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Fall Hog Food Fest

Mary Winkler movie debuts MRA’s first fall fete a success on Lifetime By Christen Coulon Editor

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The City of Selmer hosted the first ever Fall Hog Food Festival last Saturday. The festival featured food, rides, live music, a car show and more. (Left) Lamon Massengill from the Cypress Creek Youth Department works on a rack of ribs for the competition. By Christen Coulon Editor

The first ever Fall Hog Food Festival was held last Saturday in Selmer. The festival, organized by the McNairy Regional Alliance with part of the proceeds going to sponsor Jack Cheshier’s Christmas Shopping Spree program, is likely to become an annual event. According to early figures, attendance

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was in the thousands for the one-day event featuring barbeque, chili, cobblers, a car show, children’s rides, live entertainment and more. “It’s a great event, we need all of this we can get in this little town,” said Jane Hillard, Bethel Springs resident who attended the event. “The kids love it. She (referring to her granddaughter) would stay all day if I

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The Lifetime Television Network debuted “The Pastor’s Wife” last Saturday. The movie centers on Mary Winkler, the Selmer housewife who was convicted of killing her husband, Matthew Winkler, in a 2006 shooting. The movie is based on a book by Dianne Fanning, who came to Selmer to attend the trial while researching the book. Winkler, who served 210 days for shooting her husband in the back, later regained custody of the couple’s children and is now reportedly living in Smithville, Winkler Tenn. The description of the movie on mylifetime.com, the estrogen-heavy network’s website, said that the movie is, “Based on the true story of Matthew Winkler, a beloved minister who, in 2006, was found shot and killed in his Selmer home, his wife and young daughters missing. Authorities soon zeroed in on Matthew’s wife, Mary, as the prime suspect in the murder. After her capture, the residents of Selmer were left to wonder what would drive Mary to shoot her husband in the back as he slept. They would get their answers during her trial, when what went on behind the closed doors of this seemingly perfect family was revealed for all to see.” The movie which stars Rose McGowan as Winkler drew mixed criticism online with some supporting the network’s portrayal of the killer and others panning it. Some online posters even felt the movie and its title were poorly researched citing the fact that Church of Christ members do not refer to their preachers as pastors. For those who missed the movie last weekend, there will be other opportunities to view it. It will likely air again (and again) as the network commonly reruns its shows ad nauseam. Lifetime also plans to release the movie for online viewers shortly on its website.

MCHS takes traveling snare, places in top 5 at state finals

By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

After last week’s article about the altercation at Safe Harbor Church, Justin W. Robertson, the youth pastor who left Faith Baptist for Safe Harbor, approached the Independent Appeal, wishing to tell his story. Robertson said that on Oct. 23 he was driving the Safe Harbor youth bus and Brent Michael Winter was following it. The bus then pulled into the Safe Harbor parking lot, followed by Winter. “The next thing I know he was right up in my face,” Robertson said. Winter complained about two girls that had been attending Faith Baptist and had started attending Safe Harbor. Winter accused Robertson of stealing the two girls, who had also been attending Fellowship Baptist Church. “So it wasn’t like I went out of my way to get these girls. He accused us of proselytizing those girls and in no way did I go out of my way to get these girls,” Robertson said. Robertson added that he had the girls’ parents’ permission to pick them up for church. “I didn’t break any rules and it’s not like I intentionally wanted to hurt the church that I recently left. I was a member of Faith Baptist Church for 12 years. It’s a good church and I wouldn’t want to hurt it in any way, but I am called to serve God and that’s what I was trying to do,” Robertson said. Robertson said that he left Faith Baptist about two months ago. “Faith Baptist, they want you to do things exactly their way and I guess my girlfriend didn’t fit that standard. Every time I turned around I was doing something wrong or not doing right,” he explained his reasons for leaving the church. There was another incident Robertson cited as a reason for leaving

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The McNairy Central High School Band placed 5th in the 2011 Division II Marching Band State Championship at Independence High School in Thompson’s Station, Tenn. last Saturday. The MCHS Percussion section placed 1st in state with a score of 96 and won the coveted “Traveling Snare” Award for the first time in school history. The band also placed in the top five in the preliminary competition with Percussion winning 1st place in the preliminary competition with a score of 94.5. (See page 13A for a complete listing of this season’s awards for the MCHS band.)

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How Bethel got into this mess Water Rates By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

If you live in Bethel Springs, the average combined water and sewer bill is $117, according to City Clerk Deborah Sullivan. Many people are not able to pay their bills. A few residents are so far behind that their bills are $300 per month. At one time, the city was owed $15-20,000, but City Recorder Erin Pickle said that since the payment plans were ended practically everyone

is paying something and the amount owed the city is trivial. As of the end of the last fiscal year in June 2010, the city owed $2,354,879 in utility fund long-term debt that was used to finance improvements to the town’s utility system. The origin of the sewer dates back to 1981 when the County Health Department requested that the city deny water to service to anyone that wasn’t

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The Fall Hog Food Festival was held last Saturday in Selmer. The festival offered competitions for BBQ, Ribs, Hot Wings, Chili, Cobbler, and for the Car Show. All winners received pottery custom made by 2B Pottery.

(1) The lead singer of Rhythm Kitchen, Skylar Gregg, entertains festival-goers. (2) The winners of this years BBQ competition were 1st Place – Heavenly Manna Joey Gilmore, 2nd Place – Hogg Legg Smokers Roger Capooth, 3rd Place – Hee Haw Jean King, Sandy Richard, Jerry Evans and Wilma Dunaway. (3) This year’s event Grand Champion was Heavenly Manna (Joey Gilmore). (4) The winners of this year’s Rib Competition were 1st Place Heavenly Manna Joey Gilmore, 2nd Place - Hollywood & Swine Mike and Regina Jackson, Damon and Ellen Chester and Kelly Jackson, 3rd Place - Hogg Legg Smokers Roger Capooth. (5) The winners of this year’s Chili Competition were 1st Place – Heavenly Manna Joey Gilmore, 2nd Place – Robert Sibley Airport & Hospital Wing Chris and Jackie Tull, Triana and Pete Hudson, 3rd Place – McNairy County Health Care Center Pat Simmons and Kevin Isbell. (6) The Best of Show winners for this year’s Fall Hog Food Fest Car Show. Best of Show Streetrod - Paul Poteet, Mantachie MS 1948 Studebaker; Best of Show Truck 1900-1971 George Presson, Jackson Tenn.,1966 Ford F-100; Best of Show Truck1972-2012 - Ray Johnson, Selmer 1985 Chevy Silverado; Best of Show Car1971-2012 - James Richard, Bethel Springs 1994 Chevy Corvette; Best of Show Car 1900-1970 - Doug and Samantha Massey, Memphis TN 1966 Pontiac GTO. (7) The winners of this year’s Hot Wings competition were 1st Place – Lifewind Covenant Church Pastor Barry Bishop and Richie Bishop, 2nd Place – Heavenly Manna Joey Gilmore, 3rd Place – Hollywood & Swine Mike and Regina Jackson, Damon and Ellen Chester and Kelly Jackson. (8) The winners of this year’s Cobbler Competition were 1st Place – Bo Hawgs Nancy Kirk, 2nd Place – Hollywood & Swine Regina and Mike Jackson, Damon and Ellen Chester and Kelly Jackson, 3rd Place – Kobbler Kidz Jimmy and Maria Nicely.

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Apartment owner cited By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

Bell Park Apartment owner Mark Alexander failed to appear at a hearing in Adamsville City Court on Oct. 25 and was cited for code violations, according to Code Enforcement Officer Danny Daniels. Tenant Erica Harrison did appear and told Judge Terry Wood she was moving. Wood said all charges against Harrison would be dropped if she moved by the next court hearing on Nov. 22. Daniels said that Alexander is cooperating with the city in rectifying the violations. Alexander and some tenants of the building have been cited for health and sanitation violations earlier. A hearing on the issue

was scheduled for Sept. 27 in city court, but was continued until Oct. 25, because Erica Harrison, one of the tenants involved in the court action, was not there. “Mark (Alexander) seems to want to work and get it done,” Daniels said. Alexander earlier confirmed that he is working closely with the City of Adamsville to correct the deficiencies, which he said were blown way out of proportion. As an example, he said he had purchased $1,000 of flooring. He said that some of the problems arose with the previous manager. He said he was evaluating his legal options with the proper authorities. “The buck stops here,” Alexander said.

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the church. He said that one morning someone from Faith Baptist came by his house at 4 a.m. to see if he was there. “They told me they came by. Then I decided that the church isn’t supposed to watch you. They’re not supposed to be that involved. So I thought that the right thing to

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connected to the sewer, according to former Mayor Norma Smith. A few years prior to that the town had the option to put in a sewer system at a very low cost, she said. In 1997 or 1998 Mayor Kay Cox became aware of reports of sewage running in ditches. This was during Cox’s first administration. She had succeeded from Vice-Mayor to Mayor when Jackie Miller resigned in 1996. Norma Smith followed Cox as mayor in 2006 and served until she was defeated by Cox in the 2010 election. In the fall of 1998, Thornton and Nelson Consultants of Jackson began gathering information for a grant application. Randy Nelson concluded that failing septic tanks threatened the quality of the groundwater. He found old-fashioned septic tanks from the 1930s that did not meet state regulations and one rental home with plumbing running out in the ditch. In February 1999, the city made an application for a sanitary sewer system. In late September or early October, the city was notified that the grant was approved. The $1.8 million project was to be funded by a combination loan and grant. The grant was $500,000 from the Economic Development Commission and the loan was $1.3 million from the USDA Rural Development. Construction was to have begun in the spring of 2000. Easements were collected and the condemnation process and subsequent lawsuits began against those who refused to give the town easements in the early 2000s.

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let her.” Russell Ingle, one of the event’s organizers and director of chamber programs for the MRA, said that he thought the event went very well and credited wonderful fall weather with helping to boost attendance. “A lot of prayer went into this event,” Ingle said. “(Today) there is not a cloud in the sky.” With more than 25 food booths participating in the food competition and visitors filling the parking lots of every nearby business, Ingle said he was happy with the turnout for the event. Ingle revealed to the Independent Appeal that the festival will likely become an annual fixture in McNairy County but may not stay in Selmer. He said that as the MRA serves the entire county, the organization would like to see future festivals travel between some of the other county municipalities. “The event was even more than we anticipated,” said Tracy Helmuth, Administrative Assistant for the MRA. “It’s a great event, and such a worthy cause. It allows us to give back to community.”

do was to leave the church,” Robertson said. Robertson said that Faith Baptist was unhappy with his girlfriend, Rose Thoma, because she sometimes wore pants to church, though she usually wore dresses. “They stayed on me about it, because having surrendered to God, my girlfriend was supposed to do right, too. Honestly, personally, I don’t see anything wrong with a woman wearing pants, but they’re against it. They told me that her clothes were drawing

The project was bid out in the fall of 2003 and there was only one bidder. State law required that the project be rebid and it was the following spring. The lowest bid came in at $3 million. This would have cost Bethel ratepayers an average of $39 per month. The Mayor felt the project as it then existed was too costly and was put on pause. By the time Smith came into office in the fall of 2006, significant money had been spent on engineering fees and other expenses and financing was in place. Smith said that it was her understanding that the engineering firm went out of business and the city had to hire a new one after the new Mayor and board took office in 2006. The city had been approved for a $1.4 million grant and a $2.4 million loan. The project was bid out again in 2007 and the low bid was $3.6 million. The high estimate from the contractor was $55 per customer for the project and it was this option that the board approved, Smith said. This was the option that included the majority of the town’s residents, but excluded residents who lived north of Sardie Henry Road because that was where the cost per customer was the highest. Construction began in the early part of November, 2008 and went as smoothly as it could, according to Smith, though there was some vandalism. Smith acknowledged that the firing of City Recorder Nancy McClain, City Clerk Cassie Wallis and city employee Rodney Steen in November 2009 caused problems for the project. Smith said that the city could not collect water or gas bills for the one or two months that these positions were vacant and that she couldn’t pay the contractor’s invoices because city ordinance required the sig-

Helmuth said that the MRA wanted to give “A big shout out” to the event’s sponsors, volunteers, the youth leadership class, the car show participants and everyone else who helped get the festival off the ground. The title sponsors for this year's event were the City of Selmer and SMC Recycling. Other sponsors for the event were MRH, Home Banking, Connector Castings, Dr. Wilson, DDS, MS, Styles & Profiles, Henco, Masco Bath, Bancorp South, Community South, Benchmark Industries and Chickasaw Container. The Fall Hog Food Festival Winners for this year’s event were: Cobblers: 1st Place – Bo Hawgs, 2nd Place – Hollywood & Swine, 3rd Place – Kobbler Kidz. Chili: 1st Place – Heavenly Manna, 2nd Place – Robert Sibley Airport & Hospital Wing, 3rd Place – McNairy County Healthcare Center. Hot Wings: 1st Place – Lifewind Covenant Church, 2nd Place – Heavenly Manna, 3rd Place – Hollywood & Swine. Ribs: 1st Place – Heavenly Manna, 2nd Place – Hollywood & Swine, 3rd Place – Hogg Legg Smokers. BBQ: 1st Place – Heavenly Manna, 2nd Place – Hogg Legg Smokers, 3rd Place – Hee Haw. This year’s event Grand Champion was Heavenly Manna (Joey Gilmore).

attention to her body and I didn’t see that as true,” Robertson explained. “I didn’t steal those kids. The boy that he accused me of taking, his parents gave me permission. I have not in any way been aggressive towards the church and I won’t be. I just personally want to do God’s work but we can’t if our churches are fighting over people,” Robertson said. Attempts to contact Faith Baptist Church were not successful.

nature of the City Recorder as well as the Mayor. Henderson Gas severed the agreement with the town for collecting gas bills. Also, when there was a glitch in the sewer or homeowners felt uncomfortable with any aspect of the sewer, there was no one for them to call, Smith said. When asked if she would do it again the same way if she had it to do over, Smith said that they had to put in a sewer because the health department required it. Secondly, Smith said a sewer system was essential in recruiting businesses. For instance, in order to get the Dollar General to locate in Bethel, Smith said the town had to provide the business assurances that it was pursuing a sewer system. After Cox came back into office in 2010, she sought help from Rep. Marsha Blackburn. She asked Rural Development to forgive the loan, but they would not. “It was the shortest meeting I ever had. Blackburn said, ‘We can’t help you,’” Cox recounted “We’re just going to have to live with this. We can’t change it. This is just the way it is. We’ve done everything we know how to do,” Cox said. That may be true in the short run, but Cox said that efforts would continue to reduce the city’s sewer debt and make sewer bills more affordable.

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School building program history By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

The McNairy County Board of Education stands at a crossroads in its school building program. Time pressures will either compel it to choose a site for the proposed new Selmer Elementary School and a means of funding for it and the new Adamsville school soon, or it will miss key deadlines for placing such means of funding as a one-half local option sales tax or the continuation of the wheel tax on the presidential primary ballot in March. Half of the sales tax would go to the municipalities and half to the schools. Over the past month, Director of Schools Charlie Miskelly sent letters to city governments in the county asking if they would contribute their share of the tax to the schools, also. Adamsville, Michie and Ramer pledged their share of the tax to the schools at last month’s meetings, but Selmer deferred its decision on

the matter due to uncertainty over whether the McNairy County Commission would place the tax measure on the ballot and whether the voters would approve it. Eastview and Stantonville also took no action on the letter at their meetings last month. Stantonville cited the lack of a specific plan as to how and where the funds would be spent. As the board faces this decision, I take a look back to see how we got here. In the August 2006 meeting of the school board, Director of Schools Charlie Miskelly told the board the Michie Elementary School was in dire need of two new classrooms because the Special Education and Pre-kindergarten classrooms were too small. The board voted unanimously to approve the construction of two new classrooms for the school. Additions to Michie, as well as to the elementary schools at Ramer and Michie, were made at a cost of $1.5 million, solving the overcrowding

problem, former school board chairman Larry Smith told the Independent Appeal in April. The school board has been considering sites for the proposed new SES for the past few years. The board has, at various times, considered sites near the Fairgrounds, the Bypass at Falcon Road and Higginbottom Road and Highways 45 and 64. This school is landlocked and either is overcrowded or will be in the five or six years lead time necessary to build a new school. Because the Higginbottom site is not level, the board was reluctant to pay the estimated costs of nearly $900,000 costs for dirt work. The biggest problem for the other sites were utility costs. At its August meeting, the board rejected the Highway 45/64 site by a 4-3 vote. These factors caused the board to continue its search for a site for the Selmer school. Earlier this year, the board cast its attention to the Teague and Jones properties,

Bethel Board meets By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

The Bethel Springs Mayor and Board of Aldermen met last Monday. Among other business, they passed a sewer ordinance, a curfew ordinance and voted to attempt to work out a deal to buy water from Selmer. The sewer ordinance requires any household within the city limits of Bethel Springs to hook up to city water. The ordinance allows wells to be used for livestock or outside use provided they are not discharged into the city sewer system. Homeowners are required to connect to the sewer system if it is provided. Septic tanks or other means of col-

lecting waste water is permitted. It prohibits water from any source other than that provided by the Bethel Springs Water Department from running through the city water system. It also prohibits tampering with the sewer system. Anyone violating the ordinance may be sued for damages and anyone who refuses to connect to the sewer when it was free must do so at their own expense and pay monthly sewer and water payments back to when the original sewer was turned on. This ordinance was passed on first reading and will become law upon one more passage. On another water issue, the board voted to authorize

a deal to buy water from Selmer. The board also amended the city’s curfew law. It would prohibit people under 18 years old from walking on the streets past 9:30 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday or past 11 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The present curfew is 11 p.m. The board also formally accepted former Alderman Sherri Payne’s resignation. She resigned at the last board meeting, but Mayor Kay Cox wanted to give Payne time to reconsider. They also authorized the formation of a Parks and Recreation Board. City Clerk Deborah Sullivan reported water loss of 27 percent.

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near Highway 45, behind WalMart. After being polled by Miskelly, a majority of the board expressed a preference that the Jones property be surveyed. Two members did not want to do anything, one member wanted to survey the Jones and Teague properties , or only the Teague property. Board member Tony Chapman was critical of both the process and result at the board’s last meeting. He made a detailed argument for the Teague property, saying that the property was cheaper than the alternative and was not in a flood plain. Chapman also argued that the decision should have been made at a meeting, since there was no emergency. “The emergency for me is that we’ve been talking about building a school for three years and finding a location and we don’t have one yet,” school board chairman Frank Lacey said in defense of the poll. Overcrowding is also a

problem at Adamsville Elementary School and Adamsville Jr./Sr. High School. Adamsville Mayor David Leckner told the school board in August 2010 that students were being turned away from the breakfast line at AES due to overcrowding. He also said that the high school has to partition off the library to make room for classrooms, that it holds classes in the lunchroom as well as in the bleachers and locker room in the gym. John Liddy told the school board at a meeting held in January that he has a child in the eighth grade at AJHS who only has physical education three times a week due to overcrowding when all of the other schools have PE every day. Liddy is President of the Adamsville Partnership, a business/professional/civic group and President of the Adamsville branch of Community South Bank. A site for the school on Highway 22 has been donated

and the same hub and spoke design by Jackson architect Jev Vaughn that will be used for the new proposed SES will also be used for the new Adamsville school. After a meeting with the C. L. Overman of bond issuer Morgan Keegan in April, then school board chairman Larry Smith expressed dissatisfaction with funding options for two schools. The firm estimated an $18-20 million price tag for building two new schools. He said he didn’t believe the county could pay back such a large debt in any reasonable fashion. Smith said he was looking to keep costs below $12.5 million for 25 years, or debt service payments of about $1.25 million a year.

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Pitts named Volunteer of the Year By Amanda Lowrance Staff Writer

Just thinking about an average week for Youth Citizen of the Year, Allie Pitts is enough to make most people exhausted. It is not unusual for her to arrive at school early to tutor other students and stay late to conduct sectionals or practice with the band or choir. On top of her volunteer work, a regular week consists of three nights of rehearsals, piano lessons, teaching kids at church on Wednesday and Sunday, and the many band events that are mainly on the road. “We sometimes wonder how she finds time to maintain so many good friendships and pull off excellent grades at the same time,” said parents, Joanna and Shawn. “Many people are willing to work hard to achieve their own goals but what makes Allie different is that she will work just as hard, or harder, to help someone else excel.” “It is a great honor to receive such a high reward,” said Pitts. “Especially because I never really think that I’m doing anything extraordinary, but it is nice to be recognized for service I try to give the community.” Pitts has been rooted in McNairy County since birth, attending school at Selmer Elementary, Selmer Middle, and now McNairy Central High School. “I know that as I describe her you are going to remember her just as I have from the time she was little,” said presenter of the award, Molly Cheshier. “She has been like the poster child for McNairy Central and for McNairy County. We are just so proud of her and cannot say enough to explain how special she is.” She is well-known throughout the county, recently for her devotion to the arts and to the band. Pitts has been a member of the band since the sixth grade and later moved on to join the MCHS Marching Band in the eighth grade. “In so many ways she has served this county well,” said Cheshier. “She has so many talents and abilities that she has been gifted with. She has been active in the band for the past seven years. She has earned awards through her piano playing, going to competitions and auditions. She has become a member of several different organizations at McNairy Central and through those organizations she has found ways to serve.”

