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What's that noise? Concern grows over rumbling By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com It's a rumbling sound that has been misidentified as an approaching freight train, rolling thunder or even a tornado, and it's become a great concern around Tipton County. The noise, explains Karla Blackstock, is "a small hiccup" and it comes from the Osceola, Ark. area. "This is really the first time we have had folks hear the sound that far away so this is new for us," she said. Blackstock, a public relations representative from Zachry Engineering, said a new power plant has been conducting steam blows since Jan. 10 to test turbines. Steam blows occur one time during the life cycle

of a plant so once this is complete and the plant is put into operation, it will not occur again. Still, it's become bothersome for Tipton County residents, who have flooded Central Dispatch, The Leader office, Memphis news stations and even Facebook with their questions and concerns. "I went outside and looked to see. It sounds like an airplane's about to land in your front yard," said Burlison resident Carl Ballard. "It's a loud rumbling noise we've heard for the past week or so. It sounds like a large jet plane somebody's cranked up and its rumbling and then its like somebody turned the switch off." According to a public notice in the Osceola (Ark.) Times, the steam blows at Plum Point Energy Station consists of forcing high-pressure SEE NOISE, PAGE A3

Plum Point Energy Station, pictured above, has been conducting steam blows to clean the system before its commercial use. The blow have caused rumbling noises that can be heard in Tipton County.

Survival training for caregivers By SHERRI ONORATI sonorati@covingtonleader.com There are four types of people in the world – those who are caregivers, those who have been caregivers, those who will be caregivers and those who need caregivers. - Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving.

A few members of the Brighton High School faculty pose proudly beneath the banner the school received last year as a bronze medalist in U.S. News & World Reportʼs annual ranking of Americanʼs Best High Schools. Pictured from left to right is Stephanie Thaggard, Bridgett Collins, Rachel Hayden, Beverly Shipley, Bonnie Strain, Charlie Gorman, Martha Cole, Jackie Howard, Lori Witherington, William Lea, Geanie Gibson and Laura Dean.

Brighton High awarded the bronze By SHERRI ONORATI sonorati@covingtonleader.com For the third year in a row, Brighton High School is the only Tipton County high school to be recognized by US News & World Report as a bronze medalist school in its annual ranking of America’s Best High Schools. BHS principal Kathryn Roe said she is honored to have her school selected as a top high school and she is very proud of both her faculty and students. “I think it’s a reflection of the teachers of how hard they work and how hard the students work,” explained Roe. “We have an incredible group of teachers across the board and they challenge our students to excel.” For the past three years, the 62 year-old magazine ranks the nation’s high schools using methodology developed by School Evaluation Services, a K-12 education data research business run by Standard & Poor’s. The 2010 report analyzed 21,786 public high schools in 48 states plus the District of Columbia using a three-step process to determine the best high schools. The criteria for ranking the schools into categories of gold, silver or bronze was based on the key principles that a great high school must serve all its students well, not just those who are bound for college, and that it

must be able to produce measurable academic outcomes that show the school is successfully educating its student body across a range of performance indicators. The top 100 high schools nationwide with the highest college readiness index scores were awarded gold medals. Nationally, 461 high schools were awarded silver medals based on their college readiness index scores and 1,189 high schools were awarded bronze medals. Of the 21,786 high schools analyzed throughout the U.S., 320 were Tennessee schools. Two Tennessee high schools were awarded gold medals, 4 awarded silver and 27 were awarded bronze, including Brighton High School. The first step determined whether each school’s students were performing better than statistically expected for the average student in their state. The researchers started by looking at reading and math test results for all students on each state’s high school test. They then factored in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students enrolled at the school to find which schools were performing better than their statistical expectations. According to the 2009 Tennessee Department of Education Report Card, BHS achieved a 98 percent reading proficiency and a 98 percent proficiency in math. Roe explained the reason Brighton doesn’t receive a silver or gold

medal is because of its lack of International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advance Placement (AP) classes but that’s okay with them because Tipton County high school juniors and seniors are eligible to take up to 20 hours of college level classes while still in high school and have their tuition paid for by state grants. “We don’t go above the bronze because we don’t offer IB and AP classes,” said Roe. “We do offer some AP classes but we swapped a lot over to the dual enrollment. Our advantage is we are a rural system and our kids can go ahead and get college credit through dual enrollment while they are in school and get part of that paid for through grants. “They have access to up to six hours in one math class, eight hours in math during their senior year and six hours through history and we feel that’s more advantageous to our students. Dyersburg State Community College is right up they road and they work so well with our students. Most of the kids are going to go into Tennessee schools so their credits are easily transferable. They’re going into their freshman year with experience on how to succeed in college, their parents are catching a break financially and we’ve got students taking challenging classes and preparing themselves for the future. That’s a win-win situation for all.”

Continuing its mission in promoting independence, wellness and advocacy for seniors, caregivers and their families, the Tipton County Commission on Aging will present its annual caregiver conference next week. “The conference is designed to provide knowledge to caregivers on how to effectively deal with dementia and how What: The Caregiver Conference to take care When: Feb. 1-2 8:30 - 3:30 of themselves Where: DSCC Covington auditorium while taking Cost: Free care of those in their care,” said TCCA executive director Molly Egg. This year’s free conference will be held over two days, Monday, Feb. 1 and Tuesday, Feb. 2 in the auditorium of Dyersburg State Community College, Jimmy Naifeh Campus in Covington. Beginning at 8:30 with registration, the conference will focus on several sessions of understanding dementia, ways to enjoy care giving and how dementia impacts all involved. Keynote speakers at this year’s event will feature local dementia expert Ruthann Shelton and occupational therapist Teepa Snow. Shelton is the director of Alzheimer’s Day Services of Memphis, Inc. She is also on the Governor’s Advisory Committee for Adult Day Programs of Tennessee, the Governor’s Task Force on Alzheimer’s DisSEE TCCA, PAGE A2

Luck ends for local gamblers By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com COVINGTON - Saturday was the night luck ran out for group of men gambling at a night club on Spring Street. After receiving several tips regarding illegal activity, Saturday night Covington officers conducted a walk-through at The Players Club, located near the square. According to the police report, officers observed seven men holding money and rolling dice at a table in a back room at the club. The men attempted to conceal their activity and possessions when they noticed officers. They, along with owner Robert Lee Adams, were taken into custody and the money in their possession seized. They have been identified as: • Larry Donnell Jackson, 56, 441 Azalea Lane, Covington; $13 • Melvin Lee Thomas, 54, 181 East End, Ripley; $37 SEE GAMBLERS, PAGE A3

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TCCA Continued from Page A1 ease in Tennessee and an officer with the Tennessee Association of Adult Day Services. Shelton has been on the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) Senior Companion Program Advisory Council and was a delegate for the 2005 White House conference on aging. Snow has over 28 years of practice experience in geriatrics and dementia care. She has an independent practice and works as a dementia care and training specialist for the Alzheimer’s Association and a consulting associate for Duke University’s School of Nursing. Snow is also a Fellow of the

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American Occupational Therapy Association and has received statewide, regional and national recognition for her expertise in training, geriatrics, dementia care and care delivery. Egg and her staff are excited to have the level of expertise they have at the conference. “Both of these ladies are awesome, you don’t really want to miss the information they’ll be giving, ” exclaimed Egg. “Teepa Snow is nationally known and is an expert in the field. Shelton is fantastic and she will be doing a virtual dementia training which will take those participating through a day in the life of someone with Alzheimer’s.”

Tuesday, Feb. 2 8:30 – Registration 9:00 – Understanding for family and community 10:15 – break 10:30 – Keeping your sense of humor 11:30 –Evaluations 11:45 Lunch on your own 1:00 – Virtual dementia training

Monday, Feb. 1 8:30 – Registration 9:00 – Understanding the different dementias 10:00 – break 10:15 – Looking at what causes people with dementia to do what they do 11:30 – lunch on your own 1:00 – How can we help better? 2:00 – break 2:15 – Keeping your sense of humor 3:30 – Questions and answers/evaluations

“So often caregivers forget to take care of themselves so our focus is actually on caregivers learning to take care of themselves,” said Egg. “Forty percent of caregivers die before the person they are taking care of due to stress and thinking of others instead of themselves, that’s why this conference is important to attend. Everyone can benefit from this conference. You don’t have to be a caregiver right at this moment, but you will be at some time. We have a session for students, nurses, firefighters and policemen. Really,

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Schools prepared for quakes By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com Three weeks ago, devastation struck the island nation of Haiti in the form of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake and the situation has shaken Tipton County parents as well. Their concern, they say, has little to do with the probabilities of an earthquake occurring and more to do with what happens when it does. "What is the (Board of Education) doing to ensure the safety of the staff and children in the event of a major earthquake here?," asked parent Kimberley Deakins of Munford. According to Dr. William E. "Buddy" Bibb, director of instruction for Tipton County Schools, the board has plans in place for disaster management. These plans, he said, will help to maintain the safety of students and get them to a safe place in the event of a natural disaster. "We're required to have three drills a year for safety reasons, that includes tornado, earthquake and bomb threat drills," Bibb said. The county rests within the New Madrid seismic zone and for years resi-

GAMBLERS Continued from Page A1 • Jerry Lee Pirtle, 47, 510 N. Main Street, Covington; $147 • Emmitt Williams, 56, 118 Frye, Covington; $573 • Fred Davis, 52, 197 Royal Oaks Drive, Brighton; $1,562 • Robert Ledale Taylor, 31, 844 Town Creek, Covington • Adrian Crump, 54, 111 E. Ripley Street, Covington Police also seized $20 left on the table as well as dice, a door bell, dice horn, metal box with gambling chips and cards. The dollar amount seized by officers was $2,352. The incident report indicates police found a wireless doorbell speaker was attached to the wall of the room, which signaled gamblers when the police entered the club. Adams admitted to police he was aware patrons were gambling in his business. He was arrested and charged with aggravated promotion of gambling. The seven gamblers were each charges were each cited charged with gambling.

NOISE Continued from Page A1 steam through the plant's steam systems' piping to clean it before its commercial start-up. Each steam blow creates a loud noise similar to that of a jet engine. The corporation said blows will last approximately one minute and will take place several times a day. Though the plant is more than 20 miles away, and across the Mississippi River, Tipton County residents have heard the "rumbling" noise for weeks. It was heard almost every half hour on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is not known why the sound has carried so far, but Zachry officials attribute the cause to the atmosphere. "We are attributing the wide range to the atmosphere," Blackstock said. "We’ve done steam plants across the nation." The steam blows, she said, were expected to last 2-3 weeks total. The first phase of the plant is expected to begin its commercial operations in August 2010.

dents have felt threatened by "the big one," that is a serious earthquake. In 1811 and 1812, the region experienced a series of serious earthquakes at 8.1- and 8.2-magnitude with the epicenter in northeast Arkansas. Legend has it, during this time Mississippi River flowed backwards for 10-24 hours, filling what is now Reelfoot Lake. The highest risk for earthquakes in the United States aside from the West Coast is along the New Madrid fault. Though there has not been a quake as catastrophic in the area since, the 120-mile long fault is still active and predictions when the next "big one" will hit are contradictory. Some say the area will experience an earthquake of 6.0-magnitude or greater, which would likely

cause billions of dollars in damages, by 2040. However, researchers from Perdue and Northwestern universities reported last year evidence suggests the fault zone is shutting down, meaning tectonic strain is accumulating elsewhere. No matter the predictions, the school board is taking measures to prepare students and staff members at the county's 15 schools. "Our crisis response manual is very well spelled out with what we should do," said Bibb. "Students are supposed to stay in their classrooms, under their desks and away from shelves." Once the ground stops shaking, he said, the duty of staff members is to take care of the needs of students. "The biggest danger is things falling. The teach-

ers are to survey the building, evacuate and to make sure all students are accounted for." Because it is difficult to predict the damage to infrastructure and every possible scenario, Bibb said in the event of an earthquake, parents should plan to pick their students up at school. He said the school board has a rapid notification system for parents, but if the phone lines are down, it wouldn't work. "We don't know the circumstances until it happens, but it's best to (keep them) at the location and pick them up there," Bibb said. "We'll be working with the emergency management agency and trying to establish communication. The main thing is, we will try to maintain the safety of students and get them outside the building."

Four meth labs found in six days By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com It's a landmark bust for Tipton County - nine drug arrests, four meth labs and in just six days. The arrests, officials with the sheriff's office said, were indiitated using information of the abuse of recent pseudoephedrine purchases. Pseudroephedrine is a major component in the manufacture of methamphetamine. Those arrested were: • Brian Michael Buske, 32, 95 Boswell Lane, Munford; initiation of the manufacture of methamphetamine. • Stanley Henderson Veach, 33, of 2199 Winding Path Drive Memphis; driving on a suspended drivers license, seatbelt violation, violation of registration and initiation of the manufacture of methamphetamine. Veach was arrested during a traffic stop on Hwy. 51 North in Covington. • Anthony Thomas Bates, 28, of 141 Vandergrift Drive in Covington; initiation of the manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. He was arrested at 364 McDow Lane in Covington, where a lab was located. • Chris Wayne McClain, 30, of 406 Valley Street in Covington; initiation of the manufacture of methamphetamine. He was arrested at 364 McDow Lane in Covington, where a lab was located.

• David Anthony Gillihan, 39, 53 Walnut Road, Munford; promotion of methamphetamine. A lab was located at his residence. • Oscar Allen, 34, of 165 Clubhouse Lane in Tiptonville; initiation of the manufacture of methamphetamine. He was arrested at 53 Walnut Road in Munford where a lab was located. • Frankie Wayne Hill, 31, of 299 Laxton Lane in Munford; initiation of the manufacture of methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine. A lab was located at his residence. • Fred Edward Masters Jr., 43 and Sharon Ann Hebert, 38, of 4530 Pickens Store Road in Mason, were charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to sell and possession of drug paraphernalia. Though Tipton County has seen a rash of meth labs in the last year, officials said this was the first time they'd recovered so many labs in a six-day period. “If people like these arrested in the past six days wants to continue cooking meth, then we will be watching and utilizing every investigative resource we have available,” said Sheriff J.T. "Pancho" Chumley. Anyone having information on drug trafficking or strange chemical odors are asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Division at the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office at 901-475-3300. Tips can be phoned in at 901-475-3307 or emailed to Sheriff@Tiptonco.com.

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Most Wanted Seen one of these people? If so, call: 24-hour number: Central Dispatch 901-475-4300 Sheriff’s Office Tipline: 901-475-3307; email: sheriff@tiptonco.com Tipton County CrimeStoppers 901-476-4411 Or contact any local law enforcement agency to report any of these people.

Curtis Douglas, Jr. Born: 2/26/1972 233 Jamison Covington, TN 38019 Charge: Habitual motor vehicle offender

Patrick Edward Holley Born: 7/10/1968 88 Roseland Acres Atoka, TN 38004 Charge: Forgery

Jimmy Lee Arnold Jr. Born: 12/08/1979 Quitos Drummonds Rd Drummonds, TN 38023 Charge: Agg. Perjury

Elton Tyrone Fields Born: 5/04/1981 617 Rena Anderson Rd. Stanton, TN 38069 Charge: DUI 2nd offense

Octavius Santrail Jones Born: 9/09/1979 51 Stout Cove Covington, TN 38019 Charge: 1st degree murder

Garry Keenan Glass Born: 2/22/1956 703 Stage Road Frayser, TN 38127 Charge: Habitual motor vehicle offender

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SATURDAY - JANUARY - 30 - 10:00 AM Gloria Harkness Estate AUCTION SITE: 5091 Munford Giltedge Road - Brighton, TN

James Eugene Bond Born: 2/03/1982 7477 Sledge Rd. Millington, TN 38053 Charge: Theft

Jermaine Jeffery Calloway Born: 6/26/1988 1513 Julius Lee Rd. Ripley, TN 38063 Charge: Felony failure to appear

Eric Martell Small Born: 1/20/1984 311 Armstrong Rd. Atoka, TN 38053 Charge: Del. of cocaine x2

Ginger Jones Peak Born: 5/02/1967 883 South Cox Memphis, TN 38104 Charge: Theft over $1,000

All 3 Properties Will Be Offered At Auction At The Location Above!! PROPERTY 1: Consists of 3 Houses & 11 +/- Acres House located at 5077 Munford Giltedge Road, Brighton, TN has 3 bedrooms - 1 bath - kitchen dining room - living room - den & 1 bedroom for in-law quarters. This house has approx. 1,296 sf. House located at 5091 Munford Giltedge Road, Brighton, TN has 2 bedrooms - 1 bath - living room - kitchen & laundry room. This house has approx. 768 square feet. House located at 5113 Munford Giltedge Road, Brighton, TN has 3 bedrooms - 1 bath -living room - kitchen & laundry room. This house has approx. 1467 square feet. These homes are all in Brighton School District. PROPERTY 2: Consists of 34.40 +/- Acres on Holly Grove Road, Brighton, TN This land is located on Holly Grove Road about halfway between Munford Giltedge Road and Candy Lane. Watch for auction sign! Rolling farm land with grass & timber. Good hunting and good drainage. This land is also located in the Brighton School District. PROPERTY 3: Nice home located at 94 Chickasaw Circle, Munford, TN This house has 3 bedrooms - 2 baths - fenced back yard - 2 car garage - laundry room - storage room - gas fireplace - central air & gas heat - pull down attic - public water w/septic. School District: Drummonds Elementary and Munford Middle & High Schools TERMS ON THE REAL ESTATE: All bidders must have financial arrangements made prior to auction. Successful bidders will be required to enter into a written contract and deposit $5,000.00 earnest money day of auction with the balance due within 30 days at closing. Possession of property to be given date of closing. There will be a 10% Buyers Premium added to the highest bids. Potential buyers may make any inspection including lead based paint prior to auction. Call Steve at 901-553-3096 or 901-837-6061 after 5 pm. Broker Participation Welcome, call Christine Christmas at 901-299-2204. Any announcements made day of sale take precedence over all advertising.

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On Oct. 25, 1988, Johnny Poole's partially burned body was found in a pickup truck near the boat landing at Piljerk, near the Hatchie River in Tipton County. The 23-year-old Poole had also been shot in the back. If you have any information about this crime, call CRIME STOPPERS 901-476-4411 You will not have to give your name. You will not have to testify in court To be considered for a reward, all information must be given directly to CRIME STOPPERS OF TIPTON COUNTY

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Hope for Haiti AND the US I have a confession: we didn't watch the Hope for Haiti telethon last week. We weren't home, but I doubt we would have watched it anyway. As much as I enjoy Justin Timberlake, my husband and I just aren't telethon people. But I am inspired by the camaraderie that seems to be contagious. I am pleased with humanity for standing up, stepping out and helping with the relief efforts, giving medical attention, monetary donations, clothing and shoes when they are needed the most. I am happy we, as a collective, have helped the people of Haiti when they couldn’t help themselves. This is a wonderful and good thing. However. (And this is where I will likely make you mad, but hear me out.) OFF THE WALL Where is the relief for those devastated in this country every ECHO D AY single day? I don’t mean to take away from hundreds of thousands of deaths, complete and utter devastation in a country already poverty-stricken, but when we’re done with this Haitian relief, why don’t we work on American relief? It’s human nature to help, so the world is reaching out. It’s the right thing to do. (Go to www.hopeforhaitinow.org to donate.) And when we’re done, let’s find a solution to our own problems. Over the last year, we have watched as unemployment rates rose to 25-year highs. Though new statistics will be released by the state this afternoon, the November 2009 rate was 3.2 percent higher in Tipton County than November 2008. This is a problem. Where’s the celebrity-studded telethon for unemployment? Send shoes and money and jobs to the millions of people currently without in this country, this state, this county. House the people who live on the streets of the United States. Feed the people who starve every day in this country. We need real, effective, successful solutions. Not legislation masked as a stimulus plan. Not a promise of things to come but action. I can’t physically help in Haiti. I can’t dig a victim from the rubble, hug them and give them water. I can’t set a broken bone or heal a broken heart, cook a meal or change a diaper. I can (and did) send money, which is what the Red Cross needs. And I can pray. (Which reminds me: Pat Robertson and Paul Shirley are completely wrong about Haitians. Please ignore them.) And in the spirit of giving, I can act here at home. I can help those here who can’t help themselves (and I have). I can hug and listen and cook and change diapers and pray. I have given gifts others would not have given themselves, especially considering their financial difficulties. I can’t help on a global scale, but I can help here. And so can you. Right now, though, Haiti needs us. And when we’re done there, I can only hope to see the same celebrities campaigning to help those poverty-stricken, those jobless, those grieving, those homeless that live in our own country. The grim reality in the United States is we need help. And we deserve it too.

