Hurricane Laura has the potential to bring severe weather to First Electric Cooperative customers in the Saline County service area. FEC has crews on stand by to restore power outages. Customers can follow FEC updates on their Facebook as well live updates on the Outage Viewer Map on the webite. Remember to report your outage […]
Entergy Arkansas has 1,200 workers on standby in prep for Hurricane Laura
The Entergy Arkansas storm team is finalizing its storm preparations to respond to any impacts across Arkansas from Hurricane Laura. This weather event is predicted to strike near the Texas/Louisiana border late Wednesday night or early Thursday as a destructive Category 4 hurricane. Forecasts indicate Laura will impact southern Arkansas on Thursday, beginning as early […]
Benton Utilities warns customers of recent shut-off scam
Benton Utilities warns the public of a recent scam with someone posing as a collection employee. If you’re thinking “stop, I’ve heard this one,” remember that there wouldn’t be scam artists if no one was falling for the scam. In this particular case, someone is contacting people by phone call, text and also email. They […]
Benton Utilities repairing electric in neighborhood off Gattin
According to Benton Utilities, a crew is working on primary electrical lines in the area of the Wildwood Subdivision off Gattin Rd. Customers could be without power for up to 4 hours while repairs are being made.
There’s a good reason for the bright green manholes in Benton
Sometimes, a reader poses a question to MySaline because they aren’t sure who else to ask. Over the weekend, a reader asked the reason so many manholes in Benton have recently been spray-painted bright green. All sorts of fun answers swirled in my head. Could it be Ninja Turtles? Could it be Chia Pet gardens […]
Benton Utilities repairing water main in Kenwood area
According to Benton Utilities, a water distribution crew is onsite where a water main has broken in the area of Kenwood and N. Olive. A locate has been called in, the crews are gathering the supplies to make the repair, and they will start digging as soon as other utilities in the area mark their […]
August 11th is “Call Before You Dig Day” – Call 811 and don’t damage utilities
Are you planning yard work this soon? Be sure to “Call Before You Dig” to avoid damage to underground utilities. Across the nation, Aug. 11th serves as a reminder to call 811 before starting any digging project to have underground utility lines marked. When calling 811, homeowners and contractors are connected to Arkansas 811, which […]
Tuesday COVID Update: 5 total deaths in Saline; Unemployment fraud rampant
Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. See below for today’s announcements, charts, Arkansas case numbers, Saline County case numbers and the video of today’s full update from Governor Hutchinson. ANNOUNCEMENTS Governor Hutchinson, Secretary Romero, and Secretary Preston made […]
Wednesday COVID Update: 434 deaths; White House says testing will ramp up
Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. See below for today’s announcements, charts, Arkansas case numbers, Saline County case numbers and the video of today’s full update from Governor Hutchinson. ANNOUNCEMENTS Wednesday Verizon has joined AT&T and T-Mobile as […]
Wednesday COVID Update: 591 New Cases; Federal PUA Money Ends
Thanks to Ken Yang for this report: Arkansas COVID-19 Update for WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020. Please Continue Being Safe and Practicing Social Distancing. See below for today’s announcements, charts, Arkansas case numbers, Saline County case numbers and the video of today’s full update from Governor Hutchinson. ANNOUNCEMENTS Governor Hutchinson, Secretary Romero, and Secretary Preston made […]
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