Benton Utilities had a crew on scene about 7:30 a.m. where a pole caught fire at 400 Edison Avenue at S. 1st Street. The Benton Fire Department had the fire secured in short order, and the electric outage was about an hour while Benton Utilities worked to repair it. Thanks to Sarah Amber McCraw for […]
Video: Chillest pizza guy stops in Benton to save cutest owl in the road
A Saline County man with the most laid back attitude encountered a young owl who obviously had not yet learned to stay out of the street. Mike McGrath of Benton said he was driving near the Saline River on Highway 229 when he spotted the bird. “I was out delivering pizza last night and coming […]
Video: Hotel and Restaurant still burning the day after; crews on scene
UPDATE 10AM FRI AUG 28, 2020 Cantina Cinco de Mayo Mexican Restaurant and OYO Hotel were still burning at 10 a.m. Friday, August 28, 2020 at 10 a.m., nearly 14 hours after restaurant employees saw smoke and called 911. See videos, photo gallery, and more story below. Posted by MySaline on Friday, August 28, 2020 According […]
The infamous pothole near Target is finally getting its repairs
You may wonder why there’s a shirtless man as the first picture in this article, or you may remember about a month ago that we (buttoned-up professionals) at MySaline.com did a live video stream of… well of a pothole. That video is below, and the man in the video is Trey Jones of Shannon Hills. […]
Arkansas to get part of US agency’s $11 billion award to expand COVID-19 testing
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton—along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman—applauded the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for awarding $78 million to Arkansas to expand its testing capacity for COVID-19. The funding is part of $11 billion from HHS to support nationwide testing for COVID-19 and the reopening of America. The investment will be used to develop, purchase, […]
VIDEO: Benton woman gets red carpet treatment after 45 days in hospital fighting COVID-19
Anna McClure of Benton has been hospitalized for 45 days with COVID-19, but she finally beat it. Saline Memorial Hospital, along with Anna’s family and friends, literally rolled out the red carpet after her discharge from the hospital on Wednesday. Staffers cheered as she was rolled down the lobby hallway to exit the building, and […]
AHPP to present virtual tour of Gann Museum; live video on social media at Noon
Watch live during lunch today, as the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) livestreams a virtual tour of the Gann Museum at 218 S. Market Street in historic downtown Benton. The AHPP will show the landmark property at 12 p.m. on Friday on their Facebook and YouTube channels, as part of their “Sandwiching in History” tour […]
Here’s the list of teacher parades. Find your school and wave at your teacher.
There have been a few teacher parades, and there are others scheduled. Scroll down to find your school in order by date. If you don’t see your school, email info to [email protected]. See video from other teacher parades below! A teacher parade means teachers drive by in their cars and students and their families stay […]
Congressman Hill outlines COVID-19 symptoms and what the government is doing about the pandemic
Congressman French Hill distributed the following letter to constituents to address the pandemic of Coronavirus – or COVID-19: Dear Friends, The health and safety of Arkansans and Americans come first. Last week, I joined my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing an emergency funding package which provides $7.8 billion to protect the […]
VIDEO: Governor Speaks at CTE School Groundbreaking; Shovels and Hardhats but No Ground – and a History of Football
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Saline County Career & Technical Campus (CTE) was originally scheduled for a day in February, but it rained, so it was re-scheduled to March 9th, 2020. And then there was more rain in the forecast. Since the ceremony relied on coordinating the schedules of so many local and state dignitaries, […]