BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Arkansas men’s basketball team was picked to finish second for the 2022-23 season and freshman guard Nick Smith Jr., was selected first team preseason All-SEC by a select panel of both SEC and national media members. The #2 SEC preseason rank is the highest for the Razorbacks since being picked to win…
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Fall Festival happening in Hermitage Thursday
Re-New-ing Edinburg to host drive-thru fall festival October 29
The Re-New-ing Edinburg group met September 20, 2022 at the New Edinburg Community Center to discuss a variety of upcoming projects throughout the holiday season. The group voted to go ahead with the purchase of replacement light bulbs for the New Edinburg Christmas lights. According to member Susanne Wagnon, around $150 had already been donated…
Southside Baptist Church to host 5th Sunday singing October 30
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Warren JROTC female team places second in fitness competition
On Oct. 15, 2022, Warren JROTC competed in the Little Rock Mills JROTC Physical Fitness Competition with an all-male and all-female team. The female team earned second place against 6 other high schools. The competition consisted of 6 events:1. Maximum deadlift with hex-bar2. Standing Power Throw with 10lb. Medicine Ball3. Hand Release Pushups4. Sprint/Drag (sled…
2022 WHS Homecoming Day photo special
Last Friday Warren High School celebrated its 2022 Homecoming which included the coronation of Queen Tabitha White, the 2022 Homecoming Parade, as well as numerous class reunions Friday and over the weekend. Saline River Chronicle attended as many events as possible, some of which have been covered in previous articles to today, but we wanted…
Warren arrest report for October 12-17, 2022
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. Kim Herring / 421 So. Myrtle, Warren, AR / DOB 7-15-64 / warrant on 10-14-22 Shawn K. Forrest / 404 So. Wise, Warren, AR / DOB 11-9-94 /…
Chamber of Commerce elects new board members
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…
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…