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Silver butterfly ornaments are included in a limited edition made available through Saline Memorial Hospital's hospice program. Saline Memorial Hospital Health Foundation has issued a limited-edition silver butterfly ornament to benefit the hospital's new Hospice House. More ...
FOOD FOR PANTRY Lifeline Chiropractic in Bryant accepted donations for Two Fish and Five Loaves food pantry at First Southern Baptist Church of Bryant during a monthlong food drive. The food pantry provides a year-round supply of free food to needy people, and is open on the second Saturday of each ... More ... Convenience center opens at landfill A "convenience center" has opened at Saline County Landfill, West Sardis Road. It saves customers some half mile round-trip rom the gate. After entering through the weigh station, drivers veer to the left, pass the office building and pull onto a large concrete slab. More ...
Tom Leslie (center), president of Saline County Farm Bureau, was honored for the group's work over the past year at the 73rd annual Farm Bureau convention Nov. 29 in Little Rock. Presenting the award were Randy Veach (left), and Stanley Reed, vice president and president, respectively, of Arkansas F... More ... 'Opt out' cards, info mailed with Benton bills By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor The new Share Program will help troubled Benton Utilities customers. Bills will be rounded up to the nearest dollar, to provide a fund to pay bills of customers in tough financial straits - a case of "neighbors helping neighbors," said manager Terry McKinney. More ...
HOMECOMING The Church of Christ, 101 W. Johnson St., Benton, celebrated its annual homecoming on Saturday and Sunday. More ... Tips can help provide safe Christmas Safety tips can help ensure a good Christmas season, the state Extension Service says. Christmas trees and lights are common safety problems. Here are some tips to make your holidays safer: •Keep live Christmas trees watered. This is particularly important when a Christmas tree is purchase... More ...
Ashley Furniture Homestore and local kindergarten classes have joined to feed the hungry and decorate the store. Eight kindergarten classes from Bryant and one from Avilla Christian Academy came to the store with homemade Christmas ornaments and spent some time decorating their trees. More ...
Bats serve many useful purposes, but many myths exist, coordinator tells children By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor Big bats. Little bats. Mosquito-eating bats. Vampire bats! The latter received the largest reaction from Bryant Elementary School first graders recently during a presentation by Jane Jones Schultz, information and education coordinator, state Natural Heritage Commission. More ...
By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor More than 90 percent of children safety seats checked by police have one or more errors. Many problems were resolved at the free Child Safety Seat Checkup recently at the Benton Wal-Mart parking lot. More ...
A HELPING HAND LAJUAN MOONEY PHOTOS Above: 6-year-old Lydia Thompkins helps load toys that employees of Landers Chrysler Dodge Jeep have collected. The toys were bound for Helping Hands Ministries. Right: Landers employees, Bonnie Nicely of Helping Hands and the Thompkins family pose with the toys b... More ...
By LaJuan Mooney Features editor This is the second installment of a three-part series. THE MAKING OF SANTA CLAUS After the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century, the feasting and veneration of Catholic saints were banned. But people had become accustomed to the annual visit from their gift-giving saint and didn't ... More ... Special holiday services scheduled at area churches Dec. 14 Ten Mile MBC will have a live Nativity scene from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 15 Ten Mile MBC will have a live Nativity scene from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 16 First Baptist Church, 211 Market St. will present its Orchestra and Handbell Concert at 6 p.m. More ... Calender of events Dec. 15 Salem United Methodist Church, 1647 Salem Road, will hold a Holiday Bake Sale Saturday, Dec. 15 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be pies, cakes, candy, cookies, homemade rolls and bread, sweet breads, coffee rings and other items needed for your holiday parties and dinners. More ...
SUMMIT BANK CHRISTMAS TREE WINNERS PHOTOS SUBMITTED The winners of the Christmas tree drawing held at Summit Bank received their fully decorated trees last week. Tickets sales will benefit the American Cancer Society. This is the second year for the fundraiser that was started by Lisa Thornton. The ... More ...
Larry Cogburn, executive director of Central Arkansas Development Council in Benton, was recently elected president of the Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association. The Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association - ACAAA - is a private, nonprofit organization based in Little Rock. More ...
Ron Matlock (center), Saline County Extension Service staff chairman, was recognized at the 73rd annual Arkansas Farm Bureau convention Nov. 28 in Little Rock for his achievements in Extension and 4-H work. More ...
Roller-Ballard Funeral Home of Benton has been named a recipient of the Pursuit of Excellence Award, presented by the National Funeral Directors Association, for the third consecutive year. The association, based in Brookfield, Wis., presents the award to the top 2 percent of funeral homes that a... More ...
LEWIS DELAVAN PHOTOS Howard Perrin Elementary School fifth-grader Haley Reynolds flipped a switch during the annual Benton Christmas parade, thrilling thousands of people attending the Festival of Lights. Santa Claus visited, and returns from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday; Tuesday, Dec. 18 and Thursday, D... More ...
The yearbook and newspaper staff members of Bryant High School won 13 individual awards at the Journalism Education Association/National Scholastic Press Association convention recently in Philadelphia, Pa. These national awards are the most ever won by Bryant High School journalism students. More ...
Alli Shoptaw and Jorgi Hess, seniors members of the Harmony Grove High School FCCLA chapter, placed first in the organization's Star Events competition hosted by Henderson State University recently. Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a national organization with chapters across th... More ...
Brash young bear learns joy of shared love at Christmastime By ARTIE KNAPP The snow had turned the forest into a winter wonderland; and as the bears worked hard to get their den prepared for the long winter ahead, the ice on the trees snapped aloud. The hard work made the bears very sleepy, and their yawns could be heard from far away. More ...
Corey Becker (front) and Miranda Canady try their skill at push-ups during P.E. More ...
Steve W. Pruitt of Benton is this week's winner of the Saline County Voice crossword puzzle contest. He received a $25 gift certificate to Ed & Kay's Restaurant. More ...
By LAJUAN MOONEY Features editor What 14 year-old teenage boy learning to play the guitar would not be thinking along the lines of becoming a rock star? Although he may very well have been thinking along those same lines when he was 14 and learning to play, Jay Perryman did not take the route toward rock music. Perryman is count... More ... |
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