The ONE Razorback Roadshow, presented by First Security Bank, will travel across the great state of Arkansas to connect and interact with Razorback fans of all ages on May 16-19. The four-day bus tour will feature Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek and other members of Razorback Athletics, including head coaches, senior staff…
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17,800 trees given away during Arkansas Department of Agriculture “Free Tree Fridays” campaign
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s second annual “Free Tree Fridays” campaign resulted in the distribution of 17,800 trees during 36 events held across the state each Friday from March 18 through April 29. The events were hosted by the Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division in honor of National Arbor Day, which is…
Countywide cleanup planned for Saturday, May 7
Everyone is reminded and urged to take part in the effort to clean up Bradley County Saturday, May 7. Activities will begin at 7:00 a.m. and conclude by 3:00 p.m. To get involved contact the County Judge’s Office by calling 870-226-3853. Groups and individuals will be working to clean up roads, streets, and other public…
Warren Bank caters lunch to Warren High staff for Teacher Appreciation Week
Warren Bank and Trust catered lunch for Warren High School Tuesday, May 3, 2022 as a thank you to teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week, with Taqueria Charicata serving tacos to staff.
Seark Miracle League Miracles and Music Fundraiser
Several years ago Seark Miracle League started a project to create a baseball field for athletes with disabilities. During that project we realized the need for a park also. We wanted so badly for families in Southeast Arkansas to have access to a place their children could play ball and play safely. With the help…
Get a tomato on the square
Each year around the first of June, the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival is celebrated by placing Tomatoes on the Courthouse lawn. They remain there through the month of June. These Tomatoes represent donations from businesses and individuals that help finance the time honored event that began back in June of 1956. This year we…
Warren PD confirms Josh Angles is now in custody
The Warren Police Department confirms that authorities have found and taken into custody Josh Angles, a white-male who was being sought after by earlier today, May 5, 2022. Information is still limited, but again, law enforcement has confirmed that the manhunt is over after Josh Angles was found and taken into custody. To read our…
Manhunt underway near Warren
According to local law enforcement, they, alongside the ADC are looking for Josh Angles in the vicinity of US Highway 63 South and US Highway 278 in the area of Cash’s Citgo, the bypass and south on 63. He is a white male. Anyone with information on his whereabouts should call the Warren Police Department…
Figueroa, Grider, Solis, Wolfe, and Woodard Valedictorians for the Warren High School Class of 2022
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…
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…