Detectives with the Benton Police Department/Saline County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit served a warrant at 3601 Bauxite Cutoff Road in Bauxite on Friday, Feb. 3 and arrested a suspect who was out on bond for multiple felony drug charges. Inside the residence of 38-year-old William Justin Butts, SIU detectives seized a pound of […]
Fake Animal Control Van Reported Taking Animals in Bauxite
The Humane Society of Saline County warns residents that the City of Bauxite said they received information that a white van marked as “Animal Control” was driving the Bauxite city streets this morning using a flashlight and attempting to take dogs. This was not anyone with the city of Bauxite. They don’t have animal control. The City […]
Benton Schools Ranks 1st for Best Overall Schools in LR Metro; See Other Rankings
Niche, a ranking website that combines reviews and analysis, has assembled a list of “Best Schools Overall.” In their listing, Benton Schools ranks 1st in the Little Rock metro area, 9th in Arkansas, and 794th in the United States. Click to see the full report card for Benton. The ratings are given a composite grade based […]
Man Happens on the Cutest Stray Donkey in Bauxite
I don’t know if there has ever been a cuter experience with a stray animal. A Sardis resident posted to a local Facebook group on Monday morning, December 5, 2016 that this donkey – I guess it’s a donkey – was out loose and socializing. The post by Alex Rockwood went, “To the folks that […]
Runoff Settles City Council Races in Alexander and Bauxite
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Run-off Voting in Bauxite & Alexander begins Tuesday, Nov. 22
There will be a General Election Runoff November 29, 2016 and early voting for City of Alexander voters and City of Bauxite voters will be able to begin casting ballots in the run-off election starting Tuesday, November 22. Only registered voters in the city limits of Alexander and Bauxite are eligible to vote. Voters must have registered to […]
School Officer Takes “Best” Students to Lunch
S.C.S.O. Deputy Logan Knight is assigned to the Bauxite Middle School and the Bauxite High School where he is the School Resource Officer. He is taking a group of the Best of the Best students to lunch every month. For the student to qualify for this certificate and the off campus lunch with him they […]
About that loud boom you heard south of Benton Thursday night…
Was it a meth lab? A transformer blowing? A train crash? A meteor? So many people are asking, and I really have no idea what the loud noise was last night around 10 p.m. I’ve asked the Benton Police Department and they don’t have record of anything like that happening. I’ve also asked the Saline […]
Miner Fall Festival and Chili Cookoff Oct 29th
Miner Fall Festival and Chili Cookoff Saturday Oct 29th at 4 – 8 PM Bauxite Middle School 6725 Benton St, Bauxite, Arkansas 72011 RSVP on the Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1775451022713520/ 25% of ALL proceeds from the MINER FALL FEST go to help Jack and Family! Register for the chili cook off at http://www.123contactform.com/form-…/Event-Registration-Form https://www.gofundme.com/2zeay6tg The Chili […]
Bauxite Man Faces Charges Relating to Meth, Pot & Firearms Arrest
About 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, detectives with the Benton Police Department/Saline County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit served an arrest and search warrant at the residence of 37-year-old William Justin Butts located in the 3600 block of Bauxite Cutoff Road in Bauxite. Butts had been implicated as being a narcotic distributor in that area which […]