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FeeFee Jones’s Soup Kitchen provides Easter meals over the weekend

WARREN, Ark. – FeeFee Jones’s Soup Kitchen, a local non-profit organization, provided Easter weekend meals to those in need on Saturday, April 8, 2023. The meal included dressing and gravy with cranberry sauce, green beans, sweet potatoes, roll, and an Easter treat for dessert. The soup kitchen, which has operated for over 29 years, has…

Community-wide Good Friday service held in Warren

Holy Week services concluded on Good Friday with a message by Lighthouse Church Pastor Vernon Colvin II at First Baptist Church. The services on Monday, Wednesday and Friday were sponsored by Bradley County Ministerial Alliance, with lunch served after each service. Lucretia Greenwood played the prelude. Pastor John Gaskin of First Baptist Church gave the…

Warren Fire Committee recommends policy changes and increase in captains and lieutenants pay

WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Fire Committee met on Wednesday evening at the Warren Municipal Building to discuss and propose new policies for the Warren Fire Department. Council members present were Chairman Joel Tolefree, Angela Marshall, and Dorothy Henderson, along with Fire Chief Chuck Moore, Mayor Gregg Reep, and Administrative Assistant Charlotte Brown. One of…

Warren School District Gifted and Talented Elementary Quiz Bowl Team takes first place in Southeast Arkansas Tournament

The Warren School District Gifted and Talented program has much to celebrate. The Elementary Quiz Bowl Team recently achieved First Place in the Southeast Arkansas Elementary Quiz Bowl Tournament, a remarkable achievement that showcases the team’s knowledge and skills. The team consisted of eight members, including the talented captain, McKenley Bryant, along with McKenna Martin,…

Family of Glenn Lansdale offering scholarship in his memory

Family of Glenn Lansdale offering scholarship in his memory

The Glenn Lansdale Scholarship, created in memory of 2001 Warren High School graduate, Glenn Lansdale, is now available.  Glenn was an accomplished children’s book author who had published two books, with two more ready for publishing.  The $500 scholarship will be given to a 2023 Warren High School graduating senior.  The applicants are asked to…

City of Warren Municipal Building closed for Good Friday, garbage pickup as normal

WARREN, Ark. – The City of Warren announced that the Municipal Building will be closed on Good Friday, April 7, 2023. This closure will affect all municipal services and offices located within the building. Despite the closure of the Municipal Building, garbage pickup will continue as scheduled on Good Friday. The city asks residents to…

Holy Week services happening this week in Warren

Holy Week services sponsored by Bradley County Ministerial Alliance continued on Wednesday at First United Methodist Church. Another service was held on Monday at First Free Will Baptist Church. The services will conclude at noon on Good Friday at First Baptist Church. On Wednesday, organist Felecia Doster gave the prelude. Pastor Dixon Platt gave the…

BCMC’s Joe Huitt receives DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses

WARREN, Ark. – Joseph “Joe†Huitt, RN, was honored as the most recent recipient of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ® Tuesday afternoon 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. Top photo: DAISY…

April declared Child Abuse Prevention Month in Warren

WARREN, Ark. – Mayor Gregg Reep issued a proclamation Wednesday at the Bradley County Courthouse, declaring April 2023 as “Child Abuse Prevention Month”. Close to 5,000 children in Arkansas are reported as abused or neglected every year. The proclamation emphasizes that communities must make every effort to promote programs that benefit children and their families,…

Warren School District receives donation of flags from Woodmen of the World Insurance Agency of Camden

WARREN, AR – On Tuesday morning, April 4, 2023, the Warren School District announced that the Woodmen of the World Insurance Agency of Camden had generously donated flags to each of the district’s campuses. The donation included both United States flags and Arkansas flags, which were given to four campuses in total. The campuses that…

Happy National Librarian Day!

The Warren School District has released a statement recognizing the hard work and dedication of their media specialists on National Librarian Day. According to the district, the role of a media specialist has evolved to encompass much more than simply checking out books. In addition to traditional library duties, media specialists in the Warren School…

Agary “Pat” Hill retires after serving the City of Warren for 33 years

WARREN, Ark. – Agary “Pat” Hill retired from his position at the City of Warren last Thursday, March 30, after working for the municipality for 33 years. Hill started with the City in August of 1990 and had worked as a driver and supervisor in the Sanitation Department during his tenure. To celebrate his retirement,…

Warren community unites for annual Chamber of Commerce Easter egg hunt, with a special twist this year

WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Community Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 1 at Warren City Park, and it was a huge success. Families and children came out to enjoy the fun-filled day and take part in the traditional egg hunt. This year’s event also featured a special…