The November 8 General Election is one week from Tuesday. With that in mind, The Alexandrian sent a questionnaire to the candidates running in the city election in an effort to provide voters information about the individual candidates. To see the results of the survey go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.
Vote to approve changes to Alexander’s 2016 budget fails
In a five to three vote, the Alexander city council failed to approve changes to the city’s current budget. Also, Alexander city council members were presented with a preliminary plan to move some of the storage buildings at My Ample Storage from the front of the property to the back. For more on this go […]
Business Expansion and 2016 Budget on Oct 17 Alexander Agenda
City of Alexander Council members will be asked to approve an “Expansion Plan” of a storage business on Highway 5. Also on the agenda is amending the 2016 budget and appropriating funds for the purchase of an electronic sign. For more on this go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.
City of Alexander to Host National Night Out Event Sat Oct 15th
The City of Alexander invites the public for their first National Night Out on Saturday, October 15th, 2016, from 5-9 p.m. at Alexander City Park. This is a community event to strengthen relationships between the community and the local police & fire departments. There will be free food and drinks, raffles, a dunk tank, bounce houses, cars, information […]
Suspect Arrested After 2-County Pursuit and Barricade Situation
I received a text on the MySaline hotline 501-303-4010 Sunday afternoon that went exactly like this: “What is happening on midland road? When we passed there were 12 cop cars… scso, Bryant and troopers. Since then 8 more have passed going that direction. We saw one policeman dressed in swat gear.” I followed up with […]
Video: Career Technical School Planned for Saline County to Involve 7 School Districts
On Wednesday, September 14, 2016, about 200 interested citizens from Saline County and beyond gathered to learn about a school that may be coming to Benton. It’s called a Career Technical Education (CTE) School, and would work with local schools to equip students with technical skills that they can use to gain employment. This type […]
Building Permit Ordinance on City of Alexander Agenda Monday Night
Monday night, September 19th, the Alexander city council is expected to discuss, and possibly vote on, an ordinance establishing new rates for building permits. Other items on the agenda are Alexander Mountain Village and a report from the planning commission. For more on this go to http://thealexandrian2013.blogspot.com/.
Candidates for City Offices in 2016
The filing period to run for Municipal/City Office in 2016 ended August 19th at noon. The following is a list of those who filed. See candidates for Federal, State & County races at https://www.mysaline.com/2016-political-candidates-in-saline-county/ ALEXANDER Alderman Ward 1, Position 1 Alderman Louis E. Hobbs Joe Pollard Alderman Ward 1, Position 2 Elizabeth Bland Farren Wadley Alderman Ward […]
Alexander PD Collecting for Children’s Miracle Network Until Sep 15th
The City of Alexander will be collecting donations for Children’s Miracle Network through Thursday, September 15th. They will present their donation to Children’s Miracle Network on Friday, September 16th at Love’s Travel Stop with Heather and Poolboy from Alice 107.7. If you would like to make a donation, please contact Patrolman J. Hill through the Alexander Police […]
Water Department Manager Arrested for Harassment of Resident
On September 1st, 2016 at approximately 2:15 p.m. Alexander Police Officers arrested Robert “Bob” McKeon. McKeon manages the Woodland Hills Water Department which serves the Alexander community. McKeon was taken into custody at his place of business 15250 Highway 111 without incident. McKeon’s arrest was due to a specific complaint from a resident. The resident reported […]