Hilda Thornton recently celebrated her 90th birthday. Diane Parnell presented a proclamation from Warren Mayor Denisa Pennington on behalf of the City of Warren honoring Mrs. Thornton.
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Pastime: More memories of ladies ready-to-wear on Main Street
This Pastime is another installment in the ladies-ready-to-wear shops that once proliferated along Main Street in downtown Warren. And a big Airstream trailer parked in the alleyway behind Main. The alley ran from Cypress to Church. The shiny metal Airstream trailer was indeed, in its day, one of the snazziest travel trailers ever produced in…
Former Warren Woman’s poem and photographs published in Magazine
Special to the Saline River Chronicle OCEANSIDE, Calif., – Chrystal Norton Corcoran, a former Honor Graduate of Warren High, has recently published a poem and three of her photographs included in a college literary arts magazine here. Mrs. Corcoran, who is retired, and lives in the Oceanside area, said on Facebook she was “feeling a…
Southark Spotlight: Cliff Gibson-Video
Saline River Chronicle’s Gregg Reep recently sat down with Cliff Gibson of Gibson & Keith Attorneys at Law for another episode of Southark Spotlight, brought to you by Ouachita Hardwood Flooring. During the interview they discuss a number of topics including the duties of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas and the…
Pastime: Listening to the baseball talk at Wayne’s
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…
WHS students present tips on how to be cyber aware
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…
Explore autumn colors and adventures in The Natural State
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…
Pastime: The Corral’s amazing Frito-Chili-Pie(Yes, Right There Made In The Bag of Golden Fried Corn Chips)
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…
Southark Spotlight: Steve Henson, CEO of the Bradley County Medical Center
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…
Pastime: Band concessional chili dogs
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 reaches 600 books before kindergarten in Library program
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.
SAAC to host contemporary landscape artist Mary Louise Porter in Price and Merkle Galleries
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,…
Pastime: A young waitress who became “Miss Warren”
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,…
Cattle producers’ webinars
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…
Fall starts Wednesday at 2:21 p.m. CST
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…
Where did the tomato originate?
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…
National, state champion persimmon tree returns to live another day
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…
Terry Glover wins GFWC Warren Woman’s Club Cheerio jar contest at the Fair
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…
Local youth uses birthday money to buy food for the Blessing Box
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…
Granddaughter of Warren couple makes three generations of royalty for homecoming ceremonies
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.…
Pastime: The Town Shop of Warren, a memory
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…