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Proud parents, Joanna and Shawn, pose for a photo with McNairy County’s Youth Citizen of the Year and daughter, Allie Pitts. To name a few of her extra-curricular activities, she has participated in over 25 theatrical productions with Arts in McNairy and Corinth Theater Arts, including the dance and vocal soloist in AiM’s production of Oklahoma and the lead role in Starmites. Her band awards and achievements include the ranking of a superior for seven consecutive years at the American College of Musicians National Piano auditions and in the National Federation of Music Club’s piano festival. She has been a member of the Spanish National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta Math Fraternity, All Northwest Tennessee Honor Choir, and 25 and Above Club, by scoring 26 on the ACT exam. Her list of accomplishments at 17-years of age is longer than what most people achieve in a lifetime. “I have always intended to serve the people around me, and I hope to keep doing that,” said Pitts. “My father has been a big inspiration because he is always willing to serve other people, and to make this community a better place.” After graduation, she plans to attend college and is considering a major in history or theater.

“Allie has always been full of surprises,” said her parents. “We do know that whatever she decides to do with her life after high school, she will succeed. Not only does she have the intelligence and work ethic to make things happen, she intuitively understands that the real path to blessedness in life is found in serving others.” Pitts feels that she would not be where she is today without her parents support and assistance. “My parents have always encouraged me in everything I do,” said Pitts, “and I really appreciate all that they have done for me. They also set the standard by which I try to live through their actions and words.” McNairy County has shown their gratitude and appreciation, but no one is more proud of her than her parents. “We are proud that she has achieved so much in so short a time but we are most impressed by the bigness of Allie’s heart,” said her parents. “Service is not something she does to pad her college resume. With Allie, it flows naturally out of a heart of compassion and, to us, that is her biggest accomplishment. She genuinely cares about people and that is evidenced in almost everything she does.”

Students speak on One to One By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

We have heard about the advantages and benefits of the One to One computers in the classroom program from local leaders and educators. However, the ultimate test of the value of the program is its benefits to the students. We spoke to members of Stacy Jones’ English classes at McNairy Central High School in order to let them tell us in their own words how the program benefits them. Jones has been teaching in a One to One classroom since the spring of 2010. She uses the program in three classes each semester. “I think it (One to One) allows it to be more interactive, more project-oriented. At the lowest level of learning, all you are doing is memorizing and regurgitating. At the highest level, you are creating. If you have to create a project using that information, you’re going to have learned it better in the end,” Jones said. Among the projects that utilize the program in Jones’ class, students do a research paper all electronically and Jones grades it all electronically.

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She has also had them do a webquest, where they have to find information on the web to create a project. Jones has also had them create a wikispace, like Wikipedia. “I just think it’s a really valuable program because it allows them to go ahead and be doing some of the work that is similar to the work they will be doing when they go on to college, the higher-order thinking that a college class will require, the kind of writing and reading and the project-oriented approach they will have to do in there,” said Jones. Jones also thinks it will help the students in the job market. “You have to be able to collaborate, to cooperate with other people as a team. A lot of working in an office involves working with other people, working as a team, so we do collaborative projects in the classroom that involve the laptops.

Selmer bank robber appears in court By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

Accused SouthBank robber Joseph Russ Carnathan had his initial appearance hearing in the United States District Court for the Western District on Oct. 24, according to the clerk’s office. He was arraigned, waived a detention hearing, meaning bail will not be set, and pleaded not guilty. William Joshua Morrow was appointed his federal defender, which is the same as a public defender. His next date in federal court is set for Dec. 2. Carnathan is being held in federal custody at the Obion County Sheriff’s office in Union City, according to a spokesman for the Federal Marshall’s service. This is not unusual for federal inmates to be housed in county facilities, he said. In addition to federal bank robbery charges, Carnathan also faces state aggravated bank robbery charges in McNairy County General Sessions Court. Carnathan is charged with robbing SouthBank in Selmer on Sept. 13. He allegedly entered the bank and demanded money, saying he had a gun but never showed it. He got away with around $4,000 and escaped in a darkcolored pickup on Highway 142. Carnathan used this money to rent hotel rooms and lost the remainder at the casino in Tunica, Miss. A deputy sheriff in Lee County, Miss. saw a photo of him on ABC 7 Eyewitness News and notified Lt. Roger Rickman of the Selmer Police Department. Carnathan waived extradition and was brought back to the Justice Complex in Selmer. Carnathan confessed to robbing the bank, according to McNairy County Sheriff Guy Buck.

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I have allowed them to choose this year whether they want to do an individual research paper or a collaborative one. About half of my students chose to do a collaborative paper.” Jones said. “I think it holds students’ interest better than just having to read out of a book,” said MCHS junior Annapaige Deufel. Having the assignments on the web was a godsend for Deufel, who missed a month of school due to surgery. “All of the assignments were on the website and I was able to get them and do them at home,” Duefel said. Other class material such as lectures and readings were on the web, too, according to Deufel. “I think it’s great and most classrooms should have it. It will keep students’ attention,” she said. “It makes it easier to do re-

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ports. If you don’t have internet or a computer at home, it makes it easier for you to get a better grade at school,” said junior Ashley Fowler, who has been in the program for two years. “It helps the class go faster. You can do more stuff with it, makes it more interesting,” said junior Veronica Cross. “I think it’s a lot easier than doing it in a book. It’s a lot more interesting,” said Cody Hill. “You get to get on the internet and get some resources practically whenever you need it. It helps your grades because you can get more information from the computer instead of a textbook…I think it’s a really good idea,” said junior Tyler Wells. “I think it really helps us now because most of the world is computers and electronics. I think it helps us move faster through the class period,” junior Melanie Hester said.

Farmer’s Almanac predicts wet, mild winter in west Tenn.

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A snowy road caused several collisions on Highway 64 in February. McNairy County may see another snowy winter this year as weather forecasters are calling for a wet, but mild winter. By Andrew Alexander Assistant Editor

Autumn has fallen and the weather has remained fairly pleasant thus far, but one can only wonder what winter has in store for West Tennessee. For the Tennessee Valley region, and the majority of the greater Ohio Valley, the Farmer’s Almanac advises to be prepared for a wet winter. The temperatures will be mild and are not predicted to fall below average winter temperatures for the region. The Farmer’s Almanac is calling for “unusually cold and stormy weather” for the majority of the U.S. in its 2011-2012 winter outlook. “A very active storm track will bring much heavier-thannormal precipitation from the Southern Plains through Tennessee into Ohio, the Great Lakes, and the Northeast,” according to their projections. The National Oceanic Atmospheric Association reports state that last year’s winter saw below average to much below average participation in West Tennessee despite the heavy snow in late December and early January. McNairy and surrounding counties also below average temperatures, according to the report. The NOAA report on the upcoming winter seconds the initial prediction made by the Farmer’s Almanc and cites two key factors for the rough winter upcoming for the U.S. One being La Nina, which NOAA defines as cooler than normal water temperatures in the Equitorial Pacific Ocean. Not to be confused with El Nino, which is attributed to above average water temperatures. This occurrence is known to cause warmer winter temperatures in the southeastern U.S. The second factor being an Arctic Oscillation, which is basically a gauge of shifting sea-level pressure around the Arctic Circle. When the index is negative, there is high pressure over the Arctic and colder air is pushed down from the frigid north to temperate zones like the one the U.S. and most of Europe fall in to. According to the NOAA, the unpredictable nature of the AO could affect the mildly predicable nature of La Nina, thus causing a very wet winter for some and a very dry winter for others with below average temperatures for northern states stretching into the Midwest, and above above average temperatures for states like Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas. West Tennesseans should be prepared for whatever nature throws their way. Rural county roads in icy conditions can be extremely hazardous, and power outages caused by trees succumbing to the weight of ice or snow can keep families in the dark for hours, or possibly days. Educating one’s self on what to do in the event of extreme winter weather or even just a little ice on the road is beneficial. The Centers for Disease Control provides an extensive list of precautionary measure to take in the event of inclement weather (http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/guide. asp). Driving safety tips for winter holiday travelers can be found on weather.com (http://www.weather.com/activities/ driving/drivingsafety/drivingsafetytips/snow.html) and a multitude of other locations on the World Wide Web. The outlook for the upcoming season does not look promising for white Christmas wishers, but bone-chilling temperatures do not seem to be on the way either. If the predictions are wrong, which some might say is usually the case when discussing meteorologists, be prepared, be safe, and do not for get the hot chocolate.

Utility bill assistance available for local residents (SWHRA) --Southwest Human Resource Agency is now accepting applications for energy assistance to assist low-income families with utility costs through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The fiscal year for this program is July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. An applicant may receive assistance only once during the fiscal year. Applications for McNairy County are being taken at the SWHRA Community Service Center, 145 Circle Y Square, Selmer. Applicants must provide current proof of income, documentation of social security numbers for every member of household, an electric stub and/or a natural gas stub, and proof of any other energy costs within the past 12 months. Please call 645-5739 to schedule an appointment. Applications for LIHEAP Crisis Assistance are also being accepted, as

long as funding is available. No appointment is necessary. To qualify for crisis assistance, the low-income household must contain an elderly or disabled member, a child less than 6 years of age, or have documentation of a qualifying uncontrollable circumstance. A shut off notice must also be provided for electric or natural gas, or certify a lack of home delivered fuels. SWHRA will ensure that no person on the basis of handicap, race, color, religion, sex, age or national origin will be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, or be otherwise subjected to discrimination in the operation of the LIHEAP program. This program is funded by the Tennessee Department of Human Services.

Ramer native heads to Capitol Hill WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 2011 — Support for scientific innovation is critical to Tennessee’s economy and future prosperity. That’s a message Keith Butler, American Chemical Society member and former Ramer resident, took to Capitol Hill this week in meetings with members of Congress. “For most of 2011, the talk in Washington has been either about spending cuts or tax increases,” said Butler. “It is critical for our lawmakers to understand that focusing only on these two issues is like trying to sit on a two-legged stool. Our nation’s future must include the means to generate new revenue through the creation of high-paying science and technology jobs that will stimulate economic growth. We know from experience that science is vital to Tennessee.” Butler is employed by the Milan Army Ammunition Plant in Milan, Tenn., as chief chemist. Butler met with U.S. Rep. Stephen Fincher,

R-Tenn., and staff members for Sens. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. His visit was part of a coordinated effort launched earlier this year by the American Chemical Society (ACS) to stimulate jobs and economic growth. Altogether, 20 chemists from 14 states around the United States traveled to Washington, D.C., this week to meet with their representatives and federal agency leaders as part of the ACS-sponsored event. Butler also called for Congress to enhance our nation’s business climate by reforming key federal policies, including: tax and trade policies that will better position the United States in a competitive, global marketplace; enhance technology transfer and commercialization; provide incentives for small business and entrepreneurship; and greatly improve intellectual property policies, particularly around the patent application process.

“ACS is committed to improving our nation’s economy and is taking a leadership role among science organizations to get the United States back on a track of economic growth,” said ACS President Nancy B. Jackson, Ph.D. “This year alone, ACS has issued a ground-breaking report to reinvigorate America’s entrepreneurial spirit by developing and commercializing innovative science-based businesses that will create jobs. This report, Innovation, Chemistry, and Jobs, will continue to be a focal point for ACS members’ discussions with their representatives.” In Tennessee, research and development of new products valued at more than $343 million is conducted in fields that include aerospace, defense, manufacturing, and healthcare. For more information about research and development in Tennessee, visit: usinnovation.org/ state/pdf_cvd/TennesseeR%26D2011.pdf.

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obituaries

Wednesday, november 9, 2011

Johnnie E. Brooks, Jr.

Josie Ann Barnes

Randall (Randy) McAlpin

Johnnie E. Brooks, Jr., 60, of Michie, TN died Sunday at Selmer Health Care Center after a short illness. He was born on April 6, 1951 in Memphis, TN. He worked as a grocery stockman for many years in Tennessee and Alabama. He was preceded in death by his mother Ruth S. Estes of Michie and is survived by a stepfather, Paul M. Estes of Michie and a sister, Patti Brooks King of Delray Beach, FL. At one time in his life he was an avid fisherman and above all he loved his cats. A graveside service will be conducted by Bro. James Hardin at Harmony Baptist Church in Whiteville, TN. Burial will be Thursday, November 10 at 2:00 p.m. Highpoint Funeral Home of Memphis, TN is in charge of services.

Josie Ann Barnes was born August 20, 1923 in McNairy County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Mack Selmer and Rosa Dea Wren Wilmeth. She was united in marriage to Chester A. Barnes. Mrs. Barnes retired from General Electric. She was a member of the Fourth Street Church Of Christ in Selmer, Tennessee. She enjoyed traveling, and taking bus trips across the United States. Mrs. Barnes departed this life on November 6, 2011 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 88 Years, 2 Months, 17 Days. She is survived by a sister, Maxine King and husband Arnold of Corinth, MS; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Barnes was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Davis; two brothers, Etheridge Wilmeth, Mack Wayne Wilmeth. Services were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 11:00 AM at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Jeremy Weekley officiating. Burial followed in the Henry Cemetery at Corinth, Mississippi.

Randall (Randy) McAlpin was born October 2, 1949 in Nashville, Tennessee the son of the late Nolan and Vergie Brown McAlpin. Mr. McAlpin graduated from North Ridge High School in Dayton, Ohio. He attended David Lipscomb College in Nashville and North Texas College near Dallas, Texas to study veterinary medicine before deciding to become a carpenter. His love of carpentry and building things with his hands led him to strive for perfection in his work. Mr. McAlpin was a member of the North Ridge Church of Christ in Dayton, Ohio. Mr. McAlpin departed this life on October 30, 2011 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 62 Years, 28 Days. He is survived by two brothers, Michael McAlpin and Chris McAlpin, both of Dayton, OH; a sister, Patricia Marshall of Tipp City, OH; his uncle, Jerry Brooks of Bethel Springs, TN; and many extended family and friends. Memorial services were held on November 5, 2011 at 1:00 PM at his residence in Bethel Springs, Tennessee, with Paul Thacker officiating.

Jessica Childers Jessica Dione Childers was born January 4, 1988, in Selmer, Tennessee, the daughter of Donald Wayne and Donna Mae James Childers. Jessica loved to watch racing and being outdoors. She was a member of the Olive Hill Baptist Church. Jessica departed this life on November 3, 2011 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 23 Years, 9 Months, 30 Days. She is survived by her parents, Donald Wayne and Donna Mae Childers of Ramer, TN; paternal grandmother, Virginia Burkes; numerous aunts, extended family and friends. She is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Jobie Millard and Vonnie Dee James; paternal grandfather, L.Q. Childers. Services were held on Sunday, November 6, 2011, at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Cody Hill and Jetta Forsythe officiating. Burial followed in the Olive Hill Cemetery at Guys, Tennessee. Pallbearers were Randy Kirk, Jeremy Ford, Ricky Comer, Shane Childers.

J.P. Ford J. P. Ford was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on November 10, 1939, the son of the late John Lon and Martha Connie Stricklin Ford. Mr. Ford was a self employed mechanic and did auto body work. He departed this life on October 29, 2011 at Hardin Medical Center in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 71 years, 11 months and 19 days. Mr. Ford is survived by one son, Randy Ford of Milledgeville, Tennessee, 2 daughters, Nancy Scott of Enville, Tennessee and Kimberly Loving of St. Louis, Missouri. a special adopted daughter, Rosanna Sharp and her husband Barry of Savannah, Tennessee and their children Gregory and Isaac Sharp, 2 step sons, Everell (Scooter) Billadeau of Hurst, Texas and David Barthel of St. Louis, Missouri, 12 grandchildren; Randy McGee, Jr., Kara ( JoJo) Clay, Travis Haynes, R. J., Tiara Thompson, Nakia, Kalea, Kia, Jessica Wahl, Rhonda Brethour, Angel Scott and Sarah Scott 2 step grandchildren, Jordan Barthel and Marisela Barthel 2 great grandchildren, Dylan Cole McGee and Sahara Thompson, one step great grandchild, Isabella Shaw Layman 3 brothers, Hubert and Vernon Ford, both of Savannah, Tennessee and Henry Ford of New Carlisle, Indiana, 3 sisters, Romie Hall of Lutts, Tennessee, Naomi Pfeffer of Toano, Virginia and Sue Dodd of Savannah, Tennessee. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by 5 sisters, Lizzie Vernet Qualls, Lillie Henson, Mary Scott, Fannie Tabscott and Murtle Ford and 4 brothers, Robert, William, Carl and John Ford. Services were held on November 1, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Chapel in Savannah, Tennessee, with Larry Burbank officiating. Burial followed in the Fielder Cemetery at Hardin County, Tennessee.

Bobby Frank Huggins Bobby Frank Huggins was born April 20, 1934 in McNairy County, Tennessee, the son of the late Robert Lee and Nannie Cheshier Huggins. He was united in marriage to Betty Sue Hill on May 17, 1959. Mr. Huggins was the owner of Selmer Pool Hall for 51 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Selmer, Tennessee. He enjoyed fishing, playing golf, shooting a game of pool and hanging with his buddies playing dominoes. Mr. Huggins departed this life on October 31, 2011 in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of 77 Years, 6 Months, 11 Days. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Betty Sue Huggins of Selmer, TN; a daughter, Debbie Tennyson and husband Robert of Selmer, TN; a brother, James Benny Huggins of Selmer, TN; two grandchildren, Alisha and Megan Isbell. In addition to his parents, Mr. Huggins was preceded in death by two sisters, Ella Wese Grant, Marie Huggins; two brothers, John R. Huggins, Freeman Huggins. Services were Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer with Max Walker and Mark Thompson officiating. Interment was at Hope McNairy County Memorial Cemetery in Selmer. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church building fund or LeBonheur Children’s Hospital.

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Freeman Humphries Freeman Humphries died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Park Rest Hardin County Health Center in Savannah, Tennessee. He was born September 7, 1921 in McNairy County, Tennessee, the son of the late William Dorsey and Ethel Pounds Humphries. He was united in marriage to Fleetie M. Nixon on November 11, 1939. Mrs. Humphries preceded him in death on September 3, 1996 following 56 years of marriage. Mr. Humphries attended Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church in the Gilchrist Community, and was a retired maintenance employee for the State of Tennessee Department of Transportation. In his free time, Mr. Humphries enjoyed gardening and working outdoors. Survivors include a daughter, Betty Tutor and husband Jim of Corinth, MS; four sons: W. L. Humphries of Memphis, TN, Don Humphries and wife Mary of Corinth, MS, Joe Humphries and Larry Humphries, both of Adamsville, TN; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a brother, Floyd Humphries of Detroit, MI; a sister, Nell Bassham of Selmer, TN; and many extended family and friends. In addition to his wife and parents, Mr. Humphries was preceded in death by a sister, Artie Mae Russom. Services were held on November 8, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Adamsville, Tennessee with Charles Linam and Ricky Mitchell officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Vinson Cemetery at Stantonville, Tennessee.

Maggie Ann Lawson Maggie Annie Lawson was born January 28, 1935 the daughter of the late Wesley and Maggie L. Kimbrough McKnight. She was united in marriage to James Robert Lawson who preceded her in death on August 1, 2008. Mrs. Lawson was a homemaker and a member of the Bethel Springs Church of God. She departed this life on Saturday, November 5, 2011 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 76 Years, 9 Months, 8 Days. She is survived by a daughter, Paula Jean Davis Douglas of Savannah, TN; a son, Herbert Lee Davis of Lexington, KY; a brother, Douglas McKnight of New Port Richey, FL; a brother-inlaw, Ernest H. Lawson; a host of nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Lawson was preceded in death by a sister, Iva Kiestler. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee. Burial followed in the Moore’s Schoolhouse Cemetery near Selmer, Tennessee.

Imagene Owens Memphis, TN: Imagene Owens age 64, passed away November 6, 2011 at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis. She was born and reared in Memphis, TN the daughter of the late James Fred and Mary Jo Moore Owens. She went to school in Shelby County and graduated High School in 1966. She worked for Vann’s Bakery in Memphis. She worked for Sport Print, silk printing as head supervisor. She became disabled in the early 1990’s. She made her home in Memphis. She loved to play cards and loved her family. She is survived by a son, Richard Thigpen of Memphis; a grandchild, Dallas Thigpen; two brothers, Fred Owens of Bethel Springs and Jimmy Owens of Saginaw, MI and a sister, May Hazelgrove of Memphis. Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Wednesday at Shackelford Funeral Directors – Casey Chapel with burial in Refuge Cemetery in McNairy County. The family will receive friends at Casey Chapel beginning at 5:00 PM Tuesday.

