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September 8th, 2012
The Arkansas State Police is investigating a shooting involving an Alexander police officer and an unknown man that occurred on Saturday.
Alexander Police Chief Horace Walters said the identity of the person shot on Brookwood, near Lindsey Drive, and his condition is unknown at this time. The officer involved in the shooting reportedly told Walters that as she was driving along Brookwood, she stopped to speak with the man that was walking along the roadway. The officer also said the man had a weapon and he was fired upon by the officer, Walters said.
September 6th
Alan Kays will vie for Position 2, Ward 1 of Bryant City Council in the Nov. 6 general election.
The position currently is held by Danny Steele, who is not seeking another term.
Kays' opponent is Wade Permenter. Aldermanic races are nonpartisan.
Kays said the main reason he is running for the council position is to "restore focus on City Council to our citizens." Particularly, he wants to hone in on supporting children and senior citizens.
A Little Rock woman was arrested late Tuesday after allegedly striking the head of state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, R-Little Rock.
A Little Rock police report said officers responded to 38-year-old Hutchinson's home, where 39-year-old Julie McGee had locked herself in a bathroom.
McGee, reportedly a former girlfriend of Hutchinson, claimed that the senator had thrown her onto a couch, causing "a swollen lip, scratches to her wrists and redness to her left arm."
Benton police are searching for another bank robber dressed in camouflage that escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash from First Security Bank in Benton.
Lt. Kevin Russell said officers responded to the bank located at 1403 Military Road, just past noon on Thursday. The suspected bank robber is described as a 6 foot tall man dressed in a camouflage T-shirt, blue jeans, brown work boots, camouflage hat, black ski mask, dark colored sunglasses, black gloves, and a tan ‘courier style’ satchel.
September 5th
Many Saline County residents lined the streets in Downtown Benton on Tuesday evening to watch the annual county fair parade.
"Dancing Till the Cows Come Home" was the theme of the event that was emphasized in floats and other units. That is also the theme of the overall fair that opened Tuesday and will continue through Saturday night.
Eighty entries participated, according to Tom Wallace, a representative of the Saline County Fair Association.
Winners were selected among the float and antique/classic car entries.
August 31st
A fireworks display is scheduled late Sunday at Bernard Holland Park.
Robert Edwards, interim director for the Benton Parks and Recreation Department, said this is the fireworks show that originally had been planned for the Benton Freedom Fest held during the Fourth of July weekend. That show was canceled because of safety concerns during the "severe drought conditions," Benton Fire Chief Bill Ford said.
August 30th
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Photo by Jennifer Joyner
Jeremiah Oltmans purchases meat at JAC's Meat Block Wednesday. He and other members of the Bryant Chamber of Commerce and city officials surprised local business owner, Jody Murdoch, of JAC's Meat Block with a "Cash Mob." Similar to a flash mob, the "Cash Mob" involved the a large group arranging to meet up at exactly the same time to spend money at a local establishment. Murdoch said they earned about $750 during the event, the amount he usually takes in on his busiest day.
As questions and concerns continue to be raised about a high-voltage transmission line being installed in Benton, city officials say they have attempted to convince Entergy Arkansas officials to relocate a particular transmission line pole that is located within close proximity to the ball fields at Bernard Holland Park.
City Attorney Brent Houston reviewed the steps leading to that proposal in a detailed email submitted to members of the City Council. In essence, Entergy has refused to modify the project and the city has been told there is nothing that can be done.
August 29th
Entergy Arkansas construction employees erect a transmission line pole that is part of a high-voltage system being put in place adjacent to Bernard Holland ball park in Benton. Rumors that the controversial project's location might be changed within a 500-foot threshold apparently proved to be unfounded. Crews at the scene this morning said they had not been informed of any planned changes in the prescribed route.
Detectives with the Benton Police Department are investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins in four different neighborhoods.
Chief Kirk Lane said that during a recent meeting with Arkansas Chiefs of Police Association, it was noted that other agencies in the state are seeing an influx of large groups of suspects targeting neighborhoods for these types of crimes. He said the unknown suspects are traveling together throughout neighborhoods with the intention of spreading out to locate easy targets — unlocked vehicles — and then share the items stolen with each other.
