Benton City Council passed a resolution on Thursday night in a Special Meeting at City Hall to allow a local developer to purchase the historic Palace Theater at 224 W. South Street. Benton Mayor Tom Farmer called the meeting of the Council immediately after Hipskind Excavating, LLC – owned by Shawn and Denise Hipskind – […]
City of Benton Asks Citizens to Take Survey on Priorities
The City of Benton is asking for the residents in the city limits to take a survey for the purpose of “Moving Benton Forward.” City administration is updating the comprehensive plan that guides development over the next 20 years. This plan serves as a vision for the community and will identify goals and priorities as […]
Chief Deputy’s Ability to Speak Spanish Leads to $8,000 Equipment Recovery
A man ends up getting thousands of dollars of equipment returned, due to a local law enforcement officer’s ability to hold a conversation in Spanish. Chief Deputy Jay Fitzpatrick of the Saline County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) was recently at a local gym and had a conversation with a Spanish-speaking resident. The man told him that […]
Alexander Man Wins $60K Prize in Arkansas Lottery
Today an Alexander man claimed a Natural State Jackpot prize worth $60,000 after playing the same numbers daily. David Hill purchased the ticket at the Old Trading Post, 22921 Colonel Glenn in Little Rock for the March 1st drawing. The winning numbers were 4, 7, 9, 18 and 24. “I play the lottery every day […]
Saline County Safety & Preparedness Expo Coming to Benton Sep 14th
For National Preparedness Month this September, there will be a free event in Benton to promote preparedness in the community. The Saline County Family Safety and Preparedness Expo will host over 30 local, state, federal and volunteer public safety, public health and preparedness organizations. The event will include free food, child fingerprinting, safety demos like the […]
Benton PD Invites Residents to Participate in 13th Year of Citizens Police Academy
This fall, the Benton Police Department will host a their Citizen’s Police Academy course for the 13th year. This is a program for residents to find out what a police officer’s duty entails, the training they must undergo, and the situations they face. Participants will experience criminal investigation, patrol functions, narcotic investigations, school resource, crime […]
Benton Resident Finds Military Artillery in Saline River
Yesterday, Benton Police officers were called to a residence on West Lakeview in regards to a possible piece of military grade explosives there. It was determined that somebody had located an old military grade ordnance in the Saline River over the weekend and brought it home thinking that it was inactive.The Arkansas State Police were called […]
Longtime Newspaper Man, Whit Jones Dies Thursday
I said yesterday that I wasn’t going to write this story, but I can’t say nothing. Whit Jones has died. He was formerly my editor when I wrote a column for the (then) Benton Courier. According to the Pulaski County Coroner report, he died in his home in Little Rock on Thursday morning, January 21, 2016. The […]
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