Pius Neal Robinson On Monday morning October 31, 2011, after a long bout with sickness the Trumpet of God blew and called our dear loved one home. Pius Neal Robinson was born in Selmer, Tennessee, on June 23, 1954 to the late Sam and Grace Stricklin Robinson. Pius was a faithful member of the Apostolic Faith for many years. He was a graduate of McNairy Central High School where he was a musician. Pius was employed by General Electric after high school. He moved to Evansville, Indiana early in life where he chose to do one of his favorite things, cooking. He was preceded in death by a brother, Arnold T. Stricklin and two sisters, Mable Roberts and Lillie Robinson. He leaves to cherish his sweet memories: a wife Gayle Robinson of Parsons, TN; a daughter, Sasha Robinson of Evansville, IN; a grandchild, Kristyana Fentress of Evansville, IN; three sisters, Minnie Cherry of Savannah, TN, Louise Robinson of Selmer, TN, and Melinda Sanders of Selmer, TN; three brothers, Larry Robinson of Savannah, TN, James Robinson and wife Gloria of Chicago, IL, and Wendell Robinson of Evansville, IN; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Services were held on November 5, 2011 at 1:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Jerry Prather, Kelvin Sanders, and Thomas Davis officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Zion Cemetery at Selmer, Tennessee.

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Sgt James Hollingsworth assigned to Patrick Air Force Base in Florida after three years in Germany. His wife, who has been working in Memphis has joined him in Florida and request the Independent be sent there. His brother, S.F.C. Roy Hollingsworth has just returned from 11 months of combat in Korea, where he received a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Combat Infantry Badge and Korean Occupation Ribbon. Roy is assigned to Camp Breckenridge, Kentucy. Their mother is Mrs Nellie Hollingsworth of Selmer. P L Tacker, Register, found an old document in a record book, dated Dec 20, 1901: ‘We the undersigned have this day valued one black and white spotted cow at ten dollars, about 10 years ole, marked swallow ford in left ear and cross split in the wright ear, this being a stray cow in the Settlement and now being in the ‘possession of J H Swain at Leapwood, McNairy County, 11th Civil Dist, State of Tennessee /s/ Sydney A Pyron, W P Butler. First Marine Air Wing, Hdq Sqd - S Sergeant Dewie T Bodiford, husband of Mrs Eloise R Bodiford and father of Ken Dewie age 6 months, has been award the Letter of Commendation ribbon with Combat ‘V’ while serving as an aircrewman aboard a Marine night flare flight last June 9th. Marine Pfc Joe E Chandler, 19, son of Mr and Mrs H S Chandler, of Rt 2, Selmer, was promoted to his present rank when he completed basic training. The newly promoted Leatherneck climaxed his recruit training by winning the marksman medal during the qualification firing of the M1 rifle. McNairy County was well represented at the West Tenn District Fair in Jackson. Jersey’s shown in various classes by Jimmy Jones, Barbara Floyd, James Floyd Agnes Dickson, Anna Dickson, Larry W Raines and Max Miller. In the dress revue, Janet Smith of Stantonville, and Carolyn Gooch, of Michie, represented the county and both won a ribbon in their group. Who’s Who at Selmer Hi: Most Beautiful Senior - Bettye Steele; Most Handsome Boy Larry Neal Farris; Most Studious - Carlene Wilson; Most Popular Girl - Bettye Steele - Most Popular Boy - Wayne McClain; Best Athletic Boy - Wayne McClain; Best Athletic Girl - Joyce Watson; Best Dressed Girl - Bettye Steele; Best Dressed Boy - J B McCullar; Done Most of Selmer High - Glen McBride; Most Likely To Succeed - Jimmy Jones; Most Lovesick Senior - Bob Kirk; Most Popular Junior - Ann Mitchell; Most Popular Sophomore - Lola Basinger; Most Beautiful Girl in School - Mary Lou Marcus. Mayor Will Tom Abernathy has as head the McNairy County Organization to promote the Cordell Hull Foundation. Also on the committee: Mrs Earl Latta, Mrs Essie Chambers, Mrs Carroll Walker and Mrs Ervin Hester and Mrs O C Fesmire. The program is called Freedom, Nashville, Tenn. The workers

across the state hope to raise an average of $1.00 per citizen in Tenn. The objective is really international relationship for the University Center which consists of Vanderbilt University, George Peabody College and Scarritt College. The Foundation is for linking the Western Hemisphere by selecting young men and women of Latin America to Vanderbilt and allowing selected young American study in the great universities of Latin America. Pvt Etheridge C Suggs, 21, son of Mr and Mrs Etheridge F Suggs of Rt 1 Ramer and Pvt John F Curtis, 18, son of Mr and Mrs W A Curtis of Rt 5, Corinth (still in McNairy Co) have completed their AF basic training. Showing at the Ritz next week: Apache Drums - Mystery Submarine - Smuggler’s Island - Quebec - Gene Autry And The Mountains - That’s My boy. Sibley Chevrolet has the new modern Domestic Sewmachine. Portable and desk model. Stantonville by Mrs Edgar Smith - Ernest Treece and Robert Jaggars are home again - they have been employed in northern states. Marie Ward and J F Dancer have enrolled at F H C in Henderson. Pfc Garvin Chandler is home on a 10 day leave. Janet Smith, daughter of Mrs Edgar Smith will model her dress at the Mid-south Fair. Second Lt O Jean Dancer, Army Nurse Corps, visited relatives recently. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Jonah Dancer. Her next tour of duty will be in Europe. Stantonville 4-H club met and elected new officers: President - Janet Smith; V Pres - Elmer Counce; Sec/Treas - Ralph Tidwell; Song Leader - Delores Smith and Larry W Raines; Reporter - Delores Smith. Leaders - Mrs Edgar Smith and Mr Ted Smith. Rose Creek by Jo Edna Smith - J L Murphey was stationed at Camp Rucker, Ala is now home. Old Cool Springs by Mrs W A Plunk - The singing’s at Rocky Knob and Hopewell were very good. Mr and Mrs Junior King have moved to Missouri. We are sorry to learn that Loyd Snyder, 38 of Finger, was drowned at Pickwick Dam recently. News of the Colored by Lula Prather - born to Mr and Mrs Hubert King, a baby boy. He has been named Ernest Dean. Miss Lela Irving left for Knoxville College where she is a sophomore. Miss Molly Kate Ledbetter left for Lane college and she is a sophomore. Pvt Frank Walker is home from camp visiting his mother. A surprise birthday reception was held at the home of Prof and Mrs Wm E Ledbetter in honor of Mrs Ledbetter. The occasion was arranged by her daughter Mollie and nephew Sgt Osborn Roberts. Guests were Mr and Mrs Austin Thompson; Mr and Mrs Johnnie Wade; Mr and Mrs Orbie Wanton; Prof Garlon Johnson; Mr and Mrs Samuel Robertson, Mr and Mrs Delmer Wynn and some out of town friends. The Masons of Crescent Lodge No 70 celebrated Prince Hall Day at Shiloh National Park. The

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Volume 107, Number 25, Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Sept 21, 1951

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Independent Appeal welcomes your opinion. Letters to the editor are subject to editing or omission for length, style or libel. All letters must include the writer’s name and signature, as well as a phone number and address for verification. The Independent Appeal does not publish anonymous letters. Letters deemed suitable for publication will run as soon as possible after receipt on a space-available basis. Because of space limitations, letters should be limited to 400 words, about two double-spaced, typed pages, one letter per person every 90 days.

Are you getting a flu shot this year? Why or why not?

Fletcher Tate (Bethel Springs): “I need one. I ain’t had one yet. To keep from getting sick. I’m either gonna get a flu shot or a pneumonia shot. I don’t know which.”

Rhonda Kyle (Rose Creek):

Charles Coleman (Selmer):

Sandra Bauer (Bethel Springs):

Theda Whirley (Ramer):

Matt Ernst (Eastview):

“No, I’m not gonna get a flu shot because the last time I got one, I got sick later.”

“I already have one. I take it because it helps keep our health problems good.”

“If I had healthcare insurance, I would get a flu shot this year. In previous years, I have got the shot and it seemed to help, but since I don’t have the insurance, I won’t be getting one this year.”

“I’ve already received my flu shot and it’s what you call preventative health and I’m all for that.

“I am absolutely gonna get the flu shot. Over the years, they’ve developed it well enough not having used the live drugs. I think it’ll be just what it’s supposed to do, with as much as is floating around here, especially in the winter and fall and as easily as it’s passed around, the best thing to do is get the flu shot. Even my child and the kids are getting it. We’ve already actually had them.’

McNairy Voices is a new feature in the Independent Appeal highlighting the opinions of average citizens about the issues that affect the citizens of McNairy County, the state of Tennessee, and the United States as a whole. The participants are randomly selected on the streets of the county. Their viewpoints are not necessarily that of the Independent Appeal.

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Friends of Our Troops extends special thanks to Selmer 4-H Dear Editor: In preparing for the upcoming Christmas and Valentine mail collections, Friends of Our Troops would like to extend special thanks to McNairy County 4-H in Selmer, led by Extension Agent Julie B.

Harstin, which participated in the most recent campaign. Cards and letters are received from across the nation, mixed thoroughly, divided into hundreds of packages, then sent to military units across the U.S. and around

the world. Anyone who would like to know how to join the Fan Mail for the Troops campaign can receive complete information and instructions by sending their name and mailing address to Friends of

Our Troops, P.O. Box 65408, Fayetteville, NC 28306. The troops will thank you, and so do we. Ben Wiser, Executive Director Fayetteville, NC

Local veteran takes on free speech I concur 100 percent with Christen Coulon’s opinion column in today’s (11-2-11) paper. Free Speech is protected whether you agree or disagree. The actions by the Governor, in my opinion, is a prime example of what is hurting our country. How can one party with only one agenda reflect the many aspirations, hopes, dreams, to

calm the economic fears and lead our country. The new Congress with its Tea Party/Republican majority acts as if it is they are the only ones there. Have any of them worked with their Democratic colleagues? Do local Tea Party/Republicans only want to tear down everything the people have fought for? It sounds like they have embraced

a very dogmatic position of “Our way or No way.” I too, took an oath in 1966 to “defend the Constitution” when I joined the US Air Force and was ordered to the Vietnam War, arriving in the middle of the 1968 “Tet Offensive.” It was at the same time the demonstrations of the war protesters were in high gear. Both the war and

the protesters changed America. The war was ended, albeit 7 years later. The Occupy movement may not have the focus it needs, but they are deserving of our attention.

menu was hot fish, french fired potatoes, hush puppies, slaw and soft drinks. Sulphur Springs by Joyce Cox - the boys softball team played Purdy winning 10 to 4. New Officers and teachers for Sunday School was elected: Supt - Mrs Vester Smith; Sec/treas - Mrs W L Lowrance; adult teacher - Mrs J W Brooks; youth teacher - Miss Joyce Cox; junior teacher - Miss Gayle Boatman. Almost everyone is picking cotton in this community. Billie H Burks, 18, airman apprentice, USN, son of Mr and Mrs Robert W Burks, of Pittsburg Landing, reported for duty at Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va. He is a graduate of Michie High School. Bethel Springs 4-H elect officers: Pres - Janice Crawford; Vice P - Clyde Parson; Sec - Carolyn Gage; reporter Scot Plunk; song leader - Georgia Couples and Betty Tacker. Leader - Miss Edna

Barham. The out going president is Joan Barham. Ramer by Mrs J R Hamm among the college students who are leaving this week: Dorothy Sue Vaughn, Bunkie Vaughn, Carman Gibson, Arthur Joyce, Betty Hamm. The funeral of Logan Wilmeth, who died Saturday at his home near Cypress, was held at Antioch Church of Christ. Mr Wilmeth was a member of an old and respected family. He was a member of the county court many years ago. James Bryan Blasingame, son of G A Blasingame and the late Mrs Blasingame married Miss Marguerite Clark of Memphis and Grenada, Miss, last Sunday. The ceremony was said in the brides home in Grenada. They will live in Memphis. Charles and Will Majors were among the wedding guests. Beauty Hill by Mrs E C Holland - Mr and Mrs Calvin Brown are proud parents of a fine baby girl

named Norma Jean. West Shiloh by Miss Zaida Fullwood - Mr and Mrs W T Nowlin and Miss Billie White were married in Corinth, Monday afternoon. (Sorry, that is not my error.) Adamsville by Dossie Newman - Gerald Majors, Max Browder, Alice Harris and Elmer D Seaton left for college. Raymond Butler left Monday for the Army. Clear Creek Home Demonstration club met in the home of Mrs Adelia Ashe. Miss Johnnie Carroll was a visitor. Mrs Enloe Browning gave the devotional. Gravel Hill by Mrs Opal Gray - Eugene and Charles Forsythe have gone to New York to work in pipeline construction. Mr and Mrs Raymond Jaggars moved to Memphis some time ago. Mr and Mrs Paul Schumacher are proud parents of a baby boy named Kirby Scott. Mrs Schumacher is remembered as Ada Ellen Huggins, daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Hug-

gins. Mr and Mrs Clyde Elam and family have moved to Arkansas. Mr and Mrs Opal Gray, James Opal and Mrs W J McCoy enjoyed a birthday dinner with Mrs Novella Gray and family. James Opal Gray had to be carried to a Corinth clinic to have a piece of steel removed from his eye and Don Huggins is suffering from a sprained ankle. Selmer by Mrs Terry Abernathy - Mrs Minnie Bell suffered a fall at her home and has entered Campbell’s clinic. She is 92 years old. Mrs Virgil Joplin also suffered a fall at her home. Among those from here attending the SelmerBemis football game were: Mr and Mrs Jack Rinehart, Mr and Mrs Lester Moore, Mr and Mrs Herman Wallace and Gillis, Mr and Mr Edward Surratt, Mr and Mrs H M Lewis, Mrs V L Robinson, Miss Sarah Robinson and Mr and Mrs Jack McCullar.

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to members of our community who are serving in the armed forces: • Specialist Allen Alexander • SGT Joseph W. Baggett • SGT Andrew W. Bayless USMC • PFC Andy Bryant • Sgt. Kyle A. Brown, USMC • GySgt. Christopher T. Byrd, USMC • PVT Matlock Caffrey, USMC • Staff Sgt. Susan Cawley • Staff Sgt. Alicia L. Coil, USAF • CPL Mandy L. Cooper, USMC • SPC Mark A. Cooper, US Army • SGT James P. Crain • PFC Anthony “Tony” Crouse • SGT Major Joel Crouse • SP4 Richard Crouse • Aaron J. Cull Senior Airman U.S. Airforce • SGT Bobby J. Dickey US Army • C.W.3 James R. Dickey, Retired • SGT Todd Joseph Drobina, US Army • Captain Bonnie Lynn Dunlop • Corporal Bradley Eisenhut, USMC • Master Sgt. Lonnie J. Ellis, Air Force • Kip Ellison

• LCPL Dwight A. Emily Jr. • PV2 Jana Estes • Specialist Bryan Ray Ferguson • PV2 Skyler Gammill, US Army • Lydia Gillis, US Navy E3 • Malcolm Gillis E6, US Army National Guard • SSGT Stephen R. Graham • Daniel Gray, USMC Lance Corporal • SGT Rob Gray, US Army • A1C Stephanie Lynn Griffin, USAF • SSGT Dustin Hamm, USMC • PFC Isaac Harville • Lieutenant Colonel (Chaplain) Billy Hawkins • SPC Matthew Hemby, Army • SGT Brian W. Hendrix • SGT Timothy Hixon • Staff Sergeant Brian Lee Hood • Wes Huffman, Air Force • Private Alex Johnson, US Army • SGT Ricky L. Jordan, USMC • Army Officer 1st Lt. James Lax • Sergeant Joseph Lilly • Captain Troy E. Mathis

• 1st LT Jessica Mayfield, US Army in Iraq • SPC Ritchie A. McCrary • SPC Dustin McDonald • A1C Amanda K. McMillen, USAF • Joshua Lane Meek, Army • Jeffery Mitchell, Lance Corporal • SSGT Patrick Michael Moore, Nat. Guard • SGT Major Paula Norris • Pvt. Justin Overton, USMC • CPO Denise Picard Culverhouse • SPC Jeffery A. Pickett, US Army • SPC William Andrew “Andy” Pickett, Nat. Guard • SPC Robert H. Pittman, II • CPL James Scott Powell • CPL John M. Powell • Ernest Purez, Air Force • E4 Sophia Reinke • SGT. Charlie Rickman, US Army • John Robinson US Navy • S/ST Ryan Robinson Air Force • Angel Rodriguez, Petty Officer US Navy • SPC Blake Rudd • Specialist Robert Rzasa

• Veronica Sebree Petty Officer 3rd Class • Alan Seigers, Army • SFC Patrick Michael Shaughnessy • CPL Gene Smith, USMC • SPC Hector Soto, Jr., Army • CPL Sam Speck, USMC • SGT Shaun Spicher, USMC • SPC Daniel Sullivan, Army • Jeremy Thompson • ET3 Jeremy Wilbanks, US Coast Guard • PVT Demaro Wiley, SC, Army National Guard • Joseph Lloyd Williams MM3 US Navy • Master Sergeant Stanley Wilson, USAF - Retired • SPC Jeffrey Witoszczak U.S. Army • Petty Officer James Matthew Wolford EDITOR’S NOTE: If your loved one has had a change in active duty status, please contact us at (731) 645-5346.

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She’s been a Girl Scout, a dancer, a cheerleader, a life guard, an actress, a teacher, a traveler and now a dog rescuer. Her creative, energetic, and very individualistic style has set her apart. You won’t forget her! On 11-1211 she becomes twenty-five times two.

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Lydia Abigail Kelley Jeff & Amy Kelley are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Lydia Abigail, born September 23, 2011. She weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 23 inches long. Her grandparents are David & Shirley Kelley of Finger, TN and Ward & Vickie Ray of Bethel Springs, TN. Her great-grandparents are the late Clemmie Kelley and Gladdys Bateman of Clifton, TN, the late Jimmie & Lessie Franks of Linden, TN, the late Otis and Lessie Ray of Bethel Springs, and the late Walter and Abby Essary of Adamsville, TN.

community events Jonathan Michael Price & Ella Marie Wilson

Multiple Date Events • Open Forum at the Village Coffeehouse Open Forum at the Village Coffeehouse, 141 W Court Ave: now at 7:00 p.m. each Tuesday night. Come to discuss ways to be involved and work together in our community.

Wilson - Price Jonathan Michael Price and Ella Marie Wilson are proud to announce their upcoming wedding November 18th 2011, at 7:00 p.m. as they are united in marriage. The ceremony will take place at Gateway Holiness Chapel 2342 Refuge Road in Bethel Springs, TN. Jonathan is the son of Michael and Deborah Price of Bethel Springs and the Grandson of Betty Sparks Gee and the late Gordon Sparks, The Late Clifford and Virginia Price. He is the owner of Complete Drywall in Bethel Springs, TN. Ella Marie is the daughter of James Wilson of Bethel Springs and Malisa Wilson of Bethel Springs. Her grandparents are the late James and Ella Cobb and the late Scott and Dolly Wilson. She is employed as a medical assistant at Henderson family clinic in Henderson, TN. All family and friends are invited to attend.

Bethel springs news By T.C. Williams Wheaty Martin, George Hurst of Purdy, Troy Albert Hurst of Adamsville and niece of Savannah, TN visited their sister Rebra F. Croom & family of the Montezuma Community. They were doing about the same. May the Lord continue to bless them. The U.M.W. will meet in their regular monthly meeting November 12, 2011 at 12 o’clock asking all members to be present. We will be planning our Christmas Program. Magdalene Sanders is on the sick list. She had surgery several weeks ago, but is at home doing a lot better. Her children & grandchildren visited her on Saturday, also friends and others relatives. Keep her in your

prayers that she will continue to improve. The M.C.H.S. Bobcats journeyed to Martin, TN for the girls basketball blowout. Ina Garett, Tiffany, Fannie, and Kabrary went along to boost the Bobcats onto their victory. Arvid Grigsby of Corinth, MS visited Eugene & Shirley Sunday evening at Mama T’s. His Helping Hands God has the power to heal a mind a body racked with pain He holds you in his loving hands Tho it seems so all in vain it may not be this moment or later in the day, days and weeks and months may pass, But never cease to pray.

Food Give Away for the Needy Food Give Away for the Needy in McNairy County will be Thursday, November 10, 8:30 a.m. until all food is given away at new location - 527 Sunset Dr., Corner of Hwy 64 and Sunset Dr., behind the BP Station on left. in Adamsville. TO QUALIFY FOR FOOD: 1. Monthly income below $2,700 for a family of four, (bring pay stub or Food Stamp Card) 2. Need picture ID or Social Security Card. 3. Bring utility bill stub (showing you live in McNairy County) 4. Only one box of food, per household or address. First come, First serve until all food is given away. We plan to have this program available every month, watch paper for date. Sponsored by: Mid-South Food Bank and McNairy County Loaves and Fishes.

