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The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and law enforcement officials are reminding drivers to use the left lane for passing only. In 2021, Act 1090 was passed into Arkansas State Law which outlines the conditions drivers must meet while traveling on multilane highways in the same direction. Act 1090 was designed to prevent backups on […]
Although the weather is cooling off, Entergy Arkansas bill assistance programs are still available for qualified customers. One-time bill credits, charitable contributions and weatherization efforts are just a few of the offerings provided to help ease the strain of higher bills caused by record temperatures this summer. For July and August bills, Entergy Arkansas also […]
Benton Utilities is working on an outage affecting the areas of and around First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Columbia, Walnut, South, and Main Streets. A tree fell and took the circuit down to the ground. They are in the processing of rebuilding the line, and the current estimated time is 3-4 hours (about 4 p.m. […]
Benton Utilities is asking customers to follow the new process while paying your bill. “As we proceed through these uncertain times related to COVID-19, our goals include providing safe and efficient services to our community,” a release from the company Thursday morning stated. “We ask for patience to make this work for all involved.” If […]
Benton Utilities has temporarily closed their offices to customers, In response to COVID-19, we are focusing on what is most important: our customers, our employees and our commitment to provide electric, water and wastewater services. To help keep this focus, we are implementing several proactive measures including closing our facilities to the public. Beginning Friday, […]
About 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, detectives with the Benton Police Department/Saline County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Unit served an arrest and search warrant at the residence of 37-year-old William Justin Butts located in the 3600 block of Bauxite Cutoff Road in Bauxite. Butts had been implicated as being a narcotic distributor in that area which […]
Trails, Fire, Police, Tech, Boys & Girls, Seniors and yes, Tacos. Benton Mayor David Mattingly held a press conference Thursday morning to give updates on several projects in the city, and confirmed MySaline’s previous announcement that Benton will be getting a Tacos 4 Life restaurant. See the video for all the details and to meet the owners […]
