Benton News

Last week I slightly revised a column from 1996 relating to scholarship I had done on Nancy Ward over fifty years ago.

All Tyner graduates from the 1950's are invited to gather at Chester Frost Park Pavilion for the annual picnic from 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. A catered lunch will be served at 1 p.m. There will be a $14 charge per person for the cost of the lunch and the facility.

West Polk Fire & Rescue was paged out Thursday morning to a structure fire at the corner of Old Federal Road and Horns Creek Road between Ocoee and Old Fort.

From the files of the Polk County News ... In 1923, bids were being accepted for a concrete bridge across the Conasauga River at Easly Ford ... A Notice announced that a man's wife had left his house and board and he would not be responsible for any debts made by her or anyone but himself ... A Ford truck was on sale for $380 ... Rev.

Two members of the local Republican Party challenged the results of a recent election of officers, alleging that the annual re-organizational meeting was not advertised and requesting another meeting be held that would include all members of the Republican Party.

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated February 27, 2008, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded March 4, 2008, at Book TD375, Page 1 in Office of the Register of Deeds for Polk County, Tennessee, executed by Joyce Ward, ... (more)