Get News Updates Print Edition RSS RSS Feed
General
Entertainment
Health
Auto
Home
Real Estate
January 9, 2008
Search Archives: 



BOARDING FOR MISSISSIPPI
Soldiers from the 39th Infantry Brigade of the Arkansas Army National Guard board a bus leaving for training at Camp Shelby, Miss., late Saturday evening at the Gen. Gerald W. Porter Readiness Center in Benton. Cyclists from the Patriot Guard have their vehicles ready to provide escort in front. More...
Blood drive will be Sunday, Jan. 13

Area residents are urged to consider becoming a regular blood donor. The first Red Cross Blood drive of the new year in Saline County will be held at Congo Road Baptist Church from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13. More...

Council considers cable guidelines
By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor

Whittled-down guidelines for Benton's public-access Channel 12 will be considered at 7 p.m. Monday by Benton City Council. Alderman Doug Stracener wrote the proposed ordinance. More...

 News
•Soldiers' send-off s emotional for all at armories across state
It was an emotional roller coaster for everyone who walked in the Gen. Gerald W. Porter Readiness Center, home of the Arkansas Army National Guard Company B 212th Signal Battalion, in Benton late Saturday evening. More...
•Family traditions join generations
•Did you know?
>> Click here for all stories
 Opinion
•PS panel must proceed boldly
Jeff Walker, University of Arkansas at Little Rock criminal justice professor, is assisting the Citizens Public Safety Committee as it conducts its study of police, fire and emergency services in Benton. More...
•Political Cartoon
•Huck hones modern politics
>> Click here for all stories
 Police Beat
•POLICE BEAT
A Benton man who allegedly nearly ran head-on into a Benton Police Department car was cited driving while intoxicated. Saline County Sheriff's Department and Alexander police assisted in the stop. Rosalio V. Aluardo, 24, of Highland Street, tested 0.22 breathalcohol content at Saline County Jail... More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Courthouse News
•COURTHOUSE NEWS
The following couples have applied for a marriage license: John Virgil Bearden, 38, of Malvern and Lori A. Eastin, 35, of Benton David William Hawbaker, 76, of Bryant and Deloris Ann Awalt, 64, of Bryant Robert Wesley Parker Jr. More...
>> Click here for all stories
 Saline Outdoors
•White-fronted geese require different pursuit than snows
Hunting white-fronted, or speckle-belly, geese, better resembles duck hunting than snow goose hunting. In fact, more speckle-bellies probably fall to duck hunters as bonus birds than people intentionally hunting geese. Unlike snow geese that fly in huge flocks, specks typically cluster in pairs o... More...
•PROUD OF 10 POINTS
•Birds add color in drab winter
>> Click here for all stories
 Sports
•Panthers wear down Wildcats
Despite having three players score in double figures, the Watson Chapel Wildcats couldn't corral the Benton Panthers' Brandon Jones. Jones scored a season-high 38 points to lead the Panthers (10-3, 1-0) to a 69- 60 6A-South conference-opening win against the Wildcats (4-7, 0-1) Friday in Benton. More...
•Hornets fall hard to hyped Rockets
•HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL CONFERENCE STANDINGS
>> Click here for all stories
 Obituaries
•James Jarrett
James Jarrett, 78, of Benton, died Jan. 8, 2008. He was born Nov. 12, 1929 in Manilla, Ark. to William and Tressie Jarrett. More...
•Mary Hughes
•Betty Lou Lasiter
>> Click here for all stories
Click ads below
for larger version