CONWAY -- Brittany Edwardes and Kathy Hill of the University of Central Arkansas have been awarded the Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship, the United States Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board announced recently.
Edwardes and Hill are...more among the more than 1,700 U.S. citizens who will travel abroad for the 2012-2013 academic year through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
Edwardes, of Texarkana, will be going to Malaysia. Hill, of Benton, will be going to South Korea. Both students will be participating in an English Teaching Assistantship.
Edwardes graduated in May with a major in English and a minor in Interdisciplinary Studies through the Honors College. She studied social sciences and English in Thailand during the spring of 2011. She also taught English to children from age nine to 12 during her time in Thailand. Edwardes has interned for the Peace Corps, Arkansas State AmeriCorps and the Winthrop Rockefeller

BENTON, Ark. – Motorists who refuse to wear their seat belts – beware.  The 2012 national Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement mobilization kicks off May 21 to help save lives by cracking down on those who don’t buckle up. 
Benton Police Department is joining with other state and local...more law enforcement officers and highway safety advocates across the country to help save more lives by strongly enforcing seat belt laws around the clock.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in 2010 nationally, 61 percent of the 10,647 passenger vehicle occupants who were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes overnight (6 p.m. to 5:59 a.m.) were not wearing their seat belts at the time of the fatal crash, compared to 42 percent during the daytime hours.
“Too many drivers and passengers on the road at night are not wearing their seat belts, and it all too often ends in tragedy,” said Lieutenant Curtis Wood. “Our goal is

The City of Benton officially announces the annual “Benton Freedom Festival” to be held July 3–4 at the old Benton Municipal Airport and Saline County Fairgrounds along Interstate 30.
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Auditions for Singin’ in the Rain are Monday and Tuesday, May 14, 15 at 7pm. Rehearsals start May 21. Play opens July 12. Those auditioning should have a song prepared.
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BRYANT, Ark. (KTHV) -- It's called myelin.  The main purpose of a myelin layer, or sheath, is to increase the speed at which impulses propagate. 

In Bryant Lady Hornets softball coach Debbie Clark's words, "They condition the weakness of every player and reinforce their strengths in...more practice so that the weaknesses aren't weaknesses anymore."

It's a mental approach to the game where it's played in the mind before it's actually played on the field.

The Lady Hornets are a perfect 31-0 and hope to win their third straight 7A state title in 2012.

BENTON, Ark. (KTHV) - A special investigations unit, comprised of Benton and Bryant officers, have arrested three people after an alleged counterfeiting scheme.

Police say the investigation led them to obtaining a warrant to search a home on W. Woodlawn in Benton. Many contraband...more items were found that are used in making counterfeit money.

According to police, Savannah Richardson, 47, was arrested and charged with three counts of first degree forgery, and criminal possession of a forgery device.

In addition, police say Jonathan Cox, 20, and Amy Wise, 24 were arrested and charged with two counts of first degree forgery, criminal possession of a forgery device, marijuana possession, and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Cox and Wise had warrants for their arrest on unrelated charges out of Benton and Haskell. The investigation is ongoing and more arrests are expected, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to call

The Saline County Detention Center will be conducting a simulated fire scenario on May 10, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.  The Saline County Sheriff's Office and the Benton Fire Department will be conducting a training exercise to test the fire evacuation plan that is in place at the Detention Center.

SALINE COUNTY, Ark. (KTHV) - Authorities are investigating a reported kidnapping of a 23-year-old woman.

Saline County detectives have a warrant out for the arrest of Aaron Timothy Dillard, 30. He is accused of beating and kidnapping the female victim.

According to...more authorities, the victim tells deputies that Dillard told her if she were to call police, he would kill her. The victim was reportedly kidnapped from a home on Bynum Road.

A short time after the kidnapping had been reported, authorities say the victim was dropped off at a family member's home in Little Rock.

Dillard is considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information as to his whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff's office at (501) 303-5608 or (501) 303-5642.

Source: Saline County Sheriff's Office

BENTON, Ark. (KTHV) -- The Benton Police Department says citizens should be aware of an attempted theft of property and potential scam.

According to the department, someone reported Tuesday that a man acting as a repossessor came to his house and attempted to repossess his...more four-wheeler.

This suspect was described as a bald white male approximately 6'1" tall, weighing 225 pounds, in a silver Dodge crew cab truck, which was pulling a black, beat up, goose neck trailer.

Police say the person claimed to be a repossessor for GE and he was sent because the payments were past due. The subject did not gain possession of the four-wheeler.

Anyone with information of the identity of the suspect is encouraged to contact the Benton Police Department at 778-1171 or 315-TIPS. Individuals also may send an anonymous tip about his whereabouts to CRIMES (274637) with the keyword BNPD in the body of the text.

 

If contacted by this individual,

From Shelli Russell of MySaline:
Yes kids, it's still going on.
I'm stilling holding firm to your private browsing information - including the IP addresses that three Bryant City Councilmen would like to get their hands on to prosecute you for exercising your First Amendment Right to...more speak freely without fear of harm. And to speak particularly about those people in elected office. Those people who were elected to serve the public, not sue them.
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The Little Rock South Lions Club is hosting a Saline County Candidates Forum at East End Intermediate School cafeteria, 5205 W. Sawmill Rd., Little Rock (East End of Saline County) TONIGHT at 6:30 pm. Each candidate will be given three minutes to speak.
County Assessor
Jim...more Crawford-D     
James Terry Steed-D
Don White-R
 
County Clerk
Doug Curtis-R
Kime Eubanks-R
 
County Circuit Clerk
Dennis Milligan-R
Myka Bono Sample-R
 
County Collector
Joy Ballard-R
Georgine McKim-D
Kent Ramsey-R
 
Justice of the Peace
Pat Bisbee-R
 
Sheriff
Rodney Goshien-D
Bruce Pennington-R
James Ward-R
 
County Treasurer
Larry Davis-R
Sandra McPherson-D
 
District Judge
Stephanie Casady
Brent Standridge
 
 
 

FAYETTEVILLE (UA) - Along with a large contingent of Saline County Club members, there were several distinguished guests at the club meeting including President of the University of Arkansas system Dr. Donald Bobbitt and Board of Trustee member Sam Hilburn.

The club event began with...more a short session with the media which was followed by an autograph session. The club then held a live auction before listening to Anderson and Assistant Director of the Razorback Foundation, Marvin Caston speak. Anderson's speech included his thoughts on the Razorbacks following his first season at the helm of the program, how his team has improved throughout the spring in practice, the importance of finishing out the academic year strong and his goals for next season and beyond.

Anderson led the Razorbacks to an 18-14 record in 2011-12 which included three victories over ranked teams, a school-record 17 wins at home and an undefeated non-conference home schedule. The Razorbacks

BENTON, Ark. (KTHV) - Social media is everywhere these days: Facebook, Twitter, Google-plus and Instagram. And it's all at our fingertips in seconds.

In this report, we take a look at a new college degree educating students to guide businesses through this exploding industry....more

Inside this UALR Benton office, Michael Miller begins "Part Two" of his educational career. 

"It's exciting because it's new, it's never been offered in the state of Arkansas, so that was an instant draw for me," Miller said.

Miller, who has an Associate's degree, learns about the E-commerce degree. It's the campus' first four-year degree offering.

"I work at Walmart so I would like to become an assistant manager to start out with once I finish the degree," Miller said.

Climbing up the ladder at work and maybe down the road, Miller says, starting his own business with a degree in demand.

"We've also gotten really good feedback from