Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge will host the Never Forgotten – Arkansas Takes Action event on Monday, July 10 at the Benton Event Center. The event was established to raise awareness of the challenges associated with missing persons cases and recognize Arkansas’ missing children and adults. “Most of us will never know the pain of […]
Law Enforcement Torch Run Along I-30 Frontage Road Today 1pm for Special Olympics
About 1 p.m. on Wednesday, the Interstate 30 south frontage road will have traffic at a crawl… …because it’s the 2017 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics of Arkansas. The Benton PD encourages everyone to come out and cheer them on as they run from Saline Memorial Hospital down the service road to Everett […]
Saline County Deputy’s Name Added to the Memorial Wall in DC
Sgt. Wade Gilliam of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) went to Washington D.C. over the weekend to participate in the National Law Enforcement Memorial services. The Memorial committee invited the SCSO to have a representative attend, since a fallen Saline County Deputy would have his name added to the Wall. Gilbert Byrd Burchfield was […]
Benton PD to Hold Annual Memorial Service May 18th, Honoring Fallen Law Enforcement
The public is invited to a memorial at the Saline County Courthouse on Thursday, May 18th, honoring fallen law enforcement officers. The program begins at 9:30 a.m. at the gazebo. There will be a guest speaker and a presentation from the Benton Police Department Honor Guard. Since January 1, 2017, there have been 49 police officer fatalities […]
State Police’s Secret, My Dad’s Bet, and Travolta’s Dance Have One Thing in Common
Arkansas State Police has a secret. I just got a press release in my email from them that says for a couple of weeks around Memorial Day, they’ll be looking for people to be wearing their seat belts. Here’s what they didn’t say in the release… They’re always looking for it – and so are […]
Former Saline County Deputy Is the Next Faulkner County Sheriff
Congratulations to Tim Ryals or “Sheriff Ryals as he will be called. He was voted in to fill the open position of Faulkner County Sheriff. Ryals was formerly with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office in the 80s, then the Arkansas State Police and also served former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s security staff. The seat was […]