Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board members elected new board members at their monthly meeting on Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. Elected to three-year terms which begin in January 2023 were Denisa Pennington, Mary Julia Moore and Estephany Roman. James Wells was re-elected to another term. A slate of proposed officers has been…
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10% off Vera Lloyd’s Turkey Trot 5K
Vera Lloyd Presbyterian Family Services’ 11th annual Turkey Trot will be on Saturday, November 12th starting at 8 a.m. in Monticello. This year, the race has the option to be in person or virtual! The in-person 5k race will start and end on the Vera Lloyd campus; 745 Old Warren Rd. Monticello, AR. “Virtual” races…
Floyd Edwin Johnston
Floyd Edwin Johnston, Jr., age 81, passed away October 16, 2022 at Chapel Woods Nursing Home in Warren, Arkansas. He was born July 3, 1941 in Bradley County, Arkansas to the late Floyd Edwin Johnston, Sr. and Beatrice Greenwood Johnston. He was a member of Emmaus Baptist Church and a Mason. Other than his parents…
Minnie Lee Simmons, 1934-2022
Minnie Lee Simmons, 88, of Tillar, passed away, October 3, 2022. Born July 12, 1934, she was a daughter of the late Jim and Fannie Belin. She confessed Christ at an early age and joined Union Hill Baptist Church in Warren, serving on the usher board. She married Robert Bridges in 1952, the marriage ended…
Jefferson recognized by Manning Award
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After leading Arkansas to a commanding 52-35 win at BYU Saturday, QB KJ Jefferson has been named a Manning Award Star of the Week. The redshirt junior tossed a career high 29 completions (29-for-40) for 367 yards, five touchdowns and zero interceptions against BYU, which marks the first five-passing touchdown effort of his…
Gustava Nell Johnson, 1930-2022
Gustava Nell Johnson Clements, age 92, passed away October 16, 2022 in Rison, Arkansas. She was born on April 24, 1930, in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, to T.A. and Ressie Odelle Bennett. Nell was the middle child of seven children born to this union. She grew up in Battiest, Oklahoma, in the Kiamichi Mountains in southeastern…
Arkansas delegation travel to Guatemala for disaster relief conference
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – In 2021, representatives of the Guatemalan Army visited Little Rock, Arkansas, to see how the state responds to natural disasters as part of a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Response Conference with the Arkansas National Guard. During the conference, the Guatemalan delegation visited Civil Air Patrol’s (CAP) Arkansas Wing headquarters, toured CAP aircraft and…
WHS Class of 1982 celebrates 40th reunion
Warren High School Class of 1982 held its 40th class reunion on Saturday at the former Warren and Saline River Railway Depot and Willie’s Place. Shown in the photo below are Planning Committee members, from left, Rosa Jackson, Carolyn Harris, Bridgette Harding, Mayor Denisa Pennington, Jackie Mitchell, Charlotte Tenner-Brown and Marylan Fisher. Photo by Tim…
Pastime: A pastime of mischief: Rolling houses with toilet paper
Ah, those days of misspent of my youth:Â And how some of these acts today do number me in age of me and my classmates. This Pastime, now that Halloween approaches, will deal with some of the cases of innocent mischief that we all engaged in back when the fall equinox holiday approached each year.…
HopePlace holds 2022 banquet
HopePlace Warren held its first banquet in two years, celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event at the First Baptist Church Activities Center. The Rev. Ricky Rauls gave the opening prayer. Board member Fran Vanderzwalm gave the welcome. Josie Hargis sang several songs accompanied by guitarist David Mann. Kristy Ward and Sandy Doss were presented…
Aerial attack launched as Jacks take down Dragons
WARREN, Ark. – Looking to take a firm stand at the top of the 8-4A table, the Warren Lumberjacks took down a talented DeWitt Dragon team Friday night, October 14, 2022, at home at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium by the final of 47-20 on Homecoming night. The Lumberjacks came into the ballgame hoping to extend…
YMCA Radio Auction set for November 4
Gavin named Player of the Game in Warren win over DeWitt
Senior offensive and defensive lineman Weston Gavin earned Player of the Game honors for an outstanding defensive and offensive performance in the Lumberjack trenches in Warren’s week seven conference game vs. DeWitt Friday night, October 14, 2022. Gavin and the Lumberjacks defeated the DeWitt Dragons by the final of 47-20 to moved to 5-0 in…
Dr. Joe Wharton Arkansas High School Football Scoreboard for October 14, 2022
CLASS 7A 7A CENTRAL Bryant 35, LR Southwest 8Conway 63, FS Northside 20North LR 28, Jonesboro 14Cabot 49, LR Central 13 7A WEST Bentonville 31, Fayetteville 30 OTBentonville West 41, Har-Ber 28FS Southside 45, Heritage 19Rogers 37, Springdale 0 CLASS 6A 6A EAST Benton 63, Jacksonville 18El Dorado 38, Sheridan 7LR Catholic 24, Sylvan Hills 14Searcy…
Watch Warren vs. DeWitt live Friday at 7PM
Looking to continue their impressive record in the 8-4A, the conference-undefeated Warren Lumberjacks host DeWitt Friday night, October 14, 2022 in this year’s WHS Homecoming night game. DeWitt comes into the game with a lot to gain, holding a solid record in the 8-4A at 4-1. Meanwhile, Warren remains the team at the pinnacle of…
Fender bender happens Friday afternoon at Pine and Martin in Warren
A minor wreck occurred Friday afternoon around 1:20 p.m. at the intersection of Pine and Martin Streets in Warren. Information is limited at this time, but it appears as though the fender bender involved a Nissan Maxima and a Mercury. No injuries were apparent to the SRC reporter at the scene. Traffic was not block…
Watch the 2022 Warren High School Homecoming Coronation live at 12:45 pm CST
Enjoy watching the 2022 Homecoming Coronation Friday, October 14, 2022 at 12:45 PM CST courtesy of the Warren High School EAST broadcast program. To watch the event live, see the video player below. Please note that this is a school broadcast that is not affiliated with Saline River Chronicle. We are posting the video player…
Tooke takes Tech’s Got Talent title for 2022
RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (October 13, 2022)–It’s great to win Tech’s Got Talent. The $600 first-place prize is nice. But when you look down from the stage a few minutes after the competition is over and your grandfather is proudly showing an old childhood photo of you singing with him…that’s priceless. That is what Arkansas Tech University…
Manufacture Homes amendment and inoperable vehicle situation discussed during Warren City Council Meeting
WARREN, Ark. – Meeting during their regularly scheduled 2022 Council meeting, the Warren City Council discussed a variety of topics including a proposed Water Department usage of an old Street Department Building, street closures for the WHS parade, and a proposed amendment to the City’s Manufactured Homes ordinance. The Council received a report that the…
Buck Fever Festival announces featured entertainment for 2022 event
The Buck Fever Festival has announced the featured entertainment for the 2022 Buck Fever Festival will be Jeremy Alan Jones. Jones will take the stage at 8:00p.m. Saturday November 12th, 2022. According to the Buck Fever Festival, “Jeremy Alan Jones is an exceptionally gifted and versatile country music artist from North Little Rock, Arkansas. He…