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Aerial photos show flooding at Richardsons and Duvall landings Mississippi River last week; the river is usually lower than the treeline. Photo courtesy Constable Mike Osborn.

River crests, begins to fall THE GREAT FLOOD OF 2011

Officials put damage estimates at $1.68M, expect federal disaster declaration By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com

ith the cresting of the Mississippi River early Tuesday morning, emergency management officials said the major threat of flooding has passed for Tipton County. At approximately 2 a.m., the Mississippi crested at 47.87 feet in Memphis, reaching the highest point at which it was expected to rise during the historic flood. The record was set at 48.7 feet in 1937. “The water’s already going down,” said emergency management director Tommy Dunavant. “I wouldn’t say we dodged it,

River flooding has reached an estimated half mile inland at Coon Valley Road. This photo was taken near the road’s intersection with Hwy. 59. Photo by Echo Day

but the bluffs really saved Tipton County.” At Richardson’s Landing Tuesday afternoon, water was at least 20 feet higher than is normal, reaching to the top of the bluff and over the section of Hwy. 59 that still remained intact. The highway once extended out several hundred yards farther than it does now, but the river eroded the bluff – and the highway – away over the last several decades. “It’s never been up there in my lifetime,” Dunavant said. Nearby, Duvall Landing has been submerged for more than two weeks. The river now covers Coon Valley Road an estimated SEE FLOOD, A2

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Day of Prayer service held at courthouse By TYLER LINDSEY tlindsey@covingtonleader.com

TDOT workers plant trees at Austin Peay Elementary School last week in response to a letter from second grader Hannah Grace Henderson, left. Photo courtesy Jenifer Waits

Environmentalism takes root with young student By TYLER LINDSEY tlindsey@covingtonleader.com Environmental awareness is becoming an increasingly relevant issue among the adult population nowadays. However, let it be know that this ideal is far from being lost on the much younger demographic. On Thursday, May 5, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) joined Hannah Grace Henderson and her second grade class at Austin Peay

Elementary School to plant trees on the school’s property. It all started when Hannah wrote a letter to TDOT last fall, expressing concern about the trees that had been cleared as part of a construction project on State Route 14 near her school. “We passed some men cutting trees down on Highway 14 clearing the land and she got very upset,” said mother Mindi Henderson. “She was adamant that I pull over and tell them to stop.” Jenifer Waits, who teaches cre-

ative writing to Hannah gave her students a writing assignment on a topic of their choice. Sure enough, Hannah wrote on the eliminated trees and her displeasure at such acts. In her letter, Hannah said, “I do not like the way you are cutting down the trees in front of my school. I like birds and you are destroying their home. Please stop right now.” “It’s a surprising thing to come from a second grader,” said Mindi.

At noon on Friday, May 6, Tipton County citizens met on the Covington Court Square to bow their heads in prayer together for each other and for the nation in celebration of National Day of Prayer. Though figures were asked to pray on a podium for the entire group, organizers say the aim was to engage in this reflection together as citizens of a community. “We purposely don’t recognize the persons leading prayer,” said Pat Ennis. “We felt the emphasis should be on the Lord and prayer requests and not on the person leading.” As Ennis said, it’s safe to say those attending had an outward viewpoint in being a part of the event. Tipton County mayor Jeff Huffman gave a greeting and read the president’s proclamation and pledge. Zach Cook prayed on families and Bill Face directed his two to churches and military. Sheila Nelson prayed for education and Gina Conner and Charles Ennis prayed about media and businesses respectively. Debbie Moody, Ennis’ co-organizer, finished up by praying for our government. “Debbie and I pray for months for God to direct us to the person He has given a passion to about each category,” said Ennis. “I just felt led to pray on families because they are the backbone of society,” said Cook. “I’m a husband and a father and I know that it’s in our families that the most important relationships lie.” In their second year of organizing the event, the two worked closely with Jeff Huffman and the event is sponsored by Patriot Bank. Brenda

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Continued from A1 half a mile to the road’s intersection with Hwy. 59. Several roadways have been closed due to flooding from both the Mississippi and one of its tributaries, the Hatchie River, which flows through northwestern Tipton County east into Haywood County. Last week, off-duty firefighters from Covington sandbagged a residence on Herring Hill in Drummonds. Dunavant said the sandbags never got wet. The major concerns remain with the bluffs, levees and safety of residents. “The bluffs are still full and we still have the levees, which we’re monitoring,” he said. County executive Jeff Huffman said the Army Corps of Engineers will take a survey boat and double check the levee between Duvall Landing and the Corps’ slab field. “That’s a private levee that blew in the ‘70s and the river tried to change its course,” Huffman said. “We don’t know how bad it is because it’s under water, but there’s a possibility it could create another island.” On Wednesday, Dunavant submitted a $1.68 million damage estimate, which only covers roadways, bridg-

Agricultural impact With the amount of rainfall the area’s seen this spring, farmers say they’re already having a hard time planting. The flood is making it more difficult for some. “The rain has kept everyone out of the field,” said farmer David Templeton. Templeton does not farm land in the river bottoms, but said farmers who do can expect a late crop of soybeans as their best bet this year. Booker T. Leigh, director of the University of Tennessee Extension office in Tipton County, said the flood has caused a big loss. “There have been 250 farms affected, 75 with physical damage,” he said. “We have 70,000 acres affected and we’re almost past the date (to plant).” In addition to the loss of a lot of corn that was planted prior to the his-

toric flood, Leigh reported $750,000 in damage to farm equipment. Impact to the islands The islands – Reverie and Corona, which lay on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River following a sudden and violent change in course in the late 1800s – did not fare as well as the rest of the county. In aerial photographs taken by constable Mike Osborn, water can be seen enveloping residences at Corona as well as the second story of Brandywine Island Lodge, a private hunting and fishing club on Brandywine Island, near Corona. Huffman and Dunavant said longtime Corona residents JoAnn Moore’s home is built to withstand floods and protect personal property within the residence, but water flooded the first floor last week. She evacuated by boat. Huffman said the water is 20-25 feet deep at Corona. Less than 20 residents live on the islands. Looking forward In the coming days, as the river begins to recede, more accurate damage estimates will be made. Dunvant said the faster the water recedes, the more damage the area will see. “The faster it goes down, the more washout you have.”

It is expected to begin dropping one foot per day, beginning next week. It is possible that the Mississippi will be swollen into early June. Rain is in the forecast for the weekend, but Dunavant said it is not likely to cause additional flooding. “We’re watching the areas around the Hatchie and the tributaries, but the river’s going down and we’re in good shape.”

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es and public infrastructure; he expects a federal disaster declaration. “Other counties have had more individual damage, so they were declared first,” Dunavant said. “Our damage is just a drop in the bucket compared to them.” The damage to farmland and Tipton County’s agriculture industry, as well as infrastructure still under water, has yet to be determined.

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Continued from A1 “But it’s not surprising that it came from Hannah. That’s just the type of person she is.” Waits shortly got in touch with Mindi encouraging them to send it to TDOT. After moving up through district offices to Nashville headquarters, the letter prompted TDOT officials to respond to young Hannah on this issue. The correspondence explained plans to come to her school at Austin Peay Elementary along with the board’s permission to plant trees, letting Hannah even plant her own. “She will be a big environmentalist I think,” said Mindi. “She plants her own garden and is a strong animal lover and when she thinks something is wrong she is very determined to correct it.” When asked if Hannah is satisfied, Mindi responded with a laugh and said, “She feels better, but she still wishes they hadn’t cut those trees down.”

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Top, Carole Mathis leads the Covington High School choir in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Total Praiseâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thou, O Lordâ&#x20AC;? as well as the national anthem during the National Day of Prayer service Friday. Above, Nancy Peeler, Grace Phelps and Dawn Johnston pray with others on the courthouse lawn. Photos by Tyler Lindsey

Wrather helps by placing signage around the county. In addition to prayer, the Covington High School choir contributed their talents with a couple of songs for the event. Led by Carole Mathis, the group rendered Richard Smallwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Total Praiseâ&#x20AC;? and Carol Cymbalaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thou, O Lordâ&#x20AC;? as well as the National Anthem. When asked about the student choir, Mathis answered with much enthusiasm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The students want to do this every year and beg to be a part of it,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It stirs my soul to see them want to be a part of this so badly. It all goes along with my personal philosophy that music is probably the only school subject with eternal value. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s with much passion that I do this.â&#x20AC;?

Court square construction wrapping up By TYLER LINDSEY tlindsey@covingtonleader.com For months now, passers-by have been steering around construction equipment and torn up pavement at Covingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s court square, but they wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be for much longer. City officials look for the project to be complete in the coming weeks. The $1.8 million project began more than four years ago when Russell Bailey was Covingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mayor. It has been funded almost entirely on federal dollars, much of which was allocated by State Representative Speaker Emeritus Jimmy Naifeh. Covington Mayor David Gordon reported that the plan was designed to make the Square more pedestrianfriendly and to attract new businesses and new customers to the location. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since the project was begun, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had many of people stopping through comment on how much the renovations have improved the Square and the courthouse.â&#x20AC;? According to Gordon, the only thing left to fully finish is brickwork with-

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be completed in a shorter amount of time than expected. This concern took surface as a result of the recent substantial amount of precipitation and storms sitting over Covington within the last 45 days which stretched its timeline longer than the original 180 days. In the coming couple of weeks, Gordon, city officials and contractors will take a walk through of the finished construction sites before the project is

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‘Summers and winters scattered like splinters’ I am only 23 years old. To some, that’s old; to many, I’m just a whipper-snapper. But, how ever one looks at it, I can still “remember when.” Practically no matter how young the age, people like me will always talk about the past, beginning by saying, “Back in my day...,” and go on to explain IN HIS OWN WRITE how things were better when T YLER LINDSEY they grew up. As I enter my mid-twenties, I find myself speaking in this voice. Recently, my hindsight has been redirected to a time further back in Tipton County’s history, to a time I refer to as, B.T., or “before Tyler.” A couple of years ago, my family found a photographic treasure trove of glimpses into the past: boxes and boxes of film slides from the 1950s and 1960s. These slides are actual freeze-frames of ‘56 Chevys, horn-rimmed glasses and drugstore fountain drinks. As these Tipton County scenes unfolded, they displayed legendary images of recognizable, but startlingly different faces and places. Having not lived through these years, the slides conjured up an imagination of a long forgotten past. But I can still relate. As decades come and go, so do certain aspects of a town. Paint chips and bricks fall; pavement breaks and crumbles; businesses come and go and so on. These structural changes to an area, to Tipton County, signify time passages through which those who lived during them look and wonder where the years have gone. In my short lifetime, one area in particular has shown this trend and has evolved into a city hub totally different from the time when I was young. Finding old Kodachrome Transparency slides of what the Covington Court Square looked like during the early 1960s threw my observation into a deeper understanding. Resurfacing the festivities of a ByarsHall High School homecoming parade around 1963, the photograph (pictured at right in “From the Vault”) initially suggested to me that the square and the people immortalized in the image were alien to the square I grew up loving. The people and places in these photos were certainly different from anything I knew, right? For someone born in 1987, I felt estranged from this scene of the “good ol’ days” dated 24 years before my birth. As I looked on through more photos of the parade, I came to another sudden realization: these people aren’t really that different at all. Some of them I’ve even known well in their later years and don’t call them strangers at all. Examining them further, if I switched the businesses and bricks and the paint and pavement, the image could describe the same pep rally I went to nearly every year of my upbringing. Whether I was eagerly awaiting feeling “cool” as I, in middle school, went with my high-school aged brother and sister or whether I made the fashionably late appearance at my senior year’s rally, each of them was memorable. And each of those are echoes of the ones that passed 40 years prior. What the photos really show is that the fun atmosphere and friendly people I grew up with and who make Covington and Tipton County the fascinating place it is were the exact same type of people who busied these streets so long ago. What the photos say is that Tipton County has always harbored the way of life that knows how to live and love. And that makes me happy to live here.

Fair winds and following seas It’s hard to believe that know why we do it. I’d I retired from the Navy like to think that our only two years and a month motive for being sepaago. I was going through rated from our family is some documents and to defend the safety and came across a freedom of all, speech I wrote, which includes but could not those we love speak myself, and hold dear. at my retireThat is part of ment ceremony it, but there April 5, 2009. is something After 25 years more. I just of service, here can’t quite put were my most my finger on it. inadequate, but The grueling JIM HARDIN parting words training, loss of to those present privacy, long to see me “go ashore” for days and lonely nights, the last time: I suppose should turn “Sometimes I just don’t anyone away from miliSEE HARDIN, PAGE A5

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WILDCAT PRIDE The self-proclaimed “big wheel in the conference,” the annual Byars-Hall High School homecoming parade takes its usual trip around the Covington Court Square, stopping on the west side for the pep rally. The event, which took place almost 50 years ago, is similar to the continuing tradition that goes on today. In the photograph, a float shows a BHHS football player spinning a wheel with the names of every school in the conference on each of its spokes. “Covington is the big wheel in the conference” is written on it and it is being pulled by a tractor.

Just pile up some more memories Would you like to ride in my little red wagon? Does anyone remember any color for a wagon, except red? If it wasn’t red when you first got it, changes are coming soon. Skipping through the hog lot and searching the barn over, finally a gallon of the world famous barn red would appear. Friends it wasn’t that simple. No way could you just walk in a barn, reach down and extract anything and I do mean anything, you desired. I suppose all country farmers had a special place for discarded items. Usually broken tools, bent plow points or cracked handles of a turning plow possibly from hitting a stump in the middle of a field. Going back in time about a hun’ert years that’s exactly what happened. I was so little most of the time I tried to stay out of the way so I wouldn’t get run over. Daddy was working on a broken wagon hub caused by hitting a hidden hole when loaded with a million bushels of corn. Daddy was a little upset, to put it mildly. It’s a good thing Preacha’ Edwards didn’t walk up and surprise Daddy ’cause he probably would have gotten his ‘ears burned’ (as we say in the Illustrious South). As Daddy was bending, twisting and turning, he gazed through a crack in the barn wall.

to repair three years ago. Yep! On the pile. The slop bucket half full of nails that been turned over and now rusting from laying in the manure now getting eaten alive. Beloved when is the last time anyone has taken a tour of the old home place and ventured in the past, recalling how it was back then? Very fond memories. Forget the sweat and hard work. Have you thought about how many beautiful barns there were a hun’ert year ago? It’s almost a sin to have a barn any more. At one time it seems the barns were in better shape than the houses. Where can you go to find an old barn still in good shape? Just one more time would you like to walk and open the sagging door that always slammed against the side of the barn? Shake the corner frame to check for durability. Step inside the stable and freeze in time? What do you see? Possibly a million treasured moments when you were a rug rat spending time with your friends. It’s sad to say, but the youngsters now a days have no idea what a barn is and probably could care less. But some of us still care. Gone, but not forgotten!! Anybody ‘wanna’ Buy a Mule? Where? Why in the Stall in the OLD Barn….GLORY!

