MySaline wrote near the end of 2019 about a business coming to Bryant. It’s a brewery, to be run by members of the Burks family and they’ve worked tirelessly to bring it to life. There’s more about Burks Brothers Brewery in the previous article below, but let’s talk now about the opportunity for the […]
See the List of Applicants for Marijuana Cultivation and Dispensary Permits
We knew it wouldn’t be easy for Arkansas to pass medical marijuana, but the majority voted for it. We knew then also that it wouldn’t be easy for legislators and officials at the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) and the newly-formed Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC) to make all the rules and hand out permits, […]
21 Passed; 6 Failed Test for Selling Alcohol to Minors
Six businesses in Saline County were recently cited for alcohol violations following undercover compliance checks. Officers with the Benton Police Department’s Special Investigation Unit, the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, and the Alcoholic Beverage Control division of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration conducted the undercover compliance checks. These operations were carried out with undercover […]
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, […]
First Liquor Store in Saline County in 79+ Years
I don’t know if there was a race, but Chris Howlett, owner of Alcoa Wine & Spirits seems to have won. The first liquor store in Saline County opened Saturday at 6948 Alcoa Road in Benton. Well, it’s not actually the first – but the first since February 1936, when the county was voted dry! […]