Drew County Quorum Court on Sept. 14 approved a museum commission appropriation and heard record sales-tax news, while tabling farmers-market restroom matching funds and a Sullivan Road bridge transfer pending clearer cost figures.
Warren City Council approved a Warren Aviation Commission recommendation to reseal the municipal airport runway and taxiway, a roughly $195,000 project funded through the aviation fund.
Local art teacher KeyAira Brown unveiled a mural of historic Engine 123 on the former Warren street department shop, tying the renovated building to a landmark steam locomotive at Warren City Park.
Warren City Council unanimously approved Resolution A713 authorizing a 50/50 outdoor recreation grant application for the city pool through Arkansas Parks and Tourism, and Ordinance 979 covering summer pool staffing.
Fred J. Taylor Library collection development librarian LaShonda Campbell received a 2026 ALA Carnegie-Whitney Grant to build a research guide on America’s democratic experiment for students and libraries.
Warren High School EAST organizers announced the Safe Haven Baby Box has arrived in Warren, moving Operation Baby Box into construction and installation with community sponsor support.
The Donald W. Reynolds YMCA of Warren and Bradley County closed its pool indefinitely after an Arkansas Department of Health inspection flagged major repairs estimated at $145,000 or more, and is working with the city on alternate aquatic programming.