Letter from the Capitol Dear fellow Tennessean: As the holiday season approaches, Tennesseans are taking a long, hard look at their family budgets. Many face some tough choices about how to provide a happy holiday for their loved ones while still making sure the bills get paid. Similarly, this is the season in state government when we think about next year’s budget and how we’re going to ensure financial stability in the years ahead. That’s why we’re tightening our belts and making some difficult decisions about Tennessee’s future by assessing our financial situation and continuing to focus on our priorities. Earlier this year, I presented a budget during an economic environment more difficult than any other since the Great Depression. At that time, Tennessee was faced with an unprecedented decline in state revenues on one hand and an unprecedented amount of federal funds coming from the Recovery Act on the other. Since then, revenues have continued

to lag below expectations and the Recovery Act funds, which were one-time funds, won’t be available to help solve our budget issues long-term. That means state government must take the necessary steps to adjust its spending to ensure we continue to live within our means. On November 16 we began the state’s annual open budget hearings in which I meet with the commissioner of each department to discuss the challenges in their respective budgets and the options for tackling those challenges. The proposals presented to me during these budget hearings are the first step in the process of preparing next year’s budget. As part of my commitment to accountability and open government, I opened these administrative hearings during my first year in office to allow taxpayers to see how decisions are made and their money is being spent to fund state government. I believe it’s important for all Tennesseans to understand the options and difficult choices that must be made, particu-

larly this year. Each budget proposal is just that – a proposal – and no decisions have been made at this point in the budget process. I fully expect there will be changes to each department’s proposal between now and the time I present my budget proposal to the General Assembly early next year. As this year’s budget hearings came to a close, it was evident this will be not only be a difficult budget year for the state, but the toughest I’ve seen during my time as Governor. Our budget office asked each department to present plans for reducing spending by nine percent. In the coming weeks, we’ll evaluate which of the proposals that were made will be accepted and which to rethink. The state must reduce spending by a billion dollars during the next fiscal year – and that’s on top of a half-billion dollars in reductions that were made in this year’s budget. Making this level of spending reduction will be very difficult. There are no “easy” cuts left

to be made. But with 17 consecutive months of underperforming revenues, we must continue to reduce spending – even when it gets painful – to keep our budget balanced. Since I took office in 2003, I’ve been committed to running a fiscally sound operation with a focus on strong management during difficult times and good ones alike. As we continue to address the economic downturn and its impact on state revenues, we must again roll up our sleeves and make the challenging decisions required to get us through these tough times. Just like taxpayers across Tennessee, state government must live within its means, and I’m committed to ensuring we accomplish this. We’ve shown that we can manage well through good economic times, and together we’ll continue to demonstrate that we’re just as capable of managing through difficult times. If you have questions or comments about this issue or any other, e-mail me at phil.bredesen@tn.gov.

Iron All Day Tuesday Several decades ago the lady of the house did her own washin’ and ironin’ right there at home. Everyone had a wood cook stove and gen’ly kept it simmering all day. You adjusted the fire by opening, closing the vents and adjusting the damper. My Southern Brothers know. The heavy cast irons heated on top of the stove. Gather the clothes, sort, heat, sprinkle, twist, set, heat, starch, heat, iron, sprinkle, heat, iron, sort, and finally hang. Beloved, you have heard of, “all day singing and dinner on the ground.” Well this was, “all day ironing and the sweat runnin’ down.” Neighbor, sometimes I had to run up to Mr. Ben’s store, and get a nickel box of Faultless Starch. A tablespoon of starch was put in a pan of water, and THE LEADER USPS 136-120 “Tipton County’s NEWSPAPER Since 1886”

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heated on the stove until it got ‘just right’. Ever so often, Momma would stir it to keep the starch from sticking. I asked her, “how long do you cook the starch?” She stated, “until it gets just right.” “Five minutes, ten minutes?” I told you, “until it gets just right, you know, like thickenin’ gravy.” I knew then. Simple! With the ironing laid out, Momma starts after she checks to make sure the iron is hot. Momma didn’t have thermometers or gauges, so the purest way to check an iron, was to wet her finger, and real, real quick, touch the bottom of the iron. Zzzttt is the sound! As you Southern Belles know, ironing is an art. The shirts have to hang over the lip of the board ‘just right’. There is a certain feel when clothes are ironed ‘just Garland s Burlison Covington s s Gift Gilt Edge s Brighton s Randolph s s Clopton Charleston Drummonds s Munford Atoka s s Quito s s Idaville Mason s s Wilkinsville Tipton s s s

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right’. Everything is ‘just right’ as its called experience and wisdom. My Senior Citizens sure were smart and even smarter today, but folks forget! I haven’t and you ‘ort’ not either! Dipping in the starch bucket was a lesson in itself. Too much starch would ruin the shirts, but not enough wouldn’t do any good. Momma just knew. There was always a little extra starch on the cuffs and the collar. I ‘figgerd’ this thing out about the collar. See, at church so little boys wouldn’t twist and turn, there was extra starch in the collar. If you turned and peeked, the collar would cut your neck like a straight razor. Yep! Friends, Momma used each iron ’til it cooled off, and then swapped out. The iron handles were real hot, so she used a

worn out dishrag rag to keep from burning her hand. Scientific! All the ironed clothes had to be hung up in the closet on clothes hangers real neat. Here I go again trying to find me another stepping bucket. I wondered if I would ever get tall enough to get clothes off the clothesline or hang up clothes in the closet. While all this ironing was going on, supper was cooking on the wood stove. So there was a lot of action in the kitchen. If it was a good ironing day there would be clothes (strowed is Southernese) strewn all over the house. Momma finally got an electric iron after several years. However, the control button didn’t seem to work just right to suit her. She still used her wet finger to check the temperature. The control

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button had several indicators, warm, hot, real hot and too late, it is done scorched. It’s funny now, not so back then. Later, newer irons came out that you could pour a cup of water into a container, and press a little red button. This would disperse steam while ironing and eliminated sticking. That was the cat’s meow! This ironing was as hard as chopping or picking cotton. My hat is still off to the wonderful Southern Belles that slaved so hard over an ironing board all day. Nowadays with all this modern clothing, I reckon there ain’t a whole

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of ironing going on like it used to be. Now it’s all wash and wear. Can you imagine walking up to a youngster in a store and asking them about an iron? Probably, the answer might be, “yeah, “I take an iron supplement.” Maybe, “I’ve got a nine iron in my golf bag.” If you tried to explain all the aggravation and see if they were interested in participating, they would probably just look at you like you were a three eyed Rhode Island Red Rooster. Things sho’ have changed, but I still have my good ironing treasured Memories of our wonderful South…. GLORY!

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Deadline looming to apply for TN state grants By SHERRI ONORATI sonorati@covingtonleader.com Dyersburg State Community College wants to ensure students are aware of financial aid filing deadlines. Students hoping to receive a Tennessee Student Assistance Award for fall semester 2010 must have completed their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by Feb. 15. “This deadline is two weeks earlier than last year,” explained DSCC president Dr. Karen Bowyer. “Many awards are made on a first-come, firstserve basis, so if their application is not in on time, they may lose out on valuable scholarships.” To help students complete their FAFSA, DSCC is holding its annual FAFSA Fever campaign on campus Feb. 1-12. Part one of completing the FAFSA is filing your annual taxes, so DSCC, in partnership with MidSouth United Way, has established a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) center on the DSCC campuses. The sites will help prepare taxes for students and filers with adjusted gross incomes less than $42,000, including filing returns electronically

for free. Once their federal returns are filed, students can then complete the FAFSA and become eligible for thousands of dollars in scholarship monies. “If they have they have their W2 they can go in there and get their taxes done and file for their FAFSA,” said Bowyer. “We are really under the gun and we’re pushing for students to come in quickly and get this done.” Dr. Bowyer stresses students and their parents need to understand the importance of completing the FAFSA on time. “The FAFSA is the ticket to getting that Tennessee Student Assistance Award if you qualify,” she said. “If you qualify for a Pell Grant, you will certainly qualify for a TN Student Assistance Award but the thing is they are cutting it off on Feb. 15 this year. If you don’t have your FAFSA done by then you are out of luck.” In addition to Tennessee state grants and loans, the FAFSA is also used for many other private awards. “We require the FAFSA because a lot of our donors want students who are in need. Its the key to opening everything. If they come in here and we

help them. It doesn’t mean they are going to go here. We will help them regardless of where they are going. We just want people to take advantage of the money out there. Students can list on the FAFSA several institutions where they might want a report to be sent.” Boywer said because of DSCC’s campaign last year, there was an 85 percent increase in the amount of Tennessee Students Assistance Awards to DSCC students than the previous year. “We worked on it last year and we got twice as much money for our students as we have gotten the year before just by getting things in on time,” said Bowyer. “You have to file the FAFSA every year no matter where you attend, so why not do it on time and have the opportunity to receive more assistance.” DSCC Student Services will be hosting free FAFSA help sessions for all students at the DSCC Jimmy Naifeh Center on Feb. 4 in A138 and on Jan. 28-29 from 8:30-11 a.m. in the Dyersburg LRC, room 134. FAFSA application assistance will also be available on College Goal Sunday from 2-4 p.m. on

Sunday, Feb. 14 at various locations surrounding the local area, including, LeMoyne-Owen College, Southwest Tennessee Community College-Macon, Tennessee Technology Center-Memphis, White Statiion High School and Dyersburg State Community College main campus. Students requesting help will need to bring: • 2009 Federal Income Tax return or other income documentation • Social Security number • Driver’s license (if any) • 2009 W-2 forms or yearend pay stubs • Any 2009 untaxed income records – social security, temporary assistance to needy families, welfare, or veterans benefits records. • 2009 bank statements • 2009 business and investment mortgage information, business and farm records, stock, bond and other investment records. • Alien registration card if not a US citizen • FAFSA pin numbers for both student and parent For more information on FAFSA, visit http:// www.fafsa.ed.gov or www. fastweb.com or call FAFSA at 1-800-433 3243 or contact your high school guidance counselor or college financial aid office.

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Church On Feb. 13, the men of Central Christian Church, 400 South Maple Street, Covington will be hosting their annual Valentine dinner. The youth will be enjoying their annual banquet on Feb. 12. Fifth Sunday Singing will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, 2010 Highway 51 South, Covington on Jan. 31, at 6 p.m. Dessert, fellowship to follow. Public is invited to attend. Covington Assembly of God welcomes Dr. Wayne Benson, President of Emerge Ministries and former President of Central Bible College as our special speaker this Sunday, Jan.

31st. Worship service begins at 10:30 a.m. Call our church office for more information at 901-476-9592. Events The 28th annual wildlife supper will be held at Beaver Baptist Church, 9344 Holly Grove Road, Brighton, on Saturday, March 6, at 6 p.m. Door prizes will be given. For questions or comments, contact the church office during normal business hours on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday at 837-2904. Donations of wild game will be accepted up to March 4. Come help us celebrate our 28th year! Kings Hill M. B. Church, 99 King Hill Road, Covington will have a givea-way on Saturday, Jan. 30 beginning at 10 a.m. The community is invited to attend. The church is under the leadership of pastor Clarence Nelson. Acts II Community Church, 106 Star Shopping Center will have “huddle up for Habitat for Humanity on Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. Those planning to attend are encourages to bring chips, dip, soft drinks. During half

CORRECTIONS In the Jan. 21, 2010 edition, it was reported former Mason reserve police officer Jimmy Butler Jr. had lost privileges to serve as law enforcement officer. It is currently undetermined whether Butler has legally lost this privilege. We regret this miscommunication. In the same edition, we neglected to include the names of HM2 Eddie Nelson's parents. He is the son of Leif Nelson of Drummonds and Donna Nelson of Brighton. We regret this oversight.

time a offering will be given to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Memphis, Inc. Charleston Volunteer Fire Department, 1845 Davis Road, will have its annual Valentine steak supper Saturday, Feb. 13 from 4:30 -8 p.m. The cost will be $15. Kristie Maxwell, Tipton County Trustee, will be collecting county taxes at Munford City Hall, 1397 Munford Avenue, Feb. 8-12. Collections will take place from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. with lunch from noon - 1 p.m. The 55th annual Covington Lions Club pancake breakfast will be held Feb. 20 from 6 -11 a.m. at Covington Integrated Arts Academy. Tickets are on sale at The Chamber of commerce, BancorpSouth, Patriot Bank, InSouth Bank, Regions Bank or the Bank of Tipton. The cost will be $5 for adults and children $3 under 12. Frazier Alumni Association will present

Knock’em Dead in Red, a fashion show set for Feb. 13 from 6-9 p.m. at the Frazier Center. Donation will be $5. Refreshments will be served. Meetings The Tipton County Election Commission meets the third Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. at the election office located at 113 East Church Street, Covington.

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Mt Lebanon Baptist Church is located at 1872 Mt. Lebanon Rd. Their phone number is 476-4318. The congregation invites and welcomes all visitors to attend worship services with them. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. with worship services starting at 11 a.m. Sunday evening Training Union starts at 6 p.m. with evening worship services at 7 p.m. Wednesday evening services are at 7 p.m.

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Virtue requires doing the right thing with no expectation of reward, and still doing it happily, but without becoming too proud of our good deeds. When we are raising our children, we often use punishment and reward to shape their behavior. But as they grow older, we want them to understand that some things are inherently good (or bad) and must be done (or avoided) regardless of whether one is rewarded (or punished) for doing them. If punishment and reward are overemphasized, we run the risk of raising children who are only good when they are being supervised. Likewise, we don't want to be adults who are overly concerned with reward. The idea that we will be rewarded in heaven for our good deeds is often comforting when we are being punished for them here on earth. But, if that is the only reason we are doing good deeds, to be rewarded for them, then surely we've tainted the pure effect of those good deeds. Virtue is indeed its own reward and we shouldn't expect to be paid handsomely for doing what is right. We should do the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do.

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Obituaries Mai Carroll Goldsmith

Benjamin Edward Yon

Marvin Neal Clayton

June 22, 1917 - Jan. 20, 2010

March 28, 1928 – January 24, 2010

Oct. 23, 1934 - Jan. 21, 2010

Mai Carroll Goldsmith, 92, of Covington, a retired mailcarrier and clerk from P & S Pharmacy and the Medicine Shop, died Jan. 20 at Covington Manor. Born in Covington, she was a member of First Baptist Church. Services were Jan. 22 at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home with pastor Larry Ray officiating. Burial was in R. H. Munford Cemetery. She is survived by a daughter, Georgia Goldsmith of Memphis. Mrs. Goldsmith was preceded in death by her husband, George M. Goldsmith, Jr.; a son, Norman Allen “Butch” Goldsmith and her brothers, Henry, Ernest, Jessie and Petie Carroll. Memorials may be sent to Covington Manor, 500 Hallway. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) Jan. 28, 2010

Rickey Leon Lancaster Date of Death - Jan. 22, 2010 Rickey Leon Lancaster, 48, of Quito, quality control for Taylor Forge, died Jan. 22 at Methodist North Hospital. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Quito. Services were Jan. 25 at Munford Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in Quito Memorial Cemetery. He is survived by his wife of 19 1/2 years, Rosemary L. Lancaster; a daughter, Shannon Renee Lancaster Falkner of Munford; his mother, Joyce Lancaster of Munford; two sisters, Janice Marie Isbell of Munford and Karen Elaine Reyes of Brighton; a brother, Gary Dale Lancaster of Elreno, Okla.; a grandson, Kalon Leon Charles Falkner; his mother-in-law and stepfather-in-law, Carolyn and Bobby Delaney of Atoka; his father-in-law, Thurman Lovette of Munford. The family requests that memorials be sent to Thoracic Transplant Services c/o Baptist Memorial Hospital. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) Jan. 28, 2010

Benjamin Edward Yon, 81, of Covington passed away at his home on Jan. 24, following a brief battle with cancer surrounded by his family. He was born in Ripley, on March 28, 1928 to Louise Lock McBroom and Harrison Yon. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ivedale Ellison of Dexter, Mo., and a brother, Banks Yon of Ripley. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mildred Sanders Yon, and four children; Cynthia Yon Thompson (Charles) of Memphis, Stuart Edward Yon (Darlene) of Covington, Pamela Yon Channell (Jerol) of Munford, and Jerry Benjamin Yon (Amanda) also of Covington. He leaves 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He also leaves a brother, Marvin McBroom of Counce, TN and a sister, Mandy McBroom Anderson of Nashville. Mr. Yon, a retired service station owner, was best known for his love of vegetable gardening. Family, friends and neighbors enjoyed the fruits of his labor as he often pedaled through the neighborhood on his 3-wheeled bicycle sharing his vegetables. He was most proud of his two antique tractors which he restored to their original glory. He also enjoyed fishing at his sons’ ponds and watching John Wayne movies, of which he had an extensive collection. His greatest joy was spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He served on the frontline in the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. After having both feet run over by a Sherman tank, not to be deterred, Mr. Yon finished his commitment of active duty with the U.S. Army. He was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was adored by his family and affectionately known as Paw-Paw by his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Covington Evangelical Methodist Church. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at Covington Funeral Home with burial in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society, the Covington Veterans Museum or the West Clinic. Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.covingtonfuneralhome.com. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) Jan. 28, 2010

Jimmy D. Melton Date of Death - Jan. 22, 2010 Jimmy D. Melton, 67, of Atoka, a retired elevator mechanic died at Methodist North Hospital. Services were Jan. 26 at Munford Funeral HomeMunford Chapel. Survivors include his wife, Betty J. Melton; a daughter, Donna Barrett of Atoka; a son, David Melton of Atoka; a sister, Renee Easterwood of Lexington; and four grandchildren. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) Jan. 28, 2010

Anna Lee Starks Date of Death - Jan. 24, 2010 Anna Lee Starks, 86, passed away Jan. 24 at Baptist Hospital-Tipton. Services will be Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. at Munford Funeral Home-Munford Chapel. She leaves her daughter, Amy E. Holcomb; sister, Martha McCulley; brother, Richard Jackett; one grandson; five great-grandchildren; and her caregivers, Michelle Hughey and Teresa Hughey. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) Jan. 28, 2010

