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Ministers and Mayoral Candidates meet

Pastor Clifford Wynn Janet Rail Publisher

Selmer’s next mayoral election is on November 2, 2021. The Selmer Ministerial Alliance hosted the candidates on Sunday evening. Cypress Creek Church, pastor Clifford Wynn, Jr’s congregation hosted sharing songs and praise for all attendees with a theme of Unity in the Community. The congregation and guests were welcomed with song, prayer and praise. After a few welcoming words and

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prayer led by Wynn, Pastor Barry Bishop, of Life Wind Covenant Church read a scripture from 1 Timothy 2:3 This kind of praying is good and acceptable and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, who wishes all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge and recognition of the divine truth. 5 For there is only one God, and only one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself as a ransom a substitutionary sacrifice to atone for all, the testimony given

at the right and proper time. This reading lead into wonderful praise from the Cypress Creek Choir and messages about unity and diversity prior to the candidates being introduced. The ministerial alliance is about community and this evening was designed to allow the candidates who are running for Mayor of Selmer and to speak and hear their voices and meet friends who love the Town of Selmer. The candidates are incumbent Selmer May-

or John Smith running for a third term, and first-time candidates Sherry Inman and Mike Lambert, both life-long residents of the city. “I am Sherry Inman and I am running for Selmer City Mayor. “After all that I am not sure you want to hear me talk, that was just amazing, Thank you. A lot of you do know me and know my father J.D. Inman and my mother Ruby Inman. I have lived here my whole life.” “I am definitely running for this position because it has been

about three years of a lot of prayer, a lot of stuff that I have just watched and looked at. My father passed away six years ago and as I was going to work every day I would look to my left and look to my right and I just want to see a change. I feel like, honestly, God has put me here for a reason. I don’t think He wants me to sit on the sidelines any longer and just be here. I think He wants to work through me and wants me to come together with a lot of other talented people. We bought the old Rex-

all building and turned it into Ruby’s Venue and Events and it is just the beginning. It has just kickstarted the whole entire community.” “I do believe in unity and do believe in us coming together. I can’t do it without you and you can’t do it without me and we cannot do it without God. I want to put Him back, I want to put Him first and I can assure you that I do love the Town of Selmer. I have lived here since I was two years old. My See MINISTER, 3

Selmer Police officers certified to perform child safety seat inspections Janet Rail Publisher

Two Selmer Police officers are nationally certified as Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPST) to conduct safety seat inspections, assist with installations and provide child safety seats as grants permit. “As a police department, we want to be proactive and keep kids safe. It’s not all about writing tickets, we want to help parents and caregivers. These two of-

ficers will have the ability to educate and assist families and provide car seats when available. With the training, they are experts on the law, safety measures and installation of car seats,” said Selmer Police Chief Kim Holley. Officers Nick Inman and Kaleb Sanders recently completed the training program certified by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). “During the seat

A network approach to community building Janet Rail Publisher

A strategy of nonprofit organizations is that you must grow to be strong. The answer here in McNairy County could lie in the power of strategic non profit networks. Whatever the mis-

McNairy Co. COVID-19 Cases as of August 23

Total Tested 25,188 Cases 3,655 Active Cases 379 Deaths 58 Recovered 3,258

sion of an individual nonprofit, in todays climate and in the two years of social distancing, local nonprofits are looking to do something different – build a network of like minded individuals to increase the visibility and impact community. “We are looking to develop a nonprofit network and have had one meeting at The Latta building to discuss possibilities and completed a survey with attendees. The survey revealed that fund raising was a big deal for most so when I stumbled across this fundraising event, I signed up for it and the organizer said you can invite as many people as you want to watch with you. So we set up the event at McNairy County Family Center and a few people have come,” said Billy Brown, who in recent years converted See NETWORK, 4

check we found only minor corrections with car seats not being buckled correctly or not understanding fully the manufacturer’s recommendations or owners manual for their vehicle. It was a good event and we identified simple mistakes everybody makes and gave four safety seats away. We plan to be available to the public and host additional events around the county. If you contact Chief See CHILD SAFETY, 3

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Officer Nick Inman, TN Highway Patrolman Kobie Burcham, train Cassie Bauman how to secure son Ben’s safety seat at the safety check last Friday.

Johnson named Teacher of the Year

The McNairy County Board of Education announced that Tami Johnson, a special education teacher at Ramer Elementary School, is the 2021-22 Teacher of the Year. For Johnson, every child is special. “This is an honor, especially with us having such a challenging year and all the obstacles that Covid-19 brought. It is humbling and I don’t think that I am any more special than the next teacher cause we all work our hardest to do the best for our kids,” said Johnson. Johnson, an educator for 20 years, came into her profession on an unconventional path. With a degree in audiology, her entry into the classroom. After two years of practicing audiology, Johnson started doing educational audiology in the school system until five years ago when

she added a special education certification to her license and has been in the classroom every since. “I have been in Ramer Elementary the past five years in the classroom and I love teaching,” said Johnson. With 33 children on her case load pre-K 4 through 8th grade, Ramer is a resource classroom. The children spend most of the day in the general classroom. Johnson pulls students out to focus on reading and math skills on an individual or small group basis with the goal of getting children caught up closer to their classroom peers. The children’s needs range from specific learning disabilities, difficulties with reading and math, impairSee TEACHER, 3

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The first Rockabilly Mural was completed by artist Brian Tull in 2009 just prior to the first Rockabilly Highway Revival.

Rockabilly Highway Murals

Janet Rail Publisher

Two Rockabilly Highway Murals commemorate McNairy County Tennessee’s significant role in the development of American roots music we now know as Rockabilly. Rockabilly was born in the honkytonks, school gymnasiums, back porches, cotton fields and yes even the churches of West

Tennessee and North Mississippi. It draws inspiration from a variety of deep and familiar musical wells including the Blues, Hillbilly Music, and Gospel. Rockabilly music touched off a revolution in popular culture that reverberates until this day. In June 2009, artist Brian Tull, a native of McNairy County, living in Nashville, finished the last touches on the

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first mural located on the exterior wall at 124 West Court Avenue and Second Street in downtown Selmer which is 20-feet high by 120-feet long. This was the largest painting done by the artist at the time. This public art landmark was created in conjunction with the naming of the Rockabilly Highway. It was designed and completed in five months from FebruaryJune 2009. The mural features a Nashville-based Rockabilly group Phil Hummer & The White Falcons. On June 13, 2009, at the first Rockabilly Highway Revival, an official

dedication ceremony was held and a Rockabilly Highway Proclamation was read in front of thousands attending the event which was a huge success. The mural was commissioned by Arts in McNairy, Selmer Business Alliance, McNairy County Chamber of Commerce, Tennessee Arts Commission and the Jackson Arts Council. The second Rockabilly Highway Mural (Mural II) continues Arts in McNairy’s tradition of investing in pubically accessible art which reflects the musical heritage of McNairy County as well as the entire West Tennes-

see and North Mississippi region. Completed in June 2012, this mural is by far, according to Tull, his largest photorealism painting. “I am very thankful to have been selected again to front another project for the city of Selmer and Arts in McNairy,” said Tull. The subjects for the mural depict vocalist Eileen Rose and legendary guitarist and pedal steel player Rich Gilbert with instruments against the backdrop of Leonard Brown’s 1950 Ford 2-door Custom. The image conveys a strong sense of the period while building

on the musical heritage and Rockabilly Highway themes. The project was sponsored by Arts in McNairy and generously funded by the Tennessee Arts Commission with other partners Sherwin Williams, City of Selmer, McNairy County Chamber of Commerce and Selmer Business Alliance. The mural is located on the exterior wall of Judge Van McMahan’s Law Firm at 109 West Court Avenue, Selmer. The Rockabilly Highway Revival is an annual event in downtown Selmer.

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children have grown up here and now my grandchildren are growing up here so I want to be a part of it. I want to see it flourish, I want to see it grow, I want to see better parks, a better downtown. I want to see us grow old together and just make a difference. That is all I am asking. You can find me on Facebook, or come and talk. I love you, I love the Town of Selmer and I am going to work very hard for you,” said Inman. Candidate Mike Lambert introduced himself to the audience. “I was born in Selmer and raised in McNairy County. I have been living in the city for 20 plus years with my wife Regina. My wife and I married in 1980 and she has worked in the city since 1981. We together, love this city, love our kids, our grandkids and want to make a difference in this town. Ya’ll all matter to us. We are all family. It is a small town and we do realize a small town has a lot of hurts and a lot of heartbreak. We have all been there,” said Lambert. “We want to continue to move forward and we want some stuff for our kids and our grandkids and we want to try and get something in this town for our youth. As soon as they get old enough they are gone and they don’t move back and ya’ll all know that. We need something to keep our kids here. We love all of ya’ll and I just want to let you know that. If you need to talk to me, you can talk to me any time. I will have an open door. I would love to be your mayor and love to work with any of you and all of you - Thank you,” said Lambert. Selmer Mayor John Smith then addressed the church. “For those of you who don’t know me, I am the current mayor for the Town of Selmer and I am seeking my third term.” “A couple of people I want to thank is my daddy Dr. Jamie Smith, my favorite daughter Cana Smith and her boyfriend Jonathan Nixon. I have three other children, my oldest son is serving in the Air Force, Cross, and is based in Washington, DC and my other two young sons Grady and Gavin are at the house.” “Our employees are extraordinaire. They come to work. We have been through a lot this past year with Covid-19. I hate it with a passion but we can get past it. I

am here to brag on a lot of things that we have done,” said Smith. “When I first got elected, sixteen years ago I poured my heart and soul out when I ran for alderman and got elected. I served as alderman for eight years and then I chose to run for mayor. So for eight years, we’ve done a lot while I was mayor. One of the first things we did was with the Selmer Fire Department. Your insurance rates are based on your ISO rating. We made a determination that we were going to lower our ISO rating. We did and that saves you $800 to $1,500 less in homeowners insurance in the city.” “We had to get creative and come up with a revenue source to pave our streets. We did that. We changed out all of our lights to LED (1,088 street lights). We maintain 53 miles of secondary roads. Switching to LED lights saved the city $85,000 a year and that is your money, which in turn allowed us to borrow some money and use that savings to pay it back and now have paved 48 miles.” “Not all of the streets needed paving, so we didn’t pave them all. We have a few that need attention, but I am so proud of each department. In the state of Tennessee, there are 882 recognizable fire departments and we rank in the top 80. They are saving lives, property and assets and I am proud of them,” said Smith. “Our parks and recreation department is great, I see Lashell Moore sitting with director Sybil Dancer. I will say these two ladies are top notch. I think about when Covid-19 first hit. We teamed up together and gave out over 5,000 free meals for nine weeks twice a week.” “We expanded our utility department and did a huge natural gas expansion and gained 450 customers. We are in the middle of a $1 million dollar sidewalk project from bridge to city park. We are adding a new neighborhood playground with the help of many across the street of the Townhouse Apartments, in a unique grant. Adding an RV Park in Dixie Park near the splash pad and dog park. Another $1 million dollar renovation at the North Park is also exciting,” said Smith. “A lot is going on. We have reissued some bond debt saving over $1,215.785.00. I see unity behind me, we have 86 employees in Selmer