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Coming across the store still usable items? field was the ‘hand’ and No way would any the team of mules. In country farmer th’ow the middle of the after- away anything. Why? noon was not the time You never knew when to come to the well and it would come in handy. get a drink. I found out Mr. Solon would remind later why? The turning ‘Rabbit’, just throw that plow was laying down, over in the pile. The dragging and kicking up same for Emerson, with the hot, miserable dust. instructions from Mr. The hand was walking Eugene Instinctively, very, very slowly off to each knew where the pile the side, so the plow was strategically located. wouldn’t buck and jump, Maybe a plow line that possibly hitting him on had been frayed by a the leg. He was going as mad and scared bull. If slowly as possible with- someone was going to out backing dehorn me, I’d up. yank and snatch Daddy met fiercely, just like him at the gap old Ferdinand. and wanted to N e i g h b o r, know, “why when the barbed ain’t you cutwire had to be ting ground?” replaced what The hand did we do? explained Why, just roll it looking down up, tie it off and and studying a SOUTHERN RAISIN' wait for a rainy O TIS G RIFFIN split, half rotten day. Wouldn’t corn cob. “Yess Suhhh, those city slickers have I done hit a stump and fun getting untangled bent the point.” I can from the barbs? Don’t hear Daddy now. “Well forget the milk bucket Lawd have mercy, how that Bessie stepped in in the world could you and bent. The pile is getdo that?” “There ain’t ting bigger. The bottom but one stump in that of the sweet feed buckforty acre field and you et finally rusted out, so couldn’t go ’round it?” chunk it on the pile. How Continuing, “a blind about the leather stretchman coulda’ seen ’at.” ing and the bit needing a Daddy was boiling mad brad hammered back in and followed with, “now place. To the pile. I ‘gotta’ go over to blackThe crowbar I had been smith Jones and get this searching for was hangstraightened out.” I reck- ing on a sixteen penny on this has happened to nail in clear open sight. every farmer at one time But I couldn’t find it for or ’nuther. looking. The old corn Can anyone reminisce scoop with the broken with this special place to handle we were going

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Readers’ Views ‘Relay for Life a success’ I attended the Relay for Life event Friday night at Cobb-Parr Park. I am a 10-year breast cancer survivor and I have to say the moving of this event to Covington to the park was the best. It was a great turn out with beautiful weather and wonderful food under the tent. Our walk around the field was wonderful and I just loved every bit of it. I have to give my grateful thank you to each and every one who worked on this to put this together. I loved it and hope it continues to be at the park at a time when the temperature is not so hot and the elderly won’t have to walk so far from eating to the walk area. Hats off to all. It means so much to the survivors. Sincerely, Paulette Copeland Covington

STILL THE SAME A BHHS Wildcat float makes its way around the square in the 1960s. Decked out in decorations relevant to the homecoming theme, the float shows how eager students are to show their school pride, a tradition that continues today.

Financial Focus: Own a Small Business? Consider These Retirement Plans By EDWARD JONES Special to The Leader For a variety of reasons, many people, particularly those in the baby boom generation, are considering retiring later than they might have originally planned. If you’re in this group, you’ll want to take full advantage of those extra working years by contributing as much as you can to a retirement plan that can help you build resources, defer taxes and, ultimately, maximize income. And if you own a small business, you’ve got some attractive plans from which to choose. Let’s look at two of these retirement plans — the “owner-only” 401(k) and the defined benefit plan. If you have no employees other than your spouse or a partner, you can establish an “owneronly” 401(k), also known as an individual 401(k). This plan offers many of the same advantages of a

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Continued from A4 tary service. When considering the benefits, the pay is not as bad as some think, but you sure won’t move up the rich ladder. You cannot make longterm plans like most families, and in a time of national crisis, you must be ready to be torn from your home at a moment’s notice. Why do we tolerate such a life? Whether at sea, in the air, or on the ground, there are dangers unthinkable often associated with the life we have chosen, and I might add, often chosen selfishly and at the expense of those who are left behind to make every day life work. Bills must be paid, children raised, homes maintained and cars kept in operation while those of us who serve our country go out on these great adventures. It is really unfair when you think about it. So, why do we put the ones we love through such stress and uncertainty? I can assure you that as for me it is not because love is dimin-

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traditional 401(k): a range of investment options, tax-deductible contributions and the opportunity for tax-deferred earnings growth. You may even be able to choose a Roth option for your 401(k), which allows you to make after-tax contributions that have the opportunity to grow tax free. Your owner-only 401(k) contributions consist of two parts: salary deferral and profit sharing. In 2011, you can defer up to $16,500 of income, or $22,000 if you’re 50 or older. The amount of your profit-sharing contribution is based on your earnings. The sum of your employer contribution and your salary deferral contributions can’t exceed $49,000 in 2011 (or $54,500 if you’re 50 or older). Keep in mind that if your spouse is employed by your business, you each can contribute the maximum amount allowed. You’ve got consider-

able flexibility in funding your owner-only 401(k). Both the salary deferral and the profitsharing contributions are discretionary, so you can change them at any time based on your business’s profitability. Now, let’s move on to the defined benefit plan, which might be appropriate for you if you are highly compensated and have no other employees. By establishing a defined benefit plan, you’ll be providing yourself with a monthly payment (or “benefit”) for life, beginning at the retirement age specified by your plan. In 2011, the yearly benefit limit is $195,000. The amount you can contribute to your defined benefit plan each year is based on several variables, including your current age, your compensation level and your retirement age. But you’ll certainly be able to contribute large amounts: A defined benefit plan is the only retirement

account that allows contributions in excess of the limits placed on 401(k)s and other defined contribution plans. Generally speaking, the closer you get to retirement, the larger your maximum yearly contributions will be. (This is because you’ll have fewer years left in which to fund your defined benefit.) And since your defined benefit contributions are taxdeductible, you are, in effect, getting a big boost from the government to fund a generous retirement plan. Here’s one more benefit to owner-only 401(k) and defined benefit plans: You can contribute to both of them at the same time. But before you choose either or both of them, consult with your tax and financial advisors. After all, you work hard to help provide for a comfortable retirement tomorrow — so you’ll want a retirement plan working hard for you today.

ished or the ties that bind are weak. It is so difficult to put into words, but once you’ve been smitten by the obligation of duty, succumbed by the camaraderie of serving with others for causes great and small and that you don’t always understand, and shared hardships few can comprehend with a brother in arms, there is a dependence on all these very hard to express. We grieve and often cry silently at the separation from our wives, husbands, children, parents and siblings, but we also grieve when it is time to leave those with whom we have shared sacrifice and service. I love my God, my family and my country, but I must con-

fess that I haven’t always got it in the right order. I wanted so much to make my family proud by honoring God and country and I pray that I was not too disappointing. Family, for the times I was selfish, hard-nosed and unavailable, I am truly sorry. I suppose that I will never really be able to put my finger on it—can anyone? Now it is time to say a final goodbye to those with whom I have served and join the ranks of the veteran. Now is the time to get re-centered on God. Now is the time to synch the ties that bind and rekindle where necessary the love that makes a family. Solomon wrote “To everything there is a season.” With a new sea-

son comes change, and each has its own beauty if we can see beyond the fear of the change. To my family, may this be the dawn of a season of warmth and joy as we follow the Son toward grace. To my comrades in service, may each season bring victory and honor, a renewed loyalty to country, fair winds and following seas. To all my fellow countrymen, may the seasons of the United States show the light and the glory of a merciful God whose blessings have been truly bountiful. God bless all here and God continue to bless these United States… Amen.”

Obituaries Jannie Girlene Kirby

January 25, 1929 - May 1, 2011 Jannie Girlene Kirby, 82, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2011 at her Mason residence. Born in Hillville, Tenn., she was a homemaker and member of Bellevue Baptist Church. Graveside funeral services took place on Wednesday, May 4 at R.H. Munford Cemetery in Covington with the Rev. Freeman Weems officiating. MaleyYarbrough Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Kirby was preceded in death by her husband, Enlow F. Kirby and sisters Irene Cook and Bernice Lunceford. She is survived by daughters Diane (Larry) Sneed of McKinney, Texas and Melissa (Buddy) Byrd of Mason; sons Terry (Toni) Kirby and Ashley (Norma) Kirby of Brighton; brother Jerry Allen Morris of Selmer; eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Survivors may leave condolences at www.maleyyarbrough.com. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) May 12, 2011

Gordon Wayne Faulkner Date of Death â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 3, 2011

Gordon Wayne Faulkner, 55, passed away on Tuesday, May 3 at his home. He was a longtime resident of Munford who loved music and nature. Funeral services were held on Friday, May 6 at River of Life Church. Mr. Faulkner was buried at Helen Crigger Cemetery. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank Carl and Mary Arliss Eaker Faulkner. Mr. Faulkner leaves behind his daughter, Chelsea Marie Faulkner; sons Patrick Frank Faulkner and Carl Dupree Faulkner; sisters Carla (Steve) Carr, Beverly (Johnny) Reinagel and Lola (Mike) Forbess; and brother Dale (Debbie) Faulkner. He was a beloved brother, father and uncle who will be deeply missed; his caring heart and giving spirit will be remembered by all who knew him. Memorials contributions may be made to N.A.M.I. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) May 12, 2011

Mary Laverne Orman

Date of Death â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 4, 2011

Mary Laverne Orman, 94, of Munford, died Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at her home. She was a homemaker, member of Christian Missionary Alliance Church and attended Gateway Baptist Church in Atoka. Funeral services took place at Forest Hill East Funeral Home; she was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Orman was preceded in death by her husband, James Harvey Orman; daughter Glynda Seller and her brother, John Howard Straughn. She is survived by her daughters, Janice Orman of Munford, Janelle Gault (Carl) of Enola, Penn., Lanita Bernhardt of Waynesboro and her son, James Orman (Jean) of Atoka; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) May 12, 2011

Madeline V. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mimiâ&#x20AC;? Roach Date of Death â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 5, 2011

Madeline V. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mimiâ&#x20AC;? Roach, 89, passed away at her residence on Thursday, May 5, 2011. She was a homemaker who owned and operated Frayser Maid Restaurant for 11 years. Funeral services took place on Saturday, May 7 at Munford Funeral Home Chapel; she was buried at Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include her husband of 73 years, Curry B. Roach; daughter Ann Bryant; sisters Carolyn (Bobby) Love, Gale Hewlett and Mary (Paul) Faucher; brothers Frank (Annie) Hewlett, Robert Hewlett and Grover (Betty) Hewlett; granddaughter Vicky (Steven) Pipes; great-grandson Darryl Bledsoe II; great-great

Community Calendar The Community Calendar is a free service offered by The Leader. We make every effort to include all submissions for this section, however these items are printed as space becomes available. To guarantee your event to be in the paper would require paid advertising. A complete list appears in the Community Events section on our web site, www.covingtonleader.com

May 12 Crestview Middle School is hosting an open hours for 4th graders and new students planning to come to CMS for the 2011-2012 school year at 5 p.m. May 12 in the CMS gym. CMS is located at 201 Mark Walker Blvd. The Dixie Echoes will be appearing in concert at 7 p.m. Thurs., May 12 at Grace Baptist Church at 9171 Brunswick Rd. in Rosemark. No admission will be charged, however a love offering will be received. For more information, please call 849-0252 or 475-2695. The NARFE (National Active & Retired Federal

Employees Association), Chapter 1382 meeting will be held at noon Thurs., May 19 at Old Timers Restaurant in Millington. For more information, call Carolyn Cribbis at 413-7123. May 15 Central Christian Church will have a representative from Confidential Care for women to present their organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 15. The church is located at 400 S. Maple St. in Covington. May 17 UT Extension-Tipton County will hold its free Brown Bag Program at noon. Beverly Moranville will speak on sun-loving plants. Bring your lunch. For more information, call 901-476-0231. May 18 Central Christian Church has been invited to attend the Memphis Redbirds Faith and Family Night on Sat., June 18. Tickets must be purchased by May 18. Starting price is $7. Anyone interested

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grandson Hunter Bledsoe; two step granddaughters and two step great-grandchildren. Memorials contributions may be send to Crosspointe Baptist Church in Millington or to Methodist Hospice. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) May 12, 2011

Mary Virginia Leath

Date of Death â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 5, 2011

Mrs. Mary Virginia Leath, 88, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2011, in Crestview Health Care & Rehab Center, Brownsville. Mrs. Leath was a member of Zion United Methodist Church where she sang in the choir, served as a teacher, and held various offices within the church. She worked at Bradford Elementary School before itsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; closing and she finished 30 years of service as a teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; aide at Anderson Grammar School. Virginia was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert James Leath; an infant son, Jimmy Lee Leath; parents Claude Ray Griffith Sr. and Lillie Belle Stein Griffith; brothers Dalton Lee Griffith, Claude Ray Griffith and Lewis Edward Griffith. She is survived by two sons: Jerry Wayne Leath (Judy) and Michael Claude Leath (Tamila), all of Covington; daughter Teresia Ann Leath Cox (Bill), Brownsville; sister Lillie Maye Smith of Covington; seven grandchildren: Dr. Jared Ryan Leath (Jenny), Memphis; James Rodney Leath, Memphis; Chuck Leath (Gia), Bells; Kristen Marie Leath, Brownsville; Walt Cox (Rebekah), Gainesville, GA.; Rebekah Ann Cox and Jennie Downing Cox, both of Brownsville and two great-grandchildren: Sloan Leath, Bells, and Stormie Gray, Brownsville. Funeral services were held at Brownsville-Bells Funeral Homes Chapel, Brownsville, Tuesday, May 10, 2011 with Bro. Larry Kendrick officiating. Memorials may be made to the Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mary Frances Trottman, 1805 Rudolph Rd., Brownsville, TN 38012. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) May 12, 2011

Helen P. McKnatt

March 15, 1926 - May 9, 2011 Helen P. McKnatt, 85, of Covington, passed away on Monday, May 9, 2011 at her residence. Born in Covington, she was a nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aide at Covington Manor and was a member of Rialto Baptist Church. Funeral services took place on Wednesday, May 11 at Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Chapel with Bro. Dennis Peeler officiating. She was buried at Covington Memorial Gardens. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Calvin McKnatt, two sisters and two brothers. Mrs. McKnatt is survived by daughters Judy Harden of Covington, Betty (Gary) Smith of Covington, Sherry (Skip) Farmer of Covington and Ludon (Harry) Bowden of Olive Branch, Miss.; son Eugene (Evelyn) McKnatt of Jackson, Miss.; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) May 12, 2011

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October 24, 1964 - May 7, 2011

Robert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redboneâ&#x20AC;? Scott, 46, of Brighton, passed away on Saturday, May 7 at his home. He is survived by one sister, Janie Scott of Brighton and three brothers, E. V. Scott of Brighton, Boone Scott of Atoka and Ted Scott of Brighton. Friends may sign an online guestbook at www.covingtofuneralhome.com.

The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) May 12, 2011

Stephen W. Specht

March 6, 1960 - May 8, 2011 Stephen W. Specht, 51, of Covington, passed away on Sunday, May 8, 2011 at his residence. Born in Memphis, he was formerly a self-employed carpenter and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Graveside services will take place at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 12 at Shiloh Cemetery with the Rev. J.N. Austill officiating. Maley-Yarbrough has charge of funeral arrangements. He was preceded in death by a brother, Tony Specht. Mr. Specht is survived by his wife, Donna Rone Specht; daughters Katherine Spect of Covington and Dana Higgins of Brighton; son Ronnie Johnson of Covington; parents Paul and Betty Specht of Brighton; brother Dan Specht of Bartlett; sisters Sherrie Baskin of Millington and Linda Sue Ayers of Jackson; and three grandchildren. The Leader (Covington, Tenn.) May 12, 2011

in attending can call the church at 476-6858. May 20 Central Baptist Church will present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maintenance for your Marriageâ&#x20AC;? from 7-9:30 p.m. Fri., May 20 and will continue at 9 a.m.-12 Noon Sat., May 21. This is a two-day Marriage enrichment seminar. This is a free event and free childcare will be available. For more information call the Church at 475-4422 or Randy and Carla Lindley at 835-3970.

County will hold its free Brown Bag Program at noon. Booker T. Leigh will speak on getting your lawn ready for summer. Bring your lunch. For more information, call 901-476-0231. June 5-10 Munford Baptist Church will be hosting their PandaMania VBS starting from 6-8:30 p.m. Sun., June 5-Fri., June 10. K-5th grade. For more information, call 8376325.

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May 22 Central Christian Church will be honoring their High School Graduates with a reception after evening service on Sun., May 22. The Church is located at 400 S. Maple St. in Covington.

June 7 UT Extension-Tipton County will hold its free Brown Bag Program at noon. Booker T. Leigh will speak about diseases on vegetables. Bring your lunch. For more information, call 901-4760231.

May 27 The descendants of Bolden Green and Bessie Brown Burnett will be meeting on May 27-28 in Covington. All family members are asked to call 476-8602 or 413-1807 for information regarding the reunion.

June 8 The Munford Tipton County Memorial Public Library will begin its summer reading program on June 8. For more information on schedules, times and age groups call the library at 837-2665.

