Governor Asa Hutchinson extended the COVID-19 public health and disaster emergency for an additional 45 days for Arkansas, he announced at a news conference recently. Governor Hutchinson issued Executive Order 20-25 to renew the public health and disaster emergency he originally declared on March 11, 2020, and amended on March 26. “Every industry sector in Arkansas has […]
AEDC Gives Update on Ready for Business Grant Program
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted an update on the Arkansas Ready for Business Grant Program. The details for applying and qualifying are listed below: Applications will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5 and Wednesday May 6. The link to the application will be available on this page. Applications […]
Royal Players May Newsletter: The Theatre’s 100th Birthday, Reopening Discussion, Marquee Messages, more
The Royal Players publishes a newsletter each month, detailing the upcoming shows on the stage of the Royal Theatre in historic downtown Benton at 111 S. Market Street. MySaline will reprint them for you right here, but if you would like to get them emailed directly to you, send a message to [email protected] and ask […]
State Police Drive Testing Reopening
The Arkansas State Police plans to restore skills testing for driver license applicants next week. The tests will be limited to applicants who use the state police web site for scheduling a skills test and receive confirmation of the test date and time. Additionally, the tests will only be offered at twelve locations across Arkansas. […]
Owners of new ice cream shop in Benton hope to open in May
It’s kind of incredible to see, but there are actually new businesses opening in Saline County. One in particular has been working on getting their shop ready for several months. Ethan and Jean Simmons hope to open Scoopy’s Homemade Ice Cream to the public on May 4th. Like the name says, their ice cream is […]
Boys & Girls Club to bring “Big Red Spirit Bags” to member kids
The Saline County Boys & Girls Club is partnering with Big Red Stores to deliver each of their members a Big Red Spirit Bag. Club staff, while practicing social distancing, stuffed over 500 Big Red Spirit Bags with art supplies and snacks for our members, according to a statement. Each bag was then hand delivered […]
Smallcakes in Bryant to host free drive-thru meals along with Elsa and Batman
Smallcakes in Bryant will host a day of free drive-thru meals this Sunday to families in need. Owners Ricardo and Elsie Alvarez and their staff will be serving hot dogs from the grill, and Batman and Elsa will be there for “social distance” photos! Even if you don’t come for a meal, come to get […]
Owners of Brown’s Country Store and Restaurant to Retire and Close the Business Permanently
MySaline received the sad news that Brown’s Country Store and Restaurant will close permanently. Owners Phillip and Cissy Brown are retiring from the business. The following is the full statement the Browns released to media on Thursday. After 47 years we, Phillip & Cissy Brown are announcing our retirement and the closing of Brown’s Country […]
Laundromat change machine suspect in custody in Bryant
You might recall a few weeks ago when MySaline shared about a particular man came into the Bryant Laundromat on Dell Drive. If it’s change he was looking for, he found it. From the surveillance video, it appears he came in with welding equipment and removed the entire change box from the wall and took […]
Two much-anticipated restaurants open under the roof of The Palace in historic downtown Benton
UPDATE APRIL 13, 2020 There are two new restaurants that opened in Benton during the arguably the worst time to do so. This article has lots of links and also previous stories and photos below. If you check it all out, you’ll know a lot more about the past and present of the Palace – […]
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