Jacks top Fordyce 6-4 in home opener behind complete game from Rivera

Jacks top Fordyce 6-4 in home opener behind complete game from Rivera

WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Lumberjacks baseball squad defeated Fordyce 6-4 in its home opener Tuesday evening behind a complete game performance from Ervin Rivera on the mound. Warren now stands 1-1 on the year after the bounceback win from yesterday’s season-opening loss. Ervin Rivera’s complete game was a huge lift to a pitching staff…

Three area young ladies place in Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt, with Savannah Brown crowned

Three area young ladies place in Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt, with Savannah Brown crowned

Savannah Brown was named the 2022 Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt yesterday, April 20, 2022. Brown is a senior at Star City High School and is a member of Central Missionary Baptist Church in Warren. Her parents are Chris and Marché Brown. Brown is pictured right in the above photo. Other results from the…

Massive wood mill fire in Dallas County Sunday evening

Massive wood mill fire in Dallas County Sunday evening

CARTHAGE, Ark. – Emergency crews in Dallas County responded to a report of an explosion and subsequent fire at a commercial structure in Carthage, Arkansas around 9:00 p.m. Sunday evening, February 20, 2022. The fire reportedly broke out at Idaho Timber, a major employer in the Carthage community. The “first arriving units quickly requested additional…

Fordyce Ladybugs win third district tournament in a row

Fordyce Ladybugs win third district tournament in a row

The Fordyce Ladybugs won their third 8-2A District tournament championship in the last three years this week. Fordyce’s women’s team has grabbed the title seven of the last nine years. The team includes(not in this order in the photo) 1-Sanaa Bailey 3-La Kaylia Highsmith 4-Arbany Ricks 5-Malacia Childs 10-Tyjah Lewis 11-Jahda Moore 12-Kendyl Kemp 15-Ne…

First win under Jacks’ belt with opening round Fordyce Tournament win over Dollarway

First win under Jacks’ belt with opening round Fordyce Tournament win over Dollarway

Fordyce, Arkansas – Warren faced an old conference foe Monday night, November 29, 2021 on the basketball court, as the Lumberjacks defeated the Dollarway Cardinals by the final of 44-25 in the first round of the Fordyce High School Basketball Tournament. The Lumberjacks, still working without a few squad members due to football’s extended playoff…

2020 Census numbers show loss in population for most of South Arkansas

2020 Census numbers show loss in population for most of South Arkansas

A recent copy of “City and Town” magazine, a publication of the Arkansas Municipal League has listed the 2020 populations of the 500 municipalities of Arkansas, showing Warren’s recorded population as 5,453. This information is provided by the United States Census Bureau. The numbers show the total population of Arkansas at 3,011,534, with 66.5 percent…

DL testing site closure notifications for October 18 and October 25

DL testing site closure notifications for October 18 and October 25

Troop F Communications department of the Arkansas State Police announced Monday that there will be no driver’s license testing at the El Dorado testing site Monday, October 18. There will also be no driver’s license testing at the Fordyce testing site Monday, October 25, 2021. For further information, please contact Troop F of the Arkansas…

Owners of Warren and Monticello Animal Clinics acquire Fordyce Clinic

Owners of Warren and Monticello Animal Clinics acquire Fordyce Clinic

Owners of the Warren and Monticello Animal Clinics, Norris Animal Clinics, recently acquired the Fordyce Animal Clinic and have begun seeing patients today, September 13, 2021 at the Fordyce location. “The cat is out of the bag,” a Facebook announcement read last Wednesday. According to the announcement post, the name of the Fordyce clinic will…