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A new restaurant is open in the Bauxite Depot shopping center at 7076 Bauxite Hwy (Arkansas Hwy 183). They bring a favorite food – pizza – to the growing community. Brothers John and David Pettit opened Railway Pizza in Bauxite at the very left end of The Bauxite Depot. David told MySaline that the restaurant […]
A Benton restaurant that has been around for many years in one form or another is on the market again. Read more below. It’s currently Blue Heaven. Before that for a few years, it was Ed and Kay’s for perhaps the longest amount of time – decades. Before that, it was Ed and Alma’s – […]
Event organizers have announced the cancellation of Saline County Eats, originally scheduled to take place on April 2, 2026. The decision follows careful evaluation and direct feedback from participating restaurants and vendors. Many local restaurant partners expressed that rising food costs, coupled with the challenge of staffing both their businesses and off-site events, have created […]
Get tickets now for the Annual Pancake Breakfast to benefit Salem Fire Department. It is planned for 6:00-11:00 a.m., Saturday, March 7th, 2025, at Salem Elementary School, 2701 Salem Road, Benton, AR 72019. Come early and expect it to be crowded. Carpooling is encouraged. There will be all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, and milk. The cost […]
Shannon Hills has sales all over the city on April 18th. It’s a city-wide yard sale and you can get listed on the flyer. READ MORE BELOW Neighbors can register to be on the list of yard sales by bringing 3 cans of food to City Hall. Register by April 15th! All donations go […]
The 9th Annual Dale Mize Memorial Wild Game Dinner is Saturday, March 14, 2026. Come from 5-7 p.m. to the Christian Life Center. The entrance is on West Sevier Street. READ MORE BELOW The main attraction of the event are the unique dishes featuring wild game, in years past, booths have featured beaver, alligator, […]
We told you last Fall that the Sonic Drive-In location in Benton would be demolished and would rise again. Well it did fall and we have video, but we also have news about it coming back. Read more below. This location of Sonic, at 1703 Military Road in Benton, Arkansas, has been so popular that […]
Original Story Jul 14, 2017 at this link. Updated Feb 9, 2026 A unique gathering place in downtown Benton is turning the page. Main St. Station, a food truck court located at the northeast corner of 303 N Main Street at Conway Street, officially opened on July 14, 2017, breathing new life into a […]
Habitat for Humanity of Saline County is inviting the community to enjoy a warm meal for a good cause at its 15th Annual Souper Bowl fundraiser, set for Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. The event will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, located at 200 N. Market Street in […]
UPDATE JAN 16, 2026 The new Panera Bread location is now open at 23146 I-30 North in Bryant. Here’s what not to do when you go: UPDATE JAN 14, 2026 MySaline reported about year ago that Panera Bread was in talks with the City of Bryant to locate a restaurant in town. They began construction, […]
