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January 16, 2008
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Benton Junior Auxiliary
This past year, Junior Auxiliary of Benton impacted the lives of approximately 12,000 children in Saline County. "Our volunteer membership is a very hard-working group of women who have the passion to ensure that needs of the children of our community are met" said President Lori Blankenship. More...
Despite concerns for Sunset Lake, council passes first reading
By LEWIS DELAVAN / News editor

Changes for a proposed project at 924 Fairfield Road helped it pass the ordinance’s first reading by Benton City Council Monday. O’Kelley Construction Co. originally proposed building four-plexes on the land, but scaled back to duplexes. More...

Tourney to draw thousands
By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor

Great things are expected from Memorial Day weekend's Tournament of Champions. Thousands of softball fans will enjoy games May 24-26 in Benton, with many of them staying in motels throughout the region. More...

 News
•24 ATHLETIC CLUB
The Bryant Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting at the 24 Athletic Club on Thursday. The club is located at 5556 Village Drive near the Springhill gate to Hurricane Lake Estates. The owners, Mike and Nikki Funk, said the club will be a unique athletic club experience while giving members a fun,... More...
•CAKERY AFFAIRS
•Hughes Cemetery victim of vandals, neglect
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 Police Beat
•FIRE REPORTS
Benton Fire Department Wednesday Dec. 26 At 12:28 p.m. units were called to the 3300 block of Alcoa Road for an EMS call. An EMS call was received at 12:38 p.m. for the 3000 block of Congo Rd. Two more EMS calls were received by the department, one at 7:08 p.m. on Sevier Street and the other at... More...
•POLICE BEAT
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 Courthouse News
•COURTHOUSE NEWS
The following couples have applied for a marriage license: William Michael Lovell, 34, of Bauxite and Jessie D. James, 24, of Bauxite Carlton Edmond Jones, 22, of Mabelvale and Amanda Ashley Haskins, 20, of Sheridan Rick R. More...
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 Saline Outdoors
•Hunters, anglers pump billions into economy
A new report released by the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation demonstrates that by any measure, America's 34 million hunters and anglers are among the most prominent and influential of all demographic groups. Spending more than $76 billion each year on hunting and fishing, America's hunters a... More...
•Arkansas re-shaped state of bass fishing
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 Sports
•SPECIAL REPORT:
Mayor supports field expansion at city park
The city of Benton will be getting a new ball park and a new summer baseball league. Cooperation between the Advertising and Promotions board, the Benton Parks and Recreation, the city's Optimist Club and Benton Mayor Rick Holland, a new instructional baseball field will be constructed at the sou... More...
•Hornets' foes find hard way
•Panthers still unbeaten in 6A-South Conference
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 Obituaries
•Jacquie Neal Brooks
Mrs. Jacquie Neal Brooks, 80, of Benton, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2008. She was born May 24, 1927, in Naylor, Mo., to Walter and Cecillar Cox. Mrs. Brooks was retired from Consolidated Pipe and a member of Northside Church of Christ. More...
•Billie Jean Wallis
•James Jarrett
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