Arkansas Department of Transportation will continue construction on I-30 through November. I’m sensing a theme – but we will catch a break. I have lost track of when the project started, for the widening of Interstate 30 to six lanes in Saline County. Here’s the good news – ARDOT must have known my birthday is […]
Benton Planning Officials to discuss Solar Farm for Career Center in meeting Nov 7th
The City of Benton Planning Commission will meet Tuesday, November 7, at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at 114 S. East St. This meeting’s agenda is as follows: MEETING AGENDA – NOV 7, 2023 Planning Commission Meeting – Tuesday, November 7th, 2023 – 6:00 PM Establish a Quorum/Call to Order Approve Minutes from October 3rd, 2023 […]
Former Saline County Sheriff Bruce Pennington dies at age 72
Mr. Bruce Dale Pennington of Fayetteville, Arkansas, departed this life on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at the age of 72. He was born on January 15, 1951, at Newport, Arkansas, the son of Wardell Bruce and Dorothy Mae (Collier) Pennington. Bruce grew up in Newport and was a 1969 graduate of Newport High School. Following […]
Local Candidates running in the Primary Election must file by the Nov 14 deadline
Candidate Filing Deadline If you’re going to run for office in 2024, it’s time to get serious. You can pick up a petition at the Saline County Clerk’s office during regular hours. After you get the correct amount of signatures from registered voters in your district, you’ll file your petition back with the Clerk’s office, […]
ARDOT to have snowplows on Arkansas roads on Halloween
Yes, we will see snowplows in October. But The Arkansas Department of Transportation’s (ARDOT) Winter Weather Strike Team will conduct training drills in the central Arkansas area from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, October 31. Read more below… The drills will consist of training drivers, performing equipment checks and maintenance. They will also do […]
ARDOT closing the east end of Hwy 229 Oct 24-28
Y’all are going to kill me, but if there was no news, you’d have find me a new job. I know, I know… I just wrote an article about ARDOT closing a section of Highway 229 for 3 days. Well to continue the theme, here we are again with closures on the other end […]
Arkansas Governor bans using “woke” and “anti-women” words by Executive Order
With several women standing at the lectern behind her, Arkansas Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Executive Order on Thursday to “eliminate woke, anti-women words from state government and respect women.” While Sanders did not give specifics on instances of words or phrases that she has encountered or that was reported to her office, there is […]
Your Hwy 229 detour around The Gauntlet, AKA I-30 concrete walls, will be closed for the whole weekend
Just when you thought you were clever for taking Highway 229 to get around The Gauntlet… Yes, also known as those tall concrete walls on the left and right of narrow lanes on Interstate 30 on the west side of Saline County… You won’t want to take that normally convenient detour on Hwy 229 starting […]
Water Authority to hold regular meeting October 26th
The Saline Regional Public Water Authority will hold a meeting Thursday, October 26th at 5:30 p.m. The location is the Bryant Fire Training Center at 312 Roya Lane, Bryant. SALINE REGIONAL PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA October 26, 2023 Place: Bryant Fire Training Center 312 Roya Lane, Bryant […]
DETOUR – ARDOT crews to close the whole road under 67/229 bridge Oct 18-20
ARDOT will close the whole road this time. Watch for the Arkansas Department of Transportation to close a road in both directions during the overnight hours, near Interstate 30’s Exit 114 area. See below for the when and where exactly, plus a map of detours. Construction crews will need to do this as part of […]
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