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February 23, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Benton City Council Meets Monday: Infiniti Fees, Street Name, Sewer Hookup, more

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The Benton City Council will hold its regularly scheduled agenda meeting at 6:30 P.M., Monday, February 27, 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.

February 23, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Learn more about childhood disorder PANDAS in free documentary screening March 9th in Benton

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There is a relatively new and unknown disorder called PANS or PANDAS affecting children. It’s an abbreviation for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections.  On Thursday, March 9th, there will be a documentary movie shown in Benton that follows 6 families over 5 years as they battle this disease. Please look this disease up and […]

February 23, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Dozer Falls from Truck to Rest Upside-Down on a Tree

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Drivers on Mulberry Salem Road in Benton had a sight this morning and traffic may have been slowed a bit from people looking at a dozer that fell off a lowboy truck. It’s at the intersection of Beth Lane, between Salt Creek Road and Congo Road. Sheriff deputies say a chain broke on the truck […]

February 21, 2017 By Shelli Poole

A Fourth Person Has Been Arrested in Connection to Shooting in Benton

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SHOOTING INCIDENT INVESTIGATION LEADS TO ADDITIONAL CHARGES, ADDITIONAL ARREST A fourth person has also been taken into custody stemming from the investigation of the shooting Monday in the parking lot at Academy Sports + Outdoors in Benton. Also, a suspect arrested earlier faces additional charges. About 2:40 p.m. Feb. 20, Benton officers responded to the Academy […]

February 21, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Benton Streets & Drainage Meeting Tuesday Night

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The City of Benton will hold a meeting of the Streets & Drainage Committee Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 5:45 PM at City Hall.  Committee Members Frank Baptist, Chair James Herzfeld Kerry Murphy Jerry Ponder Jeff Hamm Technical Review Team Mayor David Mattingly Frank Baptist Tony Floyd Tim Tennant Danny Ketchum I. Recognition of a […]

February 21, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Missing Ft. Smith Teen with Mental Challenges Found in Benton with Wanted Man

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Deputies from the Saline County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a disturbance on Sunday night, February 19, 2017 and found two people walking on Alcoa Road. It turned out that one of the people was Judrika Houston, age 27 of Fort Smith, Ark., who is wanted on a robbery warrant in Illinois, and the […]

February 21, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Three Men Face Charges in Parking Lot Shooting in Benton

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Three men face charges in connection to the shooting incident in the parking lot of Academy Sports + Outdoors on Interstate 30. One person was struck in the incident and remains in a local hospital with serious, but not life threatening injury. About 2:40 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, Benton officers responded to the parking lot […]

February 20, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Benton PD Reports Shooting at Academy Sports in Benton

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  UPDATE 7PM 02/20/2017 FROM BENTON PD Officers have recovered the black Camaro suspected in the shooting incident. Detectives have located a victim and one other party involved. The white GMC double-cab truck is still being sought. UPDATE 5:26PM 02/20/2017 FROM BENTON PD: About 2:40 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, officers with the Benton Police Department […]