A Saline County man was recently arrested and charged with sexual assault of minors. Donald Covert, age 52 of Lonsdale, Arkansas was booked into the Saline County jail on October 28, 2021. according to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. This report was initially called in to the Arkansas State Police Child Abuse Hotline regarding a […]
City and County officials to meet Oct 19 to vote on Act 833 funds
The Saline County Intergovernmental Council will hold its fourth quarter meeting on October 19, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. The location is the conference room at the Saline County Office of Emergency Management. The meeting agenda includes a vote on distribution of the Act 833 funds. Those set to attend the meeting are: Bryant Mayor Allen […]
ARDOT will make overnight frontage road closures at Exit 116 this weekend for work on South St bridge
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires temporary, overnight stoppages of traffic on the frontage roads near the South Street bridge in Benton, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will lift and place steel girders at the South Street overpass. This will require periodic stoppages […]
ARDOT needs to close I-30 and 67/229 all night starting Friday to fix the bridge
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires a significant overnight closure of I-30 westbound at Exit 114, including the closure of Highway 67/229 below the overpass, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will close all I-30 westbound lanes between the exit and entrance ramps at […]
See Meal Schedules for Saline County Schools
So far, we have Benton and Bryant Schools listed here. If you have an update, email it to [email protected]. Benton Schools will resume grab and go meals on Monday, March 23rd through Friday, March 27th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a sack lunch and also a breakfast meal to be used […]
VIDEO: Several Make Passionate, Informative, Entertaining Statements; County Judge Rejects Petition
UPDATE 05/30/2019: Previously, MySaline explained that certain landowners near the Saline River sent a document to Saline County Judge Jeff Arey to ask that the County abandon maintenance of two roads – Tony Kelly Road and Mountain View Road (map below). The documents are called a “Petition to Vacate.” These roads dead-end across from each […]
Asphalt Work on Fairplay Rd at US 70 to Close Lanes Temporarily
ARDOT announced Tuesday morning they will close lanes temporarily in Saline County for asphalt work on Fairplay Road at its connection with U.S. Highway 70. Weather permitting, lanes on Fairplay Road will alternately be closed for asphalt repairs. Lanes will be closed on Wednesday, May 29 and Thursday, May 30 from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 […]
I-30 Construction in Saline County requires overnight lane closures for 3 weeks starting May 20th
Weather permitting, eastbound and westbound I-30 will alternately close lanes in various areas between Sevier Street/South Street (Exit 116) and the U.S. Hwy. 70 interchange (Exit 111) for pavement striping, barrier wall placement and pavement operations. Lane closures are expected to begin Monday night, May 20 during nighttime hours for approximately three weeks. Ø Westbound I-30 will alternately close […]
Overnight Lane Closures on I-30 Widening Project Delayed for Weather
UPDATE 05/09/2019 The beginning of construction on Interstate 30, west of Exit 116 will delay its start, due to some more severe weather entering the area. According to Krista Sides at ARDOT, there is not a new start date yet for construction. We’ll update when there’s news. ORIGINAL 05/08/2019 Construction to widen Interstate 30 to […]
Miles and Years of I-30 Widening in Saline County Begins Tuesday Morning
The project to widen Interstate 30 in Saline County – the single largest contract ever awarded by the Arkansas Highway Commission – is scheduled to begin construction Tuesday, May 7, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, Johnson Brothers Corporation will begin erosion control on the $187.3 million project to widen 5.5 […]