Bryant City Councilman Jerry Henson passed away Tuesday morning, February 6, 2018. He had been in hospice care after a long battle with health issues culminated in a sudden diagnosis of Stage 4 Liver Cancer. Jerry said the doctors gave him two weeks, but he was only here for one. He was born in Little […]
Benton City Council Meeting Monday Night: Alderman Appointee Recommended, Farmers Market, Veterans
The Benton City Council will hold its regularly scheduled agenda meeting at 6:45 P.M. Monday, June 26, 2017, in the mayor’s conference room at the Benton Municipal Complex, and will be followed by the City Council Meeting at 7:00 P.M. in Council Chambers. The agenda outline follows. See the full agenda packet here: https://www.mysaline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Benton-City-Council-Agenda-June-26_2017.pdf
Benton City Council Seeks Applicants to Fill Empty Seat; Deadline Friday
The City of Benton is taking applications for an open seat on the City Council. The application deadline is Friday, May 26, 2017. A Benton City Council position in Ward 2 became available in April, when longtime public servant Charles Cunningham passed away. I did a video interview with Benton City Attorney Brent Houston shortly […]
VIDEO: Benton City Attorney Explains Options to Replace Alderman Who Passed Away
[SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO] Benton City Council is tasked with filling the seat left vacant by the passing of Charles Cunningham. Cunningham had been Alderman 14 years in Ward 2, Position 1. His most recent term began January 1st, and had about 20 months left to serve. This may leave residents wondering – especially those […]
Benton Council Monday: Budget Changes, Surplus, Rezoning, Palace Asbestos, UALR, Concessions, Fitness, Farmers Market, Coke, Church Property
The City Council will meet on Monday, September 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room for an agenda meeting followed by the regular meeting of the council at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. REGULAR SESSION September 12, 2016 7:00 PM AGENDA Call to Order – Mayor Mattingly Invocation III. Pledge […]
Long Time Coming; 9-year Member of Planning Commission Appointed to Bryant City Council
The Bryant City Council has appointed Jonathan Long to complete the remainder of the City Council term for Ward 2, Position 1. The seat was left open by Mike Chandler, who retired from his job and moved out of Bryant city limits. Long has been serving the city as a Planning Commissioner for the past […]
Benton Councilman Suggests Recycling Program in City
It’s Time to Recycle Benton Originally Posted by Greg White on June 16, 2008 at 1:24pm in Time to Reconsider Recycling As many of you know I have been trying for over 2 years to bring a Recycle Benton program through the City Council. The task has been very time consuming and somewhat frustrating at […]