ARKADELPHIA – The Ouachita Baptist University football team secured its 30th consecutive conference victory on Saturday at home by a final score of 38-24 over Arkansas Tech. Saturday’s game began with figurative and literal lightning. Two plays into the contest, the Tigers gave the home crowd a burst of energy with a 50-yard pass play…
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Historic first out-of-state football game ends in big win for Warren
As far as we can find in our research, for the first time in 116 years since its founding, the Warren Lumberjack Football team took on an out-of-state opponent in a regular season football game Friday evening, September 17, 2021 playing the Franklin Parish Patriots on the road in Winnsboro, Louisiana. The Lumberjacks put on…
Tayshawn Johnson shines on both sides of the ball as he takes home AHF Products Lumberjack Player of the Game honors for his week 3 performance
Tayshawn Johnson has been awarded the AHF Products Lumberjack Player of the Game for his performance on the road Friday, September 17, 2021 vs. the Franklin Parish Patriots. Tayshawn had a breakout game, logging 2 receptions for 28 yards and an offensive touchdown. Johnson also made the play of the night, returning an interception 48…
Dr. Joe Wharton Arkansas High School Football Scoreboard for September 17, 2021
CLASS 7ABenton 40, LR Catholic 7Alma 28, Heritage 27FS Northside 63, Har-Ber 56Longview, Texas 24, Bryant 21North LR 34, West Memphis 0 CLASS 6AEl Dorado 50, Magnolia 30LR Parkview 47, Pine Bluff 0Lake Hamilton 41, Hot Springs 0Mountain Home 35, Batesville 7Siloam Springs 53, Pea Ridge 14Sheridan 42, Jacksonville 7Vilonia 40, Russellville 28 CLASS 5ACamden…
All Arkansas Preps names Woodlawn Baseball Coach Tommy Richardson 2021 Coach of the Year
All Arkansas Preps has named Woodlawn Bears head baseball coach Tommy Richardson the 2021 Coach of the Year. Coach Richardson’s Bears finished the 2021 campaign 33-3, winning both the 8-2A regular season competition as well as the district tournament. They went on late in the spring to win the Class 2A South Regional Championship, followed…
Woman-owned small businesses are rising in Arkansas
Little Rock, Ark. (Sept. 16, 2021) – Throughout Arkansas, small businesses are thriving, and greater numbers of entrepreneurs are launching new business ventures. As the number of small businesses grows in Arkansas, it is crucial to provide resources to help these business owners develop their companies. As a champion for the business community, the Arkansas…
Gov. Hutchinson unveils Arkansas Duck Stamp at National Hunting and Fishing Day proclamation
LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Asa Hutchinson unveiled the artwork that will appear on the 2021-22 Arkansas State Duck Stamp today at his official proclamation of Sept. 25 as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Arkansas and the week leading up to it as Arkansas Hunting and Fishing Week. The proclamation, which took place at the…
Dilapidated old Bryant’s building becoming a real concern for the City of Warren
The safety and stability of the old Bryant’s Furniture building on Main Street in Warren was one of the big topics of discussion during the September Warren City Council meeting held Monday evening. Council member Dorothy Henderson raised the issue of the deterioration of the front of the building that has recently begun to show,…
Police car and fire engine issues discussed during September Warren City Council meeting-Video included
Meeting in regular session Monday evening, September 13, 2021, the Warren City Council conducted numerous items of monthly business including step pay increases for two police officers and a pay increase for one officer upon his promotion to Corporal. All six council members attended the meeting and Mayor Denisa Pennington presided. Financial reports were given…
Arkansas announces 2022 schedule; Hogs to make return to Dickey-Stephens Park
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – 54 regular-season games, including 10 conference series and a much-anticipated return to Dickey-Stephens Park, are on the Razorbacks’ 2022 schedule, which was announced Wednesday afternoon. Arkansas, the defending SEC champion, will open the campaign – the program’s 100th season of competition – inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium, hosting Illinois State…
Community flu vaccine clinic coming late this month to Warren
