Saline County News

The Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management District provides the landfill for five cities across the area.

Haskell Historical Society will meet 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 18, at Haskell City Hall.

Seat belt checks inside Benton city limits are not uncommon, but the kind underway on Tuesday are virtually unheard of, according to Lt.

The Saline County Library hosted a packed crowd Monday night for the start of their summer reading program.

Sun City Solar Energy recently installed one of the first integrated solar shingle roofing systems in the region on the new Saint-Gobain manufacturing facility at Bauxite in Saline County, according to Sun City President and CEO Pam Speraw.

The Saline County Library system will kick off its summer reading program for all ages on Monday, June 10. The theme for the events is "Aargh! Pirates!" It will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bryant library and from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Benton library.

Bryant police on Thursday night arrested two suspects in connection with an armed robbery that took place at the Kum & Go on Reynolds Road last week.

Governor Mike Beebe today announced his intent to grant seven pardons. An additional 61 clemency requests were denied and 22 had no action taken upon them.

A Lonoke County man has died in a motorcycle crash. It happened shortly before 11:00 Wednesday morning on New Country Road at Evergreen Park in Cabot.

On Thursday, May 23, 2013, The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees voted to accept, as apart of a real estate transaction with First Security bank, a parcel of land owned by the Benton School District.

There aren't many foods that we can claim as Arkansas inventions, but the fried pickle is one of my favorites.

Saline county took a hit in the storms last night, specifically in Paron. A pastor and his family only had minutes to find a safe place while the storm passed over.

A picnic table along the banks of the Saline River behind Riverside Gro. on Hwy.

Storm damage is reported tonight in Saline County. The National Weather Service in Little Rock reported at 7:50 that thunderstorm winds had destroyed a church three miles west of Paron.

Former Republican Party of Arkansas Chair and Saline County Circuit Clerk Dennis Milligan announcing he is officially entering the 2014 Arkansas State Treasurer race.

The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees has voted to accept property owned by the Benton School District as a part of a real estate transaction.

Police officers and deputies from the Benton Police Department, Saline County Sheriff's Office and the Bryant Police Department will participate today in the Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics.

The National Weather Service in Little Rock has issued a Flood Advisory for the Saline River at Benton until Wednesday evening.