Employees of Northside Plumbing prepare the ground to lay plumbing lines for a new music building at Benton Junior High School. In the trackhoe is Larry Hardin, while Mark Evans, left, and Robert Reeves stand in front of the excavating equipment. Construction is ongoing at several schools in the Benton District. A major millage hike approved in 2008 is financing the improvements at all of the school facilities.