news and I am proud of our employees, our aldermen with whom I could not do anything without,” said Smith. “As we speak we have a really big storm headed for New Orleans and we need to pray for them. We put a little post on Facebook for water for Waverly and we collected 17 pallets of water. The city of Waverly was so appreciative and I ran into an old friend Ted Moore and met with leadership. Our friends in Iuka with the storm, there is a lot of people hurting.” “I am so honored to be your mayor. I have done the best job I could do. I love you, God bless you and I want to ask for your vote for me for mayor,” said Smith. All three candidates were called up front to for a prayer with Bro. Paul Pavao, of Rosecreek, for the candidates. The prayer was offered as a blessing to pray for the leaders for Godly and holy lives. That every day we are eating food and getting up out of warm houses and we are taken care of and are healthy and to help us take care of others. To bless all and Lord God for all that you have given us and these candidates and to pray for our leaders. In closing, Dan Green, minister at Eastside Church of Christ offered a lesson in forgiveness. A true storyteller, the message was pertinent, compelling and well received by all. The lesson was filled with points, humor and encouragement based on the scripture Ephesians 4. “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” King James Version (KJV) “God always approaches us with the spirit of forgiveness and if He can forgive us, we can forgive others,” said Green. You can view the entire service on Cypress Creek FBC Facebook page, Aug. 29 or on YouTube Cypress Creek.

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Holley at 731-645-7907, we will be glad to have a safety check at your school, day care centers or meet individuals,” said Inman. “Many caregivers are not aware that car seats expire and degrade over time so a simple check can reveal that,” Inman said. On August 26, officers Inman and Sanders conducted a child safety seat check in the parking lot of the Selmer Elementary School as a final part of their training. This exercise was an opportunity to learn, practice, explain and conduct a check working directly with caregivers with a team including the Tennessee Highway Patrol, three officer from Nashville Metro Police department, representative from the Department of Children’s Services and two Selmer Police De-

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From Page 1 ments like ADHD to any type of medical issue that would cause a child to have issues in the classroom. “We create an individualized education plan for each student to meet their needs in the best possible way we can. I have assistants that I could not survive without that are also dedicated to the students,” Johnson said. Each child has a prog-

partment officers. Instructors from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Bolivar Police Department, Frankin Fire and Rescue and one independent instructor were on hand for the event and successfully checked off the two Selmer PD officers as officially certified following this field evaluation. The free safety checks include meeting with the parent or caregiver, gathering information, taking the car or booster seat out of the vehicle, assessing findings, identify the correct use of the safety seat and discussing proper use or misuse with the caregiver. The officers can assist with selection of the correct car seat for their child, the right direction to place the seat, the appropriate location in the vehicle, how to properly strap the harness on the child and assure the seat is secured in the vehicle correctly.

Children age four through age eight, and measuring less than four feet nine inches (4’9”) in height, must be secured in a beltpositioning booster seat system in the rear seat, if available. Children age nine through 12, measuring 4’9” or more in height, must be secured in a seat belt system. It is recommended that any such child be placed in the rear seat, if available. Best practices are addressed in the Tennessee Child Passenger Safety Law (TCA 55-9602) effective July 2005 is designed to maximize safety and keep a child in the car seat for as long as possible, as long as the child fits within the manufacturer’s height and weight requirements. Inman was able to write a grant for $2,500 from Amerigroup to purchase child safety seats.

ress monitor and goals are adjusted annually as needed and re-evaluated every three years. Ramer Elementary serves 400 children. As Teacher of the Year, Johnson received a check for $1,000 from the McNairy County Foundation for Academic Excellence which is co-sponsored by Balfour and Jostens. In addition, Balfour presents the teacher with a ring designed especially for them.

Johnson and her husband Bryan grew up in the Mississippi Delta. The couple moved to Tennessee where she teaches and Bryan is a pharmacist at Walmart. They have two children a son Hayes who is a senior at McNairy Central High School, is in band and plays tennis and an eighth grade daughter, Holland at Ramer Elementary who plays basketball and on the unified soccer team.

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his warehouse in the Selmer Industrial Park to serve his community. “The ideas presented in this two day event are incredible,” said Brown. Sandy, the presenter started off with the Second Harvest Food Bank in Knoxville and started off with no knowledge of fundraising. Over the five years she was there the food bank was raising an average of $1.2 million dollars annually. Now, Sandy teaches others how to approach fundraising and get their stories out there to people willing to give. This is the sixth year for this retreat and they did it virtually due to Covid-19. McNairy County has literally hundreds of nonprofit organizations but Brown anticipates the network will have approximately 30 plus members join together to use a network strategy and start discovering their potential to serve more people more effectively. Brown realizes the network approach is relatively uncommon but that has never stopped him and there is evidence and research that proves it works. One example is the National Audubon Soci-

ety in the United States which is a network of organizations, some of them corporate-owned and others independent but share the same mission of protecting birds and the environment through advocacy, education and land conservation. Trust forms the core of the network with the set of actors and the relationships between them. The fundraising event shared valuable ideas on how to define and share your story as every nonprofit has a story to tell and effective storytelling is powerful in fundraising. Brown’s goal is to

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help each nonprofit in McNairy County thrive and find ways to work together to build better community. All of this takes strategy and events like this will only benefit others who make a difference in the lives of others. If you are a nonprofit in McNairy County and want to be part of this network, contact Billy Brown at the McNairy County Family Center, 456 Industrial Drive, Selmer, TN 38375 which is now home to Loaves & Fishes Food Bank, Family Center, and temporary home to Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse.

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Revised-Carbon sequestration may offer a new revenue stream for farmers Jai Templeton Contributor

Volatile weather patterns continue to bring up the topic of climate change. Farmers have begun to find themselves on the leading edge of discussion and opportunity. Carbon sequestration is the long term removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Agriculture practices and land use has been identified as a promising and profitable way for farmers to contribute to lessening the impact of carbon on the environment. The use of certain cropping techniques as well as plants can accelerate the capture of carbon back into the soil. With farmers and ranchers controlling most of the land not in use for residential or industrial purposes it is a logical choice for them to be interested in potential opportunities. Cattle

production can also have a major impact on reducing carbon due to the nature of providing as well as regenerating certain forages. As the debate continues about climate change farmers can obligate themselves to to certain practices that will help offset the carbon footprint of other industries. In exchange farmers are paid for the practice by the acre or by the ton of captured carbon. Other industries use these credits to meet their annual sustainability goals. The possibility of satellite imagery and drones is being looked into so that every acre does not have to be physically sampled. As a true marketplace exchange is developed farmers and industries will be able to determine what is practical as well as profitable for both parties. Farmers have begun to demonstrate more

interest offering acreage for carbon sequestration. While the concept and marketplace for carbon credits may be fairly new farmers have had long standing history of being completely invested in taking care of natural resources. New technologies have long played into American’s competitive agricultural advantage. This concept will no doubt further advances in agriculture production.

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Hell on the Homefront: Civil War McNairy County John Talbott Contributor

People frequently, and incorrectly, think the story of the American Civil War is told and confined locally only to such events as the Battle of Shiloh or the battle for control of Corinth’s railroad access. In fact, the Civil War was especially pronounced in this area by its impact on the home front and on individuals who had no desire to be combatants. McNairy County’s story of the Civil War is multi-faceted and far more fascinating that meets the naked eye. This county may tell its story in a number of ways. It was fought politically as early as 1860, if not earlier, through public meetings at the county seat, Purdy, and through the drafting of resolutions to be presented to state and federal authorities. Still not all of the debate was centered around Purdy. Locals congregated at post offices and stores in villages and crossroads like Anderson’s Store, Camden (now Rose Creek) and Monterey to discuss the news of the day and argue between themselves about the looming events taking place in far off capitols. When the war officially broke out and neutrality was no longer feasible, neighbors and families took stances and positions contrary to one another and feelings turned sour that would not be corrected for decades and, in some cases, for generations. Looting, burning, terrorizing and threat to both life and property found their way to the hearths and doors of homes all over McNairy County and Southwest Tennessee. Women and children were not exempt from the horrors of war on the home front. In fact, they were the most frequent victims of a war in which neither had a vote. Two exemplary female figures in this great struggle in McNairy County were Mary Swain and Nancy Webster. Mary Swain’s husband, William, left home when the war

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started and traveled north to Illinois to join the Union Army. Participating in the battles for Forts Donelson and Henry, he took ill and was discharged in Cincinnati, Ohio. He returned home in October 1862 and went to work scouting for the Union Army before he was killed by Confederates at Eastport, Mississippi in 1864. Swain’s activities made him a target of local Confederates. When the news first came back in 1861 that Swain had gone north to join the Union Army, local Confederates came around and threatened Mrs. Swain with the confiscation and sale of the Swain farm for the

