The next Third Thursday event is coming on the evening of May 18th to Downtown Benton. The City hosts this street festival throughout the warm months and invites the community to come shop, eat, play, and dance in the streets. There will be food trucks, vendors, kids zone fun and more. Come early to park […]
Second location of this second-hand store coming to Saline County; Now taking donations
There’s a new second-hand store coming to Bryant. You may have experience with the Habitat for Humanity ReStore location in downtown Benton Arkansas on South Market Street. There is an additional location opening soon at 3801 Arkansas Highway 5 North, directly across from the Brandon Road intersection. This is formerly the location of Bryant Family […]
Benton School Board to meet Tuesday; Break ground on middle school on Friday
The Benton School Board will hold their regular meeting on Tuesday, then on Friday they will host a groundbreaking for the new middle school. View the agendas below. Regular meeting Tuesday, May 16th, at 5:15 a.m. The location will be at Professional Development Center at 211 N. Border Street. The meeting agenda outline is below. Find […]
Elementary students honor first responders with donuts on National Peace Officers Memorial Day
Students at Hurricane Creek Elementary School have been learning about first responders, according to their teacher Hannah Stringer, and PTO president Amy Parnell. Parnell said the children wanted to honor all first responders on Monday. It happens that it is National Peace Officers Memorial Day. This is an official day in the United States, meant […]
Camping, Sports, Trails – Help Benton Parks & Rec plan new amenities
Give your opinion to Benton Parks and Recreation about trails, sports, camping, gardening and more. The City of Benton announced on social media that they are looking to enhance the quality of life through their “2040 Vision.” They’re looking for interested citizens to work closely with the Parks Department and Elected Officials on this project. […]
First responders invited to the donut drive-thru on Monday morning
First responders are invited to come on Donut Drive-Thru Day at Hurricane Creek Elementary School. One of the classes has been learning about helpers in the community, and would like to say thank you and offer a donut to celebrate all that our local police officers, firefighters and EMTs do. This Peace Officer’s Memorial Day, […]
Convicted Benton man leaves courthouse before sentencing
This is an update May 13,2023, to edit the photo of the convicted. The previous picture posted was wrong, due to the jail roster having it mixed up with a different inmate with similar charges. A Circuit Court jury proceeded with sentencing a Benton man, although he exited the courthouse in the middle of the […]
ARDOT to fund improvements for Benton streets & state highways
District 6 of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) finalized plans Thursday morning to resurface some major state highways in Benton. Some city streets will be resurfaced as well, with ARDOT’s help. Cranford Construction has been awarded the project. See the three parts of the project below, including maps. The highways to be resurfaced are […]
Downtown Benton doesn’t need a revival, but it needs this new restaurant
Owner Heather Roe describes it as “Craft burgers. Clever cocktails. Creative wings. Loaded fries. Home of the ‘Sausage Dog.’ Vast beer list. Craveable bar fare. Brick oven pizza.” That’s good enough for me to be interested in the new restaurant, called Revival. It’s also in downtown Benton, an area of the city that has become […]
Empire’s Reign team makes Finalist level in 2023 All-Star World Championship
Empire Cheerleading’s Reign team recently competed at the Allstar World Championship. You must earn a bid to go to this championship at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Teams from all over the world competed in this event, held May 4th-7th. Reign finished 7th out of 80 Division I & II teams combined, […]
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