A large crowd was in attendance Sunday afternoon, August 28, 2022 at Holy Deliverance Church of God In Christ, located at 1109 S. Myrtle Street in Warren, to witness and take part in the Installation Service of Elder Terry Correll as Pastor of the Church. The message and installation was conducted by Bishop Frank Jefferson…
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Human Development Center and Hospital hold active shooter drills
Imagine if you will, an active shooter arrives on the campus of the Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center or the Bradley County Medical Center. To be prepared for the unthinkable such scenario, both organizations held active shooter drills Tuesday, August 30, 2022. Assistant Superintendent Dana Harvey supervised the SEAHDC part of the drill along with…
Jacks take second place in Crossett High Golf Tournament
Monday, August 29, 2022, the Warren Lumberjack Golf Team travelled to Stuttgart to play in their third high school tournament of the fall season. Warren’s team finished second overall on the day. In individual play, Lumberjack Rhett Clanton placed second. The WHS Jacks golf team placed 2nd at Crossett today. Rhett Clanton placed 2nd individual.…
Members of UAM School of Nursing selected as 2022 Best Health Care Professionals
MONTICELLO, Ark. — AY About You recently released its 2022 Best Health Care Professionals list. Among the honorees were two members of the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) School of Nursing. In the category of Nursing/Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant, Dr. Brandy Haley, Ph.D., RN, was recognized for her work at UAM. Dr. Haley is a…
UAM Volleyball dominates day 2 of Union University
JACKSON, Tenn. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team closed out the final day of the Union University Volleyball Invitational in dominant fashion. The Blossoms played just eight sets on the day, taking down Belmont Abbey 3-0 in the first match, and defeating Texas Women’s College 3-2 in the second. UAM closes out the first weekend of the…
Trust God
Humankind tends to expect solutions to their problems to come from political leaders, religious leaders, or someone with star status. God’s Word tells us in Psalm 146, verses 3 and 4, “Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. When they breath their last, they return to the earth,…
Lois Lucille Faulkner
Ms. Lois Lucille Faulkner, 91, of Warren, Arkansas, died Sunday, August 21, 2022, at John H. Williamson Hospice House. She was a native of New Edinburgh, AR., a retired Certified Nursing Assistant, and a member of Mt Carmel Baptist Church. Ms. Faulkner was preceded in death by her husband, John Lewis Faulkner, her parents, Julius…
Woman found guilty of abuse of power while serving on the Jersey Rural Fire Department
A Bradley County woman, Sheila Norrell Loomis, age 60 of Banks, was recently handed down a sentence of three years supervised probation, $5,211 restitution, and a fine of $2,000 from a single charge stemming from a felony case filed in September 2020 for abuse of office during her time with the Jersey Rural Fire Department.…
Bradley County Courthouse receives top-to-bottom cleaning courtesy of South Ark Soft Wash
Under the blue-sky-dome covering South Arkansas Sunday morning, important upkeep was being done on Bradley County’s historic Courthouse as South Ark Soft Wash gave the nearly 120-year-old building a needed cleaning. The local company meticulously washed the exterior of the structure from top to bottom, as well as all the windows from the inside. In…
Hayden Lassiter wins WCC 2022 Club Championship
Hayden Lassiter may be known by most around town for his successful football career as a Warren Lumberjack and then a Ouachita Baptist Tiger, but he can also swing a golf club pretty well. Lassiter won the Warren Country Club’s 2022 Club Championship this past weekend. The congratulated Lassiter on his win, as well as…
Pastime: The ‘Other’ Downtown Theater-The Avalon
As I write about the Pastimes of my memories, there is only the Pastime and the Warren Drive In. But a lot of chatter has erupted on ‘the other’ downtown movie hour or picture show as the folks in Warren and Bradley County called the “Avalon.†The Avalon was located on the West side of…
Buck Fever Festival Pageants offering $4K UAM scholarship
To get the complete entry form for the 2022 Buck Fever Festival Pageant, please see the link below. The entry deadline is November 4. The entry fee is $20 and the event is being held November 11 and 12 at 6:30 p.m. each evening. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE ENTRY FORM.
2022 Warren Lumberjack Tennis schedule released
Warren’s fall tennis schedule was officially released this week with the Jacks set to appear in six competitions between September 1 and September 22, 2022. According to the Warren High School Athletic Department, at least one home match is pending, which will be added to the schedule in the near future. When the home match-day…
Governor Asa Hutchinson and six others receive honors from Arkansas Economic Developers & Chamber Executives
LITTLE ROCK – During the awards luncheon at their 2022 Annual Conference in Little Rock, the Arkansas Economic Developers & Chamber Executives (AEDCE) on Monday, August 29, honored four individuals with the Maria Haley Lifetime Leadership for Economic Development award. Those recognized include Governor Asa Hutchinson, Clifton M. Chitwood, Kirkley Thomas, and Bryan Scoggins. Also receiving…
UAM’s Steelman Fieldhouse Gym gets a makeover
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello received a much needed makeover for the gym floor in Steelman Fieldhouse over the weekend! Check out the new look in this time-lapse video courtesy of uamsports.com.
Warren arrest report for August 22-29, 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. Jeremy Clary / 404 Bryant St., Warren, AR / DOB 11-9-88 / warrant on 8-23-22 Lisa Wheeler / Blankinship Ct., Warren, AR / DOB 12-22-68 / warrant on…
State to observe National Recovery Month in September
September is National Recovery Month. It is a national observance held every to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices. In 2021, more than 200 Arkansans died from opioid-related causes. And 37% of inmates admitted to the Division of Correction had a drug offense. Medical researchers now consider dependence on alcohol or drugs…
D2FOOTBALL.COM ranks Ouachita Baptist 17th
ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita Baptist University football team has received its fourth national ranking of the 2022 preseason, this time coming in at No. 17 in the D2Football.com Preseason Top 25 Poll. The Tigers make a seven-spot leap from where they ended last year at No. 24 in the final D2Football.com poll of the 2021 season.…
Charles Junior Carroll, 1961-2022
Charles Junior Carroll, 60, of Hermitage, passed away August 18, 2022. Born October 20, 1961, he was a son of Vera Lee Carroll and the late Rubley “Pete” Carroll. He is survived by his mother, Vera Carroll; siblings, James Carroll (Sherrie), Leodis Carroll both of Warren, Jerry Carroll of Coral Springs, Florida, Betty Carroll, Ruby…
Jerry Arnold Williams, 1937-2022
Jerry Arnold Williams, age 85, of Hermitage, Arkansas passed away Sunday, August 28, 2022 at his home. He was born March 24, 1937 in Moro Bay, Arkansas to Arnold and Correnth Ivey Williams. He is preceded in death by his wife, Wanda Williams, whom he married on August 26, 1960, and she passed away on…
Over 100 people receive dental care through Grace Cowboy Church’s second free clinic
Grace Cowboy Church held its second dental and health clinic Saturday for about 100 people. According to the Rev. Chris Barnes, church pastor, Arkansas Baptist State Convention brought in four dentists, hygienists, at least one doctor, several nurses and nursing students from South Arkansas Community College, mostly from South Arkansas. Lunch was included and several…