EPA releases statement on Thursday’s Calhoun County pipeline rupture

EPA releases statement on Thursday’s Calhoun County pipeline rupture

The Environment Protection Agency recently has released the following statement on the pipeline rupture in Calhoun County that happened Thursday evening, September 23, 2021. The accident occurred at 2301 Calhoun 26near Hampton, Arkansas. Official statement from the EPA At approximately 1800 hours on September 23, 2021, a heavy equipment operator struck a 10” underground pipeline,…

Dr. Joe Wharton Arkansas High School Football Scoreboard for September 24, 2021

Dr. Joe Wharton Arkansas High School Football Scoreboard for September 24, 2021

CLASS 7A 7A CENTRAL Bryant 35, FS Northside 17Cabot 44, LR Catholic 21Conway 62, LR Southwest 0North LR 35, LR Central 6 7A WEST Bentonville 41, Har-Ber 21Fayetteville 42, Bentonville West 20Rogers 47, FS Southside 14Springdale 31, Heritage 20 CLASS 6A 6A EAST Jonesboro 31, El Dorado 20Searcy 41, Sheridan 13Sylvan Hills 35, Pine Bluff…

Historic first out-of-state football game ends in big win for Warren

Historic first out-of-state football game ends in big win for Warren

As far as we can find in our research, for the first time in 116 years since its founding, the Warren Lumberjack Football team took on an out-of-state opponent in a regular season football game Friday evening, September 17, 2021 playing the Franklin Parish Patriots on the road in Winnsboro, Louisiana. The Lumberjacks put on…

Tayshawn Johnson shines on both sides of the ball as he takes home AHF Products Lumberjack Player of the Game honors for his week 3 performance

Tayshawn Johnson shines on both sides of the ball as he takes home AHF Products Lumberjack Player of the Game honors for his week 3 performance

Tayshawn Johnson has been awarded the AHF Products Lumberjack Player of the Game for his performance on the road Friday, September 17, 2021 vs. the Franklin Parish Patriots. Tayshawn had a breakout game, logging 2 receptions for 28 yards and an offensive touchdown. Johnson also made the play of the night, returning an interception 48…

Dr. Joe Wharton Arkansas High School Football Scoreboard for September 17, 2021

Dr. Joe Wharton Arkansas High School Football Scoreboard for September 17, 2021

CLASS 7ABenton 40, LR Catholic 7Alma 28, Heritage 27FS Northside 63, Har-Ber 56Longview, Texas 24, Bryant 21North LR 34, West Memphis 0 CLASS 6AEl Dorado 50, Magnolia 30LR Parkview 47, Pine Bluff 0Lake Hamilton 41, Hot Springs 0Mountain Home 35, Batesville 7Siloam Springs 53, Pea Ridge 14Sheridan 42, Jacksonville 7Vilonia 40, Russellville 28 CLASS 5ACamden…

All Arkansas Preps names Woodlawn Baseball Coach Tommy Richardson 2021 Coach of the Year

All Arkansas Preps names Woodlawn Baseball Coach Tommy Richardson 2021 Coach of the Year

All Arkansas Preps has named Woodlawn Bears head baseball coach Tommy Richardson the 2021 Coach of the Year. Coach Richardson’s Bears finished the 2021 campaign 33-3, winning both the 8-2A regular season competition as well as the district tournament. They went on late in the spring to win the Class 2A South Regional Championship, followed…

Woman-owned small businesses are rising in Arkansas

Woman-owned small businesses are rising in Arkansas

Little Rock, Ark. (Sept. 16, 2021) – Throughout Arkansas, small businesses are thriving, and greater numbers of entrepreneurs are launching new business ventures. As the number of small businesses grows in Arkansas, it is crucial to provide resources to help these business owners develop their companies. As a champion for the business community, the Arkansas…

Gov. Hutchinson unveils Arkansas Duck Stamp at National Hunting and Fishing Day proclamation

Gov. Hutchinson unveils Arkansas Duck Stamp at National Hunting and Fishing Day proclamation

LITTLE ROCK — Gov. Asa Hutchinson unveiled the artwork that will appear on the 2021-22 Arkansas State Duck Stamp today at his official proclamation of Sept. 25 as National Hunting and Fishing Day in Arkansas and the week leading up to it as Arkansas Hunting and Fishing Week. The proclamation, which took place at the…

Dilapidated old Bryant’s building becoming a real concern for the City of Warren

Dilapidated old Bryant’s building becoming a real concern for the City of Warren

The safety and stability of the old Bryant’s Furniture building on Main Street in Warren was one of the big topics of discussion during the September Warren City Council meeting held Monday evening. Council member Dorothy Henderson raised the issue of the deterioration of the front of the building that has recently begun to show,…

Police car and fire engine issues discussed during September Warren City Council meeting-Video included

Police car and fire engine issues discussed during September Warren City Council meeting-Video included

Meeting in regular session Monday evening, September 13, 2021, the Warren City Council conducted numerous items of monthly business including step pay increases for two police officers and a pay increase for one officer upon his promotion to Corporal. All six council members attended the meeting and Mayor Denisa Pennington presided. Financial reports were given…

Arkansas announces 2022 schedule; Hogs to make return to Dickey-Stephens Park

Arkansas announces 2022 schedule; Hogs to make return to Dickey-Stephens Park

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – 54 regular-season games, including 10 conference series and a much-anticipated return to Dickey-Stephens Park, are on the Razorbacks’ 2022 schedule, which was announced Wednesday afternoon. Arkansas, the defending SEC champion, will open the campaign – the program’s 100th season of competition – inside the friendly confines of Baum-Walker Stadium, hosting Illinois State…

Construction approved to begin on new Lumberjack arena and elementary school

Construction approved to begin on new Lumberjack arena and elementary school

Meeting for the regular monthly school board meeting Monday, September 13, all seven members of the Warren School Board were present and voted to approve the construction of the new elementary school and sports arena. A vote of the people and previous actions by the Board to issue bonds has made the new projects a…

Arkansas named Cheez-It Bowl National Team Of The Week

Arkansas named Cheez-It Bowl National Team Of The Week

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The undefeated and nationally ranked Razorbacks are also the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week. The Football Writers Association of America handed out its top weekly award to Arkansas following the team’s 40-21 thrashing of rival Texas over the weekend. The Hogs, unranked at the time, pitched a first-half shutout and…