Paron News

" June Nordman Mashburn has seen a lot of "firsts" in her 100 years of living. One of the most significant "first" was being a member of the first graduating class of the institution that became UALR.

Monday, June 22, 2009 News Briefs Story date: June 21, 2009 Retirement reception Friday Len Cotton will be retiring from the Arkansas Department of Health on June 30 after 40 years of public service.

The Paron community is preparing for a big festival this weekend. The second annual Paron Mayfest will be held Saturday at Paron Community Center, located at Arkansas 9 and 12th Street.

The fate of a proposed millage increase in the Bryant School District faces its final test Tuesday when district patrons go to the polls.

If a Bryant School District millage increase is approved, more than 80 percent of the $34.26 million that would be generated would be used to improve the high school campus, said Richard Abernathy, ...

Saline County Hometown Health Coalition will celebrate its sixth year anniversary on Friday.

The next fire district to benefit from Saline Co-unty's weather radio program is Turtle Creek.

Saline County justices of the peace adopted a resolution encouraging the state to adopt a sales tax holiday.

An ordinance that would affect people doing construction work on county road rights-of-way will be considered during today's Saline County Quorum Court meeting.

The good news is that Saline County was one of the top three sites considered as a permanent home for the Boy Scouts of America jamboree and a national Scouting center.

Saline County's health force is setting out to make people aware of the dangers related to alcohol and other substances.