Cathy Wilson Dec. 13, 1946 – Jan. 22, 2010 Cathy Wilson, 66, of Covington, retired housekeeper at Covington Manor, passed away on Friday, Jan. 22 at her home. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at the Covington Funeral Home chapel with interment in Magnolia Gardens Cemetery. She is survived by three sons, Jimmy Jones and Steven Jones, both of Covington and Bubba Jones of Munford; one brother, James Andrew Hoffman, Jr., and three grandchildren, Ashley Nicole Jones, Austin Tyler Jones and Michael Wilson Sanders. Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.covingtonfuneralhome.com. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) Jan. 28, 2010

Clara Jane Phelps April 8, 1930 - Jan. 25, 2010 Clara Jane Phelps of Covington died peacefully in the early morning hours of Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis. She grew up in Murray, Ky. and was a graduate of Murray State University. She taught elementary, junior high and high school in several different school systems in Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee. She and her husband moved to Covington in 1957. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Covington where she sang in the choir and held many leadership positions in the United Methodist Women. She served two terms as the Memphis Annual Conference President of UMW and was the Brownsville District United Methodist Youth coordinator for several years. She was a positive influence on the lives of many young people through a weekly prayer group she led for many years. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Russell Phelps; her brother, Robert Miller (Shirley) of Paducah, Ky.; her daughter, Janet Phelps Sparkman (Hanes) of Franklin, TN; her son, Keith Phelps (Grace) of Covington; her grandchildren, Keller Medlin of San Francisco, Calif., Meredith Medlin of Franklin, Richard Sparkman of Nashville, Catherine Phelps of Covington and Dustin Phelps (Allison) of Dyersburg. The funeral services were held Jan. 27 at First United Methodist Church in Covington. The family requests that memorials be sent to First United Methodist Church in Covington or UMCOR Haiti relief. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) Jan. 28, 2010

The Leader publishes a brief obituary free of charge as a courtesy to the bereaved. To provide personalization of a loved one's information, additional details may be published for an additional charge. Photographs also may be published. Obituaries are accepted from licensed funeral homes or from family members providing proof of death through a crematorium or medical research facility. For further information, call 476-7116 or email gmatheny@covingtonleader.com

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Born in St. Petersburg, Fla. to Nancy Lee Roberts and Marvin Nepoleon Clayton, Marvin Neal Clayton passed away on Jan. 21, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett. This 75 year old retired Marine, state trooper, electrician and scuba instructor is survived by his wife of 54 years, Barbara Ann Clayton; a son, Donald (Rose) Clayton of Covington; two daughters, Debbie (Jerry) Craig of Covington and Laura (Jimmy) Vaden of AR; one sister, Barbara (Gary) Whitehead of IND.; six grandchildren, Candace Wildes, Jeremy Clayton, Jason and Jeffrey Vaden, Lisa Cook and Michelle Wilson; nine great-grandchildren, Anna Wildes, Khylee Woods, Willow and Shelby Clayton, Whitney and Zac Cook, Ben, Austin and Chandler Wilson and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Nancy and Marvin Clayton; one brother, Frank Gerald “Jerry Clayton; one granddaughter, Heather Dawn Clayton. He served with pride in the U. S. Marine Corps serving in the Korean and Vietnam Wars and in his church, Charleston Baptist were he served as the Sunday school director and a deacon. He was a member of the VFW, Masons, DVA and Scottish Rite. Services were held at Covington Funeral Home on Jan. 23 with Rev. Mike Melton officiating. Interment was in Charleston Cemetery in Covington with military honors. Memorials may be sent to Charleston Baptist Church or the Disables Veterans of America The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) Jan. 28, 2010

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AUCTION FARM EQUIPMENT The Tipton County Young Farmers and Ranchers will be holding our annual Farm Equipment fundraiser auction on Saturday, Feb. 20th, 2010 at the Tennessee Gins lot in Covington. This is a call for Equipment. PLease contact us immediately with your equipment to sell so we may include it in our advertising! We need your equipment listing by Wednesday, Feb. 3rd to get it advertised! We are looking forward to another Large Scale, with a good group of Equipment! Thanks for your support! Please contact Brad Templeton @ 901-508-9960 Michael Turner @ 901-355-8300 Robert Baskin @ 901-237-8303 Jeffrey McDaniel @ 901-487-7984 All proceeds from commissions of this sale are used by the Y, F, and R for charitable community and civic donations and activities, including scholarships for students entering an agricultural field.

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For every invoice totaling $100, you will receive a ticket that will be entered into a drawing every Friday evening for $150.00!!! The winner will be posted the following week! New drawing begins every Monday. Example: An invoice totaling $100 - $199= 1 Ticket $200 - $299= 2 Tickets $300 - $399= 3 Tickets For information call 901-476-8415. The owners, Reid and Tonya Hodge appreciate your participation.

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JTʼs Burgers & Wings recently made a move to expand the restaurant, but maintained its trademark atmosphere.

JT's makes move, expands seating By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com Known to many as the best place to grab a burger, JT's Burgers and Wings recently found a new home in Crosstown Commons. Two weeks ago, the popular restaurant moved from McLaughlin Drive, its home for the past five years, to Tabb Drive. "We had people waiting in line and we couldn't continue to do that," said co-owner Clyde Loudermilk. "We needed to expand." And expand, they did. The major addition has been that of a private banquet room. The new location tripled the seating capacity – there's now room for 100 diners – without compromising the trademark JT's atmosphere. The familiar wood-paneled walls, corrugated tin faux roofing, license plates, antiques and sports team paraphernalia have all made their way to Tabb Drive. These things, he said, were as important to customers as the burgers and wings. "We kept as much of the atmosphere as we could capture," Loudermilk said. "We want the community to feel a part of it." To add to the communityminded atmosphere, there are large televisions, wireless Internet access and even a brand new fireman's corner featuring items donated by Munford firefighter Bryon Rahilly. Many of the license plates and other artifacts adorning the walls at JT's have also been donations. He displayed old license plates belonging to him, his sisters and his mother and patrons began offering theirs as well. "People just started donating them, so we put them up." Loudermilk, who owns the restaurant with his sisters Libby Shepard and Rosa Beretta, started the restaurant in 2005. It is named for his nephew, Jason Thomas "JT" Beretta, who was

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killed while working on the railroad several years ago. When it opened five years ago, Loudermilk, a former Subway franchisee, said the intent was to sell their mouthwatering burgers and buffalo wings, but in the years since, the menu has greatly expanded. "We planned to do fast food, but it's kind of evolved into fullservice," he said. Burgers and wings are still popular items as are signature items like the crispy catfish plate, the tropical-inspired Aloha burger, with its sweet slice of pineapple and salty soy sauce, and the guacamole-topped California chicken sandwich. Wings are also still popular and now come in 18 different flavors, from spicy to sweet honey gold. Loudermilk said additions,

such as fried shrimp, have also been made to the menu. One thing the new place doesn't have is a drive-thru, he said. "We won't be putting one in, but I'm thinking about doing curbside service," said Loudermilk. Since moving into their new location on Jan. 13, he said business has been overwhelming and it's a good thing. "We had a big rush after church that first Sunday, so we need to work that out, and we have otherwise been steady," he said. "There's been a lot of positive response from the community." JT's Burgers and Wings is located at 76 I&J Tabb Drive in Munford, in the Crosstown Commons shopping center. For more information, call 901-8379339.

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Military Matters PVT. Daniel R. Miracle Army Pvt. Daniel R. Miracle has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Ky. During the nine-week training period, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical

warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions, and core values. Miracle is the son of James E. Miracle of Charlotte, N.C., and Melissa F. Miracle of Burlison.

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PET OF THE WEEK Charlie Brown is a sweet, goofy boy! He was rescued from the Covington, TN city pound by C.A.R.E. He’s great on a leash and very friendly with other dogs. He’s an affectionate boy that also likes to play. He’s been neutered, fully vaccinated, and tested negative for Heartworms. He does great already with crate training. He’s with a great foster family where he’s receiving lots of TLC. He’s a short guy, and weighs around 40 lbs. He is a friendly fella needing a loving home. If you are interested in adopting Charlie Brown, please go to www.covingtonanimalrescueeffort.com and click on “adoption procedure”. SPONSORED BY:

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Crestview Middle School to change school colors, mascot By REBECCA GRAY rgray@covingtonleader.com

The start of the 2010-2011 school year will see Crestview Middle School go from the “Home of the Grizzlies” to the “Home of The Chargers” as the school adopts the Covington High School mascot and new school colors of purple and gold. Members of the community, parents, students and school faculty have expressed much support over the changes because the school’s current colors are red and black, the same colors as Brighton Middle School. Head football Coach Steve Maclin said that the Crestview PTO had conducted a survey among students, their parents and many people in the community, and the results of which showed the majority were in favor of the changes. A recommendation was then made to and approved by Principal James Fields. “We wanted to have more continuity for the students transitioning between middle school and high school since a majority of the students go to Covington High School,” said Maclin. “This makes for a better sense of community in Covington for the graduates who feel they can relate more to

the purple and gold.” Parents and students can especially benefit economically when purchasing school paraphernalia, as they don’t have to spend extra money on newer clothing and items with the different mascot and colors. “It’s a lot easier to have that one color scheme,” said Maclin, “especially for our eighth graders. They don’t buy a lot of school clothes because it’s different than what they wear when they get to high school.” The change will prove to be costly, as many physical changes will take place on the school’s campus. Fundraisers are set to be conducted by the school to offset costs. Maclin said that some of the changes include updating team uniforms for all sports at the school, all signs such as the marquee in front of the school and welcome signs above doors, updating the scoreboard in the gym, new paint on the gym floor and new paint around the building reflecting the new colors. Maclin said that any monetary donations or assistance is appreciated by the school and that Home Depot has already made a paint donation to the school. He also said that painting on the campus would begin toward the end of this school year.

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The Teen Learning Center provides educational and therapeutic services to students whose social function in school and society has been unsatisfactory. The Center is also designed to strengthen the student’s ties and relationships with his/her family and community. According to Mr. Adrian Nathaniel, Principal/Administrator of the TLC, “the center’s approach involves meeting the needs of the whole-child. In

order to do that, we must aggressively involve community leaders who are a part of the community of the students we serve.” With this in mind, on Jan. 19, Rev. John and Mrs. Louise McBride were invited to come and speak to our students about the importance of family. They engaged the students verbally and encouraged critical thinking through the use of a fill in the blank handout. The students demonstrated exemplary behavior during the presentation

By STEVE HOLT Special to The Leader Make-a-Wish at CHS Under the sponsorship of the CHS Student Council, the student body has embarked on an exceptional project, that being the first high school to grant a wish in the MakeA-Wish project. They are of to a great start having raised $378 on Monday alone towards their goal of $5,000. Yearbook 2010 Senior ads for the 2010 CHS yearbook are now on sale. Information is being distributed in English classes. Ads may be purchased for as little as $45. The last day to order a senior ad is Feb. 24. Students may still purchase an annual for $70 but time is running out. See Mrs. Warmath to get a copy at this bargain price ASAP! Congrats to the winners Congratulations to Lindsey Turner and Jeremy Daniels for competing at the Murray State University Invitational at Peabody High in Trenton on Jan. 25. They finished third and sixth respectively. Progress Reports Parents should be on the lookout for progress reports on Feb. 3. UT reception for juniors & parents

The University of Tennessee and the UT Alumni Association invites junior students and their parents to a special reception on Sunday, Feb. 7, at 1:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m. at the UT Health Sciences Student Center in Memphis. Representatives from all three of UT’s major campuses, Knoxville, Martin and Chattanooga will be available to provide information about entrance requirements for and scholarship opportunities at the University of Tennessee in 2011. CHS students should see Ms. Fayne in the Guidance Department to register for this opportunity. Tutoring abounds Here are the faculty members offering tutoring for students. Contact them for their individual tutoring schedules. Mrs. Smith- Literature Mrs. Blackley - English Mrs. Lemons- French Mrs. Avis- English Mr. Byrd- Math Mr. Heaston- Algebra I Senior corner Seniors interested in filing for financial aid may come to the Guidance Dept. and pick up a FAFSA worksheet. The worksheet will make filling out the FAFSA online much easier. Guidance staff will be taking appointments Jan. 25-29 during school hours to assist students with fil-

The Munford High Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a nonprofit national career and technical student organization for young men and women in family and consumer science education. Involvement in FCCLA offers members the opportunity to incorporate leadership potential in the schools and community. It was brought to some of the members; attention that patients at childrens hospitals can not come out of their rooms to enjoy the play rooms the hospitals have set up. With that knowledge, during the holiday season, the members chose LeBonheur Childrenʼs Hospital to help the sick children who were in need of holiday cheer and presents. Their president, Alexis Armstrong, contacted Lauren McCain, the child life specialist at LeBonheur and received a list of items the children would appreciate during their stay. Heather Nicholas, Ashley Barnett and Alexis Armstrong put up a giving tree and let students and staff take off ornaments to select the gifts they would be willing to bring in. Over a period of time they collected things such as car seats, diaries, journals, video games and coloring books. The members met on Monday morning during their break from school to take all of the donations to LeBonheur. While they were at the hospital they got to have an encounter with a patient and gave her a gift of her choosing. FCCLA plants to help LeBonheur every after to help do whatever possible to make the childrenʼs visits uplifting.

College Clippings UT-Knoxville Listed below are the students from Tipton County that have earned academic honors at the University of TennesseeKnoxville, Fall term, 2009. Desiree Ancar of Atoka, summa cum laude Frederick Byrd of Munford, cum laude Kendall Downing of Atoka, summa cum laude Michelle Gibson of Munford, magna cum laude Jane Hill of Brighton, magna cum laude Megan Jones of Drummonds, magna cum laude Kyle Kaesberg of Brighton, cum laude Tommie Kinney of Brighton, summa cue

laude Tarun Patel of Covington, cum laude Gabriel Rivers of Covington, magna cum laude Rebecca Savoy of Mason, summa cum laude D’Lessia Wedley of Brighton, magna cum laude Amber Wilson of Munford, summa cum laude ********* MSU Scott R. Balentine of Atoka, is among 16 Mississippi State seniors inducted during the 2009 fall semester into the university’s Society of Scholars in the Arts and Sciences. The limited-membership organization annually recognizes the most outstanding upper-level

ing the FAFSA. Don’t miss this opportunity. Make your appointment today. You must bring your worksheet to the appointment and it must be completely filled out. All newsletters and other important information will be updated monthly on the CHS website. Access the website at www. tipton-county.com/chs/ Seniors and their parents may contact senior counselor Mr. Richardson at 901-475-5860 or at his e-mail address: rrichardson@tipton-county.com Financial aid applications (FAFSA) for Pell Grants became available Jan. 1, 2010. Grants do not have to be repaid and are awarded to students who demonstrate financial need. For more information visit www. fafsa.ed.gov. Parents and students will both need a PIN number for these grants. Visit the Herd blogspot ( w w w. c t h e r d . b l o g s p o t . com/) for updated 2009-10 information concerning internships, scholarships and summer programs. Remember to bring those printer cartridges that you are going to discard and old cell phones to CHS for re-cycling. CHS can turn them into points to use to buy needed technology products for the school. That is all for this week. See you nest time on The Charger Beat.

undergraduate students in all majors. Persons selected for the rigorous screening process must have demonstrated a sound foundation in languages, mathematics, science, oral and written communication, humanities, and social sciences. Balentine, a biological sciences major, is the son of Jeffrey and Theresa Balentine. Ouachita Baptist University Kinsey Ann Carpenter of Mason has been named to the dean’s list for the 2009 semester. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must compile a 3.5 grade point average and be classified as a full-time student, with a minimum of 12 academic hours.

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The end of January is already here, and half of the third nine weeks is complete. Progress reports will be sent home next Wednesday, February 3. Please remember that tutoring is offered in the morning and afternoon by various teachers, and academic detention is from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Any of these interventions may be discussed with Dr. Fee in the main office. The ACT will be given next Saturday, Feb. 6. Please visit www.act.org for deadline information and study help for the test. Next Tuesday, Feb.2, all juniors will take the TCAP Writing Assessment. This is a timed test that measures students’ persuasive writing capabilities and prepares them for writing in post-secondary education. All juniors have worked diligently since August in their English classes preparing for the assessment. Parents, please stress to your juniors the importance of this test. If you have any questions, contact your junior’s English teacher or the main office. The second annual Mr. MHS contest will be held next Saturday night, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria. Tickets will be $5 for adults and $3 for school-age children. All proceeds benefit the MHS Lady Cougar softball team. Contestants need to remember that practice for Mr. MHS has been rescheduled to next Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. See Ms. Alsbrook in room 131 on the Senior Way hall if you have any questions. Attention Poetry Out Loud contestants, there will be a coaching session after school on Wednesday, February 3. The contest itself will be held after school on February 10. If you have not yet done so, submit the titles of your two poems to Mrs. Powers in room 107 on the Sophomore Row hall. Seniors, Oscar Night tickets went on sale this week. Oscar Night will be held Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Balcony. The prices for the tickets are $40 for a couple and $25 for a single. The deadline to purchase tickets is Tuesday, Feb. 9. See Mrs. Pyland in room 129 on the Senior

Way hall for tickets and more information. Track physicals will be next Friday, Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. in the football locker room. The cost will be $15, and please make sure you have the form filled out prior to coming to the physical. All track athletes must have a physical before they can begin practicing. See Coach Ivie on the Maroon and White Way hall for additional information. Post Office BBQ in Atoka is proud to support the MHS choir. On Saturdays, the restaurant is donating a portion of their proceeds to the choir. Come eat some outstanding BBQ and support the choir for their future competitions and trips. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Colin. The dance team is selling glamour shots for the price of $9.95. This price includes getting your hair and make-up done, four outfit changes, and the pictures. The pictures will be an 8x10, two 5x7’s, and eight wallets. See Mrs. Gray in the front office or any member of the dance team if you are interested. If you ordered a HOSA shirt, they are in. Please bring your money and pick up your shirt in Mrs. Rothernberger’s room (404) on the Junior Boulevard hall. Munford High School’s FCCLA chapter did a community service project during the Christmas season to help the children at LeBonheur receive gifts for the holidays. Their members put up a “Giving Tree,” and students and staff were asked to take an ornament and bring in a gift. They collected items such as car seats, diaries, journals, art supplies, and video games. The members met one day during their Christmas break to deliver the gifts. FCCLA plans to help LeBonheur every year to do whatever they can to make the children’s visit uplifting. Parents may still sign up for Parent Connect, which allows parents to check student’s grades, discipline, and attendance. Please email Dr. Fee at cfee@ tipton-county.com. Remember to check out our website at www.tipton-county.com/mhs for pictures and announcements. The students of MHS continue to “Build the Future Today.”

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Howe graduates from Baptist College of Health Sciences Baptist College of Health Sciences recently announced the graduation of Darla Howe of Munford. Howe received her bachelor’s degree in nursing at the Dec. 10 commencement ceremony held at First Baptist Church, Millington. Howe, a graduate of Munford High School, is the daughter of Don and Dianna Taylor of Munford and the sister of Dawn Draffin and Dunstin Taylor also of Munford. She is the granddaughter of Lloyd Taylor of Munford and Don and Faye Fitzgerald of Branson, Mo. The college, established in 1994, offers a bachelor of science in nursing and a bachelor of health sciences with majors in respiratory care, diagnostic medical sonography, health care management,

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Bierdz. She currently holds a 4.0 GPA, and had the highest average in Social Studies last year. She is presently serving as president of the freshman class, a member of SADD, Mu Alpha Theta, and plays on the basketball, volleyball, and tennis teams. Additionally, Alaina volunteers at St. Williams Catholic Church. She plans to join the ROTC with the Air Force and attend Vanderbilt University. The BHS Staff Member for the Month of January is Ms, Nataschia Hudson. The Junior Writing Assessment will be given on Tuesday, Feb. 2, to all students in the 11th grade.

