Archive - Aug 27, 2012
Area residents are continuing to voice concern about a proposed high-voltage transmission line to be installed by Entergy Arkansas in Benton.
The route for the line includes property that runs alongside Bernard Holland Park, where youngsters play ball many days of the year.
Many residents are concerned about the potential health risks to children because of the location of the line, but city officials contend there is no cause for alarm.
Mayor David Mattingly said Wednesday that he had been informed that the location of the line does not pose any health hazards.
It is pretty easy to say that the Benton Panthers have been anything but good during the football season over the past few years. After winning three games in each of the last two seasons, Benton has been battling injury after injury, day after day. To add insult to injury, the Panthers were forced to give up its three wins from the 2010 campaign after eligibility issues arose.
Maureen P. Hogue, 77, of Mabelvale, passed away Friday, August 24. She was born January 2, 1935 in Limestone County, Texas. Mrs. Hogue was preceded in death by her parents, Wayne and Hazel Pollock; brother, Wayland Pollock and a special friend, June Williams, who died just hours after her.
