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DUST COLLECTOR BLAZE MIKE DOUGHERTY PHOTO Benton firefighters on the end of an extended ladder check a dust collector at Arkansas Face Veneer at Center and Border streets Thursday to ensure the fire is out. It was confined to the collector, so major damage was More ...
LEWIS DELAVAN PHOTO Andy Goldman, 14, holds Monty, a terrier available for adoption through the Humane Society of Saline County. All cats and dogs at the humane society shelter have been spade or neutered, and are current on all shots. For more information, call the shelter at 557-5518. More ... Zero-tolerance policy to be strictly enforced Law enforcement officers will be on the lookout this weekend for impaired drivers. On Friday and Saturday, the Arkansas State Police Highway Safety Office will work closely with city, county and state law enforcement officers to reduce the number of alcohol related crashes among Arkansas youths. More ... Apex group buys Shipp Communications store Apex Communications, based in Wynne, has bought the AT&T authorized retailer, Shipp Communications, in Benton. Apex is an authorized retailer for AT&T (formerly Cingular). The acquisition brings the total number of Apex Arkansas locations to 20. Tim McNatt, president and chief executive officer o... More ... Donation scam in Benton By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor Residents shouldn't give money to people going door-todoor and claiming to be collecting money for the Benton Fire Department, Chief Ben Blankenship said. Instead, people should report the activity to the Benton Police Department, he said. More ...
Needs of current and future Benton residents will be met through a $26.5 million bondfunding project initiated in 2005. Bonds were issued to repair aging sewer lines, extend and upgrade service to high-growth areas and to meet the city's needs for the next 20 years, Benton Utilities manager Terry... More ... 'Summit' helps city officials set priorities By LEWIS DELAVAN News editor Several priorities emerged at the Citizens Summit recently in Benton. Participants ranged from teens through senior citizens, and broke into four half-hour discussion groups to develop three to five priorities per group. Groups then presented their priorities to the full group. After large-group... More ...
Gail Lavender of Bryant is this week's winner of the Saline County Voice crossword contest. She received four movie passes to the Rave Theater. Readers are eligible to win every 90 days. More ...
By LaJUAN MOONEY Features editor The Saline County Health Unit has welcomed a new administrator, Eydie Abercrombie. Abercrombie has been with the Arkansas Department of Health since moving to northwest Arkansas six years ago. She is a native of Bakersfield, Calif., and has lived in Benton for the past two years and accepted th... More ... Art show to benefit adults with mental illness Birch Tree Communities to host Expression Art Show and Sale Birch Tree Communities will host its sixth annual Expressions Art Show and Sale from 6 to 8 p.m. May 1 at the Governors Mansion, 1800 Center Street in Little Rock. Three-hundred framed original paintings, created by adults with serious and persistent mental illness, will be featured, with all pro... More ...
LAJUAN MOONEY PHOTOS Pine Haven kindergarten classes head to the playground for the annual Easter Egg Hunt. More ...
The Harmony Grove FBLA had five students compete in the District IV FBLA Spring Leadership Conference at the Hot Springs Convention Center in January. Three members placed in their competitive events: Jewel Windsor, 3rd in Office Procedures; Brooke Baxley, 4th in Accounting I; and Jacob Smith, 4th... More ...
Madison Johnson, 4, blows bubbles at an Easter event in downtown Benton on March 22. She is the daughter of Steven and Michelle Johnson of Benton. Central Arkansas Development Council sponsored the bubbles event. (Lewis Delavan photo) More ... |
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