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Rebels fall to Harding, Southaven By JEFF IRELAND sports@covingtonleader.com The Tipton-Rosemark Academy boys’ basketball team hung with Harding Academy for a while Monday night in Memphis. But a strong second half for the Lions led to a 65-36 victory for Harding. TRA led by one after a quarter and trailed by just two at the half before the Lions outscored the Rebels 45-18 in the final two periods. Evan Moorman led the way for Harding with 17 points and Matt Brown added 11. J.T. Moody and Wilson Prestage each scored 10 points to pace the Rebels and Kevin Sansom added seven. In action Friday night at home the Rebels fell to Southaven 68-51. Moody had another strong game for the Rebels, scoring a game-high 20 points, but it wasn’t enough.

Lou Johnson led the Chargers with 14 points and Tremaine Cunningham and Dareyon Terrell added 11 each. In girls’ action, TRA fell behind Harding Academy early and fell 7236. Ashley Rush and Alex Black each had big nights for the visitors, scoring 21 points each as the Lady Lions jumped out to a 26-3 lead after one quarter. Courtney Ankebrant had a big game for TRA with 17 points and Juliann McCommon added 11. Caitie Montague finished with eight points for the Lady Rebels. On Friday, the Lady Rebels dropped a 59-19 decision to Southaven. McCommon led Rosemark with 11 points. Southaven’s Briana Williams was the game’s high scorer with 17 points. TRA travels to Jackson Christian School on Friday for a league game.

Chargers bounce Haywood, take over second place By STEVE HOLT Special to The Leader In what may have been one of their most complete performances of the season, the Covington Chargers took on the Haywood Tomcats Tuesday night at Castellaw Gym and came away with a 79-68 win and, for the time being, control of second place in District 13 AA. After falling behind 7-3 in the first period, CHS (13-7, 10-2) took off on a 14-0 run to take a 15-7 lead that despite repeated Tomcats runs, was not bested fro the remainder of the night. CHS led by two after one period and stretched the lead to four at the break 35-31, as much as anything on the strength of the outstanding play of senior swingman James

McClain. His 14 first half points, topped off by a buzzer beating 3-pointer from about 30 feet to end the half were a major boost in CHS’ effort to avenge a loss at Haywood on Dec. 19. Credit too has to go to the Charger guards who had only four turnovers in the half and none in the second period as they did yeoman’s work against two lightening quick guards. Haywood (10-9, 9-3) hung close through three periods allowing CHS only a 2-point bulge, 5149 heading to the fourth. Enter junior guard Demetres Clabon and the Chargers go-to guy, Carl McKenzie. Clabon, who has had some shooting woes of late, popped two huge 3-pointers in the period and had two more baskets for 10 of his 11

points in the frame while McKenzie dropped in 12 of his team and game high 33 points in the quarter as the Chargers outscored Haywood 2819 in the period to pull away for the win. Maurice Bynum paced the Tomcats with 16 points. On a night when it really mattered, Covington shot a season best 12/16 (75 percent) at the free throw line and committed a season low 6 turnovers. Haywood was 5/10 (50 percent) from the line and committed 7 turnovers on the night. CHS travels to Gibson County tomorrow night for a District 13 AA match-up and then steps outside the district for a battle with Brighton on Saturday night. They will host district rival Dyersburg on Feb. 2.

Bartlett defeats Munford boys, girls By JEFF IRELAND sports@covingtonleader.com One of Munford’s oldest rivals came to town Saturday night and came away with a win. The Lady Cougars led Bartlett in the first half but could not hold on the rest of the way and took a 55-46 loss. Bartlett erased a two-point deficit by outscoring Munford 19-8 in the second quarter. Crystal Williams led Munford (6-13) with 13 pionts. Kelsey Briggs added 11 and Quanesha Richardson added 10. Destiny James was the story for Bartlett, scoring a game-high 24 points. In action Friday night, the Lady Cougars fell to District 13-AAA foe Dyer County, 70-57. Amy Coward led Dyer County with 22 points and Kelsey Crawford added 18.

Richardson had a big game for Munford with 20 points, Williams added 12 and Briggs finished with 11. In the boys’ game Saturday night, Bartlett got off to a quick start and dispatched the Cougars, 76-48. Madison Futtrell had a big game for Munford with 18 points and Cedric Williams added 10. Bartlett, which led 41-19 at the half, was led by 14 points from Tim Coleman and 13 from Anthlon Bell. Dyer County defeated Munford on Friday 92-72 in district action. Futtrell led the way again for Munford with 27 points. Courtney Lemmons scored 15 and Chris Lemons chipped in with 11. The Choctaws were paced by John Hudson’s 22 and Justin Williamson’s 16. Munford returns to district action Friday night at home against Jackson North Side.

Lady Tomcats top CHS By STEVE HOLT Special to The Leader Tuesday night’s District 13 AA showdown between the Covington Lady Chargers and the Haywood Lady Tomcats was a low scoring affair to say the least. Neither team could find the basket for most of the game finally, painfully won by Haywood in a 10 point (that’s total for both teams) fourth quarter 4437. The Lady Tomcats (136, 7-5) took a 4-point lead after the first period 1612. CHS had problems at the free throw line and handling the ball

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committing five of their 19 turnovers in the first frame. The Lady Chargers (5-16. 3-9) outscored Haywood in the second by five and took a 1-point, 27-26 lead to the locker room at the break. Haywood regained the lead by one after three periods and then came that fourth quarter that saw eight Covington give-aways and four missed free throws including the front end on a 1+1. CHS was 9/19 at the stripe (43 percent). Haywood shot 11/17 (65 percent) from the line and committed 13 turnovers in the contest. CHS’

Dominique Ross led all scorers with 13 points. Teammate Iesha Carruthers had 10 points and was the only other player in double figures. Chelsea Owens and Kendra Jones each had eight points to lead Haywood. The Lady Chargers will be at Gibson County to face the undefeated, defending TSSAA AA State champions tomorrow night. Tip-off is at 6:30 p.m. They will host the Brighton Lady Cardinals on Saturday night and the Dyersburg Lady Trojans in District 13 AA play on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Both of those games tipoff at 6 p.m.

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Brightonʼs Ricky Foster goes to the rack during action against Jackson North Side Friday night. Foster hit four threes and scored 16 points, but Brighton lost, 73-60.

Brighton boys, girls fall to North Side By JEFF IRELAND sports@covingtonleader.com Despite leading district leader Jackson North Side for much of the first half Friday night at home, the Cardinals could not hold on down the stretch. The Indians (11-4 overall, 5-1 District 13-AAA) took the lead in the third quarter and outscored Brighton 20-10 in the fourth to earn a 73-60 win. Brighton (10-12, 3-3) led 24-18 after one quarter and 37-35 at the half. Reggie Elkins and Ricky Roster were the biggest reasons for the Cardinals’ early success. Foster hit four threes and scored 16 points in the game and Elkins hit a pair of threes and finished with a team-high 18, but in the end North Side star Casey Prather was too much. Prather, a University of Florida signee, scored a game-high 34 points. Rod Long added 15 for North Side. In girls’ action, North Side jumped on Brighton early and won 54-36 to move to 6-0 in the district and 16-1 overall.

The Lady Indians led 18-4 after one quarter. Brighton was able to cut into the lead slightly in the second and third quarters but could not come all the way back. Monica Womack hit four threes for North Side and finished with 14 points and Jalita Fason added 17. Demiah Eaton led a balanced Brighton scoring attack with seven points. In a girls’ game Monday night, the Lady Cardinals fell to Germantown 4639. Brighton led 27-22 through three quarters before the Lady Red Devils outscored Brighton 24-12 in the fourth quarter to pick up the win. Cassie Shephard led Brighton with nine points and Eaton and Britt Sanford each scored eight. Briana Mitchell and Brandy Winbush paced Germantown with 13 points each. Brighton returns to action Friday night at Westwood and Saturday night at Covington.

Covington senior Sarah Elizabeth Cousar signs a four-year scholarship with Freed-Hardman University as a member of the Lady Lions softball team. Pictured from left to right in the front row with Sarah is her parents, Sarah and Alan Cousar. Observing in the back row are FHU head coach Todd Humphry, graduate assistant Tarrah Tucker and CHS softball head coach Martha Lawler.

CHS senior signs with Lady Lions By SHERRI ONORATI sonorati@covingtonleader.com Covington softball and soccer standout, Sarah Elizabeth Cousar, has signed with Freed-Hardeman University on a combination athletic and academic scholarship. The CHS senior will be a welcomed addition to the 141-year-old school’s softball team said head coach Todd Humphry. “We’re excited to have her,” said Humphry. “Her experience will enable her to come in and play right away. She’s a very competitive person and in addition to pitching well, she fields and bats well. She’s very versatile and she’s one of those that will be able to help us in more than one area on and off the mound.” Covington High School principal Peggy Barber, acknowledged Sarah’s athletic ability but pointed out her academic ability also. “You are getting an absolutely wonderful student who just happens to be great at athletics as well,” said Barber. “I hope that you will nurture that side of her as well.” Lady Charger softball head coach Martha Lawler had mixed feelings on

Sarah’s signing. “Actions speak louder than words and her ability on the field speaks for itself,” said Lawler. “If I could have a whole 25-member team of her we probably wouldn’t have to practice or worry about grades and I’m glad I still have her for the year. Freed-Hardman you’re getting a very special person and I don’t think you could have picked a better one.” Sarah, the daughter of Sarah and Alan Cousar, said she is happy with her selection and is glad the university isn’t too far away from home. “I am very excited,” said Sarah on receiving the full-ride scholarship and the opportunity to play softball as a Lady Lion. “The coach is one of the reasons I selected the school and it’s close enough to home. I wanted my parents to be there to see my play.” “We’re very excited for her,” said mom Sarah. “Playing ball is something she loves to do and with her academics and her athletics, she’ll be very successful in what she does.” “I am very proud of her,” said her father, Alan. “We’ll probably be burning up that highway going to watch her play.”

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Chargers stage comeback to down Milan

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The Covington Chargers defeated the Milan Bulldogs last Friday night at Castellaw Gym 62-52. It was a low scoring affair by CHS’ recent standards and well it should have been. The Milan Bulldogs put on a show for the first 13 minutes of the game. They scored 34 points, with seemingly all of them coming in the paint, grabbed virtually every rebound and

loose ball, and there were plenty, because CHS could not find the bucket and additionally, was slow to the ball all over the court. With three minutes to go in the first half, the Bulldogs had the Chargers down 17, 3114, in their own house looking gassed. From that point on, it was the Bulldogs who got gassed. With some lockdown defense and improved shooting from Cortez Foster, the Chargers went on a 15-3 run to cut the deficit at the half

to 34-29. Coming out of the break, CHS scored the first seven points of the third period to take their first lead of the game at 36-34. The Bulldogs called for time and briefly regained the lead but it would not hold as the Chargers outscored them 21-10 in the period and 3318 in the half to take the District 13 AA victory. CHS (13-7, 9-2) was able to hold Milan (11-10, 6-5) to just 21 points over the last 20 minutes of the game after they had scored 31 in the first 12

minutes. CHS’ Carl McKenzie took scoring honors in the game with 16 points. His teammate Cortez Foster stepped up for the Chargers with 13 points with three made

The same old bug-bears that have haunted the CHS Lady Chargers all season, an inability to hold on to the ball and missed free throws in the clutch, came out of the closet and got them again last Friday night as they blew a late lead to the Milan Lady Bulldogs and fell 5145 at Castellaw Gym. Covington held a five point lead entering the 4th period but could not sustain momentum as five costly turnovers, four missed free throws and

only six points in the period spelled doom in the District 13 AA contest. Both teams had been sloppy with the ball in the first half committing nine turnovers apiece. The offenses were sluggish too with each team managing only 22 points through the first 16 minutes of play. Covington (5-15, 3-8) appeared to take charge in the third period but it was a short-lived advance as their fourth period offensive melt down gave the game to Milan (8-10, 5-6). The Lady Chargers’ Dominique Ross took game

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know what I wanted to do. But little did I know I’d get caught.” And caught he did. Davis reported Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, aboard the newly commissioned USS President Franklin D. Roosevelt de- Helena (CL-50) on Sept. 28, 1939 and by clared Dec. 7, 1941 – “a date which will the time the Helena was sunk during live in infamy.” For local Tipton Coun- the Battle of Kula Gulf on July 6, 1943, ty resident, William James Davis, that Davis and his brother Rob Roy Davis, day and the months following it lives who joined the crew of the Helena on clearly in his memory and he’s written Aug. 18, 1941, had seen and fought in seven battles, including Pearl Harbor, a book about it. ABANDON SHIP! A SURVIVOR’s Guadacanal and the final battle that STORY: The Attack on Pearl Harbor, the ripped the light cruiser in three parts, Sinking of the USS Helena, Seven Addi- Kula Gulf. “After I finished boot camp I had comtional Naval Battles and My Life During World War II is Davis’ account of his ex- pleted speciality training for machinist perience as a sailor during WWII and mate, but when they assigned me to the his participation in a few of the most Helena, I found out there’s a right way history making battles the world has and a wrong way and then there’s the Navy’s way,” he said, laughing. “When ever known. I got aboard there Davis, who wasn’t any vacancies grew up in the in the machinist deCharleston compartment so they put munity, spent me in the electricians seven years on department which active duty in turned out to be the the Navy, four of best thing that could them during the have happened to war. ABANDON me.” SHIP! is a fasciIn addition nating account of to providing better enlisted life onpromotional opporboard U.S. naval tunities, Davis exwarships in the plained the electriPacific Theater cian assignments and during WWII their locations were and what it was much better also. Inlike for a young stead of being in the sailor during base of the ship as a those tumultumachinist mate, he ous times. The worked closer to the book is written main deck of the ship to give the reader which turned out to a closer underbe a good spot to be standing of what in when the Helena was going on in was hit by torpedoes. the world based “I’m glad my battle station turned on three views – Davis’ own personal out to be below the main deck because account, what was happening locally when the torpedoes hit, you are really and a world view. Known throughout Tipton County putting yourself at great risk down as Bill Jim, Davis joined the Navy after there.” Davis saw his first battle when the graduation from Byars Hall. “I went in 1938. I decided at the time Helena was moored along the pier at when I graduated from high school I Pearl Harbor. “It was Sunday morning,” reminisdidn’t have any idea what I wanted to cences Davis. “My brother was getting do,” explained Davis. “If you were going to go to college you need to have ready to go on shore and I was going some plans and I didn’t have any. So I up to get a newspaper. That was about thought the best thing was to join the 7:30 a.m. I went topside and everything Navy for four years and after that I’d was calm and clear. They were getting ready to do colors and then the first bomb fell at 7:54 a.m.” Davis said there was no advance warning giving to the ships and its crews and many men were still Above, the USS Helena anchored oﬀ Boston on June, 15 in bed. By SHERRI ONORATI sonorati@covingtonleader.com

1940. Pictured below is the actual Navy report describing the Battle of Kula Gulf that took place on July 5-6, 1943. Battle of Kula Gulf USN vs. the Japs Task Force 18: Cruisers: ST. LOUIS, HELENA, and HONOLULU Destroyers: O’BANNON, JENKINS, RADFORD , and NICHOLAS Jap Force Composition: Unknown Cruisers and Destroyers Date: July 6, 1943 Time 0157 Commenced 2130 Now on lower end of N. Georgia Island. we are steaming at 28 knots and PBY “Blackcats” are scouting for the Japs for us. 0000 Sounded general quarters. 0145 Surface contact 17,000 Yards, on starboard bow 0157 ST. LOUIS opens fire with six inch main battery 0144 A large target. 0200 Explosion observed on target. 0201 Cease fire. 0202 Shifted targets during lull 0205 Standby to reverse course 0204 Fires can be seen on several targets. 0205 St. Louis now in lead, followed by HELENA, then HONOLULU . 0206 Torpedo wake astern 0207 Torpedo wake off starboard bow. 0208 Torpedo supposedly passed under us about Turret No. 3. 0209 Commence firing again 0210 First salvo is direct hit. 0211 One enemy ship blew up 0212 Shifted targets again. 0214 Cease fire and standby for another run 0215 Target speed is now zero 0218 HELENA opens fire off port beam 0219 30 rounds per turret left 0220 Another enemy ship has blown up. 0221 Commence firing again. 0222 Cease fire. 0223 Directors 1 and 2 have lost target, they think it has sunk 0224 HELENA and HONOLULU still firing, but we can’t find any more targets 0229 Another target on screen 0230 Jap ship Burning on our starboard side. 0232 Surface target, 17,000 yards, bearing 332 degrees relative.

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0233 Several underwater explosions felt 0237 100 rounds of Powder left between Turrets 4 and 5. 0240 Target at 12, 000 yards open Fide with Star Shells. 0242 One of ours Destroyers is firing off our starboard Bow. 0245 Still Making 25 knots. Course is 232 degrees 0248 Unidentified target at 5000 yards off starboard Beam 0249 Radar No Six out of Commission 0251 Admiral Ainsworth orders Cease Fire. 0252 Heavy Underwater explosion Felt 0253 No more targets Available 0254 Speed now 28 knots. Course 290. 0255 HELENA is Dropping Back 0308 Heavy underwater explosion felt 0313 Two of our Tin “Cans” are being sent into the harbor to look for ships. Can’t locate the HELENA ....... 0319 Surface contact on screen off port Bow at 5000 Yards. 0323 Bow of a ship has been sighted, sticking straight up out of the water. It May be the HELENA. 0324 Standby to illuminate with searchlights, to look for the HELENA. 0326 HONOLULU is illuminating with searchlights now. 0327 Fifteen miles from N. Georgia Island. 0330 Searchlights have picked up object in water and report states “Sorry to report object sighted is CL-50 Helena 0331 Standby for 28 knots 0332 RADFORD is investigating what is believed to be the wreck of the HELENA. 0333 It is HELENA, she is believed to have been sunk by torpedoes 0334 No survivors picked up yet HELENA is thought to have sunk at 0308, when last large underwater explosion was felt. 0335 RADFORD and JENKINS standing by to pickup HELENA survivors. 0337 Official report Is HELENA sunk during action with enemy 0340 Speed now 28.5 knots. 0341 Destroyers report they are now in midst of survivors. 0345 Now retiring to Tulagi at 28 knots all ships in Jap task Force are believed sunk.

