Broadway roast

An upcoming benefit roast of state Senator Shane Broadway (D-Bryant) will be held at Brown’s Country Store & Restaurant in Benton on May 5 at 6:00 p.m. Proceeds will be divided between Boy Scout troops in Saline County and Rare Cancer Research. The roasters will be former state Sen. Doyle Webb of Benton; Donnie Burks, director of the Benton Athletic Memorial Museum on the Benton High School campus; Whit Jones, editor of the Courier; and a "surprise roaster." The governor is expected to provide a special video presentation.