• The Christmas “Angel Tree” program Needs Sponsors The Christmas “Angel Tree” program coordinated through the McNairy County Family Resource Center is in desperate need of sponsors! Your support is greatly needed! Please consider sponsoring a child/ children or sending in a monetary donation to the Family Resource Center to help get children sponsored.

Katie Lee Bateman

Happy 1st Birthday Katie turned “1” on Tuesday, September 20. She celebrated her big day with a Minnie Mouse themed party on Saturday, September 24 at the Double Springs Community Center. She enjoyed her time with family, friends and special guest “Minnie Mouse.” She is the daughter of Austin and Misty Bateman and the little sister to Jacob, all of Paris, Tennessee. She is the granddaughter of Carolyn Lambert of Bloomington Springs and Donald and Jackie Bateman of Erin. She is the great-granddaughter of Elise Lambert of Bloomington Springs and Omilee McIntyre of Bethel Springs.

church events November 12 •Jesus Cares’ Needs Jesus Cares is in need of large and small household appliances in working order for the disadvantaged. They also need furniture, etc. These can be dropped off at the Selmer Walmart parking lot and Manpower on November 12th. Call the Jesus Cares office at 6454388 for information. • Benefit for CheChee Ward Mt. Sharon Presbyterian Church will have a benefit barbeque in the Piglgy Wiggly parking lot on Saturday, Nov. 12th at 10 a.m. The Smokehouse Rednecks will cook. All proceeds go for medical costs for CheChee who suffers from metastatic melanoma. To pre-order or make dona-

tions, contact Judy Hendrix at 610-5157 or Mary Pogue at 9260969. November 13 • Worship Celebration led by Zolon and Faye Clayton Buena Vista United Methodist Church and Sulphur Springs UMC will hold worship celebrations Sunday, November 13. Service times: Buena Vista 9:30 a.m. and Sulpher Springs 11:00 a.m. with covered dish meal at Sulpher Springs following the service. Everyone welcome. November 20 • Family & Friends Day You are cordially invited to our Family & Friends Day Sun. Nov. 20th at 3:00 p.m. Our guest is Rev. Fredrick Perry Pastor of Greater Prosperity Ministry.

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• Adamsville Rescue Squad Do you have a few hours a month to volunteer to help someone. Become a Rescue Squad member. Meeting held 2nd and 4th Thursday nights each month at 6 p.m. at 113 Enterprise Drive in Adamsville. • McNairy Co. Senior Center Trip to Branson Fun-filled 5 day - 4 night Branson Show Extravaganza Nov. 28 - Dec. 2. Includes trans-

November 9 • Family Medical Leave Act WEOC Workshop Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Technology Center at Crump. Lunch provided. RSVP by Monday, November 7 to Scott Bradford at 731-660-6604 or email scott. braford@tn.gov November 10 • Shackelford Sunrise Shackelford Sunrise program will host their free grief support group meeting on Thursday November 10th at 7 pm in the Chamber of Commerce building. Come and be strengthened as we share our experiences together. November 11 • Veteran’s Day Celebration The Cats In Action service group of McNairy Central will host a Veteran’s Day program honoring and celebrating those who served their country in the Armed Forces beginning at 9 a.m. The event will take place in the MCHS gym and all military personnel, those who have served and are currently serving, are invited to attend. Our honored guests are also invited to stay after the program for light snacks in the Commons. Please RSVP to 645-3226 or by email to cheshierm@mcnairy. org. November 12 • 8th Annual Turkey Trot 5K Walk/Run Hosted by Savannah Christian Academy. Pre-registered entry fee by 11/8 $15, $20 after - For info. call 731-926-1504, Prizes, awards - all ages allowed.

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• Breast Cancer Awareness Shirts For Sale The Pink Chics Relay for Life team is selling Breast Cancer Awareness shirts to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. The Passion for Pink shirts come in light pink, chocolate brown and dark heather gray and are available in short and long sleeve. Prices for small thru xlarge are $12 for short sleeve and $15 for long. Add $3 to the cost for 2x thru 4x. For information or to place an order please contact Kristy at 662-808-3504 or kristypk@hotmail.com or Lisa at 662-287-3605 or lisareneparks@hotmail.com.

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By Dorothy Goodrum Contributor

Mr. Ira Bates helps Mr. Gilbert Steen with his shoes.

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• Bethel Springs Community Wide Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 12 at 12 p.m. Turkey & ham provided – Bring a side dish/dessert and enjoy good food & fellowship. For info call JoAnna (Jodi) DuBois 934-4170 or 610-2647 or Voni Hart at 4390472 • Museum Open House Saturday, Nov. 12 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p m. We are celebrating 15 years since the Museum was started. Live exhibits: D’Ray Horton will be spinning wool thread. Needles-N-Pins will be doing hand quilting. Knitting, crocheting and painting. Come help us celebrate! • Democrat Breakfast 7th District Democrats will be hosting a breakfast, Nov. 12th at 8 a.m. at the Michie Civic Center. All welcome. • Sulphur Springs Fish Fry and Bar B Que Chicken Sulphur Springs Fire Department will be having a fish fry and bar b que chicken dinner on Saturday, November 12, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. Adults $10.00 Children $6.00 Your support is greatly needed.

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Selmer Football Lions played Bemis at Bemis. The locals couldn’t get rolling against the Bemis Cats, instead they were pushed around with each play. Final score was 48 to 0. The Junior Service League met with Hildred Walker presiding. The kindergarten will open when school starts back after cotton picking vacation. The hours will be 9 - 11:30 am Monday through Friday at the VFW Home. Mrs Guy Robinson will be the teacher. Rosemary Hurst was hostess to her friends honoring her 11th birthday. Attending were Ruth Neal Humphrey, Phyllis Phillips, Alice McBride, Nancy Smith, Katherine Henson, Linda Sue McCullar, Nancy Carolyn Hurst, Linda Faye Hurley, Brooks Gooch, Gillis Wallace, Gib Combs, Jo Dan Wooten, Jerry Wayne Prather, Billy Bateman, Bill Perkins, Richard

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November 14 • American Legion Reorganization Meeting American Legion Post 97 at Adamsville, TN will hold a reorganization meeting on November 14, 2011 at 6 o’clock p.m. at the Senior Citizens Building located at 408 Park Ave. All members and former members are urged to attend. November 19 • Clay Wagoner Bluegrass Show The Clay Wagoner Memorial Bluegrass Show will be held Saturday, November 19 beginning at 6 p.m. at “The Marty” (Community Center) in Adamsville, TN. Performers for the night include: Willie Eubanks & Crossroads Bluegrass, Flatwoods Bluegrass, and Wayne Jerrolds & Savannah Grass. Concessions available. Donations accepted for expenses of show. There will be no show in December. • Benefit for Michael Steven Kennedy Family Yard sale from 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. with benefit from 11 a.m. until 10 p.m. at Selmer Community Center including auctions, cake walk & food. To make donation or cake please call Samantha at 439-1148.

Wilkerson, Lowell Jones. Mr Rufus Logan Wilmeth, age 66, died at his home in Pocahontas on Sept. 15, 1951. Services held at Antioch Church, conducted by Rev Homer Moore. Burial was in White Oak Cemetery. The deceased is survived by his wife, Mrs Mary Wilmeth and three sons: G F Wilmeth, R F Wilmeth and T W Wilmeth. He was a member of the Antioch Church of Christ. Miss Doris Leona Wood, 19 of Jackson, was killed when a transfer truck hit the car in which she was riding on her way home from Memphis. Burial in Hollywood Cemetery. She was born in McNairy Co. and moved to Jackson several years ago with her family. Daughter of Willie and Zillar Robison Wood, granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Wood of Bethel Springs and of the late Mr and Mrs Hollie Robison of Finger. She is survived by one brother Travis Wood and one sister Carol Wood Volume 48 Number 42. Wilbur Wright Editor and Publisher.

When you visit a retail store one of the first things you are asked is “may I help you?” If you visit McNairy County Health Care Center you will be asked the same question. We all want to make sure our visitors have whatever they need. There are lots of ways a person can help someone. I am not good at driving directions so I was very excited to learn about map quest. My only problem was that I could not drive and read at the same time. So I was really excited when I learned about the “tom-tom”. I can type in my destination and tom will get me there. However I had to learn to allow tom to reevaluate my position when I had a problem. Well this past week I learned another way to reevaluate. One of our residents Mr. Gilbert Steen had lost one of his shoes. Since he is in a wheelchair he was not able to get his shoe back on. But Mr. Ira Bates was on the

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Virginia E. Starks Virginia E. Starks was born September 25, 1922 in Memphis, Tennessee the daughter of the late Robert D. and Ruby Covington Floyd. Miss Starks was a retired nurse’s aid for the former St. Joseph Hospital in Memphis. She was a member of the Second Baptist Church in Selmer, Tennessee. She loved spending time with her family and church family. Miss Starks departed this life on October 31, 2011 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 89 Years, 1 Month, 6 Days. She is survived by a daughter, Doris Rines of Senatobia, MS; four sons, Ron Michael of Selmer, TN, Freddie Michael and wife Bonnie of Selmer, TN, Floyd Michael and wife Pat of Selmer, TN, Jay Starks and wife Cathy of Memphis, TN; a sister, Elizabeth Swift of Olive Branch, MS; 19 Grandchildren, 56 Great Grandchildren, 14 Great Great Grandchildren; host of extended family and friends. In addition to her parents, Miss Starks was preceded in death by a daughter, Peggy Sue Worley. Services were held on November 3, 2011 at 3:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Tony Polk officiating. Burial followed in the Sulphur Springs Cemetery at Selmer, Tennessee.

Dustin Cody Ray November 9, 1989 - October 31, 2009

The Broken Chain

We little knew the morning God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly. In death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone; for part of us went with you, the day God called you home. You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide; and though we cannot see you, you are always at our side. Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same, but as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again. Today we thought of you like all the days before. It’s only been 2 years, seems like a hundred or more. Today is your special day. Wish we could see you smile. Happy birthday Dustin. We miss you and love you always, Dad, Trish, Krista, Melissa, Barry, Makenna and Jackson

Willie Mae Sisson Williams Willie Mae Sisson Williams was born November 13, 1922 in Lexington, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Thomas Riley and Eva Dora Small Sisson. She was united in marriage to Thomas Dennison Williams in June of 1939. Mr. Williams preceded her in death on August 18, 2007 after 68 years of marriage. Mrs. Williams was a former owner of Williams Menswear in Lexington, which she and her husband operated for approximately 15 years. She was a member of the Fourth Street Church of Christ in Selmer. Mrs. Williams departed this life on October 31, 2011 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 88 Years, 11 Months, 18 Days. She is survived by two daughters, Anne (Williams) Hughes and Elaine Williams, both of Selmer, TN; and a grandson, Thomas Keith Hughes and wife Jeanne of Corinth, MS. Services were Thursday, November 3, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. in Lexington, Tennessee with Jeremy Weekley and P. J. Hardy officiating.

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scene and decided he could help. Mr. Ira sat down in the floor but he had a slight problem. Mr. Gilbert could not raise his foot. So Mr. Ira laid down in the floor to reevaluate the problem. By this time one of our nurses Nancy Gray realized they had a problem and a U turn was in order. With a little help from our staff Mr. Gilbert’s shoe was back on and Mr. Ira was given a pat on the back and a “thank you” for his help. How can you help someone today? In my life I have learned that God allows things to happen so we might be able to help someone else. It’s hard to help someone put on a shoe if you have never lost one. Today, like Mr. Bates, look for the opportunities around you to lend a hand and help someone in need. We all have needs in our lives so allow a friend, co worker, your “tom-tom” or even me to help you reach your destination safely. Until next time...

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Selmer’s FCE Club holds October meeting Selmer FCE conducted the October meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 26 at the McNairy UT Extension Office. Ten members were present and opened the meeting with reciting the FCE Collect. Joan Bedwell gave the devotional “Just for Today” and read Matthew 6:33-34. The devotional complimented the FCE Collect and gave members additional thoughts toward taking time for all things. Schancey Chapman, FCS Agent McNairy County presented the educational program “Stress” This was the second series on a three part series that she is presenting to clubs. Members were enlightened with cartoons and captions relating to STRESS that Schancey used in her presentation. Schancey informed FCE members that constant stress hurts one’s body by weakening the immune system. The

bottom line to stress is for individuals to learn to just “let things go.” The last series on stress will focus on De-stress. Members will be anxious to hear this lesson with the holidays upon us. Roll call and September minutes were read and approved. Selmer FCE set a goal of conducting a Community Outreach project each month during the year for the membership participation during the year. The October project was for members to bring canned meats to give to Loaves and Fishes for distribution to families receiving assistance from the organization. Every member present at the October meeting brought canned meat items for this project. Nov. 14, at 9:30 a.m. Selmer FCE will be conducting a special interest work-

shop lead by Tammy Gullett. The session will be held at the McNairy Extension Office and participants will be learning to make flower lawn ornamentations. Each participant will need one large gallon size can, 5-6 soda cans, tin snips and spray paint in colors of choice. Participants are asked to bring potluck for lunch and if there is time available members will share and work on items for the 2012 gift shop at State Conference. The November regular meeting will be moved to Nov. 16. A road trip is planned to Tupelo, Miss. Members will leave the Extension Office at 9:30 a.m. They will be making a visit and having lunch. Members will compile before departure a fruit and goodie basket for the special visit which will be the community outreach activity for November.

Members need to submit their reading list and CVU reports to the Extension Office by the end of November. Members will be recognized for their endeavors at the December County Wide FCE meeting at Leapwood on December 8. Forms are in the 2011 yearbook. Selmer FCE will not have a regular December meeting due to the holiday schedule, so the FCE County wide meeting will take the place of the regular meeting. The county wide meeting will be on Dec. 8, at noon at the Leapwood Community Center. The community outreach project for December is toys for children of the Carl Perkins Center. Aluminum can pull tabs and box top coupons can also be brought to the county wide meeting. Also a reminder that the December County wide meeting is potluck.

The Craft Mart will be Nov. 11-12 at the Selmer Community Center. This is the time that McNairy County FCE conducts their annual Bake Sale. Members need to be making plans to bake and bring items for this event. It is also a good time to make purchases for the holidays. The bake sale is a county project with individual members making craft and other items for individual sales. Make plans to come and assist with this activity. The next regular scheduled meeting will be in January of 2012 on the 4th Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in the Extension office. In January members will be setting their individual and club 2012 FCE Goals. The meeting adjourned with members pledging the American flag.

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Arts in McNairy presents Mt. Gilead Baptist Church holds annual The Rented Christmas Veterans’s Day Service By Amber Price Staff Writer

Arts in McNairy is getting set to open its latest production, The Rented Christmas. The Rented Christmas is a story about John Dale, a wealthy man who wants to experience a real Christmas. He decides to “rent” a Christmas, complete with gifts, carols, and a family, from Anne Weston, who is the owner of the local rent shop. Anne calls the actor’s guild to help with the request, but when that plan falls through, she turns

to a local orphanage for help. Anne herself must step in to play the role of the mother, resulting in a new life for all concerned. Dustin Binger, formerly cast as Aslan in AiM’s production of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, will be starring as John Dale. Allie Pitts, long-time AiM performer, will be playing the female lead of Anne Weston. The production is expected to be a hit with audience members looking to get into the Christmas spirit. The show even includes the telling of the Biblical Christmas story.

Show director, Jared Walters, expressed his enthusiasm for such a show during this time of the year. “It’s been an absolute pleasure to direct the cast. They’ve put together a great show, and it’s great to see such a heartwarming Christmas story back on the stage,” he said. The show, which will be performed in The Little Theater at McNairy Central High School, will run for three days. Friday and Saturday nights at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students, which includes college students.

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Staff Photo by Christian West

AiM actor, Dustin Binger, who plays John Dale, enters the rental shop to rent his Christmas. Allie Pitts and Calib MaKenzie play opposite Binger in this scene.

Sheriff’s report October 31, 2011 Theft report - Friendship Rd. 8:23 a.m. Animal control, welfare/cruelty - Pickett Rd. 11:51 a.m. Animal control, at large - by Hopkins Rd. 1:57 Harass, all other - Industrial Dr. 2:10 Animal control, vicious animal Russom Rd. 2:25 Harass, threats - Hamburg Rd. 3:29 Drunk driver - Hwy 45 N 3:48 Alarm residence - Phelps Ln. 6:37 Traffic stop - Hwy 64 E 6:45 Traffic stop - Hwy 45 N 7:13 Traffic stop - Mulberry Ave 9:26 Suspicious vehicle - Falcon New Bethel Rd. 9:34 Traffic stop - Falcon New Bethel 9:52 Theft report - Airport Rd. 9:56 Traffic stop - Hardin Co. Line 11:50 November 1, 2011 Traffic stop - Old Stage Rd. 12:10 a.m. Breaking & entering - Hillhurst Dr. 6:07 a.m. Vandalism - Hwy 22 S 9:33 a.m. Animal control, welfare/cruelty - Finger Leapwood Rd. 11:15 a.m. Welfare check - Pine Ridge Rd. 11:44 a.m.

Theft report - Beauty Rd. 12:40 Assault Report - 100 S Prather Rd. 3:06 Vandalism - Ramer Selmer Rd. 3:46 Theft report - Joe Dillon Rd. 4:46 Trespassing - Lawton Rd. 5:53 Alarm residence - Hwy 45 S 7:47 Reckless driver - Hwy 45 S 7:47 Traffic stop - Hwy 64 E 9:20 November 2, 2011 Warrant, serving - Peach St. 2:56 a.m. Medical, behavioral - Old Stage 5:30 a.m. Suspicious vehicle - Hwy 64 E 12:10 Suspicious vehicle - Butlers Chapel 2:36 Theft Report - Dunaway Rd. 2:56 Alarm, residence - Woodville Rd. 3:30 Breaking & entering - New Bethel Rd. 4:03 Theft report - Michie Pebble Hill Rd. 5:12 Speak with an officer - Oakview Dr. 6:00 Theft Report - Sanders Ln. 6:20 Assault report - Police Dept. 6:41 Suspicious activity - Hwy 22 S 6:53 Traffic stop - Hwy 57 7:20 Traffic stop - S Farmville Rd. 7:35 Traffic stop - Hwy 45 7:45 Alarm, residence - Hwy 57 W 8:35 Traffic stop - Hwy 57 W 11:14 Alarm, residence - Post Office

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Rd. 11:39 November 3, 2011 Speak with an officer, - Police Dept. 1:36 a.m. Fraud all - Droke Rd. 9:15 a.m. Theft report - Hwy 22 S 10:15 a.m. Alarm, residence - Oatis Plunk 10:29 Welfare check - Purdy Rd. 11:28 a.m. Traffic stop - Hwy 45 S 12:08 Breaking & entering - Sulphur Spring Rd. 2:39 Vandalism - Hwy 22 S 2:45 Breaking & entering Masseyville Rd. 5:09 Disturbance, unknown - Leapwood Enville Rd. 7:05 Harass, phone calls - Falcon New Bethel Rd. 8:53 Suspicious activity - Race Path Rd. 9:37 Disturbance, noise/music - Gilchrist Stantonville Rd. 11:37 November 4, 2011 Traffic stop - Hwy 22 N 1:23 a.m. Assist motorist - Hwy 57 7:07 a.m. Alarm residence - Guys Chewalla Rd. 8:25 a.m. Animal control, livestock - Hwy 57 W 8:37 a.m. Domestic in progress, verbal Hwy 45 S 10:50 a.m.

Mt. Gilead Baptist Church held their 24th Annual Veterans Day Service on Sunday, November 6th. The service began with the processional of veterans entering with the choir, directed by Jeff Hollaway, recognizing each branch of the military. Bro. Mike Hollaway had the roll call of the 44 veterans that were present and recognized the deceased that are buried in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery. The prayer for our military was brought by Charles Berry and special music by LeAnn Wilson. The message was delivered by Air Force Veteran Scott Stout and benediction was given by Leon Maness, with a meal provided following the service. Thank you to our veterans and all who made this special day possible. Suspicious activity - Glenn Plunk Rd. 11:54 a.m. Theft report - Michie Post Office 12:46 Traffic stop - Dancer Rd. 2:07 Traffic stop - Roy Seay Rd. 2:18 Traffic stop - Mulberry Ave. 4:48 Speak with an officer - Woodville Rd. 5:53 Public service - Leapwood Enville Rd. 7:13 Traffic stop - Leapwood Enville Rd. 7:16 Threats - Leapwood Enville Rd. 7:51 Suspicious Activity - Beauty Hill Rd. 9:25 November 5, 2011 Unruly person - Smith Store Rd. 2:09 a.m. Disturbance - Forty Forks Rd. 3:41 a.m. Serving warrant - MCSO/jail 5:19 a.m. Motor vehicle accident - Race Path Rd. 9:51 a.m. Theft - Forty Forks Rd. 9:54 a.m. Vandalism - Murry School Rd. 10:05 a.m. Animal control livestock - Hwy 142 12:14 Traffic stop - 45 North 12:18 Shots fired - Elmer Cox Rd.