“There was no advance notice when Japs started bombing. None what soever. But we were in the war now.” The USS Helena was struck by a single torpedo on its starboard side approximately in the center of the ship. Historical recounts of the incident credit the ship’s survival to its crew who quickly achieved watertight integrity, keeping the ship afloat and to its gunners who prevented the enemy from attacking the cruiser again. After repairs were completed on the Helena it was sent back to the Pacific. During the Battle of Guadacanal, the crew of the Helena, including Davis and his brother, were instrumental in the saving the crew of the USS Wasp (CV-18) which was sunk by submarine torpedoes. In early July 1943, Davis found himself in the Kula Gulf, a waterway of the Solomon Islands and in a major battle between the Japanese and American forces. At approximately 3:08 a.m., the USS Helena was struck in succession by three Japanese torpedoes. “When the ship was hit, my battle station was in the back of the ship and my brother’s was up front,” said Davis. “To me in the back of the ship, the first torpedo that hit sounded like it was a bump in road, like when you hit something when in a car. My brother was on this side of the bulkhead and it knocked off 120 feet of the bow. The Helena was 600 feet long and it knocked off a slash right there in front of him. The water was filling in and he had to wade to the main deck to get off the Helena. Then there were two more bumps. Two more torpedoes hit the ship and split it in two.” Davis said he and his shipmates waited for permission to leave their battle stations and abandon ship. “There was nothing to do back there,” he said. “We had to wait on orders to abandoned your battle station and the commander came up from the aft engine room and he told us we’d better get off. That’s when we went up to the main deck and the ship leaned over and I could see the ship separating. I had a life jacket on and I just stepped off into the water.” Although Davis and his brother both survived the sinking of the Helena, it was more than 30 days before each other learned the other had survived. “I was in that water for about two to three hours before the destroyer [USS Nicholas] picked us up. But when the ship picked us up, the captain got on the line and said, ‘guys we gotta go, the Japs are coming but we’ll send another ship to you.’ They left some boats in the water for them and they got in them and stayed the night on a Jap held island. My brother was one of them.” Davis said he felt the need to write the book to ensure future generations understood and appreciated the sacri-

0348 Target Dead Ahead, and planes reported five miles astern. 0350 The “Cans” report they have picked up 400 survivors so far 0402 RADFORD reports a large ship 13,000 yards off her bow 0406 RADFORD is being attacked while picking up survivors stand by to make 180 degree turn to go back to protect the RADFORD. 0411 Two large ships coming out of Kula Gulf 0412 NICHOLAS is still picking up survivors both of the enemy ships have Opened Fire, and RADFORD seems to be in trouble. 0415 NICHOLAS has engaged the two ships and is launching a torpedo attack against them. we are closing slowly but are still to far away to help. 0417 The two ships are running, like I wish we would. 0432 Jap ships can’t be found so we are once again heading for Tulagi. 0445 All stations rest easy, RADFORD and JENKINS are still picking up survivors. 0515 Destroyers report they are finishing off the HELENA 0642 Light Ship. 0645 The screening “Cans” report O’BANNON has expended all but five Torpedoes, and NICHOLAS has expended all hers. 0700 Ninety friendly planes in the vicinity. 0730 RADFORD and JENKINS report that survivors were scattered and it took some time to get them on board. 0800 In the last 140 days we have expended 175 tons of ammo., 81,000 Gallons of Fuel Oil, firing 1100 rounds six inch, or forty three salvos of fifteen six Incher’s 0830 Twenty enemy planes over Kula Gulf, headed this way. 0900 Thirty unidentified aircraft picked up on radar. 1027 RADFORD and JENKINS are now heavily covered by our aircraft. 1030 Passed two Destroyers dispatched to pick up remaining survivors. 1130 Dropped anchor in Tulagi Harbor. 1230 RADFORD and JENKINS coming in. JENKINS transfers over 300 men to HONOLULU and RADFORD transfers 438 men to St . Louis 1630 Underway for ESPIRITU with five “Cans” pass Task Force 19 which is probably headed for Munda.

Bill Jim Davis in 1940

fices his generation went through. “I wrote it way back yonder for my family and I thought now that the present generation knows very little about what went on back then,” said Davis. “I wanted them to see what kind of life it was back then. It really was a very important time in the history of this world. With Nazi Germany and Pearl Harbor and the number of men who died. I thought they might enjoy reading about that time.” Davis hopes younger generations understand how the world was changed because of Pearl Harbor and how different life

Rob Roy and Bill Jim Davis home on leave after the sinking of the USS Helena in July 1943.

might have been for Americans if we had not be forced into WWII. “I hope they get a better understanding of the war and how it changed world history. Pearl Harbor changed history due to the fact that we were forced into the war. We had no option when you were attacked that way, America was unified like it had never been before. Germany was winning the war over there with England and if we hadn’t gotten in, there’s no telling where we would be now. Writing the book was not difficult for Davis once he was able to piece the memories back together again. “It was an interesting experience for me then but I don’t think I could do it now,” said Davis. “I’m glad I did it then and it’s behind me. It did have a major impact on my life knowing how close I came to, well, I was really close to not making it at all. Life is really like that and I didn’t realize that because when you’re young you really just think you are invincible. But after that experience I could see so many men lost their lives at Pearl Harbor. I could see that life is fragile. Everyday is a blessing and you’d better be thankful and try to do the very best you can to make life worthwhile for you and the people around you.” The Tipton County Library will be holding a book signing for Jim Bill Davis on Feb. 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ABANDON SHIP! A SURVIVOR’s STORY: The Attack on Pearl Harbor, the Sinking of the USS Helena, Seven Additional Naval Battles and My Life During World War II can be purchased at the library during the signing for $16.95. The book may also be purchased online at Amazon.com.

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I do believe she is one person who could make a sow's ear look like silk. Her store is so quaint and welcoming. Robin is always friendly and always smiling. She also has a wonderful husband, Mike, and two sons. Her mother, Ms. Martha Atkins is just as sweet and charming. I have a few people on the prayer list this week. Ms. Louise Vandergrift, Ms. Mary Sue White, Ms. Anita Baskin, Ms. Phyllis McIntosh, Ms. Dorothy Cordle, and of course all those directly or indirectly affected by the earthquake in Haiti. I do pray for those families of the lost and of the ones that probably won't be recovered in time. Have you read a good book lately? Well, you need to get out the readers, grab a throw, turn off the TV, and grab a book. Yes, a book. Our children, grandchildren, or any other young person you may influence is watching. If you don't set the example, who will? This is for parents, from someone wiser now than I used to be. Everything you do in your life will become a memory tomorrow for you and for your children. If you are concerned about decisions you may be making today think about how they will shape your childrens future. Will you look back after they turn of age and wonder (or regret) if your decisions were positive? So get out a book and encourage everyone in your home to do so. One of the books I have read lately that I can say was a very thought provoking read is Mitch Albom's, For One More Day. I read every night before I go to sleep. My book stays on my night stand and it may take me a good while to read a book but it puts my mind in a "it is time to go to sleep" state. Sometimes I may not even get a page read and sometimes I may read for an hour. I remember reading The Thornbirds for so long that my eyes were sore. And Marly and Me. I would laugh so much that Neal would say “that must be one good book, can you put it down so I can get some sleep.” I want to thank my precious angel children for the love they offer to me, and my sweet husband that puts up with me. Thank you Mim for Jeck. And to all the girls at the shop, I thank you for all you do. I'm not forgetting Millie either, love you. For another week, Debe

Brighton By Debe Simonton 268-0091 Hello my Brighton friends, This is the typical Mid-South weather we should all be used to by now. I so enjoyed last week not having to tote a coat. But as we can see we are bundling up for the wintery mix forecast. Now bear in mind that I am writing this on Monday so by the time you get the paper, we could be pulling out our shorts. Brighton Dixie Baseball will begin sign-ups on every Saturday in February. They will be signing up at the Brighton Senior Center. This week Brighton High will be testing. The Junior Writing Assessment will be given on Tuesday, Feb. 2, then on Sat. Feb. 6, the ACT test will be given at the high school. The basketball teams will be playing Friday Jan. 29 at Westwood. Then lookout. We get to travel up the road to Covington Saturday, Jan. 30. The Brighton Football Booster Club will meet Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria. Discussions on the strawberry fundraiser will be the topic. We also hope to learn about the camp the guys will be attending this year. Tonight, yes, tonight is the Womanless Beauty Review at 6:30 at the BHS gym. This is a fundraiser for the softball team. It is really hilarious to see those big guys dressed up and they also have to do a talent. I am so blessed to have such talented and creative friends. First I would like to tell everyone about my friend Carol Templeton. She can come up with ideas with just a thread of thought. We visit some of the ladies of our church once a month. Even though I am the one who is suppose to do the calling for appointments, she always takes care of this and also makes a little gift for them. And sweet, too. Not only on the inside but she sure can make some wonderful cakes. She has a wonderful husband, David, two sons, a daughterin-law, and two grands. Her mother, Mrs. Mary Baugues is a sweetheart, too. My other good friend is Robin Racine. She has a gift shop called Racine's in Munford. I tell her all the time what a great eye she has for retail.

VFW Ladies Auxiliary national president to visit Tennessee National President of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign War Jan Tittle, of South Carolina, will visit Tennessee and posts in the Nashville area. On Sunday, Jan. 31 at 5:30 p.m., she will visit VFW Post 1291, 1907 Lebanon Road, Nashville. On Monday, Feb. 1 at 5:30 p.m., she will visit VFW Post 9851, 73R New

Mary Bryan Book Club held meeting Nineteen members of the Mary Bryan Book Club met on Jan. 19 in the home of Kathy Bomar with Beth Ward as co-hostess. After the business meeting and reports of chairmen the program was turned over to Patricia Hinshaw who spoke on “Heroes.” She found too many heroes to possible tell about all of them. She began with her two grandmothers who both were shining lights to her. She then went on to Dorethea Dex and her work in women’s prisons. Other interesting hereos that Hinshaw discussed included the Women’s Temperance Society helped bring about the 18th amendment and in 1902 the rights of women. Ada Byron finally was honored for her work in 1952. In 1932 Mildred “Babe” Didrickson took part in the Olympics and in 1949 established the Womens Golf Association. Jane Goodall, was the lady who spent many years with gorillas in Africa. Patricia ended her program with the statement “some of us are heroes to someone.” After her interesting program refreshments were served during the fellowship hour.

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New Arrival Nov. 30, 2009 A son, Wesley David, was born at Baptist Hospital for Women in Memphis to Jimbo and Ashley McCraw of Brighton. He weighed nine pounds, four ounces. He is the couple’s first child. Grandparents are Karen Hayes and the late David Hayes of Covington, and Jimmy and Cathy McCraw of Munford Great-grandparents are Larry and Eunice

Randolph By Tula Starr Randolph UM Church: Homebound focus for Jan. 10 was Debbie Lloyd, a former RUMC member who lives in Ripley. Debbie's parents are Johnny and Peggy Lloyd who are serving Hyde Park and Pisgah UMC. Student focus for Jan. 10 was Houston Graham and John Dugan Lyne: Houston is in the seventh grade at MMS and he lives in Munford. Houston will turn 17 in September. His RUMC family includes mother, Beth Bowers Graham, his sister, Alex and his grandparents, John Martin and Cecilia Bowers. Houston has several special aunts, uncles and cousins who are RUMC members, too. John Dugan is in graduate school at Austin Peay and is the son of Johnny and Mitzi Lyne. John Dugan has two brothers, Benjamin and Patrick. John Dugan's RUMC grandmother is Beverly Moore. The homebound focus for Jan. 17 was Charlene Lott. She helps her sister Winkie on our prayer chain. Thanks to

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ley McCraw of Spartanburg, S.C., and the late Marceline Bryant of Drummonds.

Charlene and Winkie. Student Focus for Jan. 17 is Caroline Hayes and Benjamin Lyne: Caroline is a seventh grader at Brighton Middle School and she lives in Drummonds. Her parents are Erin and Wendy Hayes and her brother is Luke. Caroline is joined in church with her grandmother, Teresa Ballard, and her great grandmother Evelyn Ballard. Caroline will turn 13 in June. Benjamin, a student at Austin Peay State, is the son of Johnny and Mitzi Lyne. He has two brothers, John Dugan and Patrick. Benjamin's RUMC grandmother is Beverly Moore. Our homebound focus for Jan. 24: Zadie Pugh. She lived in Randolph until moving to Wesley Towers in Millington, a few years ago. Our student focus: Luke Hayes and Tyler Kramer Luke is a kindergartner at Drummonds Elementary School. His parents are Erin and Wendy Hayes, his sister Caroline, his grandmother Teresa Hayes and great grandmother, Evelyn Ballard. Luke will be 7 year old in October. Tyler is a student at

the University of South Florida. He is from a military family and plans to enter the military when he finishes college. His parents are Bill and Kathy Kramer. He is engaged to Carly Mills of Randolph United Methodist Church. The following is a recipe for Chocolate Cobbler: The original recipe calls for everything to be made from scratch. Being a cake mix doctor, I made it quick and easy. Melt two sticks of margarine in a 9 X 13 pan. Mix one box of chocolate cake with one cup milk and one teaspoon vanilla. Pour mix over melted margarine. Do not stir. Mix together in a separate bowl: one cup sugar, five-six tablespoons cocoa, sprinkle mixture over top of ingredients in pan. Do not stir. Pour two cups of boiling water into pan. Do not stir. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. This is so good......so long for now as this has made me so hungry I am going to the kitchen and make this cake. It is now 9:15.....just think I can be eating this wonderful, gooey cake by 10 p.m. Love and prayers.

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Mt. Carmel/Clopton By Elaine Watkins 476-7093 It’s a cold Monday afternoon. The wind is picking up and the “S” word is in the forecast the end of the week. Last week I missed the big snow because of a convention in East Tennessee. Well, I’m missing the convention this year and glad of it, since there is a chance of snow on that weekend again! Weird! But I have mixed feelings about the snow this week, as the Ladies Retreat is this weekend at Paris Landing and I’m afraid we won’t be able to make the drive. Probably can’t reschedule any time either, since we’ve had this reservation for a while. We’ll see . . . Sympathy is extended to former classmate Pearce Bowden in the death of his son, Jamie. His funeral was last Thursday. That family has my prayers in this terrible loss.

I haven’t seen Pearce since we got out of high school but he was my very first boyfriend, in the seventh grade at Covington Grammar School! I wish I’d gotten to the funeral to see him but I was still sick. He’s in my thoughts. I washed dishes in the dishwasher Saturday night and got up Sunday and had a washer full of water and dirty dishes. Nothing would work no lights, nothing. So I had to unload the stinky thing and wash them all in the sink. Don’t know whether to get Mark Armour out or just get a new one. We bought this one in ‘02; don’t know how long they are supposed to last. It’s always something. I’m thinking if I feed James with paper plates and plastic cups and forks (which he dislikes) he may get the idea . . . Actually, I’d forgotten that washing dishes

TCADC By Floyd Columbus Staff and service recipients will celebrate Julia and Sally's birthday on Friday, Jan. 22 with pinto beans, white beans, cornbread, greens, cake and ice cream, and ice tea. Due to the bad weather we will be celebrating the birthdays on this date. We were out for Christmas vacation on Dec. 24 Jan. 1 Everybody is glad to be back at the center. We hope everybody had a nice New Year's and Christmas holiday. The TCADC service recipients would like to thank the Garland Methodist Women's group for the $100 check that they donated to the center. We appreciate it very much. The staff, service recipients and parents, guardians want to congratulate Angie Hilton on her new position as sight supervisor. We want to thank the Martha Rebekah Circle for the towels, pot, and coffeemaker that they donated to the center last year. The service recipients are making Valentine's Day cards for their parents and guardians. We will miss Mrs. Gail White very much and thank her for the years of service to the center. We will love her and cherish her friendship very much. Staff and service recipients would like to thank Norma Columbus for sharing the cookies that she sent to the center for us to have at break time. Sam Franklin brought a movie called the Jackson Five for the staff and service recipients to watch. We appreciate him sharing the movie with us. The staff and service recipients will be celebrating Clifford Hawkins birthday with pizza, cake and ice cream, soft drinks on Friday, Jan. 29. Until next time Floyd Columbus

Gilt Edge By Bernadine McAfee Carol Lumley had a birthday Jan 13. She received cards, phone calls, and gifts. A belated birthday to Becky Womack Jan 12. On the prayer list: Karla Morgan, Mindy Tankersley, Hop Gibbons, Cordie Morgan, Patra Ballard, Nadine Kellum, Mary Gray, Arvis Fletcher, Clara McMillan, Odis Poole, Bill Stimpson, Dorothy Cook, Jada Cousar, Shaun Cousar, Brice Fite, June Glass, Megan Hobock and the folks at Kelly's Chapel Church of God (Holiness). Sympathy to the loved ones of Donna D. Kiphart, Meeks Bringle Vaughn, Jerry Norman Barmer, Theodosia Johnson Clift, Wylodine Petty, and William "Tate" Moorer. Sympathy to Peggy Rodgers Sword and family in the death of her daughter. Several years ago, I was going to Covington and stopped and asked a friend if she wanted to go. She got her purse and we left and went to the nursing home and visited them. We went to the grocery and while there she said she left some beans on the stove. I said "let's go" and we got behind some farm equipment. I kept looking for smoke but we finally got to her house. I jumped out of the truck, ran inside, and turned the stove off. They had boiled a little dry but from that day, when I ask her to go anywhere with me, I make sure the stove is turned off. I remember years ago, my sister Wilma and husband J.D. McClung and family came down from Missouri. We were on the way to the zoo in Memhis. We were riding in his closed in ice truck. We could get up next to the cab. I looked out and saw this woman driving a team of mules which were smoothing down the ground, getting ready to plant a garden. It was Ester Alsbrook on the road Mary Grace Carr lives on at the Belk place. Moviline Cousar has a birthday on Jan. 30. I would like to wish her a happy birthday. Be a cheerful checker if you know someone lives alone. Rev. A. A. Lawrence has come by my drive when snow was on the ground and cleaned it off and goes on up the road. He cleared all the snow off my porch last year. He has raised a garden and given a lot of his vegetables away. He also goes to Ripley to pick strawberries, pays for them then comes home and gives them away. He and his wife, Charlotte, have been good workers for the Lord. Flossie Pugh's daughter, Donna, who lives in Humboldt, talk on the phone on a daily basis. Flossie was making soup when I phoned her the other day. Belated birthday greetings to Kim Hodge on Jan. 13. Lisa Maughan took her mother, Carol Lumley and a friend, who celebrate the same birthday, to Olympic Steak House to eat. Happy February birthdays to Charlotte Lawrence, Andrea Newman and Patty Billings. May this be the best one ever.

by hand can be a relaxing thing. Time to reflect and think about things. Be nicer if I had a window to look out though - I look at a shelf with soaps on it and a framed card of a chicken with a peacock tail strapped onto her that says, “I Got It On Ebay!” So that’s not too bad! I went to the doctor Friday and found out the reason my eyes weren’t clearing up is because they gave me eye drops with a miacin drug in them, which I’m allergic to. So I was putting drops in my eyes twice a day that I was allergic to! They are finally getting better with no treatment. My left ear has been stopped up for about 10 days now. He cleaned it out and gave me two kinds of drops for it; it’s real red inside, he said. I hope that clears up soon as it’s affecting my hearing badly. It’s just been a rough couple of weeks. Elizabeth went to the doctor today and passed her glucose test. Got to

hear Lyla’s heartbeat. She’s really kicking now! Liz goes back in three weeks this time, then starts every two weeks. Come on, April! I went to the West Tennessee Association of Conservation Districts winter meeting last Tuesday in Jackson, riding with Bonnie Holloway. We had a good time talking on the ride there and back and enjoyed a great meal after the meeting. It was good to see everyone and hear about the plans for upcoming meetings. I did get my hair cut last Friday and it did make me feel better. James and I drove to Millington for dinner that evening. I had an appointment to give blood for LeBonheur on Saturday but called and told them what medications I was on and found out I have to wait 48 hours after finishing up the meds, so I couldn’t go. I try to do it as often as I can, especially since I missed a year after going to the Mayan Ruins in

Mexico in ‘08. I have tickets for “Jersey Boys” at the Orpheum in Memphis on the 6th of February and can’t wait. I wish my mother could have gone to that show; she loved Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Kenneth Mason received some good test results. Jenni Langston is having health problems and is in all our prayers. John Evans IV had several plantar warts taken off his feet last Wednesday and was back at church last night in a wheel chair, still in some pain. Glad he got it over with though. Delores Whaley’s mother is slowly improving and Delores was getting in last night from staying with her in South Carolina. Hope she had a safe trip. There will be a Super Bowl party at the Covington Church of Christ on the 7th. Go, Colts! The teens will be gone to Bison Daze at Harding University this weekend. I wish for

them a safe trip is it does snow. Happy birthday this week to Corban Coughlan on Jan. 25, to Libby Click on Jan. 26 and to Al Chaney and Mary Beasley on Jan. 28! Happy anniversary to Kenny and Lisa Pinner on Jan. 26 and to Scrapper and Joyce Scott on Jan. 30! “Thanks for Reading” this week goes to Diane Williams - Salute! I ordered a book about Elvis from a former friend of his, Blanche Jordan Scott, and got it signed on Saturday. Lots of pictures and a really good book. If you are an Elvis fan, call her at 358-1461. This week’s Farmer’s Almanac Quote: “Cats with their tails up and fur raised indicate approaching wind - or a dog.” I like that. Better go check on supper - cooking white beans. Yum! Stay warm, and be careful if we do get the winter weather. Until next week . . . Elaine

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prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. On Jan. 31 all men and boys Sunday school classes will meet. Missionary Kevin Hall will give a mission report from South Africa. Wednesday, Feb. 10, Dr. Eldon Martens with West Coast Baptist Chollege will be will the church. The WIN Club will have a soup and chili pot luck at noon on Saturday, Feb. 13. Several members of

the Methodist church are attending a special studies in Hollywood UMC. The Wednesday meeting dinners at 6 p.m. are followed by study, choir practice and youth and childrens program. On the prayer list: Brice Fite, Pat Lloyd, Carolyn Max, Rodney Waits, Susan McKee, Hunter Box, William Mashburn, Regina Mashburn, Seth White, Chris Lloyd, Martha Hutson, Bill Stimpson, Jewell Forbess, Fred

H. Smith, Betty Stone, Lindsey Wilson, Austin Whitiker, Jim Reynolds, Courtney Hendley, Dorothy Peel, Kay Regis, Ron Miller, Riley McClain, Clyde Currie, Sandra Ladd, Jackie McKell, Bob Presley, Frank Donavant, Keith Morris, Lil Slough, Meroam Slough, Ben Pylant, Todd Jones, Bill Parker, Doug Carter, Amy Movac, June Glass, Martha Weems, David Kemp.

