In the recent General Election, City of Alexander Alderwoman Andrea Bearden received the most votes in a three-way race to retain her seat on the city council. However, because it was less than 50% of the votes, a run-off election between Bearden and opponent Harold Timmerman is required. Also, of the 18 candidates running for […]
One High Risk and One Moderate Risk Sex Offender Registers Address in Alexander
The Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC) reports that the sex offender listed below has registered a new address on the Sex Offender Registry. Offender Information KEITH LAMAHL GAINES 10000 BLOCK OF VALLEY RIDGE ALEXANDER AR 72002 Level: 2, Moderate Risk, ARTICLE 134 INDECENT LANGUAGE W/ MINOR (X 2) Age: (DOB: 1986-08-01), Sex: M […]
South Alexander Road Down to One Lane for Improvements
South Alexander Rd. will be down to one lane on Monday 11/7/2016 while crews finish work on culverts. Traffic delays should be expected so please allow extra time when coming through the area.
Meet the candidates running in the City of Alexander General Election
The November 8 General Election is one week from Tuesday. With that in mind, The Alexandrian sent a questionnaire to the candidates running in the city election in an effort to provide voters information about the individual candidates. To see the results of the survey go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.
Vote to approve changes to Alexander’s 2016 budget fails
In a five to three vote, the Alexander city council failed to approve changes to the city’s current budget. Also, Alexander city council members were presented with a preliminary plan to move some of the storage buildings at My Ample Storage from the front of the property to the back. For more on this go […]
Business Expansion and 2016 Budget on Oct 17 Alexander Agenda
City of Alexander Council members will be asked to approve an “Expansion Plan” of a storage business on Highway 5. Also on the agenda is amending the 2016 budget and appropriating funds for the purchase of an electronic sign. For more on this go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.
City of Alexander to Host National Night Out Event Sat Oct 15th
The City of Alexander invites the public for their first National Night Out on Saturday, October 15th, 2016, from 5-9 p.m. at Alexander City Park. This is a community event to strengthen relationships between the community and the local police & fire departments. There will be free food and drinks, raffles, a dunk tank, bounce houses, cars, information […]
Suspect Arrested After 2-County Pursuit and Barricade Situation
I received a text on the MySaline hotline 501-303-4010 Sunday afternoon that went exactly like this: “What is happening on midland road? When we passed there were 12 cop cars… scso, Bryant and troopers. Since then 8 more have passed going that direction. We saw one policeman dressed in swat gear.” I followed up with […]
Video: Career Technical School Planned for Saline County to Involve 7 School Districts
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, about 200 interested citizens from Saline County and beyond gathered to learn about a school that may be coming to Benton. It’s called a Career Technical Education (CTE) School, and would work with local schools to equip students with technical skills that they can use to gain employment. This type […]
Building Permit Ordinance on City of Alexander Agenda Monday Night
Monday night, September 19th, the Alexander city council is expected to discuss, and possibly vote on, an ordinance establishing new rates for building permits. Other items on the agenda are Alexander Mountain Village and a report from the planning commission. For more on this go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.