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12:19 Animal control at large - Hwy 57 2:09 Assist motorist - Ramer-Selmer Rd. 2:54 Vandalism - Baker Rd. 4:11 4 wheelers - Nichols Rd. 5:42 Reckless driver - Hwy 64 6:28 Traffic stop - Old Stage 9:27 Domestic in progress verbal Bailey Rd. 9:37 Domestic in progress physical - Old Stage Rd. 9:58 Animal control dead animal Boyd Orchard 11:37 November 6, 2011 Suspicious activity - Essary Springs Rd. 12:00 a.m. Traffic stop - Flash Market 12:06 a.m. Suspicious person - Ervin Hester Rd. 12:09 a.m. Suspicious vehicle - Hardin Graveyard Rd. 12:11 a.m. Suspicious vehicle - Terry Hair Rd. 12:40 a.m. Disturbance unknown - Hwy 142 2:13 a.m. Theft report - Hwy 22 A 9:24

a.m. Motor vehicle accident - Pentecostal Drive 10:06 a.m. Harass phone calls - Hwy 22 S 11:25 a.m. Threats - Old Stage Rd. 12:02 Reckless driver - Eastview Dollar Store 12:53 Animal control, at large Moose Lodge Rd. 12:55 Traffic stop - Airport Purdy Rd. 1:01 Theft report - Ramer Selmer Rd. 2:11 Animal control, at large - Fred Johnson Rd. 3:31 Harass all other - Old Stage Rd. 3:57 Domestic in progress, physical - Bethesda Purdy Rd. 4:39 Traffic stop - Main St. 6:17 Reckless driver - Hwy 45 N 8:53 Breaking & entering - Post Office Rd. 9:20 Suspicious person - Capooth Rd. 10:40 Disturbance unknown - Tom Baker Rd. 11:07 Medical, behavioral - Jail 11:25

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Selmer records office preserves local history By Rose Marie Nielsen Contributor

Though lacking scientific proof, it is said that after sports, interest in genealogy and ancestry is hardly surpassed by anything else. So if it is an interest of yours, you may like to visit the Records office in Selmer. You will find it downstairs in the old courthouse. I’m told that for many years, stacks of various records of town happenings were being dropped off in one of the rooms on the bottom floor. Records and reports were left willy-nilly inside the door on the floor. Over a period of time, the stacks grew, stack upon stack. Nancy Kennedy, who worked down the hall for the Election commission, walked past the records room every day. One day upon opening the door, she discovered the piles of papers. Around 1995, Kennedy began going through the papers in an attempt to

The Specie of Life: Rose Petals By Laura Specie Columnist

The year was 1987. I hadn’t been in Tennessee very long, when my depression started. I hadn’t made any friends, and the job I had, I hated. I was just plain lonely I guess. The stress of trying to raise two children by myself was getting to me, and life in general had become very hard. I was trying to do the right things by my kids, and it seemed to me like it wasn’t enough. Trying to be a single parent, I felt maybe I was cheating them. But the alternative was not the way to go. I had married a second time thinking this was the one... But it turned out that relationship, if I had stayed in it, would have destroyed us all. It was a very abusive relationship, one I didn’t realize how much until after we had divorced. I was feeling very guilty about all of it this one particular Sunday in May. I had been crying in my sleep wondering what I was going to do. How was I going to raise these two kids and give them what they needed. I was truly at a point I didn’t know what I was going to do. My kids, I thought, deserved better. They didn’t ask for any of this. A mother, who married young,

and male was $1.00. All has been sorted and saved for posterity. Black file cabinets line the room into which information has been categorized. The newspapers are assembled neatly in large book fashion. Eventually, a computer was obtained and records were transcribed into book form. Some of the information is on disks. The records are open to the public. The three women who work in the office say they have calls from all over the United States from persons seeking information. Recently, someone was in from a distance to try to learn who had killed his father. Occasionally, folks seek information for legal purposes. The office is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday or by appointment. There is a policy of trying to be open to those who come for school reunions so that they may access information. Office phone number is 645-7095. The employees welcome your call and will assist you in locating particular information.

organize them. Most of the documents were recorded information about local families. MacLean Moore joined in the effort to organize the contents of the room. Most of the work was done on the weekends. Title V provided financial assistance and Dorothy Smith and Helen King were hired part time to help organize the documents. Early on, volunteers from the Mormon Church also helped with the work of organizing family records. The Mormons wanted access to records of their membership. They wished to pray for the souls of the families who had once been part of their association. Various county records consist of information from the 1860’s to about 1974. Included are marriage records from 1861 to 1974, school records from 1922 to 1960, dog tag records, census records, church records and Independent Appeal newspapers from about 1901 to 1951. Regarding dog tag records, owners of working farm dogs were taxed every year. Female dog tax was $5.00

and had children before she actually realized what it took to raise them. I Love my kids. I wanted more for them. Were they angry at me for the life we were dealt? I found out that Sunday morning just how much my kids really loved me. I always taught them to make do with what you have, and to use their imagination when they wanted things done. And this is what they did that Sunday morning. My kids had made me my usual hot cup of tea, with some cinnamon toast. But, before they gave it to me they had gone outside and gathered all the pink rose petals that had fallen off the bushes. They threw them on me as I lay sleeping in my bed.... and yelled, “Happy Mothers Day!” We laughed until we couldn’t laugh anymore. In all my worries, and feeling sorry for the life I was forced to endure I had forgotten this special day. It seemed my son and daughter had not. This was the most precious gift that they could have given me that day. I realized, they did love me and knew I was giving them my best. I loved them with all my heart, and they knew that as well. We did have a lot of rough times after that, but they knew I wasn’t going anywhere. The things they did have they learned to appreciate that much more. We did have a lot of special times as well. My kids have since grown up, gotten married and each have a child of their own. I hope that they will make memories like this one to remember when times get rough for them. I still struggle, but when I remember the rose petals, I know things will be okay. The joys and the wonder of children can help us remember what is important and that time is a great healer, if we just learn to live one day at a time and to smell the rose petals every once in a while.

court briefs Steven A. Burkeens Driving on revoked DL dismissed on payment of costs, supervised prob. Jesse W. Butler - Assault attempt - pay costs, sent. to 16 days, supervised prob. no contact Cody D. Butts - Poss. & Dist. intox. liq. by person under 21 - fined $25 & costs, sent. to 10 hours, supervised prob., alcohol/ drug eval. Jennifer A. Doles - Allowing dog to run at large - dismissed on payment of costs, keep dog restrained, supervised prob. Franklin D. Flatt - DUI 1st - fined $350 & costs $705.73, sent. to 3 days, supervised prob. 11 months 29 days, drug/alcohol eval, counseling & rehab., No drive in TN 1 yr. Heather D. Gist - driving on suspended DL - fined $50 & costs, DL susp. for 6 months, supervised prob. Wade F. Henson - Assault attempt - pay costs, sent. to 8 days, supervised prob., no violent contact Karen L. King - Shoplifting - pay costs, sent. to 10 days, rest. open, no contact w/Walmart, supervised prob. Zackery A. Lipford DUI 1st - fined $350, costs $705.73, 48 hour sentence, supervised prob. 11 months 29 days, drug/alcohol eval,

counseling & rehab., No drive in TN 1 yr.; Driving on revoked DL - sent. to 48 hours, supervised prob., alcohol/drug eval. Steven Long - Poss. drug paraphernalia - fined $150 & costs, sent. to 48 hours, supervised prob. Caleb N. Maness - Simple possession/ casual exchange - fined $250 & costs, sent. to 48 hours, supervised prob. 1 year, alcohol/ drug eval. Joshua R. Maness - Theft (up to $500) - pay costs, sent. to time served, rest to remain open, supervised prob. Lane Christopher Mikaloff - Vandalism (up to $500) - sent. to pay restitution of $100, supervised prob. Destiny A. Nicholson Public Intoxication - fined $25 & costs, sent. to 12 hours, supervised prob. Joshua Rhines - Poss. & dist. intox. liq. by person under 21 - dismiss on payment of costs, alcohol/drug eval. and 16 hours community service, supervised prob.; Public Intoxication, dismiss on payment of costs, alcohol/drug eval. and 16 hours community service, supervised prob. Anibal Rodriguez - Failure to appear, pay costs, sent. to 10 days, supervised prob. Rebekah J. Shook - Probation Revocation Warrant, reinstated upon payment of $600.

Brandi M. Smith - Poss. drug paraphernalia, dismiss on payment of costs, supervised prob. until fines and costs paid. Katrina Strickland Evading arrest, pay costs, sent. to 19 days, supervised prob. Jack Weaver - Contributing to delinquency of a child, Public intoxication, dismiss on payment of costs, sent. to alcohol & drug eval. and 16 hours community service, supervised prob. Timmy A. Whitten - Probation violation, must either serve 11 months 29 days in jail or submit to long term in-house drug rehab. Jerry D. Wilson - Criminal impersonation, fined $50 & costs, sent. to 16 days, supervised prob. Tanner L. Anderson Person under 21 possession & transporting beer, pay costs, sent. to 35 hours, supervised prob. Nicholas G. Atkins Driving on suspended DL, dismiss on payment of costs, supervised prob. Harry Butler - Driving without a license, fined $2. James L. Cobb - Worthless checks (up to $500), dismiss on payment of costs, rest. to Food Giant for $83.35, supervised prob. Christopher A. Jeffcoat - Driving on revoked DL, fined $100 & costs, sent. to 48 hours, supervised prob.

MCNAIRY COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY Apostolic:

Life Tabernacle 1353 Hwy. 142, Selmer Thomas Davis, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Baptist: Freewill: Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist 1030 Tommy Sanders Rd., Stantonville Interim Pastor: Bro. Jetta Forsythe

Locke Rd. Baptist Locke Road, Selmer Jim Outland, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. / Wed. 7 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 each month beginning at 10:30 a.m. with song service, preaching at 11 a.m.

Adamsville Freewill Baptist Church Old Shiloh Road Adamsville, TN 38310 Marcus Morrow, Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m. Selmer Primitive Baptist Church Sunday night 5:00 p.m. (with exception of 1st & 3rd Sunday) 331 Falcon Rd., Selmer TV-18 Program 1st & 3rd Sunday at 3:00 p.m., Elder Clinton Barnett, Pastor Wednesday night Bible Study 7:00 p.m. 3rd Sunday Each Month: 10:30 a.m. Solitude Freewill Baptist Church 414 Meeks Rd., Adamsville Shane Thompson, Pastor Sunday: 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Independent: Calvary Baptist Church Hwy. 22 North, Adamsville Pastor: Jimmy Cates Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship: Sun. 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 1301 Peach St., Selmer Dr. S. Freed Ware, 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. First Baptist Church Finger Finger-Leapwood Rd., Finger Rev. Bobby Bray Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship: Sun. 11 a.m. & 5 p.m.

Southern: Central Baptist Church 675 Dowty Road, Selmer Bro. Oscar White, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday: 10:45 a.m. & 5 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Chapel Hill Baptist 6371 Vernie Kirk Rd., Pocahontas Bro. Frank Bell, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. • Wed.: 7:00 p.m. Chewalla Baptist Church 190 Chewalla St., Ramer Richard Doyle, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday: 10:45 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Clear Creek Baptist Church 1728 Lawton Rd., Selmer Chuck Castles, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 8:45 & 11 a.m. Sunday Worship: 8:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Covenant Baptist Church 6515 Hwy 57 East, Michie, TN 38357 Pastor: K. Brian Rainey Music & Youth Director: Cameron Miller Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Night: 7:00 p.m.

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Cypress Creek First Baptist Church 14 Falcon St., Selmer Pastor: Clifford Wynn Sunday School: 9 a.m. Worship: Sun. 10 a.m. / Wed. 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.

Eastview Baptist Church Hwy. 45 S., Eastview, TN Rob Burnes, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Ramer Baptist Church 3899 Hwy. 57 West, Ramer James Young, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 7 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Falcon Baptist Church 777 Falcon Rd., Selmer Bro. Mark Hoover, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 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.

First Baptist Church of Adamsville 222 West Main Street, Adamsville Phil Mitchell, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 8:15 a.m., 10:30 a.m. & 6:15 p.m. Wednesday: 6:45 p.m.

Unity Baptist Church Unity Church Road, Ramer Dr. Ronald Meeks, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Bethel Springs 142 Jackson St., Bethel Springs Ben Martin, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6 p.m. First Baptist Church of Michie 5658 Hwy 22 S., Michie Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. First Baptist Church of Selmer 310 W. Court Avenue, Selmer Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 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. Friendship Baptist Church 2370 Friendship Rd., Ramer Bro. Joy Foster Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Good Hope Baptist 678 Good Hope Church Rd., Adamsville Tim Elrod, Pastor 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 Nate Penland, Pastor Sunday: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:15 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 877 W. Cherry, Selmer Bro. Harold King Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday: 10:15 a.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:15 p.m. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church 6185 Rowsey School Rd., Bethel Spr. Rev. Mike Hollaway, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday Discipleship Training: 5 p.m Wednesday: 7 p.m. Mt. Zion Baptist Church Litt Wilson Rd., McNairy, TN Bro. Danny Rowland, Pastor Sunday: 11 a.m., 7 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. New Vision Baptist Church 65 Linsey Lane, Selmer George Kyle, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m. Sunday Night: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Olive Hill Baptist Church 46 Olive Hill Church Lp., Guys, TN Cody Hill, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

West Shiloh Baptist Church 282 W. Shiloh Church Rd., Stantonville Bro. David Simmons, Pastor

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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. Church of God of Prophecy 3886 Main St., Bethel Springs James Lawson, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.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: 7:00 p.m.

Church of Christ: Acton Church of Christ 9389 Hwy. 22 S., Michie Joe Story, Minister Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Adamsville Church of Christ 243 E. Main St., Adamsville Ray Wilson, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 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. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Eastside Church of Christ 1366 E. Poplar, Selmer Luke DeLavergne, Minister 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 Donald Woods, Minister Fourth Street Church of Christ 142 N. Fourth St., Selmer Jeremy Weekley, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Liberty Church of Christ 1005 North Liberty Road Michie, TN 38357 731-239-4500 Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m., 5 p.m. Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Stantonville Church of Christ 8228 Hwy. 142, Stantonville Larry Redmond, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Church of God: Bethel Springs Church of God 1814 Buena Vista Rd., Bethel Springs Aaron Moss, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Center Ridge Pentecostal Church of God 910 Center Ridge Rd., Bethel Springs Rev. Terry Resley, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 Sunday Morning Service: 10:45 Sunday Night Service: 5:30 Wednesday: 7:00 Piney Grove Church of God 888 Rose Creek Rd., Selmer Rev. Tracy Sanders, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Cumberland Presbyterian:

Sulphur Springs United Methodist Located on Sulphur Springs Rd., Selmer Jim Barber, Pastor Children’s Church: 11 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Union Grove United Methodist Pleasant Site Rd., Selmer Stephen Webb, Pastor Sunday School: 10:20 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:20 a.m. Thurs. Bible Study: 6 p.m.

Mt. Vinson United Methodist 2100 Tommy Sanders Rd, Stantonville Glen Scott, Pastor Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:15 Pentecostal: Beauty Hill Pentecostal Church Limon Gage Road Bethel Springs, TN Pastor: Jonathan Tubbs Sunday Worship Service: 10:00 a.m. Bethel Springs United Pentecostal 3591 Main St., Bethel Springs Jeff Young, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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

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

The Sanctuary of MPC 54 Pentecostal Ave., Milledgeville Rev. Jimmy Kelly, Pastor Sunday School: 10:30 a.m., Youth 5:30 Wednesday: 7 p.m.

New Salem Cumberland Presbyerian Church 453 New Salem Rd., Bethel Springs Earl Phelps, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Gateway Holiness Chapel 2342 Refuge Rd, Bethel Springs Michael Price, Pastor Sunday: 2 p.m. Thursday: 7 p.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, TN Pastor: Albert Brown Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m. Methodist: Adamsville First United Methodist 225 E Main St., Adamsville Rev. Dr. Toni Watson Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Buena Vista Methodist Church Tull Road, Bethel Springs Jim Barber, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. First United Methodist Church P.O. Box 265, Selmer Rev. Mike Pilcher, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. Wednesday: Supper 6:15 p.m. & Studies 7 p.m. Lebanon United Methodist Church 250 Chambers Store Rd., Michie Stephen Webb, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m. Wednesday: 5:30 p.m. New Hope United Methodist Church Sticine Road Michie, TN Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. Wed. Bible Study 6:30 p.m. David Harstin, Pastor Pebble Hill Methodist Ch. 2768 Chambers Store Rd., Michie Rev. Alvin Jones, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Stantonville United Methodist Church 8351 Hwy 142, Stantonville, TN David Harstin, Pastor Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.

Presbyterian: Bethel Springs Presbyterian Church 59 4th Ave., Bethel Springs Rev. Dr. Larry W. (Bud) Sizemore Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church 50 Bethesda Loop, Selmer Bro. Chris Dancer, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. First Presbyterian Church USA 800 Poplar Ave., Selmer Dr. James Jones, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. Mount Sharon Presbyterian Church 108 Mt. Sharon Rd., Adamsville Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. 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: 8 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: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Other/Non-Denominational: A New Beginning Sol Coulston Rd., Bethel Springs Kenneth Kitchen, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Believers’ Church 1431 Peach St., Selmer Bill Linam, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

First Christian Church 133 N. Third St., Selmer Sunday: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

City of Refuge Church 300 Emmons Rd., Selmer C.A. “Skeet” Jackson, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Faith Pointe Church 440 Hwy. 64, Adamsville Marcus Whitman, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Fellowship Church 142 South Y Shopping Center Selmer, Tennessee Wednesday - 7p.m. Sunday - 10 a.m. For info call 731-434-0097 www.onechurchnow.com

Moores School House Full Gospel Fellowship Church 115 Tull Road, Selmer 731-646-1837 David Paseur, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m., 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Nights: 7 p.m. Harvest Bible College Harvest Evangelistic Intl. Ministries Inc. 349 Old Hwy 45 S, Guys Roger Reece, Pastor Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Nights: 7 p.m. Petra Ministries Church 393 S. 6th Street Selmer, TN 38375 Phone 731-434-1002 Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday Night: 6:00 P.M. Thursday Bible Study: 7:00 P.M. Pastors, Paul and Bonnie Young

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. Wednesday: 7 p.m. www.lifewindchurch.com Safe Harbor Church 1514 Peach Street, Selmer Bro. Paul Henley, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Wednesday: 6 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 Street, Selmer Kerry Sanders, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Thursday night: 7 p.m.

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5K Run for the Paws benefits McNairy County Humane Society

Selmer Parks and Recreation dance group performs at Fall Hog Food Fest

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Selmer Park and Recreation Dance Group hit the stage at the Fall Hog Food Festival last Saturday. For more photos see our Facebook page.

Where in McNairy Staff Photo by Carol Pipkins

The 5K Run for the Paws was held last Saturday to benefit the McNairy County Society. This year’s race had 65 total entrants up from 57 last year. A pair of teen brothers Javin and Titus Winders from Mansfield, Tenn. took 1st and 2nd place respectively. In addition, the race saw three competitors in their 60s all break the 30 minute mark for the race. Sue Burcham, 68 of Booneville, Miss. came in at 28:37, Jan Woods, 65, of Savannah, Tenn. finished with a time of 24:11 and Ronald Plunk, 63, owner of Plunk Cleaners in Selmer finished with 23:40. Those wishing to make donations can send them to the McNairy Co. Humane Society, P.O. Box 1083, Selmer, Tenn. 38375. Donations can also be added to water bills in City of Selmer and City of Adamsville.

Today in Civil War history November 9, 1861 Major General Henry Halleck is given command of the states east of the Mississippi and Brigadier General Don Carlos Buell is put in command of eastern Kentucky and Tennessee. Halleck was known for being an excellent administrator but not an effective field commander. He clashed with his subordinate Ulysses S. Grant, who he felt was too aggressive and unreliable due to alcohol abuse. Halleck worked much better with Grant once Halleck was “kicked upstairs” to the chief of staff position in order to make room for Grant to take command of the Union armies.

Buell is famous for reinforcing Grant at Shiloh, turning the tide in favor of the Union. Buell was even more cautious than Halleck, who had to consistently prod him to finish the 90 mile march from Columbia to Shiloh, which he finally did in one month. A battle raged on the 8th and 9th near Pikeville, Ky. A Confederate force under Col. John S. Williams was recruiting in southeastern Kentucky and ran short of ammunition and went back to Pikeville to resupply. Union Brig. Gen. William Nelson sent a force under Col. Joshua Sill from near Louisa, which was about 70 miles to the north. Williams prepared

to retreat to Virginia and sent cavalry to meet Nelson. The rebels surprised the Yankee forces at a bend in the road and fired upon them. William’s men cut trees across the road and burned bridges to slow Nelson down. Night came and the rain began to fall. Nelson’s men went into camp and Williams retreated to Abington, Va. the battle was about over when Sill arrived, but he skirmished with the remnants of William’s retreating force before he occupied Pikeville. There were a total of 30 Union casualties and 230 Confederate ones. The Union forces consolidated their power in the mountains of eastern Kentucky.

