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…
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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…
Vicky Laverne Young Hampton, 1958-2021
Vicky Laverne Young Hampton, 63, of Little Rock, formerly of Warren, died December 26, 2021. Born August 12, 1958, she was a daughter of the late Susie Mae Young and the late Willie Wright. She was a member of Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Little Rock and a graduate of Warren High School class of…
Monday’s Jr. Jack games moved to Tuesday prior to the Senior Lumberjack game at Star City
Warren’s upcoming Jr. Jacks’ games scheduled for tonight, Monday, January 10 will now be played at Star City January 11, 2022. Games will begin at 4:30 p.m. Games scheduled include the Jr. Girls, Jr. Boys, and Senior Lumberjacks. The Senior Lady Jacks game which was originally scheduled for January 11 has been postponed.
Hamburg on the chopping block as Lumberjacks go on the road for first conference win of the season
Hamburg, Arkansas – After a difficult start to the 2021/2022 season, the Warren Lumberjack Basketball team found their groove Friday night, putting 75 points on the board in a very important conference road win over the Hamburg Lions January 7, 2022. Warren came into the ballgame with a 1-7 overall record. Tuesday they lost their…
UAM Heavy Equipment School providing good paying jobs
Did you know the University of Arkansas at Monticello, McGehee Campus operates an accredited school for the training of heavy equipment operators right here in Warren? It’s not a secret and has been located here for a number of years, yet it seems many people are unaware of the school and what it can provide. When a…
Warren Civil Service hires certified police officer
Warren, Arkansas – Darren O’Neal McAdoo, Jr., a certified police officer, was hired Tuesday, January 4, 2022 by the Warren Civil Service Commission as a police officer for the City of Warren. The Warren Civil Service Commission met Tuesday to consider candidates for the position of Police Officer. Background checks had been completed and the…
New school constructions progressing
Work continues to progress at the Warren School District campus as construction crews make gains on the foundation work at both the new elementary school as well as the new basketball arena. Pictured here is some of the latest work done on the arena. Photo by Mark Jennings.
UAM announces Spencer as Associate Vice Chancellor of Program Development, Assessment, and Distance Learning
Monticello, Arkansas – Mark Spencer, the Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at the University of Arkansas at Monticello since 2005, has been named Associate Vice Chancellor for Program Development, Assessment, and Distance Learning. He began serving in his new position on Jan. 1. During his time as dean, he led the revision…
4-H takes part in backpack program for Warren Schools
The Bradley County 4-H collected food and distributed seven complete food boxes to the Warren School District for the backpack program during the holidays. Photo by Cooperative Extension Service
Warren School District reimplements mask mandate as COVID cases rise
The Warren School District announced Thursday afternoon, January 6, that masks will be once again be required while indoors on any Warren School District campus or building, including at the basketball gymnasium, and while riding a school bus effective Friday, January 7, 2022. The move is due to the increase of COVID-19 cases within the…
36 year-old man shot and killed during altercation in New Edinburg
Press release from the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department: January 1, 2022 at approximately 11:29 P.M. deputies from the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department were dispatched to a residence on Old School Street in New Edinburg, Arkansas, concerning a reported shooting. When Deputies arrived they found a black male victim lying in the driveway who was deceased.…
Bradley County Medical Center welcomes first baby born in Warren in 2022
The first baby of 2022 born at Bradley County Medical Center is Kaileigh Denee Hampton, who was born on Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 9:17 p.m. to Octavia Hampton. The baby weighed five pounds, four ounces and was 17 and 3/4 inches long. Pictured are Dr. Kristen Dent, BCMC Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager Krissy Morrison,…
DAR local chapter delivers 26 gifts to local veterans as part of national holiday program
Warren, Arkansas – The local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution took part in the national Veteran’s Shoe Box Program recently, filling 26 shoe boxes with gifts for retired local veterans. Donations to the project this holiday season were made by the Hospital Auxiliary, the Warren Woman’s Club, John Little of the Veteran’s…
AGFC, partners stock more than 12.5 million fish in 2021
Little Rock, Arkansas – Anglers wetting a line in the waters of The Natural State have a lot of fishing, and fish, to look forward to. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, along with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service trout hatcheries and other partners, delivered more than 12.5 million fish to Arkansas waters during…
Warren man published in State Library Magazine
Special to the Saline River Chronicle Fayetteville, Arkansas – The most recent issue of Arkansas Libraries, the official magazine of the Arkansas Library Association, has published a story by Maylon Rice, a Warren native, who is a Trustee Emeritus of the Fayetteville Public Library. Rice’s story appearing in the Fall/Winter issue of Arkansas Libraries is…