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 […]
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 […]
Benton Pool Hall Serves Beer Now
A MySaline reader just let me know that it looks like Downtown Billiards (on Sevier Street across from the Saline County Courthouse) is now serving beer. The message: “I saw last night that there were beer signs in the windows of Downtown Billiards on Sevier Street. I’ve been waiting for this to happen since the county […]
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! […]
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 […]