Representatives of Just Communities of Arkansas (JCA) recently held a workshop at the Benton Police Department about implicit bias and unconscious conditioning in an effort to improve communication between officers and citizens. “Police Officers are just like everyone else, so probably the most important thing – in terms of diversity and inclusion – is for all of […]
Landers Honors Saline County Public Servants with Lunch
Plenty of police officers, firefighters, military and EMS came out Friday for the annual Public Servant Lunch at the Landers Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram. Landers has been doing this luncheon every year since disaster struck the United States on September 11th, 2001. Landers does it to honor those people who work so hard to protect us all. […]
Benton Council Monday: Budget Changes, Surplus, Rezoning, Palace Asbestos, UALR, Concessions, Fitness, Farmers Market, Coke, Church Property
The City Council will meet on Monday, September 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room for an agenda meeting followed by the regular meeting of the council at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers. REGULAR SESSION September 12, 2016 7:00 PM AGENDA Call to Order – Mayor Mattingly Invocation III. Pledge […]
Alexander PD Collecting for Children’s Miracle Network Until Sep 15th
The City of Alexander will be collecting donations for Children’s Miracle Network through Thursday, September 15th. They will present their donation to Children’s Miracle Network on Friday, September 16th at Love’s Travel Stop with Heather and Poolboy from Alice 107.7. If you would like to make a donation, please contact Patrolman J. Hill through the Alexander Police […]
Water Department Manager Arrested for Harassment of Resident
On September 1st, 2016 at approximately 2:15 p.m. Alexander Police Officers arrested Robert “Bob” McKeon. McKeon manages the Woodland Hills Water Department which serves the Alexander community. McKeon was taken into custody at his place of business 15250 Highway 111 without incident. McKeon’s arrest was due to a specific complaint from a resident. The resident reported […]
“Ares,” K-9 Officer at Benton PD, Has Died
The Benton Police Department has announced the passing of beloved K-9 Officer Ares on Friday, August 19, 2016. Ares, although being on a heartworm preventative, had contracted a strain of heartworms last year. He went through a series of treatments and had been released by veterinarians to return to full duty several months ago. While no […]
Shelli Interviews Bryant Mayor Dabbs to Discuss What’s Next Now That the Bond Extension Passed
Scroll down for video and image of proposed plan for Bryant Parkway. We know now that the special election that the City of Bryant held on Tuesday, August 9th, 2016, was successful for their parks, streets and fire departments. Each measure passed, extending the bond to pay for improvements in those areas. I met with […]
Big Economic News on Several Fronts in the City of Benton
I just returned from a big press conference that Benton Mayor David Mattingly called at the Benton Event Center today, Wednesday, July 13, 2016. I took streamed video from the MySaline Facebook page, and it’s now embedded below. Here’s the outline of what was announced: See more info on these 8 points in the video […]
Saline County Mugshots 070516
Mugshots seen here are from the last few days of booking at the Saline County Detention Center. Having a mugshot does not equate with being guilty of a crime. Some faces will be seen frequently, since those on probation must check in on a regular basis. To see more information on a subject, click on […]
Saline County Mugshots 070416
Mugshots seen here are from the last few days of booking at the Saline County Detention Center. Having a mugshot does not equate with being guilty of a crime. Some faces will be seen frequently, since those on probation must check in on a regular basis. To see more information on a subject, click on […]