The Benton Police Department is launching the “All About Your Business” initiative Dec. 1, 2016, to increase officer visibility at local stores and strengthen employee and customer safety and community policing. The main goal is to deter crimes by having officers prominent at business locations. Officers will patrol parking lots as well as exit their patrol […]
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 […]
Deal between McLarty and Landers Dealerships never sealed
I was at Landers Chevrolet over the weekend with family, and an employee told me the deal for McLarty Auto Group to buy/take over the Landers Dodge and Chevrolet locations has stalled out but also said it doesn’t mean it is totally off the table. That person said I probably shouldn’t write about it yet, […]
Update: Benton Skate Center Is Open!
UPDATE NOV 23, 2016 I couldn’t say why Google maps was showing the Benton Skating Center as closed, but they are definitely still open for business! Thank goodness, because I’d hate to lose another local treasure. Open Fridays 7:30 – 11:00 p.m.and Saturdays 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. They have private parties and school fundraisers on weeknights and during the […]
Benton in Top 4 for Economic Activity, According Arkansas Tech’s Study
According to a project at Arkansas Tech University (ATU), Benton showed the “greatest upward mobility,” in August 2016, out of the 20 Arkansas cities it tracks. The Arkansas Tech Business Index (ATBI) is a project created by the Arkansas Tech University College of Business. The ATBI looks at economic activity in these 20 cities, including […]
YPN December Networking Event is “Get Your Jingle On”
More Stores Announced for Shoppes at Benton
UPDATE NOV 4, 2016 540PM: More businesses have been announced as coming to the Shoppes at Benton. Avalon Nails, Maurices, Sally Beauty Supply, SportClips and Sprint are coming. It was previously announced that the following stores will come to the shopping center: Home Goods, TJ Maxx, Hobby Lobby, Ulta Beauty, Texas Roadhouse, PetSmart and Rack Room Shoes. — SEP 15, 2015: […]
It’s Liquor on the Bottom, Shopping on the Top
You’re asking MySaline the questions and we’re working on all the mysteries you email and text and message about. I figured out as much as I could in one day about some new construction that’s happening on Reynolds Road between Mapco and Bryant Cafe (a.k.a., across from McDonald’s). According to the lovely server at Bryant Cafe, there […]
One Saline County Car Dealership Buys the Other
UPDATE 11/28/2016 Deal between McLarty and Landers Dealerships never sealed ORIGINAL 10/11/2016 We thought it was a big deal that McLarty Automotive Group is bringing a Nissan dealership to Benton, didn’t we? Well now, thanks to a tip from someone who would know, the even bigger news is that McLarty has bought Landers Chrysler Dodge […]
New Shannon Hills Restaurant Does Fresh Affordable Mexican Food
Update OCTOBER 19, 2016 Chips & Salsa Yep, Tito’s Mexican Grill is open. They have been for about a week at 10300 Shannon Hills Road. I’ve been waiting for the right time to go check out this new Mexican offering, snuggled away in the quaint downtown area of Shannon Hills. I was hungry and didn’t have […]
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