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Warren arrest report for March 25-April 2, 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.
Warren Sanitation Department requests patience from commercial dumpster customers amid truck issue
WARREN, Ark. – The Warren Sanitation Department has requested patience from its commercial dumpster customers as they work to resolve a truck problem that has forced them to empty dumpsters by hand for the past few days. Sanitation Manager Rob Johnson said that the department is doing everything it can to resolve the issue as…
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Graduation is right around the corner. If you would like to honor your favorite graduate on Saline River Chronicle, you can do so directly on our front page. For just $20 you get a photo of your graduate along with a message of your choice. The post will contain its own unique web address, so…
Warren Bank donates $5K to help with new sod on Courthouse grounds
WARREN, Ark. – On Friday morning of March 31, 2023, Thomas Frazer, Chairman of the Board of Warren Bank, and Kelly Ashcraft, President of Warren Bank, stood alongside Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney and Sheriff Hershel Tillman on the south lawn of the Bradley County Courthouse. They posed for a photo as they presented a…
Entergy Arkansas prepares for possible severe weather
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Entergy Arkansas is monitoring the progress of severe weather moving into its service territory and is preparing for the possibility that powerful storms could affect customers Friday afternoon and into the evening. The weather system is capable of causing widespread and extended power outages from high winds and possible tornadoes, particularly in…
Nearly 400 single parents receive Spring 2023 scholarships from ASPSF
MONTICELLO, Ark. – Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF) awarded 383 scholarships to single parents for the Spring 2023 semester. Totaling just under $400,000, the scholarships are combined with services, such as mentoring and financial planning. ASPSF’s model creates a support system designed to help low-income single parents stay in school, graduate with a degree…
Plans coming together for 2023 Pink Tomato Festival; Kailey Henry wins logo contest
Planning for the 67th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival continued Thursday with committee members and a large crowd in attendance at the District Courtroom. Chairwoman Kenna Sparks announced Kailey Henry had won the annual logo contest. On May 20, the festival will kick off with the Tour D’Tomato bicycle event throughout the county, including…
Community and Economic Development Committee of Warren discusses industrial recruitment and downtown safety
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…
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…