The City of Benton held a meeting Tuesday night for local residents and business owners to share their ideas about how to improve historic downtown Benton. With around 50 people present, Amanda Sturgell, an architect with Polk Stanley Wilcox – and a product of growing up in Benton – led the group on a walking […]
County Judge Details Progress and Goals for Southwest Trail for Biking and Walking
SCROLL FOR VIDEO BELOW Saline County Judge Jeff Arey spoke to WIN of Saline County (Women in Networking) on Wednesday about the progress and the goals for what – for now – organizers are calling the Southwest Trail. Sara McClain begins the event, talking about how she and others started a non-profit called Friends of […]
Agencies Show Plans for SW Trail for Walking & Biking in Saline, Pulaski & Garland Counties
UPDATE APR 11, 2019: County Judge Details Progress and Goals for Southwest Trail for Biking and Walking UPDATE NOV 20, 2018: Federal, State and Local agencies held public hearing meetings regarding the construction of the Southwest Trail (working title), a walking and biking trail spanning three counties – Pulaski, Saline & Garland (see original post […]
Dabbs Announces Bid for Third Term as Bryant Mayor
Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs officially announced her campaign for re-election to a third term. Dabbs released the following statement on Friday morning, July 27, 2018. From: Re-Elect Mayor Dabbs Campaign Headquarters FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 27th, 2018 Mayor Jill Dabbs has announced she is seeking a third term to continue serving as Bryant’s Mayor. Since […]
River Bridge Restoration Group, Saline Crossing, to Meet Tuesday
Saline Crossing will be meeting 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, January 23, at the Gene Moss building in Tyndall Park in Benton. Engineers will be there to discuss the progress of making the old wagon bridge at the end of River Street into a biking and walking bridge. The public is welcome. RELATED: “Old River Bridge” to […]
Video: County Judge Gives Presentation on Proposed SW Trail, Spanning Three Counties
During the Tuesday afternoon meeting of Benton Chamber’s Civics and Government Committee, Saline County Judge Jeff Arey gave a presentation about the proposed “Southwest Trail.” MySaline was there to get video so you can see what it’s all about. Some brief points: It would run through three counties – Pulaski, Saline & Garland. It probably […]
Saline County Projects to Get Over $1M in AHTD Grants for Trails, Sidewalks & Old River Bridge
Benton Parks and Recreation has learned they are getting a big grant from the AHTD that they’ll use to create trails at the new Riverside Park off Exit 116. The AHTD funded four other projects in Saline County as well. City of Benton Riverside Trail (Phase 2) – $315,000 City of Bryant Mills Park Trail Renovation […]
“Old River Bridge” to Begin Restoration with $500K Federal Grant
A non-profit group, Saline Crossing, Inc. has been working for about eight years to develop a park with walking trails in Benton, using the “Old River Bridge” as a key to the project. They got the news on December 4, 2015, that Saline County has been awarded a grant in the amount of $500,000 for […]