UPDATE: The Boil Order for the City of Bauxite has been lifted as of Monday 11-28-16. The Department of Health has confirmed the ‘Boil Water’ Notice issued for the Entire System. This order was issued as a precautionary measure because of the possibility that contaminated water may have entered the distribution system as a result […]
Run-off Voting in Bauxite & Alexander begins Tuesday, Nov. 22
There will be a General Election Runoff November 29, 2016 and early voting for City of Alexander voters and City of Bauxite voters will be able to begin casting ballots in the run-off election starting Tuesday, November 22. Only registered voters in the city limits of Alexander and Bauxite are eligible to vote. Voters must have registered to […]
School Officer Takes “Best” Students to Lunch
S.C.S.O. Deputy Logan Knight is assigned to the Bauxite Middle School and the Bauxite High School where he is the School Resource Officer. He is taking a group of the Best of the Best students to lunch every month. For the student to qualify for this certificate and the off campus lunch with him they […]
Recent Saline County Obituaries 20161115
Cleo Edward Thornberry, 90 of Glen Rose, Arkansas, passed away October 26, 2016. He was born June 25, 1926 in Marianna, Arkansas to the late Joe and Ida Dell Cox Thornberry. Cleo was retired from Jones Furniture Factory in Benton. He is survived by his wife, Velma Thornberry […]
About that loud boom you heard south of Benton Thursday night…
Was it a meth lab? A transformer blowing? A train crash? A meteor? So many people are asking, and I really have no idea what the loud noise was last night around 10 p.m. I’ve asked the Benton Police Department and they don’t have record of anything like that happening. I’ve also asked the Saline […]
Miner Fall Festival and Chili Cookoff Oct 29th
Miner Fall Festival and Chili Cookoff Saturday Oct 29th at 4 – 8 PM Bauxite Middle School 6725 Benton St, Bauxite, Arkansas 72011 RSVP on the Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1775451022713520/ 25% of ALL proceeds from the MINER FALL FEST go to help Jack and Family! Register for the chili cook off at http://www.123contactform.com/form-…/Event-Registration-Form https://www.gofundme.com/2zeay6tg The Chili […]
Bauxite Man Faces Charges Relating to Meth, Pot & Firearms Arrest
About 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, detectives with the Benton Police Department/Saline County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit served an arrest and search warrant at the residence of 37-year-old William Justin Butts located in the 3600 block of Bauxite Cutoff Road in Bauxite. Butts had been implicated as being a narcotic distributor in that area which […]
2nd Annual Bauxite Fall Festival Is Oct 23rd
The following is an announcement from the City of Bauxite: The City of Bauxite is in the process of establishing its Parks and Recreation Department and we are currently looking for sponsors/donors to aid in the development of suitable family areas. Our Mission is to provide respectable parks, services, and opportunities to Bauxite’s citizens. We […]
Celebration of Life planned Oct 8th to honor memory of Jorre McMahan
Pictured are Jorre McMahan with his mother Jan McMahan. Photo provided by Johnny McMahan A post-funeral Celebration of Life” for Jorre McMahan, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 8th, 2016 at Temple Baptist Church at 10710 Interstate 30 in Little Rock. (Church # 501 565 4966) Johnny and Jan McMahan, Jorre’s parents, said “We want […]
Saline County 911 – Recovered Honda, Broken Window, Deaths, Nekkidness, Big Drug Bust, Stolen Checks, Guns, Vehicles
MySaline deletes names and exact addresses from these reports to protect the innocent. It is not edited for grammar. These are 911 calls, not police reports or sworn testimony. You are reading only what dispatch has recorded that the callers tell them. ST JOE Yes I City: /Zipcode: Ucr: 90Z Group: B Charge: 2409 CRIMINAL […]