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Three third-quarter touchdowns lead Milan past Camden 42-7
Milan took an early 7-0 lead over Camden in the first quarter of the third
round
game in the TSSAA state playoffs, thanks to a blocked Camden punt that they
recovered at the Camden two. The hosts then punched in a second
touchdown
with 58
seconds to play in the half to stretch their
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Wiseman pulls wheel tax
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OBSERVING – Chairperson Steinbuck leans over to get a closer look at the money John Barton was presenting to the commission.
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When the Benton County Commission met in regular session on Monday, Benton County Mayor Jimmy Wiseman was absent because of a medical procedure. Chairperson pro tem Murleane Steinbuck presided over the meeting. Wiseman had told Steinbuck prior to the meeting to pull the wheel tax resolution.
When the floor was opened up to the citizens forum Horace Bell asked commissioners where they were going to get the money they were spending. Bell suggested that they think about where the money was going to come from before they voted to spend it. Bell pointed
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Drug bust nets several local arrests
Early Tuesday morning the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Task Force, made their way across Benton County arresting people for various drug charges.
According to Sheriff Tony King, an
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Escapee recaptured
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CAPTURED - Officers escort Lewis Franklin Hill, Jr. back into jail after his escape approximately five hours earlier. Additional charges of escape from a detention center and aggravated burglary have been added to other pending charges.
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A manhunt was on in Benton County after an inmate escaped from the Benton County Jail. At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Thursday, Lewis Franklin Hill, Jr. escaped by climbing over the razor-wire fence. Hill was outside in the recreation yard when an apparent commotion broke out inside the jail, giving him the distraction he needed to walk around the corner and climb the fence.
Hill was in jail for two counts of theft of property, harassment, aggravated burglary, criminal trespassing, public intoxication, vandalism over $500, and simple assault. Since
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Michael Jackson, others, among Great Pretender performers
Once again this year the senior class of Camden Central High School will be putting on their famous Great Pretenders program. This year the show is all new with a completely new set and many new acts. There is even going to be a surprise appearance by Michael Jackson!
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James Melton announces bid for County Mayor
James Warren Melton officially announced his run for Benton County Mayor this past Monday. Melton, a lifelong resident of Big Sandy, expressed a desire to serve our community and lead the county government through troubled times.
James Warren, who is the
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Camden Lions advance to third round by beating Westview 20-17
A Camden touchdown as time ran out in the first half and a pass interception
by Kyle Blackburn in the fourth quarter propelled the Camden Lions past
Martin Westview 20-17 in the second round of the TSSAA state playoffs
Friday before a packed house in Camden.
Camden will travel to Milan
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Quarterfinal game is homecoming for Lions' Ward
While all football games are ultimately won or lost by the players on the
gridiron, a lot of focus will be directed towards the Lions head coach this
Friday in the quarter-final round of the playoffs.
For Camden coach Kevin Ward, this game will be a homecoming of sorts.
Ward played
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