Dennis Smith of Mabelvale today became a $200,000 top prize winner playing Money Multiplier, a $10 instant game from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. Mr. Smith is one of four $200,000 top prize claimants in this game. The winning ticket was sold at retailer Fud In Hud, 13622 Sardis Road, in Mabelvale, which will receive a […]
Obituary: Cecil Wendell Smith of Benton, Army Veteran of the Korean War
Cecil Wendell Smith, age 86, of Benton, passed away Tuesday, August 23, 2016. He was born May 17, 1930 in Scott, Arkansas to the late Sin Clair Jerome Smith and Alice James Smith. Cecil served in the U. S. Army during the Korean War and retired from Alcoa as a pipe fitter. He was a member of […]
Benton Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced June 3, 2015 that a Benton man has been arrested for distributing, viewing and possessing sexually explicit conduct involving a child, a Class C felony, after an investigation by the Attorney General’s Cyber Crimes Unit. On Wednesday, June 3, agents arrested Lance Smith, 26, of Benton at his residence and […]
Benton PD Gets Naloxone Kits to Reverse Overdose Effects from Opioids
The Benton Police Department (BNPD) announces a plan to provide their officers with Naloxone kits. Naloxone is a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids especially in overdose. The BNPD is the first agency in the state to produce a Naloxone Training video for officers, and the video has been certified through the Arkansas Commission […]
Benton Man Sentenced for Crimes Involving Children
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Tuesday that a Saline County man has been sentenced to 15 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction on child exploitation charges. Lance Smith, 26, of Benton, pleaded guilty to five counts of distributing, possessing or viewing matter depicting sexually explicit conduct involving children. In addition to his prison sentence, […]