Pookie’s Popcorn has been at 206 North Reynolds Road in Bryant since July 2017, but that’s about to change. Owner Kim Simmons has been looking for a better location since access to the shop became more difficult in 2018. The City of Bryant made road improvements which included placing a median (traffic divider) in an […]
Old Saline College Being Demolished; What Will Come Next?
UPDATE 12/15/2017: I received a reply from Alcoa spokesperson Joyce Saltzman. She is the Manager of Corporate Communications & Digital. It looks like they are mulling over some options for the property on South Reynolds Road. Saltzman stated, “In regards to your inquiry to Alcoa below regarding future plans for the Pulaski Tech Center, we are […]
Snacks are Popping up at this New Bryant Store
Driving on Reynolds Road, it’s hard to miss a certain building these days. In the 1960s, it served Bryant as a U.S. Post Office. It now looks like a giant box of popcorn, with red and white stripes painted up the exterior walls and a big buttery yellow awning out front. Kim Simmons is the […]
Opening of Clinic Includes Food, DJ, Luke Bryan Ticket Giveaway – June 5th
You’ve seen the construction and you’ve asked me about a dozen times what is being built on the hill at the northwest corner of Reynolds Road and Interstate 30. We told you about it in December 2016 and updated you in February 2017 (links below). It’s a new clinic called HealthCare Express. They will have […]
House Fire Reported in Bryant Early Sunday
MySaline received a report of a fire at a home on North Reynolds Road in Bryant in the early hours of Sunday morning. The exact report from a citizen follows. “I was headed home from Bryant Wal-Mart around 315am this morning 04/09/2017. When I was stunned by the site of a home on N. Reynolds […]
Bryant Gears Up for a Pedestrian-Friendly Face Lift on South Reynolds; Public Meeting Mar 9th
The Heart of Bryant will be receiving a bit of a face lift soon along South Reynolds Road. In 2014, Metroplan awarded the city a 1.8 million dollar grant to begin pedestrian and intersection improvements along a half-mile stretch of Highway 183/Reynolds Road located in the Heart of Bryant area. Specifically, the improvements will be […]
We Just Lost This Big Tree on Reynolds Road
I couldn’t tell you if it was a sick tree or just a matter of the restaurant management wanting better visibility. Hardee’s held onto the tree for about 3 years after they opened for business on Reynolds Road in Bryant. But today, Wednesday, November 9th, 2015, the tree came down.
It’s Liquor on the Bottom, Shopping on the Top
You’re asking MySaline the questions and we’re working on all the mysteries you email and text and message about. I figured out as much as I could in one day about some new construction that’s happening on Reynolds Road between Mapco and Bryant Cafe (a.k.a., across from McDonald’s). According to the lovely server at Bryant Cafe, there […]
Update: Reynolds Road Bridge No Longer Blocked
UPDATE 101816,1230PM Whatever they were doing, they are done and the Reynolds Road Bridge is no longer blocked. ORIGINAL 101816,10AM The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Dept just came at about 10 a.m. Tuesday and put some cones out for your enjoyment. This is on the south side of the Reynolds Road bridge, in front […]
