Benton, Bryant and Haskell each have one, but other cities don’t have animal shelters, and neither do the unincorporated areas of the county. A group of state, city and county officials held a meeting on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at the Benton Mayor’s office to discuss possible paths to creating one animal control facility for […]
City and County Elected Officials get sworn in January 2023 to begin their new terms
At the very beginning of every year after an election, the newly elected and re-elected candidates are sworn into office. We’ve made a gallery of photos so you can recognize your elected officials. In addition to Saline County officials take the oath of office, there were a few from the City of Alexander, City of […]
Elected Officials
As of January 2023, the following is a list of current elected officials serving Saline County, Arkansas: FEDERAL President of the United States Joe Biden, White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20006 www.whitehouse.gov/contact Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris, www.whitehouse.gov/contact/ US Senators John Boozman – Republican – 1401 West Capitol Avenue, Suite […]
Shaw Bridge to be closed for inspection
You might want to check your route for travel Monday morning. The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) has asked the Saline County Road Department to temporarily close Shaw Bridge. On Monday, June 20th, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., the bridge will be closed to traffic to allow ARDOT staff time to complete an inspection […]
Get all the info for the 2022 PRIMARY ELECTION
PRIMARY ELECTION May 24, 2022 I. RESULTS OF VOTING A. Election Results Voting results from Saline County – www.mysaline.com/2022-elections-results-primary Voting results from Statewide – www.mysaline.com/2022-elections-results-statewide II. WHO IS RUNNING A. Candidates Candidates who have filed to run: www.mysaline.com/2022-elections-candidates Candidate announcements: www.mysaline.com/2022-announcements Find your sample ballot at www.voterview.org and type in your info and scroll to the end […]
Not even kidding, we might get snow Saturday
Are you freaking kidding me? No I’m freaking not. We might actually get snow Saturday. ❄️ Scroll down for the 7-day forecast at the end. ? The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook Statement for a Large Part of Arkansas. This will affect the following Counties in Arkansas: Boone-Marion-Baxter-Fulton-Sharp-Randolph-Newton-Searcy-Stone-Izard-Independence-Lawrence-Johnson-Pope-Van […]
Winter Weather Advisory – Snow before midnight, 10s by Friday morning
The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Winter Weather Advisory midnight for central and southern Arkansas. Chances of very light snow or sleet will continue. Little or no additional accumulation is expected. Roads are already slush or ice covered in places. Plan on dangerous travel conditions. The target area for this advisory […]
Winter Storm begins with rain on Wednesday in Saline County
The more pictures you get from the National Weather Service, the more you need to pay attention. And we have a lot of pictures in this report. They even used exclamation points. Let’s get to it: Winter Storm Watches have been expanded farther south to include much of southwest Arkansas. Winter Storm Warnings will […]
Rain, Snow & Ice on the menu this week; Weather Service uncertain what to order
A winter storm with significant snow and ice accumulations is possible this week, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock. Additionally, a very cold Arctic air mass will move into the state late in the week with minimum temperatures in the single digits to low 20s and wind chills in the single digits. […]
Maybe ice and snow this week and for sure very cold temps
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Little Rock says their confidence is increasing for the likelihood of a significant winter storm affecting Arkansas by mid-week… This includes the possibility of significant snow and ice accumulations in portions of the state. It will begin as rain on Tuesday and transition to a wintry mix, alternating between […]