837-8017 Dear readers: Last week I told you about one death among the UMCOR workers in Haiti - well, I found out this week the second one, Clinton Rabb, died after getting to a Florida hospital. At the First Baptist Church of Atoka on Saturday, Jan. 30, men’s

Jamestown DarSay Burton 476-1414 Greetings. It was all good, according to several of my sources concerning the recent celebration of our oldest resident here in Jamestown, “Mama” Jennie Lee Stewart. “Mama Jennie” who turned 91 years young on Jan. 17 was feted at her beloved church, Bright Hill M. B. along with her pastor, S. P. Cole, First Lady Wilada Cole, members and several of her own family members and dear friends. A lovely article written by Sherri Onorati of The Leader was beautifully illustrated with photos. Thank you Sherri for a job well done from all of us Jamestownities, especially Mama Jennie’s family. The Jolly Corteria Club’s January meeting was held last Thursday at 2 p.m. in the home of member, Dollie Burton Boykins of Covington. The ladies raised a special offering for our very own Posie Reed who is a resident at Covington Manor. Ms. Posie’s running for “Queen of the Manor.” What an honor. Everyone around Jamestown is striving very hard with their donations so that she’ll be crowned queen. Her oldest daughter is Mildred Reed Sherrill of Covington.

Almyra By Libby Click Hi everyone. Sorry I missed you last week. I thought the older you got, you slow down somewhat. Last week was one of the busiest we've had in a while. Not even any grandkids’ ball games. However, we did have a big ballgame. You will never guess. My son, Mike Scott, and wife, Stephanie, gave us tickets to the University of Memphis basketball game this past weekend. It was a Christmas present. We were really looking forward to it. Memphis State as I will always call it, played a terrific game. It was a big win for them over Houston. I think the final score was 91 to 77. The game was held at the FedExForum of course. The boys, Hayden, Matt and Luke all went with us. Prior to that we were given a gift certificate also for our meal. We went down to Superior Restaurant on Beale Street. Superior is

Her youngest son, Robert Reed and wife, Kathy, of Covington are also on board along with her children living away, Willie Reed of California and John Henry Reed and Bettye Reed of Chicago. Good luck Ms. Posie, you are already “our queen.” Our prayers are continued with our faithful readers in and out of our community. Bessie Cobbs, Demetrice Baker, Willie Parthenia Hodge, Doris King, Jeffery Mosley Sr., Rev. Pink Sherrill Jr., Cornell Sherrill, Theary Alston, Vernard “Big Boy” Burton, Vivian Dickerson, Joseph Heaston Sr., Posie Reed, Franklin Jones Sr., Connie and Christine Brown, Pauline Yarbrough, Jessie Lawson, Charlotta Jones, J. C. Heaston, Jessie and Juanita Heaston, Viola Jones, Eddie B. and Flossie Woods, Florene Trent, Isiah Burton Sr. and family, his wife, Willie Mae, recently lost a brother who lived in Texas; Arvis Fletcher and family, Patre Ballard, John Bunton, Rudolph Boykins and family, Ina Yarbrough, Rev. Darry Rozzell and family, Ethel Tipton, Fletcher Dickerson Sr. and family, Eula Culbreath and family, Rhonda Heaston McLin and family, Johnnie and Cleo Thompson, Joe Malone and family, Johnnie Bommar and family, Gigi Baker, Nadine Kellum, David Sneed, Charlene Sneed, Robert Smith and family, Percy White and fmaily,

of course where all of our Humes High School paraphernalia is. Many of our class pictures, graduation papers, ROTC uniforms, band equipment, individuals report cards and so much stuff I can not remember it all. It brought back so many memories. My grandsons, Hayden, Matt and Luke Scott thought it was the neatest thing to have their grandmothers and their granddad's, Jerry Scott of Murfreesboro pictures all over the place and had to get close to read everything. Charlie's Brighton High School class of 1961 had a luncheon last Friday at Old Town Hall on the square in Covington. There were approximately 23 people there. We all had a great time capturing memories. I had fun listening. Classes are so large now I hope the schools classes will be able to keep close as ours still do. Our "We The People" coalition of Tipton County met on Tuesday night in Covington.

Mildred Sherrill and family, Ruth Griffin, Caesar Burton and family and Rev. Richard Coe and family, along with loads of prayers for all of our men and women in uniform and continued prayer for the people of Haiti in their recovery efforts. President Mary Burton and teacher Willie Mae Burton were able to meet for missionary meeting this week at The Center in Jamestown. They were happy to see most of their regulars. They meet at 5 p.m. each Monday if weather permits. Happy birthday this week to Andrian Dowell, Alexa Johnson, Kaitlyn Hill, Rosonia Burton on Jan. 26, Johnny Stewart, Sonja Carruthers, Kara Tharps on Jan. 29 and to Vera Burton Stokes on Jan. 31. If you’re celebrating yours this week, have a happy birthday. Jamestown Community Health Organization is still collecting dues of $25. The funds go towards the upkeep of Dickens Cemetery in Jamestown and the college scholarship fund. Donations are needed. See Jessie Cooke, Joann Bell, Willie Mae Burton, Minister Pearl Andrews or Pam Cobbs Springfield. This is it for now, remember, “Life’s achievements can sometimes come unexpectedly, so it pays to strive in order to achieve your goals.” Until next time.

However, our number has grown so since our first meeting. We have changed the location now to the old Rollies Skating Rink out at the north end of Covington. We will now be meeting at 7 p.m. the third Monday night of each month. Please come join us as we are trying to work to save our rights under the Constitution. I don't have a bulletin from Sharon or Salem this week; however, I do have a birthday calendar from Salem. Happy birthdays from last week through this month go to: Heather Gray, Matt Patton, Currie McIntyre, Debbie Stewart and Elizabeth Baum. Hope they were and are the greatest. In closing, we ask prayers for the family of Colonel Antonio "Tony" Lopez. As he passed on Jan. 18. He was retired United States Air Force. He leaves his beloved wife, Ruth Lopez, his four children and their spouses and nine beautiful grandchildren. There are not suffi-

cient words to express the dedication that this man express and accomplished in everything he ever became involved with in his lifetime. Tony flew 286 combat missions in Vietnam. He received many medals including 12 air medals. After serving 27 years of service he retired in Covington. He proudly served in the administration of President George H. W. Bush as a special assistant to the president and director of the White House military office as well as associate director of the federal emergency management agency. He served as secretary for development and public relations for the Catholic Diocese of Memphis. That's only a beginning. It was my privilege to work with Tony several years back in the Republican Party. He was a remarkable man and leaves a remarkable history. Have a great week everyone and try and stay warm and off the ice. Hopefully it want last long.

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on December 8, 2006, by Zachariah Belmont to Rob V. Budhwa, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, under Book No. 1315, Page 45, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for MSAC 2007-SEA1; and WHEREAS, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trustee for MSAC 2007-SEA1, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, February 4, 2010,commencing at 10:00 AM at the North Door of the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Tipton County, Tennessee, to wit: Beginning at a found iron pin being the southeast corner of the Robert McKnight property as recorded in Deed Book 270, Page 194, also being the northeast corner of the Thomas Barton property as recorded in Deed Book 497, Page 178 and located in the west R.O.W. line of North Maple Street; thence southwestwardly along the north line of Thomas Barton, also the north line of the East Norfolk property as recorded in Deed 218, Page 314, also being the south line of Robert McKnight, South 89 degrees 00’00” West, along the general alignment of partial wood fence, 251.07 feet to a fence corner at an old dead tree being the southwest corner Bethel property as record in Deed Book 202, Page 225, thence northwestwardly along the west line Robert McKnight, also being the east line of T. Bethel, North 57’ 49” West, along the general alignment of a chain link fence, 70.00 feet to a fence post being re-entrant copper of Robert McKnight, also being the northeast corner of T. Bethel and in the South line of the Alberta Eaton property as recorded in Deed Book 267, Page 374, thence southwardly along a reentrant line of Robert McKnight, also being the south line of the Alberta Eaton, South 89 degrees 38’ CJ” East, along the general alignment of an old fence, 90.97 feet to a fence post being an interior corner of Robert McKnight also being the southeast corner of Alberta Eaton; thence northeastwardly along an interior line of Robert McKnight, also being the east line of Alberta Eaton, North 05 degrees 20’ 58” East, along the general alignment of an old wood fence 22.00 feet to an exterior corner of Robert McKnight, also being the southwest corner of the J. Bauques property as recorded in Deed Book 520, Page 38; thence southeastwardly along the north line of Robert McKnight, also being the south line of J. Bauques, North 89 degrees 56’ 38” East, 201.25 feet to the northeast corner of the Robert McKnight property, also being the southeast corner of J. Bauques and in the west R.O.W. line North Maple Street; thence southeastwardly along the west R.O.W. line of North Maple Street being 30 feet west of the centerline, 5 00 degrees 10’ 31” East 85.00 feet to the point of beginning and containing 0.48 acres. Being the same property conveyed to Robert B. McKnight and wife, Christovia I. McKnight, by deed as recorded at Book 270, Page 194, of the Tipton County Register’s Office on 3/16/1962. Being the same property conveyed to Roger Dale Hunt, and Wife Carol Sue hunt by Deed at Book 574, Page 219, on 01/26/1987, at the aforesaid Register’s Office. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 411 North Maple Street, Covington, TN 38019 CURRENT OWNER(S): Zachariah Belmont The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o PLG Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 (ext. ) File No.: 604.0927681TN Web

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated JUNE 17, 2003, executed by KENNETH OWENS (A/K/A KENNETH W. OWENS) AND WIFE ALESHIA D. OWENS, to MONTE S. CONNELL, Trustee, of record in RECORD BOOK 1075, PAGE 573, in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instrument of record in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness described, the entire indebtedness having been declared due and payable by U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010, AT 1:30 P.M., AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE TIPTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN COVINGTON, TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in TIPTON County, Tennessee, to wit: PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF TIPTON, TENNESSEE: LOT 132, ROLLING MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, SECTION “E” AS RECORDED IN PLAT CABINET “D”, SLIDE 91 IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TN AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A FOUND IRON IN THE WEST LINE OF ANDY DRIVE BEING 283.13 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF MEADOWLARK COVE AND BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 133; THENCE SOUTH 41 DEGREES, 57 MINUTES, 33 SECONDS WEST ALONG ANDY DRIVE, A DISTANCE OF 57.00 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVE; THENCE ALONG A CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A RADIUS OF 325.0 FEET, A DISTANCE OF 43.43 FEET TO A FOUND IRON BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 122; THENCE NORTH 55 DEGREES, 41 MINUTES, 53 SECONDS WEST, A DISTANCE OF 224.90 FEET TO A FOUND IRON BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 122; THENCE NORTH 41 DEGREES, 57 MINUTES, 33 SECONDS EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 135, A DISTANCE OF 130.27 FEET TO A FOUND IRON BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 133; THENCE SOUTH 48 DEGREES, 02 MINUTES, 27 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 220.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO KENNETH W. OWENS (A/K/A KENNETH OWENS) AND ALESHIA D. OWENS, HUSBAND AND WIFE, TENANTS BY THE ENTIRETIES, BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 10, 1997, OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 814, PAGE 728, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 235 ANDY DRIVE, DRUMMONDS, TENNESSEE 38023. MAP 145C GROUP F PARCEL 005.00 THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEASES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE IN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: FIRST HORIZON HOME LOAN CORPORATION THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

Public Notices This day, January 12, 2010. This is improved property known as 235 ANDY DRIVE, DRUMMONDS, TENNESSEE 38023. J. PHILLIP JONES, Substitute Trustee J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SUITE C-205, NASHVILLE HOUSE ONE VANTAGE WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37228 (615) 254-4430 14jan3w

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated JULY 02, 2007, executed by SHANNON WALLS AND CRYSTAL WALLS (A/K/A CRYSTAL D. WALLS), HUSBAND AND WIFE, to NLC, INC., Trustee, of record in RECORD BOOK 1351, PAGE 924, in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instrument of record in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness described, the entire indebtedness having been declared due and payable by FORECLOSED ASSETS SALES AND TRANSFER PARTNERSHIP, as provided in said Deed of Trust, I. J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010, AT 1:30 P.M., AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE TIPTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN COVINGTON, TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in TIPTON County, Tennessee, to wit: PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF TIPTON, TENNESSEE: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF LOCUST AVENUE (40 FEET WIDE) A DISTANCE OF 307.7 FEET EASTWARDLY AS MEASURED ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF LOCUST AVENUE FROM ITS LAGENT INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF MUNFORDGILDEDGE ROAD; THENCE SOUTH 82 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST A DISTANCE OF 9.9 FEET ALONG THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF LOCUST AVENUE, THENCE CONTINUING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST LINE OF LOCUST AVENUE A DISTANCE OF 90.1 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 13, THENCE SOUTH 19 DEGREES 45 MINUTES WEST ALONG THE LINE DIVIDING LOTS 12 AND 13 A DISTANCE OF 414.0 FEET TO A POINT IN THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF THE SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 85 DEGREES WEST ALONG THE BOUNDARY LINE A DISTANCE OF 101.0 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH 19 DEGREES 28 MINUTES 24 SECONDS EAST A DISTANCE OF 436.24 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ACCORDING TO SURVEY DATED JUNE 18, 1991 BY LARRY L. CAMPBELL TENN. LIE NO. 665, 866 RIDGEWAY LOOP ROAD, MEMPHIS TN 38120. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO SHANNON WALLS AND WIFE, CRYSTAL WALLS (A/K/A CRYSTAL D. WALLS), BY DEED DATED JULY 2, 2007, OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 1351, PAGE 922, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 69 WALNUT ROAD, MUNFORD, TENNESSEE 38058. MAP 082 PARCEL 030.34 THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY. HIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEASES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE IN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NONE OF RECORD THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO

COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This day, January 12, 2010. This is improved property known as 69 WALNUT ROAD, MUNFORD, TENNESSEE 38058. J. PHILLIP JONES, Substitute Trustee J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SUITE C-205, NASHVILLE HOUSE ONE VANTAGE WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37228 (615) 254-4430 14jan3w

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE TENNESSEE, TIPTON COUNTY DEFAULT having been made in the terms, conditions and payments provided in certain Deed of Trust executed by Dennis G Mitchner to Lawyers Title, Trustee dated July 21, 2006 in the amount of $165,000.00, and recorded in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee in Deed Book 1289, Page 584, (“Deed of Trust”); and, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust having been last transferred to U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee by assignment; and, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee, as the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust (the “Owner and Holder”), has appointed as Substitute Trustee the undersigned, , any of whom may act, by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; therefore, NOTICE is hereby given that the entire amount of said indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, or a duly appointed attorney or agents by virtue of the power and authority vested by the Appointment of Substitute Trustee, will on Thursday, February 4, 2010 commencing at 12:00 PM at the front of the Tipton County Courthouse in Covington, Tennessee; sell to the highest bidder for cash, immediately at the close of sale, the following property to-wit: Lot 18 Victoria Estates, Section B, as recorded in Plat Cabinet E, Slide 169, of the Tipton County Registers Office to which reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot. Subject to subdivision restrictions at Book 859, Page 693, and building lines and easements as recorded at Plat Cabinet E, Slide 169, of the said Registers Office. For source of title to the undersigned see deed recorded at Book 1172, Page 268, in the Registers Office of Tipton County, Tennessee. Map & Parcel No.: 095LC018.00 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 155 Lindsey Marie Lane, Munford, Tennessee 38058 CURRENT OWNER(S): Dennis G. Mitchner SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: N/A OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property; as well as any prior liens or encumbrances as well as priority created by a fixture filing; and/or any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities` right to redeem the property, as required by 26 U.S.C § 7425 and T.C.A. § 67-1-1433. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust. Substitute Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. MCC TN, LCC 250 East Ponce De Leon Avenue Suite 600 McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 www.mccurdycandler.com File No. 09-02197 /CONV Ad Run Dates: 1/14/2010, 1/21/2010, and 1/28/2010 THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE AND SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the terms and conditions of payments, pursuant to a certain Deed of Trust executed by Troy Eugene Rhea, Jr. and Patricia Darlene Rhea, husband an wife, tenants by the entirety, to Martin