Isaac McIntyre, operative of Fielding Hurst benefit of the Confederate Army and government. She would not be intimidated. In June 1862, Confederate Major Houghton went to Mrs. Swain’s home and informed her that if her husband didn’t return and give himself up to Confederate Army, then he and his men would burn everything the Swains owned. In 1864, a group of Confederate soldiers under the command of an officer named Skinner visited Mrs. Swain and gave her ten days to leave her premises or they, the Confederates, would drive her out of her house and “burn up the place.” Worse still, Skinner threatened to take the Swains’ daughter to prison until her husband gave himself up. She was harassed many times and was prevented from making a crop, had her livestock confiscated and her children were deprived of many necessities. Still she remained steadfast. Nancy Webster was another strong woman of resolve and a staunch supporter of the Union. Her sons, Daniel and William, served in the Union Seventh Tennessee Cavalry, under the leadership of Colonel Isaac Hawkins. Her sons had to leave home to avoid Confederate conscription. Mrs. Webster herself was active on behalf of the cause of the Union, carrying “victuals”

to the troops and the sick and wounded at Pittsburgh Landing after the battle of Shiloh. She stated in a deposition after the War: “I carried the food to the tents which they called the Hospital but do not know what command the men belonged to or where they were from. It was enough for me to know they belonged to the Union Army.” Mrs. Webster’s patriotism existed in both word and deed. She testified, “I advised my husband and sons to stand by the old flag.” She herself was “for the Union all the time, State or no State.” She further testified as to her feelings as follows: “I can’t describe my feelings over the defeat of the Union Army at Bull Run. And it is about as hard to tell how glad I was over our success at the other times and places, it is enough to say I was hurt at the one, and elated at the other.” Mrs. Webster, like many of her neighbors, was also threatened by Confederates in the area with arrest and imprisonment, not to mention having her property plundered. The threats to her were never enough for Mrs. Webster to give up her sentiments. Her story is well documented in the records of the Southern Claims Commission. Individuals on both sides of the conflict and those who wished to remain neutral found themselves caught up in the harsh winds of war that swept across McNairy County during the Civil War. The home front was left with casualties and losses as well as scars that would not heal for many lifetimes. Many Confederate sympathizers found themselves at the mercy of such young fervent Union irregular troops as McNairy County native Isaac McIntyre. A favorite operative of Fielding Hurst’s, he and his companion Tom Walker wreaked havoc upon many Confederate leaning households. War was indeed cruel. More stories about the home front in McNairy County and Southwest Tennessee may be found in the author’s recent work, In The Shadow of the Devil: William K.M. Breckenridge in Fielding Hurst’s First West Tennessee U.S. Cavalry, available on such retail websites as Amazon, Barnes and Noble, BooksA-Million and Wal-Mart, among many others.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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for MAYOR of SELMER A Key Ingredient for Success: An Effective City Board & 86 Outstanding Employees Everything listed was accomplished without a single tax increase for city residents As Mayor of the Town of Selmer, working with all departments we celebrate continued success with the implementation of new and better policies. We accomplished much while maintaining a balanced budget and increasing a budget surplus. Fire Department received (5) new fire trucks (approximately $1,000,000.00 in value) through a grant at no cost to the citizens of Selmer lowered ISO (Insurance Service Office) to a 3 saving residents 5% on average with their home owners insurance. Out of 880 fire departments, Selmer is no. 77 increased our number of employees to better serve our citizens received 81 different grants totaling over $20,000,000.00 (20 Million) Street Department implemented a plan and completed the street light project changing 1080 street lights over to LED saving approximately $82,000.00 annually implemented a plan and completed Phase One and Phase Two, paving over 91% of the secondary streets in Selmer upgraded our equipment created a disposal site to haul our brush with the closing of the county landfill Sidewalk project to be ADA compliant completed S. 2nd & Houston Sanitation Department entered into a lease agreement for a new garbage truck upgraded equipment to better serve our customers worked closely with the Sanitation employees to continue our recycling program received a grant to purchase large blue recycling containers for our customers adding over 200 new customers Utility Department expanded our natural gas adding 450 new potential customers working closely with engineers and USDA to make upgrades to our waste water treatment plant completed the downtown water project installed new lift stations in areas LOWERED our natural gas rates to all of our customers continue to be competitive in our water rates and gas rates Parks and Recreation Department completion of the Splash Pad completion of the Dog Park upgraded equipment at the ball fields

paved our walking trail created a plan to stabilize the creek bank at City Park to stop erosion added fitness equipment in City Park with a grant Knock Tobacco Out of the Park grant Trail of Legends Rockabilly Hall of Fame grant added employees to better serve park users successful Christmas Festival/Parade 8 Years fed over 7,000 people with our drive thru food project during Covid-19 pandemic upgraded HVAC at the Community Center Police Department purchased body cameras to better serve and protect our officers/residents purchased two K9 unit’s for drug control started a Victim Response Team/with county upgraded equipment in all areas implemented a plan to receive revenue from some of our surplus items continued support for our drug task force sold some seized inventory in order to purchase

new firearms secured an FBI employee agreement in reference to crimes purchased 16 brand new police vehicles recently purchased Paul Borden Glass building to renovate for police dept. Building Inspector continued education adopted better policies to oversee projects in our community continue work with the Planning Commission improved plans and have continued work with City Attorney with blighted properties Additional Accomplishments re-issued some Bond Debt saving the citizens of Selmer $1,215,785.67 in interest Leso Program – over 6 million dollars worth of equipment that would have been destroyed Mid South Food Bank – partner for meals past 21 months for needy families during Covid-19 Facade Grant completed downtown Selmer Healthier Built Playground grant (Florence Avenue) 1 million dollar sidewalk project in progress to establish an RV Park in Dixie Park to attract tourism, ball tournaments, etc. created The Town Life podcast with local and regional guests

It takes a team with an effective working relationship to successfully manage the City of Selmer. I hope you agree and humbly ask for YOUR VOTE on NOVEMBER 2 to serve a third term as your city mayor. John Smith

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Response from Selmer Mayor on the Flood Plan I read the notice that one of the other candidates in the upcoming election for Mayor of Selmer posted. When any individual is elected to a public office, regardless of the position, it takes some period of time just to get oriented to the position and to gain an understanding of who and what your resources are, who the State officials that regulate the operations of the Community are and what the specific and detailed statutes and regulations allow (or disallow) you to do. I recognize that I have the benefit of having served 8 years in my position as Mayor, and that over that period of time I have established all of those relationships and gained significant knowledge of many of the specific elements that are essential and critical to performing my responsibilities.

I have also established excellent relationships with State and Federal officials throughout dozens of Departments and Agencies. I also have the benefit of having developed extensive contacts with almost all of the State and Federal Agencies that offer either low-interest loans of grants for Community Enhancements, Economic and Industrial Development, Infrastructure Upgrades for Roadway, Water, Sanitary Sewer, Bridges, Natural Gas, Parks and Recreation, Community Sidewalks and a host of other program improvements. Unlike my opponent, I also have a very unique understanding of the regulatory requirements and protocols that must be followed to access “Waters of the State” for the purposes of either Infrastructure Maintenance, New Infrastruc-

SUNRISE: Grief & Decisions David Coy Contributor

Grief comes in all shapes, sizes, and forms. We all experience sorrow, traumatic loss in a variety of ways in our life’s duration. This week we look at the pain and sorrow that comes through poor decisions. This is not an isolated example as I was able to find numerous people who experience similar sorrow though possessing different specific life experiences. In this case people had selective surgery, and we know surgeries do not always go as planned. To undo choices we make sometimes can be more costly and painful than we realized or even thought possible at the time we made the choice. And sometimes we make poor choices without even thinking of the consequences. Consequences can be positive or negative depending upon the choice we make. I wish this was taught in junior high level

school as I used to teach problem solving to youth. One principle involved is pairing choices with consequences and then deciding which pair is the best fit for you. Which can you live with based on your value system? Sometimes people sacrifice good principles that they live by (or should) in order to accomplish something else. A choice like that can lead to regret in a big way, especially if you highly esteem the principles in the first place. Decisions should be made carefully and where possible consider the consequence. We meet in Waynesboro this week for grief support at the TVEC building. If you live in the area and do not already know, we meet on the last Monday of the month at 6 pm for one hour. We share our grief experience and thus support and strengthen one another (Eccl. 4:12; Rom. 12:15). Please come and join us and bring someone you know would benefit

ture Construction, or Flood Mitigation. There are two specific agencies that regulate access to our local waterways: the Tennessee Department of Environmental Management (through their Natural Resource Unit), and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. In fact, we have had very recent conversations with those entities about accessibility for the purposes of stream dredging and streambank stabilization. The Permitting process for that access is complex, and depending upon what actions you want to implement, may often be prohibited under State and Federal Laws. According to those officials, mitigation for the purposes of preventing flooding, although noble in cause, would involve not just spot grading and removal of accumulated

sediment, but the excavation and re-establishment of miles of channel at costs significantly into the tens of millions of dollars. Those same officials also noted that it was HIGHLY probably that even after that work (if they would even consider granting such a Permit in the first place) that within 6 months much of the same sediment accumulation would have redeposited creating the same effect that the Town would have spent millions of dollars to repair. Let me make this very clear. The current Mayor and Board are wholly committed to continuing to implement improvements to our Town that enhance community livability, support and promote economic development, and most importantly, provide a safe environment for all of our citizens. We have taken great

lengths and worked extremely diligently to implement well over $10,000,000 in new capital improvements to our roadway, parks, water, sewer and natural gas systems – all at no additional tax to our citizens. Perhaps most importantly, we have always done everything in our power to maintain the existing storm drainage structures that are part of the Town’s infrastructure, including clearing debris and other materials away that accumulate in all City owned drainage structures. As we all know, and as the lessons from the Waverly disaster help us understand, there are significant storm events that create catastrophic conditions that no Town can plan for, no matter how proactive and responsibly prepared you are. However, this Board of Mayor an Alderman

and our Emergency Services Personnel have always responded instantly to those events to ensure that elements that can create those types of flooding conditions are immediately removed and that the infrastructure critical to the Public’s Health, Safety and Welfare, like our roads, bridges, water and sewer, are all restored to service straightaway and with highest priority. We continue to learn and improve, and you have our solemn pledge that as long as we are blessed to serve as your representatives, we will continue to implement programs and improvements to safeguard and protect the people of our Community. Mayor of Selmer John Smith

