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Winter bowhunting opportunities offer last chance to complete Triple Trophy Award for deer hunters
LITTLE ROCK – Modern gun deer hunting is in the rearview mirror for the 2021-22 deer season, but there’s still time to fill a tag with archery tackle until the end of February. For those who have already taken a deer during Arkansas’s modern gun season and one during Arkansas’s muzzleloader season, the Arkansas Game…
Lumberjacks make late run, but fall to Star City
Star City, Arkansas – Despite a late game push, the Warren Lumberjacks fell to the Star City Bulldogs on the road Tuesday evening, January 11, 2022 by the final score of 62-41. Warren was looking to build a bit of momentum after they posted an impressive scoreline last Friday, defeating Hamburg 75-67. The win moved…
Warren City Council honors former Mayor John B. Frazer, Jr.
Warren, Arkansas – Meeting for the first City Council meeting of 2022 the Warren City Council conducted several items of routine business and dispensed with the meeting in just over 30 minutes. Five of the six council members were present. Mayor Pennington presided. City Clerk Helen Boswell submitted the statement of revenues and expenditures and…
Warren School Board adopts Ready for Learning Plan with COVID guidelines
Warren, Arkansas – With five of the seven boards members present, the Warren School Board met in regular session for the January 2022 meeting. Vice Chairman Dr. Kerry Pennington presided. The Board approved the previous minutes and reviewed and approved the financial reports. There was a discussion as to the colors to be utilized in…
Phyllis Thomas-Hines, 1952-2022
Phyllis Thomas-Hines, 69, of Warren, died January 2, 2022. Born July 17, 1952, she was a daughter of the late Jimmy and Mattie Thomas. She was a member of Weary Rest Missionary Baptist Church in Marsden, where she served as an usher. She was also a true Oakland Raiders fan, that was her team! She…
New dates set for four postponed Lady Jack Basketball games
Warren’s Athletic Department announced Tuesday the rescheduled dates for four Warren Lady Jack Basketball games after they were postponed over the last couple of weeks. See the new dates for the postponed games below: January 20-Warren Lady Jacks vs. Camden Fairview(7G, SG)-Games start at 5:00 p.m. January 31-Warren Lady Jacks at Star City(SG)-Game starts at…
UAM Jazz One impresses at International Band, Orchestra and Music Conference
Monticello, Arkansas – UAM Jazz One, the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s premier jazz ensemble, performed at the 2021 Midwest Clinic International Band, Orchestra and Music Conference in Chicago on Dec. 16. Led by UAM’s director of jazz studies and instructor of music, Jason Smith, UAM Jazz One performed for approximately 3000 people and was…
John Dale York, 1940-2022
John Dale York, age 81 of Winchester, KY passed away Friday, January 7, 2022 in Winchester, KY. He was born August 28, 1940 in Vick, AR to the late Leon and Eunice Edney York. John attended Vick Elementary School and Junior High and graduated from Hermitage High School in 1958. After high school John joined…
Clock tower repairs underway
Diversified Construction and Design of El Dorado brought a large crane to move timbers to the Bradley County Courthouse property Monday, January 10, 2022. The large timbers will be used for repairs on the bell tower. Photo by Tim Kessler
Chamber Board discusses lease agreement, t-shirt contest, and more during monthly meeting
Warren, Arkansas – Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board of directors held its first meeting of the new year under new Chairwoman Terrie White on Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. Board members present were White, Julie Hamilton, James Wells, Tim Kessler, Ron St. John, Kim Forrest and Treasurer Jane Harris. Ex-officio board members…
Bradley County reports over 100 active COVID cases Monday
Bradley County is still experiencing a significant surge in COVID cases, as the Arkansas Department of Health is now reporting 109 active cases countywide. In late December we reported there was only 16 cases locally. The increase is once again causing disruptions locally. Due to an outbreak in the Warren Schools, face masks are once…
Warren arrest report for January 3-10, 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. Joshua C. Grice / 701 Clio St., Warren, AR / DOB 4-4-79 / warrant on 1-3-22 Adam Ward / 515 Sturgis, Warren, AR / DOB 1-9-93 / fleeing…
Central Missionary Baptist Church makes donation to Library Blessing Box
Central Missionary Baptist Church of Warren recently donated a number of items to the Warren Branch Library Blessing Box located on Cypress Street. Items donated included non-perishable food items that will be made available to anyone in need for free in the blessing box. Picture from left to right is Central Church member Rob Reep,…
Arkansas battles but falls at Texas A&M
Bryan-College Station, Texas – Arkansas was down 17 midway through the second half but clawed its way back to make it a one-point game with 1:38 left. However, Texas A&M answered with a 3-pointer and made its free throws down the stretch to win 86-81 Saturday afternoon at Reed Arena. Arkansas was led by JD…
Hogs Take Down Rival Mizzou, 83-73
Fayetteville, Arkansas – Arkansas Women’s Basketball got its first win of 2022, and its first SEC win of the young conference season, as the Hogs (11-5, 1-2) toppled rival Missouri (13-3, 2-1), who came into the game without a loss in the SEC, 83-73. The Hogs played arguably their most complete game of the season…
Weevils fight back after slow start to win nail-biter with East Central
Ada, Oklahoma – The University of Arkansas at Monticello Men’s basketball team came out with a win as they take down East Central University. The Weevils fought the Tigers to the very end of the match, coming back from a 15 point deficit to take the victory, 62-61. The first half started out slow for…
Blossoms fall on the road to East Central
Ada, Oklahoma – The University of Arkansas at Monticello women’s basketball team came out with a loss tonight in their Great American Conference match-up with East Central University, 82-52. In the first quarter, the Blossoms had a slow start, but began putting points o the board as the quarter continued. Coming out 8-14 for field…
Weekly Column from the Arkansas House of Representatives 1-7-22
January is known as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. It is a time for us to educate ourselves about human trafficking and learn to spot the signs of trafficking. Human trafficking, also known as trafficking in persons or modern-day slavery, is a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services or…
Drew County, Arkansas Farm Bureaus endow scholarships honoring retired professors
Monticello, Arkansas – The Drew County Farm Bureau and Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation are making sure that recently retired agriculture professors Drs. Bob Stark and Paul Francis, from the University of Arkansas at Monticello, aren’t forgotten. Both organizations have endowed scholarships in the names of the two professors. Both retired last year from UA-Monticello’s College…
Kenneth Ray Wayne, 1947-2021
Kenneth Ray Wayne, 74, of Camden, formerly of Warren, died December 22, 2021. Born July 20, 1947, he was a son of the late Joe Hurley Sr. and Leola Harris Wayne. He was also preceded in death by three siblings, Leo Wayne, Joe Hurley Wayne Jr. and Darla Blackmon. He was a graduate of Bradley…