Big Sandy drug bust results in arrest
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Big Sandy drug bust results in arrest

A drug bust Saturday in Big Sandy resulted in the arrest of Jacqueline S. Comuzie, 43, of Big Sandy on felony drug charges and reckless driving on Saturday, October 1. This was at approximately 4:18 p.m. Big Sandy Police Chief James Sukach stopped a black Chevrolet Equinox driven by Comuzie, for reckless driving in the…

Johnson charged with inmate death
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Johnson charged with inmate death

A Benton County inmate has been indicted and charged in connection with the in-custody death of a fellow inmate earlier this year. On Monday, October 3, the Benton County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Jason K. Johnson with Second Degree Murder and Introduction of Contraband into a Penal Facility.On May 24, at the request of…

Radio Auction begins this Monday
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Radio Auction begins this Monday

UNITED WAY GOOD NEIGHBOR Fall is in the air and that means football, fair, and yes, the Benton County United Way ‘Good Neighbor’ Radio Auction. Three weeks in October starting Monday, Oct. 10. “We look forward to having a three week auction again this season. There will be no spring auction in 2023,” says Director…

County welcomes new state representative
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County welcomes new state representative

Benton County’s newest representative visited with constituents recently for an introductory meet and greet. Jay Reedy, Tennessee District 74 Representative, is the sole candidate for the House seat in the upcoming Nov. 8 election.Reedy served Houston and Humphreys counties and a portion of Montgomery County in Tennessee District 74, prior to the redrawing of District…

Local teachers join WestTeach program
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Local teachers join WestTeach program

Melissa Berry, of Big Sandy, and Holly Meyer, of Paris, both were selected for UTM’s 2022 WestTeach program. Program applicants must be recommended by their principal and director of schools, and only one teacher per school district is chosen to participate each year.Now in her 17th year of teaching, Meyer is a third-grade teacher at…