Dare to Live Without Limits: Life is Messy Bryan Golden Contributor

Life is what happens while you are making other plans. I have devoted a lot of space in this column to planning and goal setting. Reality offers an endless barrage of diversions, detours, challenges, and obstacles. This fact doesn’t negate the benefit of preparation. It simply requires an understanding of the type of forces at work. A sailor would be remiss if he didn’t understand how to handle storms, currents, tides, sandbars, fog, and darkness. Although the sailor has a clear destination in mind, the sea has it’s own characteristics that can’t be avoided or overcome. Should a mariner deny its existence his time afloat is certainly limited. Just as the seasoned mariner recognizes and comprehends the behavior of the ocean, you need to accept the existence of life’s surprises. Once you do this, you will enhance your ability to successfully navigate the sea of life. What should you do when your day becomes messy? How do you weather storms and

avoid being derailed by obstacles. How do you respond when your plans fall apart? What strategy is appropriate when you feel things are going from bad to worse? A messy day is no more unusual than waves on the water. Just go with the flow. Don’t panic or despair. Problems will be resolved and pass. With time they will seem insignificant if they are remembered at all. Accept messy days as normal and a fact of nature. You can’t stop or prevent them but you can ride them out. Imagine walking down a bowling lane while people were bowling. You had no choice, you needed to get from one end to the other. What would you do? If you were to panic and stand still you would surely get hit by a bowling ball. To avoid injury you would need to keep moving while constantly changing direction to avoid oncoming balls. Yet you would always have the other end of the lane in sight. Employing this strategy you would make it to the end of the lane unscathed. You begin each day at one end of the lane. The far end represents the end of the

day. Some days there are no balls being thrown at you. Other days they are non-stop. You life is no more than many days lined up in a row. If you get through each one, you get through life. There are those days when everything feels like it’s going down hill fast. One problem is followed by another. You barely have time to catch your breath. So be it. It happens. The challenge is to maintain your attitude in the face of this barrage. This isn’t easy. But if you don’t do it you risk becoming overwhelmed. Separate the issues. Deal with each one independently. Choose a course of action for each, take it, and then move onto the next one. Don’t analyze things to

death. Make a decision. If you don’t, someone or something will make it for you and it may not be one you are happy with. All the problems together are like a big box filled with bricks. Trying to move the box while it’s full is extremely difficult, if not impossible. Take one brick at a time and you can move any size box regardless of what it weighs when it’s loaded to capacity. These are just a few suggestions. Find the one that works for you and stick with it. You have to get through each day anyway, so you may as well be an active participant. If you through your hands up in frustration, you throw away your rudder and make yourself vulnerable to drifting out of control.

Letter to the Editor:

I am a concerned citizen of McNairy County. I have been reading the going on about the Garbage Bill meeting. Here is my opinion. If there is one bad apple in a bushel of apples you don’t throw the whole bushel away just the bad one. The dead beats that don’t pay their garbage bill do what you have to

to get it. Don’t make the innocent ones suffer. I pay my bill. People like me on a fixed income that is just making it don’t need to suffer because of some dead beat that don’t want to pay their bill. So think if you were in our shoes, how would you feel about an increase in your bill. Sabra Wilbanks

Our thoughts and prayers go out to members of our community who are serving in the armed forces: • PFC Casey William Akin • Spc. Allen Alexander • AA Nicole B. Ayres, US Navy • Sgt. Joseph W. Baggett • Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew L. Barkley, US Navy • Capt. William B. Barkley, USMC • Sgt. Andrew W. Bayless USMC • Petty Officer 3rd Class Katie Lynn Bizzell, US Navy • Staff Sgt. Dustin Blakney, USAF • GySgt. Christopher T. Byrd, USMC • Staff Sgt. Susan Cawley • Staff Sgt. Alicia L. Coil, USAF • Cpl. Mandy L. Cooper, USMC • Spc. Mark A. Cooper, US Army • Staff Sgt. Adam Court, USAF • Sgt. James P. Crain • Tony Crouse, U.S. Army • Senior Airman Aaron J. Cull U.S. Airforce • Sgt. Bobby J. Dickey US Army • C.W.3 James R. Dickey, Retired • Capt. Todd Joseph Drobina, US Army • Capt. Bonnie Lynn Dunlop • Cpl. Bradley Eisenhut, USMC • Master Sgt. Carrie L. Ellis, Air Force • Airman Christopher D. Ellis, Air Force • Master Sgt. Lonnie J. Ellis, Air Force • Kip Ellison • Sgt. Cory Brandon Emily USMC • PV2 Jana Estes

• Specialist Bryan Ray Ferguson • PV2 Ashley Freeman, US Army • A1C Ian James Furman, Mountain View, Idaho • PV2 Skyler Gammill, US Army • Pvt. Adam Gray, US Army • Daniel Gray, USMC Lance Corporal • Sgt. Rob Gray, US Army • A1C Stephanie Lynn Griffin, USAF • Captain Dustin Hamm, USMC • PFC Isaac Harville • Staff Sgt. James Taylor Haubrich, US Air Force • Col. (Chaplain) Billy Hawkins • Spc. Matthew Hemby, Army • Sgt. Brian W. Hendrix • Sgt. Timothy Hixon • Staff Sergeant Brian Lee Hood • Pvt. Alex Johnson, US Army • Sgt. Ricky L. Jordan, USMC • Petty Officer 1st Class Arnold Jermaine Knight • Army Officer Major James Lax • Sgt. Joseph Lilly • Sgt. Michael C. Lipford -Army Service Member • Spc. Ritchie A. McCrary • Spc. Dustin McDonald • A1C Amanda K. McMillen, USAF • Joshua Lane Meek, Army • AO3 Kevin Dewayne Mettlin, Navy • Cpl. Jeffery Mitchell, USMC • SSgt. Patrick Michael Moore, Nat. Guard

• A1C Kassidy N. Mosier Deneen, USAF • A1C Logan D. Mosier, USAF • Cpl. Dallas Nelms, USMC • Sgt. Major Paula Norris • Pvt. Justin Overton, USMC • Spc. Joseph Payne, US Army Nat. Guard • CPO Denise Picard Culverhouse • Spc. William Andrew “Andy” Pickett, Nat. Guard • Spc. Robert H. Pittman, II • Sgt. David Poole, National Guard • Cpl. James Scott Powell • Cpl. John M. Powell • Airman Cameron B. Prater, Air Force • Ernest Purez, Air Force • Pvt. Samuel Bradford Ray, Army • E4 Sophia Reinke • Sgt. Charlie Rickman, US Army • John Robinson US Navy • Staff Sgt. Ryan Robinson Air Force • Angel Rodriguez, Petty Officer US Navy • Spc. Blake Rudd • Specialist Robert Rzasa • Sabion Sanders, USAF A1C • Veronica Sebree, Navy Chief Officer • Alan Seigers, Army • SFC Patrick Michael Shaughnessy • Spc. Hector Soto, Jr., Army • LT Kevin Shelton, Navy • Cpl. Jeremy Tyler Sisk

• ITS Rusty Smith, US Navy • Preston Cross Smith, U.S. Air Force • Cpl. Sam Speck, USMC • Sgt. Shaun Spicher, USMC • Sgt. Richard A. Ssesanga, US ARMY • Airman Nathaniel A. Stout • Spc. Daniel Sullivan, Army • 2nd Lt. Chad Sweaton, Army • Spc. Dakota Taylor, National Guard • Jeremy Thompson • Cpl. Logan Gage Ward, U.S.M.C. • ET3 Jeremy Wilbanks, US Coast Guard • Pvt. Demaro Wiley, SC, Army National Guard • A1C Logan James Williams, USAF • Joseph Lloyd Williams MM3 US Navy • Master Sgt. Stanley Wilson, USAF - Retired • Spc. Jeffrey Witoszczak U.S. Army • Petty Officer 1st Class (CTNI) James M. Wolford • USAF A1C Aidan Buck • USAF A1C Dylan Kidd EDITOR’S NOTE: If a loved one has had a change in status, contact us at (731) 645-5346.

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

OBITUARIES

Bradford O’Neal Sipes

Elizabeth Carter

Dorla Dean Cain

April 20, 1941 - August 23, 2021

November 24, 1930 - August 22, 2021

January 24, 1949 August 20, 2021

rad was born and raised in Chester County, Tennessee. When he wasn’t working in his family’s grocery store, he was helping on the farm, or wandering in the woods with his father. He attended Chester County High School, where he was awarded many accolades, including Class President, Mr. CCHS, Best All-Around, and, the one that feels most appropriate: Friendliest. He had a heart as big as his passion for life, and loved celebrating the joys and successes of his many dear friends. He loved hunting and sailing and football—especially if it was being played by his alma mater, the University of Tennessee. He was obsessed with any and all electronic devices and was always the first to tell you about the next cool one that was coming out. Brad was also passionate about wildlife preservation. If you talked to him recently, you knew that he was excited about his newly planted field of native wildflowers and the growth and beauty it would provide for his family for years to come. Brad was incredibly proud of his family. He was preceded in death by his loving and generous parents, Thomas and Pearlene Sipes, and is survived by his three daughters, Stephannie Welsh (husband Eric), Lindsey Sipes and Kayce Singleton (husband Jonathan). He is also survived by four grandchildren, Beckett and Lachlan Welsh, and Jett and Brave Singleton— who adorably referred to him as MAN. Oh, and also his grand cat, Roxy (although, she was not 100% sure she wanted to be his friend, despite his efforts to win her over with his charm and a pocket full of treats). He wasn’t perfect, but he was a perfect example of hanging on, not giving up, and being the best father and friend that he could be. The MAN, the Myth, the Legend. The storyteller and the confidant. The first to come to your rescue when you were in need, and the last one to leave a party. Brad’s legacy will live on through the impact he made on his family and friends. A graveside memorial service was held at Wyatt Cemetery in Hornsby, Tennessee, on Saturday, August 28th at 10:30 a.m. The Sipes family does love flowers, but a donation sent to the Tennessee Wildlife Federation on his behalf would be fitting.

Dell Ann Cossar

September 13, 1953 August 23, 2021

ell Ann Cossar, 67, of Hornsby, passed from this life on August 23, 2021, at Ozark Health Care Center in West Plains, Missouri. The daughter of Clifford Wayne and Lue Dell Sipes, she was born at their home in Hornsby, Tenn., on September 13, 1953. On December 3, 1973, she was married to William Crawford Cossar, who passed away on April 2, 2017. Mrs. Cossar was a Registered Nurse at Western Mental Health Institute for 47 years, retiring in April 2021. She had recently moved to West Plains, where she passed. An avid shopper, Mrs. Cossar enjoyed playing Bunko, cooking, spending time at the beach and with her grandchildren and NASCAR. She was a member of Hornsby Baptist Church where she had worked in the nursery. Survivors include her daughter Melissa Wilson (Bryan) of Hornsby; two sons, William Cossar (Beth) of Hornsby, and Brian Cossar of Ashland City, Tenn.; a step-daughter, Angela Boyd (Derrick) of Lanesville, Ind.; two sisters, Willodean Hedrick of Grand Prairie, Texas and Wanda Kruml of Hornsby; a brother Clifford Sipes (Kathy) of Medina; and seven grandchildren, Allyson and Kinsley Wilson, Peyton and Huston Hodge, Shane White and Alex and George Boyd. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 28, 2021, at Shackelford’s Bolivar chapel with Matt Emerson officiating. Burial was in Wyatt Cemetery, next to her husband. The family requests memorials may be made to Hornsby Baptist Church; 115 Fulghum St., Hornsby, Tenn. 38044.

