The Benton school board will hold their regular meeting on Monday night September 13th at 5:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center at 211 North Border Street. The agenda outline follows. To read supporting documents, see the full agenda packet at this link. AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Establishment of Quorum III. Pledge of […]
Free Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine clinic in downtown Benton on Sept 11th
The public is invited to a free Pfizer Vaccine Clinic on Saturday, September 11th, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. The location is Benton First United Methodist Church, in the Christian Life Center. The address of the church is 200 N. Market Street in Benton, but participants will enter around the corner, on the Conway Street […]
Saline County Fair, Pageant, Parade, Bull Riding & Rodeo are set for Sept 7-11
The Saline County Fair, Bull Riding & Rodeo event is set happen in 2021, according to Association President Mollie Wright. All the events except the junior auction were cancelled in 2020, but everything is scheduled to go this year. PAGEANT Enter the Saline County Fair Pageant Fair Pageant by emailing Tara Shelton at [email protected] or […]
Meet the new allergy doctor in town, Ashley Stoner
The Little Rock Allergy Clinic location in Bryant welcomes Ashley N. Stoner, MD, an allergist/immunologist who specializes in the treatment of pediatric and adult allergic and immunologic disorders, including asthma, food allergies, immunodeficiencies, drug allergies and allergic disorders. As a native Arkansan, Dr. Stoner earned her undergraduate education at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville and her […]
Head of Benton Schools doubles down on District’s decision to leave masking up to individuals
Benton Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. Mike Skelton released a statement on Friday, doubling down on the District not implementing a mask requirement for students before school begins on Monday. The Benton School Board did however choose Monday night at their regular meeting to accept a community donation of air purifiers for elementary students and staff […]
ACHI urges masking at schools; cites Delta’s strength, high student infection numbers
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI) issued a statement Thursday urging mask requirements at schools across the state. Out of 262 school districts in the state, 182 of them have COVID-19 infection rates of 50+ new known infections per 10,000 district residents, over a 14-day period, according to ACHI. A week earlier, the count […]
Bryant School Board says students will wear masks – for now
UPDATE 8PM AUG 10, 2021 Bryant students will be wearing masks – at least for now. The Bryant School Board held a special meeting Tuesday night to make a decision on whether to require students to wear protective masks when the new school year begins. On Tuesday, August 10, 2021 the Bryant School Board approved […]
Return for 2nd dose or get your 1st in this Covid-19 vaccination clinic Aug 11th in Bryant
Bryant Public Schools is partnering with Bryant Family Pharmacy to host a voluntary Covid-19 vaccination clinic for ages 12 and older on Wednesday, August 11 from 4:30-7:30pm at Bryant Junior High School, located at 301 Hill Farm Road. Students returning for their second Pfizer vaccine dose (1st dose administered on Wednesday, July 21) should […]
Bryant library branch closed immediately due to COVID-19 cases
Due to multiple branch employees testing positive for COVID-19, the Saline County Library made the decision effective Thursday, August 5th to close the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library so the building may be cleaned and employees can be tested and receive their results. The current plan is to reopen the Bryant branch on Friday, August 13th with […]
Gov declares health emergency; gets Fed help; calls session to consider amending Act 1002
Governor Asa Hutchinson held a press conference on Thursday afternoon to declare a public health emergency beginning immediately, and extending for 60 days. He stated that the General Assembly still must approve it. Hutchinson said there are two reasons for doing this. The first is for Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) to seek necessary […]
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