Settling a score from their lone loss of the regular season, the Warren Lumberjacks won in emphatic fashion Friday night, November 18 over the Stuttgart Ricebirds by the final of 62-24 at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium in Warren to advance to the quarterfinals of the 4A State Playoffs. Warren hosted Stuttgart Friday evening in what…
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Dr. Joe Wharton Arkansas High School Football Scoreboard for November 18
CLASS 7A Bryant 42, Rogers 7Conway 37, Fayetteville 0Bentonville 45, North LR 0Cabot 41, Bentonville West 21 CLASS 6A Greenwood 42, Russellville 7Benton 31, Lake Hamilton 0LR Catholic 26, LR Christian 23Pulaski Academy 52, Mountain Home 33 CLASS 5A Joe T. Robinson 42, Batesville 7LR Parkview 42, Wynne 0 Camden Fairview 26, Valley View 21Shiloh Christian 69,…
Harding earns Player of the Game honors in Warren win over Stuttgart
Helping to clamp down on Stuttgart’s offense, Warren’s Neeyo Harding put in an outstanding shift at defensive end Friday night in Warren’s 62-24 win over the Ricebirds in the second round of the 2022 4A State Playoffs. Due to his outstanding play, Harding has been named the Saline River Chronicle Player of the Game. Harding…
Sponsor a wreath at Oakland Cemetery for Wreaths Across America Day
Helen Cruse Roper, 1929-2022
Helen Cruse Roper, age 93, of White Hall, Arkansas passed away on November 17, 2022. She was born June 29, 1929 in Harrell, Arkansas to Norman and Alice Karriker Cruse. She was married to V.L. Roper on March 10, 1949 for 67 years until his death in 2016. She was preceded in death by her…
Watch Warren vs. Stuttgart in the second round of the 4A State Playoffs live Friday at 7PM
After defeating Blytheville in round one of the 4A State Playoffs, the Warren Lumberjack Football season continues as the Jacks host Stuttgart for the second time this season at Jim Hurley, Jr. Stadium in Warren. To watch the game live, see the video player below. Please note that this is a school broadcast that is…
Pastime: Thanksgiving memories built around the same dish, prepared differently
Thursday is Thanksgiving. At least that’s what the calendar tells me. More of this predication to being thankful later. Right now it is all about the main dish of that yearly holiday meal and I’m not writing about turkey. I am having a pastime about two strong women and how differently they prepared what my…
Library benefit auction to be held December 2
Friends of the Warren Branch Library Facebook Dessert & Craft Auction will be held December 2, 2022 from 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Donations will be accepted until 9:00 a.m. December 2. Auction items must be picked up by 4:00 p.m. December 2. All proceeds benefit library programs. *This will be a private online Facebook Auction. Click…
Sponsors need for this year’s JA Angel Tree
This year, Junior Auxiliary of Warren has over 100 children that qualify for the Angel Tree Project! The Angel Tree Project helps to ensure that children in need throughout the Warren community have Christmas gifts to open and enjoy during the holiday season. The number of children selected will depend completely on the wonderful citizens…
Duck season opens with water concerns throughout State
LITTLE ROCK – An abnormally dry late summer and fall figure to play a part in the nine-day opening section of Arkansas’s 60-day duck season, which starts statewide Saturday morning, 30 minutes before sunrise. Several of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s public hunting areas have had good amount of available food and cover for migrating waterfowl,…
#9 Arkansas jabs Jackrabbits
FAYETTEVILLE – Ricky Council IV led Arkansas in scoring for the third straight game and Trevon Brazile recorded his second double-double of the season – and his career – to lead #9/10 Arkansas (3-0) to a 71-56 victory over South Dakota State (2-2) Wednesday night at Bud Walton Arena – a game that was the 500th…
AGFC asks hunters to report signs of avian influenza
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking waterfowl hunters heading to the field this weekend to remain vigilant for any concentrations of sick or dead birds they find in the wild that may be the result of avian influenza. The risk of humans contracting the disease remains low, but hunters can…
As Mississippi River rises, so do commodity prices
LITTLE ROCK — As rain feeds the Mississippi, the rising river is also buoying the commodity prices farmers are receiving at the elevators. Months of drought throughout the Mississippi River basin dropped the river to record low levels in October; bottlenecking — and at one point halting — barge traffic between Osceola, Arkansas, and Greenville, Mississippi.…
BCMC Auxiliary purchases new phlebotomy chairs for Hospital laboratory
The Bradley County Medical Center Auxiliary recently purchased new phlebotomy chairs for the hospital’s laboratory department. The new chairs are more comfortable for patients, easier to clean, and are better for the phlebotomists when it comes to drawing blood. The BCMC Laboratory Department is very excited about these new chairs and is very appreciative to…
FBC Christian School students make donation to Church’s food pantry
FBC Christian School collected 129 boxes of saltine crackers for the First Baptist Church food pantry November 15. Several 4H students helped with the distribution that night. Story submitted by FBC Christian School.
Hembree: Stuttgart vs. Warren ‘Always a great high school football game’-Johnny’s Radiator Shop Bo Show
Ahead of Warren’s second round game of the 2022 4A State Playoffs where the Warren Lumberjacks will face-off against Stuttgart, Saline River Chronicle is once again proud to present the weekly interview with head Lumberjack Football Coach Bo Hembree. Each week we sit down and chat with Hembree about the past week’s game and preview…
ASC’s Holiday variety show ‘Miracle on Main’ set for December 17
PINE BLUFF, Ark. — The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas (ASC) is gearing up for its first-ever holiday variety show, “Miracle on Main: A Holiday Special.” The one-night-only production will take place at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, in the Catherine M. Bellamy Theater at ASC’s main building, 701 S. Main St.…
Bradley County pesticide applicator training set for November 29
The Bradley County Cooperative Extension Service will be conducting a Private Applicator Training for agricultural producers on Tuesday, November 29th, at 6:00 p.m. at the Bradley County Extension Office, located at 201 N. Bragg Street in Warren. Agricultural producers must be certified by training to be eligible for a Restricted Pesticide License in order to…
Warren’s longest serving Mayor, Gregg Reep, returns with a forward looking vision
A familiar face in the Warren mayor’s office will return to that position in January as Gregg Reep will take office. Reep, now 68, first took office as mayor in January 1987. He became Warren’s longest-serving mayor when he was elected to five four-year terms. He served 18 years before resigning in 2005 to take…
City Council discussing 2023 budget
The Warren City Council met Monday evening, November 14, 2022 to conduct the City’s regular monthly business. All but one City Council member was in attendance, that being Council Member Zack Burks not present. A few minutes after the meeting was opened, Patrick Smith addressed the Council during the public statement section of the agenda.…
Millage question answered at Monday Warren School Board meeting
Warren School Superintendent Bryan Cornish explained to School Board members Monday night that the recent failure of the millage question in the general election does not mean the millage will decrease. The ballot question for a 41.5 millage rate failed with 812 for and 1,099 against. However, the district was not asking for a millage…