Thursday, January 28, 2010 • THE LEADER • B7 F. Thompson, Trustee, dated the 25th day of April, 2005, and being of record in Book 1207, page 406, Register’s Office for Tipton County, Tennessee, referred to herein as the deed of trust, which conveyed certain real property, appurtenances, estate, title and interest therein in trust to secure the indebtedness described therein, which indebtedness is now due and unpaid and has been declared in default by the lawful owner thereof, HSBC Mortgage Services, Inc. Appointment of Substitute Trustee having been duly executed by the holder of the note and beneficiary of said Deed of Trust, and appointing William Timothy Hill as Substitute Trustee. NOW, THEREFORE, I, William Timothy Hill, Trustee, pursuant to the said Deed of Trust, having been requested by the owner and holder of said indebtedness so to do, by virtue of the authority and power vested in me by said deed of trust and appointing of Substitute Trustee will on the 4th day of February, 2010, at 12:00 noon, on the front door of the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash (or credit upon the indebtedness secured, if the holder is the successful purchaser) the following described property located in Tipton County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot 157, Section H, in Blaydes Estates Subdivision as recorded in Tipton County Register’s Office, Plat Cabinet C, Slide 140 and being more particularly follows: Beginning at a point in the north line of Jaimes Road, said point being a common corner of lots feet to a 158 and 157; eastwardly along said north line a distance of 100.02 feet to a corner of Lot 156; thence northeastwardly along the line dividing lot S156 and 157 a distance of 42577 feet to a point in lot 162, thence southwestwardly along the line dividing Lot 162 and 161 from Lot 157 a distance of 195.44 feet 00 corner of Lot 158; thence southwestwardly along the line dividing Lots 158 and 157 a distance of 336.78 feet to the point of beginning. BEING the same property conveyed to Troy Eugene Rhea, Jr. and Patricia Darlene Rhea, husband and wife, by Deed recorded 11/3/94 in Book 735, page 217, in the Register’s Office for Tipton County, Tennessee. This is improved property known as 282 Jaimes Lane, Atoka, Tennessee. If there is any discrepancy with the street address, the legal description will control. The sale is subject to liens, easements, encumbrances, property tax and other matters, if any, which are prior in right to the lien of the deed of trust subject of this foreclosure and declared to be in default by the lawful holder thereof. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder will be deemed the successful bidder. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Other interested parties: Wells Fargo Financial Bank This 12th day of January, 2010. William Timothy Hill, Substitute Trustee Insertion Dates: 1/14/10 – 1/21/10 – 1/28/10

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured by that certain Real Estate Deed of Trust for Tennessee executed on January 15, 1999, by Deborah L. Ferrell, a single person to David Seivers, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 856, Page 517, recorded February 17, 1999, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed(s) of Trust is the United States of America, acting by and through the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”); and WHEREAS, USDA, the current owner and holder of said Deed(s) of Trust appointed Harriet Cannon as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed(s) of Trust; and NOW THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed(s) of Trust by USDA, and Harriet Cannon as Substitute Trustee, or duly appointed agent, pursuant to the power, duty, and authorization in and conferred by said Deed(s) of Trust, will on Friday, February 12, 2010, commencing at 10:00 A.M. at the north door at the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest bidder either for cash or 10 percent of the high bid price as a non-refundable deposit with balance due within ten (10) days of sale, (and if such balance goes unpaid, USDA will retain the deposit and reforeclose) the following described property lying and being in the 6th Civil District in Tipton County, Tennessee to wit: Lot 2, Section “A” Kincaid Estates as shown on plat of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 112B and 113 to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property. Being the same property conveyed by Ronald Dean Vandiver and Julia Gray Vandiver to

Deborah L. Ferrell a single person, by deed of record in Deed Book 856, Page 515, in the said Register’s Office. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 185 Joe Joyner Road Atoka TN 38004 CURRENT OWNERS: Deborah L. Ferrell The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Citifinancial, Inc and Beneficial All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed(s) of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. Publication Dates: 01/14/10, 01/21/10 and 01/28/10 Substitute Trustee Harriett Cannon 85 G Stonebrook Place Jackson TN 38305 http//www.resales.usda.gov

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Sale at public auction will be on Friday, February 19, 2010, at 10:00 AM prevailing time at the Front (North) Door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee. VA Loan #202060506542. The owner of the debt is Midfirst Bank. Realty to be sold under the provisions of a Deed of Trust executed by Stephen A. Kerber & Tracie C. Kerber, husband and wife, Grantors, is located in Tipton County, Tennessee and designated as: Lot 33, Section A, Phillips Manor Estates as recorded in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 132 in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a found iron post in the south line of Phillips Road 790.69 feet east of the east line of Sunnyside Road; thence south 89 degrees, 45 minutes, 56 seconds east along the south side of Phillips Road, 159.63 feet to a found iron post; thence south along the east line of said subdivision, 272.89 feet to a found iron post; thence north 89 degrees, 45 minutes, 56 seconds west, 159.63 feet to a found iron post in the southeast corner of Lot 32; thence north along the east line of Lot 32, 272.89 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to subdivision restrictions at Plat Cabinet B, Slide 132 and amended at Book 731, Page 98 and building lines and easements at Plat Cabinet B, Slide 132 of the Tipton County Register’s Office. Also subject to Amendment of Phillips Manor Estates as recorded in Record Book 1163, Page 976 in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennesse. improved and known as 181 Phillips Road, Brighton, TN. Deed of Trust recorded in Record Book 1056, Page 240, Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee. Terms of sale will be public auction, for cash, free and clear of the rights of homestead, redemption and dower, and the rights of Stephen A. Kerber & Tracie C. Kerber, husband and wife, and those claiming through them, subject to any accrued taxes and restrictions which may be of record in the said Register’s Office. ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute Trustee pursuant to Appointment of Substitute Trustee of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee ARNOLD M. WEISS, Attorney at Law Weiss Spicer Cash PLLC 208 Adams Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38103 (901) 526-8296 File # 1882-083323-FC Published: January 14 January 21 January 28 Midland Mortgage/Stephen Kerber

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B8 • Thursday, January 28, 2010 • THE LEADER

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Public Notices indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed(s) of Trust by USDA, and Harriet Cannon as Substitute Trustee, or duly appointed agent, pursuant to the power, duty, and authorization in and conferred by said Deed(s) of Trust, will on February 10, 2010, commencing at 10:00 AM. at the north door at the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest bidder either for cash or 10 percent of the high bid price as a non-refundable deposit with balance due within ten (10) days of sale, (and if such balance goes unpaid, USDA will retain the deposit and re-foreclose) the following described property lying and being in the 6th Civil District in Tipton County, Tennessee to wit: Lot 47, Section B, Pickard Subdivision, as shown on plat of record in Plat Cabinet G, Slides 75 & 76-A, in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property. Being the same property conveyed to Karen Faye Yarbrough by deed of record in Deed Book 1196, Page 220, in the said Register’s Office. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 251 Rosiland Millington TN 38053 CURRENT OWNERS: Karen Faye Yarbrough The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed(s) of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. Publication Dates: 01/14/10, 01/21/10 and 01/28/10 Substitute Trustee Harriet Cannon 2043 Highway 51 South Covington TN 38019 http//www.resales.usda.gov

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated MARCH 10, 2006, executed by WILLIAM D. RAMSEY (A/K/A WILLIAM DEAN RAMSEY, SR.) AND LINDA RAMSEY (A/K/A LINDA J. RAMSEY), HUSBAND AND WIFE, to BRASFIELD & BRASFIELD, Trustee, of record in RECORD BOOK 1265, PAGE 475, in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instrument of record in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness described, the entire indebtedness having been declared due and payable by U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, N.D., as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2010, AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON), AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE TIPTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, IN COVINGTON, TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in TIPTON County, Tennessee, to wit: PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF TIPTON, TENNESSEE: LOT 337, SECTION ‘O’, BLAYDES ESTATES SUBDIVISION AS RECORDED AT PLAT CABINET D, SLIDE 169, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SAID PROPERTY. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO WILLIAM D. RAMSEY (A/K/A WILLIAM DEAN RAMSEY, SR.), A MARRIED MAN, BY DEED DATED JUNE 21, 2001, OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 952, PAGE 700, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. ALSO, BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED FROM WILLIAM D. RAMSEY (A/K/A WILLIAM DEAN RAMSEY, SR.) TO WILLIAM D. RAMSEY (A/K/A WILLIAM DEAN RAMSEY, SR.), FOR HIS LIFE, WITH THE REMAINDER TO LINDA J. RAMSEY (A/K/A LINDA RAMSEY), HIS WIFE, BY QUIT CLAIM DEED DATED APRIL 10, 2007, OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 1335, PAGE 351, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 92 ELIZABETH DRIVE, ATOKA, TENNESSEE 38004. MAP 128N GROUP A CONTROL MAP 128K PARCEL 337.00 THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT

TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEASES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE IN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: LINDA J. RAMSEY (A/K/A LINDA RAMSEY); MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR MOREQUITY INC. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This day, January 19, 2010. This is improved property known as 92 ELIZABETH DRIVE, ATOKA, TENNESSEE 38004. J. PHILLIP JONES, Substitute Trustee J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SUITE C-205, NASHVILLE HOUSE ONE VANTAGE WAY NASHVILLE, TN 37228 (615) 254-4430 21jan3w

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed March 6, 2008 by Kenneth Murphy and Kim Murphy, husband and wife as community property to Steven Holmes & Associates, P.C., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of Tipton County, Tennessee, in Record Book 1386, Page 749 and Modified in Record Book 1442, Page 251, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in the said Register’s Office, and the owner of the debt secured, Midfirst Bank, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Friday, February 19, 2010 commencing at 10:00 AM, at the Front (North) Door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit: Situated in County of Tipton, State of Tennessee. Lot 46 of Quito Estates, Section “B”, as recorded in Plat Cabinet “C”, Slides 46 & 46A in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot. THIS CONVEYANCE ALSO INCLUDES the manufactured home described below located at the below-referenced address is permanently affixed to a foundation and will assume the characteristics of site-built housing: Year: 2001; Make: Southern Homes; Model: AK 604 40 3; Serial Number: NTA 111897 & NTA 113; Width/Length: 28 X 40 Property Address: 39 South Cooper Drive, Millington, TN. All right and equity of redemption, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute Trustee Weiss Spicer Cash PLLC 208 Adams Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38l03 90l-526-8296 File # 1882-083309-FC Published: January 21 January 28 February 4 Midland Mortgage/Kenneth Murphy

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust dated June 19, 2007, recorded in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, in Record Book 1349, page 214, (“Trust Deed”) Yarbro Land Partnership, composed of Lee Yarbro, Ron Yarbro, S. Wyatt Yarbro, Sanford Yarbro Estate, A.C. Yarbro Estate, and David Yarbro Estates conveyed to Matthew Daniels, Trustee, the real estate hereinafter described, to secure the payment of certain indebtedness therein described; and, WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by the Trust Deed, and Clayton Bank and Trust, Covington the lawful

holder of the note evidencing the indebtedness has declared the entire balance due and payable; and WHEREAS, Charles C. Exum was appointed Successor Trustee by instrument appearing of record in Record Book 1463, page 562 in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that on Friday, February 12, 2010 o’clock 1:00 p.m., at the front door of the Court House in Covington, Tennessee, I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, and except to the extent prohibited by law, the Grantor waived all current and future homestead exemption, curtesy and dower, appraisement and marshalling of liens and assets rights relating to the Property, and to the extent not prohibited by law, the Grantor expressly waived all equitable and statutory rights of redemption as set forth in the Deed of Trust described above as to the following real estate, lying and being in Tipton County, Tennessee, and more particularly described as follows: 286 Montgomery Road: Description of a 5.91 acre partition of the Yarbro property being a part of the same property as recorded at Deed Book 678, page 360, in the Tipton County Register’s Office. Said property being located on the north side of Montgomery Road and situated in the 3rd Civil District of Tipton County, Tennessee. Beginning at the southwest corner of the Yarbro property, Deed Book 676, page 360, of which this 5.91 acre partition is a part, and being the easternmost corner of O.E. Yarbro and being in the centerline of Montgomery Road, also being located south 49 degrees 38 minutes 22 seconds west, 1624.81 feet from the intersection of Montgomery Road and Elm Grove Road; thence along the west line of the Yarbro property and the east line of O.E. Yarbro, with the following courses: north 56 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west, a distance of 133.32 feet; south 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west, a distance of 72.60 feet; north 46 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west, a distance of 161.70 feet; north 60 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west a distance of 116.82 feet; north 38 degrees 45 minutes 00 seconds west, a distance of 211.20 feet; north 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds east, a distance of 75.24 feet; north 27 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds west, a distance of 256.74 feet; north 22 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west, a distance of 245.52 feet to the westernmost corner of the Yarbro property and a interior corner of 0.E. Yarbro; thence southeastwardly along the east line of this 5.91 acre partition, south 49 degrees 45 minutes 43 seconds east, a distance of 1208.18 feet to the southeast corner of said partition, being in the centerline of Montgomery Road; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of said road, south 44 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds west, a distance of 147.15 feet to a angle point; thence continuing along said centerline, south 55 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds west, a distance of 91.74 feet to the point of beginning and containing 5.91 acres, more or less. However, there is to be excepted from this 5.91 acres that portion occupied by the right-of-way of Montgomery Road. Description taken from Record Book 1246, page 297. No opinion is rendered as to the accuracy of the legal description. Being the same property conveyed to David Lee Yarbro, by deed appearing of record in Book 686, page 176, in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee. The street address of the property is 286 Montgomery Road, Burlison, TN 38015. 6838 Munford Giltedge Road: Lying and being in the Fourth Civil District of Tipton County, Tennessee, to-wit: Beginning at a stake in the center of the Munford and Gilt Edge road south 62 west 177 feet from the east line of W.E. Murphy’s 45 acre tract; thence south 1 degree west 315 feet to a stake; thence south 89 degrees west 146.5 feet to a stake; thence north 6 degrees west 227 feet to a stake in the center of the Munford & Gilt Edge blacktop road; thence with the center of same north 62 degrees east 197 feet to the beginning containing 1.00 acres. Description taken from Record Book 1246, page 297. No opinion is rendered as to the accuracy of the legal description. Being the same property conveyed to S. Wyatt Yarbro and wife, Teresa Yarbro, by deed appearing of record in Book 479, page 6, in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee. This property is known as 6838 Giltedge Road, Burlison, TN 38015. Said property will be sold by me as Successor Trustee only and subject to any unpaid taxes and assessments and all valid restrictions, covenants or easements, if any, of record on said property, and subject to any and all other liens having priority over the Trust Deed. The Successor Trustee reserves the right to make oral announcements at the time of the public sale which shall apply to the terms of the sale. The Successor Trustee may postpone any sale hereunder to another time or place by so announcing to all present at the time and place of the sale scheduled herein, without the necessity of any further notice whatsoever. INTERESTED PARTIES: S. Wyatt Yarbro, Teresa Yarbro, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., David Lee Yarbro, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee of Taylor, bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., Yarbro Land partnership, a Tennessee partnership composed of Lee Yarbro, Ron Yarbro, S. Wyatt Yarbro, Sanford Yarbro Estate, A.C. Yarbro Estate and David Yarbro Estates. Charles C. Exum, Successor

Trustee Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, P.L.C. 105 South Highland Jackson, TN 38301 731-423-2414 DATES OF PUBLICATION: January 21, 2010, January 29, 2010, February 4, 2010.

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE TENNESSEE, TIPTON COUNTY

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

DEFAULT having been made in the terms, conditions and payments provided in certain Deed of Trust executed by Amy Hart and Christopher M. Hart to Monte Connell, Trustee dated September 28, 2000 in the amount of $92,140.00, and recorded in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee in Deed Book 915, Page 409, re-recorded in Book 934, Page 842, (“Deed of Trust”); and, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust having been last transferred to GMAC Mortgage, LLC by assignment; and, GMAC Mortgage, LLC, as the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust (the “Owner and Holder”), has appointed as Substitute Trustee the undersigned, , any of whom may act, by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; therefore, NOTICE is hereby given that the entire amount of said indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and the undersigned as Substitute Trustee, or a duly appointed attorney or agents by virtue of the power and authority vested by the Appointment of Substitute Trustee, will on Thursday, February 18, 2010 commencing at 12:00 PM at the front of the Tipton County Courthouse in Covington, Tennessee; sell to the highest bidder for cash, immediately at the close of sale, the following property to-wit: Lot 182, Section E in Park Place Subdivision as recorded in Tipton County Registers Office, Plat Cabinet E, Slide 181 and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the South line of Connecticut Avenue, said point being a common corner of Lots 181 and 182; thence Eastwardly along said South line a distance of 85.01 feet to the Northwest corner of Lot 183; thence southwardly along the line dividing Lots 182 and 183 a distance of 105.77 feet to a point in the South boundary line of the Subdivision; thence Westwardly along said South line a distance of 27.30 feet to a point in Lot 174; thence Westwardly along the line dividing Lots 174 and 182 a distance of 57.78 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 181; thence Northwardly along the line dividing Lots 181 and 182 a distance of 106.90 feet to the point of beginning. There is a 10.0 foot utility easement along the North and South property lines as shown plat of survey. Subject to Subdivision restrictions at Book 860, Page 609 and building lines and easements of record at Plat Cabinet E, Slide 181 of the Tipton County Registers Office. Being the same property conveyed to Grantor(s) at Book 915, Page 407 in the Tipton County Registers Office. Map & Parcel No.: 111AE-049.00 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 111 Connecticut Avenue, Munford, Tennessee 38058 CURRENT OWNER(S): Christopher M. Hart and Amy Hart SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, CACV of Colorado, Midland Funding LLC assignee of Emerge Mastercard OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, however, the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The sale will be held subject to any unpaid taxes, assessments, rights-of-way, easements, protective covenants or restrictions, liens, and other superior matters of record which may affect said property; as well as any prior liens or encumbrances as well as priority created by a fixture filing; and/or any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities` right to redeem the property, as required by 26 U.S.C § 7425 and T.C.A. § 67-1-1433. The sale will be conducted subject (1) to confirmation that the sale is not prohibited under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and (2) to final confirmation and audit of the status of the loan with the holder of the Deed of Trust. Substitute Trustee reserves the right to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. MCC TN, LCC 250 East Ponce De Leon Avenue Suite 600 McCurdy & Candler, L.L.C. (404) 373-1612 www.mccurdycandler.com File No. 08-16496 /FHA Ad Run Dates: 1/28/2010, 2/4/2010 and 2/11/2010 THIS LAW FIRM IS ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR AND IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on September 16, 2005, by Richard C. Bradley and Melissa C. Bradley to Monte. S Connell, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, under Instrument No. 1231, Page 236, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JANUARY 1, 2006 GSAMP TRUST 2006-HE1; and WHEREAS, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2006, GSAMP Trust 2006-HE1, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, February 18, 2010, commencing at 12:00 PM at the North Door of the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Tipton County, Tennessee, to wit: Exhibit “A” Description of Lot 52 of the Highlands Subdivision, Section C as recorded in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 83, in the 6th civil District of Tipton County, Tennessee. Beginning at a found iron being the Northwest corner of Lot 52 of the Highlands Subdivision, Section C as recorded in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 83, also being the Southwest corner of Lot 10, and in the East Rightof-Way Line of Aberdeen Drive; thence Northeastwardly along the North line of Lot 52, also being the South line of Lot 10, North 84 Degrees 03 Minutes 01 Seconds East, 195.00 feet to a found iron being the Northeast corner of 52, also the Southeast corner of Lot 10, and in the West line of Lot 54; thence Southwestwardly along the East Line of Lot 52, also being the West line of Lot 54, South 03 degrees 44 minutes 21 seconds West, 148.46 feet to a found iron being the Southeast corner of Lot 52, and the Northeast corner of Lot 53 thence Northwestwardly along the North line of Lot 52, also being the South line of Lot 53, North 86 degrees 28 minutes 16 seconds West, 191.79 feet to the Southwest corner of Lot 52, also the Northwest corner of Lot 53, and on the Right-of- Way line of Aberdeen Drive; thence Northeastwardly along the West line of Lot 52, also being the East Right-of-way line of Aberdeen Drive, being 60.00 feet wide, North 03 degrees 31 minutes 44 seconds East 116.35 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing approximately 0.58 acres. However, there exists a utility easement being five (5) feet wide and parallel to the West line of Lot 52, and a drainage easement, being ten (10) feet wide an parallel to the East line of Lot 52. Being the same property conveyed to Grantor(s) herein at Book 1231 page 234 of the Tipton County Register’s Office. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 44 South Aberdeen Drive, Munford, TN 38058 CURRENT OWNER(S): Richard C. Bradley and Melissa C. Bradley The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: American Mortgage Services, Inc. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o PP Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 (ext. ) File No.: 416.0703598TN Web Site: www.msplaw.com Insertion Dates: 01/28/10, 02/04/10, 02/11/10