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Charger season skids to a halt CHS soccer sets new record

By STEVE HOLT Special to The Leader A 20-9 season that included a prestigious tournament championship, a district south division championship and a number-one seed coming into the district tourney came to a crashing halt on Monday night as the Chargers fell to Obion County 7-4 ending their hopes for further post season play. It was a season of ups and downs for CHS, which played some of its best baseball early and tended to fade late. The Chargers opened the District 13 AA tourney well enough bombing the overmatched Gibson County Pioneers 9-1. Dylan Schlauch went the distance for the win, allowing one run on three hits and one walk. The run was unearned. CHS took control with five runs in the fourth and padded the lead with two more in the fifth and sixth. Kirk Winberry had a pair of singles to lead CHS at the plate. Things began to unravel on May 6 against the Chargers' old nemesis,

By STEVE HOLT Special to The Leader

SWING BATTER, BATTER Connor Faulk takes a hack during a tournament game last week. Obion County ended the Chargers' 20-9 season with a 7-4 win in the district tournament Monday night. Photo by Tyler Lindsey

Milan. Despite four firstinning strikeouts, the Bulldogs managed a run because of a dropped third strike that allowed the runner to reach. It was a sign of bad karma that would continue. Aided by an error, a wild pitch, a no man’s land infield hit and five hits that included a two-run homer, the Bulldogs plated six runs in the second

inning and were on their way to a 10-3 pasting of the Chargers. Will Cooley took the loss allowing 10 hits while striking out nine. Covington committed four errors in the game. CHS did not have a hit until the fifth inning when they bunched together three singles and a triple to score three. In their final game

against Obion County on May 8, termites invaded the Charger bat rack in the 7-4 loss. The Chargers left the bases loaded twice as the batter struck out. Dylan Schlauch took the loss. He struck out eight, walked two and allowed eight hits; Carlos Williams and Blake Caughorn had a pair of singles and Connor Faulk added a single.

With three consecutive wins, including a 3-0 opening round district tourney win over South Fulton on May 9, Robert Luttrell’s Charger men’s soccer team improved to 10-5-3 reaching 10 wins in a season for the first time in school history. Josh Watts started his first game in goal for CHS last week against Trenton Peabody and recorded a 3-0 shutout as the regular starter was rested with a rib injury. Watts made five key saves in the game. Bobby Van Cleve had a pair of goals and Mardrecus Dyson had one. After tying Peabody the past two seasons, Coach Luttrell felt "satisfaction” with a solid win on their field. Covington hosted Milan on senior night, May 5, and downed the Bulldogs 2-1 on a low driving shot off the foot

of Mardrecus Dyson with five minutes left in the game. Bobby Van Cleve scored his 18th goal of the season on a penalty kick after Phillip Van Cleve was tackled in the box. The Chargers advanced to the district quarterfinals against McKenzie, a team they have never defeated, with a 3-0 win over South Fulton. Clayton Dunn notched his first goal of the year on a cross from Nate Thompson. Bobby and Philip Van Cleve each added a goal apiece. In the quarterfinal on May 10, CHS improved to 11-5-3 with a firstever 4-1 win against McKenzie. Justin Joy had a goal and Bobby Van Cleve turned the hat trick again to round out the scoring for the Chargers. Covington will face the 15-1 Dyersburg Trojans in the semi-finals on Thursday, May 12, at 7 p.m. in Martin.

Munford ends Brighton’s season Brighton, Munford By JEFF IRELAND sports@covingtonleader.com The Munford soccer team got a measure of revenge Tuesday night in the District 13-AAA Tournament semifinals. Cougar freshman goalkeeper Erik Furseth dove in front of Brighton’s Scott Carlews the fourth round of a shootout to give his team a wild 2-1 win. The win means Munford (4-8-2) advances to the district tournament title game Thursday against Jackson North Side and also qualifies for the region tournament. The loss ends Brighton’s season at 6-8-1. “I saw him looking right so I went there,” Furseth said. “I took a chance.” Munford, which lost to Brighton 4-0 in the regular season, was the aggressor early. In the 24th minute sophomore Zack Kurtzman put a free kick from 30 yards out into the top right corner of the goal to give his team a 1-0 lead. “I was trying to get it

to the back upper right for one my teammates,” Kurtzman said. “It was just luck.” A nice save by Brighton keeper Chris Wilson on a penalty kick by Jaylen Hill in the 35th minute prevented the Cardinals from falling behind by two goals. Brighton took control of the game early in the second half. In the 48th minute Brighton sophomore Zac Ginn took control of a corner kick deflection and put the ball in the net to tie the score at 1-1. Brighton was unable to take advantage of a couple of scoring opportunities moments after Ginn’s goal. “I don’t know that we had our complete focus in the first half,” said Brighton coach Richard Vandergrift. “I took them down there at halftime and read them the riot act. I told them they needed to step up. We made some runs in the second half and had some chances, but we just couldn’t cash them in.” The teams played two

fall in district

By JEFF IRELAND sports@covingtonleader.com

QUICK FEET Brighton's Hunter Riley tries to take control of the ball as Munford's Zack Kurtzman applies pressure from behind. Kurtzman scored a goal in regulation and the shootout as the Cougars ended Brighton's season with a 2-1 win. Photo by Laura Drew Holmes

10-minute periods of overtime, followed by two five-minute periods of sudden death. Wilson made three saves in the overtime periods and Furseth made five, including a point-blank shot in the 108th minute. Munford’s Joey Reese, Dalton Baker, Cedric Williams and Kurtzman each made their penalty kicks in the shootout. Munford coach Kyle Selby said he put several players in different positions in an attempt to

Lady Chargers end post season run By STEVE HOLT Special to The Leader “We were stunned and didn’t know what to say after the game,” said CHS head softball coach Martha Lawler. “ But sometimes our downfalls are God’s mercies in disguise.” That was Lawler ’s summation following her team’s season ending 3-1 loss to the Obion County Lady Rebels in the quarterfinals of the District 13 AA tournament on May 8. This will be the first time since 1997 that a CHS softball team has not reached at least the regional round in tournament play. CHS started out well enough defeating Milan 4-2 in the opening game 4-2. Autumn Glenn got the win recording eight strikeouts and one walk while allowing only four hits. Autumn and Gabby

Glenn, Hannah Clifton and Whitney Cook all had singles. Cook had a pair of RBI. Things began to unravel with a 5-2 loss to Dyersburg, which CHS d i d not mana g e t o

defeat a l l year. Autumn Glenn took the loss allowing 10 hits. She struck out six and walked one. CHS was leading 2-1 going to the fifth and Coach Lawler said that she was the happiest coach around. Joy turned to disappointment over the next three frames as the

defense fell apart committing 8 errors. “ We did not deserve to win after some of the errors we made,” Lawler said. The final curtain came down in the 10 inning loss to Obion County on Monday night. Autumn Glenn was the losing pitcher, allowing 6 hits. She struck out 8 and did not give up a walk. CHS also had six hits but had four errors to none for the Lady Rebels. The offense went south for Covington. “ We had six opportunities to score with a runner on second and the right people at the plate,” said Coach Lawler, “ and could not get a hit. If we had, game over. I had said from the beginning that we were young and would have some struggles. Next year we need leadership and heart to improve.” CHS’ season record was 25-8-3.

shake things up. “I put guys in positions they hadn’t player all year,” Selby said. “I was able to put some guys in places to give us some speed in the middle … They worked together. They were putting team ahead of their individual wants.” Said Vandergrift, “I’m tickled to death for Kyle (Selby). That’s a great win for them. I hope they beat North Side, Dyer County or whoever they play.”

The seasons for the Munford and Brighton baseball teams came to an end in Jackson in the District 1 3 - A A A Tournament. Munford fell to topseeded Dyer County on Monday 10-2 to end its season at 18-10. Stephen Stewart and Ryan Flake each had two hits for Munford in the loss. On Saturday the Cougars fell to Jackson North Side 7-1. Flake had two of Munford’s three hits against Indians pitcher J.T. Warmbrod. The tournament started off well for Munford last Thursday with a 5-4 win over Hardin County. Kale Fultz pitched six and one-third strong innings before Josh Reeves finished the game

off to earn the win. Hardin County tied the game with four runs in the top of the seventh, but Munford answered with a run in the bottom of the frame to earn the win. T r o y Glover was 2 for 3 with a homer and two RBIs and Zack Mays and Reeves each had two hits and an RBI. Brighton’s s e a s o n e n d e d Friday with a 10-0 loss to Hardin County. On Thursday the Cardinals dropped a 10-inning decision to North Side, 6-5. Colton Hathcock drove in two runs in the second inning to tie the score. The Cardinals scored single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings before North Side broke the tie with a double by Tyler Jackson in the bottom of the 10th.

Lady Cards earn region spot By JEFF IRELAND sports@covingtonleader.com Tuesday night at the District 13-AAA Tournament in Newbern, one Tipton County team was going to earn a spot in the region tournament and the district title game, while the other was going to have to win one more game to keep the season going. Brighton got a strong pitching performance from Laura Judy to defeat Munford 1-0, putting the Lady Cougars (29-9) in a mustwin game against Dyer County that was to be played Wednesday in Newbern. The Lady Cardinals (25-11) will play the winner of that game Thursday in Newbern for the district title. Brighton scored the game’s only run in the second inning when Ali Christmas singled and Megan McDivitt brought her home with a double. Those were the only two hits Munford’s Tara Comer allowed in seven innings.

Judy worked around five hits to pick up the complete game shutout. In the third inning Alex Stanford and Paige Barnes, who was 2 for 3, singled to put runners on first and second, but Judy stranded them there. Ashley Hobson and Marissa Deneka had Munford’s other hits in the game. “We made three errors in the game, but they didn’t really cost us,” said Munford coach Glenn Goulder. “It was a pretty well-played game.” In the tournament semifinals on Monday, Munford defeated Dyer County 5-0. Paige Barnes allowed just two hits to earn the win. Brighton defeated Hardin County 5-0 behind a sixhitter from Judy. Hadley Wilkins and Britt Sanford each had two hits for Brighton, which scored all five its runs in the first two innings.

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Fishing for the whole family The Reelfoot Fishing Tournament for Father and Son will be this Saturday, 05-14-2011. The tournament is sponsored by the Tiptonville Lions Club. You can apply and you have to check in at Keystone Pocket tournament headquarters at 5:00 a.m until fishing hours which will be from 7:00 a.m. until noon, 12:00 p.m. Maximum of four persons per boat. Bream brought to the scales for weigh in must have been cught during tournament hours from tournament waters by tournament participants from their respective boats. Bream must be hooked and landed with a rod or pole by team member(s). Bream must be hooked through the lip or in the mouth. Paricipants must comply with all statefishing and boating regulations, including the use of PFD’s and kill switches (a lanyard from the ignition attached to the boat driver which would kill the engine if the driver got

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Cardinal Corner Academics Graduation is rapidly approaching. Brighton High School Graduation will be May 19 at 7:00. Baccalaureate will be on Sunday, May 15 at 2:00 in the BHS gym. Final exams begin Friday, May 20 and end Wednesday, May 25. May 25

is a half day for all students. Athletics This week the BHS softball team is competing in the district championship. They played Hardin County on Monday and won 5-0. If the softball team progresses in the district, they will play regionals next week.

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AES art teacher Jenna Lowery explains the theme of the art show "Art Beyond Borders." Photo by Tyler Lindsey

Art's in the hearts of students at AES By TYLER LINDSEY tlindsey@covingtonleader.com Art teacher Jenna Lowery can't tell you where she ever had the space to store her students' artwork in her classroom in preparation for this year's art show, the largest in her four years of teaching art. On Tuesday, May 3, Austin Peay Elementary School held the second phase of its art show with the first showing on Sunday. Proud parents and general art lovers were greeted immediately as they entered the school by the fifth grade's realistic-portrait project. Bright, smiling faces beckoned spectators to make their way around sculptures and past artwork-covered walls to the epicenter of the show in the gymnasium. The first thing event-goers saw upon entering the gym was a seven-foot wide globe hanging from the ceiling signifying the theme of the event. “My students were very eager to be a part of the show this year,” said Lowery. “I focused on pushing them to learn more about the world and other cultures and it seems to have worked.” The show's artists encompass prekindergarten children to fifth grade students. Every student is represented, some with four or five pieces, and everybody had three-dimensional sculptures. Usually, Lowery has the students study the styles of artists in history who are long gone, but this time she brought it up to date. “This year we did the same with studying artists around the world, but nearly all are living. I wanted to communicate to them that people make a living as artists while teaching them some geography. It all crosses over into other subjects. I try to keep the students interested as well as myself.” A second-grader was reported to have described the South Pacific island of Vanuatu to her incredulous social studies teacher. Students studied Aloi Pilioko, a Vanuatu native, in addition to Roland Raparivo of Madagascar and

Brian Kere of the Solomon Islands, for example. In other areas, the students have created works which replicate famous landmarks from around the world. One sculptural project involved Lowery supplying objects which were initially thrown away as trash and students were challenged with building a model of landmarks like the Taj Mahal or Statue of Liberty out of the material. “This project makes the student deconstruct a building and see which shapes make up the structure,” she said. Lowery said she wanted her classes to use as many media as possible: oil chalk, oil pastel, acrylic paint, glue, construction paper, crayons, watercolor, torn paper. The list goes on to describe the wide spectrum of styles engaged by these students, even to a mixed media project involving watercolor paint and glued boxes with polished rocks in them. Lowery explained the the variety of styles has taught the students how to think in different ways and learn about things like texture in art and abstraction. Whether by the pinch pots of the four-year olds or by fifth grade's realistic portraits, show-goers seem to be amazed by what Lowery has done and continues to do each year with her students in her art classes. The theme of the show, “Art Beyond Borders,” sums up how the students have broken the artistic mold. Suddenly bewildered at the amount of work the students had done, Lowery said, "Looking around at all these artworks, I'm amazed and have no idea how I stored it all in my classroom."

