3 days ago · Mountain View Elementary was hit by a wave of the flu this week, with numerous call-ins from both students and teachers due to illness.

1 day ago · New York Times best-selling writer Brad Meltzer will serve as the keynote speaker at the Benton Chamber of Commerce Banquet on March 4. Meltzer has a storied career penning novels; nonfiction; comic books; children’s books; and TV shows. He will be discussing personal histories, and the impact individuals can have on the world around them. In an exclusive interview with The Saline Courier ...

1 day ago · The Benton High School senior was named Miss Arkansas’ Teen on January 25.

2 days ago · Members of the Benton Planning Commission will have a public hearing and regular meeting at 6 p.m. tonight, during which they will consider renaming Dixie Street to Fuller Street. If the commission approves the change, it will then go to …

2 days ago · The Benton Planning Commission voted to table renaming Dixie Street to Fuller Street in honor of the late Cpl. C.J. Fuller who was killed by friendly fire in Vietnam.

3 days ago · Benton Animal Services has seen an increased number of adoptions over the past month, thanks to an online campaign for short-term foster care.

3 days ago · PUNXSUTAWNEY — Bad news for those pining for an end to a long, cold Pennsylvania winter — we’re bound for at least six more weeks of it, as Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow Sunday morning, Groundhog Day.The weekend holiday brought a record crowd to Gobbler’s Knob, as well as to the various f…

4 days ago · The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Arkansas filed a federal lawsuit on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025 on behalf of Patty Hector, former director of the Saline County Library.

Jan 8, 2025 · The Benton Planning Commission met on Tuesday, Jan. 7, for a public hearing concerning a possible name change to Dixie Street. The discussion revolved around a petition to change the name from Dixie Street to Fuller Street. If changed, the street would be named after Cpl. C.J. Fuller, a Vietnam veteran who lived on Dixie Street. Fuller was killed by …

Honoring years of service Bryant Interim Mayor Rhonda Sanders presented longtime water and wastewater committee member Robert Griffin with a certificate for his 20-p… Read more