The Benton Utilities Commission will have a meeting on Monday, September 16th at 6:00 p.m. at 1827 Dale Street in Benton. The agenda follows: AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Prayer 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Roll Call 5. Approval of Minutes from the Regular Meeting of August 19, 2019. 6. Departmental Reports A. Finance […]
Benton Utilities Will Have This Street Closed Until Around 2pm
According to Benton Utilities, they will have a section of Deerfield Road closed until around 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 30th. This is the part between Pelton and Arch. It is advised to choose an alternate route if possible.
Bryant FD Points to 5 Categories of Safety Tips for the Holidays
The Bryant Fire Department released the following safety tips to keep your home and family safe during the holidays. 1. Christmas Trees: The National Christmas Tree Association estimates 36 million trees are sold each year. Christmas trees are involved in about 400 fires annually, resulting in 10 deaths, 80 injuries and more than $15 million […]
Benton Utilities Repairing Outage Where Tree Pulled Down Line
Benton Utilities wants to alert the public that about 12:30 p.m., a tree service working in the area of Valley Forge and Northshore has cut a tree that fell on the power lines and caused an outage. They say electrical crews are there to asses the damage and restore the power. It is estimated that it will take about […]
I met Neil Young on a gravel road in Mayflower
When an accident like Exxon-Mobil’s oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas happens, you expect for some environmentalists to come to get their own eyes on how the situation is being handled by the responsible party. I was surprised at who I saw there near the spill site, while I was looking for photos. He is an […]