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This is some of the marijuana, cash and packaged steriods seized by Saline County Sheriff's Department at a Woodland Hills house. Two men were arrested and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. See article, page 1. More ... FIRE DEPARTMENT Bryant Fire Department Friday, Oct. 12 at 5:30 p.m. the Bryant Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident. Units returned to service at 5:41 p.m. At 5:57 p.m. units responded to a structure fire and returned to service at 6:03 p.m. More ... Federal grant will pay for radio system By LEWIS DELAVAN /News editor Emergency radios will be bought for the county, Saline County Quorum Court voted. The $215,610 project will be paid by federal funds administered through the state Department of Emergency Management. It's part of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, an emergency plan of the Pi... More ...
Members of the Benton High School Junior Reserve Office Training Corps of Benton practiced climbing and rappelling at the school's tation during adventure training. The Jurnio ROTC serves grades 9-12 grades. Sheridan High School JROTC joined the Benton students for the adventure training. Rappelli... More ... Beloved long-time Bryant librarian earns accolades By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor A long-time librarian's devotion earned praise during the dedication of the new children's wing at Bryant Public Library. The wing is dedicated to retired children's librarian Ruth Zoch, who served the library more than three decades. "I want that spirit of Ruth to stay in this building and stay ... More ...
The Brief History of the Dead, a novel by Little Rock writer Kevin Brockmeier, is the selection for the 2007 statewide reading program, If All Arkansas Read the Same Book. All Arkansans are encouraged to read the book and participate in author events and book discussions at public and school li... More ... Benton Public Utilities adopts Share Program Citizens wrestling with energy costs may benefit from the Share Program. Benton Public Utilities Commission adopted the program to aid low-income ratepayers. Benton Utilities Manager Terry McKinney said commissioners started thinking about the program immediately after implementing higher electr... More ... ALL GONE Sheriff Phil Mask stands in front of 300 child seats last week. Seats were purchased through a federal grant and were made available for needy families. The department's prime concern is public safety, not fining people for not having a seat, Mask said. After a Little Rock TV station publicized th... More ... Lambert named Bryant District's Teacher of the Year An eighth-grade teacher is Bryant School District's Teacher of the Year. Tamra Lambert has taught 24 years. She's also taught in Arkadelphia, Beebe, Dallas, Hot Springs and Searcy. She serves several education committees, including Arkansas Council on Economic Education and GATE (Gifted and Tale... More ...
Twin City Bank held the grand opening of its new Bryant branch on North Reynolds Road and I- 30, adjacent to Lowe's Home Improvement Center, on Oct. 18 and 19. The full service banking facility is staffed by six TCB professional bankers who have Saline County roots. More ...
Bryant Boys and Girls Club director Suzanne passmore thanks Twin City Bank Bryant manaager for a $500 donation. More ...
MISTY PLATT PHOTO Brittany Mills pictured here with her parents, was crown Homecoming Queen at Bryant Friday night. More ...
CLASS OF THE WEEK LAJUAN MOONEY PHOTOS Mrs. Janis Barker's Second grade class at Cladwell Elementary is the featured class for the week. Class members are Joshua Adams, Michaela Addie, Kodi Beggs, Jesse Benedict, Rylea Brimhall, Matthew Glover, Jordan Hancock, Keeleigh Hart, Jared Hastings, Clayton ... More ... Landers Wins 'Best Of' 11 years straight This year, the readers of the Arkansas Democrat- Gazette voted Landers as the best place to buy a pre-owned vehicle. With their friendly customer service and large selection of vehicles it's not hard to see why they've won in the category. More ...
THE CANTERVILLE GHOST BRENDA GARNER PHOTO Emily Kirk, as Vigina Otis, confronts her "brothers," David Flora as Charile Otis and Aaron Smiley as Chip Otis. This weekend is the final production of "The Canterville Ghost," presented by the Royal Players in the Royal Theater. Play times are 7 p.m. tomor... More ...
By LAJUAN MOONEY Features editor First Baptist Church of Benton has played a role in enriching the lives of Saline County residents through the many facets of worship for many years and has grown to what you see today at 211 S. Market St. in downtown Benton. At First Baptist the staff and congregation believe that the power of t... More ... Match goals, investments Over a lifetime, people have many different financial goals. And to help achieve them, a person needs to use many different investments. More ...
By LaJuan Mooney Features editor "The fact that Benton has great schools, neighborhoods and a great lifestyle in general was the main appeal," says Eric Rytima of the decision he and his wife, Brenda, made to move here. That decision was made more than 18 years ago when the newly licensed real estate agent chose to come to work a... More ...
PUZZLE WINNER MIKKI HUTCHESON PHOTO Shirley Gafford of Bryant was the puzzle winner for the week of Oct. 10. She received a $25 gift certificate to Ed & Kays Restaurant. More ... Rally for the Cure tourney at Silver Springs The Ladies Golf Association of Silver Springs County Club will host a Rally for the Cure golf tournament. All proceeds go to the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation. The Rally will be held at Silver Springs Country Club, in Haskell on Saturday, Oct. 27. The tournament will begin with a noon... More ...
BRENDA GARNER PHOTOS Above ViviAnne Flora as Pippi Longstocking at the Annual Octoberfest benefitting Angie Grant Elementary Schooll. Below Baley Freeman, Juli- Anne and ViviAnne Flora at Octoberfest. More ...
Mrs. Glenda Bloxom's first grade class from Bryant Elemenatry School took a recent trip to the Bryant Public Library. The children's libraian Debbie read the kids a Mem Fox Book. The name of the book wasThe Magic Hat. More ...
Benton High School's football homecoming royalty were Julie Davis, Kylie Keene, Robin Brown, Brittany Vice, queen Jade Johnston, Amber Swopes, Amanda Schally and Carly Glover. More ... |
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