Ben Benton

Longtime local reporter covering Southeast Tennessee for the @TimesFreePress.

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Federal appellate court dismisses 2023 Jasper arrest suit after settlement reached.
https://t.co/fcH8axWvMy

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Body found in Monteagle identified.
https://t.co/L9WCfpcsJW

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Skeletal remains found in Monteagle, foul play suspected.
https://t.co/HLw4ytEa9r

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Man who drowned Sunday on Tims Ford Lake identified as well-known angler.
https://t.co/NFdyAEnWRD

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Man convicted of videoing girls' locker room at Cleveland Middle School rearrested for allegedly violating probation.
https://t.co/IWDNv1dICb

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

@BarstoolGruden @jakemalasek Where we go?

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

"Woman in Black" — the basis for Cleveland, Tennessee's fictional Halloween goblin, "Tall Betsy" — made headlines as a mysterious figure who "paralyzes the people of Cleveland" in March 1893 — 132 years ago!
https://t.co/S4h45KUCde

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Joint effort between The Land Trust for Tennessee and property owners protects 15 acres in Marion County from development.
https://t.co/LugcnvrwwG

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Shallowford to I-75 south ramp to close tonight through Monday morning for bridge beam placement. The project is now at 50% completion.
https://t.co/QV9p8OkjG6

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Four new litigants join $35 million 'toxic mold' lawsuit against the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.
https://t.co/oWONYfHWnN

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

The giant joro spider from East Asia is spreading throughout the Chattanooga region and beyond.
https://t.co/eKQKnZUH6s

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Woolly aphids bring moldy aggravation.
https://t.co/pLXKGtoo77

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Grundy County deputies, Chattanooga police bomb squad remove suspected pipe bombs from abandoned home in Altamont, Tenn.
https://t.co/UrU3iA0RjG

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Former Children's Advocacy Center director faces charge of theft over $60,000, stemming from allegations she took goods and property from the facility in Dunlap between 2019 and 2024.
https://t.co/yMGKlGpmqi

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

$35 million lawsuit filed by seven students and their families against the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, over 'toxic mold.'
https://t.co/DMiaEVekJp

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Franklin County teen found with bow and arrows, knives, sword, two blocks from county school, charged with attempted murder, threats of mass violence.
https://t.co/BGXcfoO50C

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Athens, Tennessee, man charged with attempted first-degree murder in baseball bat attack on uncle.
https://t.co/eOd5eF5sMV

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

ICYMI: 'Signs of the (wrong) times'
Completion date on I-24 sign corrected to "spring 2026."
https://t.co/K8efaLfP0k

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Rhea County schools deny wrongdoing in former, disabled Spring City Elementary School teacher's civil rights suit.
https://t.co/83Xp5g5HCY

[Ben Benton @BenBenton]

Suspect in Athens fatal shooting held on $1 million bond, facing first-degree murder and other charges in slaying of local teen.
https://t.co/f5wnKQOgBf