Warren, Arkansas – On Friday, April 7, 2023, Immanuel Baptist Church welcomed a large community choir for a very special Easter cantata. The event took place at the church’s location on 701 West Pine Street. A sizable congregation gathered to witness the performance of the choir. The cantata was a celebration of Easter and the…
WARREN, Ark. – Warren Mayor Gregg Reep reiterated a promise to demolish unstable buildings downtown before the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival as he met with the city Community and Economic Development Committee Wednesday. Present were Chairwoman Angela Marshall and Alderwoman Memory Burks-Frazer with Alderwoman Dorothy Henderson on speakerphone. “We are very close to doing…
Bradley County is under a severe weather threat, including the cities of Warren, Hermitage, and Banks Friday, March 24. The city of Hermitage has announced that due to the severe weather threat, the community center will be open to anyone needing shelter during potential storms. The city has also asked its residents to stay weather…
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held by the Bradley County Chamber of Commerce Thursday, March 16 for Yacnorev Community Services located at 113 North Main Street in Warren. The new business held its grand opening Thursday with a number of local business and community leaders present. Yacnorev Community Services is a mental health case management…
The New Edinburg Community Center will be be having its annual spring fundraiser on Saturday, March 11 beginning at 5:00 p.m. The center is located at 6590 Highway 8 in New Edinburg. This year there will be a fish fry with all the trimmings. Plates will be $15 each. This year’s entertainment will be provided…
A ribs and beans supper was furnished to the Warren High School senior boys’ and girls’ basketball teams on Friday by several community members shortly before the first games in the new Lumberjack Arena. The event was held in the newly refurbished WHS cafeteria following restoration after a disastrous fire last year. Presenting the supper…
The Walk For Life and Prayer Rally was held in Warren on Sunday after a two-year absence, sponsored by HopePlace-Warren. The actual walk was canceled and the event moved inside the First Baptist Church Activities Building due to a sudden thunderstorm. It was canceled for the past two years due to COVID-19 but had been…
Civic group Re-New-ing Edinburg met January 17, 2023 to conduct their monthly business. President Tolano welcomed those present and called the meeting to order. Minutes of the previous meeting were emailed and passed out to those present and passed by vote. Roger McClellan passed out the financial statement and after a general discussion with no…
Kids First in Warren will remain closed through January 16 according to Director Jessica Griffin. The learning center has been shut down since January 6, but plans of reopening will be announced as soon as they become available.
Kids First in Warren will remain closed January 2 to January 6 according to Director Jessica Griffin. Earlier this week SRC reported that Kids First would be closed until January 2 due to a burst pipe, but we have been informed of a lengthened closure through January 6. Griffin says that “updated information will be…
Several businesses in Warren recently held Christmas open houses to greet and treat visitors to the downtown area. Saline River Chronicle had the pleasure of visiting two of Warren’s local banks, both First State Bank and Warren Bank last week for their Christmas open house events. Guests were invited in to both businesses where refreshments…
The annual Community Thanksgiving Service was held at First Assembly of God in Warren Sunday night. The event is a fundraiser for Bradley County Ministerial Alliance which serves emergency needs in the community. An Easter event is also held each year. Funds are generated through love offerings taken at each event. Top photo: From left,…
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.…
A record number of students will be inducted into the South Arkansas Community College chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa academic honor society at 6 p.m. Thursday (Nov 11) at the Mahony Family Library Auditorium. The Alpha Gamma Iota Chapter fall 2022 inductees are, from Hamburg, Callie Martin and Courtney Adams; from Strong, Petrinia Bankston,…
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,…
The Warren Community and Economic Development Committee met for the first time in several months to consider some long-standing problems but didn’t come away with any immediate answers. Committee members included Chairwoman Angela Marshall and Alderwomen Memory Frazer and Dorothy Henderson. Top photo: Warren Community and Economic Development Committee members met Tuesday. Shown, from left,…
Warren Lions Club conducted vision tests for students at ABC Preschool in Warren Tuesday, October 11. Students whose tests show potential problems are referred to an eye care specialist for a more intensive exam and corrective action as needed. A special Spot camera has been used for about 15 years to screen all preschool students in the…
The United Women of Faith of the First United Methodist Church of Warren will meet Monday, October 3 at 1:30 p.m. Morgan Richardson Meeks will present the program. All women, not just Methodists, are invited to attend.
EL DORADO—Airiona Thompson of Warren, a nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted an Alpha Xi Endowed Scholarship to attend the school this fall.The scholarship is funded through the SouthArk Foundation.
Donna Rogers of Warren, a nursing major at South Arkansas Community College, has accepted a Mabel and Emon Mahony Endowed Scholarship to attend the school this fall. The scholarship is funded through the SouthArk Foundation.
