Benton Utilities has crews enroute to the area of Hidden Valley Subdivision and River Oaks for an electric outage. There is report of a large tree that has fallen across the primary electrical lines. If you have any questions, call Benton Utilities at 501-776-5923.
Contact Benton Street Department for sandbags, downed trees
The City of Benton Street Department has been preparing for the approaching storm over the last few days. If you need assistance for downed trees and/or limbs, please call the Street Department at 501-776-5990 or 501-776-5991 (instead of calling the Police Department). If you are in need of sand bags, they are available for pick-up […]
Weather Service Briefing: Hurricane Laura is bigger than the state of Arkansas
The National Weather Service in Little Rock issued the following detailed briefing to give Arkansas residents an idea of what to expect: Hurricane Laura is currently rated as a strong Category 4 Hurricane and it is expected to make landfall near the Texas/Louisiana border around midnight Wednesday. The landfall for a hurricane is considered the […]
See the full instructions for 3 ways to report a power outage to First Electric
Hurricane Laura has the potential to bring severe weather to First Electric Cooperative customers in the Saline County service area. FEC has crews on stand by to restore power outages. Customers can follow FEC updates on their Facebook as well live updates on the Outage Viewer Map on the webite. Remember to report your outage […]
Entergy Arkansas has 1,200 workers on standby in prep for Hurricane Laura
The Entergy Arkansas storm team is finalizing its storm preparations to respond to any impacts across Arkansas from Hurricane Laura. This weather event is predicted to strike near the Texas/Louisiana border late Wednesday night or early Thursday as a destructive Category 4 hurricane. Forecasts indicate Laura will impact southern Arkansas on Thursday, beginning as early […]
Thunderstorms and showers overnight and Sunday
Here’s our current forecast from the National Weather Service in Little Rock: Tonight Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Sunday Periods of showers […]
Cities give direction for what citizens can do with yard debris from the storm
If you have yard debris from the thunderstorm that came through this weekend, here’s what city officials say you can do with it. Bryant Fire Chief JP Jordan stated that residents can still burn any yard debris as outlined in Ordinance 2015-13. Here’s a link to view that: www.cityofbryant.com/DocumentCenter/View/2422. Mayor Allen Scott said that residents […]
Area in South Alexander Damaged from Storm Overnight
If you were listening to the scanner, you might have heard about damage to an area on Mann Lane, off Germania in south Alexander. There were four fire departments dispatched to the scene. The following is information sent from Lt. Jeff Silk to Sheriff Rodney Wright this morning: Looks like straight line wind damage. Area […]
Alcoa Road Detour During Storm Drain Work Wednesday
Plan on a detour off of Alcoa Road at Sleepy Village Wednesday. A City of Benton spokesperson stated that crews will be installing a storm drain crossing on Sleepy Village Road beginning 8:30 a.m. and should be ending before 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26. Traffic will be directed to use Sleepy Village Circle or […]