RISON, Ark. – A man accused of shooting a hole in a water tower honoring country music legend Johnny Cash has been found guilty by a jury in Cleveland County, Arkansas Tuesday, March 28, 2023. Timothy Sled, a resident of Kingsland, was charged with felony impairing the operation of a vital public facility and first-degree…
Cleanup work on the Bradley County Courthouse grounds continued this week as the large beams used to support the cranes that hoisted the tower into place some months ago were removed. Pictured above is the south side of the courthouse lawn Wednesday afternoon, March 15, 2023. The project has continued since the tower was placed…
According to the official Bradley County Courthouse facebook page, the raising of the renovated top of the Courthouse tower is nearing. “The tower will be installed back on the courthouse either next Friday, Saturday or Sunday depending on the weather.” The released stated that the public is “welcome to watch from across the street.” The…
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…
According to the Bradley County Courthouse communications, the bell tower is finished. “They have ordered a 300 ton crane to be brought in and the plans are to put it back in place around the first week in November.” Saline River Chronicle will continue to follow the construction of the renovated tower. Photo by the…
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…
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…
Progress on the Bradley County Courthouse tower continued Wednesday morning, July 27 as painters began applying an initial priming layer on the new bell tower exterior. As Saline River Chronicle reported July 19, crews have run into some issues in regards to the completion of the tower renovations. The contractor and architect discovered some problems…
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…
Tuesday, March 1, 2022, construction crew members took on the delicate process of assembling the roof and bell housing sections of Bradley County’s newly renovated Courthouse tower. Crews maneuvered the roof section off the ground and onto the bell housing portion using a crane. In the near future the completed tower will be lifted and…
Diversified Construction and Design of El Dorado brought a large crane to move timbers to the Bradley County Courthouse property Monday, January 10, 2022. The large timbers will be used for repairs on the bell tower. Photo by Tim Kessler
