Benton County News

County Mayor Jimmy Wiseman, Commissioner and Three-Star Committee Chairman Gary Evans, Sherri McCarter and Rick Meredith were on hand for Friday's Three-Star reception.

The Property Committee met on Monday, July 14, 2008, for their regular session. The main item of business was to open the bids for the construction of the animal shelter.

Firefighters began fighting the blaze at Sandy Point Baptist Church Saturday night while waiting for other fire departments to arrive.

The lines at the Bank of Camden fish fry stayed busy as Benton County citizens waited for their plate to be filled with fresh-cooked catfish and all the trimmings.

The Benton County Animal Shelter Committee met on Monday, July 7, 2008, at Camden Animal Clinic.

On July 1, 2008, it got a little harder to sell copper to the salvage yards. A new law, which took effect in Tennessee, now requires buyers to be thumb printed and provide a photo identification, which will be ...

Summer vacation is quickly drawing to a close, Director of Schools Randall Robertson told the Benton County School Board Monday night.

A Camden man died in a one-vehicle wreck on Sawyers Mill Road in Benton County early Wednesday morning.

An afternoon of joy Monday quickly turned to one of terror when an out of town family was visiting Nathan Bedford Forrest State Park to attend a wedding.

Reminder of Meeting Benton-Decatur County Sewer District Meeting will b e held at North Utility District Board Room on Friday, June 13, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. Notice The Benton County Animal Shelter Committee will ...

The star attraction for last weekends festival did not show. While promoters of the Tennessee River Pearl Festival apparently thought country music singer Tanya Tucker would headline the parade and remain on ...

The National Weather Service in Nashville reports a line of thunderstorms has moved into northwest Middle Tennessee and at 10 p.m. extended from Clarksville south to Waverly, to Holladay in southern Benton ...

Three-way stops were the topic of discussion Monday night at the Camden City Council meeting.

Today's Topic: State proposes animal standards Our View In a time of such financial hardship for the people of Tennessee, what can be the prospects for its dogs, cats and other animals that have no home? The ...

The Camden Police Department has had several counterfeit bills turned over to them in the last month.

Benton Countys fight against drugs took a big step forward during the past weeks with several arrests being made and several meth labs being taken down.

The Job Service of Tennessee, located on the Court Square, is scheduled to close on June 1, 2008.

Competitors in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee, including two from Tennessee, learn today whether their written tests were enough to launch them into the quarterfinals.

Benton County residents seeking aid from the Department of Human Services will soon be traveling to a different location.

Tennessee needs to do more to protect unwanted animals, according to a newly released report.