The Council on Youth, Education and Families (YEF Council) has invited Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs to join the Mayors’ Education Task Force meeting on Monday, March 13th, during the Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C. The event will be hosted by Secretary Betsy DeVos at the U.S. Department of Education. This meeting will provide mayors the […]
Bryant Board of Education Seeks Applicants for Vacant Board Seat
Bryant Public Schools Board of Education is seeking interested applicants to fill a vacancy on the school board for At-Large Position B in the Bryant School District. Interested applicants must reside within the Bryant School District. The remaining five-year term will be on the ballot in the September 19, 2017 school board election. This position’s […]
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 […]
Saline County Economic Development Corporation to Host Informational Meeting Regarding Workforce Education
The Saline County Economic Development Corporation will host an informational meeting titled, “Go Build Saline: What’s Next in Workforce Education” for Saline County businesses September 14, 2016, 10:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Benton Event Center in Benton. At the meeting, the Career Technical Education Executive Committee and Stantec will discuss plans for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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