Saline County officials have rescheduled the ribbon cutting ceremony for the county’s first completed segment of the Southwest Trail. The event will now take place on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The ribbon cutting will celebrate the completion of Segment S8A, an approximately 2.5-mile section of trail that connects directly to Pulaski […]
Bryant awarded $824K grant for part of Southwest Trail, connecting schools and neighborhoods
The City of Bryant has been awarded an $824,800 grant to build a new multi-use trail that will connect key parts of the city, including two schools. The city will contribute an additional $206,200 to complete the project. The funding comes from Metroplan’s Climate Pollution Reduction Grant program and will support Phase 1 of […]
Benton Streets committee to meet TONIGHT to discuss The Preserves Ph 3
The City of Benton Streets and Drainage Committee will hold their regular meeting on TONIGHT at 5:00 PM. It will be held in Council Chambers in the Benton Municipal Complex. The agenda follows. The meeting will be held at the new Benton City Hall in Council Chambers. The address is 410 River Street. City of Benton Streets […]
Man who trashed Southwest Trail job site is sentenced 20 years in prison
UPDATE: DEC 3, 2025 The story reads like a Scooby Doo Mystery, with the bad guy getting caught by the end of the episode. Excitement built quickly in the community after someone reported to law enforcement that the large excavation equipment on the job site to construct the Southwest Trail… was dumped in a soupy […]
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Benton to discuss bids for Southwest Trail and W Cross Street at Oct 14th meeting
Benton Streets and Drainage will meet October 14th to discuss bids on segments of the Southwest Trail, that stretches from Little Rock to Hot Springs. They’ll also discuss bids for the drainage project on West Cross Street, to alleviate flooding when it rains. Read more below. The public is invited to the meeting at […]
Benton Streets committee to discuss Northshore & Hester June 10th
The City of Benton Streets and Drainage Committee will hold their regular meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, immediately following the Public Hearing at 5:00 PM. It will be held in Council Chambers in the Benton Municipal Complex. The agenda follows. The meeting will be held at the new Benton City Hall in Council Chambers. The […]
Saline County to host groundbreaking of Southwest Trail May 14th
Saline County will host a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. to celebrate the start of construction on its first segment of the Southwest Trail. This is a 65-mile multi-use trail that will connect Hot Springs to Little Rock and pass through Garland, Saline, and Pulaski counties. Read more below… The […]
Benton’s Cherry Demuth Campsite project gets funding; To complement Greenbelt & Southwest Trail
Benton Parks and Recreation received a grant for over 3/4 of a million dollars to create a campground and river access at the Cherry Demuth area. This will accompany the Benton Greenbelt Trail that is planned to be a connector to the Southwest Trail. Big news for outdoor recreation in Arkansas! More than $3.8 million […]
Benton Parks asks locals to be patient with construction of Mountain Bike Trail
We reported in April 2023 that Benton Parks and Recreation decided on a design for a Mountain Bike Trail. Construction has been going on for some time now, and some are finding it difficult to wait until it’s finished. “Progressive Trail Design is making good progress at the Mountain Bike Park in Benton,” stated Parks […]
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