WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Fire Committee met on Wednesday evening at the Warren Municipal Building to discuss and propose new policies for the Warren Fire Department. Council members present were Chairman Joel Tolefree, Angela Marshall, and Dorothy Henderson, along with Fire Chief Chuck Moore, Mayor Gregg Reep, and Administrative Assistant Charlotte Brown. One of…
Planning for the 67th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival continued Thursday with committee members and a large crowd in attendance at the District Courtroom. Chairwoman Kenna Sparks announced Kailey Henry had won the annual logo contest. On May 20, the festival will kick off with the Tour D’Tomato bicycle event throughout the county, including…
Controller Matt Pace explained to the Bradley County Medical Center board Thursday that overall hospital visits in February were down 13 percent. He said cash on hand and investments increased by $237,000, revenues were $3.6 million with an $83,000 net loss, accounts receivable were down 12 percent since October and sales tax collected in February…
A new Cajun restaurant will be opening soon in Warren following action taken Monday night by Warren City Council. Nicholas Hebert appeared before the council to request rezoning of his property at Pierson and McCauley. Upon a recommendation from Warren Planning Commission, the area was rezoned from R2 (multifamily residential) to C1 (commercial). An ordinance…
Warren School Superintendent Bryan Cornish gave an update on construction activities at Monday’s Warren School Board meeting. He said footings had been poured at Warren High School and that hopefully, school personnel could move back in it by the first of August. At Lumberjack Arena, a canopy and handicapped lift are in the process of…
A lengthy discussion was held about food courts at the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly board meeting Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. Board members pointed to the success of other food courts in the area, including Monticello’s Food Court Friday and the recent Farmer’s Market Trade Days held at the Bradley County…
A lengthy discussion about the economic impact of Bradley County Medical Center and options for its future was held at Monday’s monthly Bradley County Economic Development Corp. board meeting. BCMC CEO Leslie Huitt began her presentation by discussing a Rural Health Partnership economic impact study that showed the hospital has an annual economic impact of…
WARREN, Ark. – Warren’s City Council met Monday evening to conduct their regular monthly business for the month of February 2023 at the Warren Municipal Building with four Council members present and two absent. Warren Mayor Gregg Reep presided over the meeting and informed the Council that Council members Memory Burks Frazer was unable to…
A community Easter event will be held at 10 a.m. April 1 in Warren City Park. It was announced at the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board’s monthly meeting Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. Special Events Chairwoman Julie Hamilton announced the Chamber will sponsor an Easter egg hunt and other activities for children.…
Warren City Council’s Community and Economic Development Committee met for the first time since October 2022 on Wednesday and discussed going in a new direction on economic development. Mayor Gregg Reep recommended taking $75,000 that was earmarked for economic development and amending the budget to allow it to be used with other city funds to…
The General Committee of the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival will meet on Thursday, January 26 at 5:15pm in the Municipal Building courtroom. All Events Chairs, volunteers, and the general public are invited to attend.
The new Warren Lumberjacks Arena should be ready to host its first basketball games on Jan. 27 against Monticello, Superintendent Bryan Cornish announced at Monday’s School Board meeting. Cornish and Athletic Director Bo Hembree will approach Arkansas Activities Association about Warren possibly hosting the Regional Basketball Tournament. Construction continues on the new Warren Elementary School,…
Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board of directors held its first meeting of the year Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. with new Chairman Ron St. John presiding. Also present were board members James Wells, Estephany Roman, Jane Harris, Ana Angeles, Kim Forrest and Brooke Hatch, and Executive Director Terrie White. Top photo: New…
Bradley County Medical Center board of directors held its final meeting of the year Thursday at the Brunson Medical Complex, with the return of Chairman Freddie Mobley after several months absence following extensive surgery. Mobley thanked Vice Chairman Joe Don Greenwood for filling in during his absence. Board member Lathan Hairston joined the meeting by…
The Warren City Council met for their final monthly meeting of the 2022 calendar year Monday evening, December 12. All members of the Council were present. Immediately upon the start of the meeting, Alderperson Dorothy Henderson made a motion for the Council to go into executive session “for the purpose of the resignation of an…
Bradley County Medical Center board of directors held several annual meetings on Tuesday as it finalized its work for the year. A new budget for the fiscal year Oct. 1, 2022-Sept. 30, 2023 was approved, with $25.5 million in operating expenditures and $1.86 million in capital expenditures. CEO Leslie Huitt explained that while countywide sales…
A discussion about Internet access in Bradley County came with the bold claim by County Judge Klay McKinney that with an additional grant, the county could become the first one in the state to be fully covered. Glen Howie, state broadband director of Arkansas Economic Development Commission, and Mark Golden, director of external and governmental…
Warren Aviation Commission met for the first time since January Thursday night to discuss two projects. Present were Chairman Joe Wharton and Commissioners Vernon Colvin II, Rick Stracner and Rob Reep. Commissioner Bryan Martin was not present. Mayor Denisa Pennington also attended the meeting. A conference call was held with Alex Smith of McClelland Consulting…
In addition to the routine monthly reports and updates provided, the Hermitage School Board voted to purchase a new 18 passenger school bus at a cost of $44,000.00, Monday, September 12, 2022. The bus to be purchased possesses a lift. Misti McGhee gave the report for grades 7-12 and SIS, and Rosalynda Ellis provided the…
Members of the Bradley County Retired Teachers and Employees Association met Monday, August 1, in the First United Methodist Church in Warren with 36 present from Warren and Hermitage. ENJOY YOUR “RETIRE-MINT” was the theme of the meeting and was carried out throughout the meeting. Jonalyn Reep serves we president of the group. Retirees in the last…
Dilapidated properties continue to be a major point of discussion for the Warren City Council, who met for their regular monthly business meeting Monday evening, June 13, 2022 at the Warren Municipal Building in downtown Warren. Although a relatively short meeting compared to most months, the bulk of June’s Council session was centered around the…