(Little Rock, Ark.) – Tuesday, 09/28/21, the Bradley County Health Unit of the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) will offer flu vaccinations at no charge at Immanuel Baptist Church, 701 West Pine Street, Warren AR from 10 AM to 5 PM. People should bring their insurance cards with them to the flu vaccine clinic. If…
Construction approved to begin on new Lumberjack arena and elementary school
Meeting for the regular monthly school board meeting Monday, September 13, all seven members of the Warren School Board were present and voted to approve the construction of the new elementary school and sports arena. A vote of the people and previous actions by the Board to issue bonds has made the new projects a…
Notice to Banks Water System users
There will be a public meeting on September 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the Banks Missionary Baptist Church for the purpose of sharing information regarding the Southeast Bradley County Water District’s plan to serve all Banks area water customers. Representatives from the District and PMI engineers will present information regarding the project and answer…
Arkansas named Cheez-It Bowl National Team Of The Week
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The undefeated and nationally ranked Razorbacks are also the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week. The Football Writers Association of America handed out its top weekly award to Arkansas following the team’s 40-21 thrashing of rival Texas over the weekend. The Hogs, unranked at the time, pitched a first-half shutout and…
Warren arrest report for September 9-13, 2021
The following is a direct re-print of the Warren Arrest & Confinement Record from the Warren, Arkansas Police Department. All people listed are innocent until proven guilty. Octavio Padilla-Perez / 707 S Myrtle Lot 40, Warren, AR / DOB 10-7-92 / breaking or entering, poss meth, and poss drug para on 9-9-21 Devonta Sterling /…
Hogs crack Top 25 for first time since 2016
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – For the first time since 2016, the Arkansas Razorbacks are ranked, cracking both the Associated Press poll at No. 20 and the USA Today’s Coaches’ poll at No. 24. Last night’s impressive victory over No. 15 Texas vaulted the Hogs into the Top 25 for the first time since the team was…
Henry named Walter Camp National Defensive Player Of The Week
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Hayden Henry’s dominant effort in Arkansas’ win against No. 15 Texas has earned him national defensive player of the week honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation. Henry made a career-high 15 tackles, including 2.5 tackles for loss, in the Razorbacks’ 40-21 win on Saturday night. It was his first career double-digit…
Dr. Joe Wharton September 10, 2021 Arkansas High School Football Scoreboard
CLASS 7ABenton 63, LR Southwest 19Bentonville West 40, LR Central 20Bentonville 35, K.C. Rockhurst 7Cabot 41, El Dorado 35Conway 42, Jonesboro 25Farmington 20, Springdale 19North LR 14, Fayetteville 7FS Northside 29, Greenwood 20Russellville 48, FS Southside 27Rogers 56, Muskogee, Okla 12Van Buren 35, Heritage 13 CLASS 6ASearcy 50, Batesville 36Joe T. Robinson 21, Marion 19Lake…
Weekly Column from the Arkansas House of Representatives 9-10-2021
There are three legislative meetings scheduled this month to review proposals for congressional redistricting. Arkansans are welcome to attend these meetings and comment on the proposals. The proposals will be outlined in bills drafted by legislators. We have provided a link to the bills at www.arkansashouse.org. The House and Senate State Agencies and Governmental Affairs…
Fun and yummy filled Saturday on tap at the Bradley County Fair
The Bradley County Fair and Livestock Show at the Bradley County Fair Grounds continues this Saturday, September 11, 2021 with the opening of the Kid Zone, guaranteed to be a must visit for your kiddos. The kid zone is open from 12:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday. Be sure to stop by the Fair and…
Changes to east Arkansas hunting areas planned to save duck habitat
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Director Austin Booth announced last Thursday at a special press conference that the AGFC will make changes to existing water management schedules on three of Arkansas’s popular wildlife management areas to protect critical habitat for wintering waterfowl. Henry Gray Hurricane Lake WMA, George H. Dunklin Jr. Bayou…