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Cougar Chat By MARGARETTE ALSBROOK Special to The Leader End-of-course tests are officially over and seniors are counting down the days until graduation. Seniors took exams today (May 12) and will finish exams tomorrow, May 13. Seniors must have all of their responsibilities taken care of before receiving their cap and gown. Seniors, please remember that graduation rehearsal will be next Thursday, May 19 at 9 a.m. Exams for underclassmen will begin May 20. Exam procedure letters and permission slips will be sent home next week. The exam schedule is as follows: Friday, May 20 – 1A and 2A; Monday, May 23 – 1B and 2B; Tuesday, May 24 – 3A and 4A; and Wednesday, May 25 – 3B and 4B. Students are allowed to leave campus after morning exams if they have fulfilled all of their responsibilities for the semester. Students must have their permission forms signed, have no debts with the school, and have all assignments turned in to their teachers. If a student does not have all three things accomplished by the time exams begin on May 20, then he or she will be required to remain at school. If you have any questions, please speak to an administrator. The next ACT will be given June 11 at Brighton High School. MHS does not offer the ACT in June. The regular

deadline has passed, but students may complete late registration until May 20. Students who are planning to enroll in dual enrollment classes for English and Math must take the ACT, and this is your last opportunity to take the ACT before next school year. You can get a registration packet in the Career Center or Mrs. Nute’s room (130). Both locations are on the Senior Way hall. You may also visit www.act.org for additional information or test preparation. Juniors should have received an appointment card in the mail for senior pictures. The pictures will be taken by Jimmy Alford Studios at MHS until May 19. If a junior does not have an appointment card, please see Ms. Alsbrook in room 131 on the Senior Way hall. Girls basketball will have tryouts on May 23 at 3 p.m. If you have questions regarding the tryout, please see Coach Poindexter. Members of the 2011-2012 Cougar Vision staff should plan to attend a meeting next Monday, May 16 at 2:45 p.m. in the Cougar Vision room. See Ms. Vincent on the Sophomore Row hall if you have questions. 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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Correspondents

Almyra Libby Click

Hi Everyone, Mother's Day was such a blessing. For us women, that's when we realize and can enjoy the love of our children. Life is so busy and everyone has such busy schedules, it's difficult to stop a moment every day and be able to appreciate our children's love. My grandson, Luke Scott, called and said, "MiMi I'm coming over to dig up those old bushes you want removed for your Mother's Day, if that's okay." Bless his heart, they were almost 15 years old and parts of them were dead. They were also covered in poison ivy and oak. I'm praying he doesn't get covered with that nasty poison ivy. He's 15 years old, but only about 5 feet tall or shorter. It took him about 30-45 minutes. I wish you could have seen him. He's all about doing everything perfect, like his dad, Mike Scott. His brother, Matt Scott, did come over and help him go to the back field and dump them. Charlie was also very grateful, as he cannot do those type of things anymore. Well, let's move on past Osama, and get back to all the destruction, devastation and flooding all over the South, especially around Shelby and Tipton and other local areas. It's almost impossible to try and wonder which way to go to avoid roads that are flooded. We have had to take detours three times in the last few days. I personally don't remember

Burlison Eddie Kellum

Hello from Burlison. This was last week’s article, but didn’t get included in The Leader. I’ve only a few things to report on this week. I want to let everyone know that we now have a brand new top on the community center and even in all this rain, there are leaks. I go to church with Richard Hubbard and we were talking about the roof this past Sunday. I told him barring any leaks, I would only write about the community center roof in my column one more time and that would be to report it had been fixed. The city council and I’m sure all the citizens of Burlison would like to thank Mr. Scott Flanagan and his company Everything Construction for their wonderful work. Not only did they get the roof on before the rain started but they also gave us a reduced price to help the city. Thanks also to Mr. Danny Howard, owner of Howard’s Auto Parts

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On Easter Sunday, 33 members of Kathryn Glass' family gathered in the home of Brenda and Ray Overby. On April 29, the Golden Girls met in the home of Lawson and Ann Hayes. In the group were Carol Lumley, Ann Morris, Bobbie Goulder, Ora Dell Smith, Hazel Carman and Sarah Smith. They ate and played bingo. Will Haislip had a birth-

in my lifetime ever having such a devastation as this. Even the frogs and turtles don't like it. The frogs are trying to stay on our carport and the big huge turtles in the pond are staying on blown down trees in the water. Oh well, the Lord has reasons and purposes for all of this. We cannot question him. But we can continue praying for all the victims and helping wherever we can. I have a special prayer request at this time. My dear friend and sister in Christ, Mrs. Mary Joyce Coughlan has been given only a few days to live, because of cancer. Please remember her and her husband Larry and children and grand-children in your prayers, Thank You! Salem Presbyterian Church Worship is at 11 a.m. each Sunday morning. Rev. Charles Todd is the minister. We congratulate the following upon their graduation from high school: Eric Becton, Kaitlyn Downing, Annie Miller, Jeremy Robertson and Austin Willey. From college: Elise Jones and Angelia Stang. From Pharmacy School: Rebecca Regen. On May 2, Lyndsey Sterling gave birth to a daughter, Chloe Grace Russell. She and her family ask for your prayers. Happy Birthdays this week to Ted Wilson, Shane Stang, Betty Betts, Joy McDill, Barbara McFarland and Dianne Willey. Hope they are each the greatest! Sharon Presbyterian Church Worship is at 9 a.m.

each Sunday morning. Rev. Charles Todd is the minister. We welcome all members, friends and visitors to the fellowship of Sharon. We are always thankful for our Dunlap residents who are able to be with us. Please remember Mrs. Mary Kirk at this time as she is having some health issues. Covington Church of Christ Worship begins at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday morning and again at 5:30 p.m. Bible study is at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings and again at 7 p.m. each Wednesday evening. Everyone is always welcome. Brother Mike Rogers is our minister and Brother Jeff Phillips is our associate minister. We have several on our prayer list at this time. Please remember Mrs. Mary Joyce Coughlan and her family as she has only days to live. Also continue to remember our brother Kenneth Mason as he is still undergoing radiation treatments and had to have new screws put in his head for treatment and brother Frank Brown as he has been hospitalized for pneumonia, sister Genie Renfroe as she just had heart by-pass surgery and was at church this past week. Our list is quite long, please keep these and so many others on your prayer list. We would like to congratulate all of our graduating seniors. They are as follows: John Evans IV , Cameron Dickey, Ellie Wall, Shanna and Rachel McLean. We are so proud of all of you. May God bless you and direct you in all decisions forthcom-

ing. In closing, my granddaughter Whitney Barber is graduating from Perry County High School next week. Of course we will all be going. They live in Centerville, Tenn. After that one, we will have a graduate for the next four years in a row, a small skip, and then starting all over. Of course we probably won't be around for the three year old. I'll be lucky to see my little Addie graduate. She's five now and I'm 65. Only the Lord knows. Enjoy each day. Especially now that the sun's shining and the temperatures are becoming more "normal". Our grandson Matt Scott who is a sophomore at Brighton High School will be turning 17 on the May 18. Congratulations boy! You and Ashley have a great time. Speaking of a great time, you should have seen three of my grandsons and two of there girlfriends, Caroline, Hayden's girl, and Haley, Matt's girl, and of course my little Luke riding these girls on their four wheelers all through the pond and mud even splashing in their faces. I would not have believed it had I not been standing near by. They were having a blast. The boys do it all the time but I was surprised to see the girls loving it too. All five left covered in mud from head to toe and smiling. A sight to remember. Oops, I almost forgot. Please remember our Dunlap Fun Fest scheduled for this Saturday, May 14. Fun, food, Miss Patsy's fried pies, entertainment and I'll be doing face

for arranging a meeting between Everything Construction and the city council. On Sunday, May 7, we rented the community center for a birthday party and the music was very loud all afternoon and even into the night. The people that rented it were just having a good time and didn’t mean to bother anyone. I want to apologize to all my neighbors for the noise and hope that it doesn’t happen again. Well this is kind of over now, but who is tired of the rain and flooding? All of us, I think. It was almost exactly this same time of year in 2010 the last time Tipton County flooded. Our family was in Bristol, Tenn. on April 29 last year for Shanna’s college graduation. On Monday, May 1, 2010, we were headed back to Burlison when we had to stop on this side of Nashville because Interstate 40 was closed due to flooding. From everything I’m reading we are experiencing record flooding again this year.

Hope you didn’t forget your Mom on Sunday, May 8. To all you Mom’s out there, I hope you had a wonderful Mother’s Day. To my Mom, I love you so very much. You have been and still are in my opinion the best Mother that a boy could ever have. I could write a lot of columns on my opinion of what happened in the Middle East week before last, but I don’t have enough time or enough space. My family and I would like however to especially thank our military for all they’ve done for our country. All the sacrifices that have been made and all the sacrifices they are still making for America. Speaking of the military, we were so happy to have my nephew, David Kellum at my Mom’s house on Mother’s Day. David recently returned from two tours in Afganistan and it is wonderful to get to spend time with him. If you have any information for future articles, you can reach me at 476-2683 or email at

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day on May 4. He is 13. Brother Don Prescott also has a birthday in May. Connie Blyue had a birthday on April 28. Tonya Kenney made her a cake and the women she works with in the cafeteria at Munford Middle School sang “Happy Birthday” to her. It was a good time and she also got gifts. I want to thank Rev. A. A. Lawrence for the strawberries. On the prayer list:

Kim Hodge, Maurice Harchfield, Jerry Dye, Emily Sweeney, Pete and Polly Branch, Donnie, Rita and Will Haislip, Mary Moore, Berry Dillender, Dell Ferguson, Hop Gibbins, Zach Wallace in the marines and all the other men and women in the military. So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time, we reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. This is all for this week.

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Jamestown DarSay Burton

Greetings, Hopefully, all of our mothers were treated as royalty on last Sunday. Since mine live out of town, mine was nice and quiet. After getting their calls, I settled in to being thankful for my blessings. Coming through a lot of wind damage the past several weeks, and finally getting it all cleared once again (two huge trees fell out back, taking out power lines and our home phone line) it just felt good to receive all of these blessings. Let us continue keeping the other families who were and still are displaced due to the wind and storm damages, especially the flooding in mind. By living higher up in the northern part of the state we've been spared from the flooding. We have some news, graduation is here. Several young people will be marching either from high school or college at this time. I do know several of them, April Bell Roberts and Gere Bell, our nieces up in Nashville and Murfreesboro area, as well as our nephew, Coleman Burton of Cordova. He's the son of Jeremiah and Cindy Burton and April's the daughter of Joann Bell and the wife of Cory Roberts

Brighton Debe Simonton

Hello, my friends, It is good to write to you again. There has been much activity going on in our family since I last wrote, this has kept me quiet busy over the last few weeks. I hope this note finds your family safe and dry. Flooding has been very much a trial for many people in our county and neighboring counties. We hope everyone is helping those you know who are suffering from the flooding. We had our own flood in our house, as many of you know, but ours was from our refrigerator filter. We have had our floors replaced and are working on our cabinetry. It is a process. I can only imagine the trauma and headache from a flood coming in from the outside. We have also had major leaks from the heavy rains in the salon.

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of Nashville and Gere's the daughter-in-law of Joann Bell and the wife of Walter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joeyâ&#x20AC;? Bell of Murfreesboro. Coleman's graduating from Moorehouse in Atlanta. April and Gere graduated from Tennessee State University. Annette Burton and daughter Erica Merritt traveled to Nashville for April and Gere and their family; they also enjoyed their own, mother-anddaughter time spent together. The family of Jennie Stewart, formerly of Jamestown, now a resident of Covington Manor, feted her with a weekend Mother's Day gala featuring a family fish fry on Friday at the lovely home of her son and his wife, Donald â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;? and Angela Stewart of Covington. Her four children who now live in Flint, Mich., Mable Jones (who will fly in on Thursday), Mildred Jackson, Noble C. Stewart Jr. and Alfred Stewart and his wife, Atilya Stewart all arrived in Covington on Friday. Jennie's remaining five children that live here, Mary Burton and Leslie Stewart of Jamestown, Dianne Joyner and Ann Stewart and Donald and Angela Stewart and Erica Joyner of Memphis, Dianne's daughter, got with everyone again on Saturday over at the Frazier Alumni building

in Covington at 6 p.m. for a beautiful Mother's Day honor for her, where she was feted with gifts and monetary gifts from friends and family. Special guests were members of the Rudolph Boykins family of Covington, Willie Mae Burton and Jennie's niece, Maxine Hill Carpenter of Jamestown. La Rue Albritton and her sister, Florene Trent of Jamestown entertained La Rue's daughter, Debra Elkins, and son from Nashville over Mother's Day weekend, Donta Elkins, Debra's son. Katarene Harber, who's recovering rather nicely from her recent hospital stay, enjoyed a lovely home-cooked meal prepared by her daughter-inlaw of Jamestown, Gloria Harber. She's Jerone's wife. Later that day, Kate's daughter, Lorraine Johnson and husband Danny from Memphis and Kate's daughter, Georgia Douglas and her family, also of Memphis and Sarah Lyons and her family of Covington, spent some quality time with their mother, Kate. The missionary meeting was held on Tuesday. President Mary Burton was happy to see everyone. Our sick list: Bessie Cobbs, Cortez Lee, Doris King, Connie and Christine Brown, Vernard â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Boyâ&#x20AC;? Burton, Danny Heaston,

Charlene and David Sneed, Jennie Stewart, Katarene Harber, Ruth Alston, Carlotta Jones, Jessie Lawson, Eddie B. and Flossie Woods, Isiah and Willie Mae Burton and family, and Supt. Warren Clewis. Still on the prayer list are Vivian Dickerson and family, Jeffery Mosley Sr., Cornell Sherrill, Patra Ballard, John Burton, Ruth Griffin, Joseph Heaston Sr., Willie Reed Jr. and family, Posey Reed, Nadine Kellum, Rufus Garner, Robert and Dorcus Smith, Percy and Allie White, Eula Culbreath and family, Ada Fletcher, Rhonda Heaston-McLin and family, Johnnie Thompson and family, Eugene Baker and Beulah Wakefield, Mary Burton and Theary Alston. John and James Jones recently turned 40! John is the husband of my niece, JaCinta Jones of Jamestown. JaCinta and friends and family treated John on Friday to CC's Pizza in Memphis which is one of his favorite places. The big day was on May 9. The winner of that Easter ham! I've gotten the young lady's name now. She's none other than Ms. Tammy Ivy of Covington employee at Northwest Tennessee Head Start with my sister Annette Burton of the Jolly Corteria Club of Jamestown. It was

It didn't shut me down but really made the salon a mess. And not only do you have to take care of the water, you also have to deal with the mildew odor. With the temps getting higher the sour mildew smell will be worse. My daughter, Danielle, got married two weeks ago. They just decided to tie the knot within a week of doing it; what an ordeal, however it was a beautiful ceremony. It was not raining because she wanted it here at home. She married a young man from here, Paul Stittnesch, with whom she graduated high school. Paul attended college with a degree in PreMed from Florida. He traveled for a while until settling in Hawaii. While in college he learned how to work on appliances from the father of one of his roommates. He did some research on where there was a need on this service. He ended up in

Hawaii. His business has grown tremendously and he is in the process of trying to sell it. Danielle and the boys will be leaving this summer to live there until the business is sold. I certainly hope it doesn't take long. He has started a business here called 1A Appliance Repair. The salon has been busy with weddings and proms. We have been to four hair shows since April; one was in St. Louis, the others were in Memphis. I am hoping to expand the inside of the salon soon. We are also offering new services, so, yes, we are busy, but that is a good thing. All of the children are doing well; they are getting schedules ready for the next year. Trevor and I are attending a meeting for dual credit, which will be offered through Dyersburg State and U of M; Brenna will be a

freshman next year; Jon and Trevor will be juniors and Connor will be a senior. I had a marvelous Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day with my children. We attended church and then went and had a big family dinner at Well's Kitchen. Please keep those you know who are sick and are in need in your prayers. We are a small community that depends on each other in so many ways; please don't forget that we can be of assistance in an instant if you have a need. If we can't I think we probably know someone who can!! I know many of us feel this way. I will leave this quote: "Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can." ~John Wesley Love you guys...

