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Fashion for Funds to benefit Safe Haven

May 23, 2013

The Leadership Saline County Fashion for Funds fashion show and silent auction is set for 6 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at The Center at Bishop Park in Bryant.
The event will begin with shopping, light desserts and appetizers.
To purchase tickets or make a donation, contact Lauren Lisowe at Lauren.Benson@xerox.com or 404-964-3236.

Thunderstorms slow Oklahoma tornado cleanup

May 23, 2013

MOORE, Okla. — A band of thunderstorms battered the Oklahoma City area Thursday, slowing cleanup operations in the suburb where a tornado killed 24 people and destroyed thousands of homes this week.
The first of the funerals, for a 9-year-old girl killed at a Moore elementary school that took a direct hit in Monday's storm, was scheduled for Thursday morning. A family photo showed the girl, Antonia Candelaria, beaming with a big smile and wearing a white sun hat.

Annual Bauxite reunion to include Old-Fashioned Movie Night

May 23, 2013

The Bauxite Community Hall will show "The Outlaw" and Looney Tunes cartoons on Friday at 7 p.m.
Admission will be 25 cents, and cokes and popcorn will be sold at "vintage prices" as well, according to Randle Wilmoth, coordinator for the Bauxite Reunion.
The Old-Fashioned Movie Night is part of the annual Bauxite Reunion festivities, most of which will take place on Saturday.

Courier accepting 2014 Pet Calendar entries until June 10

May 22, 2013

The Saline Courier is now accepting entries for the 2014 Pet Calendar contest, a benefit for its Newspapers in Education program.
Sign up for the contest at the Courier office, 321 N. Market St. in Benton, or look for entry forms in select issues of the paper.
Entrants must provide a photo of the pet by itself. The pet must currently reside in Saline County. Each entry is $5.
The top-12 vote-getters will be featured in a 2014 calendar, which will go on sale in November for $2 each.
Each pet will be professionally photographed for the calendar.
The entry period concludes Monday, June 10.

Local authorties participate today in torch run for Special Olympics

May 22, 2013

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 run for the Benton Police Department and Saline County Sheriff's Office will start at Holland Chapel Baptist Church at 1 p.m. and will conclude at Back Yard Burgers on Military Road.
The Bryant Police Department will be conduct a leg of the torch run starting at 2:15 p.m. at the Bryant High School and concluding at Bishop Park on Boone Road.

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