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Relief fund established for local family who lost member in recent storm E-mail
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
A relief fund has been established to help a family who lost a loved one in the Friday storms that wreaked havoc in Hensley and areas across the state.
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Battle, candidate for judgeship, speaks at forum E-mail
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
Hayward M. Battle Sr. of Bryant,  a candidate for the newly created Division 4 judgeship in Circuit Court District 22, spoke Tuesday night in the second part of Political Forum 2008 at the historic Royal Theatre in Downtown Benton.
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Airport to get grant for taxiway lights E-mail
Wednesday, 07 May 2008
Saline County Regional Airport will receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Arkansas’ federal legislators announced Tuesday.
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Whether it’s baseball, sundresses or the outdoor seating at your favorite restaurant; there’s a lot to appreciate about the upcoming season. Tell us the places you like to go and the things you love to do in spring. Check back to see your neighbors’ top 20 reasons they’re glad winter is over.

 

Go on picnics with my husband and children. Leslie Suggs - Benton, AR

Open the windows in the house. Smell the new flowers in the air.  See the tulips and daffodils. Not wear socks. Ditch work. Play in the park. Eat outside. Play cornhole. Watch NBA. Watch American Idol. Shelli Russell - Benton, AR

Smell fresh honeysuckle.  Grill anything and everything. Get excited about Opening Day for the Chicago Cubs.  Hope the Hogs go far in March Madness. Go camping. Let my dogs run like little maniacs.  Eric Wilken - Benton, AR

I love the lighting and thunder of spring showers.  I love the smell of the flowers and fresh cut green grass. Mindy Fletcher - Bryant, AR

I LOVE TO LISTEN TO THE RAIN, WATCH ALL THE FLOWERS GROW AND PLAY IN THE PARK WITH THE KIDS. COUNT DOWN THE DAYS TIL SUMMER!! Kimberly Hardin - Bryant, AR

The kids playing outdoors and smell of spring. Terrie Schultz - Benton, AR

Buy a new spring dress and wear it to church, get a pedicure and a new pair of sandles, plant and grill. Watch my twins smile in the sunshine. Shirley Mcmurray - Benton, AR

I love to grill out, the kids get to play outside, and the garden starts to grow wonderful vegetables. Katherine Pearson - Benton, AR


I love March Madness!! The flowers are blooming and it's getting warmer!!! I love watching my son play at the park with the other kids. It just means summer is right around the corner!!! Lisa Harris - Benton, AR


I love spring because the rivers and lakes thaw. The salmon start running in Lake Michigan. The Brewers are starting to play. Most of the snow melts. I come back and visit beautiful Benton. Richard Reynolds - Milwaukee, WI

I love seeing the trees turn from brown to green. I also love seeing the trees bloom especially the dogwoods. I also love to smell the wildflowers and honeysuckle. It just feels like every thing is renewing itself. Linda Grover - Alexander, AR


Taking my kids down to the Saline River for the first fishing trip of the year.  Smelling spring in the air and catching that first fish! Matt Savage - Benton, AR

SPRING BREAK, yard work, my son's baseball games, March Madness, planning summer vacation. Brandy Shelton - Benton, AR

I love the sunshine and warm weather, swimming and beach vacations...grandkids playing soccer and baseball....the smell of green leaves and grass .... the cool breezes and bugs at night... the full moons and riding with car windows down. Judy Parker - Benton, AR

Smell the fresh flowers,enjoy the warmth of the sun, being able to be outside at night and not freeze, just to be able to look at the beautiful stars. Tracy Pelton - Benton, AR

I love the smell of fresh cut grass, the sounds of crickets, frogs, birds and pretty new flowers popping up all over. Kim Rice - Benton, AR

I like taking my kids to the park then we like to have a picnic before going home to take a long nap. We also like cooking out while doing yard work. Anything that involves being outdoors - so tired of being in the house all winter. We like to get outside and have some fun. Destanie Mathis - Alexander, AR


Spending time outdoors with my husband and grandkids. I enjoy working in the yard and watching my grandkids Ethan & Myka play with the bugs and dirt and just being happy they are not in the house watching the TV but outdoors enjoying life. Kim Wheelbarger - Alexander, AR

I like to be outdoors in the Spring, the flowers blooming, and the birds singing. Also no more cold weather and the warmth of sun. Renate Eubanks - Benton, AR

Pack my bags and come south. While I freeze in Michigan (the calendar says April but it is 45 outside) I dream about spring back home and wish I were there with my family and friends. Camille Hughes-Young - Michigan

I like spring time because all the trees are budding out and the flowers are starting to bloom. I enjoy playing with my grandchildren outside and taking them to the lake. Beverly Vinyard - Benton, AR

Enjoy life to its fullest and relish each and every day that you wake up, some of our boys aren't so fortunate across the big pond in the sand box, I STILL keep them in my prayers. I MAKE time to play catch with my son, look at birds with him or sit and play chess. Party like a rock star, work like my life depends on it and have fun. You never know what might be around the next corner.  Wes Fagan - Clarksville, TN

Golf. Shaun McFarland - Benton, AR

Take my mother outside to see the blooms. She is in a wheel chair and loves the flowers. We just wheel around for a while. Louise Koller - Portageville, MO

I have enjoyed trying to learn to grow flowers this year.  Also watching the squirrels and the birds from the front room window is pretty cool. I was hoping to share the flowering planting/growing with my mother who is recovering from an accident - we'll see how it goes wish us well! Debby Harris - Benton, AR

Bar B Que with family and friends. Enjoy all the little things. Cyndi (Smith) Denham - College Station, TX

Small mouth fishing. Sam Sample - Benton, AR























 

 
 
 
   
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