It’s that time – a Pastime that comes around every October when most regular sports take a “back seat” at least temporarily to the Major League World Series. Each fall, years ago, if you could ‘sit still’ and “listen,” Wayne’s around such baseball lovers as Paul Whitaker, Jimmy Russell, Wayne Wisener, Hugh Allen Jones, Tommy…
Warren High School students recently published tips on “How to be Cyber Aware” in an effort to help the public protect their private data on computers and cellular devices. Karlee Files, a WHS student, designed the flyer which includes helpful tips such as being careful what links you click on, especially within emails, protecting your…
Autumn in Arkansas is a great time to get outside and search for beautiful fall color. Arkansas State Parks and the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission’s natural areas are great places to experience the fall season no matter your activity level or interests. ANHC’s natural areas are specifically set aside to preserve, and sometimes restore, species…
A recent column about Mary Lou Martin’s fantastic chili dogs at Lumberjack football games got me thinking and somewhat challenged by the younger generation discussing the merits between Wayne’s Confectionary and The Corral. Wasn’t Wayne’s and The Corral about the same, one younger generation questioner probed? No. I quickly stated. The two restaurants were not…
Bradley County Medical Center CEO Steve Henson sat down with Saline River Chronicle’s Gregg Reep for another episode of Southark Spotlight brought to you by Maxwell Hardwood Flooring. During the episode Mr. Henson discusses the structure of the Bradley County Medical Center business, how the local medical industry has changed, as well as the staffing…
As the cool evening nights of October draws near and Lumberjack football heats up in this modern high-scoring, take-no-prisoner style of football that now permeates Warren; all I can think about on the cool, fall evenings at a high school football game are Mary Lou Martin’s signature Chili Hotdogs. Years ago, I went back for…
Emily Youngquist has reached 600 books in the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program! For more information about how your child can participate in this program, contact the Warren Branch Library at 870-226-2536.
The South Arkansas Arts Center invites the public to view a new exhibit by contemporary landscape artist Mary Louise Porter, entitled “Rhythms and Reflections”. This beautiful and colorful exhibition will hang in the Price and Merkle Galleries October 1-27, with an artist’s reception on October 2, from 6:00-7:30pm. Now living and working in Ocean Springs,…
The stories told along the red-brick streets of Warren are many, most known are of acts of kindnesses, personal achievement and civic goodness. This story has a mix of all three and more involving family. Back in the summer of 1951, the Warren Lions Club, led by Mack Graham, Hal Gibbs and other notable Lions,…
Here’s a great opportunity for cattle producers. There will be two upcoming webinars on Dollars and Sense for Cow-Calf Producers; September 28 and October 5. Scheduled topics and speakers for the webinars include: Tues. Sept. 28 — Risk Management for Cow/Calf Producers “Knowing Your Production Costs” — Daniel Rivera, director of Southwest Research and Extension…
Yesterday afternoon’s rumbles of thunder and rain ushered in a fresh blue sky Wednesday morning with much cooler temperatures and lower humidity. The cooler weather arrived right in time to welcome the fall equinox, one of the moments in the year when the sun is directly over the equator. While today is the first day…
NPR’s Venessa Romo recently published an article that Saline River Chronicle thought our readers might find interesting, especially given Bradley County’s connection with the tomato. Each June we celebrate the Bradley County Pink Tomato, our beloved delicious fruit, which comes off the vine year after year to the enjoyment of us all. But do you…
MONTICELLO, Ark. — A craftsman’s regret over an unfulfilled promise has given the remains of a one-time state and national champion persimmon tree from Dardanelle a new life at the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources on the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus. The native persimmon tree, Diospyros virginiana, usually grows from 30…
The GFWC Warren Woman’s Club displayed a jar of Cheerios at their booth at the Bradley County Fair. The visitors to the booth had an opportunity to estimate how many cheerios were in the jar. No one estimated the exact number, but Terry Glover was close. He estimated to be 2135 and the correct number…
Presley Mashburn recently made a donation to the Warren Branch Library Blessing Box, a spot where goods can picked up by anyone in need. Presley used her birthday money to help buy food items to help stock the blessing box. The Warren Branch Library says that thanks to her donation, some of the needs throughout…
WHITE HALL – Miss Lilly Katherine Hood, 17, the granddaughter of two former Warren residents, was crowned the Homecoming Queen for White Hall High School this past weekend. Miss Hood, is the daughter of Steve and Kelli Boone Hood of White Hall. Her grandparents are Dr. Terry and Donna Dees Boone, also of White Hall.…
Recent deaths of two fine ladies reminded me of a very unique ladies apparel store – The Town Shop – which is now a Pastime of local finery absent from the Warren Business District. As I looked into the history of the shop’s owners and those who worked in this small, but important shop, perhaps…
With the start of Lumberjack football comes that unique salty scented memory of freshly popped popcorn. Just inside the southeast gate at old O. O. Axley Field, on the home stand side, is where the scent of this Pastime memory begins and I can smell it every time I step inside any football stadium. That…
For those of us old enough to recall September 11, 2001, we cannot help but remember where we were and what we were doing when we either heard about or saw the attack on our country by al Qaeda. In a well planned and well executed attack, terrorists hijacked four passenger planes and began to…
Wednesday evening, with popcorn in hand, I sat down in my recliner and relaxed for about an hour and a half as I took part in an online pre-screening of a movie I was fortunate enough to be a contributor to the production of over two years ago titled, Mayberry Man, a film which celebrates…
Arkansas is one of the top fall color destinations in the country. The state has three national forests, the Ozark, the Ouachita and the St. Francis, that make wonderful destinations to experience the beauty of the season. From the ridges of the Ouachita and Ozark mountains to the Delta flatlands, Arkansas highways offer some incredibly…