AHS BAND

AHS CARDINAL BAND AWARDS 2011 UTM Skyhawk Invitational Marching Contest 1st Place in Class A. 3rd in the Small Division. Color Guard was 1st in Class A, and 3rd in the Small Division. Percussion was 2nd in Class A and 5th in the Small Division. Field Commander Kelsey Young - 1st in Class A, 1st in the Small Division and 2nd Overall. Crusader Marching Contest 2nd Place band in Class AA. 1st Place Percussion. 2nd Place Color Guard. 2nd Place Field Commander. 2nd Place overall in the Small Division. Gibson County Invitational Marching Contest 1st Place in Class AA-1. 1st Place in Color Guard. 1st Place in Field Commander. 1st Place Percussion. Small Division 1st Place Field Commander.

2nd Place Color Guard. 1st Place Percussion. Grand Champion 2nd highest score of all 25 competing bands Mid South Marching Invitational Superior rating 1st Place in Class AAA Overall Grand Champion West TN Small Division Band Championship 1st Place Class AA2 1st Place Field Commander Class AA2 1st Place Color Guard Class AA2 1st Place Percussion Class AA2 Best Overall Visual Best Overall Woodwinds Best Overall Field Commander Best Overall Color Guard Best Overall Soloist – Darby Congiardo Overall Grand Champion Huntingdon Invitational 1st Place Band Class 3C 1st Place Percussion Class 3C 1st Place Color Guard Class 3C 2nd Place Field Commander Class 3C 1st Place Percussion Division 1

1st Place Color Guard Division 1 3rd place Field Commander Division 1 Grand Championship Division 1 Division One State Championship Preliminaries Superior Rating Band Superior Rating Percussion Superior Rating Color Guard Superior Rating Field Commander 1st Place Band 1st Place Percussion 1st Place Color Guard 2nd Place High Music 2nd Place High Visual 5th Place Field Commander Best Soloist – Darby Cargiado Finals High Percussion-95.0 Best Color Guard-93.75 High Music Award High Visual Award 2nd Place Field Commander Best Soloist-Darby Congiardo 1st Place Band – New high record score of 95.24

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Where in McNairy is a weekly contest in which readers are asked to identify a beautiful, unique, or overlooked locale within the county. To win, readers must be the first to identify the approximate location of our weekly photo. The winning entries will be sent to submissions@independentappeal.com and must contain the subject line ‘Where in McNairy,’ and a contact name and phone number in the e-mail body. We will identify each week’s winner in the following issue. Winners will receive a $15 gift card this week to Piggly Wiggly in Adamsville. The Independent Appeal is not responsible for lost, misdirected or undelivered emails. Week 6 winner: J.D. Ellis who correctly guessed the location of Ada’s the Unusual Country Store, 9653 Hwy 45 North, Bethel Springs, Tn, and won a $15 gift certificate from Lucky 13 Deli.

MCHS BAND

MCHS BOBCAT BAND AWARDS 2011 UT Martin 2nd Place Band in Class Dyersburg 1st Place Band in Silver Class Best Woodwinds Best Pit Crew 1st Place Percussion in Class 2nd Place Color Guard in Class Gibson County 3rd Place Guard in Class 3rd Place Band in Class 2nd Place Field Commander in Class 2nd Place Overall Field Commander 2nd Place Percussion in Class

Liberty Tech 3rd Place Band 3rd Place Percussion West Tennessee Small Division Band Championship Outstanding Brass 1st Place Band in Class High Music 2nd Place Overall Field Commander 1st Place Field Commander in Class 1st Place Color Guard in Class 1st Place Percussion in Class 1st Place Overall Percussion Bandmasters Superior Rating

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Sexes separated in sports, classroom By Amanda Lowrance Head Sports Writer

On the court or on the field males and females have more or less been separated for competition. Men and women play differently and compete with different rules depending on the sport. In the c l a s s r o o m , many argue that separating the sexes will help with re- Amanda tention of Lowrance knowledge and enhance more competition, as with sports. Many other states are trying out the idea and have been successful with the notion and plan to make the idea apart of their everyday curriculum. Separating sexes in the classroom does not mean sending them to an all-boy or all-girl school. Social relations with the opposite sex are still important to life. The idea was to only separate the kids in classes such as English, math, or science. The youngsters will still be able to converse throughout lunch, in-between classes, and possibly other coed classes such as physical education. The boys and girls are provided with the same books and are assigned the same homework. The sexes are also separated with teachers as well, leaving girls with a female instructor and boys with a male instructor. Studies have shown that boys are making dramatic improvements with grades and participation. The girls benefit in the same areas, just not as drastically as the boys. When separating a small group into two boys and two girls, the boys tend to set back and let the girls do the work, until a girl asks them to do something. Now, this may just be courtesy and manners taking effect, but it is hurting the boys academically. There is also the argument of girls and boys being able to pay attention more in class with less wondering or worrying about boyfriends, girlfriends, and what the opposite sex thinks of you. Many argue against the concept with laws such as Title IX of the Education Amendments, which states, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program…” This law was written to stop discrimination. Separating sexes in the classroom has the sole purpose of improving academics, not making anyone feel less equal. Teachers and students are constantly complaining that the No Child Left Behind Act is not working and sets unrealistic goals with no control on limitations. My argument is that sports has been successful with the separation of sexes and education can as well. It is worth a shot if the current plan is not working out for the better.

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Selmer, Michie tangle in season opener By Amanda Lowrance Head Sports Writer

The crowd flooded the bleachers of Selmer Middle School last Thursday as the Lions and Michie Blue Devils tipped off their season. Lady Blue Devils triumphed over the Lady Lions 31-26 and the Lions squashed the Blue Devils 47-10. Last year, a different outcome would have been predicted as Selmer girls’ and Michie boys went undefeated in regular season, but this year the tides have turned. The night began with a junior

varsity matchup between the Selmer and Michie girls, which finished with a JV Lady Blue Devils victory of 18-5. The anticipated varsity match between the ladies looked to be a close game after watching the youngsters. Each starting player was introduced and the scoreboard, referees, players, and fans were all ready to go. Kaitlyn West favored in the tipoff for Selmer against Margie Coleman to start the game. The ball changed hands a

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Playoff time in Adamsville Champions coming to town

into Lendon Martin Memorial Stadium or piling into their cars for a road trip to watch the Cardinals during their bye week two weeks ago or last Friday during the first week of the playoffs. Instead, the focus of Cardinal football fans shifted east as they anxiously awaited the unveiling of their teams’ second round playoff opponent. The coaching staff’s focus was shifted too as they began prepping for both possible second round scenarios before the Cascade Champions and Loretto Mustangs got together for their first ever matchup in round one of the playoffs. Gray and his staff traveled to Middle Tennessee to do a little scouting and watched Cascade win an overtime thriller, 28-27. The Champions now have a tough task ahead of them as they will travel to Adamsville Friday night to take on the Cardinals who ride a nine-game winning streak into the contest.

By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

Staff Photo by Amanda Lowrance

A jump ball is whistled by the referee after Selmer’s Will Wallace and Michie’s Kyle Sanders fall to the floor to scrap for possession.

Davis invited to U.S. Army National Combine

The Adamsville Cardinals will clash with the Champions of Cascade High School for the first time in school history in the second round of the Class 2A State Playoffs Friday night for what is sure to be an exciting game in an electric atmosphere. “We’ve had good crowds all year, and I expect a big crowd for this game,” said Cardinal Head Coach Brandon Gray. “There’s nothing like playing at home in front of fans, family, and friends.” There were no fans filing

“Offensively, we’ll be able to do what we do. Defensively, we have to stay alert,” said Gray. “We have our work cut out for us.” The players enjoyed a much needed break for the last two weeks while attempting to get healthy and maintain their weekly routine that has brought them much success in 2011. The team also took some time for some comradery building activities in the form of a massive paintball war between players and coaches at P3 Family Fun Center in Savannah. According to Gray, the coaches dominated. AHS’s 9-1 record earned them the #1 seed in the third quadrant of the 2011 Division I BlueCross Bowl Class 2A Football Bracket, a bye in the first round, and a home game in the second round. This will be Adamsville’s third straight season hosting a

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Three for the Money Trio trains for marathon to raise funds for friend, LLS By Andrew Alexander

Hartle says she wanted to complete a long distance run, and Pavao, who is a runner in his own right, a businessman, an author, a husband, a father Steve Prefontaine, the greatest collegiate distance of six, a missionary, and mostly importantly, a man runner of all time who died tragically in a car acci- of faith, decided he would help her out by running a dent at the age of 24, once said, “To give anything less 10K in Memphis with her. Unfortunately, Pavao was unable to follow than your best is to sacrifice the gift.” For several McNairy County residents, the gift through with his offer of assistance. When the two happens to emerge from an unfortunate disposition began training, Pavao’s health became a factor and bestowed upon a man of great faith, but he and sev- he was unable to continue. In June, 50-year-old Pavao was eral others are doing their best to diagnosed with leukemia, a type of make every single day a day lived cancer that affects the blood and purposefully and to the fullest. Twenty-two-year-old Alai- Go to yippee-leukemia.blogspot. bone marrow in a person’s body. Basically, blood cells begin growna Hartle, 28-year-old Abigail com and support Alaina’s half ing chaotically, producing a surplus Hobbs, and 46-year-old Cathy marathon and the Leukemia and of unusable cells that occupy too Willcutts of Rose Creek Village Lymphoma Society by donating much space for the right cells to have banded together to give function, causing the individual’s their best to support a friend what you can. health to deteriorate. while raising funds for a foundaPavao’s form of leukemia is untion that gives its best to save lives by running a half marathon and collecting donations known, but he claims he knows what kind it is and makes the best of the situation. for their efforts. “It’s the good form, the form sent to bless me and Hartle decided to take on the daunting task of completing a 13.1 mile run at the Nashville 1/2 Mara- all those who are called according to God’s purpose,” thon sponsored by Hard Rock Cafe partly because of the upbeat and spiritually driven Pavao said on his her love for running, but mainly because her friend, blog entitled Yippee-Leukemia. “I have not just acboss, and fellow villager, Paul Pavao, inspired her to do so. See Marathon, 6B Sports Writer

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Kooper Davis, Junior offensive and defensive lineman has been selected to participate in the U.S. Army National Combine. Fivehundred of the nation’s top high school football underclassmen will gather in San Antonio this January for the U.S. Army National Combine. The U.S. Army National Combine is specifically designed to highlight the football abilities and talents of today’s rising underclassmen and tomorrow’s future high school, college, and NFL stars. The three-day event, held annually in association with the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, is the first opportunity for the nation’s top underclassmen to demonstrate their physical talent and compete against one another amongst high school and college football’s top scouting organizations, as well as the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection Committee, which features Rivals.com. Modeled after the NFL combine, all combine tests and competitive drills will take place in the Alamodome. Athletes will receive apparel and gear at the event. In addition, athletes will receive lunch, bus transportation, and a ticket to attend the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. U.S. Army National Combine alumni include: Josh Freeman (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Ted Ginn, Jr. (San Francisco 49ers), Percy Harvin (Minnesota Vikings), Colt McCoy (Cleveland Browns), Patrick Peterson (Arizona Cardinals), Matt Stafford (Detroit Lions), and Tim Tebow (Denver Broncos). “We are all very proud of Kooper. He has tremendous work ethic and takes pride in everything he does, from the football field, to the classroom, and in the community.”

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The Rose Creek Village trio of runners, Alaina Hartle, Abigail Hobbs, and Cathy Willcutts, running to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society at the Hard Rock Cafe 1/2 Marathon in Nashville, train for Saturday’s event.

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Michie’s Margie Coleman pushes the ball down the sideline while guarded by Selmer’s Mollie Nash.

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few times until West was fouled underneath the goal. The shot was missed, but West was able to sink both free-throws at the line to put the first points on the board. With Selmer ahead by eight points, Lauren Rhodes nailed a three-point shot to end the first quarter at 8-3. Brooke Bennett tied the game 8-8 with two shots made at the free-throw line. Michie took the lead in the second quarter, scoring an astounding 16 points to Selmer’s three points. Seconds ticked off the scoreboard as Robin Moore got a steal and sent a pass across the court, sinking the layup to set the half-time score at 19-11. Michie’s comeback in the second quarter had the Lady Lions fighting for the lead the remainder of the game. Selmer was able to beat Michie by three points in the third quarter and led 23-18. The crowd rose to their feet and filled the gym with noise as the heated game came to a close. Mollie Nash made a jump shot just inside the three-point line to get the Lady Lions within two points of tying the game. Aysia Campbell fouled out and took the Michie bench in the final quarter along with Madelynn Lynch late in the game. West fouled out for Selmer as well and Selika McCord was subbed in to take her spot. The final quarter had many players tested at the foul line. Selmer scored an additional eight points in the fourth, but was matched by eight points from Michie. The Lady Devils bounced the ball around the perimeter and ran out the clock out to end the game 31-26. “We got off to a slow start but we finished the game strong,” said Michie coach Andrea Whitten. “Our best quarter was the second quarter. The girls played hard the whole game. We got in some foul trouble and had some younger girls step up and play a great ball game.” The Lady Blue Devils made nine out of 20 from the freethrow line and had five turnovers. “The girls really hustled and played hard,” said Whitten. “I was very proud of them. We still have some work to do and hope to improve all season.” Coleman led Michie with 11 points. Rhodes had a total of eight points. Moore had five points and led in rebounds and steals. Bennett had four points and Lynch had three points. West led Selmer with a double-double, scoring 18 points and pulling down 10 rebounds. Allie Ray pitched in with four points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Nash had two points, two rebounds, one assist, and one steal. Alexis Trice score two points, Molly Grace King was credited with three rebounds and three steals,, Selika McCord had five rebounds, and Olivia Mitchell had two points. The Lady Lions turned the ball over 18 times in the contest and only shot 38 percent from the free-throw line. The boys then took the court and Michie sixth grader, Clint Coleman matched up against Selmer’s eighth grader Grant Goodman. Selmer immediately upped the pace against Michie and Des Whitley put the first point on the board from the freethrow line. The Lions wore down the Blue Devils 13-0 in the first quarter by executing the full court press to perfection. Unable to drop a successful shot on offense, Michie was able to make a few free-throws in the second quarter. The boys went to the locker room with a halftime score of 28-3. Selmer refused to slow down in the second half, scoring 15 more points in the third quarter to Michie’s four points. The buzzer gave the boys a break and ended the third period 43-7.

Coleman fouled out in the fourth and Selmer’s Chaseton Whitten had a technical foul called against him. Hunter Butler went to the line for a chance to pick up more points. Butler missed the first foul shot attempted but nailed the second. The final score of the game stood at 47-10, with a Selmer victory over the Blue Devils. “We played well on defense and got all our players in the game,” said Selmer Coach Maxedon. “When that happens everybody succeeds and everybody is happy.” The Lions made 14 out of 20 from the free-throw line and had 13 turnovers. “We have a lot of improvements to be made,” said Maxedon. “It is a long season and we have to focus and get better every day we come to the gym. Our team has to get mentally and physically together.” Trevor McClendon led Selmer with 12 points. Whitley and Taye Crump had seven points each. Goodman, Tristan King, and Debarrian Marcell each scored four points. Chauncey Elder, Blake Sweat, Jed Hardy, and Casey Coleson gave the Lions two points each and Briley Taylor had one point. “Selmer has a good group of athletes this year,” said Cleary. “The score doesn’t really reflect how hard we played. I was impressed with our effort from beginning to end. We are leaving and have fun getting better.” Hunter Butler led Michie with three points. Clint Coleman, Parker Wheeler, and Ben Moore each scored two points and Kyle Sanders finished with one. The Selmer boys and Michie girls lead the season 1-0 and the Selmer girls and Michie boys fall one behind in the county. Selmer went on the road to face Lexington and Michie will hosted their first game against Hardin County last Tuesday. (Statistics for those games were not available at the time of print. See Sports Briefs for Selmer’s results.) !

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Staff Photos by Christen Coulon

Abbie Sweat (15) goes up for a shot surrounded by Southaven defenders, and Bryant James’ (23) finger-roll put two points on the board for the Eagles in the boys’ game.

Ramer too much for Southaven By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

The Eagles and Lady Eagles had a strong showings last Thursday playing Southaven at home for their first games of the year. Ramer’s boys’ basketball team opened their season with a

dominating performance against Southaven, winning 52-21 in a non-county game at home last Thursday. “Our rebounders rebounded, our defensive players got steals, and our scorers scored,” said Coach Jeremy Blakely. “The bench players contributed solid

Staff Photo by Jay Poindexter

Lady Blue Devil Lauren Rhodes (24) drives to the hole against a Hardin County Tiger defender in Michie’s 40-31 win at home last Monday night.

Michie splits with Hardin County By Jay Poindexter Staff Writer

Michie Lady Blue Devils prevailed over the Hardin County Lady Tigers 40-31, and the Tigers won over Blue Devil boys’ team 47-14. The Lady Blue Devils got off to a very good start in the season, winning their first two games. “We played a good game tonight and finished the game strong” said Michie coach Andrea Whitten. For the boys’ team, it was their second loss in as many games. “The boys got off to a slow start in the first half and didn’t really get started until the sec-

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minutes throughout the game and allowed us to start the season off with a good win.” The Eagles jumped out to an early 16-4 lead through the first quarter of play, but in the second quarter Southaven cut their lead to 11 and went into the lock er room down 22-11. “We started out with a lot of steals and getting points off of fast breaks. Then, we eased up on our defensive intensity for a little while and allowed some easy baskets,” said Blakely. “In the third quarter, our team started clicking on all cylinders as everyone played their role well.” The Eagles came out in the second half and left Southaven in the dust, outscoring them 13-6 in the third quarter and 17-4 in the fourth to finish the contest with a 31 point win. Christian Brown led the Eagles with 15 points, six assists, five steals, and three rebounds. Bryant James poured in 14 points and had three assists, one steal, and one rebound. Logan Essary finished the game with six points, four rebounds and three steals. Peyton Wolfe had six points, two rebounds and one steal. Cross Smith accounted for five points and two rebounds. Braxton Comer aided the Eagles’ effort with a team leading eight rebounds and also had a steal. Kameron Atkins was right behind him with six rebounds and also had two points. Grant McMahan pitched in with two points, one assist and one steal, and Chase Burdette did the same, scoring two points and pulling down two boards. Before the boys’ team got

their shot, the Ramer Lady Eagles got their season off to a fine start, winning 30-11 over outmatched Southaven squad. “I was proud of the girls; they hustled and played hard,” said Vonda Jobe, Lady Eagle Head Coach. We were very happy to get our first win. Ramer opened the game on a 10-0 run in the first quarter and continued their dominance in the second, taking an 18-4 lead into halftime. Southaven’s defense tightened up in the third quarter, allowing only six Lady Eagle points, but still managed to score only five, and Ramer led 24-9 when the fourth quarter began. The Lady Eagles duplicated their third quarter total and held Southaven to on two points in the process. The game ended with Ramer leading by 19 points. Madi Rose Hammock tallied seven points, six steals, four rebounds, and two assists. Allie Hughes matched Hammock’s seven points and also accounted for three rebounds. Mary Kate Doyle finished with six points and led the team with eight rebounds. She also recorded two steals and one assist. Tessa Tucker threw in four points and three rebounds. Allison Sweat, Olivia Harris, and Kaytlin Weathers each scored two points. Sweat had three rebounds, Harris had two, and both had one steal. The Eagles traveled to St. Augustine last Monday and will play their first county game against the Rebels in Bethel Springs Thursday. (Statistics for that game were unavailable at the time of print. See Sports Briefs for the results.)

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2011 Independent Appeal College Football Pick’em Week #10 Results: Texas 52, Texas Tech 20 ; Iowa 24, Michigan 16; Oklahoma 41, Texas A&M 25; Arkansas 44, South Carolina 28; LSU 9, Alabama 6

Week #11 Games: Nebraska @ Penn St., Florida @ South Carolina, Miami (FL) @ Florida St., Auburn @ Georgia, Oregon @ Stanford

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AHS Head Coach Brandon Gray

AHS Asst. Coach Renard Woodmore

2011 Record: 33-17

2011 Record: 31-19

Week #10: 3-2 Week #11 Picks: Nebraska South Carolina Georgia Florida St. Stanford “The Mad Hatter strikes again.”

Week #10: 3-2 Week #11 Picks: Penn St. South Carolina Georgia Miami (FL) Oregon “The Ducks will fly high again this week.”

MCHS Head Coach Jim Glover

MCHS Asst. Coach Brandon Alldredge

2011 Record: 31-19

2011 Record: 33-17

2011 Record: 37-13

Week #10: 2-3 Week #11 Picks:

Week #10: 4-1 Week #11 Picks:

Penn St. Florida Georgia Miami (FL) Oregon

Penn St. Florida Georgia Florida St. Stanford

Week #10: 4-1 Week #11 Picks: Nebraska South Carolina Georgia Florida St. Stanford “Nebraska will bounce back from last week’s loss to Northwestern.”

