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BUBBLE FUN
Johniqua Johnson, 10, blows a prize-winning bubble during a bubble-blowing contest Saturday during the Juneteenth Celebration at Ralph Bunche Community Park. The contest was sponsored by Benton First Assembly of God. The church sponsored several games and a puppet show during the annual celebratio... More...
Lunches go up in cost for children
By ROBERT SHEARON News editor

The price of a school lunch is going up in Bryant. The Bryant School Board voted last week to raise the price of meals. Student breakfast will increase from $1 to $1.25. Adult breakfast will increase from $1.25 to $1.50. Elementary student lunch will increase from $1.65 to $1.90. More...

Owosso once employed hundreds
Fire destroys old furniture plant
By ROBERT SHEARON News editor

The old Owosso Furniture Factory was destroyed by fire June 17. District Fire Chief John Wissler said the building at 111 S. Wllow St., Benton, was formerly known as the Ben-Ark building, and was owned by Richard Allen. "The building is a total loss," said Wissler. Wissler said the cause of the ... More...

Reading program includes butterflies

The sixth-annual teen summer reading program will begin Monday, July 7 at the Saline County Library. The 2008 program, entitled Metamorphosis@ Your Library, is open to teens ages 13- 18 and will last through Aug. 2. Registration is not required. More...

FEMA will reimburse county for cleanup
By LEWIS DELAVAN Editor

County labor and equipment is helping clear storm debris on many Saline County roads, public and private. To ensure the county will be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Saline County Quorum Court recently approved an ordinance allowing work on private roads. More...

EVENTS

Moe's Southwest Grill at 7409 Alcoa Road in Bryant will hold a fundraiser for the Ralph Bunche Community Action Committee's Back to School Picnic 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday. Moe's will donate 10 percent of a patron's ticket to the committee. More...

 News
•World War II vets disband group, donate funds to aid medical care
When the six remaining members of World War II Company F 153rd Infantry decided they could no longer hold annual reunions, they decided to disband and donate their organization's funds to help other veterans get access to medical care. More...
•Pet adoption event planned for Friday
•Vinyard-Roberts are wed at June 7 family event
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 Opinion
•Vehicles need inspections
It's half-a-year until the Arkansas General Assembly convenes again, but it's not too early to start thinking about the session, especially considering that Arkansas chooses to get lawmakers together only once every two years. More...
•Political Cartoon
•Speaking gobbledygook
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 Police Beat
•FIRE REPORTS
Benton Fire Department Thursday, June 12 At 2:02 a.m. station 2 answered an EMS call to 6707 Grayson. At 4:31 p.m. station 1 was called to 3300 Alcoa for an unintentional alarm system activation. At 5:06 p.m. station 1 was again called to 3300 Alcoa for an unintentional alarm system activation... More...
•POLICE BEAT
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 Courthouse News
•Courthouse News
The following couples have filed for divorce: Patrick Baker vs. Sherri Baker Jemmie Reynolds vs. Connie Reynolds Latrina Hunter vs. Charles Hunter Robert Koller vs. Tina Koller Kenneth Cowart vs. Robin Cowart Michael Wheaton vs. More...
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 Saline Outdoors
•Sunflower seeds and cowpeas are useful for wildlife
Summer is just starting, officially, and there is time to make some plantings to attract and benefit wildlife. Y o u may have land of your own, you may rent or lease hunting rights somewhere or you may be friendly with a farmer or other landowner. Consider planting some sunflowers and some cowp... More...
•ARKANSAS FISHING REPORT
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 Obituaries
•Linda Breckenridge
Linda Ann Breckenridge, 63, of Benton, died Thursday June 19, 2008. She was born November 14, 1944, in San Diego, Calif. Mrs. Breckenridge was a psychiatric technician, member of the First Pentecostal Church of North Little Rock and the First Lutheran Church of Benton. More...
•Demetra Gannaway
•Jonathan Pinkston
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