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Arrest made in multiple burglaries
A Hurricane Mills man was arrested in Henderson County on March 1 after a Lexington police officer observed him coming out of the Grand China Restaurant. Christopher Wayne Grasty, 32, of Hurricane Mills was arrested and charged with burglary. After the arrest Henderson County
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Local man charged with rape
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David Breezee
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A Benton County man was arrested and charged with rape and incest after the Department of Children’s Services received a call from one of the schools.
Cindy Curtis with DCS responded to the call that involved two girls who alleged they were touched improperly.
Reports state the mother and daughters were taken to DCS to answer questions while Lieutenant Jason Lowery and Deputy Valerie Willyerd went to a residence on Cedar Grove Road to get the suspect and take him in for questioning. Investigators Bryant Allen and Ricky
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Schools celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday
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READING IS FUN! - Jenny Miller, a.k.a. the cat in the hat, dressed up as Dr. Seuss to read to all of the children who attended the birthday party on Tuesday. Children of all ages enjoyed looking at the pictures and hearing the stories that were read.
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Kids of all ages attended the birthday party in honor of Dr. Seuss, a.k.a The Cat in the Hat, on Tuesday, March 2. They enjoyed cupcakes, crafts, and reading as they moved around the room from table to table, listening to the many different stories that were being read.
The event was held in the Community Life Center of the First United Methodist Church. Kids were given a bookmark to take to each of the tables. Once they had listened to the story, the story reader would mark their bookmark to indicate they had listened. At the end of the party they
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Rest-stop shooting appears to be domestic
Monday, the Benton County Sheriff’s Dept. was dispatched to the I-40 westbound rest area after a report of shots fired and a woman on the ground with stab wounds. When officers arrived at the scene they found 66-year-old Eva Bridges dead from gunshot and stab wounds.
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Davidson Countians arrested for selling cocaine locally
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Dennis Gene Rawlings
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On Wednesday the Benton County Sheriff’s Office received a tip that two men from Nashville were in Benton County possibly selling cocaine. According to officer’s reports, the car was spotted on South Forrest Ave. on Thursday. Officers told the two men in the car to pull over and put their hands where they could be seen.
After stopping the car in a parking lot, the driver allegedly rolled down the window and put his hand out of the window and dropped a bag containing crack rock. Deputies took Dennis Gene Rawlings and his father, Dennis
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Eaton spells it right
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W-I-N-N-E-R - John Michael Eaton wins first place in The Jackson Sun Spelling Bee. Also, shown in the photo is Barry Barnett, right.
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It’s back to the national spelling bee in Washington, D.C. for John Michael Eaton. Saturday he competed at the 2010 Jackson Sun Spelling Bee sponsored by Union University. After beating out 37 other contestants, the only two left standing were John Michael, an eighth-grader at Camden Junior High School and Claire Layne, a fifth-grader schooled by the West Tennessee Home Education Association.
The two went head to head for 29 rounds before Claire faltered on the word “nachtmusik”. John Michael then had to correctly spell two more
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Voter registration letters require action
Over 2,000 Benton County citizens have received a letter from the Benton County Election Commission regarding voter registration deficiency. This means that something is missing from the voter registration card that is filed with the Election Commission.
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Commission to vote on employee back pay
When the County Commission meets on Monday they will vote on a resolution to pay back pay to county employees who were involved in the lawsuit filed by the county officials. The resolution states that it was ordered that the county pay employees retroactive to July 1, 2007. The
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