Ducktown News

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

Juliea Zello of CASA spoke to the Benton Lions Club at their regular meeting on Monday the 25th of March.

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.

A wreck on Hwy 64 last Wednesday morning closed the road down for a good portion of the day and ended with two fatalities when a vehicle crossed the center lane and hit another head-on. House Bill 6, referred to as the "School Security Act of 2013", passed out of the House Education Committee in Nashville.

By Jerry Askin One woman says construction to build a bridge is taking place right on her property, but she says she was never notified.