WARREN, Ark. – On Monday, April 10, 2023, the Bradley County Retired Teachers and Employees Association held their regular meeting at the First United Methodist Church. The guest speaker for the event was State Representative Jeff Wardlaw, who spoke to the group about legislation and insurance that affects school teachers and employees. Jonalyn Reep is…
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Chamber talks Market On Main, downtown decorating, and Tomato Festival preparations
Market On Main will return to the former Martin’s lot this Saturday, it was announced at Monday’s monthly Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board meeting. Board member Estephany Roman said 21 vendors are expected from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. including four food trucks with coffee, Mexican food and fried items. The vendors are only limited by…
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…
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…
Bradley County 4-H holds annual awards dinner
The Bradley County 4-H Awards Dinner was held recently at Immanuel Baptist Church in Warren, celebrating the hard work and achievements of the county’s 4-H members and volunteers. Among the highlights of the evening were the naming of Asher Weaver as the 4-H Member of the Year and Mindy Castleberry as the 4-H Volunteer of…
Warren Country Club to host crawfish and shrimp boil for Pavilion Project and Warren High School Golf Team
The Warren Country Club is getting ready to host a special event for a couple of great causes. On Saturday, March 25, from 12 pm to 7 pm, the Club will host a Crawfish and Boiled Shrimp Dinner as a benefit for the Pavilion Project and the Warren High School Golf Team. This event promises…
Quorum Court hears report on Extension Service, BCMC, and Courthouse renovation
WARREN, Ark. – Bradley County Extension Service agents gave their annual report to Bradley County Quorum Court Monday night. Staff Chairman John Gavin and Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Michelle Carter described the various programs they and their staff had conducted. Gavin said the County Extension Council is comprised of 20 members. In agriculture, programs…
BC Rural Fire Department tackles grass/woods fire Tuesday
The Bradley County Rural Fire Department responded to a woodland and grass fire Tuesday evening, March 21, 2023 around 6:38 p.m. on Highway 278 West. Photos courtesy of Bradley County Rural Fire Department.
Work continues at the Bradley County Courthouse
Cleanup work on the Bradley County Courthouse grounds continued this week as the large beams used to support the cranes that hoisted the tower into place some months ago were removed. Pictured above is the south side of the courthouse lawn Wednesday afternoon, March 15, 2023. The project has continued since the tower was placed…
Courthouse tower lights look gorgeous beaming over downtown Warren
Take a drive around the court square sometime soon one evening and take a gander at the new tower basking in a beautiful nightlight recently installed. The lighting on the tower is a really nice addition to the project. It can be seen from some distance away and adds a unique ambiance to the downtown…
Firefighters respond to two separate oil storage fires this weekend near Moro Bay
MORO BAY, Ark. – Multiple fire crews from Bradley County and Union County were called Sunday, March 5 to a fire at Moro Bay on Mitchum Landing Road due to an oil storage tank explosion, the second such event of the weekend. Crews with the Bradley County Rural Fire Department, the Banks Volunteer Fire Department,…
Roof repairs the subject of Thursday BCMC Board meeting, plus full meeting report
A lengthy discussion was held at Bradley County Medical Center’s monthly board meeting Thursday about much-needed infrastructure repairs weighed against the possibility of building a new hospital in the next few years. Extensive repairs are needed to the hospital roof, as it has leaked in several places. Maintenance Director Tim Saunders joined the discussion late…
Bradley County to hold pesticide collection event
Bradley County producers and commercial applicators will have the opportunity to dispose of their outdated and unused pesticides during a collection event on Tuesday, March 7. The event will take place at the Bradley County Fairgrounds. Inventory forms are due by March 1, and can be picked up at the Bradley County Extension Office or…
Construction could start in June on new $2.1 million multipurpose Emergency Response Building, plus full BC Quorum Court report
Plans for a $2.1 million COVID-19 Emergency Response Building were revealed Tuesday at the Bradley County Quorum Court meeting. Architects Blakeley C. Dunn and Matthew Roberts of CADM Architecture Inc. of El Dorado explained the plans. County Judge Klay McKinney said the county received funding for the building through the American Rescue Plan Act. First…
BCMC chosen to participate in Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program
WARREN, Ark. (2/14/23)– On behalf of the Health Resources Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP), and Delta Regional Authority (DRA), The National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center) is excited to announce Bradley County Medical Center has been selected to participate in the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) Program. Through the DRCHSD Program, the DRA and FORHP…
UPDATE: Vehicle recovered from the Saline was reported stolen and appears to have been purposely wrecked in the River
Saline River Chronicle received an official update Monday morning from the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department in regards to a story we broke Sunday afternoon of a vehicle being recovered from the Saline River near the Jim Young Bridge on Highway 63 north of Warren. On 05 FEB 2023 Deputy Jose Ramirez responded to report of…
Vehicle removed from the Saline River near Hwy 63 bridge Sunday afternoon
Personnel with the Bradley County Sheriff’s Department as well as a local towing service were busy removing a vehicle from the Saline River Sunday afternoon, February 5, 2023 near the Jim Young Bridge on Highway 63 north of Warren. Details at this hour are still very limited. However, it appears as though the vehicle was…
Fire engulfs building at Warren Schools bus barn Saturday
WARREN, Ark. – Warren City and Bradley County Rural fire crews responded to a significant fire which broke out Saturday around noon at the Warren School District’s bus barn on Seminary Street. From the information SRC gathered on the scene, 911 was alerted by a nearby business owner of the fire around noon Saturday, February…
Warren and Hermitage students compete in Bradley County Spelling Bee
Warren School District and Hermitage School District met this Friday to compete in the Bradley County Spelling Bee. Spellers from both districts competed for a chance to move on and compete in the Arkansas State Spelling Bee in March. WMS 7th Grader, Addysen Powell, placed first and will move on to compete in Little Rock…
Warren FD and BC Rural fire crews battle Saturday grass fire
Firefighters from the Warren Fire Department were assisted by the Bradley County Rural Fire Department Saturday afternoon as they fought a grass fire on McClemore Lane off Hill Rd in the eastern section of town south of Cloverdale. All photos are courtesy of the Bradley County Rural Fire Department.
Battles receives BCMC’s latest DAISY Award
WARREN, Ark. – Tina Battles, RN, was chosen as the latest recipient of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses ® Monday morning at Bradley County Medical Center. This award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care they provide patients and families every day. The nomination for Battles stated…