Benton City Council passed a resolution on Thursday night in a Special Meeting at City Hall to allow a local developer to purchase the historic Palace Theater at 224 W. South Street. Benton Mayor Tom Farmer called the meeting of the Council immediately after Hipskind Excavating, LLC – owned by Shawn and Denise Hipskind – […]
Palace Theater Gets Purchase Offer; Benton City Council to Hold Special Meeting May 2nd to Discuss
Benton Mayor Tom Farmer has called a special meeting of the Benton City Council to be held at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, May 2, 2019, in Council Chambers at the Benton Municipal Complex. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss an offer the city received to purchase the Palace Theater. City Attorney Brent Houston is […]
New Tenant in the Gingles Building on Main Street
There is a storefront space at 127 North Main Street where some new tenants have moved in. Josh Robertson is the pastor at City Church Salt County. The church members had been helping to make the space their home for a few months and then they held a home warming party in early April. Robertson […]
See Presentation on Town of Bauxite History, April 2nd
Saline County Library presents Bauxite Historic Town Remembered. Come learn about the history of the town, Tuesday, April 2nd, at 6:30 – 7:45 p.m.,at the Benton branch at 1800 Smithers Drive in Benton.
Saline County History Club to Tour Haskell Museum March 21st
The Saline County History and Heritage Society (SCHHS) will tour the Haskell Museum on Thursday, March 21st at 6:00 p.m. Meet at the Haskell Museum at Truman Street in Haskell, Arkansas. Visit the SCHHS on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/266480560216689 or their website at http://www.schhs.us/.
Longtime State Tourism Director Joe David Rice to Speak Mar 5 in HSV & Benton
Longtime Arkansas Tourism Director Joe David Rice will speak in Hot Springs Village and Benton on Tuesday, March 5th. He retired, but is now a freelance writer and author. He will talk about the quirks, characters and curiosities of the Natural State. See Mr. Rice speak at 2 p.m. at the Coronado Center at 150 […]
Genealogist to Host Day of Sessions to Teach Research Methods
The Saline County Library will host a Genealogy Conference with Michael L. Strauss leading sessions on military history, genealogical newspaper research, gravestones and epitaphs of our ancestors, and descendancy research. The sessions will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 16th at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library at 1800 Smithers Drive […]
Preservation Organization to Host 2nd Annual Historical Summit July 7th in Benton
Saline County Preservation, Inc. (SCP) invites the public to gather with other Saline County folks who love preserving history, for the 2nd Annual Historical Summit. It’s Saturday, July 7th at 9:00 a.m. at the Saline County Courthouse. In this event, participants get five minutes at the microphone to tell about your family or organization and […]
History & Heritage Society to Feature Roedel, Speaking on the Electrification of Saline County
Join the Saline County History & Heritage Society, Thursday evening at 7:00 pm for a history of the Rural Electrification Lines in Arkansas and Saline County. The program will be presented by Mr. Rob Roedel, manager of corporate communications for Arkansas Electric Cooperatives. The meeting will be held at 123 North Market Street in downtown […]
The History of the “Saline County Jail Space” Sign
MySaline asked readers on Nov. 29, 2016, to help answer some questions about the sign pictured above. See the answers we got below. On November 22, 2007, MySaline reader Renee Taggart posted a picture of a road sign to the website. She was tickled at the boldness of the sign – seemingly saying that criminals […]
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