Big Sandy News

On Monday morning, December 14, at 8:45 a.m., the Big Sandy Fire Department was dispatched to the residence of Teri Gipson at 4637 Point Mason Road.

A report in the U.S. News and World Report says the Big Sandy School received a Bronze Medal recognizing it as one of the best high schools in the nation.

On Tuesday, Mayor Jimmy Wiseman awarded SPC Ken Arnold, National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, a commendation for the work he has done in the schools in Benton County.

The Benton County Board of Education met on Monday night at the Big Sandy School.

State Representative Willie Borchert congratulates Landon Davidson, left, and Sue Waters on their volunteer efforts at the noon luncheon meeting of the Camden Rotary Club.

Funeral services for Jo Ann Hoofman, of Big Sandy, age 71, were held Wednesday, Dec.

Pictured left to right is Gary Evans, Benton County Three Star Coordinator, Sue Waters, Benton County Governor's Senior Volunteer Award recipient for 2009, and Landon Davidson, Benton County Governor's Youth Volunteer Star Award recipient.

James Warren Melton officially announced his run for Benton County Mayor this past Monday.

At Octobers commission meeting commissioners approved a site at the industrial park for the new animal shelter.

Funeral services for George David Scott, of Camden, age 76, were held Sunday, Sept.

Randall Farmer1s Mt. Zion Corn Maze in Big Sandy is one of several dozen such agritourism attractions operating on farms in Tennessee and just across its borders this fall.

Some lucky junior high school students in Benton County will be able to write their way to a free tour of the historic B-17 bomber when it makes a tour stop Oct.

City Mayor Allen Webb presents employee awards to Johnny Townsend, left, and Dennis Wheatley, , for 30 years of service to the city.

Last week we brought you the story about the stabbing death of Charles Bell, Jr., 43, of Big Sandy.

The Big Sandy Police Department responded to 78 Threet Lane on Thursday night after a 911 call reported that a man had fallen on a knife.

Clean out those closets and make a few extra bucks at the same time. How? Participate in the annual Labor Day Weekend 30-mile yard sale.

The Benton County Commission approved a new general fund budget Monday night that will maintain the same property tax rate.

A Tennessee man was injured in a motorcycle crash near Effingham Sunday afternoon.

Matthew B. Jones, 20, of Clinton, was arrested Aug. 19, and charged with Attempted Murder.

Funeral services for Shirley Richard Byrd, of Paris, age 77, were held Wednesday, Aug.