The Downtown Benton Farmers Market returns for the 2025 season. The City of Benton Parks and Recreation Department celebrates opening day on Saturday April 5th, 2025. Read more below. The season begins April 5th and runs through October 25th. Come between 8:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. every Saturday for fresh food like produce, jams, flowers […]
See the list of Farms & Markets in Saline County Arkansas
2B Lazy Farm – Chicken eggs, quail eggs, chickens, quails, turkeys Responsive to messages 7 days/week, delivery/pick up will vary on item availability and items requested. 100% made in Saline County Arkansas. FB: 2B Lazy Farm Benton 870-316-6046. Annelida Farms – Cut flowers, vermin compost, worm castings Hensley AR 100% made in Saline County, Arkansas. […]
Benton business owner says 2 Senate bills could hurt his store and many others
John Kelly, owner of Longhills Wine & Spirits, believes two legislative bills could hurt local small businesses all over Arkansas if they are passed. He bought advertising with MySaline to be at the Capitol on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, so he could speak on video about Senate Bill 97 & Senate Bill 98. Read the […]
Owners of new consignment shop in Benton think you’ll LOVE it
There’s a new consignment shop in Benton that you’ll love. Brian and Leslie McMillan have been working hard to get the store open for their grand opening. READ MORE BELOW The name of the shop is actually LOVE Consignment. They describe their inventory as curated, high-quality, gently loved, and unique items that tell a […]
There’s going to be a “Peachy” boutique moving into downtown Benton
A Benton couple is opening a real shop after having been online-only for years. There’s a little building on the corner of Main Street and Conway Street in downtown Benton that recently came open after Merchants & Farmers Bank moved to their larger location on South Street. READ MORE BELOW Matt and Lyndsy McGinty of Benton […]
Midtown Bryant Farmers Market season is May – Sept; Vendors wanted
Midtown Bryant Farmers’ Market is looking for vendors. The season is from May to September every Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The market is located in the pavilion at the north end of Commonwealth Drive in Bryant. It’s free to become a vendor. Just sign up online and tell about yourself and the products […]
Pharmacy in Bryant to open in new building Monday
UPDATE SEP 25, 2022 Bryant Family Pharmacy has spent years in the planning of their new building and it’s finally going to open. According to their post on social media, they will open Monday for customers to come to their beautiful new home at 3323 Highway 5 North. It’s located between Fulks Family Dentistry and […]
Downtown Benton Farmers Market open again – with a list of rules
The City of Benton announced that the Farmers Market in historic downtown area is now open for the season – but with some new rules, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In brief, it’s open Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. You should enter and exit in marked areas, follow CDC guidelines and social distance, […]
Sarah Huckabee Sanders launches program with forgivable loans for small businesses
In an effort to save as many Arkansas jobs as possible during the COVID-19 crisis, Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her husband, Bryan Sanders, today launched the non-profit Arkansas 30 Day Fund to provide forgivable loans to struggling Arkansas-based small businesses. The funds disbursed to small businesses by the Arkansas 30 Day Fund are intended to […]
AG going to U.S. Supreme Court to fight high Rx prices; protect small pharmacies
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge on Tuesday February 25th filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court in the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) case in Arkansas. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in that case on April 27, 2020. In this case, the AG’s office says Rutledge seeks to protect small businesses in […]