The date has been announced for the Bradley County Historical Museum’s 2021 Christmas Gala. The event is scheduled for Monday, November 22 at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the Activity Center of Warren First Baptist Church. Make plans now to attend this special night of fun and fellowship as we celebrate the beginning…
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Brunson Elementary announces students who met Accelerated Reader goals
Brunson Elementary in the Warren School District would like to announce the names of students who met their A.R. (Accelerated Reader) Goal for the first 9 weeks of the 2021-2022 school year. Students were treated with a trip to the park on Friday, October, 22, 2021. Aceon Hill Alejandra Mondragon Alyson Dominguez Andy Perez Angelli…
Barbara Ann Brian, 1954-2021
Barbara Ann Brian, age 66 of Mineral Wells, TX passed away Saturday, October 30, 2021 in Fort Worth, TX. She was born November 28, 1954 in Pulaski County, MO to the late Cleve Brian and Mary Christine Hughes Brian. Barbara enjoyed gardening, working in her flower beds and crafting. Other than her parents she is…
Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Class of 2022 named
Peggy Clark, George Cleason, Tom Faust and Ginger Graham have been selected to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame as the class of 2022. FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Sam M. Walton College of Business and the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Board have named four leaders in the timber, banking, investment and bio-pharmaceutical industries to…
Amanda Briant wins Warren Branch Library’s Murder Mystery Packet
? New school and arena groundbreaking postponed due to weather
Due to rainy conditions this morning, the new Warren school and basketball arena groundbreaking which was set for today at 11:00 a.m. has been postponed. Superintendent Bryan Cornish told Saline River Chronicle that the groundbreaking will now be held Monday, November 8 at 1:00 p.m.
Two new Warren businesses hold grand openings in Warren Monday
The first of a series of ribbon cuttings sponsored by Bradley County Chamber of Commerce drew Arkansas Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin on Monday. Warehouse B opened in the building formerly occupied by Golden Girl’s Place and Mazzio’s Pizza. It is owned by Jessica Overall and Heather Blaylock. The building also contains the Our Place Café,…
Warren Tent or Treat Photo Special
Check out some of the costumes and fair at Saturday’s Warren Tent or Treat. The Bradley County Chamber of Commerce’s highly successful Tent or Treat Halloween night on Main Street in Warren was held Saturday, October 30, 2021, as by our estimates over 1,000 people attended. Halloween ghosts and goblins adorned the Main Street of…
Pastime: The Childhood of Famous Americans books
This is a Pastime of reading pleasure and memories of pages filled by books of famous Americans. There was a small, but compact collection of little orange/red backed books found on a shelf under the east window of the children’s section in the old Warren Public Library. That collection still fills my memories – even…
Warren arrest report for October 26-31, 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. Eric Rideout / 506 Boyd St., Warren, AR / DOB 10-8-85 / poss of drug paraphernalia on 10-28-21 Shawn Keller Forrest / 420 N Martin St, Warren, AR…
Roosevelt Louis Gray, 1950-2021
Roosevelt Louis Gray, 71, of Warren, died October 23, 2021. Born September 18, 1950, he was a son of the late Georgia Black and Louis Gray. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Warren, where he was ordained a deacon on November 12, 2000 and again as a minister on April 26,…
WFD responds to blaze on North Martin in Warren
Warren Fire Department emergency personnel were called to a structure fire Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 808 North Martin Street in Warren. Seventeen Warren Firefighters arrived on the scene to help extinguish the blaze. EASI ambulance paramedics were also on hand.
Retirement reception held for Warren Street Foreman Ricky Joe Davis
Family, co-workers, friends and City officials gathered Friday afternoon, October 29 to thank Ricky Joe Davis for his work and efforts as City of Warren Street Foreman. Mr. Davis went to work for the City of Warren in 2014 after a career in manufacturing. He served under Mayor Bryan Martin and Mayor Denisa Pennington. Ricky…
Three more Warren Branch Library eLibraries placed throughout Bradley County
The Warren Branch Library recently placed three eLibraries(Community Resource Centers) in Bradley County. They are located at New Beginnings C.A.S.A. in Warren, Banks City Hall, and at the Hermitage Housing Authority. These eLibraries will provide much needed information such as Drug Rehabilitation, Housing, Food Distribution, Clothing Distribution, Daycare, Churches, GED Classes, etc. They were made…
Weekly Column from the Arkansas House of Representatives 10-29-21
According to the American Diabetes Association, approximately 363,781 people in Arkansas, or 14.8% of the adult population, have diabetes. Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States and the number one cause of kidney failure, lower-limb amputations, and adult blindness. In the last 20 years, the number of adults nationwide diagnosed…
New Warren school and arena groundbreaking set for Tuesday
Community members are all invited to attend the official groundbreaking ceremony for the new Warren Elementary School and Lumberjack Arena Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 11:00 a.m at the new elementary school planned location. Visitors can find the location at the gate on North Martin Street. The Lumberjack and Lady Jack basketball arena set to…
Lady Jack and Lumberjack basketball schedule released
The complete Warren Lumberjack Basketball schedule for 2021-2022 was officially released recently, with the first slate of games set for both the senior Lady Jacks and senior Lumberjacks November 11, 2021 at home as the Jacks host Pine Bluff. A total of 98 games are on the schedule including seventh grade, junior high, and high…
Lassiter returns interception for touchdown as Ouachita rallies for 8th win
ADA, Oklahoma – The sixth-ranked Ouachita Baptist University football team trailed by two possessions in the final moments of the third quarter, but two defensive takeaways sparked the Tigers to 20 points in the final 15 minutes, leading to a 43-28 road win over East Central University on Saturday. With Ouachita (8-1) trailing 28-17 late…
Weevils couldn’t stop the Storm
Durant, Okla. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello football team struggled to handle the Southeastern Oklahoma State offense in their ninth game of the season Saturday. The Weevils fell behind early and were unable to recover falling 34-14 to the Savage Storm in Durant, Oklahoma. UAM moves to 4-4 on the season after the…
Lumberjacks are 8-4A Conference Champions
Late October nights, the beginnings of chilly weather to come, and a road trip to Hamburg to round out 8-4A Conference play. Sounds like Lumberjack Football, and there’s no place I’d rather be this time of year. Maybe it’s the Halloween spirit and the nostalgia I associate with this game, at this particular place, that…
Lady Jack Keller Bigham commits to play basketball for Mississippi College
Warren Lady Jack basketball standout Keller Bigham announced Friday, October 29, 2021 via twitter that she has committed to play basketball at Mississippi College. Bigham, a senior center for the Lady Jacks, received offers from multiple schools within the past year. “So excited to announce that I have committed to Mississippi College to further my…