Benton County News

The following West Tennessee offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day.

It has been several weeks in the making, but after much debate, Benton County residents can rest easy following a vote by the county commission.

Gravel trucks and heavy equipment line the roadway in front of The Camden Chronicle on Monday as workers apply blacktop to the rough road surface.

The Camden Chronicle is extremely proud to present its brand new Readers Choice Awards for 2009 in this special section devoted to the best of Benton County as voted on by the readers of Benton Countys 119-year-old newspaper.

The West Tennessee Industrial Association was organized in 1956 with the goal of helping prospective companies worldwide to find a site to build their business within the West Tennessee area.

A woman in Camden, Tenn., kept breaking out in an itchy rash and developed inexplicable kidney problems.

The Benton County Commission met in regular session on Monday night. After the meeting was called to order the citizens forum was opened to the citizens who wished to speak.

According to Benton County Sheriff Tony King three individuals have been arrested and charged with the February 13 armed robbery of Big Daddys on Highway 70 East.

Two people were arrested Tuesday in Benton County in a methamphetamine investigation.

Law enforcement for both county and city were kept busy over the weekend with a rash of burglaries and vandalisms.

A Camden man was killed Thursday night in single-car accident in Benton County. Travis Hampton, 65, died after his car ran into a rock embankment off U.S. 461 about three miles south of Camden, according to an accident report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

With John Whitworth getting elected to the position of General Sessions Judge the County Commission appointed Al Ward to serve as their advisor.

Get ready for the dirt to fly June 12 and 13 when a truck and tractor pull is scheduled for Jackson's Fairgrounds Park, 800 S. Highland Ave.

At Mondays commission meeting commissioners heard from candidates who wished to be considered for the fourth district seat that was vacated by Perry Hensley.

You can call him 'Your Honor' now. Camden lawyer John Whitworth, of Whitworth Law Firm, was sworn in Friday afternoon as Benton County's new General Sessions and Juvenile Court judge.

Former Benton County resident, Michael James was arrested on Wednesday and charged with two sex crimes including aggravated statutory rape.

On Saturday, President Obama declared Tennessee has areas of major disaster after the round of storms, tornadoes and flooding that hit the state April 10, 2009.

Jennifer Pierce was named Mother of the Year. She is pictured with her son, Rory and daughter, Lauren.

Thursday headlines in The Jackson Sun will include the following stories: STANDOF F FOLLOW: Jackson police have found a body that may be that of Chico Donaldson.

Wanda Ruth Allen passed away on May 2 after a long battle with cancer. Allen taught for 26 years in the Benton County school system.