Benton News

Roy Joe Angel Construction has completed work on the Polk County Water Line Extension project.

January 30 - Lana Gail Lowe, 50, Etowah, Simple possession/casual exchange ... Donald Ray Copeland, 70, Cleveland, Accessory to theft over $1000 ... Ricky Dale Evans, 60, Ocoee, Forgery.

Polk County's unemployment rate was 13.1% in December, up from 12.7% in November and 11.4% in December 2010.

Let me express my sincere appreciation to everyone who was so nice to me at my receptions in Benton and Etowah.

There's something special happening in Benton on Thursday evenings: Open Mic night at the Newspaper Book Shop/Polk County News office.

Board members spent a majority of the meeting listening to a laundry list of ranging from mold issues to the proper wording on "no smoking" signs on the outside bleachers.

Video surveillance has been installed at the county's convenience centers to identify people leaving garbage outside the fence at the convenience centers or throwing it over the fence when the centers are closed.

Nancy Hathaway of Ocoee recently snapped this photo, commenting "Our neighbors kitten,A Ricky, is a bit large for this peach tree." The Copper Basin Medical Center's District Board honored Dr.

January 10 - Trevor Crew Nix, 21, Reliance, Violation state probation ... Vickie Edna Shroth, 55, Copperhill, Violation probation ... Sherry Lynn Godsey, 44, Copperhill, Vandalism ... David Stanton Postelle, 67, Turtletown, DUI ... Charles Robert Qualls, 28, Benton, Domestic assault.

This is the 1972 Nurse's Aide Class held at Fannin Co. Vocational High School. Most of these ladies worked at Copper Basin and surrounding areas.

The driver of a calcine truck that tipped over and was hit head-on by an empty truck is lucky to be alive, according to those working the wreck The collision happened around 6:45 a.m. Dec.

Polk County 9-1-1 Board of Directors The Board of Directors of the Polk County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District will meet at 3:00 p.m. on February 8 at the Polk County District Office on Highway 64, or such other location as may be posted, where and which time the Board will consider any matter that may be properly presented.

Lee University's Encore Program, which offers people age 60 and over the opportunity to take university courses, has a new line up of specially-designed mini-courses for the spring.