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Annette who sold the winner ticket. Annette's also JC's vice president. Birthday wishes to Joseph Heaston Sr. also on May 7. Ivy Norris Sr. on May 10, Barbara Cobbs Miller and Tarryle Clewis Jr. on May 11. Happy birthday to all of you! This is it for this time around. I enjoyed worshipping at Northstar Community Church of Frayser-Raleigh in Memphis on Mother's Day. The pastor is my cousin, Steven Miller, and first lady is Dorothy Suly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A mother fit for a king.â&#x20AC;? (I Kings 5:27), the father of Amos Miller of Jamestown, Dollie Cummings of Memphis,

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batch”, that’s what my Momma used to tell me! So, sometimes, we look and focus on all the bad things and people, but there are some good people in this world still left today! We just need to give credit where credit is due. I think we listen to the news and get all tied up in all the bad stuff that’s taking place and we forget that’s not the whole story! Anyway, my thanks to so many people who have donated, given of themselves, their time, their resources and everything they have to “give-away

when the Lord tells them to do so! God bless people like that, b/c organizations like ours needs help at times. Nuff said! Next Tuesday, the 17th is Jeanie Jones b’day and then, the 26th is Ms. Betty Lovett’s b’day. We appreciate you two so much for being a very important part of our staff here at Dunlap! Happy b’day ladies!! We have no resident b’days this month! Today I come before you all asking for a very special need for prayer, and that is for Mr. Jimmy Lovett. Mr. Jimmy is the husband of Ms. Betty Lovett that works here. But Mr. Jimmy is our special friend here

at Dunlap. He has never met a stranger in his close to 60 some odd years. He is in the hospital at Methodist North as of Sunday morning! Please pray for Mr. Jimmy, he needs all our prayers! Then there’s also another very special Mr. Jimmy that is in the hospital as well! That is Mr. Jimmy Jones! So please pray for him too! Thanks so much for your prayers! O.K. everyone, I sure do hope that you all get to come out this Saturday to our “Springfest” that will start at 10:00am and wind up at about 3:00pm. We are so very excited to have so many new and different things this year to entertain you and wel-

was a focal Mt. Carmel/ ofpointpopcorn that everyone signed. She was surprised Clopton the day before when she

received a birthday card from the governor of Kentucky, that I arranged! Wonderful day. We saw lots of flooding driving up, first at Ripley then Dyersburg, then when we got to the Obion river bottom the water was up to the shoulder of the highway. Creepy! Most everyone stayed for the movie but James and I headed back after a hamburger or two! By midnight everyone from Covington was back home. Catherine McCalla has been in a Memphis hospital but came home Friday. We visited her on Saturday and she was kind of weak but today she had had a shower and had her hair rolled up and was a new person! She had some blockage they are treating with medication. Hope she continues to improve. So glad she's home! Saturday night was the Covington Church of Christ graduation party for our graduates. Mike McLean and Jeff Phillips cooked steaks and we had baked potatoes, salad, rolls and a table full of desserts. A montage of each graduate was shown on a screen, with music, and when

Cameron's picture at birth, three pounds, two ounces, first came on I started the waterworks. Again another occasion with lots of picturetaking. The fete was held at the home of Grant and Crystal Edmonds and girls and the weather was wonderful. Our graduates are Cameron Dickey, Ellie Wall, John Evans IV and twins Shanna and Rachel McLean. Best wishes to all of them! I had a great Mother's Day, spending time with all my children. Getting to eat out at lunch and supper! Presents! What more could I ask? A power outage around 9:30 p.m. last night put much of the area in the dark. A snake caused it all! Even made the news! We were so glad to see Genie Renfroe at church last night after her surgery. She looked marvelous! So glad she's doing well. Mary Joyce Coughlan is back in the hospital and trying to get strong enough to come home. Please keep this family in your prayers. Kenneth Mason had a Gamma Knife procedure. Keep him in your prayers also, as well as Larry Whaley II, Jenni Langston, Frank Brown, who should be home from the hospital today, Linda Gordon,

Scrapper Scott, Virginia Baxter, Rodger Beasley, Shirley and Eric Jones and our servicemen and women. The movie and dinner night will be this Friday, the May 13! The devotional at Covington Care will be on the May 15 at 4 p.m. Happy birthday this week goes to Lydia Edmonds on May 9 and to David Whaley on the May 12! This week's Farm Report: Farmers are itching to get something done. Today we finally got back in the field but rain's forecasted Thursday night and Friday morning. We’re fighting to get those crops planted! Winter Wheat is headed out and it won't be long before it's ready to be cut; looks good. Corn is popping up everywhere! This week's Farmer's Almanac Quote: "To clean bathtub drains, pour 1/2 cup baking soda and then three cups boiling water down the drain. After 10 minutes rinse with hot tap water.” Take care! Until next week . . .

thank you Mrs. Norma Columbus for coming out last Friday, May 6 to work on our Mother's Day projects which were some plants that we had for our relatives. We would like to thank

the Rotary Club for the generous donation that they gave to the center. Scott's mother and father came to do tap dancing lessons last Thursday. Everybody did well. Until next time...

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Hello everyone! Please, please be praying for the rain to hold off at least until our Springfest is over on Saturday!! This Saturday is it!! Our big event of the year that we try and raise funds for Dunlap Retirement Center! Ya’ll, I’m tellin’ you, everyone in this county is just absolutely amazing! Let me tell you, the whole world hasn’t gone bad, it’s just “a few bad apples can ruin a

Elaine Watkins • 476-7093 Monday night. Mississippi River should crest tonight at 48 feet; so much destruction and tragedy. What a spring the South has had. I spent all day last Tuesday reworking my old scrapbook, getting it ready for the Byars-Hall Reunion in September. It was all in an old book, all glued and taped in. Got it all out and put it in a new acid-free book. Kinda proud of it now; it had been a messy relic in a dresser drawer! Friday we drove to Calvert City, Ky., for my grandmother, Evelyn Porter Harrington's, 100th birthday! Balloons were tied to all 250 speaker posts at the drive-in and Pepsi had provided printed signs for the event. Customers got free popcorn and there were games set up for the children. She arrived and was surprised by just about all the family being there. Channel 6 in Cape Girardeau was there to interview her and there were lots of pictures taken. A sixfoot-tall cardboard red and white striped box

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The center got a new air conditioner and heaters that were recently installed. We are thankful to get them. The Gideons also came out to distribute Bibles to those who chose to attend. We want to thank Mrs. Norma Columbus along with Beth Crum for making the nice Easter vases for us to take home to our relatives. We want to thank Tammy's mother for the delicious lunch. Some of the service recipients went to the Dollar Tree to purchase some items and to work on money management. The staff and service recipients are having devotional time MondayFriday in the other room next door. A couple of our service recipients have been under the weather. We hope they get to feeling better. David's parents brought out cake for David's birthday. The staff and service recipients had an Easter party on Friday, April 22. Everybody had a nice time. Due to the weather, Special Olympics was changed to Friday, April 29. The Special Olympics was held at Brighton High School. Some of the service recipients participated in different events such as bocce ball and softball throw plus the walk races and first, second, third and fourth places in their events. We want to congratulate them on their events. Dr. Meredith Cavin, pastor of the Brighton Presbyterian Church, gave the opening prayer. We want to

come you to Dunlap! If you can, bring a cake to donate so we can have a cake auction. Now don’t you dare let that stop you from coming, if you don’t bring a cake, we still want you come!!! O.K.??? It is so much fun to auction cakes off! We will also have 3 Boston Butts as well! Those were donated by the Men’s Fellowship at Holly Grove CP Church. Thank you once again Holly Grove!! I sure hope there are some folks that can come and do a tour of our facility that possibly someday may need to come and

live with us! We have plenty of room for you!! We have rooms that vary in sizes, and different buildings, buildings with people with different personalities, some that are fun, some that are very serious, some that is in between! But you can come and just check us out that day!! Until next week, I pray for you all and thank you so much for reading my notes and being interested in Dunlap! I hope to see you all this Saturday! In the meantime, God bless you all, say your prayers, remember that God loves you!

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Lady Charger tennis players named to All District team are (left to right) Molly Griffin, Conner Guerrant and Rhett Watson.

CHS tennis plays in district tourney By STEVE HOLT Special to The Leader For the first time in school history the CHS ladies tennis team competes against Trenton Peabody for the District 14 A-AA championship. Despite a spirited effort the squad fell just one match short of recording the win and advancing to the regionals. Rhett Watson and Conner Guerrant were winners in singles and Guerrant and Molly Griffin won in doubles.

Both girls and boys teams participated in the District 14 A-AA tournament at UT-Martin on April 30. Haley Blalack won her first two matches but went down in round three. Rhett Watson advanced to the championship match and finished second. She will advance to regional play at a date and time to be announced. Conner Guerrant and Molly Griffin were defeated in the semi-final round in doubles.

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MOVE OVER, JUSTIN BIEBER First grader Jax Butigan recently placed first in the Atoka's Got Talent contest on May 10 at Atoka Elementary School. He was the winner in the K-3 division. Butigan performed Justin Bieber's â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never Say Neverâ&#x20AC;? and reportedly pleased the crowd with his dance moves. He is pictured with his Justin Beiber hat and haircut.

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Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey, Speaker of the House Beth Harwell, Senator Dolores Gresham (Chair of the Senate Education Committee), and Representative Richard Montgomery (Chair of the House Education Committee) will participate in the award ceremony. Speaker Harwell will serve as copresenter of the awards. In all, 18 winners were selected from among Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nearly 1,300 public elementary and middle schools. Based on three-year valueadded gains in Reading/ Language Arts and Math, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards are given in two categories, Elementary and Middle schools, in each of Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three regions: East, Middle, and West. Because the awards recognize high quality leadership, only schools where the principal has served for at least five years were considered. Additional information about the winners, including school performance charts, is available at www.education-consumers.org. Also posted there are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recipes for Successâ&#x20AC;? from each of the 18 principals and thoughts on what they have done as leaders to help their schools achieve.

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WELDING CONTEST WINNERS The American Welding Society held a post secondary welding skills competition at the Tennessee Technology center in Jackson, TN. On April 15, Winners from the Tennessee Technology Center at Covington are (left to right) Michael Elmore, Oxy/Fuel, first place; Matthew Wuornos, Oxy/Fuel, second place; Morris Scott, third place in the overall competition in shielded metal arc welding (SMAW) and first place in school competition in SMAW; Michael Meadors, second place school SMAW competition; Elbert Scott third place school SMAW competition. Not pictured is Ed Cook, Welding Instructor.

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In March, Harold and Darrell Gray celebrated 63 years of marriage. At right, they are pictured at age 17, shortly after they were wed.

Couple celebrates 63 years By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com It seemed like an unlikely love story, that of Harold and Darrell Gray. Her mother didn’t think it’d last, but it’s worked for more than six decades. “My mother told him, ‘You won’t live with her for six months,’” Darrell said. “But that was 63 years ago.” Harold and Darrell’s fathers met in 1947 when Harold’s father, Ellison Gray, visited a friend at St. Joseph Hospital in Memphis. That friend was staying in the same room as Darrell’s father. “They were sharecropping,” Harold said. “My father made a deal for her father to come work for him, so then they moved over here from Arkansas.” Harold was born in the Turkey Scratch community and was reared in Bride and Covington. He went to school through the sixth grade when he quit to work on the farm. Meanwhile Darrell, who was born in Huntsville, Alabama, was living in

Arkansas. She’d attended school through the eighth grade and, being the oldest girl in her family, helped her mother take care of her younger brothers and sisters. They first met in November 1947. Four months later they married. “It wasn’t planned, it just come up,” Darrell said. The two traveled to Hernando, Mississippi to be married in the home of a Baptist preacher. They weren’t old enough to marry without their parents’ permission in the state of Tennessee. They returned to Covington afterward; there was no honeymoon for the newly-minted Mr. and Mrs. Gray. “If you call going to the cotton patch a honeymoon, we did,” Harold said. “We were dirt farmers; we didn’t have money to go anywhere.” Darrell’s mother was not pleased the couple had married. Despite her opposition, Harold and Darrell have

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Lighting up the night for cancer By ECHO DAY eday@covingtonleader.com On Friday, May 6, hundreds gathered at Cobb-Parr Park for the annual Relay for Life of Tipton County event. From 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. Saturday morning, the park was aglow with luminaries and campsites filled with participants willing to lose a night of sleep in the name of raising funds for cancer research. At left, a walker takes a break to reopen one of the luminary bags that lined the track Friday night; below, participants from Brighton High School walked the longest, completing 12 hours around the track. Photos by Echo Day.

A crowd gathers to watch the Womanless Beauty Review, one of the many activities that took place during Relay for Life.

John Mac Glass, also known as "Star, is named the winner of the 2011 Womanless Beauty Review.

Wish GRANTED CHS students and staff grant a child's biggest wish

By TYLER LINDSEY tlindsey@covingotnleader.com "Every bit was done within the school," said Covington High School bookkeeper Nan Lindsey, when asked how such a feat, like Make-a-Wish, was accomplished. Organized by the student council, from January to March, students filled jar after jar with donation money, five dollars here and fifty cents there. Stars, bracelets and baked goods were also sold. Sometime in March, special T-shirts were made and sold to students and to staff members who could wear jeans on Wednesdays along with their Make-a-Wish shirts. Other organizations and groups within the school also donated money. All of this for 10-year-old Jaccorian Fowler, who has a life-threatening disease and whose wish is to go to Disney World. CHS made it happen. On Monday, May 9, Jaccorian made a trip to Covington High with his parents, Jerry and Latasha Fowler, and 8-year-old sister Jamia. They'll tell you that they weren't ready for what greeted them in the gymnasium at 803 South College Street. "I'm overwhelmed," said Jerry. "I wasn't expecting all this." Jaccorian entered under an arc of balloons to the cheers and waving hands of students and teachers. Bewildered, the youngster sat on a special row

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of chairs with his family while the student choir rendered The Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye," but they went on to perform Jaccorian's favorite music: gospel. Drawings of several prizes were made of which Jaccorian was the winner. The prizes were made up of his favorite things and he was joined by Spongebob Squarepants himself. The CHS boys basketball team came out and played for Jaccorian twice. The second time involved players shooting baskets from all over the court. As each one was sunk, cheerleaders held up sign after sign until they read, "Your wish has been granted." He is going to Disney World with all expenses paid. An incredulous but very happy Jaccorian Fowler then led the CHS chorus by singing lead in one of his favorite gospel songs. Tears flowed and another year was chalked up in CHS' efforts for the Make-a-Wish program. "Everyone who had a part in making this dream come true, I want to thank everyone from the bottom of my heart," said mother Latasha. "We coordinate 200-some-odd wishes a year," said Make-aWish financial director, Christy Weir. "This was one of the best ever." The words little Jaccorian shared with everybody that day sum it all up: "Go Chargers!"

Basketball players sink some shots to reveal that the wish has indeed been granted

Jaccorian shows his surprise that he's going to Disney World.

At left, player Demetres Claybon hugs Jaccorian as he makes his entrance. At right, Jaccorian celebrates by leading the choir in singing a gospel tune.

SHARING IN THE POWER OF A WISH With hands raised and smiles all around, everybody celebrated making a wish come true for Jaccorian Fowler. Also in the right side of the picture, father and mother Jerry and Lashanda join in the fun.

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Mills, Kramer to exchange vows William “Bo” and Patricia Mills of Drummonds are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Carly Lynn Mills, to Tyler James Kramer of Baltimore, Md. Miss Mills is the granddaughter of Barney and Inez Mills of Randolph, Bill and Sharon Crawley of Decaturville and the late Carl Martin. She is a graduate of Mississippi State University and has recently completed her first year at the University of Tennessee School of Law. Mr. Kramer is the son

of William “Bill” Kramer Jr. and Kathy Kramer of Baltimore, Md. He is also the grandson of Mary Jane Kramer of Springfield, W.V., Joan Kelly of Landsdowne, Md. and the late William Joseph Kramer Sr. and J. Anthony Kelly. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida and is currently an ensign in the United States Navy. The couple will exchange vows on May 21 at 5:30 p.m. in Randolph. A reception will follow shortly. Friends and family are invited to attend. Carly Lynn Mills to wed Tyler James Kramer

Ewing, Fiveash to wed Jerry and Barbara Ewing of Atoka are pleased to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Jamie Lauren Ewing, to Blake Fiveash, also of Atoka. Miss Ewing is the granddaughter of Shirley Hendrix of Millington and the late Boyd Hendrix, of Wayne Ewing of Millington and of Nancy Stavely of Camden, Tenn. She is a graduate of Brighton High School and is currently attending the University of

Memphis. She is currently employed at Children's Knowledge Station. Mr. Fiveash is the son of Jerry and Teresa Fiveash of Atoka. He is also the grandson of George and Anita Smith and of the late Frank and Alma Jean Fiveash. He is a graduate of Brighton High School and currently works at Wright Medical Technology. The couple will exchange vows on May 21 at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Atoka with a reception following. Jamie Lauren Ewing to wed Blake Fiveash

Spier, Parikh plan wedding Carl and Patricia Spier of Munford are pleased the announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Lori L. Spier, of Jacksonville, Fla., to Dr. Raj Parikh of Raleigh, N.C. Miss Spier is the granddaughter of Elizabeth Weyer of Beatrice, Neb., Wanda Spier, also of Beatrice, Neb. and the late Melvin Weyer and Ronald Spier Sr. She is a 1992 gradu-

ate of Munford High School and has attended Dyersburg State Community College. She is currently an education coordinator at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville. Dr. Parikh is a 1992 graduate of the University of Texas Medical School and is currently a practicing emergency physician. The couple will exchange vows in early September. Lori L. Spier to wed Raj Parikh

Marriage Licenses-April The following are marriages licenses for the month of April, 2011 and were recorded in the county clerk office of Mary Gaither. Phyllis Louise Allen to Christopher Allen Beall of Drummonds Haley Nicole Kinney to Keith Houston Burnett of Munford Rebecca Joelle Brooks to Jordan David Byrd of Mason Kristina Darlene Kilpatrick to Thomas Nolan Carroll of Millington Tania Melissa Lance Smith to Michael Patrick Cooper of Munford Tanya Rena Knight Hughes to Melvin Cooper Jr. of Munford Kathleen Doris Swickard to Richard Darryl Davenport of Drummonds Mary Elizabeth Fullen to Brandon Todd Elzie of Mason Ruth Helen Peters Fields to Charles Gordon Fleming of Covington Michele Leigh Twining to Vincent Patrick Gallagher Jr. of Millington Donna Marie Blackwood to Joshua Matthew Giles of Millington Paula Jean Wolsefer to Bobby O'Neal Glover of

