It amazed me to hear an Alderman say that Mr. Grappe came into  a city committee hearing and basically stated that the city council had no part in the decision of how sanitation collection would be handled within the city of Benton.  Below is complete portions of the state law that is the law authorizing Waste Management Boards, Act 752 of 1991:

8-6-710.  Solid Waste Management Responsibility.

(a) Each regional solid waste management board shall be…

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...from the root to the fruit ...blues/funk meets hip hop!

Blues Again! - French Blues Magazine cd review:…

There are two kind of booths:

• Food Vendor Booths $250
• Merchandise Booths $50

All booths must be approved by Event Coordinator…

Not to be confused with a class that teaches you how to cook adults, this one actually teaches adults to cook. I'm pretty sure.

REGISTRATION INFO: …

Have you ever called 911 and the person answering needs to ask you all these questions? And you're in a panic anyway because hey, it's an emergency, right? It's kind of like when you go to the emergency room at the hospital and it doesn't matter if you just rolled off an ambulance on a gurney, you're gonna have to answer some questions before anybody can begin to help you.

Except... 911 is different now around these…

When you go to the Blogs section, you can pick from a list of months in order, dating back to the beginning. And you can even see old blogs from the former Bent On Benton blog.

It's great if you're looking for something and you know it was around a certain date... or you can just browse through to see what kinds of things we were talking about back then. Here's a copy of the current list below.

Monthly Blog…

The animal welfare ,committee of the city council of Benton, met last Tuesday to discuss the animal ordinance that will come up for a vote at the next city council meeting.

The meeting was productive and went well and did not waste time.  A few concerned citizens attended along with the 5 member committee and the director of the Animal Control.  Discussion was held over the proposed animal ordinance and compromises made when called for and all left on a good note.  Key was the section…

Salem Water has a line broken on W Robinhood. 

This will affect customers on Springhill, Hurricane Lake, Meadowbrook  and Hwy…

In order, starting with the most popular page, the following list shows what pages MySaline viewers have been looking at over the last 48 hours...

1. http://www.mysaline.com/
2. http://www.mysaline.com/profiles/blog/show…

NBC's new talent show, "The Winner Is," featured a young hopeful from Benton Arkansas tonight! Ben Nichols competed and, as the game stipulates, was eligible to bring home $10,000 cash on the spot if he would just push the button and opt out of the contest after the audience's vote.…

Prestiged critiquer of all things entertaining (or lacking), my daughter, Grace, sat under a canopy with me Saturday in Benton, watching the air show. Radio-Controlled Air Show, that is, and it's put on annually by Central Arkansas Model Aviators Association (CAMAA), located on West Sardis Road just east of the Landfill.…

A log truck just knocked out the bike shop this morning at 116 exit in Benton by the soccer fields. KATV has more story.

THE CITY OF BENTON MOURNS THE LOSS OF ALDERMAN JOE LEE RICHARDS



Submitted by bentoncity on Fri, 6/14/2013 - 10:03 AM



Alderman Joe Lee Richards was born May 5, 1935 and passed away Thursday, June 13, 2013. He was born and raised in Saline County.  After graduating from Benton High School, he spent many years working with his father in the construction business.

Joe Lee developed a strong commitment to a public safety career, which included time…

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette currently has a poll running to vote for the Best of Central Arkansas. Let's put in our favorites for Saline County and pass the word on to our Saline friends to do the same.

Here's the link to get at it! …

Remember this guy who robbed Summit Bank in Benton TWICE? Yes, he must have enjoyed their customer service, because he first visited for a robbery in 2009 and returned in 2011.

Well he's…

Our efforts are paying off: a new report from the Food Research Action Center found that 16 percent more Arkansas kids participated in summer feeding programs in 2012 than the year before. And this year, we'll feed even more - thanks to the…

I've always found left-handed people to be special in other ways, besides just writing from a different angle. Some say it's because they are using the creative side of their brain more. I'm really not a scientist and I barely passed biology in high school. I got extra credit for having a interesting petri dish when I needed my tonsils out. …

I saw on the news where officials out in Colorado Springs have issued a voluntary evacuation order for parts of the city.  That horrible wildfire continues to spread.  So people are grabbing their valuables and loading up and getting out of town. The officials say one vehicle per family to keep the roads from getting jammed.  Get your meds and get your important papers, etc. It got me to thinking about what I would grab under the circumstances.  Do you think that the things we would grab in…

Shabby Chic Refinishing

Sharon Jaynes…

I will attempt to display my Benton Electric Rate analysis in this blog.

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