More than 300 acres of Ouachita National Forest under review; residents urged to comment A federal proposal to allow quartz mining in the Ouachita National Forest is drawing attention in Saline County, where several of the nominated sites are located near Paron and within watersheds that feed into the Saline River. Read more below. The […]
Saline County Is Under a Burn Ban
UPDATE: As soon as I Posted there wasn’t a burn ban, Saline County Judge Jeff Arey announced that there IS A BURN BAN. Saline County is officially under a BURN BAN effective 11/18/2016. NO burning is allowed outdoors at this time. The Arkansas Forestry Commission has designated Saline County as an area currently under high […]