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 […]
Baptist Health Community Outreach, Goodwill team up July 31st for free Covid-19 vaccine clinics
Choose one of three free vaccine clinics on Saturday. Baptist Health Community Outreach and Goodwill Industries of Arkansas are partnering to offer Covid-19 vaccine clinics at three locations in central Arkansas. The single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered on Saturday, July 31st at the following: 9 – 11 a.m. – Goodwill, 109 W. […]
Library suspends indoor programs due to high Covid numbers
As Covid cases continue to rise, the Saline County Library has made the decision to suspend all indoor, in-person programming. These programs include: – Learning to Bullet Journal (postponed) – DIY Adventures – Bead Pull Painting (postponed) – Madden 22 Video Game Tournament (postponed) All other programs are either outdoors or virtual. According to a […]
Swing Fore Saline golf tourney Sept 10 & 11 to fund AEDs for community
The Saline Health Foundation will host the 18th annual Swing Fore Saline golf tournament on September 9-10. The location will be Hurricane Golf & Country Club, 4300 Hurricane Drive in Bryant. See the flight schedule below. This will be a four-player scramble with a shot gun start. Tickets include 18 holes, lunch, team golf carts, […]
Local daycare to host free Covid-19 vaccination clinic July 23rd
Grow Learning Centre will host a free Covid-19 vaccine clinic for the community on Friday, July 23rd. This event is sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Health, the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock, Kavanaugh Pharmacy, Arkansas Pharmacists Association and Vaccinate the Natural State. Appointments and walk-ins are welcome. This will be a drive-thru process from […]
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