Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board of directors held its first meeting of the year Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. with new Chairman Ron St. John presiding. Also present were board members James Wells, Estephany Roman, Jane Harris, Ana Angeles, Kim Forrest and Brooke Hatch, and Executive Director Terrie White. Top photo: New…
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Portion of Bradley 53 in southern Bradley County closed
Bradley County has announced the temporary closure of Bradley 53 Road in the southern portion of Bradley County from Bradley 160 at Eagle Lake Church to Bradley 25-A. Saline River Chronicle spoke with Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney’s office at noon today. They told SRC that Bradley 53 Road, the Eagle Lake road, has been…
Hikers take part in first day hikes at Moro Bay State Park to celebrate new year, plus a special visitor stops by
As part of a statewide Arkansas State Park’s cooperative event, visitors gathered Sunday, January 1, 2023 at Bradley County’s Moro Bay State Park to participate in the annual first day hikes program. In a post on social media, Paul Butler, the head ranger at Moro Bay State Park, posted to Moro Bay’s social media page…
Quorum Court appropriates more funding for solid waste
The Bradley County Quorum Court met for their final meeting of 2022 Monday, December 19. Regular reports were presented for Court approval, including the treasure and the sheriff’s reports. The Court also received a monthly update from the Bradley County Medical Center. Marilyn Johnson told the Justices that utilization of the Hospital is up due…
Clock tower top successfully lifted into place
Sunday was an historic day for Bradley County. A small crowd of people began gathering during the early daylight hours as construction crews started the process of lifting the Courthouse’s cupola and dome to the top of the history-filled building. This phase of the project to help renovate the clock tower began January 10 of…
Pastime: Past Christmas memories of Warren, Bradley County
As the week of Christmas approaches, I often find myself transported back in both memory and times of now, long ago. I imagine my 10-year-old self, sprinting down the south side of Main Street to the Sears & Roebuck Co., Catalog Store, hoping that the long awaited “mystery” order form the Chicago mail-order house was…
Chamber of Commerce holds final meeting of 2022
Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board of directors held its last meeting of the year on Monday at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. Outgoing board members are Tim Kessler, Curtis Blankinship Jr. and Debbie Spencer. Incoming board members are Ana Angeles, Estephany Roman and Denisa Pennington. New officers are President Ron St. John, Chair-elect Dana…
Awards handed out at 2022 Bradley County Riding Club annual show
The Bradley County Riding Club recently held its annual award show for 2022. Pictured above are the top points winners for the calendar year. From left to right: Megan Walters(Junior division), RJ Martin(Gaited Division), Jordan Pruitt(Senior Division), and in front, Annie Barrett(Lead Line Division). Below are the full points totals for 2022 for each division…
67th Annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival 2023 T-Shirt design contest
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival Committee is accepting submissions for the 2023 67th annual Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival T-shirt design contest. The winning entry will be used as the official design to be printed on the 2023 T-shirt, and/or on souvenirs, posters, brochures, and other media used to publicize the 2023 festival. All…
Matthew Cathey elected Hermitage Mayor in runoff election
The following are the local election results for Bradley County’s sole runoff countywide. Matthew J. Cathey and incumbent Mayor Tonya Kendrix faced off after the November 8 election resulted in no candidate with 50% or more in a three person race. City of Hermitage Mayor
Family still searching for answers six months after Martha Bradford’s disappearance
The family of a missing Bradley County woman is still searching for answers in the disappearance of their mother, Martha Bradford, who was last seen Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in the Blue Springs community near Banks. Saturday, December 3, 2022, is the birthday of missing Bradley County woman Martha Bradford. Born December 3, 1969, Bradford’s…
Jury finds man guilty for 2021 kidnapping and murder
WARREN, Ark – Tony McCoy, 45 of Warren, was found guilty in Bradley County Circuit Court of first degree murder and kidnapping in the June 2021 killing of Terry Adams. According to Prosecuting Attorney Frank Spain, McCoy and the victim, Terry Adams, were both arrested for a drug offense in June of 2021. After the…
36th annual Buck Fever Festival held in Banks over the weekend
The famous Buck Fever Festival, the annual event put on in the town of Banks in Bradley County, held its 36th consecutive festival this past weekend, November 11-12 during the customary start of Arkansas’s modern-gun deer season. In these parts, Buck Fever is the unofficial kickoff to the holiday season, and 2022’s festival didn’t disappoint.…
BCMC staff members attend patient decontamination training and drill
BCMC staff members Rick Beckner, Amber White, Jamie Wolfe, Jeff Whipple, Allen Savage, and Marilyn Johnson participated in a Patient Decontamination exercise training and full-scale drill for Southeast Arkansas Emergency Preparedness on Tuesday, Nov. 8. The event was held at Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Pine Bluff and featured participants from healthcare facilities all across…
2022 Bradley County local election results
The following are the local election results for Bradley County. They are presented in the order in which they were printed at the Courthouse. US Senate REP John Boozman – 1,823 LIB Kenneth Cates – 63 DEM Natalie James – 729 US Congress District 04 REP Bruce Westerman – 1,806 DEM John White – 707…
Bradley County Chamber holds annual meeting
Top photo: New Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board members for a three-year term are, from left, Mary Julia Moore, Denisa Pennington, Estephany Roman, Ana Angeles and James Wells. Not pictured is Dana Harvey. Photo by Tim Kessler.
Bradley County set to hold Christmas Gala November 14
The 2022 Christmas Gala, presented by the Bradley County Historical Museum, will usher in the Christmas season for Bradley County on Monday, November 14th. The Gala will be held in the Activity Center of Warren First Baptist Church and will begin at 6 p.m. The exciting event will be a great time of fun and…
BCMC’s Huitt named Hospital CFO of the Year by Arkansas Business
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (11/2/22)– Bradley County Medical Center’s Leslie Huitt was named the Hospital CFO of the Year by Arkansas Business in a ceremony Wednesday afternoon at the DoubleTree Hotel in Little Rock. A native of Hermitage, Ark., Huitt was the BCMC Chief Financial Officer prior to being named the Chief Executive Officer of the…
36th Annual Buck Fever Festival schedule announced
One of Bradley County’s most enjoyable events, the Annual Buck Fever Festival in Banks, is set for November 11 through 13. This is the 36th edition of the event, and the complete schedule has officially been released. The bulk of the event is to be held on Saturday, November 12 with the parade, dog show,…
Bradley County Quorum Court briefed on cost of housing County prisoners
WARREN, Ark. – Bradley County Sheriff Herchel Tillman and County Judge Klay McKinney both spent some time during the monthly Quorum Court meeting conducted October 17 updating the Court on the cost of housing and transporting county inmates to various jails around the state. The ability to house local inmates has been an issue of discussion for…
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