Saline County News

Twenty-five acres of land on Slade Road were sold for $79,000 on Wednesday. The property was previously owned by a Saline County man and was used to grow marijuana.

After years of denying allegations, former Shannon Hills Police Chief John Hamby Brown has pleaded guilty to molesting a 15-year-old girl.

A former Shannon Hills police chief who was appealing his first-degree sexual assault conviction has pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault in the case.

Saline County authorities are planning an auction to sell 25 acres of what's called a former marijuana operation.

Wanted for failing to register as a sex offender U.S Marshals have arrested another one of Arkansas' Most Wanted.

Hundreds of people from Saline County and other areas filled the county fairgrounds during the weekend to watch the the fourth annual American Kennel Club Agility Dog Show.

Florrie Lyle continued a time-honored tradition Wednesday when she rang the bell her mother handed her to ring to mark the end of World War I. Lyle, now 96, recalled that her mother told her: "Ring the bell; the war is over." Every year since that momentous occasion, Lyle has rung that bell on Veterans Day - sometimes privately and sometimes ...

Benton voters have turned down a proposed half-cent sales tax. Returns from the Saline County elections website show the measure failed by a vote of 62-percent against the sales tax hike, and 38-percent for the increase.

Benton Code Enforcement Officer Charlie Carty and wife Jan join others for the lavish refreshments that followed a veterans tribute hosted by Marcelina and Bob Davis at their Haskell home.

Marty Bevans of Bauxite takes knitting directions from her mother, Margaret Colclasure, during the Wednesday craft day at the Helping Hands Craft Club.

A Saline County man accused of kidnapping, raping and threatening the life of his wife has pleaded not guilty to numerous charges at Benton District Court on Tuesday.

A former Pulaski County Special School District official has been sentenced to 10 days in jail after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated.

Saline County Prosecuting Attorney Ken Casady announced today that his office would auction 25 acres of property near Paron on November 18, 2009 at noon in the Saline County Courthouse located at 200 North Main in Benton, Arkansas.

James C. Smith was elected mayor of Shannon Hills late Tuesday with 55 percent of votes.

A tornado watch is issued for central Arkansas until 9:00 p.m and 12:00 a.m. for north Arkansas.

Several neighborhoods have been evacuated due to rising water. Jimmy Evans with the Northwest Fire Department told KARK 65 to 70 homes in Shannon Hills in Saline County have been evacuated, nd according to the Red Cross the Curtis Cove neighborhood in Little Rock has also been evacuated.

Law enforcement fanned out across Saline County to round up felony warrant suspects for Operation Ghost Buster.

Crews are cleaning up after a storm destroyed the Fire Academy in East Camden. Ouachita and Calhoun Counties had several reports of damage and flooding.

Christina Martin, a nurse from Benton Healthcare, gets ready to stick a needle into a childa s arm as other students from Angie Grant Elementary in Benton wait their turn to get a flu shot this morning.

Darrin Keim, 40, of Benton, has been charged with raping a Saline County 5-year-old girl to whom he is related.