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April 9, 2008
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Storms rip through county
By LEWIS DELAVAN and LaJUAN MOONEY Voice staff
Repetitive lines of severe thunderstorms wreaked havoc on Saline County homes and businesses last Thursday and Friday. Three lines of thunderstorms, including, at times, two tornadoes, blew through from around 9:15 p.m. Thursday to 3:30 a.m. Friday, the National Weather Service reported. More...
To the citizens of Benton and Bryant

On Thursday, April 3, the cities of Benton and Bryant suffered a great amount of damage due to the storms and tornados that ripped through Central Arkansas. Emergency, police, fire, utilities and street personnel spent Thursday night through the weekend working to bring those in the most damaged o... More...

EVENTS

Savor the Flavor, an annual event sponsored by the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held from 5:30 tp 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10, at Fitness Unlimited. Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the chamber, 607 N. Market St. For information, call 315-8272 or email to reception@ben... More...

 News
•Pine Haven Elementary School sets kindergarten registration
Pine Haven Elementary School will hold its kindergarten registration Wednesday, April 23 from 8:30-11:15 a.m. and from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Parents and children — age 5 on or before Sept. 15 — should attend the pre-kindergarten evaluation ... More...
•Flower and Garden Show Saturday at fairgrounds
•OFFERING AID
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 Opinion
•Police, fire, emergency workers came through when chips were down
Saline County took a hard hit from the storms that ravaged Arkansas on Thursday night. No one can question that. Some residents lost everything they had. Our area was fortunate, though, that no one suffered serious injuries. Some people wound up with some scrapes, bumps or bruises, but the physic... More...
•Political Cartoon
•Beebe's early legacy
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 Police Beat
•POLICE BEAT
A non-functioning license-plate lamp led to a traffic stop and drug charges filed against an Alexander man. Benton police officer Hunter Begoon stopped a black 1988 Honda Prelude at the corner of Reed and Sorrell streets at 10:25 p.m. March 31. More...
•QC finance committee recommends appraisal of land needed for parking near courthouse, jail
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 Courthouse News
•COURTHOUSE NEWS
The following couples have applied for a marriage license: Anthony Aaron Miller, 37, of Little Rcok and Jamie Suzanne Hoyt, 27, of Bryant Christopher Neil Head, 29, of Benton and Nona Lynn Hodges, 44, of Benton Jimmy Wade Scroggins, 37, of Alexander and Laura Ann Brown, 34, More...
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 Saline Outdoors
•Arkansans exceed national hunting average
No one is surprised when statistics confirm that deer hunters are the most numerous in the Arkansas hunting ranks. It shouldn't surprise anyone, or not many people, that nationwide this is also true. Deer are far and away the most popular game for American hunters. More...
•Fish readily adapt to flood conditions, biologists say
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 Sports
•Benton splits league games
Maybe Benton head baseball coach Mark Balisterri has seen a chink in the armor of his team. After the Panthers dropped an embarrassing 11-1 decision to the Sheridan Yellowjackets in the second game of a 6A-South Conference doubleheader at Benton, Balisterri expressed concern and disappointment. More...
•SPECIAL REPORT:
•Bryant ranked among Top 5
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 Obituaries
•Reese Cook II
Maurice "Reece" DeShun Cook II, 3, of Benton died Thursday, April 3, 2008, at Saline Memorial Hospital. Reece attended day care at the Specialty Care Pediatrics of Benton after Kids First of Little Rock. Reece is survived by his parents, Reagan and Maurice Cook Sr. More...
•Charles E. Moore
•Bobby Dan Cathey
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