Easter Basket o’ Goodies Treat Drive at the Shelter The Bryant Animal Shelter is collecting baskets full of treats for their puppies. Bring donations until April 17th. The folks at the shelter say the “puppies and doggies really like smell-good treats like Beggin’ Strips or anything that smells equally yummy!” They use them to help teach the […]
Benton’s New Gem in the Crown, Riverside Park, to Host Grand Opening Saturday April 1st
Come celebrate the grand opening of Riverside Park in Benton. It’s the culmination of years of planning and building and it’s ready to open to the public. Come Saturday, April 1st at 9:30 a.m. for the pre-grand opening entertainment from the Benton Band and Cheerleaders. Then at 10:00 a.m., there will be a grand opening […]
County: Stay Away from Downed Lines; Call About Trees
Saline County suffered lots of wood damage from Friday night’s storm and there are trees down all over the county. The County put out the following announcement about downed powerlines and trees: Storms that blew through last night hit Saline County hard in several places. Road Crews are working with utility companies to clear roads […]
Alexander Audit Points to Unauthorized Payments to Former Mayor and Bookkeeper
The Alexandrian is reporting that an “audit shows former Alexander Mayor & Bookkeeper received unauthorized payments.” They say that according to an audit for the year 2014, former City of Alexander Mayor Michelle Hobbs and former bookkeeper Ruby Whittaker received payments that were not authorized by the city council. Auditors also claim transfer of monies […]
Saline County Regional Airport Expands to Include Corporate Flights
The Saline County Regional Airport has completed a corporate aircraft hangar ramp expansion project. This will allow the airport to develop five corporate hangar lots to generate revenue for the airport, through land lease agreements with future tenants. The entire project cost $752,872.00. It was completed through an FAA Airport Improvement Project (AIP) grant in […]
Airport Moves, Dragstrip & Fairplex Fail, Riverside Park Wins (History, Video, Photos, Archives)
Pictured above is a newly constructed sparkling baby giant called River Center at Riverside Park in Benton, poised to open to the public in April. But it was a long time coming. Here’s some brief background, some accompanying photos, documents and videos, and then at the end of this is a video tour of the new […]
Benton City Council Meets Monday to Discuss Fitness Equipment, Concessions, Senior Center, Floors, Fireworks
The Benton City Council will meet Monday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. The agenda follows:
Mayor Invited to DC to Discuss US Education Agenda
The Council on Youth, Education and Families (YEF Council) has invited Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs to join the Mayors’ Education Task Force meeting on Monday, March 13th, during the Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. The event will be hosted by Secretary Betsy DeVos at the U.S. Department of Education. This meeting will provide mayors the […]
County to Close Pine Valley Road for Improvements
The Saline County Road Department reports that they will be replacing three culverts on Pine Valley Road, in the Avilla community. The road will be closed Wednesday March 8th and Thursday March 9th from 8:00 am- 3:00 pm.
The Reason You Didn’t Hear ALL the Sirens Go Off During Severe Weather
You may have noticed during recent severe weather that warning sirens in Saline County didn’t all go off at once. That was by design. According to CJ Engel, Director of the Saline County Office of Emergency Management, the Outdoor Warning Siren System in Saline County has undergone a recent upgrade. Half of the county’s 46 sirens have been upgraded so […]
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