WARREN, Ark. – The historic Ederington building, former Sandwich Shop, old Hankins Hardware building, and the Bradley County Rural Water Office, which features a flag mural on the eastern side, as well as one other building on the block owned by Jason Reep, will be coming down soon. The county was authorized by the Bradley…
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…
Although she is starting her fourth term in the Arkansas General Assembly, state Rep. Sonia Barker is now beginning to represent the newly created District 96, which includes half of Bradley County. Barker appeared at Tuesday’s Bradley County Quorum Court meeting along with her husband. They live in Smackover and have three adult children plus…
Local elected officials in Bradley County are soon to be sworn in Sunday, January 1, 2023 at the Bradley County Courthouse in Warren. The ceremony, which will take place at 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, will see a host of local elected officials from both the County, City of Warren, City of Hermitage, as well as…
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…
Judge Klay McKinney told members of the Bradley County Quorum Court during their Monday evening, November 21 monthly meeting that he hopes the mounting of the repaired bell tower to the top of the Courthouse is very close. He told the Justices that work inside the old flu system is underway and he is very…
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…
In response to a question from a Justice of the Peace regarding the status of securing additional money to help finish reconstruction of the Courthouse Bell Tower, Judge Klay Mckinney told the Quorum Court that the County remains some $56,000 short of having enough grant money to complete the needed work, and he has not heard…
A 45-year-old man with connections to the Rison area, Christopher David Reed, pled guilty August 15, 2022 in Bradley County Circuit Court to a single charge of felony theft of property, a class C felony. According to the original criminal filing information from June 9 of last year, Reed was alleged to have illegally taken…
A 43-year-old Warren man, Corey Terrell Buckner was sentenced June 13, 2022 to 10 years in prison after negotiating a plea deal on a class D felony charge of possession of firearms by certain persons that took place in late August of 2018. Buckner, who was charged as a habitual offender, was given credit for…
Members of the Bradley County Quorum Court met for the August monthly meeting of the Court and conducted routine business as well as discussed several other items of business. Judge Klay McKinney told the JPs that he has signed the contract to finalize the Bell Tower repairs and reconstruction and that the additional repairs, determined…
While conducting the July 2022 monthly meeting of the Bradley County Quorum Court, Judge Klay McKinney provided an update on efforts to complete the work on the Courthouse Bell Tower and the issues the County has run into trying to finish the job. The project began with a grant from the Arkansas Preservation Commission, followed…
Bradley County Judge Klay McKinney told the Quorum Court Monday evening, May 16, that work is at somewhat of a standstill on completing the repairs and renovations to the Courthouse Bell Tower. Some unexpected issues have arisen and decisions on how to finish the work are under consideration by the contractor and the State of…
I want to thank the Saline River Chronicle for allowing me to use this platform for announcement of my candidacy for Justice of the Peace District 9. I have dedicated my life to civil service and wish to use my experience concerning our county’s future. My military career taught me how to efficiently manage material,…
Tony Cathey announced he would seek the position of Justice of the Peace, District 5, on the Bradley County Quorum Court. “I have lived in Bradley County all my life. I grew up here, made my living here and my wife and I have raised our children here. I understand the needs of our rural…
James (Jimmy) Williams announces his candidacy for Justice of the Peace, District 5 to serve on the Bradley County Quorum Court. Jimmy is a retired Army veteran with 20 years active service. He received numerous awards during his career including the Meritorious Service medal and Army Commendation medal. He also is a retired as a…
Dana Harvey announces her candidacy for District 9 Justice of the Peace to serve on the Bradley County Quorum Court. Dana is currently the Assistant Superintendent at Southeast Arkansas Human Development Center in Warren and is an Arkansas Licensed Nursing Home Administrator. She offers her expertise in organizational administration, budgeting, personnel management, and policy development…
Warren, Arkansas – Meeting in regular session for the December 20, 2021 Quorum Court Meeting, the Justices were provided an update on the status of the prison project that has been pending for several years. Judge Klay McKinney reported that the Court’s Jail Committee has been discussing the latest proposal suggested by LaSalle Corrections to…
Prior to the regular monthly Bradley County Quorum meeting of November 15, 2021, the court met as the Tax Levying Court to set the millage rates for 2021, to be collected in 2022. The rates levied are as follows: County General- 5 real estate and 5 personal County Road- 3 real estate and 3 personal…
During the monthly Bradley County Quorum Court meeting held Monday, October 18, 2021, the Bradley County Quorum Court voted 6-0, with two absent and one vacancy, to instruct County Attorney Ricky Roper to write a letter to LaSalle Corrections and ask their intentions as to building the private prison in Warren to house state inmates…
