A boil order has been issued for the town of Banks until further notice, Sunday, April 24, 2022. A water main has been repaired and pressure restored according to a statement from the Town of Banks. “We are issuing a boil order to be safe and will send samples in Monday to labs to be…
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Rosie Vean Childs Burton, 1933-2022
Rosie Vean Childs Burton, 89, of Little Rock, died March 31, 2022. Born February 13, 1933, she was a daughter of the late Irene and Floyd Childs. She was a graduate of Warren Public School and furthered her education at Arkansas Baptist Seminary College. After attending Arkansas Baptist, Rosie known to her friends as ‘Sue…
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Three area young ladies place in Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt, with Savannah Brown crowned
Savannah Brown was named the 2022 Miss Fordyce on the Cotton Belt yesterday, April 20, 2022. Brown is a senior at Star City High School and is a member of Central Missionary Baptist Church in Warren. Her parents are Chris and Marché Brown. Brown is pictured right in the above photo. Other results from the…
Warren’s Keller Bigham named best post player in Arkansas high school girls basketball by scorebooklive.com readers
Scorebooklive.com voters have named Keller Bigham the 2022 best post player in Arkansas high school girls basketball according to the voting tally available after voting closed last night at 11:59 p.m. April 20. Warren standout senior received a total of 27,582 votes, garnering 47.14% of the total votes cast in the online poll. Bigham, the…
Senator John Boozman visits Warren
U.S. Sen. John Boozman made an appearance at Warehouse B on Thursday. The event was sponsored by Bradley County Chamber of Commerce. Shown, from left, are Katy Bryant, Boozman, Heather Blaylock and Jessica Overall. Photo by Tim Kessler.
Courthouse tower progress continues
Work crews from Diversified Construction and Design of El Dorado continue to work tirelessly on the clock tower of the Bradley County Courthouse in Warren. Picture here, members of the construction crew work during the morning of Thursday, April 21, 2022. The rainy conditions earlier this week stalled the progress, but things are back underway.…
Jr. Jack track teams both win Crossett meet as Jr. Ladies complete undefeated season
CROSSETT, Ark. – Warren’s Jr. Lady Jack and Jr. Lumberjack track teams recently finished the 2022 season, the girls completing an undefeated run with yet another win to put in the trophy case as Coach Janice Reddick led them to a victory at Crossett’s meet. The Jr. Boys also won first place at the Crossett…
Lumberjacks and Lady Jacks take to the diamond at Crossett
CROSSETT, Ark. – The Warren Lumberjacks Baseball team and the Warren Lady Jack Softball team traveled to Crossett Thursday evening, April 21, 2022 to take on the Eagles in conference play. This River Region Sports Report is brought to you by: In the boys game, Warren fell by the final of 7-1. Crossett scored one…
New Edinburg to host Independence Day Jamboree July 1
The organization Re-Newing-Edinburg met Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at the New Edinburg Community Center, discussing a variety of topics including a Fourth of July Jamboree planned for July 1. The meeting was called to order by Vice President Martha Tolano and minutes of the last meeting on February, 2022 were passed out. A motion was…
Busyness
Just the sound of the word seems frantic. Yet many today try to live their lives in constant motion, dictated by a long daily to-do list or pursuing random activities. At the end of the day, they feel totally exhausted and dread the next morning when they will get up and start their hectic pace…
Hermitage kids have a blast at Monday Easter egg hunt
Hermitage’s second annual Community Easter egg hunt at the Hermitage Community Center was held Monday, April 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. with a good turnout for the festivities. Attendees enjoyed food trucks and a bounce house, inflatable slide, craft vendors, as well as pictures with the Easter Bunny. Kids were able to take part in…
GFWC Warren Woman’s Club meets ahead of upcoming projects
GFWC Warren Woman’s Club discussed several upcoming projects at their monthly meeting Tuesday at First Free Will Baptist Church. Jonalyn Reep demonstrated an Easter washcloth project. President Diane Parnell noted upcoming events would include a salute to National Nurses Week; Arbor Day, 1:30 p.m. April 28 at Warren City Park; and Countywide Cleanup Day, May…
Drug take back day coming April 30
Bradley County Sheriff Herschel Tillman reminds residents that April 30 is National Drug Take Back day. The event will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. People can drop off their old medications at the Bradley County Sheriff’s Office at the Courthouse in Warren.
Facebook auction benefiting the WHS Band to be held April 29
The Warren Band Parents are sponsoring an online Facebook Auction from 10:00 a.m-6:00 p.m. Friday, April 29. The venue is currently pending, but Saline River Chronicle will have more information as it becomes available. If you would like to donate an item to the auction, please see the Warren Lumberjack Band Association Facebook page.
Warren Lumberjack Baseball Senior Night set for April 29
Warren High ACT Aspire testing schedule
Razorbacks bash Red Wolves, 10-3
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – No. 4 Arkansas’ offense pummeled Arkansas State’s pitching staff for the second night in a row, bashing its way to a 10-3 win on Wednesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium to complete the midweek series sweep of its in-state foe. The Razorbacks, now 30-7 overall on the year, have won 17 consecutive midweek…
Bobby Dean “Joe” Johnson, 1954-2022
Bobby Dean ‘Joe’ Johnson, 67, of Little Rock, formerly of Warren, died April 17, 2022. Born April 19, 1954, he was a son of the late Leroy and Earnestine Broughton and the late Al Johnson. Bobby was brought up in the church and accepted Christ later in life. He attended St. James AME Church. He…
County Road 45 repaired after washout
According to County officials, Bradley County Road 45 near the Mt. Olive community has been repaired after heavy rain and flooding washed out a portion of the gravel road last week. “New Pipe and gravel has the road looking great,” say County officials. They thanked the Bradley County Road Department for their hard work getting…
Jacks firing on all cylinders in win over Crossett
WARREN, Ark. – In a result that was never in doubt, the Warren Lumberjack Soccer Club defeated Crossett by the final of 8-1 Tuesday evening, April 19, 2022 at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium in Warren. Through a few injuries according to the information received by Saline River Chronicle, Crossett was already playing with a reduced…