Detailed Financial Reports and Procedures Discussed at Hospital Board Meeting Members of the Bradley County Medical Center Board met for their September board meeting Thursday, September 23 at the Bruson Medical Complex. The board met a week earlier for the delayed August meeting. Chairman Freddie Mobley presided. The executive report was presented by Leslie Huitt…
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Honor a local veteran by sponsoring a wreath for Wreaths Across America Day
National Wreaths Across America Day is set to take place December 18, 2021, with events nationally and locally planned to honor and teach about our veterans. The opportunity to sponsor a wreath to honor a local American hero at Oakland Cemetery in Warren is going on right now. Event organizers say that $15 will ensure…
Chapel Woods hosting drive-through trick-or-treating event October 30
Chapel Woods Health & Rehabilitation in Warren will host a drive-through trick-or-treating event Saturday evening, October 30, 2021 at their location at 1440 East Church Street from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Parents are encouraged to load up their vehicle with their little ghosts, goblins, vampires, werewolves, and everything in-between to enjoy the fall festivities.…
Ouachita Hardwood and Townsend Flooring hold job fair
Ouachita Hardwood Flooring and Townsend Flooring, Inc. of Warren held a job fair Saturday, October 9, 2021 at the old National Guard Armory on Martin Street. The job fair was open from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free hot dogs and burgers were served during the event. A variety of positions were being advertised during…
Market on Main continues to be a hit in Warren
Customers browsed the latest Market On Main this past Saturday, October 9, as vendors set up once again for another installment of the ever-increasingly popular local market in downtown Warren, Arkansas. The market was open from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. with a variety of goods available on and around the old Martin’s Department store…
Mainline earns national recognition for efforts to reduce number of patients with uncontrolled blood pressure
Mainline Health Systems, Inc. has been recognized by the American Heart Association and American Medical Association for their commitment to helping improve blood pressure control rates among the patient populations they serve. Mainline received Gold+ level recognition as part of the 2021 Target: BP™ Recognition Program.The Gold+ award recognizes practices that have demonstrated a commitment…
LifeShare Blood Drive set for Wednesday, Oct. 13 at BCMC
WARREN, Ark. (10/8/21) – There will be a LifeShare Blood Drive on Wednesday, October 13 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the LifeShare bus that will be parked in the BCMC Rural Health Clinic parking lot. The BCMC Rural Health Clinic is located at 304 East Central Street across the street from the Emergency…
City of Warren schedule for Columbus Day and next Council meeting
The City of Warren will be closed Monday October 11 in observance of Columbus Day. There will be no garbage pickup within the City and the Municipal Building will be closed. The City Emergency Services Center will be open and fully staffed for all police, fire and emergency services. The October City Council meeting will…
Lumberjack t-shirts featuring art of the late Beverly Reep now available for purchase as part of fundraising effort
Lumberjack t-shirts sponsored by the Warren Lumberjack Booster Club memorializing the late Beverly Reep, former Warren history teacher, are now available for purchase at Rob Reep Studio at 225 S Main in Warren. The t-shirts are white and feature the well known “Home of the Fighting’ Lumberjacks” design on the front, and on the back,…
Peyton Garrison wins Library Book Club for Kids award for September
Warren Branch Library’s Book Club for Kids started back September 1, 2021. For the month of September, they had four participants who read a total of 66 books! Each book equaled one chance in our monthly Facebook Live giveaway. Peyton Garrison was September’s winner! He also read the most books (38) last month! Way to…
Semi crash damages light pole, knocking out power in half of Warren
Over 1,000 Warren homes and businesses are currently without power after an eighteen-wheeler truck damaged a light pole at Woodlawn and Pecan Streets in Warren Thursday afternoon, October 7, 2021. According to the Warren Police Department, it appears the truck driver was on his way to Ouachita Hardwood Flooring, but his GPS unit carried him…
Tour de Tomato bicycle event making a huge impact in the community for those suffering with type 1 diabetes
The “Tour de Tomato” is a bicycle ride through Bradley County that happens the week before the Pink Tomato Festival. This past year was the 3rd installment of this fast-growing event. They had 180 riders and look to be over 200 for next year! The purpose of the event is to raise money for Type…
Bradley County Medical Center Auxiliary donates to special events
The Bradley County Medical Center Auxiliary recently donated $500.00 to the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce Special Events Committee. Chamber Special Events Chairwoman Debbie Spencer accepted the funding. The Chamber uses such funding for public events to promote Warren businesses. Members of the Hospital Auxiliary include:Phyllis Loomis, PresidentLida GardnerFreddie LiptonPauline WolfeSusie ClementGingy Cuthbertson Also present…
Public discussion of Banks water system held
A public meeting was conducted Tuesday evening, September 28, 2021 at Banks Missionary Baptist Church in Banks, Arkansas to provide information about the possible consolidation of the City of Banks Water System users and Southeast Bradley County Water. Present to provide information were Steve Parnell, Chairman of the Southeast Water organization, State Representative Jeff Wardlaw,…
Hermitage Kindergarteners presented program teaching good dental care
Two classes of Kindergarteners at Hermitage Elementary joined together with their teachers and Principal to hear a program concerning making good choices, including how to take care of their teeth and receiving regular and good dental care. They were given a package of educational materials and a new toothbrush. Kindergarten teachers Tiffany Curtis and Katrina…
Alleyssa Horn of New Outlook Counseling speaks to Warren Rotary
The Warren Rotary Club met on Tuesday, Oct. 5 inside the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church as the program was presented by Alleyssa Horn of New Outlook Counseling, which is a counseling center located here in Warren. She was the program for Rotarian Andrew Tolbert. Horn is a graduate of Warren High School…
Warren Fire Department fights fire on Sturgis Street
Thursday, September 30, 2021, the Warren Fire Department responded to a fire located at 515 Sturgis Street in Warren. Firefighters arrived to battle a structural fire that broke out in several out buildings located at both the 515 Sturgis St address as well as at 513 Sturgis St. Fourteen firemen were on the scene to…
Introducing the 2021 WHS Homecoming Court led by Queen Keller Bigham
Warren High School will celebrate Homecoming on Oct. 15 with a football game against the DeWitt Dragons. Members of the Homecoming court are, from front, clockwise, Queen Keller Bigham, senior maids Mylesha Yao, Leah Wolfe, Annie Figueroa, Tyairean Bass, Jacey Ashcraft, Ashlyn Broughton, Jayden Grider and Luci Woodard. For a full list of homecoming week…
Holy Deliverance Church hosting fall revival starting October 11
Holy Deliverance Church of God in Christ, located at 1109 South Myrtle Street in Warren is set to host a fall revival service Monday, October 11 through Wednesday, October 13, 2021 with services beginning at 7:00 p.m. each evening. The fall revival will also have a 6:30 p.m. prayer time each night. The revival features…
Watson Earns Fellowship at UIUC
Darrien Watson is a second-year Ph.D. candidate in the Recreation, Sports, and Tourism Department (RST) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). During his time at UIUC, he has been awarded a coveted fellowship award from the Graduate College. His research interest is leisure among race and ethnic groups in society. His research interest…
Southark Spotlight: Steve Henson, CEO of the Bradley County Medical Center
Bradley County Medical Center CEO Steve Henson sat down with Saline River Chronicle’s Gregg Reep for another episode of Southark Spotlight brought to you by Maxwell Hardwood Flooring. During the episode Mr. Henson discusses the structure of the Bradley County Medical Center business, how the local medical industry has changed, as well as the staffing…