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Josie Hargis nominated for ACMA Inspirational Artist of the Year for second year in a row

Josie Hargis nominated for ACMA Inspirational Artist of the Year for second year in a row

The talented singer-songwriter was officially announced as one of the nominees for Arkansas Country Music Inspirational Artist of the Year after winning the award in 2023. WARREN, Ark. – Bradley County native Josie Hargis has once again been nominated for the prestigious title of Inspirational Artist of the Year at the Arkansas Country Music Awards.…

Warren and Hermitage students compete in Bradley County Spelling Bee

Warren and Hermitage students compete in Bradley County Spelling Bee

Students from Hermitage School District and Warren School District recently came together to compete in the Bradley County Spelling Bee. Warren Middle School 8th Grader Nash Crawford won first place, Warren Middle School 8th Grader Karley Reep placed second, and Hermitage Middle School 7th grader Roshell Crowell placed third. Nash will move on to represent…

Brunson Geography Bee winners announced

Brunson Geography Bee winners announced

Several WSD 4th and 5th grade Gifted and Talented students recently competed in the Brunson Elementary Geography Bee.  After Several rounds, 4th grader Bennett Hogue claimed first place, 5th Grader Azul Pedroza earned second place, and 5th grader Holt Williams placed third.  Other participants included Zoe Greenwood, MaKailynn Broughton, Kamia Lewis, and Brock Morgan.

Mainline Health Systems Inc. (MHSI) welcomes new CFO, Elyse Knobloch

Mainline Health Systems Inc. (MHSI) welcomes new CFO, Elyse Knobloch

MONTICELLO, AR – Mainline Health Systems Inc. (MHSI) recently announced that Elyse Knobloch has been named the Chief Financial Officer of Mainline Health Systems Inc. Knobloch, who joined the Mainline team in 2023, will succeed long-time CFO Tafta McCain. Elyse Knobloch brings nine years of finance experience in healthcare to the position, having worked previously…

Rotary Receives Presentation on BCMC Community Connect Event and hears musical performance from Langford

Rotary Receives Presentation on BCMC Community Connect Event and hears musical performance from Langford

The Rotary Club of Warren met for its weekly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 6 inside First Methodist Church. The group heard from Junior Rotarian Avery Langford to begin the program. Langford made a short speech before performing a song on the guitar with vocals which really impressed the crowd. Then Rotary President Dennen Cuthbertson made a…

BCMC Wound Care Clinic receives Clinical Distinction Award

BCMC Wound Care Clinic receives Clinical Distinction Award

WARREN, Ark. (2/5/24) – Bradley County Medical Center is pleased to announce the BCMC Wound Care Clinic is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Clinical Distinction Award. Recipients of this award meet or exceed national clinical benchmarks over a set period of time. RestorixHealth launched its Clinical Distinction recognition program to recognize wound centers that have demonstrated…

BCMC Board meets for first time in 2024

BCMC Board meets for first time in 2024

WARREN, Ark. (2/5/24) – The Bradley County Medical Center Board of Directors met Thursday, Feb. 1 for its first meeting of 2024 with several topics covered including volumes, financials, MEDITECH go-live, ARPA funds, and updates from hospital executives. The previous meeting’s minutes were approved before Controller Matt Pace went into his report. Pace stated the…

School robotics team triumphs at Cabot Robot Rally Competition

School robotics team triumphs at Cabot Robot Rally Competition

WARREN, Ark. – Warren Middle School proudly announced on Monday, February 5, 2024, that the Rockybots Robotics team achieved victory at the Cabot Robot Rally Competition, securing the coveted Design award. This win propels them to the upcoming State Championship. The Design award is a recognition of the team’s outstanding approach to the design process,…

Warren ABC Pre-School receives 6-Star rating

Warren ABC Pre-School receives 6-Star rating

Warren ABC Preschool is excited to announce that it has earned the 6-Star rating as an Arkansas Better Beginnings program. Better Beginnings is Arkansas’s quality rating and improvement system for licensed child care and early childhood education programs. Better Beginnings star-ratings signify the level of quality of child care for all Arkansas licensed child care providers. A star…

Dr. Rocky Lindsey named 2023 Arkansas Veterinarian of the Year

Dr. Rocky Lindsey named 2023 Arkansas Veterinarian of the Year

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – In a prestigious ceremony held at the Hot Springs Convention Center during the 117th Annual Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association (ArVMA) Winter Meeting, Dr. Rocky Lindsey was recognized as the 2023 Arkansas Veterinarian of the Year. The award, presented by ArVMA, commended Dr. Lindsey for his unselfish and tireless contributions to the…

