Issues

  • By on September 24, 2018

    The 1989 hit movie Field of Dreams boasts a memorable line that almost all Baby Boomers and Gen Xers can quote with fondness: “If you...

  • Terry Benham

    By on September 24, 2018

    Terry Benham prides himself in his entrepreneurial leadership. What started with a $2,500 loan out of high school, turned into a multi-million-dollar business. He hopes...

  • Lori Blackburn

    By on September 24, 2018

    Lori Blackburn is among four candidates running for Haskell mayor. She is a wife, mother of two boys, a small business owner, and a college...

  • Roy Carmen

    By on September 24, 2018

    Roy Carmen, a retired meat cutter and long-serving member of local politics, is among five men and women running for City Hall in Haskell. He...

  • Mayor Jill Dabbs

    By on September 24, 2018

    After eight years of growth and change, more work needs doing in Bryant, and that is why Mayor Jill Dabbs is vying for a third...

  • By on September 24, 2018

    The great Christian writer C.S. Lewis once said, “You are never too old to set a new goal or dream a new dream.”  It seems...

  • By on September 24, 2018

    When retired teacher Noel Deer approached the young boy picking up bottles near a service station in Benton, he had no idea that that act...

  • Ren Hefley Bryant’s Humble Leader

    By on August 2, 2018

    Ren Hefley began his academic and athletic career outside Saline County, but that has not stopped him from feeling like an automatic insider—in fact, when...

  • 40th Anniversary

    By on August 2, 2018

    2018 is a monumental year in the history of Bryant Hornet football, as it marks the 40th anniversary of the first win over the Benton...

  • 3 Js: Big Expectations, Broad Shoulders

    By on August 2, 2018

    Expectations for the Benton Panthers are high entering this 2018 season. With more than 100 players expected on the team, coupled with more experience than...