A Benton man won his recent campaign to serve as Governor in the Kiwanis District of Missouri/Arkansas. A.C. Paxton of Benton, Arkansas, has been a member of the Kiwanis Club for 43 years in the Benton Golden K club. He says he has held just about every position within the organization. This year, he decided […]
Volunteers brave August heat to paint historic downtown buildings near courthouse
Two properties in historic downtown Benton got a fresh coat of paint on Sunday, as part of a partnership between the City, volunteers and local business owners. The city initially gathers a group of community-minded people, who then set about ways to create improvements to make the area even more special than it already is. […]
The City of Benton will host a free drive-in movie on Saturday, Aug 22nd
The City of Benton will host a free drive-in movie on Saturday, August 22nd at 8:30 p.m. Riverside Park at 1800 Citizens Drive (Map below), and sponsored by Middlebrooks Electric, celebrating 75 years in business this year. Watch the film “Jurassic Park” from your car in the parking lot outside the Senior Adult Center. Audio […]
Local nonprofit group endeavors to beautify downtown Benton even in a pandemic
The Downtown Arts & Beautification Group (DAB Group) has had a plan for months to build flower boxes, place them in front of shops in the historic downtown Benton area, and plant colorful varieties of flowers. The Home Depot donated cedar for the boxes, and the E.A.S.T. Lab students at Benton High School were ready […]
Saline County Attorney to serve as Republican National Convention General Counsel; Chairman of the Committee on Credentials
Doyle Webb, Chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas, has been selected to serve in two roles at the Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina: Convention General Counsel and Chairman of the Convention Committee on Credentials. Webb previously served as Credential Committee Vice-Chair in 2012 and Co-Chair in 2016. He is the also the […]
Residents bag pile of litter at Lake Norrell Saturday; Enter the Squatch contest to win a mesh river bag
A group of local residents were tired of people leaving trash behind at Lake Norrell, so they got up early on Saturday and did something about it. Heather Wood of Benton contacted us on Friday after seeing a comment on the MySaline Facebook page about trash in the lake’s recreation area. Many locals call it […]
City of Benton to Host Dialogues on Race on July 30th via Livestream
The City of Benton will host three virtual Dialogues on Race. The purpose of the dialogue is to gain insight and understanding into our own beliefs, and to come to new understanding of the issue of race. The first dialogue is scheduled for Friday, July 30th at 6:30 p.m. The dialogue will be livestreamed on the City’s […]
Junior Auxiliary to host info meeting August 4th for becoming a member
The Saline County chapter of Junior Auxiliary is hosting a Provisional Information Meeting on Tuesday, August 4th at 6:30pm. If you are 21 or older, enjoy serving your community, want to help local children, live or work in Saline County and are interested in hearing more about JA of Saline County, this meeting is for […]
We crowned the “Best Karen in Saline County!” Find out who it is!
It’s just a fun contest we did, to try and redeem the name Karen for the good ones that exist – and there are a lot of good ones! We asked for people to write in and tell us why they thought their friend or family member named Karen is great. We got over 100 […]
Add the Democrat building to list of properties getting renewed in downtown Benton
The Democrat Party of Saline County is the latest storefront to get an upgrade in downtown Benton. Luke Juneau owns the building with several businesses, including the Party, and Burger Shack. Party member Gary Fults created letters and a logo from wood, and fellow members, Dustin Parsons and Tamme Adams are seen here installing the […]
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