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Lumberjack spring sports scheduling changes: Baseball and Softball rained out Thursday, Lumberjack men’s soccer adding March 13 match
WARREN, Ark. – A few scheduling changes were announced Thursday for Lumberjack Baseball, Softball, and Soccer. This Lumberjack spring sports update is brought to you by:
Slight risk of severe weather Saturday
Friday Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Saturday Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon. Winds…
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Saline River Chronicle donates children’s books by late author Glenn Lansdale to Warren reading program
Saline River Chronicle donated copies this week of the children’s book “Let’s Go Fishin” to the Eastside Elementary Media Center honoring the memory of Glenn Lansdale, a Warren native and author. Pictured are Rob Reep owner of Saline River Chronicle, Cassidy Cathey, Eastside Media Specialist, and Sara Weaver, Eastside Principal. The books will be given…
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Southark Spotlight: Community effort underway to promote the joy of reading
It’s time for a new episode of Southark Spotlight, our monthly series which sits down to discuss someone, some business, or organization that is making an impact in South Arkansas. This month we sat down with Rhonda Williams of the Warren School District to discuss the RISE Community Award Program. Please enjoy the following article:…
Mattie Louise “Granny” Wolfe, 1928-2023
Mattie Louise “Granny” Wolfe, 94, of El Dorado, formerly of Banks, AR left her earthly home March 2, 2023 in El Dorado. She was born November 22, 1928, to James Emmett Case and Goldie Myrtle Dean Case in Arkadelphia. She was a member of Banks Missionary Baptist Church. Granny was the vibrant, loving, matriarch of…
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Seven Warren students to attend Arkansas Boys and Girls State
Warren High School has selected delegates for the 2023 Arkansas Boys and Girls State. Representing WHS at Boys State are Maxx McGaha, Terence Roberson, Alex Ayala & Landon Milton (not pictured). Representing WHS at Girls State are Sarah Forrest, Alice Regalado, & Victoria O’Neill (not pictured). The American Legion Post sponsors these students.
Updated forecast, plus daylight getting longer
Thursday A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Thursday Night Showers…
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2022-23 deer harvest up from 2021-22 season
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas’s 2022-23 deer season concluded Feb. 28, and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s deer program coordinator expects the final harvest totals to finish higher than last year’s 181,379 total, but likely down about 15,000 deer from where the state has averaged during the last decade. “I’d expect around 185,000 deer harvested…
Aerial surveys show slight increase in Arkansas elk population
JASPER, Ark. – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists took to the skies during the last two weeks to evaluate the status of Arkansas’s elk herd, and preliminary results indicate the population is again on the rise. Wes Wright, elk program coordinator for the AGFC, said the initial tally of elk during the surveys was…
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Ag Department hosts “Free Tree Fridays” in recognition of Arbor Day
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In recognition of National Arbor Day, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division will be hosting giveaways of bare root seedlings at various locations across the state each Friday from March 17 through April 28. “Adding trees to your yard or to a community forest is beneficial to all Arkansans, and…
Farmer’s Daughters Trade Days March 10 and 11
Courthouse tower lights look gorgeous beaming over downtown Warren
Take a drive around the court square sometime soon one evening and take a gander at the new tower basking in a beautiful nightlight recently installed. The lighting on the tower is a really nice addition to the project. It can be seen from some distance away and adds a unique ambiance to the downtown…
City committee recommends accepting bid to demolish dilapidated Bryant’s Building
Two city committees met Tuesday and recommended to the City Council that a contract to demolish a downtown building be accepted and that a citizens committee be set up to make recommendations on code violations. Both meetings were held in a city shed behind the old National Guard Armory. The Sanitation Committee was chaired by…
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Warren native and UAPB head football coach Alonzo Hampton visits Rotary
The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday, March 7 inside First United Methodist Church for its weekly meeting. A large crowd of Rotarians and visitors were on hand to listen to the program. The first order of business was the Rotary Club voting to use a portion of their Foundation Points to recognize LaDonna Mathur…