Annice Joyce Curry Thornton Quinlan age 77 of Pine Bluff, AR formerly of Hermitage, AR died Saturday August 28, 2021 at Jefferson Regional Medical Center. She was born Saturday, November 20, 1943 in Warren, AR a daughter of the late Artimes Curry and Mable Stuard Curry. She spent many years as a bookkeeper and the…
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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…
Voter registration event coming September 6 in Drew County
The Drew County NAACP Branch 6042 invites branch members and the community to a Meet and Greet and Voter’s Rights and Voter Registration Rally. The event will be held Monday, Sept. 6 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Jordan Park pavilion. Sponsored by the Membership and Life Membership Committee of the branch, this…
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…
Donate to the Blessing Box, get library debts paid off in September
Library debts can be paid off by donating food for the Library Blessing Box today, September 1 to September 30, 2021. Everyone is always busy, so chances are good that you’ve forgotten to take back a library book a time or two. Well, you can bid your library fines farewell this month and help needy…
Pastime: That little blackboard scoreboard at Wayne’s
Just inside the front east door of the double entrance to Wayne’s Confectionary was a small 6 x 8 wooden framed blackboard mounted on the wall. It was perhaps one of the most important scoreboards in Warren’s history. A community scoreboard if there ever was one. I know all you children of electronics, computers, cell…
County Fair Talent Show to award $100 first place prize
According to the Bradley County Cooperative Extension Service, the Bradley County Fair and Talent show is scheduled for September 11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bradley County Fair Grounds. There is no entry fee for the event. A $100 prize will be rewarded for the first place winner. For more information on the talent show,…
Jack fans plan to wear white for Warren Football’s season opener
Warren Lumberjack supporters are asked to take part in a school spirit “White Out White Hall” night as the Jacks hit the road this Friday evening, September 3, 2021 to take on the White Hall Bulldogs in the opening game of Warren’s 2021 High School Football season. “Show your spirit for the Lumberjacks in their…
Southeast Arkansas Concert Association announces 2021-2022 schedule of events
The Southeast Arkansas Concert Association 2021-22 Season is proudly returning to live events. We kick off the season with A Salute to the Troops at the UAM Fine Arts Center (FAC) on Saturday, October 9th @ 2 pm and 7 pm. This will be an American variety show celebration featuring local greats, such as Charles…
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…
Hogs’ Baseball Fall Classic set for September 10
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Baseball returns to Baum-Walker Stadium with the annual Fall Classic at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10. The seven-inning intrasquad scrimmage, the Razorbacks’ first of the fall, is free for the public to attend. Gates will open at 5 p.m., and parking for the event is free. Limited concessions will be available to…
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…
No Drivers license testing in Warren Thursday
According to the Arkansas Sate Police, the Warren drivers license test site at the Troop F headquarters will be closed Thursday, September 2, 2021. For more information, please contact the Arkansas State Police Troop F Headquarters at 870-226-3713.
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…
Bass accepts South Arkansas Community College scholarship
Tyrianna Bass, a 2021 honor graduate of Warren High School, has accepted a Presidential Scholarship to attend South Arkansas Community College this fall. In high school, the daughter of Shalinda Sanders was a member of HOSA-Future Health Professionals, Beta Club and the Spanish Club.
Job Fair coming to Monticello in late September
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…
Razorback Basketball announces non-conference schedule
FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas is scheduled to play 13 non-conference games in the 2021-22 season, featuring nine at home – with two in-state universities – and a return to North Little Rock after a year’s hiatus. The third year of the Eric Musselman tenure begins on Nov. 9 versus Mercer followed by home contests versus Gardner-Webb…
Warren arrest report for August 26-29, 2021
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. Keith Thompson / 600 Cherry St., Warren, AR / DOB 7-23-81 / warrants on 8-26-21 Justin Hines / 905 York St., Warren, AR / DOB 4-30-88 / driving…