The Hooked on Outdoors Fishing Derby is back for 2025. Adults and kids can enter in this annual event. Read more below. Get your ready for this fun event put on by a partnership between Benton Parks & Rec, Arkansas Game & Fish, Benton PD, Eat My Catfish, and Goon-ies at Sunset. The location is […]
Family Literacy Day for kids & parents Mar 22nd is filled with activities, story time and free books
The public is invited to register for Project LIFT’s Family Literacy Day at the Library. Literacy Action of Central Arkansas will host this event on Saturday, March 22nd from 9:30 a.m. until noon. It’s for children in kindergarten through 4th grade, along with their parents of course. Read More Below There will be free books, […]
Saline County Striders to host 6-week walk/run clinic beginning April 1st
Saline County Striders invites the public to the 6-week walk/run clinic. It’s for beginners and seasoned runners. Oh and it’s free. READ MORE BELOW All ages and abilities can benefit from this program. The first day is Tuesday, April 1st. The location is the Bryant Junior High Track off South Reynolds Rd and Hill Farm […]
Benton’s Cherry Demuth Campsite project gets funding; To complement Greenbelt & Southwest Trail
Benton Parks and Recreation received a grant for over 3/4 of a million dollars to create a campground and river access at the Cherry Demuth area. This will accompany the Benton Greenbelt Trail that is planned to be a connector to the Southwest Trail. Big news for outdoor recreation in Arkansas! More than $3.8 million […]
Benton A&P to look at funding requests, Exit 114 development, and more at March 12th meeting
Benton A&P officials will consider requests from several organizations, along with talk about a marketing committee for the commission. The City of Benton’s Advertising & Promotion Commission will meet on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. Note the new location for Benton City Hall at 410 River Street. Read the full agenda below: Agenda […]
Benton committee to consider condemning 2 properties, rezoning another; Meeting Mar 10
The City of Benton’s Commissions Committee will meet on Monday, March 10, 2025. They are scheduled to discuss a pair of properties to be condemned and another property with a request to change zoning. This is one of several meetings will set to begin at 5:00 p.m., including Personnel, Health & Safety, Finance, Animal Services, […]
New animal shelter, vicious animals & deal with Sheriff are on agenda March 10th
Benton officials will consider an animal agreement with the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Vicious Animals, and the new Animal Shelter in progress. Read the full agenda below: The Animal Services Committee will meet on Monday March 10, 2025. Note the new meeting location, since Benton City Hall moved. The address is 410 River Street, […]
After nearly 5 years, a Benton skating rink is back in business
A favorite family hangout closed in 2020, but it’s about to come rolling back. The skating rink at 1212 W. South Street in Benton, Arkansas, has been around for decades. Its name has changed at least a couple of times. It was Bud’s Roller Rink, and later it was Benton Skate Center. The building has […]
Buc-ee’s groundbreaking back on schedule in Benton
UPDATE – Mar 5, 2025 Sometimes in the construction process, you have to wait it out through inclement weather and reschedule the work as conditions improve. That’s what Buc-ee’s is doing. They originally scheduled a groundbreaking ceremony on February 19th for their upcoming newest location for the travel center – Benton, Arkansas… But there was […]
Obituary – Steven Ray Howell of Benton Arkansas – Aug 1, 1953 – Feb 25, 2025
OBITUARY Steven Ray Howell Aug 1, 1953 – Feb 25, 2025 Steven Ray Howell, age 71, of Benton, passed away peacefully at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Arkansas, on Tuesday, February 25, 2025. Steve was born at home on August 1st, 1953, to the late Stacy Howell & the late Ellon (Abbott, Howell) Turley in […]
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