Hembree: ‘We like playing tough games early’

The following program is brought to you by Johnny’s Radiator Shop. For auto repair and air conditioning parts to fit everything under the sun, visit johnnysradiatorshop.com Be sure to check Saline River Chronicle each week as we sit down to discuss Lumberjack Football with Coach Bo Hembree. Episode are normally posted each Wednesday. Also, be…

Library to participate in 9/11 Memorial and museum’s education exhibition

WARREN BRANCH LIBRARY is excited to announce its participation in September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World, a downloadable educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. Told across 14 posters, this exhibition includes archival…

Arkansas Women’s Basketball releases non-conference schedule

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas Women’s Basketball released its 13-game 2021 non-conference schedule, Head Coach Mike Neighbors announced today. Neighbors’ fifth season on the bench for the Razorbacks officially tips off on November 9th, as the Hogs will open the new campaign against Tarleton State inside Bud Walton Arena. “As we all try to contain our…

Arkansas National Guard, State Police to deploy to Louisiana to assist in hurricane rescue, security

LITTLE ROCK – More than 500 members of the Arkansas National Guard will deploy to Louisiana today and Wednesday in the wake of Hurricane Ida, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today. In addition, 33 Arkansas State Troopers are awaiting federal approval to go to Louisiana to assist Louisiana State Police. “When our neighbors in Louisiana asked…

Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month at the Warren Branch Library

September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Warren Branch Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. There is nothing more empowering than signing up…

Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas dispatch 188 line crews to Louisiana

Little Rock, Ark. — The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas are dispatching 188 line workers and utility vehicles, along with construction and right-of-way equipment, to assist South Louisiana Electric Cooperative of Houma, La., as they work to restore power outages that were caused by Hurricane Ida. The Louisiana cooperative reports that 94 percent of its 19,000…

SEA Human Development Center management speaks to BCEDC about employee shortages, new construction projects, and free training offered

The operations of one of Bradley County’s largest employers were explained to Bradley County Economic Development Corp. board members Monday night. Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center Superintendent Mark Wargo and Assistant Superintendent Dana Harvey appeared before the board. Wargo said the biggest challenge they faced was in getting enough employees who could pass a drug…

AEDC, Game and Fish Commission to grant nearly $770,000 for wildlife conservation education programs

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (August 30, 2021) – The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) Division of Rural Services today announced that it will award more than $769,000 to Arkansas schools and educators to support conservation education programs in the 2021-22 school year. Funds for these grants come from wildlife fines collected by the Arkansas Game and…