Special

  • Shop Til’ You Drop

    Each November, a special event comes to life in Benton to bring holiday cheer and shopping fun to the community while also boosting the local...

  • A Self-Induced Nightmare Scenario

    Most readers would not expect to find the 1966 classic “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” on the list of the scariest Halloween movies of...

  • Bryant Hornets Chain Gang

    A “chain gang,” in the traditional use of the slang, is not something anyone would choose to be a part of. But for the group...

  • Bryant Team Preview

    The past four years, Bryant’s football season has begun with a big game at Little Rock’s War Memorial Stadium and ended there about three months...

  • Benton Team Preview

    OFFENSE Last season Harris received an unexpected boost to his team when Monticello transfer quarterback Stran Smith showed up in July and became one of...

  • For the Love of the Game

     On fall Friday nights, you can find Jim Gardner calling play-by-play for the Benton High School Panthers football team. For more than ten years, Jim...

  • Dance Infinity

    Gaining confidence and learning to believe in yourself are just a couple of benefits Dance Infinity hopes to instill in its students. While dance competition...

  • Women Take Flight

    On the evening of June 24, and throughout the day on June 25, the skies over Bryant will be filled with stunt planes as the...

  • Wild Babes

    Classy fashion with a little bit of sassy—that’s a pretty good way to describe Benton’s newest hot spot, Wild. The boutique specializing in women’s trendy...

  • A Message to Dance Dads

    When it comes to dance and cheer, the focus is usually on the dancers and the cheerleaders. And that’s as it should be. But with...