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Covington Frances Raye Blackwell Stuckey to Andrew Golden of Atoka Eunice Jackson Somerville to Ernest Lee Grant of Covington Sheri Denise Brodrick Rasar to Kevin Henry Greene of Brighton Christy Gail Jackson to Kevin O'Niel Hemphill Jr. of Fort Mill, S.C. Traci Anne Nelson to John Philip Hunt of Brighton Yvonne Marie Wolfe to William Michael Jones of Millington Jessica Marie Berryhill to Wesley Craig Kelly of Millington Jamie Michelle Simpson to Terry Lee Lemmon of Munford Donna Marie Pucciariello to Eugene Roy Meili of Brighton Patricia Irene Edwards to John Gideon Olds III of Atoka Penny Jean Goodman to Richard Keith Pace of Atoka Tammy R. Johnson Winter to Steve Walter Reynolds of Calhoun City, Miss. Emily Ruth Eledge to Adam Thomas Shelley of Drummonds Deborah Danielle Simonton Call to Paul Duane Stettnisch of Brighton

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Baby Registry Kelly Young (Mike) Baby Girl due May 8 Jennifer Britthouer (Chris) Baby Boy due May 15th Stephanie Scott (Kyle Pilkington) Baby Boy due June 1st Erin Hazlerig (Mitchell Martin) Baby Girl due June 11th Jamie Onorati (Riean) Baby Boy due June 18th Allisom McCool (Baker) Baby Boy due June 21 Delaine Johnson (Leslie) Baby Girl due July 8th Jacinda Hargrove (Matt) Baby Boy due July 8th

Jim Baddour III, DDS and Staff The TCCA office and the Covington Senior Center will be closed Monday May 30, 2011 in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen Tuesday May 31 at 7:00 a.m. Just for Fun Wacky Wednesdays- Please join us for another month of completely fun and wacky Wednesdays! Wednesday May 11 we will travel to the Senior Expo held at the Agricenter in Memphis. There will be a Drug Take Back program sponsored by the Professional Network on Aging. The great folks at Shred It will be there to assist you in shredding any old documents or paperwork you may have. There will be exhibitors, entertainment, cooking demonstrations, a tea dance and much more. Space is limited, so sign up early. The bus will leave the CSC promptly at 9:30 am. Wednesday May 18 brings Officer Danielle Mullen with the Covington Police Department to speak on Senior Safety. She will be in the activity room of the CSC at 10:00 am. Finally on Wednesday May 25, join us in the activity room at 10:00 am for popcorn and the hilarious movie “Sister Act” starring Whoopie Goldberg. Come to the Covington Senior Center and get wacky with us on Wednesdays! Bingo- Join Mrs. Myrna Creasy, Bingo Caller, as she leads our Bingo games at the CSC on Tuesdays May 10, 24 and 31at 10:00 am. A good time with great prizes are always had by all! Creative Aging- On Friday May 13 at 10:00 am in the Dining Hall of the CSC, Creative Aging presents the cool sounds of LaDon Jones. Rich vocals and great showmanship are LaDon’s specialty. He sings American standards made famous by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and Nat King Cole. Please join us for a morning of great entertainment. Picnic in the Park- Friday May 27 beginning at 9:30 am, we will be celebrating Memorial Day at the park across the street, weather permitting. Everyone is asked to bring a sack lunch and drinks will be provided. We will enjoy fun, games and fellowship. Gamepalooza- What a name! What fun! Gamepalooza has moved to Thursday afternoon from 1:00-5:00 pm in the downstairs meeting room. Participants are welcome to come out and join in the fun and games. Currently there are several that play Canasta, Rummikub, Scrabble and Bridge. You are sure to find your game of choice on this day or bring one of your choosing. COME PLAY! Baseball Discussion Group- Are you a fan of baseball? Do you like to talk about the “golden” age of baseball? If so, this group is for you. Mr. Sam Young is the facilitator for this discussion group. The group will meet every Tuesday this month at 10:00 a.m. upstairs at the CSC. We are in the planning stages for this group to attend a Memphis Redbirds game. Everyone is welcome, so bring your baseball buddies and join Mr. Sam for this fun and lighthearted conversation. Craft Club- The craft club meets this month on Monday May 2 and May 23 at 10:00 am upstairs in the activity room. On May 2 the project will be flower baskets for Mother’s Day and May 23 shell picture frames are on the agenda. Everyone is welcome to join in and new ideas are always welcomed. Book Club-The TCCA Book Club holds a light discussion about various books or articles each month. Facilitator, Mrs. Charlene Mashburn is sure to bring a great read guaranteed to produce a hearty laugh for your soul. The club meets this month on Monday May 16 at 10:00 a.m. at the CSC. Bible Study- Bible Study is held at the CSC on Thursday mornings at 10:00 am. This non-denominational class is open to all and the facilitator this month is Mr. Chris Dowell. Bending Needles Quilting Club- Have you seen the latest quilt being sewn by the club? The TCCA Quilters do a marvelous job with each quilt. All are welcome to join the club and no experience is necessary. The quilters meet each Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8:00 am to 11:00 am in the craft room. Educational Coming Soon in June!! Mark your calendars for Thursdays in June as the Tipton County Public Library will once again bring their Summer Reading Program to the Covington Senior Center! See live animals, watch a magic show, and learn from a Park Ranger. Be sure and bring your grandchildren and watch the Tidbits for more details in the coming month. Rigid Heddle Loom Weaving- Instructor Felicitas Sloves will be at Tipton County Commission on Aging offering classes on weaving beginning Tuesday June 7 and continuing for the next six Tuesdays June 14, 21, 28, July 5 and 12. The cost is $30 per person and looms are provided on loan. Class size is limited to nine (9) participants for the 9:30am - 12:30pm lesson and eight (8) participants for the 1:00-3:00 pm lesson. We will fill the morning class before adding anyone to the afternoon class. Students enrolled in this class will be able to prepare a rigid heddle loom for a weaving project, weave independently and complete at least one functional project which may be a scarf, purse, tote bag, table runner, placemats or small floor mat. Please come by the TCCA office and register early to reserve your place. To Your Health Health Screenings- The wonderful folks at Covington Manor will be at the CSC on Wednesday May 11 to perform various health screenings including blood pressure as well as blood sugar testing. They will begin testing promptly at 9:00 am and will be here until everyone has been seen. On Tuesday May 24 at 9:00 am Ms. Cindy from Baptist Home Health will take blood pressure readings. TCCA has partnered with local healthcare providers to offer this service. The healthcare agencies volunteer for these clinics free of charge and occasionally they are called away to emergencies so please understand if/when they are unable to come. Clinics are also available at Garland and Munford Senior Centers. Get Fit, Stay Fit- Join other seniors every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:15 am at the CSC for 45 minutes of great stretching and strengthening exercises. This is just right for everyone 55 and older. Tap Dance Class- Kay Catterton, our volunteer instructor always welcomes new students. The tap class meets on Wednesdays at 10:30 am in the TCCA dance room. You are never too old to tap your way to a healthy heart. The cost is $3 a class. Line Dance Class- Classes meet every Wednesday at 9:30 am in the TCCA dance room and at the Munford Senior Center every Monday at 9:00 am. Contributions are welcomed at both sites. Mrs. Juanita Joyner is the instructor. These energetic ladies may be seen all around the area as they entertain at local nursing homes and senior centers. They are great ambassadors for TCCA! Water Aerobics- Water aerobics is easy on your joints but still gives your heart and major muscle groups a great work out! Each Wednesday morning a group of seniors travel to the Millington Y for water aerobics. The bus leaves the CSC promptly at 6:30 am and the cost for ten sessions is $30.00. Currently, there’s room for more riders to attend. Please call the CSC for reservations and contributions for transportation are always appreciated. Caregiver Programs “Helen’s House” Adult Day/ Respite Service- Helen’s House currently has openings offering a great opportunity for those with some degree of memory loss or dementia to have a safe and therapeutic experience while their family caregivers enjoy a time for personal business or other activities. Helen’s House is licensed by the State of Tennessee. Helen’s House is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm. Please call Anita for more information or to receive a registration packet. Caregiver Wellness/Support Groups meet across Tipton County… All shared information is confidential--- “what is said here, stays here”- Meal contributions are requested and transportation is available on a limited basis. Reservations for all meetings are appreciated. • South Tipton Caregiver Wellness Group- This group meets the first Tuesday of the month at Munford Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. The facilitator is Mr. Neil Bell. • “…For Men Only” Caregiver Wellness Group- This group meet the second Monday of the month at TCCA meeting room from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. The facilitator is Mr. Russell Lindsay. • Lunch Bunch Caregiver Wellness Group- This group meet the third Tuesday of the month at TCCA meeting room from 12:30 to 2:00 pm. The facilitator is Mrs. Darlene Hopper Spaulding. • TCCA Breast Health Wellness Group- Please join Sue Wheeler on the second Monday of the month at Covington Senior Center dining room from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. • TCCA Grandparents/ Relatives as Parents Wellness Group- This is a support group for all relative parents that are facing life changes. This group meets in the TCCA meeting room the second Thursday of the month from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. The facilitator is Mrs. Kathy Strahan.

Emily Cook (Zach) Baby Girl due July 11th April Fisher (Paul) Baby Girl due Aug. 4th Congrats to: Mike and Lori Cook on the birth of their son Hudson Silas Jimbo and Aleshia Klenk on the birth of their son Rylan “Blaze”

CONTACTS Tipton County Commission on Aging 401 S. College, P.O. Box 631 • Covington, TN 38019 901-476-3333 • 901-476-3398- Fax Covington Senior Center Kelly West, 476-1068 Helen’s House, Anita Feuring 476-1068 Website- www.tiptonaging.org

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HEBRON COMMUNITY CHURCH Rayburn Rd. Covington, TN 38019 HOPE COMMUNITY CHURCH 2086 Atoka-Idaville Rd. Atoka, TN 38004 901-491-8138 HOSANNA MINISTRIES 13779 Hwy 51 S. Atoka, TN 38004 901-840-4540 JEHOVAH'S WITNESS OF COVINGTON 1150 Old Brighton Rd Covington,TN 38019 901-475-2110 JESUS THE WAY OUTREACH CENTER 795 Tennessee Drive Covington, Tennessee 38019

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PARADISE BAPTIST CHURCH 520 Simonton St. Covington, Tennessee 38019 QUITO UNITED METHODIST 4580 Quito Drummonds Rd. Millington, TN 38053 901-835-2318 RANDOLPH ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH 1135 Randolph Rd. Burlison, TN 476-8244 RAVENSCROFT EPISCOPAL CHAPEL 8219 Holly Grove Rd, Brighton, TN Holy Eucharist, 1st & 3rd Morning Prayer - 2nd & 4th 8:45 a.m. 837-1312

TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH 5954 Brighton Clopton Rd. Brighton, TN 38011 901-476-8889 TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH 11886 Main St. Mason, TN 38049 VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH 5422 Drummonds Rd Drummonds, TN 38023 901-835-2280 WESTERN VALLEY BAPTIST 836 Church Rd. Covington, TN 38019 901-475-1255 WESTSIDE ASSEMBLY NON-DENOMINATIONAL 33 Paulette Circle Covington, TN 38019 WILLOW GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH 618 Willow Grove Rd. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-7337

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BUSINESS • HOME • AUTO • FARM • LIFE • HEALTH Tel: 901-476-7137 • Fax 901-476-3560 Brighton First Assembly of God Church is located at 1422 Old Hwy 51 S., Brighton. The church phone number is 901-837-0950. Rev. Keithel Boothe, Pastor, invites and welcomes all visitors to attend worship services with them. Sunday School begins at 10 a.m. with worship services starting at 10:45 a.m. Sunday night service is at 6 p.m. and Wednesday service is held at 7 p.m.

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Will you remember God? By Mike Rogers In the parable, we generally refer to as “the Prodigal Son” (Luke 15: 11ff), Jesus tells of a young man who forgot about God. This young man apparently wanted to “sow his wild oats.” So he asked his father to give him his share of his inheritance. The young man took what was his, went into a “far country,” and “wasted his substance in riotous living” (living without moral restraint). The young man apparently wanted to “live it up” while he was young and gave little or no thought to his earthly father or his heavenly Father. However, a famine came into the land where the boy was, and he found himself in need. His desperate circumstances led him to feeding pigs, and he became so hungry that he would gladly have eaten what the pigs were eating. Far too often young people forget their need for God and trust too much in their youth. Too many of our young people are visiting their friends in the funeral home because they were living without moral restraint. Too many of our young people are losing their lives because of drugs, alcohol, and

otherwise immoral living, because they forget about God. With the warmer weather upon us comes the time of “field parties,” and celebration. Many of our high school seniors are excited about graduation and may be tempted to forget about God. This is just a note to remind us that death is no respecter of persons. Death claims the young as well as the old. Young people delude themselves when they think they have many years ahead of them to get their act together—to get right with God. Also, many young men and women graduating high school have great plans to go

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to college and become a great asset to society; but because of a passionate sexual moment they find themselves facing a whole different future. If only they would have trusted in God, their desperate circumstances could have been avoided, and their goals realized. Young people, as well as all of us, need to put our trust in God today because we cannot be assured of tomorrow to “make things right.” Humans generally establish the patterns we will follow the rest of our lives while young. If we fail to trust in God and live godly lives in our youth, the probability is that we will not do so when we get older. The wise man Solomon said, “Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come and the years draw near, when you will say, I have no delight in them” (Eccl. 12:1).

Mike Rogers is the pulpit minister for the church of Christ located at 1690 Hwy 51 S in Covington. He may be reached at 901-476-8278.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH 5010 West Union, Millington, TN 38053 901-872-2264

Sunday School 9:00 am & 10:30 am Sunday Worship 9:00am,10:30am,6:00 pm Wed. Services - 6:30 pm

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Cast Iron Grill is coming to Munford They are now seeking experienced kitchen staff and waiting staff. Apply Mon.-Sat. 8-5 Next to Shell Station on Munford Ave. in Munford. 901-840-4566 World Wide Co.opened , new office in Munford. Looking for team leaders in Adv. & Display. Call 901-8401976.

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John Deere riding mower, 2 yrs. old, 5 speed, 42” cut, $600. 901-8370132

SHOP TOOLS, MACHINES & ENGINES 325 Elect. chain hoist 3 ph. 1 ton & 2 ton. $750 ea.-----Steel gang boxeslockable hvy. duty 31”x43”x24” deep. $125/ 3’x5’x20” deep. $150.-----Com. Truck bed boxes Hvy. Duty Ga. $150.----- Pipe threader attachments 2.5”-4” $750.------Pipe threader machine up to 2” w/multiple bolt & pipe dies. Bench type. $600.-----Pipe treading machine on Tri-pod. $300. Call 901-569-6701.

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51 Pawn Shop buys scrap gold. Necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings - We buy guns too!!! 837-2274. Diabetic Test Strips Needed! $$ Cash $$ paid most types. Up to $10/box. Call 731-468-6964

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AIRSTREAM CAMPER for Sale’73 27 ft.,very nice, parquet floors, updated a.c., awning, and upholstery, $5000 901-570-0875 or 901-864-0459 after 4:30 p.m.

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4 family yard sale, Sat., May 14th, 7till. Lots of good things at low, low prices. 480 Junior Dr. off Old Brighton Rd.

