There will be a public meeting on September 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the Banks Missionary Baptist Church for the purpose of sharing information regarding the Southeast Bradley County Water District’s plan to serve all Banks area water customers. Representatives from the District and PMI engineers will present information regarding the project and answer…
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UAM announces the 1979 Champions/Ray Doyle Memorial Scholarship
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas Athletic Department is proud to announce that thanks to the efforts of the 1979 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference Championship team the 1979 Champions / Ray Doyle Memorial Scholarship is now fully endowed. The purpose of the scholarship is to perpetuate Ray’s memory through an endowed award. The recipient of…
Lizzie Jane Best, 1939-2021
Lizzie Jane Best, age 82 of Ingalls, AR died Sunday, September 12th, 2021 at her home. She was born Sunday, March 12th, 1939 in Vick, AR a daughter of the late Oscar Huitt and Lola Bea Baker Huitt. She was a housewife and homemaker, Lizzie Jane was known all over south Arkansas for her jelly…
Halloween, ribbon cuttings, and Christmas Parade among topics discussed at monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting
Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board members discussed several upcoming projects at their monthly meeting at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. on Monday. It was announced that the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival recently was awarded entry into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame with a trophy presented. A Downtown Network grant of $3,000 was…
Bradley County Fair Best of Show winners announced for 2021 event
Top Photo: By Tim Kessler
Locals enjoy the 2021 Bradley County Fair
The 2021 Bradley County Fair and Livestock Show is officially in the books after another successful year. Saturday saw the talent show put on, with Raven Harris and Kailey Henry winners. Children were given the opportunity to meet local emergency personnel from the Warren Police and Fire Departments, as well as get up close to…
2021 Junior Livestock Exhibitor Premium Sale raises $19,850
Top Photo: Holden Cathey taking part in the Junior Livestock Exhibitor Premium Sale during the Bradley County Fair and Livestock Show. Photo by Gregg Reep Correction: Please note that “Harrell’s Processing” should be listed at Harold’s Processing. The graphic was sent directly to us by the Cooperative Extension Service. We are unable to edit that…
Secretary of Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism visits Moro Bay State Park
In August, Moro Bay State Park hosted a special visitor, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, Stacy Hurst. Mrs. Hurst was joined during her stay at Moro Bay by her husband Howard and son Conley. They were able to take a tour of the cabins, campground, visitor center, marina, and the…
2021 WHS Homecoming Court announced
Mainline Health receives national recognition
The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded seven 2021 Community Health Quality Recognition badges to Mainline Health Systems. The badges recognize health center program awardees that have made notable quality improvement achievements in 2020. In addition, COVID-19 badges were introduced to recognize health…
Arkansas named Cheez-It Bowl National Team Of The Week
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The undefeated and nationally ranked Razorbacks are also the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week. The Football Writers Association of America handed out its top weekly award to Arkansas following the team’s 40-21 thrashing of rival Texas over the weekend. The Hogs, unranked at the time, pitched a first-half shutout and…
Dale Reaves Wilson, 1932-2021
Dale Reaves Wilson, 89, Hot Springs went home to be with her Lord and Savior on August 22, 2021. She was born on January 27, 1932 in Warren, Arkansas to Lovette and Christine Reaves. Dale was a devout Christian and member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Hot Springs. Aside from raising three sons, she…
Patsy Ruth Tatum, 1957-2021
Patsy Ruth Tatum, 64, of Warren, died September 8, 2021. Born August 15, 1957, she was a daughter of Norma Kolen and the late Charles Kolen Sr.. She attended the Warren School District. Patsy was a member of Power House COGIC in Warren, serving as president of the usher board for many years, a choir…
Two teens killed in car accident in Cleveland County early Saturday morning
Two teens were killed early Saturday morning, September 11, 2021 in a vehicle accident near Calmer in Cleveland County on U.S. Highway 63. According to the Arkansas State Police, Kaylynn Jade Hartley, 18 of White Hall, and Hunter Allan Thompson, 18 of Rison, were in a 2016 Honda Accord driving north around 4:45 a.m. when…
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Owners of Warren and Monticello Animal Clinics acquire Fordyce Clinic
Owners of the Warren and Monticello Animal Clinics, Norris Animal Clinics, recently acquired the Fordyce Animal Clinic and have begun seeing patients today, September 13, 2021 at the Fordyce location. “The cat is out of the bag,” a Facebook announcement read last Wednesday. According to the announcement post, the name of the Fordyce clinic will…
Bill Thompson, 1938-2021
Bill Thompson, age 82, of Pine Bluff, Arkansas passed away on Friday, September 10, 2021 at home. He was born on December 13, 1938; graduated from Warren High School and served two years in the U.S. Army. On February 15, 1963 in Little Rock, AR, he married Miss Sandra Johnson. Bill managed the Kroger grocery…
Warren arrest report for September 9-13, 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. Octavio Padilla-Perez / 707 S Myrtle Lot 40, Warren, AR / DOB 10-7-92 / breaking or entering, poss meth, and poss drug para on 9-9-21 Devonta Sterling /…
Hogs crack Top 25 for first time since 2016
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For the first time since 2016, the Arkansas Razorbacks are ranked, cracking both the Associated Press poll at No. 20 and the USA Today’s Coaches’ poll at No. 24. Last night’s impressive victory over No. 15 Texas vaulted the Hogs into the Top 25 for the first time since the team was…
Pastime: Those FFA little paper popcorn bags of heaven
With the start of Lumberjack football comes that unique salty scented memory of freshly popped popcorn. Just inside the southeast gate at old O. O. Axley Field, on the home stand side, is where the scent of this Pastime memory begins and I can smell it every time I step inside any football stadium. That…
Henry named Walter Camp National Defensive Player Of The Week
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Hayden Henry’s dominant effort in Arkansas’ win against No. 15 Texas has earned him national defensive player of the week honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Henry made a career-high 15 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, in the Razorbacks’ 40-21 win on Saturday night. It was his first career double-digit…