According to a project at Arkansas Tech University (ATU), Benton showed the “greatest upward mobility,” in August 2016, out of the 20 Arkansas cities it tracks. The Arkansas Tech Business Index (ATBI) is a project created by the Arkansas Tech University College of Business. The ATBI looks at economic activity in these 20 cities, including […]
Eagle Scout Project Pulls Community Together to Plant Shade Trees in Benton Park
Eagle Scout candidate Gaylan Gregan put together a plan to get trees donated and planted for extra shade at Benton’s Tyndall Park. Rineco in Haskell bought $200 worth of trees from Cox Family Gardens in Benton. On Saturday, November 8th, 2008, the planting began, with neighbors and local Troop 53 helping. Former Boy Scout Mayor […]