Saline Memorial's Auxiliary helps boost baby security
      An additional level of security for newborn children at Saline Memorial Hospital will ease fears new parents may have over the possible abduction of their infant. The hospital has just installed the Hugs® Infant Protection System from Xmark to provide further safeguards to infants from the th...
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     THE JOY OF READING LAJUAN MOONEY PHOTO Author A LaFaye read to students at Collegeville Elementary School in Bryant. LaFaye read excerpts from several of her books including "Berth," the sequel to one of her most popular books, "Worth." The students were fourthgraders from Tara Armstrong and Emily W...
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Bryant City Council OK's 2008 budget
      Interim department heads may serve only up to nine months, unless the Bryant City Council extends their service. The new ordinance is retroactive to Aug. 1, and affects two department heads: Tony Coffman, interim police chief, and Randy Parsons, interim street superintendent.
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Ringgold Elementary presents Down Home in the Arkansas
      DOWN HOME IN THE ARKANSAS The fourth grade of Ringgold told the story of The Arkansas Traveler in music and dance. A lone rider was making his way through the Ozark Mountain country, heading for Little Rock. While admiring the amazing scenery that surrounded him the stranger didn't notice that i...
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Leslie Stilwell excels as a student and cheerleader
By LaJuan Mooney Features editor
      If you have been to a Benton High School athletic event in the last four years then you have most likely noticed one of the school's student athletes. No it wasn't the quarterback of the varsity football team and it wasn't the point guard for one of the basketball teams. It wasn't even the setter ...
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Do you beleive there are angels among us?
By LaJuan Mooney Features editor
      Do you believe in angels? You should because according to some folks there's an angel right here in Saline County. No not a celestial being with the wings and a halo, but an angel nonetheless. According to at least six youngsters in Benton the referred to angel comes in the form of Bonnie Nicely. ...
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History of Santa Claus, part 1
By LAJUAN MOONEY Features editor
      Santa Claus hasn't always looked like the jolly old fellow we know today. Like so many other American traditions, he's a product of the great American melting pot - a blend of many different cultures and customs.
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Santa at Bryant Elementary
     HO HO HO!! SUBMITTED PHOTOS Santa greeted children as they arrived to school Thursday at Bryant Elementary School. The Parents-Teachers Organization had Santa down from the North Pole to have pictures made with the students on Thursday and Friday.
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Arkansas 4-H traces its roots to corn/cotton clubs
      The 4-H youth development organization that today sees members experimenting with robotics or spotting wildlife with GPS, can trace its Arkansas roots to the corn, canning and garden clubs of pre-World War I America. "The first 4-H Club in Arkansas was organized in White County in 1908," said Dr....
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     WINNER Pat Foreman 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.
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Confining Christmas planning to December
Pat Laster
      Call me Scrooge if you must, but Billy and I do not begin preparing for Christmas until Dec. 1. Oh, I pick up holiday sale items every January. Throughout the year, I buy and put away gifts - mostly from Avon, but also from year-round discountand dollar-store sales.
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One-on-one commitment to clients keeps Edward Jones on top of field
By LAJUAN MOONEY Features editor
      Tim F. Symons has been an Edwards Jones financial adviser in Benton for seven years. His beginning in the investment world came about in the 70s. "I kept hearing the phrase the market is up or the market is down," says Symons. "And I took $100 and invested in America.
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Southern State Bank names Chance as Haskell manager
      Mike Chance has joined Southern State as Haskell branch manager, said Don Walsh, president and chairman of the bank. Chance has worked in the banking profession for 12 years, primarily in the lending area. Chance is a 2005 graduate of the LSU School of Banking.
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Tour will aid senior center
By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor
      Five Hurricane Lake Estates homes will be featured from 12:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday on the community's third Christmas tour of homes. Proceeds will benefit the Bryant Senior Activity Center, and the event is sponsored by Landers, said Patti Lindow, tour committee member.
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