Tomato season is a special time of year for all of us here in Bradley County. Not only do we celebrate by eating those juicy pink tomatoes, whether with fried okra, or just by themselves, but we also enjoy surrounding ourselves with decorations proudly displaying our homegrown from the vine goodness! The Home of Shelby…
I woke recently during the night to the sound of rain. After all the very hot and dry weather we have been experience, it sounded wonderful. I was reminded of a time of a great drought during the days of Elijah and Ahab. Elijah said something very interesting about the sound of rain. It’s recorded…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – From installing a new mailbox to planting a tree or putting up a fence, digging without knowing what’s beneath the surface can cause harm and even be deadly. Utility services can be disrupted, and you could be responsible for expensive repairs and steep fines. Worst case scenarios include serious damages to property,…
In this Pastime, I dare say there will be only a few, if any, Big Chief tablets and Blue Horse Notebooks present on the opening day of school in Warren this year. They were all the rage back then as the last few humid days of August, turned into school days long ago. The Big…
ROGERS — Catch-and-release might be the mantra of the modern angler, but when it comes to summer fishing, keeping a few for the grill or fryer can actually be more beneficial than catching and releasing fish all day on the water. Juan Granados of Hooked on Fishing Guide Service on Beaver Lake, may just have…
A focus of some reality television shows is restoring old cars. Investors with deep pockets team up with talented master mechanics to create machines that are the envy of antique car lovers. Old cars ravaged by time and the elements are restored to beautiful machines they once were. Time and circumstances have a way of…
It’s time for a new episode of Southark Spotlight, our monthly show which sits down to discuss someone, some business, or organization that is making an impact in South Arkansas. This month we sat down to chat with the Director of the Southeast Arkansas Community Based Education Center, better known as SEACBEC, Devin McDiarmid, to…
Friday marked a special local historical occasion: On this Day in Arkansas History – June 29, 1923 – 99 Years Ago – Joe Purcell was born in Warren (Bradley County). Purcell was a lawyer and politician who shocked the political establishment in 1966 by defeating the state’s colorful attorney general, Bruce Bennett, in the Democratic…
The catfish industry is the largest component of aquaculture in the United States and a significant industry in Arkansas. In fact, Arkansas catfish farmers contributed $19.5 million to Arkansas’s agricultural economy in 2021. That’s up 17% from the previous year. The month of August has been proclaimed as Arkansas Catfish Month. This designation recognizes the impact…
Warren Branch Library’s 2022 Summer Reading Program, “Oceans of Possibilities,” was a whale of a success, with 120 registered participants. For every hour read, their name was written on an orange or pink bubble and displayed in the Library. Participants logged a whopping 524 hours and 16 minutes of reading time this summer. Each hour…
As one of those many Bradley Countians, calling home someplace other than the sandy loam soil in Southeast Arkansas – I gravitate to the ‘Warren Welcome Center,” upon each and every visit back home. Once, for generations before me, it was a place called Glasgow’s Soda Fountain on the West Side of Main Street, across…
Kiersey Hicks has reached 800 books in Warren Branch Library’s 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program. For more information about this program, contact the library at 870-226-2536 or visit us in person at 115 West Cypress St. in Warren.
To achieve good health, it may seem wise to follow the advice of “experts.” But most experts overlook the biggest problem-a lack of relationship with God. The Apostle, Paul put it this way, “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”…
The awfully oppressive heat always reminds me of the large forest fires on record in Bradley County, especially two remembered by a few as the “Vick Burn.” This week, Bradley County is in the “moderate” category for fires, according to the Arkansas Forestry Service. The “first” forest fire in the vicinity of the Vick community…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – We Power Life is more than just a slogan at Entergy Arkansas, it’s part and parcel of the commitment to keeping the power flowing for the company’s most vulnerable customers through The Power to Care. The program received donations of $581,928 in 2021, which in turn helped more than 1,200 senior…
Somehow a recent Arkansas History Listserv discussion aimed at home-made drawers – especially those of printed feed sacks revived a Pastime for me. The historians we snickering about the girls (and some boys, too, I wager) were wearing cotton undergarments often with the imprinted words of “sweet and pure,†imprinted on their backsides. Sweet and…
The heat of summer makes work even harder. Rising temperatures and humidity drain away energy and make us wish for cooler weather and even winter. The Psalmist David used the stress of summer heat to illustrate God’s judgment on sin. “Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me. My strength evaporated like…
Laura Rogers with the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission recently led Mrs Sandy Doss’s group of 7-12 year-old Warren Library Summer Reading program students through the amazing water cycle. They talked about the journey that water makes and played a fun game to learn how it changes during the cycle. Everyone created their very own…
Congratulations to Warren Branch Library’s Book Lover’s Giveaway winner for the month of July, Shelda Hargrave. Tune in to the Library’s Facebook page for their next giveaway.
The Aquino family is expected to grow by one this December. We would like to share our excitement with the community and welcome all support from our neighbors, friends, and families. It truly does take a village to raise a child. Today we are one step closer to the beginning of that journey. Thank you…
NORTH LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Choral Directors Association (ArkCDA) Hall of Fame induction will be Wednesday, July 13, at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock. The late Mary Lou Martin, former ArkCDA member, will be one of nine inductees in the Hall of Fame, according to Terri Whitworth of the ArkCDA. Mrs.…