, 1952, he was a son of the late Trozy and Mary Wimberly. He was also preceded in death by his son, Larry Wimberly Thomas; brothers, Bobby Wimberly and WJ Wimberly. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Annie Wimberly; daughter, Yolanda…
Community conversation held at the Warren Branch Library
A Community Conversation was held at the Warren Branch Library on Thursday, August 5, to discuss their recent project, Community Resource Centers or e-Libraries. These Centers will be literature displays strategically place throughout Bradley County that will offer various brochures about resources that are available to our community. This Community Conversation was a requirement for…
Back-to-school tax-free holiday weekend starts tonight at midnight
This weekend, Saturday, August 7 through Sunday, August 8, 2021 is Arkansas’s back-to-school tax-free holiday, a weekend set aside to help parents save on back-to-school supplies and clothes. Tons of items will be tax free including school supplies, clothing, some electronics and more. That means that all school supplies and school art supplies are exempt…
Bradley County Fair Livestock Exhibits health regulations announced
Due to limited space in the barn, all livestock exhibitors must contact the Bradley County Extension Service at 870-226-8410 to reserve space for your livestock exhibitions. Cage and pen allotments will be made on a first come first serve basis. The following health requirements must be shown to the Livestock Barn Superintendent prior to unloading…
A-State Football Reports for Fall Camp, Begins Practices Friday
JONESBORO, Ark. – With the Arkansas State football team’s first season under new head coach Butch Jones set to kickoff in just under a month, the Red Wolves reported for fall camp Thursday at the Centennial Bank Athletics Operations Center. Jones and his staff will lead an A-State squad that features 60 returning lettermen and…
Billy Joe Ferrell, 1934-2021
Billy Joe Ferrell, age 87, of Johnsville, AR passed away, Thursday, August 5, 2021 at Bradley County Medical Center in Warren, AR. He was born May 14, 1934 in Vick, AR to the late Gresham and Onie Rainey Ferrell. He was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church. He is also preceded in death by son;…