Warren City Council appropriates $75k for tearing down of crumbling Bryant’s building on Main; Plus full monthly meeting report

WARREN, Ark. – Warren’s City Council met Monday evening to conduct their regular monthly business for the month of February 2023 at the Warren Municipal Building with four Council members present and two absent. Warren Mayor Gregg Reep presided over the meeting and informed the Council that Council members Memory Burks Frazer was unable to…

Junior Lady Jacks advance to District Tournament Championship to be held Wednesday

The Warren Junior Lady Jacks advanced to the 8-4A District Tournament Finals after defeating Stuttgart in the semifinals Monday 45-27 at Lumberjack Arena in Warren. Warren advanced from round one with a win over Hamburg. They now get set to play the winner of Star City vs. Monticello Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.…

Aviation Commission discusses ramp apron project and more at Thursday meeting

Warren’s Aviation Commission met Thursday and discussed several items pertaining to Warren Municipal Airport. Present were Chairman Joe “Hank” Wharton and Commissioners Vernon “Bubba” Colvin II and Rick Stracner. Not present were Commissioners Bryan Martin and Rob Reep. Also attending were Mayor Gregg Reep and Administrative Assistant Charlotte Tenner-Brown. A ramp apron project was discussed.…

McDonald’s provides pregame meals to Lady Jacks and Lumberjacks before recent games

The Warren Lady Jack and Lumberjack Basketball teams were treated to a pregame meal of McDonald’s prior to two nights of games recently. In the top photo, members of the Lady Jack team are shown with McDonald’s General Manager Aviva Thomas. Photo by Tim Kessler. Warren senior boys basketball team was treated to a pregame…

Another electric night of celebrations after Jacks beat Ricebirds in double overtime thriller

Another electric night of celebrations after Jacks beat Ricebirds in double overtime thriller

WARREN, Ark. – The roar of victory was heard in the northern reaches of Warren Thursday night, February 9 coming from Lumberjack Arena as Antonio Jordan buried a game-winning shot to cement a Warren Lumberjack triumph over 8-4A opponent Stuttgart in another must-win game this week. Thursday was Student Night at Lumberjack Arena, meaning students…

“Something special is being built here, and I’m not just talking about the Arena”-Rob Reep

“Something special is being built here, and I’m not just talking about the Arena”-Rob Reep

Please forgive me if this article has a typo or two. I’ve tried to look it over as closely as I can, but after working up a couple of Lumberjack basketball game reports tonight, I’m sitting at my desk typing this editorial at 2:00 a.m. to make sure it gets out ahead of Friday’s Warren…

Early sparks can’t sustain Lady Jacks in loss to Stuttgart

Early sparks can’t sustain Lady Jacks in loss to Stuttgart

WARREN, Ark. – Once again there were bright spots and moments when Warren looked a much improved team, however the Lady Jacks dropped another 8-4A Conference game Thursday night to Stuttgart by the final of 52-23. Top photo: Warren point guard Cherish Dooley sets up in defense Thursday night vs. Stuttgart. Photo by Saline River…

Warren City Council Police Committee tours Department

Warren City Council’s Police Committee met Wednesday night and toured the Police Department. Committee members are Chairwoman Memory Burks-Frazer, Alderwomen Latanza Atkins and Emily Moseley. Mayor Gregg Reep, Administrative Assistant Charlotte Tenner-Brown, Police Chief Shaun Hildreth and Communications Supervisor Val Correll also attended the meeting. Top photo: Warren’s Police Committee met Wednesday. Shown, clockwise, from…

Mayor Gregg Reep presents this week’s Rotary program

Mayor Gregg Reep presents this week’s Rotary program

The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday, Feb. 7 for its weekly meeting at First United Methodist Church. The group inducted Leeanna Williams as a new member before hearing from Warren High School Junior Rotarian Maddox Lassiter. Rotarian Robert Milton then introduced his program of Warren Mayor Gregg Reep. After hearing Lassiter’s speech as a…

Photo Special: Warren Lumberjack Cheerleaders cheer on the Jacks vs. Star City

Photo Special: Warren Lumberjack Cheerleaders cheer on the Jacks vs. Star City

From time-to-time we like to include photo albums of Warren’s talented Cheerleading team as they lead the cheering effort at Warren games. Below are a few photos from Warren’s games vs. Star City Tuesday night, February 7, 2023. This is our first Cheerleading photo album inside the new Lumberjack Arena! Go Jacks! Photos by Saline…

Thursday night Warren basketball games cancelled

Thursday night Warren basketball games cancelled

The Warren School District announced that all Thursday night basketball games are cancelled. The seventh grade boys, junior girls and boys, as well as the senior Lady Jacks vs. Crossett, which were set for Thursday at Lumberjack Arena have been cancelled due to weather conditions and the massive power outage effecting the area. Saline River…