"We have so much to offer with the lake
right at our backdoor.
Fishing, hunting, water sports activities, etc.
We have so many things to be
positive about in Big Sandy... It's time we had a voice in some positive way."
- Nancy Blackwell, resident.
Welcome to Big Sandy, TN. Big Sandy is a small, quiet community
located in northwest Tennessee's Benton County located on beautiful
Kentucky Lake sixteen miles from Paris, TN and less than one-hundred miles from
Nashville, TN.
Big Sandy is the home of the annual Water Fowl Festival where thousands of people come
each year to win a chance at our duck blind drawing.
Aldermen: G.O. Dobson, Jr., Ralph Graham, J.A. Cowell, J.R. Dinwiddie, Ron Lane. City Recorder Debbie Wright, Secretary Bonita Brown Finch.
Since the passing of W.L. Waters, Ron Lane has been serving as the Mayor of Big Sandy.
Big Sandy Spring Festival
The Spring Festival is held the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend in Big Sandy. Last year Big
Sandy celebrated its 100th year. This year the Spring Festival was held on May 29th.
Waterfowl Festival/Duck Blind Drawing
Big Sandy is proud to be the host of the Waterfowl Festival and Duck Blind Drawing held the
first Saturday in August in Big Sandy.
Big Sandy Music Festival
Big Sandy is also proud to have the annual Music Fest where such personalities as Ace Cannon,
Linda Gail Lewis, the Coles and others perform on a usual basis.
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Help the Big Sandy Little League by making a contribution.
Click here to read their story and find out what they need.