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 […]
Crowson Center Now Open; Saline County’s First Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center for Women
[Advertisement] Saline County now has its first Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center for Women. Crowson Open Addiction Treatment Center (COATC) is owned by Derek and Leeanne Crowson. They opened the facility on July 1st and it has it all. Privately owned and sitting on eight acres with country ambiance, they offer serenity with a […]
Benton Police Chief Kirk Lane to Become State Drug Czar
UPDATE JULY 12 10:43AM Gov. Hutchinson Announces Benton Police Chief Kirk Lane as New Arkansas Drug Director LITTLE ROCK – Governor Asa Hutchinson has announced Kirk Lane, Chief of Police for the Benton Police Department, as the new Arkansas Drug Director. Chief Lane will replace former Arkansas Drug Director Denny Altes, who resigned in May of this […]
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, […]
News Articles & Election Documents from Saline County Going Dry in 1936
Saline County went dry after a Special Election in 1936. In October 1935, six local ministers gathered at First Baptist Church and decided to have a public meeting with the public to try to get it to a vote. The rules about getting something on a ballot must have been very different then, because it […]
Today, After 79 Years, the Beer Truck Stopped in Saline County and Made a Delivery
Edwards Food Giant in Bryant is one of many new places in Saline County that now have a permit to sell beer and wine. The last time this happened was roughly February 11th, 1936. That’s when the county voted to go dry, nearly 79 years ago. Click to see the list of who in Saline County was […]