School’s out, and Summer Reading Challenge with the Saline County Library is here. Get rewarded for reading. Set your own goals and read what you want – 5 minutes or 5 hours. It could be a book, a comic, your emails, or the cereal box! HOW IT WORKS: 1. Register for Summer Reading at the […]
Sign up your 4th-7th grade boys for Benton Panther youth football camp
Sign up for the 2024 Benton Panther Youth Football Camp. This is for boys coming into 4th grade up to 7th grade. The days will be Wednesday, July 31st & Thursday, August 1st from 9:00 am until Noon at the Benton Athletic Complex (map). The cost to sign up is $40.00. You can pay the […]
Summer Fest planned for May 29th in East End
Summer Fest is coming to East End. The public is invited to come on Wednesday, May 29th. It starts at 6:00 p.m. and goes until 8:00 p.m. This will be hosted by East Union Baptist Church and located in Downtown East End at the Water Department. The address is 20621 Arch Street, Little Rock, AR […]
Start calling this community club “Bryant Youth Association” instead
They will meet in the same place at Bishop Park, with the same phone number and the same faces. But according to a statement they released on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024, the Bryant Boys and Girls Club just because Bryant Youth Association. Read the full statement below: In a heartfelt and thoughtful decision, the Bryant […]
Free summer camp choices include Arts, Engineering & Japanese
The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts is now accepting applications for Summer@ASMSA camps. Summer@ASMSA is free, one-week summer camps for current 8th- and 9th-grade students in all Arkansas schools as well as 7th-graders participating in ASMSA-TIP. The camps will be held on ASMSA’s campus in Hot Springs on Sunday, June 9, through […]
4 swim beaches and a boat access parking lot closed in Arkansas
Four Arkansas swim beaches and one lake parking lot are all temporarily closed. The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) closed Cranfield Beach at Norfork Lake Mountain Home, Oakland Park Beach on Bull Shoals Lake in Oakland, as well as Lost Bridge North and Damsite Peninsula, both on Beaver Lake in Garfield. The USACE reports that […]
Visit the State Capitol’s exhibit to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Buffalo National River
The Buffalo National River celebrates its 50th anniversary as part of the National Park Service this year. This summer, the Arkansas State Capitol’s first and fourth-floor galleries will feature “The River Remains: 50 Years on the Buffalo National River,” a celebration of the Buffalo River and its distinction of being a “national river” – the […]
Bryant man reaches for leaves but finds 3-foot Copperhead snake in gutter drain
A Bryant man thought he was cleaning leaves but ended up touching a dangerous animal instead. Paul Moropoulos was cleaning off the front porch of his family’s home near Mills Park, getting it ready to lay new mulch when he noticed some leaves sticking out of the gutter’s drain. He reached down but when he […]
Mills Park Pool and Tyndall Park Splash Pad to open on May 28th; See days & hours
Summer is coming and everyone wants to swim. The Parks Departments of the Cities of Benton and Bryant have indoor pools at River Center and Bishop Park, respectively, but they also have outdoor features that are about to open. The Mills Park Pool in Bryant will be open beginning Saturday, May 28th, 2022. The regular […]
Kids K-5 can learn in summer with Arkansas PBS Rise & Shine TV & streaming programs
Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas Department of Education have partnered to create “Rise and Shine,” an extensive educational program designed to boost summer learning and help K-5 students challenged due to the pandemic retain academic learning targets. The six-week program – featuring lessons led by Arkansas teachers to reinforce learning in key subjects including literacy, […]