Summer teacher workshops to highlight six historic sites in the Arkansas Delta

LITTLE ROCK – Economics Arkansas is proud to announce a new summer teacher workshop series highlighting six historic sites in the Arkansas Delta and the unique economic impact each has had on the state. Partnering with the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics at the University of Central Arkansas, one-day workshops will be conducted at…

Warren Choir performs National Anthem at Thursday Travelers game

LITTLE ROCK – Despite the rain showers that caused a delayed start to Thursday night’s Arkansas Travelers game, students from the Warren Choral Department took to the field to perform the National Anthem at Dickey-Stephens Park. A total of 38 singers from the WMS Intermediate Choir and WHS Advanced Choir made the trip to North…

Bradley County Medical Center receives audit report

Bradley County Medical Center board received a “clean” audit report for the Oct. 1, 2021-Sept. 30, 2022 fiscal year, during its monthly board meeting Thursday. A Zoom conference call was held with Nathan McCarthy and Wes Thew of WIPFLI LLP, an accounting firm. Top photo: Bradley County Medical Center board members participated in a Zoom…

PTF Committee finalizing plans for 2023 festival

Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival committee members met Thursday to help finalize some details for the festival. Kicking off the festival will be the Tour de Tomato bike ride, with routes through Hermitage and Johnsville, on May 20. Volunteers and sponsors are needed. Attending were Chairwoman Kenna Sparks, Keeton Hudson, Nora Pacheco, Stephanie Slaughter and…

Rare Mississippi River management area offers isolated experience for explorers at heart

HELENA —  A trip to Buck Island Wildlife Management Area may take a little extra effort, but it offers an unspoiled view of the Mississippi River few have the pleasure of experiencing. The 1,510-acre island in the Mississippi River just north of Helena River Park is accessible only by boat and is an excellent point…

Health Foundation makes donation to BCMC for new conference room furniture

The Bradley Medical and Health Foundation recently presented a check to BCMC CEO/CFO Leslie Huitt as the foundation used their funds to purchase new furniture for the remodeled conference room inside the hospital. This includes a number of tables that can be separated and put into different patterns along with all of the new chairs.…