WARREN, Ark. – Warren Mayor Gregg Reep reiterated a promise to demolish unstable buildings downtown before the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival as he met with the city Community and Economic Development Committee Wednesday. Present were Chairwoman Angela Marshall and Alderwoman Memory Burks-Frazer with Alderwoman Dorothy Henderson on speakerphone. “We are very close to doing…
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Re-sodding underway on Bradley County Courthouse grounds
WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Courthouse grounds have begun a process of resodding following damage caused by the raising of the courthouse clocktower. The new grass was delivered on Wednesday, with a portion of the south side completed the same day. The project has been expedited with the help of an Arkansas Department of…
Rotary hears program from Warren EAST program
The Rotary Club of Warren met Tuesday for its weekly meeting at Noon at First United Methodist Church. The Rotarians heard from Junior Rotarian Natalie Cooper first before Rotarian Jimmy Sledge introduced his program. Sledge introduced his daughter Payton Reep, who is the EAST facilitator at Warren High School. She gave a brief introduction before…
Man found guilty by jury of shooting hole in Kingsland water tower last year
RISON, Ark. – A man accused of shooting a hole in a water tower honoring country music legend Johnny Cash has been found guilty by a jury in Cleveland County, Arkansas Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Timothy Sled, a resident of Kingsland, was charged with felony impairing the operation of a vital public facility and first-degree…
Choirs to perform at Arkansas Travs game
Katie Kuhn, Director of Choral Activities for the Warren School District, announced recently that the WMS Intermediate and WHS Advanced Choirs have been selected to perform the National Anthem at the start of the Arkansas Travelers home game against the Tulsa Drillers on Thursday, April 27. “This is a great opportunity for our students to…
Warren City crews work on sidewalk patches on Turner Street Tuesday
Warren, Arkansas – The City of Warren’s Street Department was hard at work on Tuesday, March 28, patching sidewalks. The crew focused their efforts on the Turner Street west side sidewalk Tuesday morning, just north of central street. Bruce Baker and Scott Steadman were both working hard on the Turner Street project, with Street Foreman…
BCEDC meeting highlights efforts to boost economic growth in Bradley County
WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Economic Development Corp. (BCEDC) meeting on Monday, March 28 opened with a discussion regarding industrial recruiting efforts in a closed session. Attending the meeting were Board Chairman Dr. Bob Smalling, members Morgan Richardson Meeks, Stacey Gorman, James Wells, John Lipton, John Gavin, Bridgette Harding, Kelly Ashcraft, Hugh Allen Quimby,…
ADC prison work crew in town Tuesday helping to pick up trash and clean streets
Warren, Arkansas – On Tuesday, March 28th, a work crew consisting of prisoners from the Arkansas Department of Corrections partnered with the City of Warren to help clean up debris and trash from streets. The crew worked in multiple locations, including St. James Street, for part of the morning. Supervisors from the Arkansas Department of…
UAM Pre-Vet students holding raffle to raise funds for mission trip to Belize this summer
MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello’s (UAM) Pre-Vet program is gearing up for an exciting mission trip to Belize this summer. To raise funds for this trip, the Pre-Vet students are currently hosting a raffle with all proceeds going towards the trip. Trotter Ford and Point Blank Consulting are generously sponsoring the…
Portions of Pine Street gutters cleared by City of Warren crews Tuesday
Warren, Arkansas – A City of Warren Street Department crew was busy Tuesday cleaning up a stretch of gutter on Pine Street between the old Union Bank building and westward. The crew was tasked with clearing out the drainage areas of debris, trash, and grass growth to manage the free flow of water and reduce…
Schedule of Warren’s Holy Week services announced
WARREN, Ark. – Local residents are gearing up for Holy Week services as the Easter holiday approaches. The Bradley County Ministerial Alliance has announced a series of services taking place next week, featuring local religious leaders from various denominations. The Holy Week services will kick off on Monday, April 3rd at the First Freewill Baptist…
North Wright Street open to traffic again following sinkhole repairs
WARREN, Ark. – The City of Warren announced today that North Wright Street is officially open to traffic again after being closed for repairs due to a sinkhole that developed on March 18. City Street Foreman Monty Hearnsberger reported that repairs have been completed on the sinkhole, which was about four feet deep. Traffic can…
Bake sale fundraiser to support Hermit Daze Festival activities
Hermitage, AR – As the spring season settles in, the City of Hermitage is getting ready for the highly anticipated Hermit Daze Festival scheduled for May 20th. The community is gearing up for a day of festivities and fun, and the preparations are already in full swing. One of the biggest events leading up to…
Tim Kessler appointed to Intermodal Board as representative from Drew County
Drew County Judge Jessie Griffin recently informed Tim Kessler of his appointment as Drew County’s representative to the Southeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Facilities Authority Board for a three-year term. Kessler, who recently moved to Monticello from Warren, is a freelance contributor to Saline River Chronicle. Kessler served for three years on the Board of Directors…
Hop on over to the Warren City Park for the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce’s Community Easter Egg Hunt and Book Giveaway this Saturday
WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Chamber of Commerce is set to host its annual Community Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 1 at Warren City Park from 10 am-12 pm. The event promises to be a fun-filled day for families and children of all ages. In addition to the traditional egg hunt, this year’s…
The Anthony, Gathen, Rainey, Tolbert Scholarships are available
The Anthony, Gathen, Rainey and Tolbert Scholarship is now available, created by retired former school district superintendents, Frank Anthony – Pine Bluff, Thomas Gathen – Dollarway, David Rainey- Dumas, and Andrew Tolbert- Warren. The $1,000 scholarship to be given at each school district was developed to assist students from low-income families in going to college. …
Southeast Arkansas Regional Library and South Arkansas Telephone Company Inc.(SATCO) celebrate with Warren Branch Library on Foundation for Rural Service Grant Award
WARREN, Ark. – The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), the philanthropic arm of NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association, announced the recipients of 31 grants totaling over $142,000 to support projects in communities served by NTCA members. Southeast Arkansas Regional Library is pleased to announce Warren Branch Library as one of these grant recipients. Warren Branch Library…
Applications now available for ABC Preschool in Warren
WARREN, Ark. – ABC Preschool announced that they will be accepting applications for open enrollment starting March 27th. Parents interested in enrolling their child in the preschool can pick up applications at the Warren ABC Preschool location. To fully register for preschool, parents will need to provide several documents, including a birth certificate, social security…
Warren arrest report for March 20-25, 2023
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.
Bradley County Auxiliary Deputies to host annual fundraiser with chicken dinner and silent auction
WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Auxiliary Deputies are gearing up for their annual fundraiser, which will feature a Chicken Dinner and Silent Auction on April 21st, 2023. The event will take place at the Search & Rescue Building located at 206 East Cedar from 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. and 4:00-9:00 p.m. For just $12 a…
Grace Cowboy Church invites community to join Easter Egg Hunt celebration
WARREN, Ark. – Grace Cowboy Church is all set to host an exciting Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, April 8th, at their arena located at 316 Smith Road in Warren, Arkansas. The fun-filled event will commence at 10:00 A.M. and promises to be a great time for families and friends of all ages. The event…