The Boys and Girls Clubs of Saline County (SCBGC) announced Tuesday that Chris Richey is the new Chief Executive Officer of the four facilities they operate. Richey grew up and worked in Benton before moving to Helena-West Helena, AR in 2002. He has served as State Representative for District 12 since 2013 and as the […]
Bryant Mayor Issues Update for Parks, Retail & Dining
Bryant Mayor Allen Scott on Monday issued the following statement reminding citizens of Governor Hutchinson’s directives, and gives an update for the public’s use of City amenities. Governor Asa Hutchinson added additional directives during his daily press briefing this afternoon. To recap: K-12 Schools will not return back to the classroom for the remainder of […]
First Electric round-up program donates to 2 Saline County orgs and 16 others
First Electric Cooperative’s member-supported Operation Round-Up program awarded $29,460 to 18 local organizations in April. Two organizations in Saline County received funds. Crow’s Station Fire Protection Association received $2,000 and Habitat for Humanity of Saline County received $1,500. Other organizations and amounts gifted are listed below. Members who enroll in the Operation Round-Up program have […]
Boozman, Cotton Join Bi-Partisan Effort to Get Relief to Farmers to Ensure Continuity of Food Supply
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) signed onto a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the Trump administration to ensure the continuity of our country’s food supply and support rural areas during the coronavirus pandemic by providing needed relief to farmers. “Americans always depend on our nation’s farmers to grow the food, […]
New construction at Exit 117 in Benton is a tire store
There has been new construction going on in Benton and people are very curious about it because of the location. It’s nestled between Home Depot and the former Dixie Cafe, on the north side of the Interstate, just before the Exit 117 bridge. I know people are curious, because I have gotten many messages asking […]
Royal Players Rescheduling Spring Shows Due to Pandemic
The Royal Players is a local theater group that has brought performance after performance of plays and musicals, and they had some great shows coming up. However, the pandemic has forced them to change the schedule and the marquee. The next couple of shows would have been 9 to 5 and Jungle Book, Kids. Those […]
Recycle Saline Hires New Environmental Enforcement Officer
Recycle Saline, the Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District (SCRSWMD) introduces Hunter Schelle, their new Environmental Enforcement Officer. He received his Environmental Enforcement Certification on March 31, 2020. He will be responsible for code enforcement in several areas – open burning of household trash, disposing of trash in an illegal manner, investigating illegal dump […]
Small Businesses – See the Checklist for Emergency Loans Through the CARES Act
The Benton Chamber is continuously looking through programs to help small businesses in this time of pandemic. Please refer to www.bentonchamber.com for this information. Last week, the United States Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that allocated $350 billion to help small businesses keep workers employed during this pandemic and to […]
Video: Shooting Victim Stable; Suspect Faces Several Charges
UPDATE – Mar 26, 2020 5:00 p.m. The victim in Wednesday’s shooting at McDonald’s on I-30/Alcoa, a 34-year-old female, is in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery. Benton Police Department responded to a call of shots fired at approximately 7 a.m. Wednesday at McDonald’s- 20726 I-30 and discovered the victim suffering from […]
Places to donate PPEs to local health facilities
MySaline recently published an article about citizens who are sewing face masks to donate to local health facilities. On the other end of that transaction is which facilities need PPEs (personal protective equipment. We’re beginning this list, and if you have facilities to add, please do so in the comments section. Whether you have masks […]
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