Regina Kay Jerrolds

May 30, 1967 August 21, 2021

egina Kay Jerrolds was born May 30, 1967, in Selmer, Tenn. the daughter of Peggy Joyce Davis Lard and the late Ritter Eugene Lard. She departed this life on August 21, 2021, in Florence, Alabama at the age of 54 Years, 2 Months, 22 Days. Regina enjoyed watching movies, her cat “Bebe” and spending time with her family. She loved her family and they loved her. She is survived by her mother, Peggy Joyce Lard of Adamsville, Tenn.; a daughter, Jefawna Kaylee Jerrolds; a son, Jensen Drake Jerrolds both of Florence, Ala.; two brothers, Roger and Ronnie Lard both of Adamsville, Tenn.; and a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a sister, Deana Renee Lard. A Graveside Service was held on August 29, 2021, at the Mt. Vinson Cemetery in Stantonville, Tennessee.

lizabeth (Bug) Carter was born April 20, 1941, in Ramer, Tenn. the daughter of the late Edgar and Violet Mae Leatherwood Martin. She was united in marriage to J.V. Carter on June 27, 1970. Mrs. Carter worked for several years at Levi in Ramer and later worked for Wal-Mart. She was a member of the Antioch Church of Christ. She was known for always putting others needs before her own and worrying about everyone. She loved fishing and traveling across the United States with her husband. Mrs. Carter departed this life on August 23, 2021, in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of 80 Years, 4 Months, 3 Days. She is survived by her husband, J.V. Carter of Pocahontas, Tenn.; a daughter, Mona Card and husband Glen; a son, Van Carter and wife Tina; four sisters, Lilllie Enerson of Montezuma, Tenn., Dorothy Winters of Ramer, Tenn., Tommie Carter of Pocahontas, Tenn., Shirley Wren of Ramer, Tenn.; a brother, Andrew Martin of Ramer, Tenn.; 4 Grandchildren, 2 Great Grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Carter was preceded in death by three sisters, Iller Teague, Midge Thomas, Hattie Baker; two brothers, Ab and Pete Martin. Services were held on August 24, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. at Antioch Church of Christ in Ramer, Tennessee, with Darrin Stapleton, Dr. Brian Jackson officiating. Burial will follow in the Antioch Church of Christ Cemetery at Ramer, Tennessee.

John Olin Boyd

February 25, 1928 August 24, 2021

ohn Olin Boyd was born February 25, 1928, in McNairy County, Tenn. the son of the late Jasper LaFayette Boyd and Lillie Plunk Boyd. He departed this life on August 24, 2021, in Bethel Springs, Tennessee at the age of 93 Years, 5 Months, 30 Days. Mr. Boyd was united in marriage to Georgia Ferguson on February 28, 1956. He served in the United States Army and the Tennessee National Guard. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator for the Tennessee State Highway Department for 35 years. John owned Boyd’s Grocery for 7 1/2 years. He attended Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Bethel Springs, Tennessee and was a Mason. He enjoyed collecting old tractors, farming, raising cattle and hogs. He is survived by his wife, Georgia Boyd of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; children: Mike Boyd and wife Vicki of Bethel Springs, Tenn., Linda Weeks and husband Charles of Ramer, Tenn., Alesia Steed and husband Richard of Bethel Springs, Tenn., George Boyd and wife Mitsy of Selmer, Tenn.; ten grandchildren: Melissa Shettles, Chuck Boyd, Tisha Plunk, Cody Weeks, John Weeks, Brandy Jones, Dustin Ruth, Derek Boyd, Darby Gunn, Delana Boyd; eleven great grandchildren: Jakob Harris, Hadley Settles, Devon Boyd, Matthew Plunk, Chloe Plunk, Drake Ruth, Sawyer Ruth, Emily Gunn, Lily Aldridge, Mazie Jones, Shelby Jones; and a host of other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, Mr. Boyd was preceded in death by two sisters, Rachel Boyd Hooper and Elizabeth Boyd; two brothers, Herman and Harold Boyd. Services were held on August 28, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, Jakob Harris officiated. Burial followed in the Refuge Cemetery in Bethel Springs, Tennessee.

Nina Jean Sorell

July 7, 1931 August 27, 2021

ina Jean Sorell was born on July 7, 1931, in Jackson, Tennessee to Stennis Cooksey. She was raised by her mother, Stennis and aunt, Blanche Cooksey Hardy. She has a half sister, Mildred Wiley Richard and was raised to be a sister to Emily Baltensperger, Jesse Hardy, Judy Chadwick and Rita Webb. Miss Sorrell worked for over 30 years at Baptist school of Nursing as a librarian assistant. She enjoyed reading her Bible, watching and listening to Charles Stanley. She was an avid collector of Avon and dolls. She loved a good trip to the flea market and Goodwill. Miss Sorrell departed this life on August 27, 2021, in Ramer, Tennessee at the age of 90 Years, 1 Month, 20 Days. She is survived by a daughter, Janet Wells and husband Curtis of Danville, Ky.; a son, Robert Sorrell and wife Emilie of Marietta, Ga.; two grandchildren, Crystal Szwaja and husband Darrell, Jason Vawter and wife Leslie; three great grandchildren, Autumn , Dylan, and Kravitz Hankins; and a host of extended family and friends. Services were held on August 30, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Eric Jones officiating. Burial followed in the Gravel Hill Cemetery at Selmer, Tennessee.

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orla Dean (Tina) Cain was born November 24, 1930, in Stantonville, Tenn. the daughter of the late Ocie and Grace Tedford Burks. She was united in marriage to Charles Cain on October 25, 1952. Mr. Cain preceded her in death on July 9, 2015. Mrs. Cain worked for several years for State of Tennessee, Department of Transportation in Nashville. She later worked in sewing factory which she enjoyed. She loved tending her flowers and working in her garden. Mrs. Cain departed this life on August 22, 2021, in Ripley, Miss. at the age of 90 Years, 8 Months, 29 Days. She is survived by two sons, David Cain of Nashville, Tenn., Randy Cain and wife Tonya of Tellico Plains, Tenn.; 3 Grandchildren, 2 Great Grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Cain was preceded in death by a sister, Wilma Taylor. A Graveside Service was held on August 28, 2021, 12:00 p.m. at the Stantonville Cemetery in Stantonville, Tennessee.

Mattie Sue Locke Teague March 5, 1939 August 23, 2021

attie Sue “Granny” Locke Teague was born March 5, 1939 in Selmer, Tenn. the daughter of the late JC and Josie Adelle Sweat Locke. She departed this life on August 23, 2021, in Ramer, Tennessee at the age of 82 Years, 5 Months, 18 Days. She was united in marriage to Billie Joe Teague on August 4, 1956. Mr. Teague preceded her in death on November 29, 2004. Mrs. Sue was a cashier at the Selmer Walmart for 17 years. She was a member of Ramer Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School for many years. She enjoyed gardening, her flowers, and mowing the yard. She wanted to spend all the time she could with her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is survived by three daughters: Deborah Brown, Nancy Jones, Susan Allen (Peyton) all of Ramer, Tenn.; a sister, Linda Ray of Arlington, Tenn.; two brothers, Wayne Locke (Judy), Barry Locke (Anita) all of Ramer, Tenn.; three grandchildren: Casey Forsythe of Nashville, Tenn., Rachel Brinkmeyer (Jason) of Arlington, Tenn., Zack Brown (Katie) of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; six great grandchildren: Angelica, Nora, Owen, Jackson, Addie and Luke; and a host of nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Teague was preceded in death by a daughter, Theresa Teague; a brother, John Robert Locke; a sister, Darlene Cooksey; and an aunt, Estelle Steadman. Services were held on August 26, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. at Ramer Baptist Church in Ramer, Tennessee, Eric Jones and Joe Loncar officiated. Burial followed in the Ramer Cemetery.

Stephen Edwards

August 5, 1959 August 14, 2021

r. Stephen Edwards was born Wednesday, August 05, 1959, in Selmer, Tenn., the son of Robert (Jennie Lou) Edwards and Dorothy (J.D.) King. He was married to the love of his life, Christie Edwards, for 24 years. He departed this life after losing his fight with pancreatic cancer at the age of 62 at his home with his family and friends surrounding him on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Stephen was a very loving husband, father, and most of all, best “Pa Paw Steve” there was. He was also an outgoing and friendly person to be around. Stephen was preceded in death by: his mother, Dorothy King; stepfather, J.D. King; his father, Robert Edwards; two brothers, Ross Edwards and Robert Edwards, Jr.; and a sister in law, Peggy Edwards. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Christie Edwards; two sons, Chad Edwards of Selmer, Tenn. and Craig Edwards of Morris Chapel, Tenn.; three daughters, Brooke (Sean) Moore, Kaitlyn Kuprel, and Bethany Wyke; eight grandchildren, Gavin Fowler, Rylee Fowler, Kalvin Edwards, Bella Rain Edwards, Maggie Kuprel, Kynlee Kuprel, Jaydin Wyke, and Braydin Wyke; one great granddaughter, Bexleigh Harbin; three sisters, Linda(William) Howell of Selmer, Tenn., Shirley Derryberry of Selmer, Tenn., and Tammy Mayer of Jackson, Tenn.; three brothers, Jeff(Judy) Edwards, Jerry(Bernie) Edwards of Selmer, Tenn., and William(Amanda) Edwards of Marietta, Miss.; two step sisters, Brenda King and Stacy Grisham of Selmer, Tenn.; his step mother, Jeannie Lou Edwards of Jackson, Tenn.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. Services were held by Selmer Mortaury at Falcon Baptist Church on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, with internment at Falcon Cemetery.

