Your vehicle, home, humans, and pets are depending on you to learn this information. The following are winter tips you didn’t know you needed – because you’re from the South. Here in Arkansas, we don’t typically have the extreme ice, snow and temperatures like up north. But it does occasionally happen, so here are some […]
Due to high gas prices, IRS increases mileage deduction rate from July-Dec 2022
If you use your vehicle for business and deduct mileage on your taxes, the IRS has a little bit of relief for the high price of gas. The Internal Revenue Service announced an increase in the optional standard mileage rate for the final 6 months of 2022. Taxpayers may use the optional standard mileage rates […]
Over 13K Arkansans eligible for relief on auto loans from predatory company
Over 13,000 Arkansans are eligible to get their money back or forgiveness on their auto loans, totalling up to nearly $30 million from one lender’s predatory actions. Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced a settlement with Santander Consumer USA Inc. (Santander) that includes approximately $550 million in relief for consumers, with more relief in additional […]
New construction at Exit 117 in Benton is a tire store
There has been new construction going on in Benton and people are very curious about it because of the location. It’s nestled between Home Depot and the former Dixie Cafe, on the north side of the Interstate, just before the Exit 117 bridge. I know people are curious, because I have gotten many messages asking […]
Car shop closes doors in downtown Benton
It’s been a few years since Pinnacle Car Care set up for business at the corner of Market and Conway Streets in historic downtown Benton. Recently, locals have noticed that owners Owners Mike and Deborah Carafello have shut the doors. I spoke with Deborah who said they were called to tend to a family member’s […]
Tip Leads Benton PD to Arrest Two in Multi-Vehicle Theft from Dealership
According to the Benton Police Department, two suspects were identified by citizen tips and arrested in relation to an incident with multiple key and vehicle thefts on Sunday from a local dealership. Information relayed between citizens and detectives with the Benton Police Department have led to the arrest of two men for connection to the […]
Can You Help Benton PD Find These 3 Car Theft Suspects?
The Benton Police Department is looking for the public’s help to identify these suspects. At approximately 4:15 a.m. Sunday, June 4, these suspects broke into the Everett Pre-Owned dealership on Military Road, then stole multiple vehicle keys and vehicles from the lot. The suspects are two white males and one white female. Anyone with information […]
Deal between McLarty and Landers Dealerships never sealed
I was at Landers Chevrolet over the weekend with family, and an employee told me the deal for McLarty Auto Group to buy/take over the Landers Dodge and Chevrolet locations has stalled out but also said it doesn’t mean it is totally off the table. That person said I probably shouldn’t write about it yet, […]
Free Class Nov 5th on How to Properly Care for Your Car – Lunch Provided
Join Bethany from “Steve & Bethany in the Morning” for the first-ever FREE Car Care Clinic, Saturday, November 5th at Landers Dodge Chrysler Jeep Fiat in Benton! Learn basic car care maintenance and road safety tips! Some great prizes are up for grabs that day, including oil changes! There will also be FREE lunch from Riverside […]
Arkansas Owners to Bring New Kind of Taco Restaurant to Benton
Click above image to open Google Streetview location. No? You don’t want to buy a taco from a used car dealer? Well… how about this place? UPDATE 10/06/16, 11:30AM: There has now been an official announcement in a City press conference: https://www.mysaline.com/benton-business-100616 UPDATE 09/30/16, 1:24PM: I just got a call from the PR firm that works with […]