Alcoa Community Federal Credit Union is offering a $1,000.00 scholarship to one 2017 Saline County high school graduate. The winner must be a 2017 graduate from any of the four Saline County High Schools (Bauxite, Benton, Bryant, or Harmony Grove). The scholarship will be paid directly to the school where the winner will attend (4 year college, 2 […]
Deadline for Credit Union $1000 Scholarship Application is May 5th
Hurricane Creek Federal Credit Union is taking applications for $1,000 scholarships for any Saline County high school seniors. You must be a member to be eligible. It’s a $5 share deposit to join. The deadline to apply is May 5th. Scholarships will be awarded May 12th! HCFCU is located at 1114 Ferguson Drive in Benton, or […]
Two Saline County Students Named Semifinalists for National Merit Scholarship
If you needed another reason to be proud of our students in Saline County, on Wednesday morning, officials of the National Merit® Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Of those semifinalists, two are Saline County students. Nathan S. Cain of Bauxite High School […]
One Kindergartner from Each County to Get a $529 College Savings Account
The Arkansas 529 College Savings Board announces the “Coloring for College” initiative. This initiative is open to every kindergarten student in Arkansas. The initiative begins on September 1, 2016 and ends on September 30, 2016. 75 winners – one from each county – will be selected at random to win $529 in a college savings plan account. The […]
Benton Mayor announces several business developments
Benton Mayor David Mattingly called a news conference at the Benton Event Center today to make several announcements related to economic development. Here’s the outline of what was announced: See more info on these 8 points in the video on MySaline’s Facebook page and on the Benton Proud blog. Mayor Mattingly talked about Benton being #5 in the […]
Opinion: Public Schools Closing While Lottery Pays C-Students to Stay in State
Posted by Shelli Poole on January 8, 2015 at 2:38pm When then-Lt. Governor Bill Halter championed the lottery as a way to fund Arkansas education, I thought it was a great idea. Except… I wanted the funds to go toward the education of K-12 students, not “C average” college students. Arkansas consolidated many schools about 9 […]
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