Warren Branch Library has implemented a NEW program, READ IT FORWARD – FOR TEENS,for their patrons (aged 13-17) that DO NOT have library cards but would like to get a book on occasion. The rules are simple: Come into the library and pick a book from the special basket. Read the book. Sign the inside…
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Hermitage School Board takes actions for 2021/2022 year
The Hermitage School Board met Monday, August 9, 2021 and conducted business in preparation for the beginning of the 2021-2022 school year. After taking care of all routine monthly business and hearing updates from the administrative staff, the board approved a resolution for contract disclosure for Collin Wilkerson and Tracie Richard. Both employees are related…
Dana Harvey speaks to Warren Rotary about the Veterans History Project
Rotarian Dana Harvey presented the program at the meeting of the Warren Rotary Club on Tuesday, August 17 inside the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. Harvey’s program was about the Veterans History Project, which aims to collect, preserve, and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may…
Jason Wallace named Warren School District Resource Officer
The Warren School District and the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office have announced the hiring of former local law enforcement officer Jason Wallace as the Resource Officer for the Warren School District. Jason has previously worked for the Sheriff’s Office and the City of Warren Police Department. He has extensive law enforcement experience of over 20…
Three people killed in car accident near the Saline River
Two women and one child were killed in a two vehicle accident Saturday, August 14, 2021 around 1:04 p.m. just south of the Saline River bridge on U.S. Highway 63 N near Warren. According to the official Arkansas State Police report on the accident, 27 year-old Britnee Hampton, accidentally crossed the centerline on U.S. Highway…
State Rep. Jeff Wardlaw speaks to Warren Lions Club
State Representative Jeff Wardlaw recently presented the program for the Warren Lions Club. Pictured with State Representative Wardlaw(right) is Lion Tim Kessler.
YMCA preparing for start of the 2021 peewee football season
The Donald W. Reynolds YMCA of Warren and Bradley County is set to begin its Pee Wee football season for 2021. COVID wiped out the 2020 season but plans are to proceed with the 2021 season along with several other community programs in Southeast Arkansas.There will be two leagues. One league is for grades 3…
BCMC donates to Wolf Pack MC for school supplies for children in need
Bradley County Medical Center donated $250 to the Wolf Pack MC of Warren to buy backpacks and school supplies for children in need. BCMC’s Purchasing Director Terry Young presents the check to BCMC’s Dietary Director Anthony Smith, AKA Bonafide of the Wolf Pack.
Games, prizes, free vaccinations, and more happening at this weekend’s Community Fest 2021 in Hermitage
Community Fest 2021 is set to kickoff Saturday, August 14 at the Hermitage Community Center starting at 10:00 a.m. The event will feature a host of attractions from games, prizes, and food vendors, to free dental exams for students and free health screenings. Other services offered at the event with include free haircuts for students…
JA of Warren holding school supply drive for students in need
Junior Auxiliary of Warren is currently hosting a school supply drive to support children in need for the 2021/2022 school year. Those wishing to donate supplies may drop off the goods at either Farm Bureau, the Junior Auxiliary booth during Saturday’s farmer’s market, or with any member of the Junior Auxiliary of Warren. The group…
City passes Resolution honoring N.P. Matts
The Warren City Council recently adopted Resolution #A-660, honoring the life and community service of the late N.P. Matts. Mrs. LaDonna Mathur(left) was present for the reading and reception of the Resolution presented by Warren Mayor Denisa Pennington. Also shown is N.P. Matts’s Councilmember Dorothy Henderson.
Warren School Board votes to mandate masks as COVID remains a threat
Six of the seven members of the Warren School Board were present Monday evening, August 9 for the monthly meeting of the board. President Jerry Daniels presided. The board had a full agenda and conducted a list of routine business, including approving past minutes, financial reports and hearing from the various school administrators. The last…
Tim Kessler speaks to Smackover Lions Club
Arkansas Lions District 7-N Zone 1 Chairman Tim Kessler of Warren spoke to Smackover Lions Club on Tuesday at the Smackover Library. Pictured, from left, are Warner Smith, Kessler, James McMenis, Bobby Neal, Frank Hash and Aaron Brant.
Tapia receives SouthArk scholarship
Ana Mariell Tapia of El Dorado, a practical nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted a Health Sciences Endowed Scholarship to attend the school this fall. She is a 2007 graduate of Warren High School. The scholarship is provided through the SouthArk Foundation.
City Council adopts ordinance aimed at helping keep the community cleaner
Warren’s City Council met in regular session Monday, August 9, 2021 with Mayor Densia Pennington presiding and five of the six Council members present. City Clerk Helen Boswell provided the July minutes and the statement of revenues and expenditures along with City and County sales tax receipts. She also passed on the District Court Clerk’s…
Chamber Board discusses issues ranging from executive director vacancy to upcoming special events
By Tim Kessler The Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board of directors met for their monthly meeting on Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. and grappled with the issue of how to proceed without an executive director. Ashley Foreman, who had served both organizations as executive director, resigned as of July 2 to take…
Warren Water & Sewer Commission votes to rebid planned sewer improvements
The Warren Water & Sewer Commission met in a special called meeting Monday afternoon, August 9, 2021 to consider bids received for cleaning sludge from the City sewer ponds on the east side of town. The ponds were built some 30 years ago and have functioned extremely well, having kept Warren in compliance with all…
LifeShare Blood Drive set for Wednesday, August 18 at BCMC
WARREN, Ark. (8/6/21) – There will be a LifeShare Blood Drive on Wednesday, August 18 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…
Rison woman killed in Friday night car accident near Woodlawn
According to an Arkansas State Police report, 20 year-old Ashlyn N. Harris of Rison was killed in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 63 near Woodlawn Friday evening, August 6, 2021. One other person was injured in the wreck, the driver of the vehicle, 19 year-old Matthew S. Barnard of White Hall. The State Police…
Bloomberg news covers story about Bradley County’s higher than average vaccination rate
Reporters from Bloomberg news were recently in Warren covering a story about Bradley County leading the way in vaccinations in the State of Arkansas. You can read the entire article at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-07/covid-19-vaccines-how-bradley-county-arkansas-met-state-vaccination-goals
Community conversation held at the Warren Branch Library
A Community Conversation was held at the Warren Branch Library on Thursday, August 5, to discuss their recent project, Community Resource Centers or e-Libraries. These Centers will be literature displays strategically place throughout Bradley County that will offer various brochures about resources that are available to our community. This Community Conversation was a requirement for…