The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration announced that the Revenue Office in Benton will be closed temporarily for remodeling after the close of business on Friday, September 16, 2016. The office, located at 215 N Main Street in Suite 1, is expected to reopen on Monday, September 26, 2016. Customers are encouraged to visit neighboring offices, which […]
Capitol Monument by the Satanic Temple on the Agenda for Special Secretary of State Meeting 9/13
The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. On August 23rd, Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin, who serves as Chair of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission, announced that he had scheduled a meeting of the Commission to be held September 13th and a draft agenda […]
Boil Order Lifted for Benton Neighborhood
The Department of Health has released the “Boil Water” Notice confirmed on September 2, 2016 for the Timbermist Subdivision in Benton, Arkansas. This order was issued as a precautionary measure because of the possibility that contaminated water may have entered the distribution system as a result of complete loss in normal system pressure. Bacteriological samples […]
One Kindergartner from Each County to Get a $529 College Savings Account
The Arkansas 529 College Savings Board announces the “Coloring for College” initiative. This initiative is open to every kindergarten student in Arkansas. The initiative begins on September 1, 2016 and ends on September 30, 2016. 75 winners – one from each county – will be selected at random to win $529 in a college savings plan account. The […]
Saline County Detainee Pleads Guilty, Gets 10 Years, After Flooding Jail with Sprinklers
Khaleel Siddiq of Benton, pled guilty to Impairing the Operation of a Vital Public Facility today before the Honorable Bobby McCallister. Siddiq was sentenced to serve ten years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Siddiq was an inmate at the Saline County Jail on February 20, 2016, when he intentionally broke a sprinkler head in […]
Paron Community Fight for Charter School Not Over, But They Need Residents’ Help
The community of Paron in the northern part of Saline County has had a tough time with education in the last 10 years. In 2006, they were state-mandated to consolidate into Bryant Schools. They lost their high school, with the older kids now being bused 26 miles away, to Bryant High School. In 2015, after […]
Secretary of State Calls Meeting 9/13 to Discuss Among Other Things a Monument by the Satanic Temple
Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin, who serves as Chair of the Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission, has scheduled a meeting of the Commission to be held in September. The Commission will conduct administrative business and review recent proposals that have been submitted to the Commission. What: Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission Meeting When: 1:30 PM, Tuesday, […]
Civ & Gov News: A New School, Bauxite K-9, County Website, New Water, Big Red, Shoppes Reveal, Hwy Widening
The Civic and Government Committee of the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce met Tuesday, February 16, 2016 and discussed the below subjects. (See details in the video below↓) A facility is in the works near Saline County’s megasite to make diesel fuel from natural gas. A CTE school is to be built off Interstate 30 at exit […]
Liquor Store License Revoked in Haskell, But That’s Not the End of It
There has been a months-long struggle over whether Back Door Liquor Store, behind Haskell Hilltop convenience store would get to keep its liquor license. In August 2015, the Director of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division (ABC) ruled that they were far enough away from a church that they would be allowed to operate. Back Door, […]
News Articles & Election Documents from Saline County Going Dry in 1936
Saline County went dry after a Special Election in 1936. In October 1935, six local ministers gathered at First Baptist Church and decided to have a public meeting with the public to try to get it to a vote. The rules about getting something on a ballot must have been very different then, because it […]