“I’m hurtin’ right now.”

Sports Writer Andrew Alexander

“Spurrier won’t have enough offensive firepower to beat his old team.”

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Ramer Boys- 52 (2-0, 0-0) St. Augustine- 28 St. Augustine- 28 Ramer Girls- 25 (1-1, 0-0)

Selmer Boys- 39 (2-0, 1-0) Lexington- 38 Lexington- 37 Selmer Girls- 36 (0-2, 0-1)

All-Star Soccer in Adamsville

Adamsville Parks and Recreation Department will host an all-star soccer event Saturday, at Cardinal Field behind Adamsville Elementary School. The game was originally scheduled for Nov. 5, but was been rescheduled. The Adamsville Under-14 All-Stars will take on an all-girl rec team coached by Richard White. The game will begin at 11 a.m.

Upcoming GamesNov. 10: Ramer @ Bethel Adamsville @ Selmer Nov. 14: Hardin Co. @ Bethel Adamsville @ Pickwick Selmer @ Chester Co.

Class 2A Football Playoff First Round Results Team- Result (Record)

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win against Texas A&M, 41-25, but also suffered a huge loss when their star wide receiver, Ryan Broles was lost Sports Writer for the season with an ACL tear in the third quarter For the second straight week 2011 Independent when OU was leading by three touchdowns. Broles, a Appeal College Football Pick’em Facebook contes- senior, led the college football ranks in yards receiving tants failed to top the coaches, so our prize will carry and finished his career 420 yards shy of breaking the over once again. If someone’s lucky enough to beat the Sooners’ career record for receiving. A game that many missed because of the attention coaches in Week #11, they’ll win a $50 gift certificate to SawMeal Restaurant in Adamsville and a $25 gift certifi- paid to the LSU, Alabama had huge SEC implications as well. Arkansas toppled South Carolina’s usually stingy cate to Shaker’s Pizza in Selmer. Facebook picker Wes Johnson’s 4-1 record in Week defense to remain a one-loss team, scoring double dig#10 was best amongst his peers but only tied Coach Jim its in three of the game’s four quarters. The loss was the Glover’s 4-1 record, which was tops amongst the coach- Gamecock’s second in-conference and dropped them es. Glover’s only misstep was taking the Michigan Wol- to second place in the SEC East behind the Bulldogs, verines. Johnson picked Alabama, along with 70 percent who they beat earlier in the year. In Week #11’s pick’em lineup of games, Georgia will of our pick’em players, and missed his opportunity to take home the prize because of missed opportunities by host Auburn with hopes of remaining in position to play in Atlanta for the SEC Championship. the Tide’s special teams unit. The Dawgs have won seven in a row Everyone and their mother after losing their first two games of the watched the Tigers hold off the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, 9-6, in a game For a chance at winning $75 year. The Tigers are scraping and clawing to remain ranked, but with UGA and where offenses were not soaring but worth of gift certificates to defenses and TV ratings were. The local restaurants, log onto ‘Bama still to play, hope looks bleak. Facebook, “Like” our page, The Gamecocks and the Ol’ Ball matchup between the BCS’s top two and submit your picks for Coach will take on his ol’ team. Steve teams was the most watched CBS Week #11’s College Foot- Spurrier knows a South Carolina win regular season game since 1989’s ball Pick’em games. and a Georgia loss would put his team contest between Notre Dame and back on track toward getting a shot to Miami. play in the SEC Championship. Their Alabama missed four field goals (three in the first half and one in overtime), and it proved counterparts, the Florida Gators, snapped a four game slide upon the return of their starting quarterback John to be the difference in the biggest game of the year. ‘Bama fans should fear not. Their national title aspi- Brantley last week and would love to ruin its ol’ coach’s rations are not yet gone. A rematch is still possible. Es- shot at SEC glory by beating his Gamecocks on their own turf. pecially after such a tightly fought game. Despite the big game for the Gators’, residents of As I had predicted, Iowa tripped up Shoelace and the rest of the Michigan team at home, 24-16. Denard Florida will have their eyes on the other two premier Robinson had four chances from inside the 5-yard-line football programs in the state, Florida State and Miami. to give his Wolverines a chance to stay atop the Legends The two will play for the 55th time since 1951. The HurDivision of the Big Ten, but he failed to come through. ricanes lead the all-time series 31-24, but the Seminoles Marcus Coker led the way for the Hawkeyes, amassing have won the last two. Arguably, the biggest pick’em game in Week #11 will over 130 yards on the ground and two touchdowns. The Texas Tech team that beat Oklahoma in Norman be Oregon traveling to take on Heisman front-runner, has been nowhere to be seen in their last two games. Andrew Luck and the Stanford Cardinal. The Ducks Last week, they were hammered at home by Iowa played their way into last year’s national championship State, and this week they were thumped on the road by game after beating Luck’s Cardinal and finishing the Texas, 52-20. The Longhorns, on the other hand, have regular season undefeated. Stanford, who is currently rebounded well after losing to both Oklahoma power- 8-0 and ranked 3rd in the BCS standings, looks to achouses in consecutive weeks and are marching their complish the same thing with a win over 7th ranked Oregon, whose only loss this year was against top ranked way back up the polls. Staying in the Big 12, Oklahoma picked up a huge LSU in their first game of 2011.

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Adamsville Jr. Pro Basketball

Adamsville Jr. Pro basketball signups will begin the first week of November and run through the first week of December. Drafts will begin the first week of December. Signup forms can be found at Adamsville City Hall, or interested parties can sign up through Adamsville Parks and Recreation. All forms will be turned in to Bubba Martin. For more information, contact Martin at (731) 610-2093.

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Depsite Amron Forsythe’s 235, which was the high game of the day girls and boys, the Lady Cardinals fell to the Brighton Cardinals 14-13 in Bartlett last Monday. The boys faired much worse, falling 24-3 to Brighton’s boys. Logan Young had AHS’s high game rolling a 172 in his second game. The Cardinal girls’ and boys’ bowling teams will be competing in one match this week. The team will travel to Savannah, Tenn. Nov. 15 to take on the Dyer County Choctaws at Savannah Bowling Center beginning at 4 p.m.

Special Needs Athletics – Selmer is proud to announce the start of its next sport for Special Needs Athletes. SNA – Selmer Soccer will begin games on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. All games will be played at the Selmer Community Center at 230 N. 5th Street in Selmer. The games will run for six weeks, with the last game being played on December 20th. If you have a Special Needs Athlete that is not currently signed up you may contact Linda Taylor at (731) 610-7557 for information on how to do so. SNA – Selmer is looking forward to a season of soccer that is as fun and successful as the baseball season was. Everyone is invited to come and cheer on these great athletes.

Quad #1 #4 Oneida- 45 (7-4) #5 Cosby- 6 (5-6)

Playoffs

#3 Oliver Springs- 41 (7-4) #6 Wartburg- 13 (4-7)

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home playoff game. In 2009 the Cardinals beat Humboldt 20-7, and in 2010 they beat Westwood 31-14. The Cardinals find themselves in an advantageous position in 2011. If they can pull off a win against Cascade, they’ll host a second consecutive home playoff game in the quarterfinals; a treat Cardinal fans have not tasted since 1985. If AHS can continue their winning ways, they will maintain home field advantage through the semi-finals. Cascade is 7-4 in 2011 and in 2010 made it to the quarterfinals of the playoffs. Before beating Loretto Friday night, the Champions from Wartrace, Tenn. lost their previous two games by a combined four points, and they have not beaten a team with a winning record this season. Their wins in the regular season came against Mt. Pleasant, Middle Tennessee Christian, Huntland, Cannon County, Moore County, and Community whose combined records add up to 19-41 and a winning percentage of just under 32 percent. Their offense is forcing 30 points per game and their defense is giving up around 22 points per game. “They are good. They have good size,” said Gray, “and their running back rushed for over 1,300 yards this year. If he gets a crease, he’s gone.” Gray also noted the Champions quarterback, senior Jacob Carkuff, as a threat saying that he is coach’s son and an athlete that plays on offense, defense, and special teams. “He’s a gun slinger and a good athlete,” said Gray. “He’s probably the best quarterback we’ve seen all year.”

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AHS 2011 Cardinal Football Statistics

MCHS 2011 Bobcat Football Statistics TEAM:

Wins: 2 Losses: 8

Home: 1-4

Road: 1-4

Points Forced: 163

Points Allowed: 329 Total Offense: 3,248

TEAM:

District: 2-5

OFFENSIVE: Passing

COMP. ATT.

COMP%

YDS. TD

Kiestler, Hayden

29 76 .382

INT.

436 5 6 35

Smith, Jack 120 760 6.33 5 80 Sutton, Justin 102 549 5.38 4 35 Kiestler, Hayden 81 324 4.00 4 39 Mood, Jarrett 40 233 5.83 3 60 Akin, Casey 13 43 3.31 1 12 Cagle, Isaac 2 34 17.00 0 25

Macias, Juan 7 134 19.14 3 28 Akin, Casey 6 83 13.83 0 28 Smith, Jack 5 72 14.40 1 35 Gafford, Austin 3 80 26.67 0 35 Gray, Kerby 2 25 12.50 1 15 Mood, Jarett 2 16 8.00 0 14 Sutton, Justin 1 6 6.00 0 6 Tranum, Tanner 1 3 3.00 0 3

DEFENSIVE: Defense

Solo

ASST.

Total TFL

Sacks INT.

Gray, Kerby Akin, Casey Saum, Grant Kiestler, Hayden Mood, Jarrett Tranum, Tanner Lynum, D.J. Smith, Jack Kooper, Davis Shumate, Tyler Wilson, Zach Sutton, Justin Davis, J.T. Graham, John Strickland, Kennon Davis, Teeko Vaughn, Marco White, Kyle Cagle, Isaac Jobe, Ian Butler, D.J. Johnson, Sean Howerton, Louie Redmon, Landon

89 39 34 33 26 22 24 16 14 9 9 12 7 8 6 1 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0

43 17 19 19 15 16 13 9 11 8 8 4 9 5 7 7 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 1

132* 56 53 52 41 38 37 25 25 17 17 16 16 13 13 8 7 4 3 2 2 1 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 2 0 4 8 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

SPECIAL TEAMS: Punt Returns RET. YDS. AVG. Long Mood, Jarrett 3 32 10.67 18 Smith, Jack 1 40 40.00 40

Kick Returns RET. YDS. AVG. Long TD Akin, Casey 20 246 12.30 32 0 Mood, Jarrett 16 427 26.69 78 1 Smith, Jack 5 91 18.20 29 0 Gray, Kerby 3 35 11.67 35 0 Graham, John 1 5 5.00 5 0

Punting ATT. YDS. AVG. Long In20 Akin, Casey 20 694 34.70 44 4 Williams, Jacob 2 26 13.00 25 0

Kickoff ATT. YDS. Long TB Williams, Jacob 14 548 60 0

Scoring XPM XPA XP% FGM FGA Long Williams, Jacob 10 17 .588 1 2 34 *- Most tackles in a single season (Kerby Gray: Previous record held by Willie Loving- 126) (All statistics provided by MCHS Coaching Staff & Maxpreps.com)

2011 Division I BlueCross Bowl Class 2A Football Playoff Bracket 1st Round Nov. 4 #1 Hampton (9-1) Bye #4 Oneida (6-4) #5 Cosby (5-5) #3 Oliver Springs (6-4) #6 Wartburg (4-6) #2 North Greene (6-4) Bye #1 Trousdale Co. (9-1) Bye

2nd Round Nov. 11 101

102

103

Hampton 45 6 41 13

104

Quarterfinals Nov. 18

#6 Watertown (6-4)

(H)

Oneida 301 Oliver Springs 202 North Greene

(H) 401

105

Trousdale Co.

107

28 8

#2 Boyd-Buchanan (9-1) 108 Bye #1 Adamsville (9-1) Bye #4 Cascade (6-4) #5 Loretto (5-5) #3 Forrest (7-3) #6 Houston Co, (5-5) #2 Riverside (4-6) Bye #1 Humboldt (9-1) Bye #4 McKenzie (6-4) #5 Dresden (8-2)

110

111

28 27 35 0

(H)

Adamsville

(H) 205

Bye

39 10 4 0 0

73 .534 19 .526 4 1.000 4 .000 1 .000

YDS.

AVG.

INT.

Long

Neary, Zak 154 1037 6.73 8 70 Alexander, Taylor 59 589 9.98 6 87* Reece, Hayden 43 367 8.54 3 61 Plunk, Dalton 41 54 1.32 6 28 Odom, John Reed 22 87 3.96 1 18 Blakley, John 11 53 4.82 0 20 Dengler, Jacob 7 70 10.00 1 10 Kendall, Jalen 7 65 9.29 0 20 Shoate, Josh 7 45 6.34 1 23 Chappell, Josh 4 20 5.00 1 9 Smith, Canon 4 18 4.50 0 18 Griswell, Drew 2 34 17.00 0 33 Bernier, Christopher 2 5 2.50 0 4 Plunk, Dustin 2 4 2.00 0 3 Fox, Drake 2 3 1.50 1 4 Irons, Chris 2 -1 -.50 0 6 Burks, Josh 1 4 4.00 0 4 Damron, Onri 1 4 4.00 0 4 Watkins, Jake 1 3 3.00 0 3 Miller, Jake 1 -1 -1.00 0 -1

Receiving REC.

YDS.

AVG.

Long

Kendall, Jalen 23 364 15.83 8 44 Shoate, Josh 18 414 23.00 5 71 Burcham, Ross 4 31 7.75 0 11 Neary, Zak 3 76 25.33 2 68 Griswell, Drew 2 34 17.00 1 25 Hurley, Kasey 2 30 15.00 0 21 Lusk, Jonah 1 8 8.00 0 8 Ward, Gage 1 8 8.00 0 8

DEFENSIVE: Defense Solo

ASST.

Total TFL

Sacks INT.

FF FR

Burks, Josh Blakley, John Hurley, Kasey Gunn, Chase Shoate, Josh Lunsford, Josh Killingsworth, Seth Hornbuckle, Bradley Neary, Zak Edwards, Blake Odom, John Reed Williams, Colton Griswell, Drew Alexander, Taylor Dengler, Jacob Chappell, Josh Reece, Hayden Bernier, Christopher Elrod, Blake Saunders, Logan Milford, Daniel Fox, Drake Grisham, David Johnson, Montell Irons, Thad Damron, Onri Herrin, Brady Copeland, Mitchell Whitney, Zach Sweeney, Ty Fink, Alex Kendall, Jalen Elam, Bradley Parmely, Bradley Finley, Corey Maxwell, Clay Miller, Jake Smith, Canon Gladish, Cameron Ferguson, Spencer

16 26 10 12 8 13 12 7 2 5 5 6 6 2 3 4 2 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

57 54 51 38 35 29 28 25 23 21 19 15 14 13 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

41 28 41 26 27 16 16 18 21 16 14 9 8 11 8 7 8 7 4 4 4 5 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0

0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

RET.

YDS.

AVG.

Long

State Champions

RET.

YDS.

AVG.

Long

Neary, Zak 6 88 14.67 24 Hurley, Kasey 5 24 4.80 14 Alexander, Taylor 3 128 42.67 70 Kendall, Jalen 3 21 7.00 15 Shoate, Josh 3 14 4.67 11

Cascade

Kickoff

303

206

Humboldt

(H)

ATT.

YDS.

Long

Plunk, Dustin 40 2006 60 4 Salazar, Justin 14 592 51 0 Griswell, Drew 1 35 35 0

Forrest

113

402

116

731 13 4 71 203 4 0 68 31 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Kick Returns

204 B. Buchanan

(H)

YDS. TD

Plunk, Dalton Odom, John Reed Paul, Seth Kendall, Jalen Neary, Zak

Shoate, Josh 6 47 7.83 10 Kendall, Jalen 2 10 5.00 10

302

Riverside

114

Total Offense: 3,757

Passing COMP. ATT. COMP%

Punt Returns

112

District: 4-0

SPECIAL TEAMS:

(H)

501

109

Points Allowed: 132

Points Forced:328

Road: 4-1

Rockwood

Punting ATT.

YDS.

AVG.

Long In20

Plunk, Dustin 14 480 34.29 50 2

207 Dresden

#3 B.T. Washington (7-3) 28 115 BTW #6 Peabody (4-6) 0 #2 Westwood (6-4)

Finals Dec. 3

201

203 #4 Friendship Chr. (7-3) 42 106 Friendship Chr. #5 Jackson Co. (6-4) 0 #3 Rockwood (6-4)

Semifinals Nov. 25

Rushing CAR.

Receiving REC. YDS. AVG. TD Long

1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Home: 5-0

OFFENSIVE:

Long

Rushing CAR. YDS. AVG. TD Long

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Wins: 9 Losses: 1

Westwood

304

208 (H)

Scoring XPM

XPA XP% FGM FGA Long

Plunk, Dustin Salazar, Justin

45 2

38 2

.844 1.000

2 0

3 0

23 0

*- Longest run from scrimmage (Taylor Alexander- TCA @ AHS Septmeber 30, 2011) (All statistics provided by AHS Coaching Staff and Maxpreps.com)

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

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Lady Cards top Lady Rebs By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

Staff Photo by Andrew Alexander

Bethel’s Dylan Crabb (9) goes up for a layup while Adamsville’s Zach Howell (12) attempts to block the shot.

Rebels spoil Cardinals’ season opener, Barkley’s debut By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

The Bethel Springs Rebels walked into T.E. Chisholm Gymnasium in Adamsville and walked out with a 54-25 win over the Junior Cards last Thursday in the first game of the season for both teams, and the first game of new AJHS coach Will Barkley. “I was proud of them. I was proud they kept ticking away and finally did what we’re supposed to do,” said Bethel Coach Brian Franks about his team. “I thought Adamsville played really well and really hard. Coach Barkley had them ready to play, and they came out and played us a good game.” The Cardinals did what they needed to do to hang with the Rebels fast-paced tempo in the first quarter and were only down 10-9. Bethel switched their defensive tactics, moving from zone to man-to-man defense. The tweak in the game plan gave the Rebels an edge, and they went on a 20-5 run in the second quarter and led 30-14 at the break. “First quarter, we couldn’t have planned it any better. We came out and executed perfectly” said Barkley. “I’d been telling them they were going to pop out into man-to-man, and they knew it was coming. When it came down to it they panicked, and it’s something we’re going to have to work on.” The Cards’ trouble adjusting to the tenacious Rebel defense led to 20 turnovers. The Rebels turned turnovers into points, scoring the majority of their points on fast breaks while Adamsville struggled to set up their halfcourt offense. Bethel outscored Adamsville 18-7 in the third quarter and 6-3 in the fourth on their way a 29 point season opening victory on the road. “We played team ball tonight and it was a great

effort by everybody,” Franks said. “No one guy did anything special... Everybody played well.” Dakorea Dilworth led the Rebels’ team effort with 21 points, five rebounds, three assists, three steals, and one blocked shot. Darrius Sanders finished with nine points, five rebounds, two steals, and one assist. Dylan Crabb scored all seven of his points in the second half and had three steals, two assists, and a rebound. Darwin Kelley scored six points, had six boards, and got a steal. Austin Pace scored five points, led the team in rebounds with nine, and also tacked on three steals and two assists. Keenan Davis, Jeremy Harris, and Tata Newsom each had two points. Harris and Newsom also had two rebounds apiece, and Newsom was credited with an assist as well. Dalton Gates had two rebounds. Anthony Harris, Avery Davis, and Noah Thomas all had one. James McDonald led the Cardinals in offensive and defensive production with 11 points, five rebounds, three blocks, and one steal. Hunter Boswell finished his night with five points, four rebounds, two assists, and one steal for AJHS. Trevor Reece had three points and two steals, Quin Liddy had two points and one steal, Zach Howell and Dillon Plunk had two rebounds and one steal, and Tanner Pyron picked up a steal. The Cardinals will make a trip to Selmer Thursday to play the Lions in the team’s second game of the season. The 1-0 Rebels crossed the river last Tuesday to play Savannah Christian Academy. Stats for the game were not available at the time of print. Bethel will play their first home game of the season Thursday night against the Ramer Eagles.