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Events and Happenings Masonic Lodge Pancake Breakfast First Saturday of the Month There will be a pancake and sausage breakfast at the Masonic Lodge located at 157 4th Street in Selmer the first Saturday of each month. The event is held to rasie money for children with autism. Everyone is invited. Michie Volunteer Fire Department September 4 Michie Volunteer Fire Department BBQ fundraiser. Options are 1/2 and full orders of Bologna, Chicken, and Ribs. Pick up the pre-order forms at Michie City Hall or RJ’s

Store in Stantonville. August 20th deadline for pre-orders. Pick up Sept. 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. All proceeds go to fire department. Bethel Springs Alumni Reunion Cancelled September 5 Bethel Springs Alumni Reunion that was scheduled for September 5, 2021, has been CANCELLED. Due to the rising numbers of Covid-19 in McNairy and surrounding counties, the committee has decided to postpone until next year. We feel this is in the best interest of everyone and hope everyone will stay healthy and well.

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Selmer Middle School’s students of the month for August. Left to right: Rhylee Ricks-6th, Jayden Vales-8th, Hannah Barnes-7th, Brooklynn Hanson-Mr. Ricky’s class; Shelby Moore-8th, and Springer Doyle-7th. Not pictured Ethan Roberts-6th.

Recipe of the Week

McNairy County Senior Center, 408 Park Avenue, Adamsville, is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lunch is served on Thursdays for seniors to dine-in or pick up and go. Tai Chi classes are on Tuesday and Thursday, 10:30- 11:30 a.m. Day trips are being planned for some Fridays. Staff at the Senior Center are available to help seniors with things like energy assistance, signing up for commodities, telephone reassurance calls and grocery shopping. Masks are available for seniors to use, but not required. “We are planning a motorcoach to Cape Cod for Oct. 13 to Oct. 20 this year,” said Cindy Thrasher, Director The McNairy Senior Center is also already planning their 2022 excursions, including a Spring trip to Italy and late Summer trip to Alaska. For further information call the Center at 731-632-0302.

Fajitas

• 1/2 c. Chopped Green

• 1 Clove Garlic, Minced

• 1 c. Sliced red pepper

• 1 1/2 tsp. Seasoned Salt

• 1/2 c. Sliced Onions

• 1 1/2 tsp. Ground Cumin

• 8 Flour Tortillas

Peppers

• 3/4 T. Oil

• 1/2 tsp. Chilli Powder

• Lettuce and Tomato for Garnish

• 1/2 tsp. Crushed Red Pepper

• 2 Avocados, Mashed

• 2 T. Vegetable Oil • 2 T. Lemon Juice • 1 1/2 lbs. Beef or chicken Strips

• Salsa and Sour Cream Mix garlic, seasoned salt, cumin, chilli powder, Crushed red pep-

per, vegetable oil, and lemon juice together. Pour over beef or chicken strips. Marinate at least 30 minutes or longer. Quickly saute´ peppers and onions in oil until lightly browned. Remove Peppers and onions and saute´ meat Approximately 4 minutes or until done. Toss meat with peppers and onions. Spoon into tortillas. Garnish with lettuce and tomatoes. Serve with avocado, salsa, and sour cream.

MCNAIRY COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY

APOSTOLIC Life Tabernacle 1353 Hwy. 142, Selmer Thomas Davis, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

New Jerusalem Faith Apostolic Church 27 Linley Circle, Selmer Bishop Ferdinand Gant Sr. Pastor Wanda Gant Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Class: Wed. night 7 p.m. Prayer: Wed. night 6 p.m. BAPTIST Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist 1030 Tommy Sanders Rd., Stantonville Adamsville Freewill Baptist Church Old Shiloh Road Adamsville, TN 38310 Marcus Morrow, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship: 11:15 a.m. Sunday night: 5 p.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Solitude Freewill Baptist Church 414 Meeks Rd., Adamsville Sunday: 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. INDEPENDENT Calvary Baptist Church Hwy 22 North, Adamsville Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship: Sun. 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 1301 Peach St., Selmer Mark Shumaker, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 1308 High School Rd., Selmer Pastor: J.D. Matlock Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Locke Road Baptist Locke Road, Selmer Bobby Bray, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. / Wed. 6:30 p.m. Lighthouse Baptist Church 1780 Mulberry Ave., Selmer Jorgen Runquest, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. PRIMITIVE BAPTIST Better Hope Primitive Baptist 4235 Leapwood-Enville Rd., Adamsville Elder Gene Gist, Pastor First Sunday of month beginning at 10:30 a.m., preaching 11 a.m. Michie Primitive Baptist Church Hwy 22 Michie Elder Rickey Taylor, Pastor

10:30 a.m. Song Service 11:00 a.m. Preaching Service

5 p.m & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6 p.m.

Selmer Primitive Baptist Church 331 Falcon Rd., Selmer Elder Clinton Barnett, Pastor 3rd Sunday Each Month: 10:30 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Michie 5658 Hwy 22 S., Michie Bro. Ben Martin, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

SOUTHERN Chapel Hill Baptist 6371 Vernie Kirk Rd., Pocahontas Bro. Frank Bell, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Chewalla Baptist Church 190 Chewalla St., Ramer Richard Doyle, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Clear Creek Baptist Church 1728 Lawton Rd., Selmer Chuck Castles, Pastor Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m. Covenant Baptist Church 6515 Hwy 57 East, Michie, TN Pastor: K. Brian Rainey Music & Youth Director: Seth Bragg Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Night: 7 p.m. Cypress Creek First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1104 14 Falcon St. • Selmer Pastor: Clifford E. Wynn, Jr. (731) 645-8094 Sunday School: 9 a.m. Wednesday Prayer - 6:30 p.m. Bible Study: 7:00 p.m. Jam Zone: 7:00 p.m. Eastview Baptist Church Hwy 45 S., Eastview, Tenn. Rob Burnes, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Bible Study: 7 p.m. Falcon Baptist Church 777 Falcon Rd., Selmer Jay Houston, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Adamsville 222 West Main St., Adamsville Senior Pastor: Dr. Chad Ball Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:15 a.m. Discipleship Training: 5 p.m. Evening Worship: 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Activities: Prayer/Bible Study: 6:15 p.m. Children & Youth: 6:15 P.M. during the summer First Baptist Church of Bethel Springs 143 Jackson St., Bethel Springs Jacob Brimm, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Selmer Joey Johnson, Pastor 310 W. Court Ave., Selmer Sunday School: 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m., Wednesday: 6 p.m. First Baptist Church of Finger Finger-Leapwood Rd., Finger David Sims, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Wednesday: 6 p.m. Forty Forks Baptist Church 672 Ed Barham Rd., Bethel Springs Randy Smith, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Good Hope Baptist 678 Good Hope Church Rd., Adamsville Bro. Randy Latch Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday: 10:45 a.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Grace Baptist Church 1255 Connie Smith Rd., Selmer Pastor: Bro. Don Singleton Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Gravel Hill Baptist Church 86 Tom Baker Rd., Ramer Pastor: Bro. Eric Jones Church Phone: 645-6776 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. ; Wednesday: 7 p.m. Lakeview Baptist Church Pastor: Clint Overton 877 W. Cherry, Selmer Sundays: 11 a.m. Wednesdays: The Upper Room Student Ministry 5:30 For more info. call 731-645-9771 Lorraine Baptist Church Melvin Qualls Rd., Michie,TN Trent Nethery, Jr., Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church 6185 Rowsey School Rd., Bethel Springs Rev. Mark LaRue, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Wednesday: AWANA 6:30 p.m. Youth & Adults 6:45 p.m.

PRIME CARE MEDICAL CENTER 270 E. Court Avenue • Selmer, TN • (731) 645-7932 710 East Main • Adamsville, TN • (731) 632-3383 426 White Avenue • Henderson, TN • (731) 989-2174

ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH 1318 Poplar (Hwy. 64) • Selmer, TN 38375 Telephone: 731-645-4188 Rev. W.H. Arnold, Pastor

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Litt Wilson Rd., McNairy TN Bro. Jakob Harris, Pastor Sunday: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church 854 Chandler Lane Pocahontas, TN Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Eastside Church of Christ 1366 E. Poplar, Selmer Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Forrest Hill Church of Christ Forrest Hill Subdivision Hwy 45 S., Selmer Shobeck Dethrow, Minister

Olive Hill Baptist Church 46 Olive Hill Church Lp., Guys, TN Robert Hudson, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Fourth Street Church of Christ 142 N. Fourth St., Selmer Brian Stephens, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Pleasant Site Baptist Church 1868 Pleasant Site Rd., Selmer Bradley Woolworth, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Liberty Church of Christ 1005 North Liberty Road Michie, TN 38357 Minister: Jeff Harville (205) 712-3502 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 9 and 11 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Ramer Baptist Church 3899 Hwy 57 West, Ramer Joe Loncar, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Selmer Second Baptist 1004 Peach St., Selmer Tony Polk, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m., 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church 7193 Michie-Pebble Hill Rd. Hwy 224 South Michie, TN 38357 Pastor: George Kyle Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m. Wed. Night Bible Study:6:30 p.m. West Shiloh Baptist 282 West Shiloh Church Rd. Stantonville Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 p.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Unity Baptist Church Unity Church Road, Ramer Greg Brasher, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Antioch Church of Christ 7200 Hwy 57W Ramer, TN 38367 Darrin Stapleton, Minister (732) 645-5639 Bible Study 9:30 AM Worship 10:15 PM Worship 6:00 Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Acton Church of Christ 9389 Hwy 22 S. Michie Jon Paul Gulledge, Minister Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. (731) 239-9691

Stantonville Church of Christ 8228 Hwy 142, Stantonville Randy Cook, Minister Matt Cook, Minister Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. Discussion Class: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD Center Ridge Church of God 948 Center Ridge Road, Bethel Springs Duane R. Moore, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Only services due to Covid-19. Piney Grove Church of God 888 Rose Creek Rd., Selmer Aaron Moss, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy Hwy 22 N. Adamsville Alvin Jones, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy 1642 Curtis Hill Church Rd., Bethel Springs Richard Horner, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m. , Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bethel Springs Community Church 3886 Main St., Bethel Springs Larry Lancaster, Pastor (662) 415-8012 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Michie Church of God of Prophecy 6681 Hwy 57 East, Michie Roy Bennett, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Adamsville Church of Christ 243 E. Main St., Adamsville Van Vansandt, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Court Ave. Cumberland Presbyterian Church 234 W. Court Ave., Selmer Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Cypress Tank Church of Christ 2645 Cypress Tank Rd., Pocahontas Dr. Brian Jackson, Minister Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 5 p.m.

