The Old Folks’ Singing Committee invites the community to come join in this year’s activities. In 1885, two decades following the end of the Civil War, an entire community gathered in a small town just across the current Saline County line. An event on May 17 of that year began a tradition in Tull, Arkansas […]
Water officials to meet Jan 22 about waterline, Sardis & Tull, among other things
The Saline Regional Public Water Authority will consider several items on their January agenda, including a waterline, and service to Sardis & Tull. Read the full agenda below, and read the previous meeting’s minutes and/or watch the video. The public is invited to the water meeting 5:00 p.m.Thursday, January 22nd at the City of Bryant […]
Saline County Museum Day is Sept 13th; Visit several and enter for prizes
The 5th annual Saline County Museum Day is set for Saturday, September 13th, from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Benton Area Chamber of Commerce presents this event, with ten area museums across Saline County, all open on the same day and hours. Grab a brochure at your first stop to mark off your Museum […]
Blest be the ties that bind Old Folks’ Singing for 140 years; May 18th
ARTICLE BY BRENT DAVIS Music has the power to unexpectedly evoke memories by activating specific emotional experiences, making them feel vivid and real, as if they are happening again in the present. Every third Sunday in May, the souls of the founders of Old Folks’ Singing and the generations since 1885 fill the sanctuary and […]
Learn about Saline County History and Win Prizes on Saline County Museum Day September 23rd
Saline County Museums have partnered to host the 3rd annual Saline County Museum Day on Saturday, September 23, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. The ten museums are located throughout Saline County, in Bauxite, Bryant, Benton, Haskell, Mabelvale, and Traskwood. Unlike a typical day for these museums, the event does not require patrons to make […]
Old Folks Singing in Tull invites everyone to join tradition May 21st
These days there are few community traditions that span centuries, but a small town nestled in the countryside of Grant County can lay claim to one that connects current generations to those that came before. It all started in 1885 at the Ebenezer Methodist Church in Tull. It’s called Old Folks Singing. This year’s gathering […]
See several Saline County Museums in one day, Sept 18th
Several Saline County museums have organized a special day to visit them all in one day. On Saturday, Sept 18th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., start by browsing one of the following museums and pick up a brochure to tour the others: Bauxite Historical Museum Boone Family Farm Museum (has to be closed that […]
“Where” Answers
See answers to the “Where in Saline County is This” blogs posted here. ANSWER TEXT IS IN WHITE. SELECT/HIGHLIGHT TEXT BESIDE THE CORRECT DATE AND THE ANSWER WILL APPEAR! 122720 – The historical market near the southwest corner of Tyndall Park in Benton, facing away from Hoover Street, near 4th Street. 091120 – On the […]
High Risk Sex Offender Registers Address in Tull
The Arkansas Crime Information Center (ACIC) reports that the sex offender listed below has registered a new address on the Sex Offender Registry. Offender Information ROBERT LOUIS CANNON 81600 BLOCK OF REDBUD LANE, TULL AR 72015 Level: 3, SEXUAL ASSAULT – 2ND DEGREE; SEXUAL ASSAULT – 2ND DEGREE Physical Description Age: (DOB: 1956-10-23) Sex: […]