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November 20, 2015 By Shelli Poole

Benton Announcements Include Promotions, The Palace, ACDI, Farmer’s Market, Concessions Stand

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Benton Mayor David Mattingly called a special news conference on Thursday, November 19th, 2015 to announce several items of good news for the city. If you are one of those people that skims, just look at the bolded sections. There are also photos below of plans and speakers, but first, the video of the announcements. […]

November 19, 2015 By Shelli Poole

Truck Rolls Over Into Bryant Business on Interstate (Video)

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  Update 11/19/15 6pm: According to witnesses, a red Ford Ranger was traveling west on the Interstate 30 access road. Witnesses say it veered to the right, hit a mailbox, flipped about three times and then collided with the Bean Field Boutique. Vanessa, in the second video below, said she was driving behind him, saw […]

November 13, 2015 By Shelli Poole

Grampa’s Catfish leaves Bryant; Papa Murphy’s & Sweet Tea each re-open

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UPDATE 12/03/15 1240PM Sweet Tea was open and full with customers at 6pm on December 2nd, 2015. Picture below: ORIGINAL STORY 11/13/15 11:30AM It’s been six months in business and Grampa’s Southern Catfish is now gone. It’s been a difficult spot for businesses to flourish. It’s on the east/right side of the shopping center that […]

November 9, 2015 By Shelli Poole

“The Country’s Best” is setting up in Benton

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We talked about this on MySaline in May and then in August, but now the sign is up on the west side of the Hurricane Creek Village Shopping Center and things just got real. The Country’s Best Yogurt, commonly known as TCBY, is putting in a location right next to Pie Five Pizza. TCBY opened their first […]

October 28, 2015 By Shelli Poole

Pie Five Pizza in Benton Opens Friday but Here’s Your Sneak Preview

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I got a sneak preview of  Pie Five Pizza today, but their first official day in business is Friday, October 30th, 2015. MySaline told you in August about Pie Five and that it was coming soon to Benton’s new shopping center Hurricane Creek Village (also TCBY is coming). Not long after, we saw a sign go up in the […]

October 19, 2015 By Shelli Poole

First Liquor Store in Saline County in 79+ Years

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I don’t know if there was a race, but Chris Howlett, owner of Alcoa Wine & Spirits seems to have won. The first liquor store in Saline County opened Saturday at 6948 Alcoa Road in Benton. Well, it’s not actually the first – but the first since February 1936, when the county was voted dry! […]

September 23, 2015 By Shelli Poole

New Kroger Marketplace Opens September 23, 2015

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ORIGINAL BLOG: 09/23/15/ 7:20 AM The new Kroger Marketplace held their Grand Opening and ribbon cutting on September 23rd, 2015. I drove through their parking lot the night before and they already had something going on – possibly a friends and family preview event. There were free hotdogs out front and I met one of the […]

September 21, 2015 By Shelli Poole

Here’s Who Bought the Old Harvest Foods Store in Downtown Benton

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UPDATE OCT 25, 2017 Click to see the grand opening day! Tech Company ACDI Opens in Downtown Benton with 70 Employees https://www.mysaline.com/tech-company-acdi-opens-in-downtown-benton-with-70-employees/ UPDATE SEPT 21, 2015 We heard last week that someone had just bought the old Harvest Foods building in downtown Benton. But who? Speculation ran wild as people chatted up the possibilities. However, […]