Mt. Vernon CP Church 3101 Mt. Vernon Rd., Ramer David Sprenkle, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church 453 New Salem Rd., Bethel Springs David Sprenkle, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church New Bethel Road Rev. Jeff Powell Worship Service: 9:45 a.m. Ramer Cumberland Presbyterian Church Highway 57 West, Ramer Pastor: Albert Brown Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. METHODIST Adamsville First United Methodist 206 East Main St., Adamsville, TN Rev. Amanda Westmoreland Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Buena Vista Methodist Church Tull Road, Bethel Springs Roger South, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9:00 a.m. First United Methodist Church 1122 West Cherry Ave., Selmer Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Supper 5:30 p.m. Bible Study & Breakouts: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Hickory Flatt United Methodist Church Puron Rd., Hickory Flatt Howard Russom, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship: 10:15 a.m. Lebanon United Methodist Church 250 Chambers Store Rd. Michie Tony Newman, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Maggie Jones United Methodist Church 8173 Finger-Leapwood Rd. FInger, TN 38334 Pastor Howard Russom Contact info: 731-610-7638 Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Services 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday 5:00 p.m. New Bethel United Methodist Church 74 Wright St., Bethel Springs Shirley Williams, Pastor Sunday School 10 Sunday Service 11 a.m. Bible Study: Wed. at 7 p.m. New Hope United Methodist Church Sticine Rd. - Michie Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. Tony Newman, Pastor Pebble Hill Methodist Church 2768 Chamber Store Rd., Michie Rev. Alvin Jones, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Stantonville United Methodist Church 8351 Hwy 142, Stantonville, TN Tony Newman, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Ladies Prayer Brunch 2nd Saturday 10:30 a.m. Sulphur Springs United Methodist Sulphur Springs Rd., Selmer

Roger South, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Union Grove United Methodist Pleasant Site Road, Selmer Roger South, Pastor Sunday School: 10:20 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:20 a.m. Thurs. Bible Study: 6 p.m.

Mt. Sharon Presbyterian Church 108 Mt. Sharon Rd., Adamsville Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Mt. Vinson United Methodist 2100 Tommy Sanders Rd., Stantonville Amanda Hartmann Westmoreland, Pastor Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. LUTHERAN MISSOURI SYNOD Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 4203 Shiloh Road Corinth, MS Mike Dickson, Pastor Sunday School Adult: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 10 a.m. Sunday School Children Adult: 10 a.m. PENTECOSTAL Beauty Hill Pentecostal Church 46 Beauty Hill Road, Bethel Springs, TN Pastor: Jonathan Tubbs Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday Evening: “Refreshing” 7:15 p.m. Bethel Springs United Pentecostal 3591 Main St., Bethel Springs Jeff Young, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. / Mon. & Wed.: 7 p.m. First United Pentecostal-Eastview 7810 Hwy 45 S, Ramer Rev. Wayne Isbell, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Monday: 7 p.m. Wednesday: 7:15 p.m. The Sanctuary of MPC 54 Pentecostal Ave., Milledgeville, TN Rev. Jimmy Kelly, Pastor Sun. School: 10:30 a.m., Youth 5:30. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Gateway Holiness Chapel 2342 Refuge Rd., Bethel Springs Michael Price, Pastor Sunday: 2 p.m. / Thursday: 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN Bethel Springs Presbyterian Church 59 4th Ave., Bethel Springs Rev. Gary Anderson Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church 50 Bethesda Loop, Selmer Bro. Chris Dancer, Pastor 610-1859 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. First Presbyterian Church USA 800 Poplar Ave., Selmer Dr. Larry W. (Bud) Sizemore, Pastor

ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Jude the Apostle 1318 Poplar, Hwy. 64, Selmer Rev. W.H. Arnold, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. 1st Saturday: 9 a.m. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Bethel Springs Seventh Day Adventist 4352 Main St., Bethel Springs John Johnston, Pastor Saturday Worship: 9 a.m. Sabbath School: 10 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. OTHER/NON-DENOM Abundant Life Christian Fellowship 15770 Hwy 64 East Bolivar, Tn. Pastor D.R. Moore Bible Class: Saturday 10:00 a.m. Worship: Saturday 11 a.m. Only services due to Covid-19. A New Beginning Sol Coulston Rd., Bethel Springs Kenneth Kitchen, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Believers Church 1431 Peach St., Selmer Karen Linam, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m. Encounter Community Church 1026 Peach St. Selmer, TN Pastor: Melvin Berry (731) 645-0055 Sunday Morning Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Services 11 a.m. First Christian Church 133 N. Third St. Selmer Preacher, Gregg Worthey Sunday: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Kingdom Church, More Sure Word 1814 Buena Vista Road Bethel Springs, Tenn. 38315 (731) 577-0100 Sundays at 4 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesday L.I.F.E. class at 7 p.m. Thirsty Thursday (Bible Class) 7 p.m.

Love & Truth, Adamsville Campus 440 Hwy 64 East, Adamsville Lead Pastor - Eddie Cupples Campus Director - Scott Melson Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday nights: 7 p.m. Phone: 731-632-4999 www.loveandtruthchurch.com Greater Evangelical Ministry 1854 Airport Rd., Selmer Frank M. Holiday, Pastor Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 12 p.m. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Life Wind Covenant Church 63 Linsey Lane, Selmer Barry Bishop, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. Wed.: 7 p.m. www.lifewindchurch.com Safe Harbor Church 1514 Peach St., Selmer Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. World of Truth Church Hwy 57 West, Ramer Larry Cooksey, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. God’s Way Church 1121 Peach St., Selmer Bro. Billy Sanders, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Full Gospel Fellowship Church 6595 Hwy 64 West Bethel Springs, Tenn. 731-646-1837 David Paseur, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m.., 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Petra Family Worship Center 54 Pentecostal Ave., Milledgeville, TN 731-434-1002 S.S.: 10 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday Night: 6 p.m. Thursday Night: 7 p.m. Pastors: Paul and Bonnie Young

First ChristianChurch 254 N. Maple St. Adamsville, TN 38310 Clint Hopper, Minister (731) 632-3012 Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. FCC Wednesdays Meal 5:30 Worship/Studies 615 p.m. City of Refuge Church 300 Emmons Rd., Selmer C.A. “Skeet” Jackson, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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MOVING SALE Moving Sale

Everything plus the sink

181 Horner Drive Selmer, Tenn. September 4th and 6th - 10th Starts at 7 a.m. each day

Queen Size Bed with Mattress, Antique Items, Dishes, Longaberger Collection, Men’s Tools and Clothing, Braid Rugs- Den Rugs, Lamps, and Much More! Lots of Collectables

Multi Family Yard Sale

42 Crescent Lane Selmer, Tenn.

September 4 8 a.m. - Until

Too Much to Mention!

HARDIN COUNTY STOCKYARD 3350 Hwy 226 Savannah, TN 38372 (731) 925-3287 (931) 224-2247

MARKET REPORT August 25, 2021 Total HD 527

Last Week 716 Last Year 715

Public Notice

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on September 22, 2021 on or about 1:00PM local time, At the Southwest Door of the, McNairy County Courthouse, 170 West Court Avenue, Selmer, TN 38375, conducted by the Substitute Trustee as identified and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by CURTIS ASHLEY GRAY, to S. Craig Kennedy, Trustee, on July 13, 2005, at Record Book 376, Page 1176-1187 as Instrument No. 45548 in the real property records of McNairy County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION, HOME EQUITY MORTGAGE ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-KS10 The following real estate located in McNairy County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: BEGINNING at a stake located in the middle of the new road leading East from the Ramer-Selmer Road, and the Northeastern corner of the David Taylor tract (see Deed Book 150, Page 415); thence East 210 feet; THIS IS THE POINT OF BEGINNING; thence in a Southern direction 220 feet to the Southern line of the parent tract; thence East 210 feet; thence North 220 feet to the middle of new road; thence West 210 feet to the point of beginning, containing one acre, more or less. Being that property conveyed to Curtis Ashley Gray by Warranty Deed of Jeremy Maness, dated July 13, 2005, of record in Deed Book 195, Page 473, as Instrument Number 45547, Register`s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee. The foregoing real property is subject to the following covenants, restrictions, and limitations which shall run with the land and shall be binding upon the Grantees, their heirs and assigns, to-wit: 1. No lot shall be used except for residential purposes. 2. No structure of a temporary character,

trailer, mobile home, basement, barn, or other outbuilding shall be used at any time as a residence, either temporarily or permanently. 3. No noxious or offensive activities shall be carried on upon any lot, nor shall anything be done thereon which may be or become and annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood. Tax ID: 120 02806 000 Current Owner(s) of Property: CURTIS ASHLEY GRAY The street address of the above described property is believed to be 131 Wayne Elam Rd, Ramer, TN 38367, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH. ANY TAXES OR FEES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PURCHASER. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RECOURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVCING CORP AND GMFS, LLC THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 355-101 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Department of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department

of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertisement, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities’ right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. MWZM File No. 18001058-670-3 Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann, P.C., Substitute Trustee(s) Cool Springs Commons, Suite 273 7100 Commerce Way Brentwood, TN 37027 TN INVESTORS PAGE: HTTP://MWZMLAW. COM/TN_INVESTORS. PHP 9572(15,16,17) –––––––––––––––––––––––– NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE WHEREAS, on July 27, 2007, SUSAN GAIL WEBSTER, et. ux. by Deed of Trust of record in Deed of Trust 388, at Page 1577, in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee, conveyed the following described property in trust to secure the payment of a Promissory Note in the original principal amount of Forty-Two Thousand Three Hundred Ten Eight and 76/100 ($42,310.76), payable to FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA, FLCA f/k/a Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, FLCA; and WHEREAS, the undersigned was appointed Substitute Trustee by FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA, FLCA, the legal owner and holder of the said Note, by appointment executed on July 14, 2021, and recorded in Record Book 8, at Page 164, in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee; and WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of said indebtedness and other provisions of the Deed of Trust have been violated, and FARM CREDIT MID-AMERICA, FLCA, the lawful owner and holder

of the said indebtedness, has declared the entire amount due and payable as provided by the Deed of Trust in accordance with the terms thereof, and instructed the undersigned to foreclose. NOW, THEREFORE, the public is hereby notified that the undersigned Substitute Trustee will sell the hereinafter described real estate at public auction, to the highest and best bidder, for cash in hand paid, at the east door of the Courthouse at Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. said property to be sold in bar of the equity of redemption and subject to the lien of all special assessments against it. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within a reasonable time to be announced at the sale, the next highest bidder will be deemed the successful bidder. Lying, and being situate in the 2nd Civil District of McNairy County, Tennessee, bounded and described as follows; to-wit: BEGINNING at a stake in the northwest corner of the parent tract in the center of a public roadway; thence in a southern direction 91 feet to an iron pin situated in the base of a persimmon tree; thence in an eastern direction 153 feet to an iron stake situated in the center of a ditch; thence in a northern direction 203 feet to the center of a road; thence in a southwestern direction with the center of the road 75 feet; thence in a western direction 125 feet to the point of beginning and containing by estimation 0.77 acre, more or less. Description taken from prior deed of record. It being the same property as that described in a Warranty Deed from Donald F. Smith, to Sammy Ray Webster, Sr. and wife, Susan Gail Webster, dated July 27, 2007, and of record in Deed Book 205, page 243, in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee. Susan Gail Webster became the owner of the entire fee as surviving tenant by the entirety on the death of Sammy Ray

