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…
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…
GFWC Warren Woman’s Club released winners of the Annual Bradley County Ten Penny Art Contest for 2022. Art was judged by Rob Reep local artist and 2021 juried art winner. Art supplies were awarded as prizes for winners with the exception of Overall Winners who received cash awards. Shown in the above photo from the…
Everyone is reminded and urged to take part in the effort to clean up Bradley County Saturday, May 7. Activities will begin at 7:00 a.m. and conclude by 3:00 p.m. To get involved contact the County Judge’s Office by calling 870-226-3853. Groups and individuals will be working to clean up roads, streets, and other public…
The FBI has received numerous reports of predators posing as children on social media to coerce minors into sending sexual videos of themselves and then extorting money from these underage victims. The FBI Little Rock Field Office has noted an alarming uptick in these schemes targeting children in areas around El Dorado, Magnolia, and Monticello,…
The Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival Committee is pleased to reveal the official 2022 66th logo, which is based on the design that Cathy Richardson and Carol Lee Little submitted for the annual t-shirt design contest as a mother/daughter collaboration. Official Festival Tshirts using this design will available for sale in May. Be sure to…
According to County officials, Bradley County Road 45 near the Mt. Olive community has been repaired after heavy rain and flooding washed out a portion of the gravel road last week. “New Pipe and gravel has the road looking great,” say County officials. They thanked the Bradley County Road Department for their hard work getting…
As a reminder, the Bradley County Cleanup event is set to be held Saturday, May 7, with volunteers and County staff gearing up to tackle a number of clean-up efforts throughout the County. The landfill will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. that Saturday, and drop offs will be free. Please note that…
The Bradley County Cooperative Extension service, in partnership with the Calhoun and Dallas County Extension Services, will host The Great Outdoors Youth Day May 7, 2022 at the Bradley County Park in Warren. The event is for all youth ages five to fourteen years old. Parents are also encouraged to attend. 9:00 a.m. – Registration…
Recent rainfall caused a portion of Bradley Rd. 45 near the community of Mt. Olive to washout Saturday, April 16, 2022 according to County officials. The Mt. Olive community, and all portions of Bradley County south of Hermitage could see total rainfall amounts of up to an inch by Sunday evening(see the map below). The…
WARREN, Ark. – The Eagle Democrat, Warren’s hard-copy newspaper, will cease publication next Wednesday, March 30, 2022 according to an article published in today’s March 23 edition. The closing will bring to an end one of the oldest businesses in Bradley County. Published since 1885, The Eagle Democrat has served the community of Warren and…
STRONG, Ark. – A 20 year-old Hamburg man was killed win a two-vehicle accident Tuesday morning, March 8, 2022 near Strong in Union County on U.S. Highway 82. At 6:07 a.m. Tuesday morning 20-year old Chandler Knight of Hamburg was traveling eastbound on U.S. Highway 82 in a 2013 Avalon when he struck a 2017…
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…
The following is a list of candidates currently running for local office in Bradley County that will run in a primary election. County Judge-Klay McKinney-R County Clerk-Karen H Belin-R Circuit Clerk-Cindy H Wagnon-R Treasurer-Diane Wesson-R Assessor-Stephanie Bigham-R Sheriff & Collector-Herschel Tillman-R Coroner-Thomas Frazer-R Justice of the Peace District 1-Gwendolyn S Bullard-D Justin of the Peace…
Saline River Chronicle recently traveled to southwestern Bradley County to visit with Superintendent Paul Butler of Moro Bay State Park to learn more about the history, recreation, and wildlife at one of South Arkansas’s best spots. Mr. Butler gave us an overview of his career at Moro Bay, as well as an insight into how…
STRONG – After a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer taken in Union County tested positive for chronic wasting disease in December, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has confirmed that no additional sampled deer had been detected with the disease. The infected deer was harvested in Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge during the permit-based annual modern gun deer…
WARREN, Ark. – The Bradley County Quorum Court met in regular session Tuesday, February 22, 2022 to conduct monthly business. After calling the meeting to order, County Judge Klay McKinney introduced new Justice of the Peace David Carter. Justice Carter has been appointed to fill out an unexpired term on the Court that runs through…
