Tomato Festival plans progressing for 2022 event

Planning continued for the 66th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival by committee members Thursday. Attending the meeting at the District Courtroom were Chairwoman Brooke Hatch, 1st Vice Chairwoman Kenna Sparks, 2nd Vice Chairman Keeton Hudson, Past President James Wells and committee members Steve Mahanes, Denisa Pennington, Jimmy Sledge, Vicky Tapia and JeNelle Lipton. The…

Arkansas growers go in strong for cotton and soybean, pull back from corn

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas growers intend to plant significantly more cotton and soybean acres in 2022, while greatly reducing corn acreage, according to the 2022 Prospective Plantings report released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The estimates in the report are based primarily on surveys conducted during the first two weeks of March. The…

Warren Middle School announces third nine weeks honor roll

ALL A – Grade 6:Christopher AlfordLuke CatheyJaycee CourtneyNash CrawfordAmy DominguezNatalie GregorioMylee HenleyKhourtni JohnsonRett McGahaAdan NavarreteAddysen PowellGenesis QuintanillaSosie RodriguezFaith StrongPayton ThomasValeria VelazquezMaKayleigh Wilkerson ALL A – Grade 7:Alliana AyalaBristol BallentineEmili BautistaJamarion BookerKayleigh CalixtoCynthia CallawayAlejandro ChavezNoah ChildsJordan DavisAva DentonJackson DentonBreize FellowsRussell GavinJackson HuffmanJulisa JaimesBlayne JarvisBaltazar JeronimoHaven JohnsonMia JohnsonAnna KellumLivi McKinneyRhiaunna MeeksBayleigh MillerRaeleigh MiltonAllison MondragonMakenna MorganPresley ReepMakensy RobersonAryam…

Topgolf Live coming to Razorback Stadium

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium will be home to the Topgolf Live Stadium Tour on May 5-8. Topgolf Live brings an immersive golf experience to some of the country’s most iconic venues. Players enjoy a one-of-a-kind opportunity to tee it up inside fan-favorite stadiums, hitting golf balls at on-field targets placed between…

Mizzou transfer Brazile signs with Razorback MBB

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Trevon Brazile (pronounced Trev-In Brazil) has signed with the Arkansas Razorback men’s basketball program, head coach Eric Musselman announced. Brazile comes to Fayetteville after playing his freshman season (2021-22) with the Missouri Tigers and he will have three remaining years of eligibility remaining. He played in 24 games with 22 starts last…

Update: Warren High fire was contained to the auxiliary gym, but there is smoke damage throughout+more info

WARREN, Ark. – The morning after a disastrous fire at Warren High School, Superintendent Bryan Cornish, WHS Principal Tiffany Gathen and Fire Chief Chuck Moore were on scene surveying the damage. Cornish said it was too early to tell if any of the building would be usable. He said two ABM custodian service workers were…

Out-of-town company to purchase The Eagle Democrat

WARREN, Ark. – Saline River Chronicle has learned that Warren’s hard-copy newspaper, The Eagle Democrat, is in the process of being sold to the same company which owns the Advance-Monticellonian. No information has been released publicly by Danny and Pam Cook, the current owners of The Eagle Democrat, or the Advance-Monticellonian, but Saline River Chronicle…

UAM Wind Symphony named a National Semi-Finalist for Three Music Prizes

MONTICELLO, Ark.—The UAM Wind Symphony has been named a national semi-finalist in three categories for the American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts. The UAM Wind Symphony is a 2022 national semi-finalist for the American Prize Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music in the College/University Ensemble division and a…

Former U.S. Senator from Arkansas Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. passes away

Former United States Senator Kaneaster Hodges, Jr. passed away March 23 at age 83. Hodges was appointed to fill the remainder of the term of Arkansas Political Giant Senator John L. McClelland upon McClellan’s death in 1977. Hodges served through January 3, 1979. Senator Hodges was a longtime Methodist pastor and lawyer. He had worked…