The Saline County Republican Committee will host several candidate speakers at their monthly meeting. Come to hear from Leon Jones, Jr. who is running for Attorney General, Jan Morgan running for U.S. Senate, Washington County Judge Joseph Wood running for Lt. Governor, and Circuit Judge Gunner DeLay running for Arkansas Supreme Court. The public is […]
Cong. French Hill will speak at the Saline County GOP meeting Oct 7th
Congressman French Hill will be the guest speaker at the Saline County Republican Committee’s monthly meeting. The public is invited to attend at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 7th, at the Republican Headquarters at 125 N. Market Street in Benton. For more information, contact Ken Yang at 501-909-9315 or [email protected].
Ken Yang to give legislative update Sept 2nd at Saline County GOP meeting
The Saline County Republican Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 2nd, at the Republican Headquarters at 125 N. Market Street in Benton. Committee Chair Ken Yang will present Family Council’s overview on the legislative session, Action Committee’s Legislative Report Card, current laws in litigation, call to action, and the […]
Guest speakers at GOP meeting Thursday to present both sides of Issue 1
The Saline County Republican Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2020, at the Republican Headquarters at 125 N. Market Street in Benton. The public is invited to attend. The meeting features two guests, presenting the pro and con arguments regarding Issue 1 that will be on the ballot […]
Governor Calls for Special Legislative Session to Adjust Budget for COVID-19
Governor Asa Hutchinson today issued the official call to legislators for an Extraordinary Session of the 92nd General Assembly to convene at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020. See the official proclamation below. “I have called this special session of the General Assembly to ask legislators to cover the projected loss in state revenue,” […]
Video: 2020 State Rep Candidates speak at Republican Committee
Several candidates running for State Representative spoke about their campaigns in front of the Saline County Republican Committee Thursday night in Benton. These candidates are running in the Republican Primary. They are featured in the video below in the following order: State Rep, Dist 31 Councilman RJ Hawk Keith Brooks State Rep, Dist 22 Richard A Midkiff […]
Realtor Furman files to run for State Rep in Dist 28
Tony Furman recently filed to run for the office of State Representative in District 28. His announcement follows: I have called Saline County home since 2003. Since then, I have enjoyed getting to meet the wonderful people that make our county such a tremendous place to live. It is my desire to represent the 28th […]
Two from Turtle Creek Fire Dept sentenced for over $320K of Fireman’s Fund used on personal items
A fire department’s former chief and its bookkeeper each face charges related to hundreds of thousands of misspent dollars from the Fireman’s Fund. Former Turtle Creek Fire Chief Jimmy Scott Cooper, age 51, and bookkeeper Samantha Lea Blair, age 42, were both arrested on March 27, 2019 by Arkansas State Police after an investigation and […]
VIDEO:State Legislators Update County Citizens on New Laws
On Friday morning, State Legislators serving Saline County spoke at Saline Memorial Hospital to report on all the new laws from the recently ended session. There was a public breakfast hosted by the three chambers of commerce from Hot Springs Village, Benton & Bryant. The following video shows Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, Rep. Andy Davis, Rep. […]
Video: News on All the Highway Plans for Saline County
Want an update on the improvements coming to all our highways in Saline County? Benton, Bryant, Hot Springs Village, Lonsdale, Haskell and everyone who travels the Interstate – watch this video for all the news. The Director of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, Scott Bennett, recently spoke in Benton to update residents about the […]