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Legals SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE WHEREAS default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated the 10th day of November, 2003, executed by Torsten Kaminski and spouse, Jeanne Kaminski, conveying certain real property therein described to Charles M. Ennis, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, recorded December 12, 2003 at 8:00 a.m. at Book 1111, Page 368, re-recorded at Book 1130, Page 721, and modified by Modification recorded at Book 1169, Page 841. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, Sara Brasfield, having been appointed Substitute Trustee, by the virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. at the North Door of the Courthouse in Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, where the foreclosure sales are customarily held at the Tipton County Courthouse, 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: Part of the G. P. Rose 3 acres on the south side of Boswell road in the 4th Civil District in Tipton County, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center line of Boswell Road said point being in the northwest corner of G. P. Rose 3 acre tract; thence north 88 degrees, 30 minutes east along the center line of Boswell Road, 72.00 feet to a point; thence south 11 degrees, 30 minutes west 400.00 feet to a point; thence south 88 degrees, 30 minutes west 72.00 feet to a point in the west line of said Rose 3 acre tract; thence north 11 degrees 30 minutes east along the west line of said Rose tract 400.00 feet to the point of beginning. Being the same property conveyed to Toresten Kaminski and wife, Jeanne Kaminski at Book 965, Page 167, in the Register’s Office, Tipton County, Tennessee. PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address is believed to be 247 Boswell Road, Burlison, TN. 38015. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control. CURRENT OWNER(S): Toresten Kaminski and Jeanne Kaminski OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NONE The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; 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 to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. 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. 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 Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This the 28th day of April, 2011. SARA BRASFIELD, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE P. O. Box 765 Covington, TN. 38019 (901) 476-3973 28apr3w

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF TIPTON COUNTY Docket #25810 CHARLES F. PINKSTON, ARTHUR E. HORNE, BARBARA WOOTEN, JESSE BANKS HORNE, FREDNA M. TWYMAN, MICHAEL E. LOWE, JOSEPH S. WOOTEN, SHARON ELAINE WOOTEN, RUBEN GLEN LOWE, ALFREDA WOOTEN, TAY L O R , C H A R L E S E . WOOTEN, SAMUEL LEON LOWE, JR., JOSEPH D. HORNE, PAULINE PINKSTON ODEN, ANNETTE PINKSTON

THORPE, ALVIN E. HORNE, SR., GARLAND F. PINKSTON, SR., MARILYN WOOTEN aka MARIT,YN D. CASTELMAN, SYLVIA K. BROOKS, HOWARD PINKSTON, LAVERNE WOOTEN aka LAVERNE A. PAYNE, JAMES HORNE aka J.W. ROBINSON HORNE, LEON MCGRAW, JOSEPH MCGRAW, DAVID A. MCGRAW, MEAH A. WOOTEN aka ALMEDA WOOTEN, Petitioners, v. MELVIN SHAW, JAMES WOLKES, EVANELLE WOOTEN, ALEXANDER McKINNEY, DERICK McKINNEY, GEORGE JONES, GERALD JONES, JACOB E. HORNE, JR., NATHANIEL HORNE, MILDRED HORNE, THERIS HORNE, GLORIA HORNE, EARNEST HORNE, JESSIE HORN and TRACEY HORNE Respondents ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO WAIVE PERSONAL SERVICE ON DEFENDANTS This matter came to be heard on February 28, 2011 based upon. the Petitioner’s Motion to Waive Personal Service, the affidavit attached thereto, the statements of counsel for the Petitioners and the entire record in this cause; IT APPEARING TO THE COURT that the Motion is well-taken and should be granted; .IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the Motion to, Waive Personal Service on Defendants is GRANTED and Petitioners are permitted to const1’Uctively serve through publication the Defendants Nathaniel Home, Evanelle Wooten, Mildred Home Hunt, Ernest Home, Gloria Home and Jesse E. Home in lieu of personal service on the Defendants. IT IS SO ORDERED. William C. Cole Judge AGREED: JOHNSON and BROWN, P.C. 1374 Madison Avenue Memphis, TN 38104 901-725-7520 By Pamela M. Brown

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THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 the north line of said subdivision, a distance of 345.72 feet to an iron pin; thence north 0 degrees 02 minutes 37 seconds east a distance of 252.0 feet to an iron pin in the south line Simmons Road; thence north 89 degrees 57 minutes 23seconds west along the south line of Simmons Road a distance of 345.72 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.0 acres of land all according survey of D.D. Cannon dated September 18, 1985. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2449 Simmons Road, Atoka, TN 38004 CURRENT OWNER(S): David Holt 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 IMR Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 2349181 File No.: 226.1100720TN Web Site: www.jflegal.com Insertion Dates: 05/05/2011, 05/12/2011, 05/19/2011

NOTICE TO CREDITORS R. D. NO PR2886

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 22, 2004, by David Holt to Wesley D. Turner, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, under Book No. 1176, Page 912, (“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 Quest Trust 2005-X1, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2005-X1; and WHEREAS, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee for Quest Trust 2005-X1, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2005-X1, 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 WHEREAS, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-5-117 (i), not less than sixty (60) days prior to the first publication required by § 35-5-101, the notice of the right to foreclose was properly sent, if so required; 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, May 26, 2011, 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: Part of the Oliver, Inc. property located in Wilkinsville, Tennessee, being south of Simmons Road and east of Wilkinsville Road , more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a P.K. nail in the centerline of Simmons Road (60 feet wide), said nail being 1330.13 feet east of the centerline of Wilkinsville Road as measured along the centerline of Simmons Road; thence southwardly making an angle of 90 degrees to said centerline a distance of 30.0 feet to an iron pin; the point of beginning of this survey; thence continue south 0 degrees, 02 minutes , 37 seconds west a distance of 252.0 feet to an iron pin in the north line of Meadowview Estates Subdivision as recorded in Book 510, Page 135 in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, thence south 89 degrees 57 minutes 23 seconds east along

ESTATE OF Hazel Talley Mooneyham. (Deceased) Notice is hereby given that the 19th day of April, 2011. Letters of Testamentary in the respect of the estate of Hazel Talley Mooneyham, deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, 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 April, 2011. Emily M. Sweeney Executrix 5may2wp Tipton County Chancery Court Judy Billings, Clerk and Master 1801 S. College St., Suite 110 Covington, TN 38019

THE CHANCERY COURT OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE KATHY BRINKLEY SAGE VS. NO. 27959 JEFFREY BRINKLEY NOTICE OF SALE In accordance with a Consent Decree for Sale of the Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee made and entered in the above styled cause on October 11, 2010, public notice is hereby given that I will on: FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2011 At the hour of 1.:00 p.m. In the Chancery Court Courtroom at the Tipton County Justice Center in Covington, Tennessee, sell to the highest and best bidder, the following described tract of land, to wit: Lying and being in the 13th Civil District of Tipton County, Tennessee, more particularly bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the center of the Locust Bluff to Tabernacle blacktop road, said point being the southeast corner of the Glenn 45 acre tract of which thi51 survey is a part, also being the northeast corner of the Brownie Richardson house seat; runs thence with the center of the road north 2~3/4 degrees east 275.00 feet to a point; thence north 79-114 degrees west 1.20.00 feet to a stake; thence south 15 degrees west 282.00 feet to So stake in the southline of the 45 acre tract; thence with the same south 87~1.14 degrees east 170.00 feet to the beginning and containing 0.93 acres, more

or less. Being the same property conveyed to Robert Brinkley and wife, Myrna Brinkley, by deed of Floy Pruitt recorded in Book 707, page 363 of the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee. Robert Brinkley is deceased and Myrna Brinkley has married Robert Ellis. Myrna Brinkley Ellis died intestate on March 1, 2009, leaving surviving her as sole heirs at law two children, Kathy Brinkley Sage and Jeffery Brinkley. Also being Map 43, Parcel 17.01 according to the Tax Assessor’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee. The property will be sold for cash, in bar of the equity of redemption and all exemptions. The Special Commissioner’s Report of Sale will lie upon her desk for a period of ten (10) days following the sale, subject to being raised and reopened by deposit of advance bid of at least 10% over the initial bid price. The property will be sold as is, where is, with possession given upon confirmation of the sale. All taxes through 2010 will be paid from the proceeds of the sale. Witness my hand, this 29th day of April, 2011. Tipton County Chancery Court Judy Billings, Clerk and Master 1801 S. College St., Suite 110 Covington, TN 38019 5may3wks

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid in a certain Deed of Trust executed on August 9, 2005 by Brenda S. Johnson to John Dollar, Trustee as same appears of record in the Office of the Register of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 1225, Page 850, the beneficiary being InSouth Bank. Subsequently STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C. was appointed successor trustee in Book 1507, Page 588; and the owner of the debt secured 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 Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will on May 20, 2011 commencing at 10:00 a.m. at the north door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, and proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property to wit: Lying and being in the 6th Civil District of Tipton County, Tennessee and thus described: Beginning at a stake in the north right of way of the Crouch-Wilson gravel road, said stake being the southwest corner of the Thomas Cathern 24 acre tract; thence with said road south 86 3/4˚ west 2.5 chains to a stake in the north right of way of said road; thence north 4 chains to a stake; thence north 86 3/4˚ east 2.5 chains to a stake in the west line of Thomas Cathern; thence with Cathern’s west line south 4 chains to the point of beginning and containing one acre, more or less. Parcel No. (1) 126-006.04 (2) 126-006.04.001 Property address: 1406 Armstrong Road, Atoka, Tennessee This sale is subject to 2009 and 2010 county taxes on both parcels All right and equity of redemption, Statutory and otherwise, homestead and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will sell and convey only as successor trustee. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C., Successor Trustee By: Roger A. Stone, President 28apr3w

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 October 4, 2000, by Tonyia Nell Durham, unmarried woman to David Seivers, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 915, Page 755-761, recorded October 4, 2000, (“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 Arlisa Armstrong 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 in-

debtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed(s) of Trust by USDA, and Arlisa Armstrong 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 Tuesday, June 7, 2011, commencing at 11:45 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 nonrefundable 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 1st Civil District in Tipton County, Tennessee to wit: Beginning at an iron pin set at the northwest corner of Lot 30 Green Hills Subdivision, Plat Book 1, page 49-50 of the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, said point being 25 feet from the center of Kimbrough Drive and the southwest corner of this now described lot, thence N 48º30’ E, 160.0 feet along the east right of way of Kimbrough Drive to an iron pin in the south line of the City of Covington; thence S 85º 42’ E, 58.7 feet to an iron pin in the east line of Green Hills Subdivision, thence S 04º 30’ 59” W. 159.61 feet to the northeast corner of said Lot 30; thence with the north line of Lot 30 with the following calls: N 85º 47’ W, 75.0 feet; N 60º 16’ W. 104.8 feet to the point of beginning as surveyed by Walter R. Powell dated January 19, 1985. Being the same property conveyed to Tonyia Nell Durham, by deed of record in Deed Book 915, Page 753, in the said Register’s Office. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1822 Kimbrough Drive Covington TN 38019 CURRENT OWNERS: Tonyia Nell Durham 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: 05/12/11, 05/19/11 and 05/26/11 Arlisa Armstrong Substitute Trustee 85G Stonebrook Place Jackson, TN 38305 http//www.resales.usda.gov

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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 12th day of May, 2011. Elizabeth B. Ziarko Executrix 12may2wp Tipton County Chancery Court Judy Billings, Clerk and Master 1801 S. College St., Suite 110 Covington, TN 38019

NOTICE TO CREDITORS R. D. NO PR2889 ESTATE OF Jack L. Peyton. (Deceased) Notice is hereby given that the 3rd day of May, 2011. Letters of Testamentary in the respect of the estate of Jack L. Peyton, 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 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 12th day of May, 2011. Dorothy B. Peyton Executrix 12may2wp Tipton County Chancery Court Judy Billings, Clerk and Master 1801 S. College St., Suite 110 Covington, TN 38019

Jim’s Auto Body Shop 832 Hwy 51 S. Covington, TN 38019 901-476-0682 Auction Date: May 20th 2011 10:00 a.m. (1)1990 Chevy Corsica VIN# 1G1LT54G6LE137954 (2)1974 Chevy Pickup VIN# CCQ144S203970 (3)1981 GMC VIN# 1GTCC14D1BF701217 (4)1997 Ford Rander VIN# 1FTCR10A5VPB02720 (5)1993 Ford C.V. VIN# 2FALP74WXPX206993 (6)1985 Chevy Blazer VIN# 1G8CS18B9F8143441 (7)1995 MITS Diamante VIN# JA3AP47H5SY019987

R. D. NO PR2890 ESTATE OF Rebecca R. Bringle. (Deceased) Notice is hereby given that the 3rd day of May, 2011. Letters of Testamentary in the respect of the estate of Rebecca R. Bringle, deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Tipton

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Atoka Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold a called meeting Tuesday May 17th, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. at Atoka Town Hall. The first purpose of the meeting is to discuss the contract for employment for the Town Administrator Position. The second purpose is to discuss the purchase of a new lawn mower. The meeting is open to the public. INVITATION TO BID The Tipton County Board of Education is accepting bids for the following: A contract for the replacement of HVAC units at various schools For additional information contact Donnie Wallace at (901) 475-5807. Sealed bids will be opened at 2:00 p.m. on May 26, 2011 at the Tipton County Board of Education, 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019. The Tipton County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid received. Dr. Tim Fite Director of Schools Tipton County

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ROSE CONSTRUCTION CELEBRATES SAFETY Rose Construction, Inc. recently had a safety celebration for employees at their corporate office at 126 Highway 51 South. In addition to celebrating safety they had a membership drive for their Corporate Charity â&#x20AC;&#x201C; St. Jude Research Hospital. St. Jude has been the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corporate charity since 1998. Rose Construction, Inc. encourages employees to make a weekly contribution and the company will match the contribution dollar for dollar. Rose has had three employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children through the years benefit from St. Jude and is honored to be affiliated with such a wonderful organization that has made both an impact to our company and to children/families throughout the world. Rose Construction, Inc. and employees have donated $181,000 since 1998, and our company goal is to have 100 percent participation from all employees. Shown in the photo are many of the proud members of the Rose Construction team who attended our safety celebration in April.

AFRICAN-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HELD APRIL 19 The University of Tennessee at Martin WestStar Leadership Program hosted the 13th annual African-American Leadership Conference on April 19, at the West Tennessee Research and Educations Center in Jackson. Tipton County participants include, from left to right, Beverly Clay, Rhonda Hughey, Dianne Avery, Vicky Whitley, Glenn Baker, Inell Chambers, Florence Dyson, Celia Dyson and Lawson Dyson.

Century 21 held an awards brunch recently. Attending were (left to right)Laurie McClerkin, Mary Sue Maughan, Eunice Jordan and Kaye Smith. Laurie McClerkin was honored with receiving the prestigious Topaz Award for excellence in sales for 2010.

