Have you ever considered hosting a foreign exchange student but didn’t know how to do it? There is a program currently placing students in Arkansas. Ayusa (Academic Year in the USA) is a foreign exchange program for high school students. Local resident Michael Young and his wife Erin have been participating in the program. They […]
E-xplorations, P-ossibilities, I-nvestigations & C-uriosities: Here’s how Saline County school-age kids can have an EPIC Summer, and perhaps at no cost
With the end of the school term looming just over the horizon, parents of school-age children face the annual question, “What can our kids do during the summer that they will enjoy and be loads of fun?” The people at Childcare Network have the answer, and it’s EPIC. “We are going to have an EPIC […]
Saline County woman to offer swimming lessons to ages 8-18 with intellectual disabilities
A Saline County woman will offer swimming lessons to youth with intellectual disabilities. Megan Hill, Saline County native and 3rd-year Occupational Therapy student at the University of Central Arkansas, will be conducting her capstone project at River Center, called Swimming Without Limits. Hill partnered with Benton Parks and Recreation and KIDSource Therapy to create the […]
Educational program for young children enrolling now in 5 counties, including Saline
Educational program for young children enrolling now. Central Arkansas Development Council Early Head Start/Head Start/Arkansas Better Chance is accepting enrollment applications for the 2021-2022 school year at all Clark, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Pike, and Saline County locations. CADC HS/ABC serves income-eligible families with children 3 to 4 years old. The EHS program (Malvern location only) […]
Quorum Court meeting May 17 to consider a road, fund transfer system, Covid relief fund from Feds, a good neighbor award
The Saline County Quorum Court will meet on Monday, May 17, at 6:30 p.m. at the Saline County Courthouse, in Courtroom 3. On the agenda for Justices of the Peace to consider are: Adding a road (790 feet of Banded Road – MAP BELOW), expanding the EFT system, establishing a fund for American Rescue Plan, […]
Benton track & cross country athlete receives inaugural scholarship from these two businesses
Benton High School Senior Emma Selph is the 2021 female winner of the Bill Torrey’s Rock City Running and Kinco Constructors Student Athlete Scholarship. The scholarship recognizes student athletes who exemplify leadership, sportsmanship and integrity. They must have run at least two seasons of cross-country, indoor track and/or outdoor track. “Emma is the total package” […]
Royal Theatre announces 5 shows and dates for 2021
Finally, theatre is coming back and the Royal Players and Young Players have announced five shows for the 2021 schedule. For the first show of the year, the Young Players will present Disney’s Frozen Jr., July 15-18, sponsored by Everett Buick GMC. The enchanting modern classic from Disney is based on the 2018 Broadway musical, […]
Benton man arrested on charges of sexually explicit conduct with a minor
Saline County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Benton man on Monday, in relation to sexually explicit conduct with a minor. On the afternoon of May 10th, 2021, detectives with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Caleb Eugene Huggins, age 39, of Benton on charges that he engaged […]
Wear Maroon & Grey May 12th to wave Panthers teams out of town to state finals
The City of Benton has declared Wednesday, May 12th to be “Maroon and Grey Day” to support the Benton Panthers teams as they travel to the first round of state tournaments in Baseball, Softball, and Soccer. Event: The City invites everyone to come see them off, while wearing maroon & grey, holding signs and waving […]
Learn about Benton’s proposed A&P tax; then attend public meeting May 17th – Video Interview, Project Pictures, Laws, Misinformation
The City of Benton will hold a third public hearing in an effort to inform the public and encourage involvement with the proposal for a new Advertising and Promotions tax (A&P tax). This would be a City ordinance to establish a 1.5% sales tax on hospitality businesses in the city limits of Benton, Arkansas, to […]
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