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December 19, 2007
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Benton man thankful to see Christmas '07
Hambric survived July heart attack because of fast-thinking nurse, defibrillator
By MIKE DOUGHERTY City editor
Carroll Hambric will be spending Christmas with his wife, Linda, this year. He spent the holiday with her the past 37 years, but for a few days in early July, the 2007 holiday was in doubt for the 58-year-old homebuilder. Only the quick reaction of a St. More...
CADC Head Start to celebrate Christmas with Trim-a-Tree

Central Arkansas Development Council Benton Head Start will celebrate Christmas with Trim-a-Tree day Dec. 21. Parents are invited to help their children make Christmas ornaments at 10 a.m. The CADC Benton Head Start is located at 1600 Dixie St. More...

Katrina refugees find home
By JASON WOODS Voice correspondent

Hurricane survivors are extending their roots in Saline County. Habitat for Humanity of Saline County dedicated two homes in Benton for victims of Hurricane Katrina. Paul LeDoux will buy one home, while Michelle Tacko and her daughter, Emma Brown, are buying the other. After Katrina, the victims... More...

 News
•Twin City Bank donates new scoreboard to Bryant schools
THANKS! MISTI PLATT PHOTO During halftime of the the second Annual Everett Saline County Shoot-out between Bryant and Benton on Friday night Twin City Bank was recognized for their donation of the new scoreboard (below) for the Bryant facility. Pictured from left are Dr. Richard Abernathy,superinten... More...
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 Opinion
•Lenders need U.S oversight
Doomed from the start, many homebuyers are discovering what their lender should have told them at the outset: They couldn't afford the mortgage. Fueling the flames are reckless lenders such as Countrywide Financial Corp., the nation's largest mortgage lender. More...
•Officeholders back Clinton
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 Police Beat
•POLICE BEAT
A Benton man was cited for driving-while intoxicated-second after an accident at Bullock's convenience store. Dennis L. Harrison, 45, of North Lakeview Drive struck two other vehicles while backing up from a parking space. He told a Benton police officer he had "several beers tonight" and would p... More...
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 Courthouse News
•COURTHOUSE NEWS
The following couples have applied for a marriage license: Raymond Jay Thomas, 48, of Little Rock and Christal Lunn Hendrix, 34, of Little Rock Michael Wayne Birdsong, 45, of Maumelle and Leah Michelle Stark, 38, More...
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 Saline Outdoors
•Deer, turkey run short on regular food
Phones at Arkansas Game and Fish Commission regional offices around the state are ringing right on schedule - just as biologists predicted. Deer and wild turkeys are beginning to spend the entire day in pastures, open fields and food plots. More...
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•Trophy photos will be published
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 Sports
•Saline County Shootout champs
Lady Hornets get premium eff ort in 67-57 victory
The Bryant Lady Hornets claimed the girls Saline County Shootout trophy this year by defeating the Benton Lady Panthers 67-57 at Bryant Fieldhouse. Although Lady Hornets head coach Blake Condley left the gymnasium after the game to tend to his family, he coached his girls to a hard-charging non-c... More...
•Parker's late shot lifts Panthers over Hornets 34-33
•All-State football players announced
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 Obituaries
•Dr. Bill Thomas
Dr. Bill R. Thomas, 62, of Benton passed away unexpectantly Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at his home in Benton. He was born June 22, 1945, in Little Rock to the late John and Laura Thomas. Dr. More...
•Rosa Marie Cohrt
•William Lee Gill Jr.
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