The Lumberjack Soccer team has been turning heads this season with their impressive performances on the field, but what’s even more remarkable is the story behind their success and the special family culture that has developed. The team, led by head coach Shaun Wilson, has rallied together and shown incredible resilience in the face of…
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City passes ordinance honoring Coach Don Whittemore
WARREN, Ark. – In a heartfelt moment during the Mayor’s Report at the Warren, Arkansas City Council meeting on April 10, 2023, Mayor Reep read out Ordinance A-680. The ordinance, which was passed by the council, was in honor of the late Coach Don Whittemore and his lifelong dedication to education and the Warren School…
Janice Reddick has dedicated 29 years to helping local student-athletes
Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles highlighting prominent black leaders in Warren in honor of Black History Month. Long before she became known for coaching winning tracksters, Janice Reddick became co-owner of a funeral home. Now, 29 years later, she and her family still operate Reddick Funeral Home, with her as…
SouthArk tabs Robinson as new head coach
EL DORADO, Arkansas—South Arkansas Community College has announced the hire of Cam Robinson, a current assistant coach at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, as its new men’s basketball head coach. Robinson, a Little Rock native, has been at ECU since 2020. His previous stints as a college basketball coach were in assistant roles at…
Hampton Bulldogs name Chris Morphis new head football coach
HAMPTON, Ark. – According to an announcement on Twitter Tuesday night, February 22, 2022, Chris Morphis has been hired as the next head football coach of the Hampton Bulldogs. Morphis is currently an assistant football coach for the Poyen High School Indians. He has been the offensive and defensive line coach for Poyen. He has…
ULM Assistant Head Coach and former Lumberjack Alonzo Hampton visits town
In a town famous for football, former standout athletes are seen around town from time to time. Just a week or so back, a 2004 Warren Lumberjack Hall of Fame inductee and current Assistant Head Coach at the University of Louisiana Monroe, Alonzo Hampton(right), was spotted having lunch at Warren’s Robertson Smokehouse with his brother…
Lee and McDiarmid make 2022 Arkansas All-Star Team East, Hembree selected as coach
Warren High’s Jecari Lee and Connor McDiarmid have both been selected to play on the 2022 Arkansas All-Star East team. Warren Head Coach Bo Hembree was also selected to be one of the All-Star coaches for the East team. Several other South Arkansas athletes also made the 2022 All-Star team. Crossett’s Denzel Watkins and Fordyce’s…