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April 4, 2019 By Shelli Poole

Library Challenges Businesses in Food Drive for Kids

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The Saline County Library is in the middle of a food drive with a goal of providing food to 125 local kids for 8 weeks. They are asking businesses and organizations to hold food drives to help reach that goal. The top 3 organizations who donate the most food items will earn a brick with their […]

April 1, 2019 By Shelli Poole

Dairy Queen Now Serving Breakfast: A Review

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Before last week, I didn’t even know that Dairy Queen serves breakfast. The sign pictured above would suggest that they definitely do. Now listen, this article is a paid ad for Dairy Queen, but they asked me to come in and try the breakfast and talk about it, so that, friends, is exactly what I […]

March 27, 2019 By Shelli Poole

Come to the Breakfast April 5th for Update from Local Legislators

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Come see local State Senators and Representatives talk about what is going on in the current session of the Arkansas State Legislature. Full breakfast is provided, sponsored by Benton Utilities this time. The three Chambers of Commerce in Benton, Bryant and Hot Springs Village come together annually to present these Legislative Breakfasts at no cost […]

March 22, 2019 By Shelli Poole

Bryant Development Meeting Mar 28th – Chick-Fil-A Expansion, New Shopping Center

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The Bryant City Development Review Committee will meet Thursday, March 28th, at 9:00 a.m. in the Bryant City Complex/Administration Conference Room. The items include re-zoning on Highway 5 North, an assisted living facility, an expansion for Chick-Fil-A, a new office/shopping complex behind Walmart, a set of duplexes on Hurricane Lake Road, an additional building for […]

March 21, 2019 By Shelli Poole

Developer Plans Apartments, Strip Mall at Former Alexander Human Development

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A commercial developer has plans for property in Alexander that formerly a Human Development Center, according to The Alexandrian blog. Alexander Mayor Paul Mitchell made the announcement at the City Council meeting Monday, March 18th. The blog states that Ben Handford of Farmington, AR, plans to convert the former state-operated property, along Highway 111, into […]

March 14, 2019 By Shelli Poole

Danhof Speaks to Networking Group About “Heat the Seats” Campaign

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Women in Networking (WIN) of Saline County met Wednesday, March 13th in Benton and heard from speaker Karen Danhof. Due to a Stage IV colon cancer diagnosis, Karen is currently on medical leave from her place of employment. She volunteers for CARTI, the independent, not-for-profit cancer care provider. Karen graciously told the group of about […]

March 11, 2019 By Shelli Poole

Bryant Business Development Meeting Mar 14th – Car-Mart and other business changes

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The Bryant City Development Review Committee will meet Thursday, March 14th, at 9:00 a.m. in the Bryant City Complex/Administration Conference Room. The agenda follows. AGENDA Shivers Commercial Buildings Hope – Requesting Site Plan Approval Documents: 0122-PLN-01.pdf 0122-DRN-01.pdf 0122-PLN-02.pdf 0122-APP-01.pdf Market Place Center [No details] America’s Car-Mart Requesting Site Plan Approval Documents: 0120-PLN-04.pdf 0120-PLN-05.pdf 0120-APP-01.pdf TNT […]

March 7, 2019 By Shelli Poole

Coorstek Breaks Ground to Expand Facility with $26M Building in Benton

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On Thursday morning March 7, 2019, Coorstek in Benton, Arkansas, held a groundbreaking ceremony for an expansion of their facilities on the west end of Boone Road. Members of the 5th generation of the Coors family and many local dignitaries such as Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and Benton Mayor Tom Farmer came to commemorate the […]