Benton NewsLocal news for Benton, TN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Prominent Benton Businessman Missing- November 30, 2007 "Your wife and daughters love you and want you to come home. Please contact one of them as soon as possible." The disappearance of a prominent Benton businessman has the sheriff's department and the members of the Benton community scratching their heads. via WTVC Chattanoogahttp://www.topix.net/city/benton-tn/2007/11/prominent-benton-businessman-missing?fromrss=1 Propane Blamed for Massive Explosion in Benton- November 13, 2007 "It's amazing that it could do that and nobody get hurt really ...it had to be a good blowing. They said they heard it ten miles" Submitted by Jason Law on November 7, 2007 - 6:14pm. 65 year old Betty Bailey and her husband Ralston wanted to prepare for the freezing temperatures Tuesday night...so for the first time this year, they turned ... via WDEF-TV Chattanoogahttp://www.topix.net/city/benton-tn/2007/11/propane-blamed-for-massive-explosion-in-benton... Propane thought to be cause of blast in Benton- November 11, 2007 Authorities in Benton say an explosion leveled a building that contained an antique shop and a beauty parlor. via MyEyeWitnessNews.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/benton-tn/2007/11/propane-thought-to-be-cause-of-blast-in-benton... Gas leak causes Polk explosion- November 9, 2007 "We had calls all the way from Old Fort near the Georgia state line" Published November 07, 2007 10:21 AM EDT West Polk Fire and Rescue officials determined a late night explosion in Benton was caused by a propane gas leak which reportedly ignited when a gas water heater ... via Cleveland Daily Bannerhttp://www.topix.net/city/benton-tn/2007/11/gas-leak-causes-polk-explosion?fromrss=1 Late Night Explosion Rocks Benton, Tennessee- November 8, 2007 A large explosion rocked Benton, Tennessee in Polk County this evening. Paul Chambers with the Hometown Digest , tells NewsChannel 9 that the Bailey house, where they sell antiques, is gone. via WTVC Chattanoogahttp://www.topix.net/city/benton-tn/2007/11/late-night-explosion-rocks-benton-tennessee?fr... |