See video presentation below. Click to see election places, dates, times. From The City of Bryant:
5 Important Things I Learned About Disasters and Emergency from an OEM/911 Office Tour
Saline County 911 office – OEM Director Robert McGowen describes new equipment. (Photo and video credit: Shelli Poole) On Tuesday, members of the Benton Chamber Civics & Government Committee were invited for a tour of Saline County’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM). OEM Director Robert McGowen led the tour. I learned some important information that I […]
Lawsuit shows disagreement on who is responsible for Midtown Bryant’s streets
According to a lawsuit filed Monday, March 7th, 2016, the City of Bryant says they aren’t responsible for the streets in a neighborhood known as Midtown. District 84 – or Midtown residents – say Bryant did agree to adopt the streets into the city and needs to take care of maintenance. The following is a […]
Big New School Proposed for Saline County for High School Students
The Saline County Economic Development Corporation (SCEDC) has been working on this CTE school for some time and now it’s coming to Benton at exit 114. I know SCEDC Director Lamont Cornwell has made plenty of presentations about it. MySaline told you a little about it on Thursday morning, but KATV ran a great story with […]
Civ & Gov News: A New School, Bauxite K-9, County Website, New Water, Big Red, Shoppes Reveal, Hwy Widening
The Civic and Government Committee of the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday, February 16, 2016. Discussion was about… a megasite for business, a CTE School, extending water service, a K-9, construction on Riverside Park, a new Big Red Store at South Street, water for Longhills apartments & Shoppes at Benton, new offices for […]
Liquor Store License Revoked in Haskell, But That’s Not the End of It
There has been a months-long struggle over whether Back Door Liquor Store, behind Haskell Hilltop convenience store would get to keep its liquor license. In August 2015, the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC) ruled that they were far enough away from a church that they would be allowed to operate. Back Door, […]
Benton State of the City Address & Animated Flyover Riverside Park (video)
On Monday night, February 9th, 2015, the regular meeting of the Benton City Council was held. Mayor David Mattingly proclaimed Feb 15-21 Benton Athletic Memorial Museum Wall of Fame Week. He then gave the State of the City speech for 2015. The speech included highlights of the past couple of years, with emphasis on street […]
News Articles & Election Documents from Saline County Going Dry in 1936
Saline County went dry after a Special Election in 1936. In October 1935, six local ministers gathered at First Baptist Church and decided to have a public meeting with the public to try to get it to a vote. The rules about getting something on a ballot must have been very different then, because it […]
Opinion: Public Schools Closing While Lottery Pays C-Students to Stay in State
Posted by Shelli Poole on January 8, 2015 at 2:38pm When then-Lt. Governor Bill Halter championed the lottery as a way to fund Arkansas education, I thought it was a great idea. Except… I wanted the funds to go toward the education of K-12 students, not “C average” college students. Arkansas consolidated many schools about 9 […]
We’ve Got Ourselves a Wet County and It Only Took 78 Years
Well, actually, 78 and a half years. On this historic day, Saline County voters have turned in 21,325 for a wet county (54.22%) and 18,003 against a wet county (45.78%). There were passionate arguments on either side, but when it came down to the pure numbers, Issue 6 passed. Click here and scroll down the page to see […]