Warren Elementary announces 2nd nine weeks honor roll

Warren Elementary announces 2nd nine weeks honor roll

Kindergarten All A’s for 9 Weeks MaKinzey Aldy  Novalee Alford  Ashon Boswell  Michael Bryant  Paisley Burnett King  Jayleen Capps  Sion Castillo  Kyndall Ferguson  J’Marion Harrison  Christopher Gonzalez  Emma Grider  Braxton Herring  Marloni Jackson  Sophia Humilde  Ashton Jones  Dakota Jones  Ja’mariyah King  Neymar Martinez  Lecia McPheron  Joshua Mendez  Elijah Miller  Jade Mitchell  Ja’King Mitchell  Maverick Moring …

Jonathan Cooper has artwork accepted to museum exhibition

Jonathan Cooper has artwork accepted to museum exhibition

Elementary Art Teacher, Mrs. Christle Pierce, submitted students’ work to “The Moon and Beyond” art contest at Windgate Museum of Art. 3rd Grader Jonathan Cooper’s art was chosen to be on display at Hendrix. There will be an exhibition opening reception to honor the artists on Saturday, February 3 from 1PM to 3PM. This reception is open…

Pesticide applicator training set for Thursday, February 15

Pesticide applicator training set for Thursday, February 15

The Bradley County Cooperative Extension Service will be conducting a Private Applicator Training for agricultural producers on Thursday, February 15th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Bradley County Extension Office, located at 201 N. Bragg Street in Warren.  Agricultural producers must be certified by training to be eligible for a Restricted Pesticide License in order to…

HopePlace Director Wendy Curry presents program to Rotary

HopePlace Director Wendy Curry presents program to Rotary

The Rotary Club of Warren met for its weekly meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 30. The group heard from Warren High School Junior Rotarians Erick Lazaro and Alexsavior Ayala to begin the meeting. Then the club listened to a presentation from HopePlace Warren Director Wendy Curry. She updated the crowd on everything happening at HopePlace Warren,…

Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation award $268k grant to SBHAAR

Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation award $268k grant to SBHAAR

SHERWOOD, ARK—The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation has awarded almost $268,000 to the School-Based Health Alliance of Arkansas for a new initiative to help expand access to dental care for K-12 students in rural parts of the state. The funding supports the state’s first school-based oral health learning collaborative. In partnership with three other government…

Geospatial AI provides new avenue for forest health research

Geospatial AI provides new avenue for forest health research

MONTICELLO, Ark. — While an emerging fungal disease continues to chip away at the forestry industry in the southern United States, remote sensing researcher Hamdi Zurqani is developing artificial intelligence models to seek answers from the skies. Top photo: UNMANNED AIRCRAFT — Hamdi Zurqani, remote sensing researcher and assistant professor for the College of Forestry, Agriculture…

Joe Hammons retires after 43 Years of dedicated service at PotlatchDeltic

Joe Hammons retires after 43 Years of dedicated service at PotlatchDeltic

WARREN, Ark. – In a heartfelt farewell Thursday, Joe Hammons bid adieu to a remarkable 43-year career at PotlatchDeltic, marking the end of an era in the Arkansas timber industry. The veteran saw filer commenced his journey with the company fresh out of Warren High School in 1980 and has since become a respected figure…

Warren native named to Fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists in U of A’s Fulbright College

Warren native named to Fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists in U of A’s Fulbright College

Alissa Doffitt, who was born and raised in Warren through the 9th grade, was recently named to the Fall 2023 Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Below is a press release from the University of Arkansas about Doffitt’s achievement. Alissa Doffitt of Bentonville was named to the Fall…

Warren Middle School 2nd Nine Weeks Honor Roll announced

Warren Middle School 2nd Nine Weeks Honor Roll announced

ALL A – 9 WEEKS: Grade 6 Adams, Izabella  Alor, David  Brown, Ava  Cortes, Jazmin  Gorman, Grayson  Goudelock, Keegun  Gregorio, Justin  Hoskins, Addison  Jackson, Trynity  Kelley, Matthew  Mann, Sophie  McDougald, Evan  Moody, Cambree  Powell, Peyton  Sandoval, Roy  Sifuentes, Paloma  Simmons, Erin  Torres, Belen  Turner, Jax  Uribe, Kennedy  ALL A – 9 WEEKS: Grade 7 Adair,…