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on November 2, 2006, by Jeffrey Taylor and Lesa Taylor to Danny Goulder, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, under Book 1308, Page 182, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Bank of America, National Association as Successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2007, GSAMP Trust 2007-H1; and WHEREAS, Bank of America, National Association as successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as trusee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2007 GSAMP Trust 2007-H1, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or his duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in him, will on Thursday, February 18, 2010, commencing at 10:00 AM at the North Door of the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Tipton County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot 445, Williamsburg Estates Subdivision, Section M, as recorded in Plat Cabinet H Slide 151 in the Tipton County, Register’s Office to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property. Subject to the subdivision restrictions at Book 1212, Page 95, building lines and easements at Plat Cabinet H, Slide 151, and easement to Southwest Tennessee at Book 1211, Page 254, in the Tipton County Register’s Office. Being the same property conveyed to Grantor(s) herein at Book 1308, Page 180 of the Tipton County Register’s Office. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 113 Hummingbird Loop, Atoka, TN 38004 CURRENT OWNER(S): Jeffrey Taylor and Lesa Taylor The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, this sale shall be subject to the right of redemption by the TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, TAX ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, pursuant to T.C.A. 67-1-1433(c) (1) by reason of the following tax lien(s) of record in: Book 16, Page 340. Notice of the sale has been given to the State of Tennessee in accordance with T.C.A. 67-1-1433(b)(1). SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Ford Motor Company c/o Stone& Hinds, PC OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o PP Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 (ext. ) File No.: 416.0817170TN Web Site: www. msplaw.com Insertion Dates: 01/28/10, 02/04/10, 02/11/10

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed October 25, 2004 by Denise Robins, unmarried to Danny Goulder, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of Tipton County, Tennessee, in Record Book 1170, Page 466, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in Record Book 1397, Page 833, in the said Register’s Office, and the owner of the debt secured, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, As Trustee For Ffmlt Trust 2005-Ff2, Mortgage PassThrough Certificates, Series 2005-Ff2, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Friday, February 26, 2010 commencing at 10:00 AM, at

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www.covingtonleader.com the Front (North) Door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit: Situated in County of Tipton, State of Tennessee. Lot 18, Woodlawn, Section C, Phase 2, as recorded in Plat Cabinet B, Slides 156A & 157, in the Tipton County Register’s Office to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot. Subject to the subdivision restrictions and building lines and easements at Plat Cabinet B, Slides 156A & 157, in the Tipton County Register’s Office. Property Address: 144 Madonna Drive, Brighton, TN. Other Interested Parties: First Franklin Financial, a division of National City Bank of Indiana; Gault Financial, LLC All right and equity of redemption, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute Trustee Weiss Spicer Cash PLLC 208 Adams Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38l03 90l-526-8296 File # 7001-083486-FC Published: January 28 February 4 February 11 Home Loan Services/Denise Robins

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed September 27, 2007 by Todd Wayne Stewart and Stefanie Nicole Stewart, husband and wife to Steve Holmes & Associates P.C., as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of Tipton County, Tennessee, in Book 1378 Page 893, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in Book 1438 Page 477, in the said Register's Office, and the owner of the debt secured, Midfirst Bank, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Friday, February 26, 2010 commencing at 10:00 AM, at the Front (North) Door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit: Situated in County of Tipton, State of Tennessee. Lot 84, King Farms, Section C, as recorded in Plat Cabinet G, Slide 29, in the Register's Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, to

MUNFORD MINI STORAGE It is hereby given that on the 8th of February, 2010 at 8:00 A.M. the following will be sold at Munford Mini Storage, 82 Munford Ave. Munford, TN 38058 BIN NUMBER NAMES Ayers, Allen L-15 Billings, Carl F-19 Blizzard, Sonya I-4 Bowles, Stormy T-3 Bradshaw, Brandy Q-2 Burdin, April N-8 Erb, Patricia W-17 Feicht, Alan T-28 Ference, Brandy S-19 Gillihan, Sheila P-21 Hughes, James H-10 Jones, Tina F-16 Knight, David P-15 Lilly, Martin T-27 Marvin, Albert C-6 Pugh, Kristion R-10 Ramsey, Jennifer V-41 Sakalaskas, Mary W-3 Sansone, Kathy U-6 Taber, Timothy J-9 White, Candy V-42

Tenants may satisfy their indebtedness anytime prior to the sale.

Public Notices

which plat of reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot. The manufactured home described below located at the below referenced address is permanently affixed to a foundation and will assume the characteristics of site-built housing: 2007 Lexington Homes 2809 Serial Number LH01062526. Property Address: 82 King Farms Loop, Brighton, TN. All right and equity of redemption, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute Trustee Weiss Spicer Cash PLLC 208 Adams Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38l03 90l-526-8296 File # 1882-083375-FC Published: January 28 February 4 February 11 Midland Mortgage/Todd Stewart

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE ROBERT CHRISTOPHER TOLBERT Plaintiff, Vs. NO. 27,521 KELLIE NICOLE PROCTOR TOLBERT Defendant.

NOTICE OF PUBLICATION IN THIS CAUSE, it appearing from the Complaint For Divorce, which is sworn to, that the address and whereabouts of Defendant, Kellie Nicole Proctor Tolbert, cannot be ascertained upon diligent search and inquiry. It is ordered that said Defen-

dant, Kellie Nicole Proctor Tolbert, file an Answer in the Chancery Court of Tipton County at Covington, Tennessee, and with Plaintiff’s attorney, Jeffery L. Stimpson, P. O. Drawer H, Munford, Tennessee 38058 on or before Monday, March, 22, 2010, or Judgment by Default may be entered and the cause set for hearing ex parte. It is further ordered that this notice be published for four consecutive weeks in The Covington Leader, a newspaper published in Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee. This 15th day of January, 2010. Judy Billings Clerk 21jan4wp Jeffery L. Stimpson #11699 Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Drawer H 1512 Munford Avenue Munford, TN 38058 (910) 837-0108

NOTICE TO CREDITORS R. D. NO P2746 ESTATE OF Jerry Thomas Hamblin. (Deceased) Notice is hereby given that the 21st day of January, 2010. Letters of Testamentary in the respect of the estate of Jerry Thomas Hamblin, deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery NOTICE TO FURNISHERS OF LABOR AND MATERIALS TO: Kelcris Corporation PROJECT NO.: 98047-4103-04 CONTRACT NO.: CNG357 COUNTY: Tipton The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make ¿nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to ¿le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must ¿le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 03/12/10.

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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT UPCOMING ACTIVITIES AT THE PLUM POINT ENERGY STATION LOCATED IN OSCEOLA, ARKANSAS. BEGINNING THE WEEK OF JANUARY 10 CONSTRUCTION PERSONNEL AT THE PLUM POINT ENERGY STATION WILL COMMENCE CLEANING OPERATIONS CALLED “STEAM BLOWS” TO THE STATION’S STEAM SYSTEMS PRIOR TO COMMERCIAL START UP. STEAM BLOWS CONSIST OF FORCING HIGH-PRESSURE STEAM THROUGH THE PLANT’S STEAM SYSTEMS’ PIPING TO CLEAN THE SYSTEM. EACH STEAM BLOW WILL CREATE A LOUD NOISE SIMILAR TO THE SOUND OF AN AIRCRAFT JET ENGINE LASTING APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE. DO NOT BE ALARMED BY NOISE OR FROM STEAM COMING FROM THE PLUM POINT STATION. STEAM BLOWS WILL OCCUR SEVERAL TIMES PER DAY OR NIGHT FOR THE NEXT TWO TO THREE WEEKS. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS TYPE OF CLEANING OPERATION WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THE ENTIRE OPERATION OF THE POWER PLANT. THE 665-MW PLANT IS NEARING COMPLETION AND WILL HELP MEET YOUR ELECTRICITY NEEDS NOW AND IN THE FUTURE. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Tom Kaczmarski at 870-762-3703 (O) or 210-422-2412 (M)

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Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against his estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above named Court within the earlier of four months from notice or 12 months from decedent’s date of death, otherwise their claims will be forever barred. This 28th day of January, 2010. Teresa Gale Standgidge, Executrix 28jan2wp Tipton County Chancery Court Judy Billings, Clerk and Master 1801 S. College St., Suite 110 Covington, TN 38019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS R. D. NO P2745 ESTATE OF Norma J. Koehler. (Deceased) Notice is hereby given that the 21st day of January, 2010. Letters of Testamentary in the respect of the estate of Norma J. Koehler, deceased,

were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her estate are required to file same with the clerk of the above named Court within the earlier of four months from notice or 12 months from decedent’s date of death, otherwise their claims will be forever barred. This 28th day of January, 2010. Edward F. Koehler, Executor 28jan2wp Tipton County Chancery Court Judy Billings, Clerk and Master 1801 S. College St., Suite 110 Covington, TN 38019

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE The Covington Housing Authority has developed its FY2010 Agency Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. It will be available for review at the Authority’s Office located at 1701 Shoaf Street, Covington, TN. The Authority’s hours of operation are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. In addition, a public hearing will be held on March 25, 2010 at the Authority’s office at 10:00 AM. Everyone is invited.

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BEER NOTICE The following has applied for a license to sell beer for on premises consumption in Tipton County:

Individual Name: Kenneth Randall Finley Business Name: Tango’s The Business is located at 5847 Atoka Idaville Rd., Brighton, TN 38011 and the nearest church is Sharon Church situated approximately 5917 feet from the establishment.

185 Joe Joyner Road Atoka TN 38004 Minimum Bid: $45,837.00 (or best offer above minimum bid) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY. 5 rooms, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, central air . This description is believed to be correct to our best understanding. DATE & TIME OF SALE: 02/12/2010 AT 10:00 am PLACE OF SALE: North door at Tipton County Courthouse FOR INFO CONTACT: 731-668-2091

A hearing will be held on this application Monday, February 8, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. in the office of the Tipton County Executive, Jeff Huffman.

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS SECTION 00012 Sealed bids for Brighton Heights, the general renovation of six (6) housing units for Project No. TN041-06, Brighton Development will be received by The Covington Housing Authority, 1701 Shoaf St., Covington, TN 38019 on Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at 10:00 a.m., and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. The estimated construction cost of the project is between $200,000 and $210,000. The Information for Bidders, Bid Form, Form of Contract, Drawings, Specification, and Forms of Bid Bond, Performance and Payment Bond, and other contract documents may be examined at the following locations: Ledford Engineering and Planning, LLC; The Covington Housing Authority; the West Tennessee Plan Room in Jackson, Tennessee, F.W. Dodge Corporation of Memphis, and the Tennessee Office of Minority Business Enterprise, located in Nashville, TN. Bidding documents may be obtained from Janice Campbell at the office of Ledford Engineering and Planing, LLC, 11762 Douglass Street, Suite 101, Arlington, TN 38002, (901) 867-7800. A deposit of $200.00 is required from prime bidders for one set of Bidding Documents. Prime bidders tendering a bonafide bid, except the successful Contractor, will be refunded their full deposit upon return of the Bidding Documents in good condition within 14 days after bid opening. Prime bidders not tendering a bonafide bid will be refunded $100.00 upon return of the Bidding Documents. ALL BID DEPOSIT CHECKS OR DRAFTS SHALL BE MADE PAYABLE TO THE COVINGTON HOUSING AUTHORITY. Extra sets of Bidding Documents will be furnished to prime bidders for a deposit of $200.00, one-half, $100.00 of which will be refunded if the bidding instruments are returned within 14 days after bid opening. Make check payable to Covington Housing Authority. A deposit of $200.00 is required from subcontractors and materials suppliers for each set of Bidding Documents. Subcontractors and materials suppliers will be refunded $175.00 of their deposit upon return of the Bidding Documents in good condition within 14 days after bid opening. Partial sets will not be issued. Make check payable to Covington Housing Authority. All bidders must be licensed Contractors as required by the contractors Licensing Act of 1976 (TCA Title 62, chapter 6) of the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee. No bid will be opened unless the outside of the sealed envelope containing the bid provides the following information: 1. The Contractor’s license number, the date of the license’s expiration, and a quotation of that part of his classification applying to the bid. 2. The license number, expiration date thereof, and license classification of the subcontractor applying to the Bid Form for electrical, plumbing or heating, ventilation or air conditioning in excess of $25,000. If the subcontract does not exceed $25,000 for the above mentioned categories, the general contractor must certify to this effect, in writing, on the outside of the bid envelope. In the case joint ventures, this information must be provided by each party submitting the bid. Each bidder must deposit with his bid security in the amount of 5 percent of the bid. Bid Bonds and Performance and Payment Bonds must be secured by a guaranty or surety company listed in the latest issue of U.S. Treasury Circular 570 and shall be within the maximum amount specified for such company in said Circular 570. The “Bid Bond” and the “Performance and Payment Bond” must be issued by a surety company authorized to do business in the state where the project is located, and must be listed in U.S. Treasury Circular No. 570. Attention is called to the fact that the minimum salaries and wages set forth in the Contract Documents must be paid on this project. The Contract will be subject to the “Section 3” Clause, see Document 00715 General condition, Article 40, calling for utilization of low-income businesses and individuals from the project area where feasible. Bidders must comply with the President’s Executive Order Nos. 11246 and 11375, which prohibit discrimination in employment regarding race, creed, color, sex, or national origin. Bidders must comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Anti-Kickback Act, and the contract Work Hour Standard Act. Bidders must certified that they do not, and will not, maintain or provide for their employees any facilities that are segregated on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, or national origin. Attention is called to the goals and timetables for minority and female participation. The right is reserved to reject any or all bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding. No Bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Attention is called to the fact that The Covington Housing Authority is not an Indian Housing Authority. WALK THROUGH AND PREBID CONFERENCE A Prebid Conference at the CHA Office will be held for the purpose of answering questions Bidders may have and to consider any suggestions they may wish to make concerning the project at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 4, 2010. Immediately following the Prebid Conference, a walk through of the project will be held by the Owner. 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Date set for driver safety class The first AARP Driver Safety Course of the year will be offered Feb. 23 and 24 at BancorpSouth, 815 Hwy 51 in Covington. The Course is geared to Seniors 50 years old and above. It covers defensive driving, rules of the road, Tennessee laws, automobile safety and physical changes that seniors experience. The cost is $12 for

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Byars Hall class of 1960 met Jan. 24, to organize and set things in motion for their 50th class reunion. All available classmates are encouraged to attend the upcoming planning sessions to be held on Sunday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, March 21, at the Covington Country Club. The date for the reunion is Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010 at the Covington Country Club. Please submit any contact any contact information to ByarsHall60@yahoo.com. Classmates pictured are, seated left to right, Michael Cates, Class President, Mary Molder Culver; Standing left to right are Judi Grugett Murray, Sarah Johnson Byrd, Camille Baxter Whitley, Linda Deverell HuďŹ&#x20AC;man and Sandra Thomason Eberle.

would like to wish all of you a very happy birthday and hope and pray your day is a very special one. Birthdays are getting more precious to me the older I get. My dear Mother, Opal Morton, used to say that all the time and now I know exactly what she was talking about. Matter of fact, theres a lot of things my Mom and Dad told me as I was growing up that make a lot more sense now than they did then when they told me. I suspect every one of us are finding that more true every day of our lives. The old saying is true as well, â&#x20AC;&#x153;live and learnâ&#x20AC;?! Mr. Jerry Fuller is a happy man now that he knows his friend Ms. Sue Miles is doing better. We all love you Ms. Sue and miss you so much. Our condolences go out to Mr. Billy Worrell in the death of his great nephew-inlaw. He battled his illness for a very long time. Our

Burlison By Eddie Kellum 476-2683 Hello from Burlison. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been quoting from one of Glen Beckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book over the past few articles. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be surprised how many people are not aware of whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on in our government and how bad things are getting. History repeats itself and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we need to remember and study it. Our government, our economy and our educational system is failing the American people. I wish we could just all slow down for a bit and make some hard decisions about what needs to be done. One person always thinks they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a difference and that may be the case but if you put a lot of people together a change can be made. Look at what just happened in Massachusetts. They were reliably a democratic state. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want President Obama and the Democratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; health care bill shoved down the throats of the American people so they voted someone in that said his vote would be against the health care bill. Will

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greatest sympathy to his dear wife, who stayed by his side day and night until his death. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so proud of Ms. Polly White as she has joined our Bingo once again. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even walking up to the fellowship hall, with Mr. Jimmy right by her side I might add!. Yeah Ms. Polly! Ms. Flo is doing well. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had one of our staff members to take up a bunch of her clothes since sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lost so much weight, but boy, are we glad she is doing so much better. She looks great. Since the weather has been nice you can almost count on seeing Mr. Kenny Hughey and Ms. Jane Sherrod out walking the sidewalks quite frequently. Next thing you know, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be enjoying â&#x20AC;&#x153;buttercups.â&#x20AC;? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also glad that Ms. Mary Moffatt is doing so much better. She was under the weather there for a while. Speaking of being under the weather, Ms. Tricky Hoffman has

he do what he says? I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, but regardless the people werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happy with what was going on so they changed it. I wish I knew the answer for the government, the economy and all the problems of our nation. It certainly seems that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not through the two party systems that hold our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political offices. I think most of you would agree that all elected officials in our government need to understand that â&#x20AC;&#x153;We the peopleâ&#x20AC;? are the ones that they need to make happy. I do know a few things we can personally do. We can pray for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will to be done in our country. We can try to be a better person and therefore a better American. We can look after each other and try to help our neighbors. These are and always have been principals that Americans have lived by. Most importantly the Lord tells us â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereby shall men know that you are my disciples, that you love one anotherâ&#x20AC;?. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the noise weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been hearing in the Burlison area? Have you heard that roaring rumble that sounds like jet engines? It seems like the noise is getting louder every day if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible. Paula said the noise kept

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been as well. Please keep her in your prayers, but, praise the Lord, she is doing better now! Just thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d give you a little update on how some of our folks are doing or whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on with them. I may try and do that from time to time. After all, this is news from Dunlap Retirement Center. Ha! Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let you go without reminding everyone we have plenty of room for more folks out here. Two out of the three people that were going to rent the apartments are not going to get to come. One found a place closer to her daughter, which I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blame her at all, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like that better myself. Then the other one is going to buy a new home, so congratulations to her. But we have rooms in the retirement buildings and apartments for rent as well. If you know of anyone that no longer needs to live alone, please let me know. Until next week, God bless you all and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to give somebody a hug.

her up this past Saturday night for around 3 hours. Mom and Dad said they got very little sleep for the entire night. A lot of folks have said they thought it was an earthquake when they first heard it. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been told that the noise is coming from a new power plant in Arkansas. I know it sure is loud and it sure will be awful if it runs round the clock. I want to thank everyone for continuing to ask about my Momâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health. I guess almost every week someone is asking me about her. Your concern means so much to us. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been seven months since her surgery and three months since the chemo treatments ended that landed her back in the hospital. Mom still has bad days, but thanks to the Good Lord hearing prayers from all of you, she is having more and more good days. Thanks for reading and if you have any information for future articles you can reach me at 901476-2683 or email me at kellumeddie@yahoo.com. Until next time, have a great week. Eddie Kellum

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