The Bradley County Fair and Livestock Show is set to start Wednesday, September 8, 2021 and run through September 11, with a host of events on the schedule. Schedule of events: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Allotment of Booths 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Enter Home Economics Exhibits 1:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Enter Livestock Exhibits 3:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Thursday,…
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Annual Trammell reunion held September 4 in New Edinburg
The annual Trammell reunion was held Sept 4, 2021 at the New Edinburg Community Center. A delicious pot luck meal was enjoyed by all who attended. Family and friends included Rex and Pam Trammell, Linda McDaniel, R. L. Gates, Rusty Johnston, Heather and Lux, Mandy Dalton, Leonard Brown, Barbie Trammell and Tim Jones, Mason Trammell…
1,490 students enrolled in Warren Schools K-12
New enrollment data recently released by the Warren School District shows a community educational institution growing in diversity. According to Warren School District Superintendent Bryan Cornish, there are approximately 1,490 students currently enrolled within the Warren School District. That number includes grades kindergarten through twelfth grade. The reason that number is stated as approximate is…
Hermitage School Board votes to mandate masks indoors and on school buses in fight to curb COVID-19 spread
The Hermitage Board of Education voted 6-0 Thursday evening, September 2, 2021 to require masks to be worn when indoors at any Hermitage Schools building where social distancing of six feet is not an option as well as on school buses. Thursday’s meeting was a special called meeting specifically for the discussion of possibly updating…
City of Warren and Bradley County post Labor Day schedules
The City of Warren Municipal Building will be closed in honor of Labor Day, Monday September 6, 2021. There will be no garbage collection that day. All other days will be as regularly scheduled for the week. The City Emergency Services Building will be open and fully staffed. Bradley County will collect county garbage as…
Library announces August Memorials
Fire Department publishes call list for August
The Warren Fire Department responded to 17 emergency calls during the month of August 2021. The two highest need calls went out between August 12 and August 14. A grass fire at Ball St. and Ainsworth St. was called in August 12. 14 firemen were needed at the scene. Then, August 14, 13 firemen responded…
Bags of marijuana and cocaine discovered during warrant search of Bellaire Street home
On August 30, 2021 at approximately 11:10 a.m., the Warren Police Department executed a search warrant at 1416 Bellaire Street in Warren at the home of Christopher Strong. The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office and their K-9 assisted in the search warrant. According to Sgt. Thomas Freeman Miller, several large plastic bags containing marijuana were seized…
Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic at BCMC Rural Health Clinic set for September 9
There will be a free drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, Sept. 9 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the BCMC Rural Health Clinic parking lot, located at 304 East Central Street in Warren. This event is being sponsored by the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), Bradley County Medical Center, and Gannaway Drug Store.…
Voter registration event coming September 6 in Drew County
The Drew County NAACP Branch 6042 invites branch members and the community to a Meet and Greet and Voter’s Rights and Voter Registration Rally. The event will be held Monday, Sept. 6 from 10 am to 1 pm at the Jordan Park pavilion. Sponsored by the Membership and Life Membership Committee of the branch, this…
Library to participate in 9/11 Memorial and museum’s education exhibition
WARREN BRANCH LIBRARY is excited to announce its participation in September 11, 2001: The Day That Changed the World, a downloadable educational exhibition that presents the history of 9/11, its origins, and its ongoing implications through the personal stories of those who witnessed and survived the attacks. Told across 14 posters, this exhibition includes archival…
Donate to the Blessing Box, get library debts paid off in September
Library debts can be paid off by donating food for the Library Blessing Box today, September 1 to September 30, 2021. Everyone is always busy, so chances are good that you’ve forgotten to take back a library book a time or two. Well, you can bid your library fines farewell this month and help needy…
County Fair Talent Show to award $100 first place prize
According to the Bradley County Cooperative Extension Service, the Bradley County Fair and Talent show is scheduled for September 11 at 2:00 p.m. at the Bradley County Fair Grounds. There is no entry fee for the event. A $100 prize will be rewarded for the first place winner. For more information on the talent show,…
Southeast Arkansas Concert Association announces 2021-2022 schedule of events
The Southeast Arkansas Concert Association 2021-22 Season is proudly returning to live events. We kick off the season with A Salute to the Troops at the UAM Fine Arts Center (FAC) on Saturday, October 9th @ 2 pm and 7 pm. This will be an American variety show celebration featuring local greats, such as Charles…
Celebrate Library Card Sign-up Month at the Warren Branch Library
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Warren Branch Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. There is nothing more empowering than signing up…
No Drivers license testing in Warren Thursday
According to the Arkansas Sate Police, the Warren drivers license test site at the Troop F headquarters will be closed Thursday, September 2, 2021. For more information, please contact the Arkansas State Police Troop F Headquarters at 870-226-3713.
SEA Human Development Center management speaks to BCEDC about employee shortages, new construction projects, and free training offered
The operations of one of Bradley County’s largest employers were explained to Bradley County Economic Development Corp. board members Monday night. Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center Superintendent Mark Wargo and Assistant Superintendent Dana Harvey appeared before the board. Wargo said the biggest challenge they faced was in getting enough employees who could pass a drug…
Bass accepts South Arkansas Community College scholarship
Tyrianna Bass, a 2021 honor graduate of Warren High School, has accepted a Presidential Scholarship to attend South Arkansas Community College this fall. In high school, the daughter of Shalinda Sanders was a member of HOSA-Future Health Professionals, Beta Club and the Spanish Club.
Job Fair coming to Monticello in late September
SRC launches improved site with new features including mobile optimization
Good morning! You’ll notice some changes to salineriverchronicle.com. Have no fear, I’m here to fill you in on what’s new. Since I founded the site in January of 2010, it has grown exponentially. For most of us, salineriverchronicle.com is one of our first places to stop in the morning, as we catch up on what’s…
UAM remembers former Chancellor Fred Taylor
Monticello, Ark. – Dr. Fred J. Taylor, former chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Monticello, passed away August 27, 2021 in Little Rock. Dr. Taylor served as chancellor from 1977 until 2004 and was the longest-serving chief executive in UAM’s history. Before he came to UAM, he worked for the University of Arkansas at…