Bryant News

For many years there was a house on top of a hill between Arkansas 5 and Interstate 30 that became legendary for its dances, band performances, Christmas parties and other large social gatherings.

The resurrection of the Bryant Citizen's Academy is considered a success, officials of the Bryant Police Department said, thanks to the diligence of a sergeant in his first year in the program.

The community passed a 12-mill increase last November to help the district upgrade facilities and build a new high school west of the current one.

Bryant City Council members plan to discuss bond issues related to street improvements in a special meeting set for 6 p.m. today at Boswell Municipal Complex.

Since becoming Bryant police chief in early January, Tony Coffman has been focusing on ways to work closely with local residents.

More than 100 volunteers from Saline County churches plan to unite Saturday in a day of service and celebration that will bring special benefits to a local school and three fire stations.

Entries are coming in for Bryant's first Christmas Parade of Lights to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

Saline County Regional Airport near Bryant will have an administrative assistant.

It's not often that rescue workers reunite with the people they save, so Little Rock firefighters and MEMS paramedics were thrilled to see 1-year-old Caleb Gore on Wednesday during the American Red Cross of ...

On the heels of Democrat Barack Obama's anything-is-possible election as the nation's first black president, a consultant from the Republican stronghold of Northwest Arkansas is bidding to become the state ...

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas' incoming House speaker on Wednesday said Gov. Mike Beebe's budget proposal for the upcoming year will be lean because of the uncertain economy, but includes a proposal for an additional ...

Several Benton elementary school students are hoping to change the world one bottle at a time through their Lids Off Campaign.

Despite tough economic times, Straw Hat Restaurants plans to nearly double in size by the end of 2009, with roughly 42 new eateries in the pipeline.

A truck overturned in the median on Interstate 30 near Bryant on Friday afternoon, and weekend rush hour traffic was beginning to back up.

Twelve communities have been selected to receive the 2008 Arkansas Volunteer Community of the Year Award.

More people in need will have coats to help keep them warm this fall and winter because of a local effort.

The fourth annual Monster Madness kicks off today at Mills Park in Bryant and organizers say they have added more spooks, chili and treats to entertain people of all ages.

Interest in carpooling on the upswing. GET ON THE BUS: Carpoolers, including Rosemary Pierini, heads home to Sheridan via a State Employee Association vanpool.

A Benton woman who wants to donate her frozen embryos to a Christian-based fertility clinic for adoption has asked a federal judge to order the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to surrender its claim ...

The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System's trustees said Monday that Executive Director Paul Doane's investment experience and work with others to propose changes in the system's $ 10 billion portfolio justified ...