The Saline County Quorum Court will meet Monday, December 16, 2024. Items for discussion will be… amending the 2024 Saline County Budget Ordinance No 2023-30… an Ordinance approving 2024 millage rates in Saline County… an Ordinance approving 2025 Saline County annual budget (Exhibit C-1)… and an Ordinance obligating remaining ARPA funds for Jail Expansion […]
Benton A&P Commission to hear about a Football Club at meeting Dec 11th
The Benton Advertising & Promotion Commission will meet on Wednesday, December 11th. See details and agenda items for the meeting below. The meeting is at 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to come watch at the Benton Municipal Complex in Council Chambers. Agenda […]
Benton committees to meet Monday night; annexation on the agenda
The City of Benton Commissions Committee will meet Monday, December 9th at 6:00 p.m. Items in discussion will be the annexation of the Christy Acres neighborhood, the operation of a daycare/after school care business at the Ralph Bunche Community Center, and more. The Personnel, Health & Safety Committee will also meet at 5:00 p.m. The […]
Layne’s announces opening date is December 16th for Benton location
MySaline told you in May that a location of Layne’s Chicken Fingers would be built in Benton. The company’s website is now updated to show the new location is “coming soon,” but how soon? READ MORE BELOW This new location at 2110 Arkansas Highway 5, Benton Arkansas 72019, will be the first of 10 Layne’s restaurants […]
ARDOT awards nearly $1M in federal funds to Saline County walking, biking and boating projects
Three Saline County projects were awarded federal money by ARDOT through either the TAP or RTP program. Read more below about each local project and see the full list of the many projects in the state and the amount they were awarded. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) revealed the award recipients for the 2024 […]
Jared D. Wiley Named ARDOT Director
The Arkansas Highway Commission has named Jared D. Wiley as Director of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). READ MORE BELOW The Commission made the announcement following an executive meeting held Wednesday December 4, 2024, following the Commission’s scheduled Business Meeting. Wiley will succeed Lorie H. Tudor, who announced her retirement effective January 10, […]
Ramp Closures Scheduled at Interstate 30/Highway 70 Interchange
Construction to widen Interstate 30 (I-30) to six lanes in Saline County requires various ramp closures at the I-30/Highway 70 interchange during overnight hours 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. from Wednesday night, December 5, through Saturday morning, December 14. READ MORE BELOW 👇 Weather permitting, crews will alternately close an individual ramp at the I-30/Highway […]
Sign up for alerts from Saline County, Benton & Bryant
There’s a new way to sign up and get notified with emergency announcements in Saline County. The two cities of Benton and Bryant, along with the Saline County Office of Emergency Management came together in a press conference on December 4th to tell about it. READ MORE This partnership between the two cities and the […]
After 41 years with ARDOT, Director Lorie Tudor announces retirement
ARDOT will need a new Director soon, and the Highway Commission is working on it. READ MORE BELOW Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) Director Lorie Tudor is retiring effective January 10, 2025. Tudor informed the Highway Commission of her decision in a letter dated December 2nd, 2024. “I’ve had a great career at […]
ARDOT to close various ramps Dec 2nd-9th at several Interstate 30 interchanges
ARDOT announced that several ramp closures will be necessary along Interstate 30. READ MORE BELOW 👇 Construction to widen Interstate 30 (I-30) to six lanes in Saline County requires various ramp closures at the I-30/Highway 70 interchange and the I-30/Highway 67/229 interchange from Monday, December 2, through Monday, December 9. I-30 east ramp to Highway […]