This is a series of columns called the Muleshoe Chronicles. Muleshoe is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who likes to ride. He lives in Benton. Read more of his columns at mysaline.com/muleshoe. Muleshoe here. On Saturday, a couple of friends and I struck out to savor some of the closing days of summer on […]
Introducing: “Muleshoe Chronicles,” Benton Retired Air Force Veteran Narrates the Biker’s Trail
This is a series of columns called the Muleshoe Chronicles. Muleshoe is a retired U.S. Air Force veteran who likes to ride. He lives in Benton. Read more of his columns at mysaline.com/muleshoe. Muleshoe is my road name. It’s the tag I go by in my motorcycle riding association. Motorcycles are my passion. I live […]
American Legion to Host Veterans Coffee Meetup in Bryant July 20th
The American Legion Post 19 will host a coffee meetup for local veterans on Saturday, July 20th from 7:00 a.m. – noon at Speakeasy Cafe & Coffee Bar, 3411 Main St, Ste 6 in Bryant. The coffee shop will donate a portion of sales to Post 19 for that morning. For more information, call Russell […]
Veterans Invited to June 8th Event to Meet Each Other
The Saline County Library will host a Veterans Meet and Greet on Saturday, June 8th at 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Drop by the Benton branch at 1800 Smithers and enjoy coffee and light snacks while visiting with fellow veterans. Find more events in Saline County at mysaline.com/events!
Soldier Ride Thursday Morning to Begin in Benton, Pass Through Bryant and Bauxite
You might see a line of bicycles coming through Saline County on Thursday. The City of Benton and Benton Police will host Soldier Ride, a program offered through Wounded Warrior Project, on Thursday, April 25th from 9 a.m. to noon. Wounded veterans will be riding bikes beginning at 9:00 a.m. at Tyndall Park in Benton, […]
East End WWII Vet Receives Quilt of Valor
On Sunday, November 11, 2018, Mary Jacobs of the VFW Auxiliary presented World War II Veteran Shelton Cross with a Quilt of Valor®. Cross, of East End in Saline County, Arkansas, is 96 years of age and served in the Army Air Corp from 1943 – 1948. Along with a quilt, recipients get documents explaining the organization’s mission, […]
Bryant School Board to Honor Local Veterans with Diplomas Nov 12
Four veterans who put country above self and education will be awarded honorary high school diplomas from Bryant Public Schools. Two veterans will be honored posthumously. The diplomas will be presented during a Veteran Commencement Ceremony at Bryant High School on Monday, November 12, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Thanks to the Arkansas Department of Education […]
Video: 93-Year-Old Veteran of WWII and Korea, Tells How He Got His Purple Heart
By Roger Poole – a Bryant resident, a retiree from Entergy in Little Rock, and an Air Force veteran. My wife told me a couple or two days ago about a “Meet and Greet” that was to be held for veterans. She told me it would be at the library in Bryant on Saturday April 21, […]
Library to Host Event for Veterans to Meet Each Other Saturday in Bryant
The Saline County Library is hosting a Veterans Meet and Greet Saturday, April 21st at 9:00 -10:30 a.m. at the Mabel Boswell Memorial Library in Bryant. It’s for ages 18 and up and is a casual meetup for local veterans to get together and enjoy good conversation. There will be coffee and light snacks.
