A beloved business in Benton has made the decision to close their doors. Three Best Bakery started as an cottage business in 2016, with Suzanne Godbold whipping up sweet wonders from her home. She partnered up and grew to open a storefront in downtown Benton. MySaline told you about it in October 2019. The bakery was […]
Haskell restaurant closes for good, citing pandemic economy
Haskell locals looking to pick up a meal from a Subway restaurant will have to go outside of town. The business, located at 2313 Hwy 229, made the decision to close permanently, due to economic factors associated with the ongoing pandemic. They posted a note on the door of the restaurant, stating the following: To […]
CADC to Keep Childcare Programs Closed Until After April 17th
Early Head Start, Head Start and Arkansas Better Chance programs will continue to be closed to children until after April 17th, 2020. The following announcement is from the Central Arkansas Development Council: Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced all public schools will be closed until April 17, 2020 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Hutchinson […]
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 […]
Boutique Closes in Downtown Area; Property for Rent
The good news is that there’s a great business property for rent in the downtown Benton area. The bad news is that we’ve lost a great boutique at that location. MySaline spoke with Lacey Murray, the owner of Two Sisters Boutique. They have three other locations in Arkansas at Sheridan, Stuttgart and Arkadelphia. “Ultimately for […]
Reynolds Road Lanes to Close for Improvement; Signal by School
Construction at the intersection of Reynolds Road and Hill Farm will begin on Monday, July 29th, according to the City of Bryant. Weather permitting, construction is scheduled to continue there through Friday, August 2nd, and will require a partial lane closure for milling and asphalt overlay. Final improvements will add turn lanes from Reynolds […]
Improvements to State Highway 5 Require Lane Closures in Benton Starting July 27th
Improvements to State Highway 5 require a series of lane closures in Benton, according to Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) officials. Weather permitting, the following closures will take place for paving operations: On and off ramps at the intersection of State Highway 5 and Westbound I-30 Frontage Road will be closed the morning of Saturday, […]
Fitness Unlimited to Close in May, After 43 Years of Business in Benton
Longtime family-owned fitness business, Fitness Unlimited, has decided to call it quits after over 4 decades of serving Saline County. The Pigue family released the following announcement on Thursday, April 26th, 2018. In 1975, Glenda, then a stay-at-home christian mother of 3 boys, joined a local women’s-only fitness center (Magic Mirror) that would prove to […]
Liquor Store in Bryant Closes, But There Are New Plans for This Property
Readers were asking, so I looked into what is going on with a particular liquor store in Saline County. I found out some things, but others are still a mystery. Smuggler’s Bay purchased the property at 3200 N. Reynolds Road from Taste of D-Light and opened in the middle of 2016. They were doing good […]
Corporate Office Confirms: Bryant Restaurant Closed for Good
UPDATE 03/06/18 1:18PM Ruby Tuesday’s corporate office did reply to my inquiry. They confirm in a short statement that the Bryant location is closed for good. “As part of our routine review of our store portfolio, we have made the difficult decision to close our Bryant, AR restaurant. We appreciate the dedication of all […]