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 […]
Benton Parks: splash pad, pickle ball, trail and more set for improvements
Benton Parks and Recreation is set to make improvements in several local parks. “There is over $250,000 in grant funding dedicated towards some of these projects,” says Stephanie Jones, Director of Parks and Recreation. “We are very excited to continue updating our parks system while improving the quality of life in Benton. I am thankful […]
Library to host two Harry Potter Late Nights for tweens Feb 7 & 8
The Saline County Library is hosting its second annual Tween Harry Potter Late Night on Friday, February 7th and Saturday, February 8th. Both events will begin at 6:00 PM and end at 8:30 PM and will be hosted at the Bob Herzfeld Memorial Library branch in Benton. “Harry Potter Night was such a success last […]
“Winston the Pony” and Author to Visit Library Saturday
Local author Nancy Pruitt is bringing the star of her book, “Winston the Pony” to the library on Saturday, July 20th. Come at 10:30 a.m. to the Benton branch at 1800 Smithers and enjoy a special storytime and then hang out with Nancy and the animals she’s bringing. For coloring pages and more information, visit […]
Mini Golf Owners in Benton Demolished Old Building to Add New Fun
Did you see that the old Carrier building on Sharon Road in Benton was demolished on Thursday? It’s next door to Salty Harbor Mini Golf, so I suspected the owners of that business had something to do with it. I spoke with one of the owners, Vic Bava, about it. Indeed they did have it […]
Sign up for Bryant Youth Softball for Spring
Here are the details to sign your kids up for Bryant Youth Softball for Spring 2018. Visit www.BryantSoftball.org or go to The Center at Bishop Park on Sat Feb 10 from 9am to 4pm or Sun Feb 11 from 1pm to 4pm.
Sign Up Kids Now for Hockey Lessons by NHL Pros to Begin in January
Get kids signed up for learn to play ice hockey program. The next session begins in January with alum from the Nashville Predators NHL team and coaches from the Arkansas Hockey Association. The classes are for children 4-9 years old. $120.00 for equipment plus 6 sessions on the ice with the coaches. Sign up at: nhl.com/predators/community/youthhockey/little-preds Message, call, […]
“Grinch” Steals from Christmas Display at Saline County Courthouse
The Saline County Judge’s Office has worked to make a beautiful display for Christmas at the Courthouse this year, but someone was caught on camera behaving like a Grinch. According to the social media post below, someone stole from one of the displays. In a clever poem reminiscent of “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,” the […]
Tour the Bryant Boys & Girls Club During Open House on Oct 26th
Both locations of the Bryant Boys & Girls Club will host an open house event for the community to get a tour and see what they do. Whether you have children or not, local residents are encouraged to drop in at the location at Bishop Park in Bryant or the one at Davis Elementary in […]
Northside Church to Host Spaghetti Dinner Aug 25th to Benefit Kids’ Travel Club
Come to a spaghetti dinner fundraiser for local youth to travel. The Benton Youth Travel Club plans to visit New York City and Washington D.C. for Spring Break 2018, then they want to go to Europe in 2019. All the money made from this dinner will go to the fund for pay for students to […]