The 2023 Warren Lumberjack Track schedule was released Monday, February 6 and features 14 events between February 18 and May 5, including the Warren Jr. Lumberjack Relays to be held at Warren April 4. Saline River Chronicle will have coverage of the season throughout. The 8-4A Senior High District meet will be held April 25…
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Southark Spotlight: Dr. JoFrances Marquez
It’s time for a new episode of Southark Spotlight, our monthly show which sits down to discuss someone, some business, or organization that is making an impact in South Arkansas. This month we sat down to chat with Dr. JoFrances Marquez of the Bradley County Medical Center. Do you have a suggestion of someone who…
Warren arrest report for January 30-February 6, 2023
The following is a direct re-print of the Warren Arrest & Confinement Record from the Warren, Arkansas Police Department. All people listed are innocent until proven guilty.
Vehicle removed from the Saline River near Hwy 63 bridge Sunday afternoon
Personnel with the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department as well as a local towing service were busy removing a vehicle from the Saline River Sunday afternoon, February 5, 2023 near the Jim Young Bridge on Highway 63 north of Warren. Details at this hour are still very limited. However, it appears as though the vehicle was…
Marilyn A. Pavia Moseley, 1945-2023
Marilyn A. Paiva Moseley, age 77, of Star City, Arkansas passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Drew Memorial Hospital in Monticello, Arkansas. She was born on December 26, 1945 in Providence, Rhode Island to the late John Paiva and Janet Raposa Paiva. Other than her parents she is preceded in death by her…
Arkansas wins 4th straight SEC game; gets 1st true road win
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Arkansas only made two field goals inside the final three minutes, but both were go-ahead baskets – one by Ricky Council IV and one by Anthony Black – to lead the Razorbacks to a 65-63 victory over South Carolina Saturday afternoon at Colonial Life Arena. Arkansas won its first true road game…
Fire engulfs building at Warren Schools bus barn Saturday
WARREN, Ark. – Warren City and Bradley County Rural fire crews responded to a significant fire which broke out Saturday around noon at the Warren School District’s bus barn on Seminary Street. From the information SRC gathered on the scene, 911 was alerted by a nearby business owner of the fire around noon Saturday, February…
Contracts signed for new Banks fire station construction
A new fire station is set to be constructed in the Bradley County community of Banks after the final contracts were signed Friday according to Mayor Keeton Hudson’s office. The new fire station will be a 40′ x 60′ building with four bays located on the site of the old Banks gymnasium. According to the…
UAM assistant professor travels to Nepal to measure attitudes about endangered animals
MONTICELLO, Arkansas – Dr. Elena Rubino, an Assistant Professor of Conservation Social Science at UAM, traveled to Katmandu, Nepal, during the holiday season, but her mission was far from a vacation. She was there to help save two endangered species: the red panda and the Chinese pangolin. She was approached by the Red Panda Network,…
Pastime: Snow and ice, I need to read the Hardy Boys even by kerosene lamp
This is written as a Pastime of one of the many times I’ve spent a ‘snow day,†or “icy weather day,†at home from Warren Elementary School with at least a couple of my best fictional pals. The Hardy Boys. Now the Hardy Boys, brothers, Frank and Joe Hardy, are fictional characters who appear in…
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Thursday night Warren basketball games cancelled
The Warren School District announced that all Thursday night basketball games are cancelled. The seventh grade boys, junior girls and boys, as well as the senior Lady Jacks vs. Crossett, which were set for Thursday at Lumberjack Arena have been cancelled due to weather conditions and the massive power outage effecting the area. Saline River…
Boil order issued and state of emergency declared for the town of Banks
Around 10:30 a.m. the local government of Banks announced a boil order issued until further notice due to the power outage. Then, around 11:00 a.m., Banks Mayor Keeton Hudson announced a state of emergency declaration for the community of Banks. I have issued a state of emergency declaration in the Town of Banks, due to…
Tree falls on Central Street in Warren, trapping a person in a vehicle
Local authorities are cautioning residents to be very careful on local roadways as reports are coming in of numerous trees and limbs falling throughout Bradley County due to recent freezing rain and ice accumulation. Top photo: Warren Fire and Police crews help to remove a person from a vehicle trapped by a fallen tree on…
Wide-spread power outage effecting Warren, Hermitage, and Monticello
A wide-spread power outage occurred Thursday morning, February 2, 2023 due to weather conditions throughout south Arkansas. As the above Entergy outage map shows, customers in Warren, Hermitage, as well as in Monticello are currently without power. Portions of Warren lost power Thursday morning around 8:03 a.m. Entergy is currently estimating power could be restored…
River otters offer antics for winter wildlife watchers
LITTLE ROCK — Conservation comeback stories often focus on the amazing return of white-tailed deer, the black bear in Arkansas and other game species, but one of The Natural State’s most charismatic critters also came back as a result of proper game management and habitat conservation. Once nearly wiped clean from Arkansas’s streams, the river…
First-time archer proves it’s never too late to start
PINE BLUFF — Finding a place to start hunting if one doesn’t have family or friends who enjoy an outdoors lifestyle can be intimidating. Thanks to a new program through the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Gov. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, six “adult onset” hunters overcame that hurdle and joined the ranks of…
Linda Sue Wilson, 1958-2023
Linda Sue Wilson, age 64, of Hermitage, AR passed away on Wednesday, February 1, 2023 at home. She was born on February 20, 1958 in Bradley County, AR to the late Norwood Temple and Willie Mae Sowders Temple. She was a member of Martins Chapel Methodist Church. Other than her parents she is preceded in…
Arkansas never trails to beat Texas A&M
FAYETTEVILLE – Makhel Mitchell had a career-high 13 rebounds with seven blocked shots and nine points while Ricky Council IV and Davonte Davis each scored 19 points to lead Arkansas to an 81-70 victory over Texas A&M Tuesday night at Bud Walton Arena. The win was the third-straight SEC victory for the Razorbacks (15-7, 4-5 SEC)…
Rotary hears program on Bradley County 4-H
The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday, Jan. 31 for its weekly meeting inside the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. The crowd heard from Warren Junior Rotarian Raven Harris to begin the meeting. Rotarian Dana Harvey then introduced her program of Michelle Carter from the University of Arkansas Extension Office in Bradley County.…
Thursday shelter meeting postponed-THE ABOVE DATE FOR THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Due to inclement weather, the Thursday night meeting to discuss the local emergency shelter has been rescheduled.