Saline County officials have rescheduled the ribbon cutting ceremony for the county’s first completed segment of the Southwest Trail. The event will now take place on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The ribbon cutting will celebrate the completion of Segment S8A, an approximately 2.5-mile section of trail that connects directly to Pulaski […]
Bryant awarded $824K grant for part of Southwest Trail, connecting schools and neighborhoods
The City of Bryant has been awarded an $824,800 grant to build a new multi-use trail that will connect key parts of the city, including two schools. The city will contribute an additional $206,200 to complete the project. The funding comes from Metroplan’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program and will support Phase 1 of […]
“Tour de Salt Shaker” will feature the inaugural King of the Wing BBQ Cook-Off Oct 8
Put your BBQ skills to the test in this friendly yet tasty competition – King of the Wing BBQ Cook-off. It’s all on Saturday, October 18th. This event will be a part of Tour de Salt Shaker. The highlighted meat for this cook-off will be wings. There will be prizes awarded for Best Sauce, Best […]
CANCELED – “Tour de Salt Shaker” countywide cycling festival Scheduled for Oct 8
The Tour De Salt Shaker, is coming October 8, 2022 in Downtown Benton. It’s a full Saline County community event that will bring cyclists and Backyard BBQ together for a Saline County festival. This is all to raise awareness and support for adoption and foster care in our community as well as support services for […]
“Tour de Salt Shaker” countywide cycling festival POSTPONED
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. READ STATEMENT BELOW FROM ORGANIZERS. After countless hours of meetings and discussions, we regret that our Tour De Salt Shaker will be canceled this year due to the uncertainties surrounding COVID-19. It is definitely not the route we wanted to take, but it is so important that we are prudent […]
Motorcycle Accident Tuesday Night in Bryant Takes Benton Man’s Life
According to the Bryant Police Department, officers were dispatched Tuesday afternoon, May 9, 2017, to an accident with a fatality at the intersection of Shobe Rd. and Brookwood. Alex “A.J.” Sponer, age 32, of Benton, was on his motorcycle traveling westbound on Shobe Rd. when he lost control of his bike. When he went down, […]
Bryant Spells Out Possible Future of Streets and Trails (maps, video)
If you’re interested at all in the near future of Bryant’s streets and trails (hint: you are), you need to look at the new plan below and watch the video at the bottom. The City of Bryant held a public meeting Thursday night, December 15, 2016, to give information and get public input on plans […]