The South Central Arkansas Realtors Association will host their inaugural Score 4 Soar Baggo Tournament on Thursday, July 25th from 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. The tourney is at Skylark Manor at 8786 Samples Road in Benton. Proceeds benefit Special Olympics Arkansas. There is food included in the entry fee, door prizes and bring cash for […]
Palace Developer Brings Restaurant Favorite Back to Benton
Benton will soon welcome back to town a self-described “Fine Mexi-Cali” restaurant made popular seven years ago, that moved to Little Rock. Baja Grill began in a food truck at Military Road and Trickey Road around May of 2012. The truck did business there for two years with such success that they moved to Little […]
Get Real with Doug Robinson: Is your First Home within your Grasp?
There are many people sitting on the sidelines trying to decide if they should purchase a home or sign a rental lease. Some might wonder if it makes sense to purchase a house before they are married and have a family, others might think they are too young, and still, others might think their current […]
Get Real with Doug Robinson: Should I Rent or should I Buy?
Welcome to the first installment of Get Real with Doug Robinson. Every other Wednesday Doug will talk about real estate facts and trends and give some advice. This first column compares renting a home to buying. Owning and renting a home each have their advantages, but what’s best for you depends on your circumstances. Here […]
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 […]
Benton Developer Signs Closing Contracts for Palace Theater, City Hands Over Keys
In Disney movies, there is about to be a reboot of the tale of Aladdin setting his sights on royalty, but in historic downtown Benton, Shawn Hipskind just got the keys to the Palace. MySaline originally reported that Hipskind – a real estate developer who has been building and improving residential properties downtown – made […]
Benton Developer Approved by City to Purchase 100-Year-Old Palace Theater
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 – […]
Bryant Committee Meets Feb 13 to Discuss Zoning on Longmeadow Property
The City of Bryant Board of Zoning and Adjustment Meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 13, 2017, at 6 p.m. at Boswell Municipal Complex-City Hall Courtroom AGENDA CALL TO ORDER Chairman to call the meeting to order. NEW BUSINESS 3209 Long Meadow Drive – Meadowlake Subdivsion Requesting for an area variance. The property is zoned R-2 but has […]
Bryant Homestead from 1906 Demolished, Leaving Questions
This is one of those stories that may take a while to get all the facts, but I’m posting it as a mystery that perhaps MySaline’s readers can help solve. The house at 2028 Evans Loop in Bryant has been demolished. I realized this after David Holiman emailed MySaline from his Texas residence, saying he […]
Big Development Planned for Corner of Alcoa and Boone
You know where the convenience store is on the northwest corner of Alcoa and Boone Roads. You know the northeast corner where there’s a white house with a purple door (daycare). On the southeast corner, there are 18 acres of land that in February 2016, a local family agreed to sell to Midtowne Church. The church members came up with the down […]