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March 24, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Saline County Regional Airport Expands to Include Corporate Flights

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The Saline County Regional Airport has completed a corporate aircraft hangar ramp expansion project. This will allow the airport to develop five corporate hangar lots to generate revenue for the airport, through land lease agreements with future tenants. The entire project cost $752,872.00. It was completed through an FAA Airport Improvement Project (AIP) grant in […]

March 22, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Airport Moves, Dragstrip & Fairplex Fail, Riverside Park Wins (History, Video, Photos, Archives)

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Pictured above is a newly constructed sparkling baby giant called River Center at Riverside Park in Benton, poised to open to the public in April. But it was a long time coming. Here’s some brief background, some accompanying photos, documents and videos, and then at the end of this is a video tour of the new […]

March 8, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Mayor Invited to DC to Discuss US Education Agenda

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The Council on Youth, Education and Families (YEF Council) has invited Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs to join the Mayors’ Education Task Force meeting on Monday, March 13th, during the Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C.  The event will be hosted by Secretary Betsy DeVos at the U.S. Department of Education. This meeting will provide mayors the […]

March 6, 2017 By Shelli Poole

The Reason You Didn’t Hear ALL the Sirens Go Off During Severe Weather

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You may have noticed during recent severe weather that warning sirens in Saline County didn’t all go off at once. That was by design. According to CJ Engel, Director of the Saline County Office of Emergency Management, the Outdoor Warning Siren System in Saline County has undergone a recent upgrade. Half of the county’s 46 sirens have been upgraded so […]

March 6, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Video: News on All the Highway Plans for Saline County

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Want an update on the improvements coming to all our highways in Saline County? Benton, Bryant, Hot Springs Village, Lonsdale, Haskell and everyone who travels the Interstate – watch this video for all the news. The Director of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Scott Bennett, recently spoke in Benton to update residents about the […]

March 3, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Video: Saline Co. GOP Meeting Features Legislative Update & Both Sides of Bryant Millage

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The Saline County Republican Committee hosted three speakers at its monthly meeting Thursday night at the Republican Headquarters in Benton. First was Jon Gilmore, President of Gilmore Strategy Group, who provided an insider overview regarding the current General Session. Next, Amy Ricardo spoke on the pro side of the Bryant millage increase issue and Kenny Wallis spoke […]

March 1, 2017 By Shelli Poole

Bryant Gears Up for a Pedestrian-Friendly Face Lift on South Reynolds; Public Meeting Mar 9th

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The Heart of Bryant will be receiving a bit of a face lift soon along South Reynolds Road. In 2014, Metroplan awarded the city a 1.8 million dollar grant to begin pedestrian and intersection improvements along a half-mile stretch of Highway 183/Reynolds Road located in the Heart of Bryant area. Specifically, the improvements will be […]