The 2022 Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival Pageants were held Saturday evening, June 4 at the Heritage Community Center to crown a new Miss Pink Tomato, as well as a number of other titles including Petite Miss, Pre-Teen Miss, and Teen Miss Pink Tomato. Seventeen year-old Kaiden Hale of Monticello was crowned the 2022 Miss…
The first box of tomatoes for 2022 was brought in by Josh and Krystle Hays, owners of KJ Fresh Produce & More in Warren. Josh has been farming since 1999 and produces approximately 20 acres of tomatoes and other produce. Shown in the box is Red Mountain variety. Other varieties that are grown include Red…
The Fifty-Six Lakers were crowned the 11th grade Gold division champions of The Insider Exposure Memorial Day Tournament held in Monroe, Louisiana May 28-30, 2022. The Neaux Limit Lakers took the 12th grade Silver division championship as well. This local team includes players from Warren, Hermitage, Monticello and Rison. Top photo: The Fifty -Six Lakers…
Antonio Jordan of Warren and Tramond Miller of Hermitage were named Co-MVPS of the 11th grade division in a recent youth basketball tournament. Tramond Miller Jr. was named championship MVP, scoring tournament high 36 points. Antonio Jordan was division’s leading scorer, rebounder and shot blocker. He was also named player of the game a division…
The 2022 Little Miss Pink Tomato competition will be held on Saturday, June 11th during the 66th Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival. The popular Little Miss pageant began in 1959 and will be crowning the 62nd Little Miss Pink Tomato during the Pink Tomato Festival in June. The reigning Little Miss Pink Tomato is Mya…
South Arkansas Community College has released its Dean’s List for the spring 2022 semester. To be eligible, a student must have at least a 3.0 grade-point average for the semester, and be classified as full-time. The students are: From Batesville: Tex M. Cook. From Beebe: Elizabeth Michelle Nowell. From Bryant: Donald Gene Miller, Jackson Wyatt…
Penni Douglas, Acting County Executive Director of the Drew/Bradley/Calhoun County Farm Service Agency, explained that local administrative area boundaries, or LAA’s, are elective areas for Farm Service Agency committees in a county or jurisdiction and Drew/Bradley/Calhoun County has seven LAA’s. LAA-1 is the western portion of Drew County and consists of the townships of Clearcreek,…
In a meeting presided over by City Treasurer Angela Dawson in the absence of Mayor Kendrix, the Hermitage City Council conducted May, 2022 business and made two decisions related to mowing and bush hogging. After reviewing detailed cost of buying a new lawn mower vs. contracting for the mowing, the council voted to not purchase…
The following are results of votes cast in Bradley County for the Republican and Democratic Primaries and the non-partisan judicial election: U. S. Senate Democratic*Jack E. Foster 100*Natalie James 121*Dan Whitfield 67 U.S. Senate Republican*Heath Loftis 11*Jake Bequette 180*Jan Morgan 130*Senator John Boozman 657 GovernorDemocratic*Jay Martin 53*Anthony “Tony” Bland 29*James “Rus” Russell III 27*Supha Xayprasith-Mays…
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 is Election Day in Arkansas. Polling places open at 7:30 a.m., with voting centers available throughout Bradley County. Vote Centers include: Warren Housing Authority Warren YMCA Banks Community Room Hermitage Community Center Eagle Lake Baptist Church Saline Baptist Church Absentee-Bradley County Courthouse Voting closes at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening. Saline River…
The Hermitage High School Class of 2022 graduated recently at a ceremony held at the football stadium in Hermitage on the campus of Hermitage High. Saline River Chronicle would like to congratulate the members of the graduating class of 2022 and wish them the best of luck in the years to come. Please enjoy a…
Jacob Smith, Section Chief for the Substance Misuse Branch at the Arkansas Department of Health conducted training Tuesday, May 17 on what Narcan is, how to recognize an opioid overdose and how to administer. This was a grant opportunity that provided Narcan kits to law enforcement and firemen in Bradley County. The Warren Police Department,…
On May 20th Kim Williams, Great River Road Director and Arkansas Delta River Travel Writer from the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism met with local leaders and organization members on Arkansas’s Great North American Eclipse forecasted to occur on April 8th, 2024. Williams discussed percentages of darkness cities would experience during the eclipse, the projected number of tourists…
Saline River Chronicle is your home for Tomato Festival coverage. Now, we are making it even easier to have your guide to the 2022 Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival with you on the go at all times. You’ll see a new link in our top menu that includes the complete 2022 Festival schedule of events.…
Don’t miss out on the Free Farmer’s Market and More coming to Hermitage Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the Hermitage Community Center. Produce is available until all is gone. Visit vendor booths. Stop by the Cooking Matters booth and taste freshly prepared snacks you can also make at home. This week we will be distributing…
The U of A Division of Agriculture Extension Office of Bradley County recently conducted their program “Get Real, Here’s the Deal” that teaches high school students about real life. The event was put on for students at Hermitage High School. In charge of the program is Michelle Carter, County Ext. Agent-Family and Consumer Sciences. The…
Derrick Avery Jr., a senior at Hermitage High School, has accepted a Shirley Jean Hicks Russell African American Family and Friends Day Endowed Scholarship to attend South Arkansas Community College this fall. The son of Latoya Jackson and Derrick Avery Sr. of Hermitage is a member of the basketball, track and field and football teams,…
Hermitage Hermit Joseph Garay recently won the Arkansas 1A State Championship in the 3200 meter run. Joseph also placed 2nd in the mile. Congratulations to Joseph! Photo courtesy of Hermitage High School.
The Hermitage School Board met in monthly session May 9, 2022. After reviewing all reports, the Board discussed changes in the school handbook relating to the use of cell phones by students during school hours. After additional study by faculty, students and administration, the Board will consider final changes to the school handbook. Next the…
Early Voting in Arkansas is underway. In Bradley County 24 ballots were cast Monday, May 9, the first day votes could be cast. As of around 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 10 another 25 had been added. Early voting will continue this week from 8:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. daily and May 14, Saturday from 10:00…
Early voting for party primaries, judicial races and annual school elections begin Monday, May 9, 2022. All early voting will be conducted in the Bradley County Clerk’s Office.Hours for early voting are as follows: Monday, May 9-Friday, May 13-8:00am till 6:00pm Saturday, May 14, Saturday, May 21-10:00am till 4:00pm Monday, May 16-Friday, May 20-8:00am till…