April is Autism Awareness Month and there are tons of opportunities to participate in Autism focused discussions – both in person and online. One of such opportunities in a special Facebook Live event on April 28th from 6:00 – 7:30 pm featuring Angela Blanchet. Angela is the mother of Ben, a 16 year old with […]
Justin Moore signs boy’s guitar and sings to crowd at Bryant Boys & Girls Club annual awards
The Boys & Girls Club of Bryant hosted some special guests at Hill Barn Event Center for their 2022 Hometown Heroes Award Luncheon on Friday. See the list of award winners below, who are superstars in their own right. At the luncheon, a young man named Weston who attends the Boys & Girls Club and […]
Video – Witness “Wild Bill” and the Classic Car Parade circle downtown Benton one last time before burial Feb 26th
Heather Newsam wrote to MySaline about her father who passed away suddenly on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at age 78. She describes “Wild Bill” Newsam as the wonderfully loud and joyful man who drove the 1960 Pink Cadillac in all the parades in downtown Benton. His funeral will be on Saturday, February 26th, but they […]
Governor Hutchinson Supports Prison Expansion, Presents COVID-19 Numbers in Weekly
At his weekly news briefing Thursday, February 10, 2022, Governor Asa Hutchinson addressed the issue of prison space in Arkansas and the work the Arkansas Department of Corrections will be doing to address issues. He said that over the past two years the Department of Corrections had seen a decline in prison population but that […]
Deer takes leisurely stroll through Arkansas shopping district (video)
In the category of “What had happened was,” it would be hard for most people to believe what this woman saw. But she got video of it. I imagine this time of year, there will be a lot of Christmas-themed explanations for a deer taking a slow and leisurely stroll on the city streets. This […]
Mini-storage moratorium on Benton agenda Oct 14th, as residents oppose plans for “Fitness” property
The City of Benton Planning Commission met Tuesday, October 5th with a full agenda, including one controversial item, concerning storage units and a vacant business at 1212 Hwy 35 North. Fitness Unlimited was an anchor business in the community for decades. It has been closed for business for over three years, with the property […]
Governor Hutchinson to attend grand opening of Career Technical Campus Aug 11th
Saline County Career Technical Campus-ASU Three Rivers will host their Grand Opening Ceremony and Ribbon Cutting on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at 1:30 p.m. at 13600 Interstate 30 in Benton, Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson, along with Saline County, Arkansas State University System and ASU Three Rivers dignitaries will speak at the ceremony, and then the public […]
Video: Bryant Mayor to update residents weekly via Facebook video; Here’s the March 15th update
Bryant Mayor Allen Scott will be presenting videos called Monday’s Minutes on a weekly basis on the Bryant City Hall Facebook page. It’s a quick recap of news and updates from the city. The topics he covered on March 15, 2021 are: Wastewater review Yard waste pickup program Overlay of Mills Park Road Bryant Animal […]
Video: Day one of 2020’s Covid-19 shutdown in Arkansas began in Saline County
A little over one year ago, I started a live video on Facebook in front of the Saline County Courthouse, telling of the very beginning of Covid-19 in Arkansas. Governor Asa Hutchinson was about to hold a press conference that afternoon to talk about the first known cases in the state. It was in the […]
Video: Six pickups chain together to pull semi-truck uphill in Saline County
Saline County residents Rocky and Stephanie Cole ventured out on Wednesday evening to check on road conditions and ended up seeing something amazing. Stephanie says she saw several semi-trucks stuck on Interstate 30 at the border of Benton and Bryant. “We actually saw this one get stuck because of a small truck getting stuck on […]