Submit someone in Benton for the Mayor’s SALT award. The City of Benton announced an award to recognize a citizen in the community. SALT stand for Service, Advocacy, Leadership and Together. Service – This is a person in the Benton community who has tirelessly worked with and for the community to make Benton a better […]
State honors Bryant Chief as Officer of the Year in Saline County; Statewide Honorees Announced
Bryant Police Chief Carl Minden was named Officer of the Year for Saline County during the 2022 Law Enforcement awards and recognition luncheon, hosted by the Attorney General’s Office, Tuesday. Fort Smith Police Officer Robin Gaines and Hot Springs Police Officers Stephen Parrott and James Moore were named the 2022 Law Enforcement Officers of the […]
Federal agency names Springhill Elementary 2022 “National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence”
Springhill Elementary, part of Bryant School District, was recently recognized as a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence – out of only 297 in the nation that were recognized. Every year, the U.S. Department of Education seeks out and celebrates great American schools that demonstrate that all students can achieve at high levels. National […]
Bryant choir director named quarterfinalist for music educator award
Tanner Oglesby, Director of Choirs at Bryant High School, has been named a quarterfinalist for the 2023 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum. The Music Educator Award recognizes current educators who have made a significant and lasting contribution to the field of music education and who demonstrate a commitment to […]
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 […]
Congrats to Bryant BG Club – 4th Year for this National Award
Bryant Boys & Girls Clubs was recently honored with a Gold Level League of EAGLES Award, a high honor bestowed by Boys & Girls Clubs of America. This marks the fourth year the Club has earned this prestigious award-and was the first Club in the State to receive it. In fact, only 15% or less […]
Saline County officer named 2020 Trooper of the Year; Amazing stories go with his award and other honorees
Corporal Chet White, 44, of Saline County (pictured above), was presented the prestigious Arkansas State Trooper of the Year Award for 2020 Tuesday during the annual state police awards ceremony. White is a 22-year veteran of the state police assigned to Highway Patrol Division, Troop A and was among 11 state troopers who received various […]
Saline County residents nominated for Arkansas Country Music Awards; Ceremony June 7th
The 4th Annual Arkansas Country Music Awards (ACMAs) has announced their 2021 nominees, including two from Saline County. Casey Penn and Buddy Case are collectively a duo called Lee Street Lyrical and were nominated for Acoustic Act of the Year. They were also nominated for that award in 2019. Buddy Case is also nominated for […]
Eight Saline County schools receive nomination for 2020-21 Capturing Kids’ Hearts national awards
Eight Saline County Schools were nominated for the 2020-21 Capturing Kids’ Hearts (CKH) National Showcase School award, according to a news release from Flippen Group that awards them. For just over 30 years, CKH has brought tools to thousands of campuses nationwide that equip educators to implement transformational processes focused on cultivating student-connectedness, improving school […]
Saline County Sheriff presents awards to 3 officers and 1 civilian employee
Saline County Sheriff Rodney Wright presented deputies and civilian employees with awards for the year 2020 to recognize their devotion to the Sheriff’s office, the county and the public. Lt. Jeff Silk (not pictured), who retired December 30th, 2020, received the Deputy of the Year award. Deputy Kevin Sweeten (below) received Reserve Deputy of the […]