Woodlawn School Board declared a board vacancy after the death of 26-year member David Stover and outlined a 90-day appointment process, while also discussing a possible $165,000 purchase of 33 acres south of campus.
At its Sept. 14 meeting, Warren City Council heard that the city’s new solar farm awaits Entergy interconnection, approved Fall Festival street closures for Oct. 31, and discussed a California wood-products firm eyeing the former poultry plant.
Warren School District posted an overall B on the latest Arkansas School Letter Grades, with Brunson Elementary earning a B for a second year and GEM School recognition and Warren Middle School also graded B.
Lakeport Plantation Museum will host its first fall symposium, The Mississippi in American Memory, free of charge from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 9 in Lake Village, with retired river captain Lee Hendrix closing the day.
Star City School District is taking sealed bids through Sept. 23 to install bullet-resistant glazing at High School, Middle School and Jimmy Brown Elementary entrances, with work projected to start in October.
Woodlawn High School’s 2026 Homecoming theme is Timeless Memories, with afternoon and evening ceremonies Oct. 1, a pep rally and class competitions Oct. 2, and football that night at the Rison-area campus.
Retired Circuit Judge Wm. Randal Wright dismissed County Judge Gerald Robinson’s appeal on May 26 in the Branch & Thompson attorney-fees dispute, ending a months-long challenge without ruling whether the county still owes the invoices.
