Nikole Babb nbabb@cherryroad.com

Last week the first episode in a new series of videos premiered by Butler County Times Gazette, “Community Conversations”, premiered featuring local community leaders. The series focuses on how the Times Gazette can provide better coverage for the community and what local issues we are currently facing and how the community can overcome them together.

The first leader interviewed was Phil Benedict, Executive Director of the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce. In the interview, Benedict touches on topics like economic growth within the city, the housing shortage, workforce issues, local businesses supporting each other, homelessness, and how the Times Gazette can provide better coverage.

If you’d like to watch the full interview, you can visit our YouTube channel by searching for Butler County Times Gazette, then navigating to the video titled Community Conversations with Phil Benedict. You can also view the video below.

This Friday, the next video will be uploaded featuring the second interview participant David Dillner, El Dorado City Manager.