Webster, Sr. Map 30, Parcel 028.02 The street address of the above-described property is believed to be 178 Hill Lane, Bethel Springs, Tennessee 38315, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION, IF ANY. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; 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. Other interested parties: None. Title to said property is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell as Substitute Trustee only and will assign to the purchaser all covenants of warranty contained in said Deed of Trust. The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. Said sale may be adjourned to another time or may be postponed to another date by public announcement at the appointed time of sale without readvertisement. This office is a debt collector. This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. WITNESS my signature, this the 18th day of August, 2021.

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Local Events Selmer Middle School Football 9/2 @ Ramer 9/9 @ Henderson 9/16 @ Michie 9/23 Playoff Game 9/30 Championship Game AJHS Football 9/2 Bethel Springs (away) 9/7Pickwick Southside (home) 9/16 Ramer (away) 9/23 County Semifinal (TBD) 9/30 County Championship (TBD) MCHS Lady Bobcat Soccer Schedule 8/31 @ Hardin(HOME) 9/2 @ Wayne(HOME) 9/7 @ Adamsville 9/9 @ Northside 5:30 p.m. 9/14 @ Adamsville(HOME) 9/16 @ South Side(HOME) 9/21 @ Lexington(HOME) 9/23 @ Chester County 9/27 @ Sacred Heart (HOME) 9/28 @ Hardin County 5:00 p.m. 9/30 @ Liberty 5:00 p.m. (Game time is 6:00 unless noted)

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McNairy County Bobcats lose at Fayette-Ware After having nine starters missing due to injury and illness, McNairy Central went into its game Friday night against Fayette Ware with a disadvantage, which ultimately ended up in a 42-7 loss to the Wildcats. First-year coach Wes Johnson had to rely on his freshmen and sophomores in Friday’s game, and managed to come away with their first touchdown of the season to narrow the score 13-7 before heading into halftime. But the narrow deficit would

soon turn into a blowout after two bad drives by the Bobcats to put the Wildcats ahead by the start of the third quarter. “We had a terrible punt, and a drive full of bad snaps which gave them the ball on short field to go up 28-7 at the half and they never really looked back from there,” Johnson said. Led by quarterback Michael Whitten, who finished the game 4-of9 with 21 passing yards and a rushing touchdown, the Bobcats made multiple efforts to come back during the game,

but not having their starters proved to be the team’s downfall in the end. However, Johnson said the team played better this week than the first game. “Felt better by the overall effort of the team, which is promising for the future,” he said. McNairy Central (02) look to get its first win of the season on Friday when they take on Chester County (0-2), which Staff Photo Janet Rail was a team the Bobcats McNairy quarterback Michael Whitten (#6) trying to defeated last season bebreak a tackle against a Fayette Ware player. He was fore going 4-7. the team’s second leading rusher, carrying the ball eight times for 34 yards and a touchdown.

MCHS Football Schedule 2021 9/3 Chester County (HOME) 9/10 Waverly (HOME) 9/17 Lexington (AWAY) 9/24 Hardin County (HOME) 10/1 Liberty (AWAY) 10/8 Adamsville Pink night (HOME) 10/15 South Side Senior Night (HOME) 10/22 Millington (AWAY) 10/29 Bye Week Game Time is 7:00 p.m. MCHS Volleycats Schedule 2021 9/2 South Side (Home) 5:00 9/7 Scotts Hill (AWAY) 5:00 9/9 Hardin County (HOME) 5:00 9/14 South Side (AWAY) 5:00 9/16 Lexington (HOME) 5:00 9/21 Middleton (AWAY) 5:00 9/23 Chester County (AWAY) 5:00 9/27 Lexington (AWAY) 5:00 9/28 Kossuth (AWAY) 5:30 9/30 Bolivar (HOME) Senior Night 5:00 10/4 District Tournament

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Bryce King (#44) avoiding a tackle against a Fayette Ware defender.

Odds were against the Cardinals

Adamsville High School Football Schedule 2021 9/3 Scotts Hill (AWAY) 9/10 Chester (HOME) 9/17 East Hickman (AWAY) 7:30 9/24 Kossuth (AWAY) 10/1 Lewis County (AWAY) 10/8 McNairy (AWAY) 10/15 Riverside (HOME) 10/22 BYE 10/29 Hickman (HOME) Game Time 7:00 unless noted

Buddy Gee (#20) making a Hardin County defender miss during Friday’s 49-0 loss. He finished with 16 yards on 12 carries.

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AJ Finley (#17) fighting off a tackle against a Hardin County defender. He went on to finish with six yards on three carries.

After a late comefrom-behind victory in week one against Trinity Christian Academy, Adamsville High could not do the same against Hardin County, losing 49-0 Friday night. The Cardinals (1-1) had 12 offensive yards to show for their efforts in the loss over the weekend. Quarterback Carson Plunk only completed two of his eight passes, with one of them being an interception. The running back duo of AJ Finley and Buddy Gee, who led the offense in the team’s win in week one, finished with a combined 22 yards on 15 carries. The

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team’s notable highlight of the night came from an interception by Luke Helton. While everything was going wrong for the Cardinals, nothing seemed to go wrong for the Tigers (2-0). Quarterback Carter Smith completed 10 of his 13 passes for 148 yards and three touchdowns. It was the ground game, however, that was seemingly unstoppable for the Tigers, as they rushed for 222 yards and four touchdowns in Friday’s win. Adamsville hopes to bounce back this week as they take on Scotts Hill (1-1) on the road.

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Bethel Springs starts off Strong After two weeks of not playing any football games, Bethel Springs finally kicked off its season last Thursday and did not miss a beat, as it defeated Selmer 44-14. Bethel quarterback Case Stone carried the team to victory, both literally and figuratively, after finishing the day with 188 rushing yards and two touchdowns. He also completed five of his eight passes for 46 yards and a touchdown. Selmer not only struggled to contain Stone, but also let running back Kendall Kiestler rush for 64 yards and two touchdowns, while Deuce Garner finished with 35 yards and one touchdown. “We had great team effort and were fortu-

nate to have some things go our way,” Bethel head coach Clay Shirley said. “Selmer has some great athletes and I was proud of how our guys were able to defend them.” Selmer started the game strong, as the team scored on the very first play from quarterback Avion Jackson. The Lions would have their own success at rushing as well, as Jackson finished the day with 139 yards on the ground and a touchdown, along with running back Jerdarin Campbell finishing with 39 yards on five carries and a touchdown. “They scared us when they scored on the first play,” Shirley said. “But our guys kept fighting and were able to come out with a win.”

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Kamil Chism making a tackle against Bethel’s running back. He finished with three total tackles in Thursday’s loss

Adamsville Jr. High Cardinals take the win against Michie Blue Devils

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Caymen Clay (#25) with his only carry of the game for Selmer that went for five yards.

Cardinal D J Jones on the carry takes a tackle from two Michie Eagles on the play.

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Michie Eagles (#14) on the carry against Adamsville.

What started as a blowout for Adamsville Junior High, Michie played until the final minute of the game, but ultimately lost 24-16 last Thursday. Adamsville started with a 24-0 lead going into halftime and started to let up in the second half, giving Michie a chance to fight its way back into the game. A touchdown before the end of the third quarter,

McNairy High School’s golf team plays at Hardin County Invitational

The MCHS golf teams played in the Hardin County Invitational at Pickwick Landing Golf Course. The boys team was T-5 with a team score of 329. Leading the Cats was sophomore Acen Lambert with 80 followed by Will Huddleston at 81, Jackson Overton 83, Carter Howell 85 and Westin Rankin had 91. Overall, the Cats played solid rounds putting them in position to

Laurel Merry at 95.

make a late season run for District hardware. The tournament was won by District rival Crockett Co at 304. The boys medalist was Cash Piatt with a 67. The Lady Cats one upped the boys with a solo 4th place finish at 170. Senior Willow Merry once again led the girls team with an 81 on the day. Marion Harrison added 89 and Laurel Merry had 95. All

and a fumble recovery later, Michie was down by eight with over a minute remaining. That would not be enough time for the team to get the ball back, however, as all Adamsville had to do was kneel to end the game. “Michie played tough the whole game and we had to work to get what we got,” Adamsville head coach Michael Harville said. “It was good to get pushed. It let us see some things we need to improve.”

For Harville, he was happy to come away with a victory, but knows the team has some work to do before their next game. “We will get back to work next week and keep on trying to improve,” he said. “Looking forward to Bethel next week.” Brilee Ritter led his team with 128 total yards and a touchdown, along with two tackles on the defensive side for Adamsville.

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“It was a hot night and AVILLE is a good team. We still are missing four starters and know they will help us when they return. We hope we get to play them again in the playoffs and see if we have improved,” said head coach Michael Cleary. Michie Michael Avery banks 7 rushes, 5 yards, 2 touchdowns while Cooper Davis has 2 rushes, 13 yards, 2 receptions, 67 yards and one touchdown.

of the girls were slightly off their game today but still had the lowest score of district rivals Hardin County and Lexington. The girls side was won by Summertown for the second week in a row at 146. The ladies medalist was Lanie Campbell with 72. The teams have a busy week playing again against Adamsville and Thursday hosting Lexington.

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Will Huddleston at 81.

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