Commerce Secretary Mike Preston names new broadband director

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 11, 2022) – Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston today announced that Glen Howie has been named the state’s new Director of Broadband. Howie comes to the Commerce Department from Louisiana’s Office of Broadband Development and Connectivity. “I’m pleased to welcome Glen Howie to Arkansas, and I am confident that he is…

BCEDC holds annual meeting Monday evening

Warren, Arkansas – The annual meeting of Bradley County Economic Development Corp. was held Monday at Immanuel Baptist Church with Arkansas Commerce Secretary Mike Preston as guest speaker. Board Chairman Dr. Bob Smalling gave the welcome and the Rev. Matt Overall gave an opening prayer. “This has been a very active year for BCEDC,” Smalling…

VIDEO: SRC asks ADH Epidemiologist Dr. Mike Cima for clarity on how COVID cases are reported

VIDEO: SRC asks ADH Epidemiologist Dr. Mike Cima for clarity on how COVID cases are reported

Saline River Chronicle talked Wednesday, January 26, 2022 with the Arkansas Department of Health’s Dr. Mike Cima, State Epidemiologist, about how COVID-19 active case numbers are both discovered and reported. During the interview we discussed how active cases of COVID-19 are both found and recorded for public information, what number of new cases are the…

Former Warren Fire Chief and court reporter pleads guilty to class D felony theft of property

Former Warren Fire Chief and court reporter pleads guilty to class D felony theft of property

Warren, Arkansas – Former Warren part-time Fire Chief and former treasurer of the Arkansas Court Reporters Association Michael Ashcraft pled guilty Friday, January 21, 2022 to theft of property, a Class D felony offense, stemming from charges filed by the Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, which accused Ashcraft of manipulating, misappropriating, and misusing membership funds…

Mike Conyers of the Arkansas Department of Health for Emergency Disaster Preparedness presents Rotary program

The program for the Rotary Club of Warren on Tuesday, Jan. 4 inside the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church was Mike Conyers with the Arkansas Department of Health for Emergency Disaster Preparedness. Mr. Conyers was the program for Rotarian Dana Harvey. Mr. Conyers spoke covered a lot of information regarding the state of…

City of Warren hosts retirement reception for outgoing Building Official and Sanitation Manager Mike May

Officials, employees, family and friends gathered Thursday afternoon, December 30, 2021 at the Warren Municipal Building to wish Mike May a happy retirement. As of January 1, 2022, Mike is retiring as City of Warren Building Official/Sanitation Manager. Included in the picture is Mayor Pennington, Council Members Emily Moseley and Angela Marshall, Mr. May and…