BENTON, Ark. (September 9, 2025) – Outwardly, even to his family, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jorge Gomez seemed to have it all. Emily Gomez, his sister, described him as funny, kind, successful and driven. She never knew he was struggling with mental health concerns at all until he committed suicide in September 2022. “It […]
Saline Health System to host breast cancer awareness event, Bosom Buddies Bash, Oct 22nd
BENTON, Ark. (October 10, 2024) – Sandy George and her daughter, Missy Bishop, share a lot of meaningful family traditions: herb gardening, decorating, design. When Bishop asks her mom for a recipe, it usually means that George comes over to cook it by memory, and the mother and daughter duo measure out all the ingredients […]
Saline Memorial Hospital to host luminary ceremony Sept 26th for Suicide Prevention Month
Eric Higgins was one of those energetic kids who loved entertaining people. As a child, he would make other customers laugh while standing in the checkout line of a store by reading the National Enquirer’s headlines out loud in his most dramatic voice. As he got older, he learned to play guitar and loved playing […]
Celebrate EMS workers on this day of fun May 17th in Benton
National EMS Week is May 15-21, 2022, and to celebrate our local Emergency Medical Services personnel, a free community event will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, 5:30pm-8:30pm sponsored by Everett Buick GMC. Located at 21099 Interstate 30 in Bryant, AR, that includes: free food, bouncy house entertainment provided by Space Walk of Middle Arkansas, […]