Warren, Arkansas – Friday night, February 4, 2022, the Warren Lady Jack basketball team fell to the Star City Lady Bulldogs by the final of 49-17 at host Warren’s Seminary Street Gym. For Warren’s women, it was their fourth game in five days. The grueling schedule was forced due to rescheduled games from COVID postponements…
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Pastime: Those ‘Singing’ Valentines
Somewhere around my junior year at Warren High School, the Singing Valentine’s craze took off. The exact year escapes me. I have tried to glance back at the Goggle of calendar pages past, but that didn’t help my recollection. It was a fundraising mechanism of a couple of the school clubs, not sure if it…
Warren Schools planning to be in session Friday
The Warren School District will be in session Friday, February 4, 2022. According to a statement released by the District, they are planning to “monitor the road conditions and make any changes by 5:30 a.m. Saline River Chronicle will post any updates as they are released.
Kelly Ashcraft featured in Arkansas Business
Warren Bank and Trust Company President and Chief Operating Officer Kelly Ashcraft was featured in Arkansas Business’ Exec. Q and A section in the January 17-23 publication. She responded to questions about the pros and cons of banking in a small town, commented on the abilities of traditional banks to attract young customers, how the…
South Arkansas winter weather closings(Friday, February 4, 2022)
Schools Cleveland County Schools closed-AMI day UAM virtual learning, offices closed, critical personnel report for duty Monticello School District closed-AMI day Hermitage School District delayed 2 hours Fordyce School District closed-AMI day Drew Central School District closed-AMI day Warren Schools have announced they will be in session Friday. Businesses Warren Branch Library closed Bradley County…
Gerald M. Clanton
Clanton, Gerald M., CLU of St. Louis, passed away Jan. 9, 2022, at age 85. Loving husband of Gloria Clanton (Skaggs) for 60 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Reba Clanton; brother, Wayne Clanton; sisters Helen Furgerson and Shirley Clanton. Survived by his sister, Elizabeth Smith of Warren, AR and…
Local second grader takes action to help cleanup Warren
Tuesday, February 1, Lincoln Goodwin, an 8 year old 2nd grader at First Baptist Christian School noticed a large amount of trash located on Bradley 23 Road just North of Eastside Elementary School. He put on gloves and picked it all up. Four full bags were filled on both sides of the road. He worked…
Lighthouse Church of Warren burns overnight
While information is very limited at this time, Lighthouse Church of Warren burned down overnight. No information is known yet as to the cause of the fire. However, the building was completely lost. Saline River Chronicle will post additional information as it becomes available through the Warren Fire Department. The location of the fire is…
South Arkansas winter weather closings(Thursday, February 3, 2022)
Schools Warren School District-AMI Day Hermitage School District-AMI Day UAM-All campuses closed Cleveland County Schools closed Hampton School District-AMI Day Monticello School District-AMI Day Drew Central School District-AMI Day Businesses Bradley County DHS office opening 10:00 a.m. Warren Municipal Building closed(Trash trucks running if roads are safe enough)(Police and Fire Departments operating as usual) Warren…
PotlatchDeltic makes $10k donation to Warren Fire Department
PotlatchDeltic Corp. made a $10,000 donation to Warren Fire Department on Wednesday to go towards the purchase of a new pumper truck. The truck worth $336,000 has been ordered from Deep South Fire Apparatus of Hattiesburg, Miss., and will arrive soon. It has a 12,050 gallon per minute pump and a 1,300-gallon water tank. Shown,…
Third game in three days ends in a tight loss for Warren’s Lady Jacks
An action packed week caught up to Warren High’s Lady Jacks Wednesday, as the senior women’s basketball team dropped a road game to Watson Chapel by the final of 26-21 February 2, 2022. Warren struggled to get shots to fall in the first quarter. Mylesha Yao was the lone Lady Jack on the board after…
Warren School District students to take Thursday as an AMI day due to probable winter weather
Due to the threat of inclement winter weather and being placed under a winter storm warning, the Warren School District is making Thursday, February 3, 2022 an AMI day for all students. Students are instructed to access their google classrooms for assignments. First and foremost, stay safe.
Entergy Arkansas prepping for Winter Storm Landon; outages likely
Little Rock, Arkansas – As Winter Storm Landon rapidly closes in on the state, Entergy Arkansas encourages customers to prepare for outages due to freezing rain and ice accumulation likely to affect the service area. Roughly 3,000 personnel – including transmission and distribution line workers, drone and helicopter operators and scouts, vegetation crews, emergency operations,…
AGFC and USFWS to evaluate deer disease in south Arkansas
Strong, Arkansas – In response to the recent detection of a deer with chronic wasting disease in Union County, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services will conduct a sampling effort on Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge during the next week to further understand the prevalence of…
All UAM campuses closed Thursday, February 3 due to winter weather warnings
The University of Arkansas at Monticello announced Wednesday night that all three UAM campuses will be closed Thursday, February 3 due to winter storm warnings. That includes the Monticello, Crossett, and McGehee campuses. Critical personnel are still to report for duty.
Hermitage to use AMI day Thursday, Basketball game at Strong to be rescheduled
Due to the threat of inclement weather and the Winter Storm Warning for Bradley County, HSD will use AMI Day 1 tomorrow, Thursday, 2/3/2022. All students should complete their work as directed by their teachers. Teachers will be available by email from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. to assist students as needed with their assignments. The basketball…
League leaders Magnolia hand Warren a loss Wednesday night
Magnolia, Arkansas – Conference leaders and undefeated Magnolia dealt Warren’s men a loss Wednesday evening, as the Lumberjacks fell to the Panthers by the final of 63-17 on the road at Magnolia. Offensive struggles plagued the orange and black from start to finish. Only two Jacks, Isaac Richey and Jalen Lee posted points in the…
Hermits hit the road at Taylor
Taylor, Arkansas – The Hermitage junior boys, senior girls, and senior boys basketball teams were on the road in action Tuesday evening, February 2, 2022 at Taylor. The Junior Hermit boys won by the final of 28-14. They are now 13-5 overall and 4-1 in conference play. Kyree Miller scored 10 points in route to…
Warren QB signs to play for Ouachita Baptist
Warren, Arkansas – Warren senior Lumberjack quarterback Riley Cornish recently signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Ouachita Baptist University. A multi-year starter at quarterback for Warren, Cornish signed to play for the OBU Tigers in a private ceremony this week. He was named the AHF Products Lumberjack Player of the Game…
Emily Wells named to Fall 2021 Chancellor’s List at UA Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas – Emily Wells, of Warren, AR, has been named to the Fall 2021 Chancellor’s List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. UA Little Rock recognizes superior academic performance at the end of each semester. To be named to the UA Little Rock Chancellor’s List, a student must have completed at…
Eva Nell Baker McKinney, 1930-2022
Eva Nell Baker McKinney, age 91 of Warren, AR passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at Chapel Woods Health and Rehabilitation in Warren, AR. She was born May 9, 1930 in Ingalls, AR to the late Luther Boyd Baker and Cora Mae Clanton Baker. She was co-owner of McKinney Shoe Company with her husband Herbert…