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THE LEADER THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 2014 ▪ VO L . 1 2 9 , N O. 3 5 ▪ T H E VO I C E O F TIPTON COUNTY S I N C E 1 8 8 6 ▪

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County voters hit the polls today DA, public defender, state rep. among contested races By JEFF IRELAND jireland@covingtonleader.com Tipton County residents hit the polls today for the county general election, as well as the state and federal primaries. There are a few contested races of note on the ballot, including district attorney general, public defender, general sessions judge and the Republican nomination for the Tennessee House of Representatives. A contested race for sheriff typically brings a lot of people to the polls, but incumbent J.T. “Pancho” Chumely is running unopposed. When the polls closed for early voting on Saturday, 5,071 people had cast ballots in Tipton County. “The turnout has been a little light,” said administrator of elections Neil Bell. “Four years ago, and eight years ago, the

sheriff's race was Just two of FOLLOW ELECTION RESULTS LIVE contested. That's a the nine county The Leader will be keeping you updated race that brings a c o m missioner tonight as election returns come in. After lot of people to the races are being the polls close at 7 p.m., log on to www. polls.” contested. In covingtonleader.com or check our Facebook Incumbent District 1, Olean page for up-to-the-minute results. District 81 State Anderson is Rep. Debra Moody challenging is being challenged by Rory Bricco in incumbents Quincy Barlow and Rusty the Republican primary. Wooten. Incumbents Steve Bringle In the county general election, and Jeff Mason are running against incumbent district attorney general challenger James Kevin Roark in District Mike Dunvant has a challenger in D.J. 3. The top two vote getters in each race Norton. win. With the retirement of Gary Antrican, The race for general sessions judge is county residents will elect a new public between incumbent William A. Peeler defender today. Bo Burk, Shana Johnson and challenger Stacey Longo Graham. and Lyle Jones are competing for that The county's nine polling locations position. open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. Longtime County Executive Jeff According to Bell, the county's Huffman faces opposition in Bobby electronic voting machines, which have Clemons Jr. SEE ELECTION, PAGE A3

A woman casts her vote during early voting Friday morning at Munford City Hall.The polls open today at 7 a.m, Photo by Jeff Ireland

Career Coach comes to TCAT

Haslam, Alexander visit Munford

By FRANCE GASQUET fgasquet@covingtonleader.com On Monday, the Career Coach traveled two and a half hours to Covington to help Tipton Countians better qualify for available jobs. The event, sponsored by the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, was held on the Covington campus. “This is a great mobile resource that presents opportunity for many of our students to visit and learn about job listings in the state of Tennessee and the available resources that will prepare them for employment after training,” said Glenn Baker, recruiter and training coordinator at TCAT Covington. Headquarterd in Huntingdon, the Career Coach, one of three career centers on wheels, is used by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development for the rural areas of West Tennessee. The self-sufficient coaches SEE TCAT, PAGE A2

Sen. Lamar Alexander, right, hands the microphone to Gov. Bill Haslam Friday afternoon at City Park in Munford. The two men, plus Rep. Stephen Fincher, were in town in advance of today's election. Photo by Jeff Ireland

Huge crowd attends Best of the Best Banquet By LEADER STAFF news@covingtonleader.com The Leader’s first Best of the Best Banquet catered to a sold-out crowd at the Covington-Tipton County Chamber Center on July 29. Best of the Best is the newspaper’s annual Reader’s Choice Awards presented to winners in more than 70 categories. Additionally, a youth of the year, man of the year and woman of the year award are presented to people who the newspaper’s readers feel made significant contributions to the community. While the newspaper has conducted the Best of the Best RCAs for eight years, this marked the first banquet. “Announcing the names in the

paper without fanfare seemed anticlimactic,” said Leader publisher Brian Blackley. “This is a way to really honor those who were chosen as the best by the readers of the newspaper and puts the focus back the hard work and excellent service provided by people and organizations throughout the community. If that was the point, Blackley said, the banquet was a terrific success based on attendance and feedback. “We’re overwhelmed by the support of the community and the businesses and organizations who attended and were part of such a terrific night,” Blackley said. “We went all out to make sure we held an event worthy of those who are the Best of the Best in Tipton County and SEE BEST, PAGE A3

HALL OF FAME

Nominations are now being accepted for the Tipton County Sports Hallf of Fame. A19

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Dozens remember late teacher By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com

Marianne Dunavant receives a cermonial Miss Tipton County crown from Miss Mid-South Grace Burgess during First Friday coffee last week in Munford. Dunavant was voted Miss Tipton County by Leader readers. Photo by Jeff Ireland

Reader's Guide Opinion A4 Obituaries A6 Classifieds A11 Legals A12 Puzzles A10

Events Sports Community Correspondence Faith

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We would like to wish you all a safe and happy summer! “Downhome Banking the Way It Should Be”

It’s not often that former students come together recognize one of their teachers decades after retirement, but there was just something about Russell Phelps. In fact, there were two reunions to honor Phelps’ legacy as a longtime band and choral director, first at Byars Hall High School and RUSSELL PHELPS then at Covington High School. A third took place this week as several dozen former students SEE PHELPS, PAGE A6

THIS TIME AT BAND CAMP CHS band gets educated at camp. A18

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