The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival Committee is accepting submissions for the 2023 67th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival T-shirt design contest. The winning entry will be used as the official design to be printed on the 2023 T-shirt, and/or on souvenirs, posters, brochures, and other media used to publicize the 2023 festival. All…
The following are the results from the 2022 Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival Cutest Baby Contest: 0-5 month Girls: Winner-Mae Louise Stone 1st runner-up-Rylee Mae Book 2nd runner-up-Tinsley Kate Miracle 0-5 month Boys: Winner-Liam Alexander Martinez 1st runner-up-Owen Barnett 5 month 1 day-9 months Girls: Winner-Willow Timberleigh Starr 1st runner-up-Harlyn Rhodes Clark 2nd runner-up-Halsyn Rae…
On Saturday, the annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival Tomato Eating Contest was held, with three divisions, a celebrity division, a 12 and under division, and a professional division. Celebrities included Bryan Sanders for his wife, gubernatorial candidate Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was also present; state Land Commissioner Tommy Land; District 94 state Rep. Jeff…
There is simply no greater salsa competition than right here in the home of the South Arkansas Vine Ripened Bradley County Pink Tomato! The Great Bowls of Fire Salsa Contest, sponsored by Warren Bank and Trust, was held this weekend during the annual Festival in Warren. Winners were: Lauren Bryant, best looking; Holley McVay, best…
Next up was the Little Miss Pink Tomato Pageant held at Immanuel Baptist Church. JeNelle Lipton and Glenda Cross have chaired this event for more than 50 years. Payton Sledge was the mistress of ceremonies. Maisyn Elle Milton was crowned the winner; Londyn Rose Wiggins, first runner-up; and Zoamori Farmer, second runner-up. Photos by Tim…
The 62nd Little Miss Pink Tomato will be selected on Saturday, June 11, during the2022 Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. The pageant will be held in the Family LifeCenter of the Immanuel Baptist Church located at 701 West Pine Street in Warren at2:30 p.m. Little Miss Mya Hernandez of Hermitage is the reigning Little Miss…
The 2022 Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival Pageants were held Saturday evening, June 4 at the Heritage Community Center to crown a new Miss Pink Tomato, as well as a number of other titles including Petite Miss, Pre-Teen Miss, and Teen Miss Pink Tomato. Seventeen year-old Kaiden Hale of Monticello was crowned the 2022 Miss…
The first box of tomatoes for 2022 was brought in by Josh and Krystle Hays, owners of KJ Fresh Produce & More in Warren. Josh has been farming since 1999 and produces approximately 20 acres of tomatoes and other produce. Shown in the box is Red Mountain variety. Other varieties that are grown include Red…
The 2022 Little Miss Pink Tomato competition will be held on Saturday, June 11th during the 66th Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. The popular Little Miss pageant began in 1959 and will be crowning the 62nd Little Miss Pink Tomato during the Pink Tomato Festival in June. The reigning Little Miss Pink Tomato is Mya…
Each year around the first of June, the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival is celebrated by placing Tomatoes on the Courthouse lawn. They remain there through the month of June. These Tomatoes represent donations from businesses and individuals that help finance the time honored event that began back in June of 1956. This year we…
Brooke Hatch, 66th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival chairwoman, spoke to Warren Lions Club, Wednesday. Hatch told the Lions Club that the Festival will be back to 100 percent this year, after multiple years of scaled-back festivities due to COVID. She is shown with Lions President Gregg Reep, left, and Lion James Wells, right.…
WARREN, Ark. – Locals from Bradley County and visitors from around the United States will soon arrive in Warren, Arkansas for the 2022 Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. The highlight of the each year’s festivities is a live concert on the Bradley County Courthouse square. After two years of scaled back activities due to COVID,…
WARREN, Ark. – Planning for the 66th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival started Thursday with a meeting at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. Brooke Hatch will be this year’s chairwoman. Other officers are 1st Vice Chairwoman Kenna Sparks, 2nd Vice Chairman Keeton Hudson, Treasurer Leslie Adams, Past Chairman James Wells and committee members Gwen…
