The City of Benton will hold the Commissions Committee meeting on Monday, July 8, 2024, following the Community Services Meeting. The public is invited to come to the meetings in Council Chambers at the Benton Municipal Complex. The address is 114 S East Street. The meetings will be held following Community Services in Council […]
Benton Commissions Committee to Meet TONIGHT
The City of Benton will hold the Commissions Committee meeting on Monday, June 10, 2024, following the Community Services Meeting. The public is invited to come to the meetings in Council Chambers at the Benton Municipal Complex. The address is 114 S East Street. The meetings will be held following Community Services in Council […]
Career School & partners to host a ceremony May 9 to “Flip the Switch” to solar power
A switch to solar is coming for the career school in Benton. Several local partners are hosting a ceremony to “Flip the Switch” and change to powering the Campus via their new solar array. The partners – Saline County Career & Technical Campus, Saline County Judge’s Office, Saline County Economic Development Corporation, ASU Three Rivers, […]
Benton Commissions Committee to Meet Tuesday, Feb 13th
The City of Benton will hold the Commissions Committee meeting on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, following the Community Services Meeting. The public is invited to come to the meetings in Council Chambers at the Benton Municipal Complex. The address is 114 S East Street. The meetings will be held following Community Services in Council Chambers. […]
Benton committees meet Nov 13th to consider solar, surplus, service & water
The City of Benton will hold several meetings on Monday, November 13, 2023. The Finance Committee meeting starts at 5:00PM. Animal Services and Commissions Committee meetings follow. The public is invited to come to the meetings in Council Chambers at the Benton Municipal Complex. The address is 114 S East Street. The meetings will be […]
[VIDEO] Crowd questions lawmakers about Arkansas LEARNS Bill and other legislation
An early morning crowd of around 200 Saline County citizens came to ask questions about current legislation in Arkansas, including the Arkansas LEARNS bill for K-12 education, put forward by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. MySaline was there to get video of the hour-long discussion. See the video and more below. Pro-tips for watching the video: […]
First Electric Dedicates Solar Field on Congo Road to Power Saline County Homes
MySaline readers have been asking for months about construction on Congo Road, a couple of blocks north of its intersection with Salem Road. We have told readers informally that First Electric Cooperative Corporation, Inc. (FECC) was building there. On Wednesday, May 31st, 2017, FECC dedicated a one-megawatt solar field there. “Our members will all share in […]
That New Construction on Old Congo Near Salem Ball Park Is…
This little article is for all the people asking “what’s being built on Old Congo, across from Salem Ball Park area?” According to a company spokesperson, it’s going to be First Electric’s new operations center. I know, not super exciting, but that’s what it is. ARCHIVED COMMENTS: Jim Hughes on February 11, 2016 at 8:51pm […]