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Lions thump Panthers 35-7 to advance in playoffs
Devon White scored two touchdowns and made some long runs in the second
half to lead the Lions past Lewis County 35-7, dominating the visitors in the
third quarter.
The victory propels the Lions into Round 2 of the TSSAA state playoffs to
meet
Westview here next Friday. Westview upset
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County Mayor asks for wheel tax
At the November meeting of the Benton County Commission County Mayor
Jimmy Wiseman will have a resolution up for consideration asking for the
Tennessee State Legislature to enact a Private Act for a wheel tax in Benton
County. For full details watch for next week's edition of The Camden
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Benton County Animal Shelter - Construction underway
At October’s commission meeting commissioners approved a site at the industrial park for the new animal shelter. This site was approved after it was determined that the previously chosen Highway 641 site did not belong to the county.
The new shelter
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Camden Lions will host Lewis County in first round of playoffs
Camden (9-1) drew a number 3 seed in the TSSAA state playoffs and will host
Lewis County (3-7) in the first round Nov. 6.
Should the Lions survive against their old nemesis then they would play the
winner of another first round game between Westview (7 seed) and Memphis
Manassas (2
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Money search underway
In a special called budget committee meeting members tried to find ways to come up with the money to pay the employees for the lawsuit they won the previous week. At the beginning of the meeting Murleane Steinbuck reminded the audience they would not be allowed to speak because
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WWII veteran was often in harm’s way
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Goldie Stepp
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Goldie Stepp has lived in Benton County all of his life except for the time he served in the United States Army during World War II. During his time in the Army he held some of the Army’s most dangerous positions but he was lucky enough to not get injured.
Stepp entered into active duty on Aug. 4, 1944. After basic training he went to Germany where he served as a glider pilot for a time. For those of you who do not know, glider pilots flew some very dangerous missions. There were less than 6,000 WWII glider pilots who flew secret missions that
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Board of Education discusses upcoming improvement projects
The Benton County Board of Education met on Monday night at Briarwood School. In the Director’s Report Randall Robertson told board members that the bids for the Camden Elementary School gym floor replacement would be opened at 2 p.m. of Friday. It is expected that the
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Modern Woodmen honor hometown hero
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ROASTING - Frank Trainor took the microphone to tell his memories of younger days when he was at home with his mother and father. Heidi (seated in middle) was roasted as the Hometown Hero at a banquet at the Catfish Place. Bob Trainor is seated on the right and Lamar Nichols listens while his wife Lounell snaps a picture.
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Each year Modern Woodmen of America hold a banquet to pay honor to their chosen hometown hero. This year they chose Heidi Trainor of Holladay. Heidi is originally from Switzerland but came to the United States and married Bob Trainor. The couple settled in the Holladay area where they raised their family of three boys. After a great meal at the Catfish Place, Faye Cain gave a brief introduction of Heidi .He stated that she was a person who helped a lot of people but did not want to be in the spotlight. Cain told the audience they would soon learn why Heidi was chosen for this honor.
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