On August 30, 2021 at approximately 11:10 a.m., the Warren Police Department executed a search warrant at 1416 Bellaire Street in Warren at the home of Christopher Strong. The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office and their K-9 assisted in the search warrant. According to Sgt. Thomas Freeman Miller, several large plastic bags containing marijuana were seized…
There will be a free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, Sept. 9 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the BCMC Rural Health Clinic parking lot, located at 304 East Central Street in Warren. This event is being sponsored by the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), Bradley County Medical Center, and Gannaway Drug Store.…
The Drew County NAACP Branch 6042 invites branch members and the community to a Meet and Greet and Voter’s Rights and Voter Registration Rally. The event will be held Monday, Sept. 6 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Jordan Park pavilion. Sponsored by the Membership and Life Membership Committee of the branch, this…
WARREN BRANCH LIBRARY is excited to announce its participation in September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World, a downloadable educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. Told across 14 posters, this exhibition includes archival…
Library debts can be paid off by donating food for the Library Blessing Box today, September 1 to September 30, 2021. Everyone is always busy, so chances are good that you’ve forgotten to take back a library book a time or two. Well, you can bid your library fines farewell this month and help needy…
According to the Bradley County Cooperative Extension Service, the Bradley County Fair and Talent show is scheduled for September 11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bradley County Fair Grounds. There is no entry fee for the event. A $100 prize will be rewarded for the first place winner. For more information on the talent show,…
The Southeast Arkansas Concert Association 2021-22 Season is proudly returning to live events. We kick off the season with A Salute to the Troops at the UAM Fine Arts Center (FAC) on Saturday, October 9th @ 2 pm and 7 pm. This will be an American variety show celebration featuring local greats, such as Charles…
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Warren Branch Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. There is nothing more empowering than signing up…
According to the Arkansas Sate Police, the Warren drivers license test site at the Troop F headquarters will be closed Thursday, September 2, 2021. For more information, please contact the Arkansas State Police Troop F Headquarters at 870-226-3713.
The operations of one of Bradley County’s largest employers were explained to Bradley County Economic Development Corp. board members Monday night. Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center Superintendent Mark Wargo and Assistant Superintendent Dana Harvey appeared before the board. Wargo said the biggest challenge they faced was in getting enough employees who could pass a drug…
Tyrianna Bass, a 2021 honor graduate of Warren High School, has accepted a Presidential Scholarship to attend South Arkansas Community College this fall. In high school, the daughter of Shalinda Sanders was a member of HOSA-Future Health Professionals, Beta Club and the Spanish Club.
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Monticello, Ark. – Dr. Fred J. Taylor, former chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, passed away August 27, 2021 in Little Rock. Dr. Taylor served as chancellor from 1977 until 2004 and was the longest-serving chief executive in UAM’s history. Before he came to UAM, he worked for the University of Arkansas at…
The Warren Civil Service Commission met last week and hired a new full-time firefighter to fill a vacancy. Hired was Joseph Brandon Baker. Mr. Baker has served as a volunteer fireman and has some training, but will have to attend the fire training academy. The Warren Fire Department consists of a full time chief, three…
Book Club for Kids, a program of the Warren Branch Library, will start back September 1, 2021. The program, which is for kids grades kindergarten to eight grade, is accepting entries for September through September 30 by 5:00 p.m. Here’s How It Works: Kids read books (Books can be from the Warren Library, your School…
A free Senior Day event is scheduled for Friday, September 10, 2021 at the Bradley County Fair. All seniors ages 55 and over are invited to take part. The event will be held at the west end of the main tomato shed at the Bradley County Fair Grounds. The fun kicks off at 10:00 a.m.…
Stephanie Brownlee of Jersey, a practical nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted a Mabel and Emon Mahony Endowed Scholarship to attend the school this fall. She is a 2010 graduate of Downsville High School.
Nicole Simmons, a 2021 graduate of Warren High School, has accepted a Lucy Ring Academic Excellence Endowed Scholarship to attend South Arkansas Community College this fall. In high school, the daughter of Kassandra P. Simmons was a member of HOSA-Future Health Professionals, the choir, the drama club and the Spanish club. She also received an…
Warren Head Football Coach Bo Hembree was the speaker for the Warren Rotary Club Tuesday, August 24. The Club meets in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church, located on Church Street in Warren. Coach Hembree was the guest of Rotarian Bob Milton. Coach Hembree has spoken to the Rotary Club preceding the…