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In obedience to an Order of the Chancery Court of Tipton County. Tennessee made and entered in the above styled cause on April 14, 2011, public notice is hereby given that I will on Friday, June 3rd, 2011 at the hour of 1:00 p.m. in the Chancery Court Courtroom at the Tipton County Justice Center in Covington, Tennessee, sell to the highest and best bidder, the following described tract of land, to-wit: Beginning at J. W. Williamson (dec.) northeast corner; thence with said line 85 deg. east 102 poles to William Sanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s corner; thence north with said line 6 deg. west 174 poles to a stake in the center of the Brownsville and Memphis Road; thence in a northeast course with said road to a stake with two (2) black oak pointers; thence south 9 deg. east 130 poles to a stake in the field south of a grave yard; thence east 72 poles to a stake in the field near the old Hunt residence; thence south 84 poles to the beginning, containing 201 acres, more or less. For source of title to the undersigned see deed recorded at Book 440, page 212, in the Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee. See also deed recorded at Book 438, page 309, said Registerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office. 7/07fm M-Z 10th C.D., Map 75, Parco 19 The property will be offered in separate tracts as shown on the attached plat, and then as a whole. The property will be struck off at the highest and best bid. The property will be sold for cash, in bar of the equity of redemption and all exemptions. The Special Commissionerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Report of Sale will lie upon her desk for a period of ten (10) days following the sale, subject to being raised and reopened by deposit of advance bid of at least 10% over the initial bidded price. The property will be sold as is with possession given upon confirmation of the sale. All taxes through 2011 will be paid from the proceeds of the sale. Witness my hand, the 12th day of May, 2011. Tipton County Chancery Court Judy Billings, Clerk and Master 1801 S. College St., Suite 110 Covington, TN 38019

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Property transfers: April 18-May 6, 2011 The following property transfers were recorded in the office of Claudia Peeler the week of Apr. 18-22, 2011. Ryan E. Ford et ux to Elizabeth A. Carter; 268 Brittany Lane; $154,000 Clayton Bank & Trust to Michael O’Brien; 286 Montgomery Rd.; $70,000 Joshua R. Humelsine to Randall M. Tracy et ux; 147 Giltedge Gin Rd. ; $58,000 Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to Wallace M. Long et al; 73 Philip Cove; $48,000 St5even W. Dickey to Renee W. Dickey; 2190 McWilliams Rd.; $0; QC Connell, Trustee (Fleming) to Bank of New York Trust CO.; 506 Kelley’s Chapel Rd.; $212,415; REPO Diaz, Trustee (Gray) to US Bank National Assoc.; 216 Quito Rd.; $68,192.33; REPO Linda L. Dodds et al to Natalie Lynn Taube et vir; 176 Rebekah Circle; $0; QC Taylor, Trustee (Hash) to Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance; 0 Roseland Hill Rd.; $52,700; REPO Meeks B. Vaughn, Jr. to Vaughn Farms, LLC; approx. 100 ac.; $10; QC Mary Elizabeth Morris to Vaughn Farms, LLC.; approx. 100 ac.; $10; QC Kristen Davis Rhyne to Vaughn Farms, LLC.; approx. 100 ac.; $10; QC Dennis Wilson et al to Ronnie F. Tyler et ux; 217 Rocky Branch; $285,000 Hoyt Reid Hodge, Jr. et ux to Hoyt Reid Hodge, III; 5 ac along Hwy 179;

$10; QC Jack S. Hall, Jr. et al to Robert L. Baskin, II et al; approx 120 ac.; $263,300 Jack S. Hall, Jr. to Donald M. Baskin, Jr. et ux; approx. 84 ac.; $118,000 The following property transfers were recorded in the office of Claudia Peeler the week of Apr. 25-29, 2011. Ray Smith et ux to Joseph H. Pyland et ux; Lot 113 Harmon Estates; $165,000 Jim McCalla to Alice Wakefield; Lot on Huffman Dr.; $3,500 Bank of Mason to Shannon Reed et ux; 502 Old Hwy 51 S; $67,000 Tina Marie Lopez to Alejandro Lopez; 40 Parkwood Ln; $0 Weiss, Trustee (White) to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.; 257 Tracy Rd.; $103,020.17; REPO Scott P. Ayers et ux to Kenneth S. Lake et ux; 1037 Walker Parkway; $159,900 Munford Development Co. to Parker Properties South; 34.37 ac Lot 2 Highlands Comm. Subdiv.; $1,300,000 Ennis, Trustee (Wilcox) to Suntrust Mortgage; 275 Colton Ridge; $299,800; REPO First American Title Insurance Co., Trustee (Lebel) to GMAC Mortgage, LLC; 246 Squires Grove Dr. West; $148,920.78; REPO William Granger Lipsey to Robert Hagewood et ux; Lot on Tipton St.; $42,000 Robert Ben McGregor et al to Michael Turner et al; 85 ac.; $264,600

Stateline Investments, LLC to Justin Hughey et al; 1009 Whitley St; $101,554; IMP Talley C. Hall to Valerie Gregory et al; 514 S. College St; $54,000 Bank of America to Jimmy Lee Scruggs, Jr.; 2679 Roughedge Rd.; $66,000 Laurie Frazier fka Laurie Hobbs to Tony Hobbs; 2472 Marshal Rd.; $5,000; QC Ziarko, Trustee (Woodland) to Ralph Cousar, Jr. et al; .53 ac; $13,925; REPO James B. Wade to Barbara L. Wade; 62 Amy Leigh Dr.; $10; QC Household Financial Center, Inc. to Seaton Ennis; 795 Portersville Rd.; $68,000; IMP USAA Federal Savings Bank to Peggy Cousar et vir; 141 Indian Wells Lot 50; $10,125 John R. Bonson, Jr. et ux to Robert L. Ray et ux; 253 N. Aberdeen Dr.; $210,000 Brandy Smith et vir to Scotty Baxter et ux; 1078 E. Kenwood Ave.; $118,000 HUD to James Kelly; 257 Harmony Dr. W.; $32,500 Bomar, Trustee (Patrick) to Venture Capital Properties, LLC; 2287 Hwy 54 E.; $25,000; REPO Tracy A. Sullivan to Larry A. Sullivan; 186 Rocky Rd.; $0; QC Wallace, Trustee (Meadors) to Nationstar Mortgage, LLC; 43 Wordon Way; $102,224.16 Alvie Enos Lewis to Bonnie Whitney; 3265 Old L & N Rd.; $89,000;

COMMON ABBREVIATIONS USED IN PROPERTY DEEDS

Et al - Latin et alia, for “and others” Et ux - Latin et uxor, for “and wife” Et vir - means “and husband”

Watkins Joint Living Trust; Comm. property Peeler Rd.. $0 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette Watkins Joint Living Trust; Comm. property Atoka-Munford Rd. $0 Johnny J. Pilkington to Audrey D. Pilkington; 2622 Marshal Rd.; $0 APC Investments, LLC. to Apex Home Builders, LLC; Lot 58 Lochmeade Subdiv. Sec. B-2; $55,000 B.G. Whitworth et ux to Mary Kirkpatrick; 3285 Gainsville Rd.; $35,000 Catherine M. Burness to Karen Griffin; 150 Whipporwill Circle; $19,000 Charles L. Walker et ux to Calvin L. Elder; 174.95 ac; $200,000 Paul K. Stout et ux to Denise R. Perry; 218 Kincaid Ave; $95,000 VA to Brian Joel Jorgens et ux; 1800 Crigger Rd; $44,000 Cecil Maroon Gipson et al to Terrilene C. Bell et vir; 740 Wortham Rd.; $55,000 Jeff Huffman et al to Christopher Elam et ux; 13.73 ac Old Memphis Rd/Templeton Rd.; $63,000 James C. Woelm to Robert L. Wiggins, Jr.; 122 Charleswood Dr.; $266,000 Venture Capital Properties, LLC to Charles Parks et ux; 5437 Portersville Rd.; $105,000 Douglas M. Butts et al to Keith J. Bushey et ux; 60 Duncan Rd.; $173,000 Sharon R. Mayfield et

IMP Marty A. Turner to Timothy Scott et ux; .71 ac on Baskins Rd.; $9,000 HUD to Tracey Bolden, 26 Riverchase Dr.; $13,000 Deborah Barbee to Four Js Enterprise, LLC; 1 ac on Holly Grove Rd; $5,000; QC The following property transfers were recorded in the office of Claudia Peeler the week of May 2-6, 2011. Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to Paula Gilbert; 889 Evans Rd.; $134,900 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette Watkins Joint Living Trust; Comm. property Liberty Ave W. $0 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette Watkins Joint Living Trust; Comm. property 586 Munford Ave.. $0 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette Watkins Joint Living Trust; 1524 S. College St. $0 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette Watkins Joint Living Trust; Unimproved farmland on Mt. Carmel Rd.. $0 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette Watkins Joint Living Trust; vacant agricultural Prop. Sadler School Rd.E.. $0 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette Watkins Joint Living Trust; 324 Carr Ave.. $0 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette Watkins Joint Living Trust; 240 Ervin Ln.. $0 George W. Watkins et ux to George & Paulette

al to Blanche L. Holman; 471 Susan Circle; $0; QC Blanche L. Holman to Brandy R. Ray; 471 Susan Circle; $159,000 Southern Custom Home Builders, LLC to Chuck Porter et al; 1984 Rosemark Rd; $615,500 Hughes, Trustee (Wells) to Personal Finance Corp.; Lot Brighton; $9,000; REPO Green Tree Servicing, LLC to Lorenzo Diaz et ux; 540 Pintail Circle; $35,000 James J. Brown to Robin A. Brown; 127 Planters Grove Trail; $0; QC Robin A. Brown to Robin A. Brown et al; 127 Planters Grove Trail; $0; QC Federal National Mortgage Assoc. to Wells Fargo Bank. N.A.; 3139 Candy Lane; $0; QC Jan Hensley et ux to Liberty Dawn Wiggins; 495 Tracy Rd; $135,000 Covington Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation, Inc. to Covington Long Term Facility, Inc.; 1992 Hwy 51 S.; $0; QC Andrew Criner to Rachel Criner; Lot 14 of Brighton Hills; $65,000; QC Nicholas Smith to David Allen; 1492 Brighton-Clopton Rd; $16,500 Gerald McDaniel et al to Jeffrey McDaniel et ux; 642 Beaver Creek Rd.; $75,000 Terrell Wilson et al to Clay Kelley; 23.17 ac Garland-Detroit Rd.; $63,000

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The Civil War in Tipton County

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150 YEARS AGO: APRIL 25 – MAY 12, 1861

Editor’s note: The following is a historical piece commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, written and compiled by Tipton County Historian Russell B. Bailey. It is the second in the series that will be published in The Leader. By RUSSELL B. BAILEY Tipton County Historian Encampment at Clopton and Covington The Tipton County infantry company known as the Southern Confederates met at Clopton Methodist Episcopal Church South near Bloomington (Brighton) on or about April 25. Company officers elected were: Captain David J. Wood, a Mexican War veteran; 1st Lieutenant - James I. Hall, Headmaster of the Mountain Academy; 2nd Lieutenant –Charles B. Simonton, Headmaster of the Portersville Academy; 3rd Lieutenant – Robert W. Lemmon the this company which later was designated Company C, 9th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. Captain Wood ordered his company of 60 volunteers into camp of instruction at the Campgrounds of the Clopton Church. This company was composed of volunteers from Portersville (Atoka), Mt. Carmel, Mt. Zion (Munford), Covington and some men from Wesley and Stanton in Haywood County. By May 2, approximately 100 volunteers had enlisted in the Southern Confederates. The Tipton Rifles was a volunteer infantry company raised in Covington and the surrounding area. It was later designated Company I, 4th Tennessee Infantry Regiment. The Rifles went into camp at the Covington Fairgrounds in April 1861. By May 2, 93 volunteers had enlisted in the company. They elected the following officers: Captain - John B. Turner, Tipton County Circuit Court Clerk; 1st Lieutenant – John McKenzie; 2nd Lieutenant – Hardtimes Wales Baker Jones; 3rd Lieutenant – John T. Barret. Former state representative Holmes Cummins watched Lieutenant McKenzie drill the soldiers of the “Tipton Rifles” on the grounds of the Tipton Female Seminary (now the Tipton County Commission of Aging across from the Methodist Church). Fort Wright, Randolph During the first week

May 1861, Provisional Army of Tennessee Senior Major General Gideon J. Pillow ordered the construction of artillery batteries along the Mississippi at Memphis and Randolph. Tennessee General John L. T. Sneed, of Fayette County, was sent to Randolph to take command of the military forces assembling at Fort Wright. Confederate engineer officers Captain Philip Stockton, Montgomery Lynch and J. T. Champney directed the construction of the batteries. Colonel Preston Smith and the rest of the 154th Tennessee Infantry Regiment had arrived at the post. By May 6, six 32-pounder cannons were mounted at the fort. A planter from Kentucky sent 20 of his slaves to assist the soldiers in their work on the Randolph defenses. During this time the Fort Wright artillery fired on the Mississippi River steamer Queen of the West in order to stop and search the ship and to seize any contraband items of war. Tennessee legislature votes Declaration of Independence On May 6, 1861, the members of the Tennessee General Assembly voted for the “Declaration of Independence and Ordinance Dissolving the Federal Relations Between the State of Tennessee and the United States of America.” The vote was 20-4 in the senate and 46-21 in the house. This legislation authorized a referendum to be held June 8 in which the voters of Tennessee would ratify the legislature’s secession ordinance. Finally, the legislature authorized Governor Isham G. Harris to raise The Provisional Army of Tennessee, some 55,000 soldiers, and to pay for the same by the sale of $5,000,000 in state bonds. The state was obligated to pay eight percent interest on the bonds, the payment of interest to be raised by an eight cent tax annually on each $100 of taxable property and one half cent on each dollar of merchandise bought in or our of the State of Tennessee. The next day the legislature authorized the governor to have Tennessee enter into a military league with the Confederate States of America. More Troops Arrive at Randolph On May 7, another regiment of Tennessee volunteers arrived at Fort Wright, Randolph by boat

from Memphis. This regiment, the 2nd Tennessee Infantry, was composed mostly of Irishmen from Memphis with some men from Fayette County and was commanded by Colonel J. Knox Walker of Memphis, the former secretary of President James K. Polk during his administration in Washington. This regiment went into camp on top of the bluff overlooking the town of Randolph. One soldier wrote of their daily routine at Randolph: “Reveill’e at 5 a.m.; drill from 5 ½ to 7 ½ ; breakfast, 7 ½ ; fatigue (work on the fortifications) call from 8 – 10 a.m.; orderly call, 10 a.m.; dinner 12 noon; fatigue from 1 – 4 p.m.; drill and dress parade from 4 ½ to 7 ½ p.m.; supper, 8 p.m.; tattoo, 9 p.m. (Sunday was a day of rest.)” Other units were arriving at Randolph. An engineering company known as the Memphis Sappers and Miners was involved in the construction of the fortifications. The Southern Guards Artillery of Memphis arrived at Randolph on April 24. During the next few months, many Tipton Countians enlisted in the artillery batteries stationed at Fort Wright. The Battalion of Tennessee Heavy Artillery at Randolph was commanded by Colonel John P. McCown, Lt. Colonel Milton Haynes and Major Alexander P. Stewart and included the following batteries: Company #2, Marshall T. Polk’s Battery, Hardeman County; Company #3, Captain William H. Jackson; Company #5, Captain Smith P. Bankhead, Memphis; Company #7, Captain Fred Krone, Steuben Artillery, Memphis Germans; Company #8, Captain Frederick Warner, Southern Artillery, Memphis; Company #9, Captain James Hamilton, Southern Guards, Memphis;Company #15, Captain John W. Stewart, 2nd Steuben Artillery During the second week of May three men died at Fort Wright. Jeptha Hogue, a Tipton resident, tried to pass a sentry post unauthorized and was bayoneted to death by the soldier. Two soldiers drowned on May 9: Martin Cox while bathing while Augustus Fuller fell overboard from a steamer.

LIONS CLUB The Covington Lions Club met on Monday, May 9 with Dr. Buddy Bibb, director of instruction for Tipton County Schools as the featured speaker. Dr. Bibb spoke to members of the club about education in Tipton County. Pictured are program chairman Shelvie Rose, Bibb and Lions Club president Bill Enzor.

Friends of the NRA dinner, auction set for Friday The annual Tipton County Friends of the NRA dinner and auction will be held Friday May 13, at 6 p.m. at Holly Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church. The Friends of the NRA and The NRA Foundation provide grants that benefit programs such as youth education and shooting sports, law enforcement training, hunter education, conservation and firearms and marksmanship training and safety. Since 2006, Tipton County Friends of the NRA has provided more than $27,000to Tipton County youth dhooting teams and to local law enforcement to support their efforts. Jeff Ward, Tipton County Friends of NRA 20102011 chairman, said he was excited about the upcoming event. “Every year this event has grown,” he said. “The food is always fantastic and both the live and silent auctions are lively.” Ward said prizes for the games and auction items at the event include everything from original artwork to shooting and outdoor accessories and firearms. “This event celebrates the second amendment and the responsibility that important right demands.” Sponsors of this year’s event includ: Haddad’s, The Gun Cabin, Tipton County Gun Traders, ShurShot Retrievers, May Medical Group, PC and the law offices of Ward Williams, PLLC. The church is located at 4538 Holly Grove Road, Brighton. Tickets are $30.00 per person; they can be purchased at the door or in advance at The Gun Cabin in Brighton, Tipton County Gun Traders in Covington or the law offices of Ward Williams, PLLC in Munford. For any further information contact Jeff Ward 837-9355 or John Evans 476-0607.

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