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FIRE REPORTS Benton Fire Department Friday, Nov. 16 At 12:45 a.m. Units responded to Highway 5 N. for a rescue call. At 3:20 a.m. the department preformed a good intent call in the 600 block of Conway St. At 8:18 a.m. units were called to a chimney fire on W. Conway St. At 9:33 a.m. units responded to a coo... More ...
Salem Elementary School kindergarten student Colton Blacklock's class dressed as Pilgrams and Indians for Thanksgiving. With him is Bobby Blacklock. More ...
By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor Copper thefts have been a serious problem in Saline County and elsewhere. Local officials hope a recent conviction will help slow those thefts. Allen Hunter, 25, of Benton, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by Circuit Judge Grisham Phillips. More ... Firefighters limit damage to R&N Hydraulics R&N Hydraulics at 23908 Interstate 30 in Bryant suffered relatively minor damage when some oil separation equipment in a small storage building connected to the main facility caught fire recently. More ...
The students in Mrs. Newton's class had a wide variety of things that they were thankful for including friends, family, religious freedom, schools, Mrs. Newton, animals, food, God and Jesus, God's blessings, the Pilgrims, grandma and mom, helping people. Of course Mrs. More ...
Salem Elementary School first grader Dane Haas and second grader Walker Bowden join art teacher Glenn Sabo holding a large banner with some 475 palm prints of all Salem students. The banner was made during Red Ribbon Drug Awareness Week. More ...
Saline County's senior citizens need angels this Christmas. Benton Senior Activity Center, 210 Jefferson St., Benton has a silver Christmas tree with ornaments representing seniors from all areas of Saline County. Donors can take an ornament home and placing it on your tree. The ornament will be a... More ...
Wilderness photographer Tim Ernst returns to Herzfeld Memorial Library at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Ernst will present two video programs: "Arkansas Waterfalls: Scenic Icons of the Natural State" and "Yellowstone in Winter." Ernst has been hiking, driving and crawling around the Ozark Mountains f... More ...
Ronne Foy and Bonnie Nicely at the Benton Helping Hand. A Bryant store opened recently. See related photo, page 9A More ...
Pat Laster It's nearly December - the same in some ways, but different, too. Dot Hatfield, a writer friend from Beebe, puts together an Advent devotional booklet for her church each year, and gives me a copy. She gave me permission to use something in last year's collection that was contributed by her sist... More ...
The employees of Landers Buick Pontiac GMC have been collecting coats for those in need in the upcoming winter season. Above they are shown with the first box of coats collected. Landers donated the coats to Helping Hands. The director of the Helping Hands, Bonnie Nicely, was on hand to accept the... More ...
Above Opal Morgan, Cordelia Ragan, Coy Halpain and Ed Martin enjoy a game of dominos at the BEnton Senior Activity Center while listening to music provided by The Old Timers. More ...
Ramona K. Phifer of Benton is this week's winner of the Saline County Voice crossword puzzle contest. She received a $25 gift certificate to Ed & Kay's Restaurant. More ... Breakfast in Bethlehem The youth of First United Methodist Church of Benton are hosting Breakfast in Bethlehem Under the Stars, at 5 p.m. Sunday in the church's Christian Life Center. Breakfast in Bethlehem has been held at the church since the 1970s. More ... Advent: Waiting for the Lord "Advent: Waiting For The Lord" is the topic of a three-day series of talks by an archaeologist, Biblical scholar and man of Christian faith who has lived in Israel for more than 30 years. Dr. Jim Fleming will speak at First United Methodist Church, Malvern. A free lunch will be served from 11:45 ... More ... Volunteer tax preparer needed at CADC An immediate opening exists for a volunteer tax preparer/intern for Central Arkansas Development Council's free tax clinics in Benton and Malvern. Positions are available from mid-January through April 15. More ...
Above Mae Clark and Margaret Elliott pin a quilt top to the backing in preparation for starting a new quilt at the Benton Senior Activity Center. Below the Old Timers entertain the participants of the Center with good old fashion country music with some great Gospel selections added throughout the... More ...
Organizations benefit from portion of fees By FRANK LEEMING Just when you thought you'd seen every conceivable specialty license plate, you see another one. So we thought we'd check and see exactly how many Arkansas has. Would you believe there are 75 different kinds? Some are free. Those for veterans are $3.75. Those supporting universities or causes ar... More ...
Producing trees much more work than sitting back and watching them grow taller By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor Three generations of Sardis' Bradbury family have built numerous memories of family Christmas tree expeditions. It began nearly 30 years ago, when Doris and Wesley Bradbury started planting Virginia pines on 35 acres they had bought two or three miles from their home in Sardis. More ... |
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