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The 2024 Little Miss Pink Tomato Pageant will be held on Saturday, June 15th at the new Warren Elementary School located on the Fordyce Highway. The pageant will begin at 2:30 pm and will feature the 12 contestants vying for the coveted crown. The contestants are:

The following is a press release from the Warren Branch Library: Warren Branch Library announces the 2024 Summer Reading Program: “Adventure Begins At Your Library”. Tuesdays & Thursdays 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m., beginning June 11th and ending July 18. Everyone is welcome. No registration necessary. Our program will include activities such as storytimes, arts & crafts,…

WARREN, Ark. – On Saturday, June 8, Warren City Council member Latanza Atkins organized a citywide cleanup at the Warren City Park. The event saw active participation from Warren High School students and City Sanitation crews, who joined forces ahead of this weekend’s Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. The cleanup effort extended beyond the park,…

Londyn Rose Wiggins was crowned Little Miss Pink Tomato 2024 during the 67th Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival and will be on hand this Saturday afternoon to crown this year’s winner. Londyn is the six year old daughter of Shane and Lindsey Wiggins of Warren.  Her grandparents are Randy and Kami Wiggins of Warren. She…

Bradley Block Builders Quilt Club members will proudly feature their 2024 Pink Tomato Quilt during the annual quilt show held at the Donald W Reynolds YMCA this week in conjunction with the tomato festival. The quilt made by individual contributions from over twenty quilters, was assembled by the club members and hand quilted by the…

Belinda “Lee” Taylor, RN, was named the recipient of The DAISY Award for  Extraordinary Nurses ® in a recent ceremony at Bradley County Medical Center. This award is part of the DAISY  Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and  families every day.  Taylor’s nomination stated that she exemplifies servant…

The David and Barbara Pryor Center of Arkansas Oral and Visual History, in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas, will collect oral histories at the upcoming Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. As part of the Pryor Center’s Arkansas Traditions collection, Pryor Center staff will be on the Bradley County…

Press release from the Warren Police Department: Warren Police Department urges businesses to check the paper money that is being received in transactions carefully to be sure it is not fake. On Tuesday, June 4, 2024, Officers responded to a call concerning several fake $20 bills being passed at a local business. If you have…

WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Branch Library is excited to announce a free summer movie matinee series, inviting everyone to enjoy a lineup of family-friendly films over the coming months. This initiative is part of the library’s ongoing effort to provide engaging and entertaining activities for the community. The series kicks off on Friday, June…

The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday, June 4 inside the Fellowship Hall at First Methodist Church for its weekly gathering. Rotarian Mark Wargo had the honor of presenting the program for the day and introduced his wife Tiffany Wargo of the BCMC Rural Health Clinic. Wargo just recently started full-time at the clinic in…

Bradley County Farm Bureau has announced Macy Jarvis(center) and Ashley Rodriguez(right) from Warren as the recipients of their 2024 scholarships. Above, they are pictured with Farm Bureau’s Reid McKinney(left).