He covers Southeast Tennessee’s Bledsoe, Bradley, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Rhea and Sequatchie counties. Ben has worked at the Times Free Press since November 2005. Ben was born ...

and raised in Sequatchie Valley and Dunlap. He joined the Navy on Sept. 9, 1943 and served 5 combat patrols on the USS Burrfish SS 312 submarine during WWII. He also served on several other ...