A local business is pitching in to help with relief from the effects of Hurricane Helene. You can donate supplies and they will take them to the damaged areas. See the supply list and drop-off locations below. READ MORE BELOW PACK THE CAMPER “Pack the Camper” is an effort to collect as many helpful supplies […]
Bring items to help Pulaski County tornado victims and cleanup workers
The Saline County Judge’s Office is issuing a call to local residents and business, urging donations of supplies to help workers with tornado cleanup for our neighbors in Pulaski County. Read more about that below and also how you can help the victims of the tornado: Beginning Tuesday, April 4th, through Thursday, April 6th, bring […]
Secretary of Education extends student loan payment pause during court battle for debt relief
College students with debt may still get some relief, according to a statement released by the U.S. Secretary of Education on Wednesday. In August, President Joe Biden and Secretary Miguel Cardona announced a plan to provide a one-time, pandemic-connected debt relief to over 40 million Americans with federal student loans. Since making the application available, […]
Benton School Board to meet Nov 8th to honor student wins, consider full agenda
The Benton school board will hold their regular meeting on Monday night November 8th at 5:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center at 211 North Border Street. The agenda outline follows. To read supporting documents, see the full agenda packet at this link. AGENDA I., II., III. Call to Order, Establishment of Quorum, Pledge of […]
Benton School Board to meet Sept 13th – Covid Leave, Amphitheater Tech, more
The Benton school board will hold their regular meeting on Monday night September 13th at 5:30 p.m. in the Professional Development Center at 211 North Border Street. The agenda outline follows. To read supporting documents, see the full agenda packet at this link. AGENDA I. Call to Order II. Establishment of Quorum III. Pledge of […]
Benton School Board to meet July 12 – program improvements, staff contracts, resource officer
The Benton School Board will meet Monday, July 12 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be located at the Professional Development Center, 211 N Border Street. The board will discuss school program improvements, a resource officer, staff contracts, and more. The agenda outline follows and the full agenda with documents is at this link. AGENDA […]
Benton School Board approves staff bonuses in special meeting June 1st
UPDATE June 1, 2021 The Benton School Board met Tuesday night June 1st to discuss staff bonuses. Board Directors accepted $1500 bonus proposals from certified and classified staff as presented by a group, including the Certified Personnel Policies Committee (PPC) Chair, Melissa Hilson; and the Classified Personnel Policies Committee (CPPC) Chair, Brian Lowrance. Dr. Mike […]
Benton School Board special lunch meeting May 25th to discuss use of Relief funds
The Benton School Board will hold a special meeting Tuesday, May 25, 11:30 a.m. to discuss how best to use the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Funds. The meeting will be located at the Chenault Administration Building, 207 W. Conway Street, Benton, AR 72015.
Cong. Hill gives update on COVID-19 relief bill
Congressman French Hill released the following update Monday, December 28th on what’s included in the COVID-19 relief: Last Monday, the House of Representatives and the Senate came together and passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act. On Sunday, President Trump signed this bill into law. This legislation includes a COVID-19 relief package, as well as a separate […]
U.S. Sen. Boozman gives overview of COVID-19 relief bill on Trump’s desk
Funding for agriculture & Medicare payments for physicians WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) voted for nearly $900 billion in additional COVID-19 relief for struggling Americans and hard-hit small businesses, along with additional funding to safely open schools and strengthen efforts to defeat the virus and reopen America. The legislation passed the Senate by a vote […]