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Making McNairy County headlines for more than 100 years
Volume 107, Number 16, Wednesday, September 7, 2011
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Emergency workers save lives
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Emergency workers from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, McNairy and Hardin Counties as well as towing professionals from Moore Bros. Towing frantically work to free two passengers who were trapped in their truck after an accident on Hwy. 57 near Eastview on Friday. A spokesperson for the THP confirmed that everyone involved survived the accident. As of press time an official accident report from the THP was not available. For more information on this accident please see independentappeal.com or next week’s Independent Appeal.
Selmer Approves Cars Court Street accident injures one for Kids Settlement By Jeff Whitten Staff Writer
The Selmer Board accepted a proposed settlement of the Cars for Kids lawsuit last Tuesday at a special called meeting. Under the terms of the settlement, $500,000 will be paid to the families of those who sued the city. The maximum liability that could be imposed under the Government Tort Liability Act is $600,000. The settlement came about from a court-ordered mediation, according to City Attorney Terry Abernathy. It was agreed to on Aug. 26. This ends the potential liability of the city and the board
as individuals, as well as all defendants, except one. Flowmaster has been dismissed as a defendant and this dismissal is under appeal. “We are doing the right thing by getting it over with,” said Vice-Mayor Paul Simpson. The vote was unanimous. The lawsuit arose when a Troy Warren Critchley lost control of a dragster he was driving at the event on June 16, 2007, hit a utility pole and struck spectators who were standing near the Sonic Drive-in. Six people were killed and dozens were injured, as reported in the Independent Appeal.
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Independent Appeal discusses online subscriptions, submissions By Christen Coulon Editor
At the Independent Appeal, we are always looking for better ways to serve our community. I would like to discuss several things that we have been working on to improve our news presence and content delivery to the citizens of McNairy County. First, I would like to announce that we will be expanding our subscription service to include a complete online edition each week delivered directly to you via email in an easy to read .pdf format. Our new online only subscriptions will cost just $14 per year, or an additional $5 per year for those of you who wish to add online delivery to your existing paper subscription. Currently, paper subscriptions delivered to your
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An accident involving an 18-wheeler and a Suzuki SUV Court Street in Selmer injured one man last Wednesday.
home cost $20 per year for McNairy County residents. As a special treat to our loyal readers, we will be offering a free online sample edition of our current issue for viewing Friday on our website www.independentappeal.com. In addition to this, we will continue to offer lead story summaries free of charge on our website as well as breaking news updates on our Independent Appeal Facebook page. Visit Facebook now to vote on your pick for the winner of the upcoming McNairy Central/Adamsville football game and to share your comments on what this historic rivalry means to you. To order an online subscription to the Independent appeal stop by our office located at 111 N. 2nd St. in Selmer or call (731) 645-
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By Jeff Whitten Staff Writer
A Selmer man was injured in a wreck last Wednesday afternoon. According to the unofficial crash report made available by the Selmer Police Department, Patrolman Blake Huckabee was dispatched to Court Avenue and Seventh
Street on the report of a wreck. He observed a Red 2004 Suzuki Grand Vitara SUV with damage in the middle of the road and a white 1991 Volvo VVN 18-wheeler on the side with damage. Huckabee then spoke with Larry A. Mitchell, age 34, of Bethel Springs, who was driving the eighteen wheeler and witnesses.
They said that Willard L. Dickey, age 72, of Selmer, who was driving the SUV, came from the north on Seventh Street and failed to stop at the stop sign, according to the report. Dickey was injured and transported by EMS ambulance to McNairy Regional Hospital. Because of his injuries, Huckabee was unable to interview Dickey.
McNairy County Health Care Center recieves awards Independent Appeal Among Recipients By Janet Rail Publisher
The Tennessee Health Care Association awarded the Independent Appeal and McNairy County Health Care Center an unprecedented number of awards Aug. 30. The Center won 2011 Innovative Program Award and two employees, Lee Ann Warren as 2011 member of the year by the Social Service Workers Association, and Dennis Bearden, 2011 member of the year by the
Environmental Supervisors Association. Both associations are affiliates of THCA. “We are so proud of McNairy County Health Care Center. I do not believe any facility has ever won that many awards in one year,” said Mark Davis, COO Tennessee Healthcare Management and President THCA. The Center was honored with the TCHA 2011 Innovative Program Award for its Celebrity of the Week program. This award recognizes a member facility for setting a positive industry precedent for long-term care facilities. Each week a patient’s life story is submitted to the Independent Appeal, which runs a
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MCHCC staff members Nichole King, Dorothy Goodrum, Justin Broadway, Pat Simmons, Rowena Pope, Lee Ann Warren, Dennis Bearden, Brandy Jones and Margaret Weatherly at the THCA awards Aug. 30. recurring feature on the center with enthusiastic community feedback. The facility
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