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Thank you to our Nation’s Veterans on Veterans Day 2022
Warren Municipal Offices will be closed Friday, November 11 in honor of Veterans Day. There will be no garbage pick up in the city on the 11th. The City of Warren Emergency Services Center (police and fire) will be open and fully staffed. The Bradley County Veterans Day Program will be held Friday the 11th…
Arkansas’s historic Toltec Mounds renamed Plum Bayou Mounds Archaeological State Park
(SCOTT, Ark.) – To better reflect the culture of the people who built the mounds, Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park has been renamed Plum Bayou Mounds Archeological State Park. Named for a nearby stream, the Plum Bayou culture has been identified by archeologists as the builders of the mounds. “After consulting with the Arkansas Archeological…
AGFC sets table for future Monticello monsters
MONTICELLO — Hatchery staff and biologists from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service worked together to load more than one-quarter of a million forage fish into the rising waters of Lake Monticello in October. Approximately 180,000 fathead minnows, 111,900 golden shiners, 78,840 bluegill, and 82,056 redear sunfish were stocked.…
BCMC staff members attend patient decontamination training and drill
BCMC staff members Rick Beckner, Amber White, Jamie Wolfe, Jeff Whipple, Allen Savage, and Marilyn Johnson participated in a Patient Decontamination exercise training and full-scale drill for Southeast Arkansas Emergency Preparedness on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The event was held at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff and featured participants from healthcare facilities all across…
Samantha Johnson presents program on drug addiction recovery to Warren Lions
Samantha Ellis Johnson told Warren Lions Club Wednesday her life story of drug addiction and how she overcame it to help not only herself but others. At the age of 12-13, she started using marijuana and later added crystal meth. She went into rehab but soon was back at her drug habits. She later spent…
Motorists, be on the lookout for deer on highways
LITTLE ROCK — Deer are on the move in The Natural State. That means hunters and motorists in Arkansas should keep a watchful eye out, particularly at dawn and dusk. In addition to the increased deer activity, the shortened days place rush hour during the peak times of day when deer are on the move.…
Hembree: ‘It’s going to be a tough challenge for us’-Johnny’s Radiator Shop Bo Show
Ahead of Warren’s opening round game of the 2022 4A State Playoffs where the Warren Lumberjacks will face-off against Blytheville, 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…
Junior Rotarian Dawson Harton addresses Warren club
The Rotary Club of Warren met for its weekly meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The group enjoyed lunch and heard from Warren High School Junior Rotarian Dawson Harton, who spoke about his current achievements and plans for the future. The club then heard a short speech about the Each One, Bring One campaign that Rotary…
Community Thanksgiving Service to be held November 20
Eight students from Bradley County inducted into honor society as South Arkansas Community College
A record number of students will be inducted into the South Arkansas Community College chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa academic honor society at 6 p.m. Thursday (Nov 11) at the Mahony Family Library Auditorium. The Alpha Gamma Iota Chapter fall 2022 inductees are, from Hamburg, Callie Martin and Courtney Adams; from Strong, Petrinia Bankston,…
2022 Bradley County local election results
Posted on Author Saline River NewsPosted in Warren, Banks, Hermitage, South Bradley CountyLeave a Reply
The following are the local election results for Bradley County. They are presented in the order in which they were printed at the Courthouse. US Senate REP John Boozman – 1,823 LIB Kenneth Cates – 63 DEM Natalie James – 729 US Congress District 04 REP Bruce Westerman – 1,806 DEM John White – 707…
Veterans Day Ceremony to be held Friday in Warren
Controlled structure burn held on Pierson St.
The Warren Fire Department conducted a planned training burn of a dilapidated structure on Pierson St. Monday evening, November 7, 2022. These controlled burns are an important part of training for the Warren Fire Department, and they also provide a service to the community by helping to clean up properties. The owners of the properties…
#10 Arkansas opens year 100 with a win
FAYETTEVILLE – Sophomore Trevon Brazile recorded his first career double-double – with a career-high 21 points and a career-high 12 rebounds – to lead #10 Arkansas to a 76-58, season-opening win over North Dakota State Monday night at Bud Walton Arena. The win to open the Razorbacks’ 100th season of basketball improved Arkansas to 81-19 in…
Bradley County Chamber holds annual meeting
Top photo: New Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board members for a three-year term are, from left, Mary Julia Moore, Denisa Pennington, Estephany Roman, Ana Angeles and James Wells. Not pictured is Dana Harvey. Photo by Tim Kessler.
Shop downtown businesses this weekend during Mingle and Jingle
BC Assessor and Collectors Office servers down
ATTENTION: The Bradley County Assessor and Collectors office are unable to access taxes or accept payment for taxes due to a server outage until further notice. The Bradley County Clerk and Treasurer are also be affected by this issue. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
36th Annual Buck Fever Festival happening this weekend in Banks
The City of Banks and Buck Fever Festival Committee are hosting the 36th annual Buck Fever Festival on the opening weekend of deer season. The dates are November 11,12, and 13, 2022. Activities will begin Friday, November 11 at 6:30, with our traditional Buck Fever pageant for our little ones age 0-4 years old. There…
Bradley County set to hold Christmas Gala November 14
The 2022 Christmas Gala, presented by the Bradley County Historical Museum, will usher in the Christmas season for Bradley County on Monday, November 14th. The Gala will be held in the Activity Center of Warren First Baptist Church and will begin at 6 p.m. The exciting event will be a great time of fun and…
Rison woman killed in Friday night car accident on Hwy 63
According to the Arkansas State Police, 59-year-old Leshia Sowheaver was the lone fatality in a wreck which occurred on US Highway 63 north of Warren Friday evening. In an update to our previous reporting of the accident, Saline River Chronicle has learned that the wreck happened around 8:20 p.m. Friday night just south of the…