Jefferson Regional Physician receives Preceptor award

Jefferson Regional General Surgeon John R. Taylor, III, M.D. has been presented with the Outstanding Clinical Preceptor Award from the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). The award goes to a clinical preceptor who has made notable and outstanding contributions to the ARCOM graduating class. Dr. Taylor was the first recipient of the award, which…

Union Bank presents Master Educator Awards, + Community Shred Day basket giveaway winner announced

Union Bank and Trust of Warren recently sponsored the Master Educator Awards which were presented to staff at four separate Warren schools. Pictured from left to right: Tricia Wilkenson of Union Bank, Master Educator Award winner Emily Harton of SEACBEC, Master Educator Award winner Chad Greenwood of Warren High School, Master Educator Award winner Janice…

County students take part in GFWC Warren Woman’s Club art contest

GFWC Warren Woman’s Club released winners of the Annual Bradley County Ten Penny Art Contest for 2022. Art was judged by Rob Reep local artist and 2021 juried art winner. Art supplies were awarded as prizes for winners with the exception of Overall Winners who received cash awards. Shown in the above photo from the…

Dr. Bob Smalling awarded Lifetime of Excellence Award

Little Rock, AR (April 29, 2022) Dr. Robert Smalling of Warren received the 2022 Lifetime of Excellence Award from the Arkansas Optometric Association (ArOA) during its annual spring convention April 21-23, 2022, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. This award is given to an optometrist who has exemplified the highest ethical, professional,…

Two UAM Nursing Faculty nominated for Arkansas’s 2022 Outstanding Nurse Educator Award

MONTICELLO, Ark.—UAM School of Nursing faculty members Anita Shaw, MSN, RN, and Joy Stringfellow, MS, RN, have been nominated as two of twenty-five nurse educators statewide for the 2022 Outstanding Nurse Educator Award. The winner of the award will be announced in May 2022. For the past eight years, Publishing Concepts, Inc., the nation’s largest…

Battles lands on Brooks Wallace Award watch list

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas’ Jalen Battles is on the watch list for the 2022 Brooks Wallace Award, which honors the nation’s top collegiate shortstop. The Razorback shortstop, one of 308 players from 31 conferences on this year’s watch list, has put together a strong season through 29 games played, slashing .279/.349/.477 with six home runs…

Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inducts Joe Don Greenwood of Hermitage(+Video)

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame inducted six individuals today for their leadership and service to the state’s largest business sector.  The newest class represents agriculture education, the seed industry, agri-business, row-crop production, agricultural/political advocacy, timber management and agricultural research and outreach. The newest inductees include:  retired Cooperative Extension Service Director Rick Cartwright of Fayetteville; …

NIH Awards $437,000 to Study Effects of COVID on Aortic Valve

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The National Institute of Health awarded $436,642 to associate professor of biomedical engineering, Kartik Balachandran, to study the downstream effects of acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 on the aortic valve. Specifically, Balachandran hopes to gain a deeper understanding of the cause-and-effect relationship between the infection and heart valve pathology. Acute respiratory syndrome…

Arkansas biologist honored with National award for hard work, habitat gains

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The National Wild Turkey Federation at its 46th annual national convention Feb. 18, presented Jason Mitchell, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission wildlife biologist, with the Joe Kurz Wildlife Manager of the Year Award, for his outstanding management of wild turkeys and wildlife habitat management. Mitchell has worked for the Arkansas Game and…

Moore, Wallace on Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas infielders Robert Moore and Cayden Wallace have been named to the Golden Spikes Award preseason watch list. The 2022 preseason watch list, which was announced by USA Baseball on Tuesday, features 55 of the nation’s top amateur players from high school and college baseball. The Golden Spikes Award Advisory Board will…

AEDC awards $502,838.41 to support wildlife education, improve school conservation programs

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Economic Development Commission Division of Rural Services has awarded grants totaling $502,838.41 to promote wildlife education and improve school conservation programs to 183 schools, school districts, and conservation districts in 65 Arkansas counties. These grants are funded by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission through fines collected from hunting and…

Treylon Jackson earns AHF Products Lumberjack Player of the Game honors in Warren’s win over Star City

Warren tailback and defensive back Treylon Jackson was named the AHF Products Lumberjack Player of the Game after his outstanding performance in Warren’s 40-15 win over the Star City Bulldogs Friday night, October 1, 2021. Jackson not only played an solid game defensively, but he came in after an injury to Cedric Calbert at running…

Shelter Insurance to present $5,000 award to Make Warren Shine Wednesday

Warren, AR-Each year, Shelter Insurance Companies holds a contest called “Thankful for Our Communities.” Five winners each receive a $5,000 grant for the charity of their choice. This year, Courtney Hamilton created a winning video about Warren and chose Make Warren Shine as the recipient of the $5,000 award. The check will be presented on…

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…

Mainline Health receives national recognition

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded seven 2021 Community Health Quality Recognition badges to Mainline Health Systems. The badges recognize health center program awardees that have made notable quality improvement achievements in 2020. In addition, COVID-19 badges were introduced to recognize health…