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Northlake Road could see three annexation votes
Benton and Bryant seek to annex a portion of the same land to the west of Springhill Road. South of Northlake Road, the bottom half of Section 7 and southwest quarter of Section 8 are sought by both cities (see map.) Some 456 residential acres are sought by both cities. More...

After two and a half hours of being told by county residents they didn't want to be annexed into Bryant, the Bryant Planning Commission voted unanimously last week to recommend to the city council that it place the proposed annexations on a ballot for a special election. More...

An election to consider annexing neighborhoods south of Northlake Road into Benton will be held Tuesday, Aug. 12. The election ordinance calls for Benton to make city services available in the annexed area within three years. More...

Identity theft occurs 250 times a day, according to Jennifer Victory, safety coordinator for Farm Bureau of Arkansas. Victory told the Sunshine Seniors group of Trinity Baptist Church in Bauxite that sometimes stealing your identity is as easy as looking over your shoulder when you make a credit ... More...
The process of municipal annexation includes a public hearing by a city's planning commission. After last week's hearing in Bryant, one might wonder, why bother? The hearing lasted two-and-a-half hours, during which there was not one enthusiastic endorsement by a resident of the areas under cons... More...
Benton Fire Department
Thursday, June 5 At 6:54 a.m. units responded to a rescue on I-30. At 7:50 a.m. the department received a false alarm to 7622 Worth Ave. East. At 8:01 a.m. the department responded to 7622 Worth Ave. East for a heat detector activation due to a malfunction. At 2:21 p.m. units responded to a resc... More...
The following couples have applied for a marriage license: Justin Roger Phifer, 30, of Bryant and Tracie Ann Jones, 35, of Benton William Patrick Manes, 24, of Jonesboro and Tiffanie Michelle Holland, 23, of Jonesboro Christopher M. Amburst, 29, of Benton and Christy L. More...
Veteran hunter relies on va Turkey hunters know one basic element of their game. They have to call in a gobbler to get a shot - nearly always. Seldom does silent hunting pay off. More...
The name Chad Dawson can be added to the list of Arkansans in the Major Leagues. Dawson, who played for the Benton Panthers from 2001 to 2004, played American Legion at Benton and a graduate of Indiana State University, has been called up by the Chicago White Sox to the Bristol, Virginia White So... More...
Charlotte Nelson, 94, of Benton died Tuesday, June 10, 2008, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. She was born in Ashdown on July 22, 1913, to John Leland and Mynerva Jane Doughton Machen. She was a member of Holland Chapel Baptist Church and had worked in retail sales. More...

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