The Fourth Annual Royal Film Festival is set for March 17th & 18th at the Royal Theatre in downtown Benton at 111 S. Market Street. Tickets are $10.00 in advance, $15.00 at the door. Click here to purchase advance tickets! There will be two filmmaker’s panels on Friday. Alyson Courtney of KATV Channel 7 morning news and Johnny Jackson […]
Benton Chamber’s Annual Banquet Features Kat Cole of FOCUS Brands
The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet will be on Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at 6:30 pm at the Benton Event Center. Tables for 10 can now be purchased for $750. Individual tickets are $80 and will be available starting January 3. Tables are placed in the order they are purchased. The Chamber is pleased to announce […]
Big Light Show in Mabelvale Built by a Kid, Benefits Kids
We look for extraordinary Christmas light displays every year and this one just east of Shannon Hills is a big deal in a few ways. They call it “a big piece of Christmas on a tiny dirt road.” Shane Johnson started a light show last year and has greatly expanded it this year. There are […]
New Kroger Marketplace Opens September 23, 2015
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 […]
Public Invited to “Save the Palace” meeting Tues July 28
Palace Theater c. 1919 from Saline County History and Heritage Time: July 28, 2015 from 7pm to 8pm Location: Saline Courier, upstairs in conference room Website or Map: https://www.facebook.com/pala… Organized By: Friends of the Palace Theatre, Inc. Event Description This is a public meeting, so please invite your friends and share, share this event! We need as many people as […]
“Save the Palace” Group Meeting to Prevent Demolition of Historic Building
The “Save the Palace” group has been having weekly meetings to organize efforts to keep the Palace Theater in Benton from being demolished. The following is a recap of the first two meetings. The next meeting will be held June 25th at 7:00 p.m. at Gospel Light Baptist Church in Benton (corner of River and Hazel […]
Save the Palace Meeting June 25th
Time: June 25, 2015 from 7pm to 8:30pm Location: Gospel Light Baptist Church Event Description The “Save the Palace” group has been having weekly meetings to organize efforts to keep the Palace Theater in Benton from being demolished. The next meeting will be held June 25th at 7:00 p.m. at Gospel Light Baptist Church in Benton (corner of […]
2014 LR Comic Con Brings Hundreds to Shop, Ogle & Cosplay
I may know a little more than the average female about comic books and cosplay and such, but I am nowhere near the level of most of the ladies and gentlemen that show up to comic conventions. That doesn’t mean it isn’t easy to have a good time. Anyone who had a childhood (that’s […]