There will be a community wide yard sale event taking place on Saturday October 8th in the Sardis community. Most people will be setting up yard sales at their homes, but there will be a group at the corner of West / North Sardis Rd (by Sardis Ballpark) selling at that lot. Anyone is welcome to […]
Special Combined Meeting of Benton Community Services and Streets/Drainage Committees Tuesday Night
The Benton Community Services and Streets/ Drainage Committees will have a combined special meeting on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 5:15 PM in the Mayor’s Conference Room. The Mayor’s Conference Room is located in the Municipal Building, at 114 S. East Street, Benton, Arkansas. I. Recognition of a quorum / Call to Order […]
Spay/Neuter Clinic to Be Held at Paron Community Center Sep 27-28
There is a spay/neuter clinic to be held Sept 27-28, at the Paron Community Center. It sponsored by the HSV Animal Welfare League. Pet owners are asked to pay what they can afford, if they can’t afford anything then they pay nothing. They do not accept walk-ins. You must call 501-922-5269 for an appointment. The last Paron […]
Several Fire Departments Come Together for Donkey Basketball Fundraiser
Area fire departments are going to the court to compete in Donkey Basketball on October 8th. All riders will represent multiple fire departments – Crows, Lake Norrell, Lonsdale, Paron, and Salem have been invited. The concessions stand will be open and ready to feed the crowd. Pre-sale tickets are available on Sept 15th for $7.50 from fire […]
Paron Community Fight for Charter School Not Over, But They Need Residents’ Help
The community of Paron in the northern part of Saline County has had a tough time with education in the last 10 years. In 2006, they were state-mandated to consolidate into Bryant Schools. They lost their high school, with the older kids now being bused 26 miles away, to Bryant High School. In 2015, after […]
Video: Fountain Gets Foamed on Last Day Before School
On Sunday, August 14, 2016, it looked like someone needed a last hurrah (a.k.a., prank) for the summer break from school. This is soap of some kind causing the fountain at Hurricane Lake Estates in Benton to foam out of control. The videos are by Shelli Poole. The first video is actually an update from […]
Saline 13 Interview: Jill Jones is Putting Community in Writing
Saline 13 features interviews of Saline County residents, so we can meet our neighbors by way of them answering 13 set-in-stone questions. Click to see other Saline 13 Interviews and submit your own 13 answers. Jill Jones, Benton, 50 1. Describe the structure of your immediate family. Married for 17 years to Tracy Jones, one […]
Longtime Newspaper Man, Whit Jones Dies Thursday
I said yesterday that I wasn’t going to write this story, but I can’t say nothing. Whit Jones has died. He was formerly my editor when I wrote a column for the (then) Benton Courier. According to the Pulaski County Coroner report, he died in his home in Little Rock on Thursday morning, January 21, 2016. The […]
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