If you want your area to take advantage of the funding to expand high-speed Internet (you do), follow the instructions below. It’s the Arkansas State Broadband Office that is urging all Arkansans to verify their Internet services the newly published federal broadband map. Recently, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a new national broadband map showing high-speed […]
Motorcycle vs Pickup Wreck Claims One Life in Saline County
A man on a motorcycle fatally wrecked with a pickup truck in the Fairplay area on Wednesday, according to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office. On March 2, 2022 at about 12:25 p.m., Deputies responded to the area of Buffington Road and Point View Road, in the west part of Saline County, for an injury accident. […]
ARDOT will make overnight frontage road closures at Exit 116 this weekend for work on South St bridge
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires temporary, overnight stoppages of traffic on the frontage roads near the South Street bridge in Benton, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will lift and place steel girders at the South Street overpass. This will require periodic stoppages […]
ARDOT needs to close I-30 and 67/229 all night starting Friday to fix the bridge
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires a significant overnight closure of I-30 westbound at Exit 114, including the closure of Highway 67/229 below the overpass, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will close all I-30 westbound lanes between the exit and entrance ramps at […]
Update: ARDOT releases times of pothole repairs on temp bridge at I-30 Exit 114
UPDATE – MAY 19, 2021 Expect delays beginning Wednesday on Interstate 30 in west Benton as pothole repairs are made. Several residents complained of a large pothole on a temporary bridge that was constructed for traffic to use while workers create the permanent bridge. The project in Saline County to widen I-30 requires asphalt repairs […]
ARDOT to close passage under 67/229 bridge at Exit 114 on Fri & Sat Night; See detour info
Construction to widen Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County requires overnight closures of Highway 67/229 below the I-30 bridge, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, crews will close Hwy. 67/229 below I-30 at Haskell Exit 114, between the Frontage Road north of I-30 and Pawnee Drive on Friday night, […]
Dues Increase Election for Turtle Creek FD Fails
UPDATE SEP 11, 2020, 8:00 PM According to a representative with the Turtle Creek Fire Dept., the election to increase fire dues in their district did not pass. The election was held on Friday, Dept., 11th at the fire station. Saline County Clerk Doug Curtis, Senator Kim Hammer, and State Representative-Elect Tony Furman began counting […]
See Meal Schedules for Saline County Schools
So far, we have Benton and Bryant Schools listed here. If you have an update, email it to [email protected]. Benton Schools will resume grab and go meals on Monday, March 23rd through Friday, March 27th, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a sack lunch and also a breakfast meal to be used […]
Turtle Creek FD to Host Catfish Buffet June 29th
The Turtle Creek Fire Department will host a fundraiser lunch on Saturday, June 29th from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Emmanuel Freewill Baptist Church, 5800 US 67 in Benton. It’s all-you-can-eat catfish buffet with all the fixins, provided by Riverside Grocery and Catering. There will also be a snow cone truck and games for […]