Coach Rebecca Ashe and her Junior Lady Cardinals played host to the Bethel Lady Rebels last Thursday in their seasons first game and performed well enough to pick up a 37-15 win at home. “This was a good way to start the season,” said Ashe. “We did some good things but have a lot to work on.” The Lady Cardinals set the tone in the first quarter by taking a 12-4 lead after one. Bethel beefed up their defense in the second quarter, but could not get many shots to fall and took a 20-8 deficit into the half. AJHS outscored Bethel 11-2 in the third quarter, mounting a 31-10 lead before a fourth quarter that saw little offensive production from either team, and the game ended with the Lady Cardinals’ leading by 22. Parker Davis was six of sev-

en from the field and scored 13 of Adamsville’s 37 points. She also had four steals, two assist, and a rebound. Chancey Gray finished with eight points, nine steals, two assists, and two rebounds. Gabby Morris also had eight points. She led the AJHS in rebounds with 10 and also recorded five steals and an assist. Abby Lunsford and Cydney Sharron had four points and two rebounds apiece. Lunsford had two assists and one steal and Sharron had three steals and one assist. Jessica Bridges picked up two rebounds, two steals and one assist. Brittany Jaggers grabbed three rebounds and one steal for Adamsville. Bethel’s girls’ had a rough season in 2010, winning only one game, but the team showed resolve against Adamsville and put up a good fight in their 2011 season opener on the road. Leading the Rebels was

Anna Wheeler, Montana Pettigrew, and Emma Spencer, who each had four points and one rebound in the contest. Wheeler and Spencer also had an assist apiece while Pettigrew picked up a block and two steals. Macey Rowland performed well, scoring three points, ripping five steals, dishing an assist, and pulling down one rebound. Marlee Smith had four steals and two rebounds, Darby Sweeney and Meghan McCalvin had two steals and one rebound, Katie Turner had one block and one rebound, Megan Morris had one steal and one rebound, and Emily Phillips-Harmon had three steals. The Lady Rebels played Savannah Christian Academy last Tuesday in their second straight road game, and will play Ramer at home Thursday. The Lady Cardinals will hit the road to take on Lady Lions Thursday night at Selmer Middle School, hoping to pick up their second win of the year.

Staff Photo by Andrew Alexander

Cydney Sharron (45) picks up an easy two points in the paint while Lady Rebels players scramble to get back on defense.

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Adamsville U14 Soccer

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Six-year-old Logan Kiestler, son of Kenneth and Bridget Kiestler, shot his first deer while hunting with his father in Bethel Springs on Oct. 29.

Marathon From Page 1B

cepted it, I have embraced it.” Embracing his illness is truly embracing the gift that is life. Pavao has shown everyone around him that the purpose of one’s life does not diminish when one faces mortality, and refuses to sacrifice his gift just because he’s sick. “I consider leukemia a gift from God. It’s sent to allow me to talk to people I otherwise would not be able to talk to, to open doors for things I want to say about the church, and generally to be a source of spiritual growth for me and even for my wonderful family...” His positive outlook on life and his unrelenting faith have been a comfort to those in the community and and inspiration to those that admire him. “He’s an amazing man of faith,” said Hartle. “He uses [leukemia] as a ministry.” Hartle’s interest in running was driven and supported by Pavao. Now, her interest in running for a cause has driven Hobbs, her sister, and Willcutts, her friend to support her in her efforts to live purposefully and be charitable. Hobbs, mother of two and wife of seven years, has not been a runner for very long. Her sister talked her into running in Pavao’s place in the Memphis 10K. “She called me the week beforehand, kinda like a joke, and asked if I wanted to run a 10K because she knows I don’t run,” said Hobbs. “I

Adamsville U-14 soccer team coached by Buzz Bryant and Patrick Herndon had a great year with a final record of 6-1 and out scored their opponents 30 goals to six. Pictured (Back Row) Coaches Patrick Herndon and Buzz Bryant (Middle Row) Rachel Stanfill, Hollie Wilson, Caleb Easter, Camden Milford, Justin Hylton, Brandon Luna, Eric Alonso, Francisco Alonso, Nolan Bryant (Front Row) Parker Herndon, Colton Easter, Ryan May, Sarah Elrod, Claudia Allen and Kayla Lambert

ended up running it and I paid for it and cheerfulness in the face of adverThe training will be tested this for about a month. I was in a lot of sity has aided the trio’s desire to make Saturday at 7 a.m. When the trio runs pain.” their lives a gift to others while giving in the half marathon that begins at When Hartle decided to run the their best by pushing each other. Hall of Fame Park in downtown Nashhalf marathon, Hobbs felt compelled “I’m glad the three of us could do ville and ends at the home of the Tento get over the pain and soreness of it together because I don’t think any nessee Titans, LP Field. the 10K and do her best to continue of us would have pushed this far on The Hard Rock Cafe Nashville being their for her sister. our own,” Hobbs said. 1/2 Marathon supports the Leuke“It’s really hard to (prepare for The three of them train four days mia and Lymphoma Society, Be The a marathon) on your own. It’s a lot a week, usually at dawn, and hold Match, and the Cancer Awareness of hard training,” said Hobbs, “so each other accountable, making the Project, and many other wonderful I thought it would be really cool if it training process a more enjoyable foundations. could be something we could do to- and fulfilling activity. Hartle’s goal going into the run is gether.” Hobbs also finds Pavao’s faith a positive influence not only in her training, but in life. “Because he knows God and has such an amazing walk with God, it’s not brought fear into his life,” said Hobbs. “It’s actually built up his faith in Christ more.” When training began, word spread around the village and interest in the girls’ mission grew. Willcutts, a mother of three, was curious but hesitant to approach the sisters about running along because of her age and the sheer demand and toll running such a distance takes on the body, but finishing a race like this has been a lifelong dream of hers. “The farthest (Willcutts) had ever ran was six miles and it was mostly recreational,” said Hobbs. “At the beginning of training, she had to walk up hills during intervals, but now she’s caught up to us and we all finish the hills together.” Hartle’s and Hobbs’ motivation and encouragement has helped WillSubmitted Photo cutts continue on the path to achievAlaina Hartle and Paul Pavao embrace for a photo op after ing her goal of finishing a marathon, finishing a run. much like Pavao’s encouragement

to raise $1,310, which adds up to $100 for every mile she runs. Hobbs and Willcutts will be running with her in support of the goal that she will turn into a gift. “I want to be able to help with the cause,” said Hartle. “I want to be able to support the people trying to find cures for these problems.” The event is only days away and Hartle is only 12 percent of the way to her goal. Donating to the groups’ goal is safe and easy, and donations can be

made by visiting Pavao’s blog (yippeeleukemia.blogspot.com) and clicking the link on the right column of text that reads, “Support Alaina’s Half Marathon and the LLS.” The trio says that whatever can be given will be received graciously and will be going toward a worthy cause. No matter the outcome, they, like Pavao, will not “sacrifice the gift,” but will continue to preserver to support a foundation that saves lives, a friend that inspires dreams, and each other so they will continue doing their best.

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Local students win Estrada attends Honors Preview Day UTM scholarships By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

Three McNairy County students have won scholarships to attend the University of Tennessee at Martin for the 2011-2012, according to Judy Rayburn, director of admissions. Freshman Bella Garcia, the daughter of John and Lisa Chandler of Selmer won the Spectrum, Inc. Scholarship. Garcia is majoring in social work. After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree, she plans to pursue her Master of Arts in Social Work. “I am happy. I do appreciate the scholarship. It will help with the costs. It was a blessing,” she said. Senior Tammie Irons, the daughter of Gerry and Pearlina Irons of Guys, received the H. J. Maxedon Jr. Scholarship. Tammie is majoring in elementary education and plans to take the extra test for pre-Kindergarten. She hopes to teach first grade after graduation. “I would like to thank Mr. H. J. Maxedon Jr. for the scholarship. I am honored and thankful that someone thought enough of me to give me a scholarship. It just goes to show that true faith in God will make a way for anything,” she said. Freshman Teresa Smith, the wife of Michael Smith and daughter of Jerry and Barbara Deeds, was awarded the Oscar V. and Maude S. Erwin Scholarship. Teresa is majoring in secondary education and

would like to teach math in either junior high or high school, preferably in Selmer. “I was very surprised when I found out that I won a scholarship. I felt very blessed and thankful for the kindness of others. My family has gone through a rough time since we have moved here to Tennessee five years ago and trying to start a new career is a hard thing to do, but with the blessings of others I can tell that I am finally on the right track.” said Smith. The Spectrum is awarded to dependent children and spouses of employees at Spectrum, who have demonstrated academic achievement. Financial need in the broadest sense is a factor in choosing the recipient. The Maxedon Scholarship is available to McNairy County students who have demonstrated academic achievement and who are currently enrolled at UTM or McNairy County Higher Education Center. Students who have received the scholarship shall have preference in subsequent years if they remain in good academic standing. The Grubbs Scholarship is available to students from McNairy County who are enrolled or have been admitted to UTM or the UTM McNairy County Center/Selmer, who have demonstrated academic achievement. Financial need in the broadest sense is the highest priority in awarding this scholarship and a student who held the Oscar Veal and Maude Stovall Ervin Scholarship in a previous year shall have preference in subsequent years, all things being equal.

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SMS Family Fun Night Selmer Middle School Principal’s List and Honor Roll 1st Quarter 2011-2012 Principal’s List Fifth Grade Natalie Adams Jayden Austin Jayli Ferguson Jakob Harris Camron HenleyRiver Hurst Trevor Mangrum Haydn Nash Janavee Patel Laini Plunk Brooke Replogle Braden Rickman Jack Simpson Meg Suggs Lucan Hively Peyton Kiddy Hunter Mccullar Logan Moore Adriana Sellers Preston Steward

Madelynne Thacker Anabelle Whitaker William Caicedo Sixth Grade Abby Gray Jared Wallis Ana Grace Ashe Layla Brothers Claire Foret Gabby Forsythe Isabella Gray Carson Kennedy Will Kennedy Jamie King Seventh Grade Georgia Emmons Tristan King Ben Cox Kensley Gray Eighth Grade Silvia Barreto Grant Goodman Payal Patel Kristen Rowsey

School menus SELMER ELEMENTARY/SELMER MIDDLE SCHOOL Monday, Nov. 14 BREAKFAST Assorted pop tarts, cereal choice, choice of juice, choice of milk LUNCH Quesadilla dippers w/salsa, popcorn chicken, rolls, fluffy whipped potatoes, peas & carrots, mixed fruit cup, choice of juice, choice of milk Tuesday, Nov. 15 BREAKFAST Steak & biscuit, cereal choice, choice of juice, choice of milk LUNCH Pizza sticks/sauce, hot ham & cheese sandwich, chef salad deluxe, WK corn, veggie cup w/dip, pear halves, choice of juice, choice of milk Wednesday, Nov. 16 BREAKFAST Sausage & biscuit, yogurt parfait, choice of juice, choice of milk LUNCH Cheeseburger, beef vegetable soup, chef salad deluxe, cheese toast, French fries, glazed carrots, orange-pineapple gelatin, choice of juice, choice of milk Thursday, Nov. 17 BREAKFAST Biscuit & peppered gravy, cereal choice, choice of juice, choice of milk LUNCH Country chicken tenders, deli sandwich, chef salad deluxe, rolls, cheesy potatoes, lima beans, chilled peaches, choice

Volume 07 Issue 23 Nov. 9, 2011 Member of the Tennessee High School Press Association The PawPrint is a publication of the McNairy Central High School Journalism Department. The views and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the administration, faculty or staff.

EDITOR Rachel Burns REPORTERS: Holly Henson Aaron Friend, Wynter Miller ADVISER Lisa Forsythe

Olivia Mitchell Jenshi Patel Sara Riggs Autumn Shackelford

Honor Roll

Fifth Grade Sammy Bakeer Lydia Locke Kayla Reaves Myranda Smith Hannah White Jeffery Buckley Jalaysia Herring Makaila Johnson Rachel Pickens Sheldon Williams Katie Winters David Wu Tristin Atkins Devin Hines Keshawn Bills Dylan Miner Andrew Turner Caitlyn Wesson

Alexis Wynn Jaylon Parker Matthew Washington Sixth Grade Matthew Ashe Konnor Davis Jacob Dillon Tyler Johnson Rhomerius Knight Jessica Pind Blake Graham Emma Gray Emily Hamm Jessica Inman Sarah Wilson Seventh Grade Logan Roberts Jeremiah Sanders Desiree Weatherspoon Parker Bedwell Jasmine Johnson Evan Thacker Josh Waffird Chaseton Whitte

of juice, choice of milk Friday, Nov. 18 BREAKFAST Breakfast bites w/syrup, choice of juice, choice of milk LUNCH Turkey & dressing supreme, hot dog w/ bun, rolls, fluffy whipped potatoes, green beans, sweet potato casserole, creamy cole slaw, cranberry sauce, strawberries & bananas, vanilla ice cream cup, choice of juice, choice of milk ADAMSVILLE JR./SR. HIGH SCHOOL Monday, Nov. 14 Cheese quesadilla pizza, popcorn chicken, taco bar, rolls, French fries, tiny whole potatoes, California vegetable blend, fruit choices, choice of juice, milk Tuesday, Nov. 15 4 x 6 pepperoni pizza, ravioli casserole, hot dog/potato bar, rolls, French fries, fluffy whipped potatoes, green beans, fruit choices, choice of juice, milk Wednesday, Nov. 16 Single cheese pizza, hamburger, Oriental bar, French fries, WK corn, baked beans, fruit choices, choice of juice, milk Thursday, Nov. 17 Chicken quesadilla pizza, chili w/ beans, turkey/cheese deli sandwich, salad bar, cheese toast, French fries, glazed carrots, WK corn, fruit choices, choice of juice, milk Friday, Nov. 18 Turkey & dressing supreme, cheese stuffed crust pizza, rolls, French fries,

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A Walk To Remember

The annual Miss MCHS Pageant was held on Saturday, November 5 at 7:00 pm in the MCHS Little Theater. The evening featured several performances by MCHS Choir members. Seven young ladies competed in the Princess Division, which is 16 and under. Eleven young ladies competed in the Queen Division. Winners in the Princess Division are (from left) 2nd place Lauren Steele, 1st place Kassy Brush, Princess Molly George. Winners in the Queen Division (from left) 2nd place Brittney Kirk, 1st place Kenzi Smith, and Queen Ana Whitten.

Slam Dunk for the Seniors By Rachel Burns

Kindra Brown has been playing basketball for fourteen UPCOMING years. Her position is point EVENTS: guard. Her favorite part is that she learns and gets better with Nov. 11 •Veteran’s Day Program 9:00 each game. Playing basketball has taught Brown to not be am selfish, become a leader, and Nov. 12 to respect the game and oth•Basketball Jamboree @ ers. Brown also says she has Scotts Hill 7:30 to work hard every single day. “We have so many memories photo by Lisa Forsythe Nov. 15 to keep count, but my favorite From left: Tierra Lusk, Chelsea Bodiford and Kindra Brown •Pep Rally •BB vs Madison (H) Hall of insider is no strings attached!” are ready to hit the court as seniors. Brown states. She also plays on ketball has taught Bodiford. Tierra Lusk has played basFame 6:00 the soccer and softball teams. “I have many great memories ketball since she was little, and Nov. 17 After high school, Brown plans but two that really stand out in she has been on the Bobcat •BB vs Northside (A) Hall of to play college basketball and high school are being a fresh- team for four years as a guard. Fame 6:00 pursue a major in the medical man and playing Camden at Lusk’s favorite thing about Nov. 18 field. Camden. I hit a three pointer playing basketball is learning •Senior Field Trip Chelsea Bodiford has been to tie the game and send it into new things and all the fun she basketball all her life. She start- overtime and we won the big has with the team. “Basketball Nov. 19 ed playing organized basketball district game. Also one of the has taught me leadership, dis•BB vs Dyersburg (A) Hall in the first grade with Michie Jr. biggest highlights was our team cipline, and to be fearless and of Fame 6:00 Pro. “My dad and mom played playing at sub state last year,” aggressive. Her favorite basbasketball, and it is something says Bodiford. She plays soft- ketball memories are all the the whole family can enjoy,” ball as well. Bodiford wants to crazy things that happen in states Bodiford. She plays the become either a physician assis- the locker room during third shooting guard position on the tant or dermatologist. Bodiford block. Lusk has also played bobcat team. She enjoys the is unsure of whether to go to volleyball for four years. Lusk competition. “Playing with and Freed-Hardeman University or plans to attend Austin Peay against other good players only Bethel University because both State University and further motivates me to practice and have offered her scholarships. her career of becoming an OB/ work harder to become a bet- Bodiford has also received GYN. However, Lusk plans on ter ball player,” says Bodiford. recruiting contact from Faulker playing volleyball in college. Hard work and a good attitude and Union University are also two values that bas-

Queen Division photo by Lisa Forsythe

Princess Division photo by Lisa Forsythe

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101 - for sale New 2BR Homes. Delivery+Setup $25,950.00. Clayton Homes Supercenter of Corinth. 1/4 mile past Hospital on 72 West. New 3 BR, 2BA Homes. Delivery+Setup $29,950.00. Clayton Homes Supercenter of Corinth. 1/4 mile past Hospital on 72 West. New 4BR, 2BA Homes. Delivery+Setup $44,500.00. Clayton Homes Supercenter of Corinth. 1/4 mile past Hospital on 72 West. Contact Gary 662-287-4600.(22,23, 24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33) Clearance Sale on Display Homes save $$ on your new home. Doublewides & Singlewides available. Large selection WINDHAM HOMES, Corinth MS 1-888-287-6996 (TF) New house for sale by owner. 3BD, 2BA, Bonus dining room. Seller to pay 100% closing, $1000 Visa gift card to the buyer. $134,900. Contact Casey (731) 439-1576. (TF) For Sale By Owner: Custom built 5 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath, brick home, 9’ ceilings, large crown molding, maple cabinets, hardwood floors, 2 car garage. Located in Old South Estates. Walking distance to golf course in Adamsville. Built in 2006. Shown by appointment only. Call 610-7600. (TF)

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102 - for rent

201 - autos

204 - recreational

KENNETH SWEAT Rental: Committed to providing safe & affordable family friendly homes 1,2, & 3 bedroom apartments, townhouses, trailers, & houses. NO pets!! NO Crack/ Party Houses!! Ref & deposit required. (731) 610-0807, (731) 645-3130 (TF)

3BD, 1BA central heat/air and carport. No pets. $400/month + deposit + lease. 2BD, 1BA in Selmer. $350/mo. + deposit. No pets. Call 610-2877. (TF)

2001 Ford Focus White 4-Door, Auto, A/C Rebuild Engine, Extra Nice 731-925-7771 $3450.00 (TF)

16 ft boat (no boat trailer). Will trade for what you have. Prefer outside lawn or picnic set. 731-645-5860 (TF)

ALEXANDER APTS. in Adamsville: 2 bedrooms & Townhouses w/stove/ ref furnished. Washer/Dryer hook-ups included. Call Sonya at (731)926-0507 or Earl at (731) 727-4823 (TF) ECONOMY INN Motel: Low weekly rates. Free wireless internet, microwave & refrigerator. (731) 645-6155 (TF) Oakwood Apartments in Selmer: 1 bedroom. $325.00 mo. 2 bedroom. $350.00 mo. Both require deposits. No pets. 731-610-2877 or 731-645-5288. (TF) Apts. for rent near downtown. Good neighborhood. 3 Bedroom upstairs for $295; 2 Bedroom upstairs for $275; References & deposit required. 731-439-2900. (TF) For Lease: 2 bedroom 1 bath house in Selmer, new paneling and carpet on corner lot $475.00 plus deposit. Discount for seniors. Call 645-3220 or 439-7086 (TF) Building for rent. 100ft. x 25ft. 127 Court Ave. $600/month. Call 9344316. (TF) 3BD,1BA range, refrigerator. No pets. $400/month + deposit. Call 6455288 (TF)

2BD, 1BA house, newly remodeled. $450/month. With 15 acres of good hunting land. $550/month. Also has 2 outbuildings.New dishwasher, new cabinets. Call 645-5860. (TF) House for Rent: 3BD, 1BA Newly remodeled, central heat/air. No pets. $450/month + deposit. Call 610-2182. (24,25) 2BD, 1BA Good neighborhood, has shop. $395/month + $350 deposit. References required. 243 Forest. Call 439-2900. (TF) 2BD Mobile Home, Stantonville area. Call 610-8406. (25) 3BD Mobile Home in Adamsville. No pets. $325/month. Call 632-1299. (25,26) 42” riding lawnmower, $200. 56” television with stand, $400. Paint ball guns (731)610-2911. (25)

automobiles 201 - autos We have 1997-2008 Jeep Wrangler parts, 1996-2004 Ford Mustang GT Parts, Start building your DEMOLITION DERBY CAR for Sept. 9-10. Rules @ Raceway Auto and Truck Parts. 731925-8000. (TF)

1998 Honda Odyssey Van. Grey. Looks, runs and drives good. Great Condition. Ready to go. 731-925-7771 $3450.00 (TF) 1997 Ford F-150 Super Cab. 3-door, Black and Silver, 4.6, Auto. Real Nice. 731-925-7771 $3950.00 (TF) 2001 Kia Sephia. White, 4-door. Auto, A/C, Great Car. 731-925-7771 $3250.00 (TF) 1991 Corvette 350 Tuneport Auto. All original. Been sitting up. Fiberglass Perfect. 731-925-7771 $3500.00 (TF) 2003 Suzuki Aero, White, Auto, Cold A/C. Only 75K. Great Car. 731-9257771 $3950.00 (TF)

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OFFICE FOR RENT

113 North 2nd Street Selmer, next to Independent Appeal. Please call Ann at (731) 645-3241 days

HOME FOR SALE 545 Matrose Carroll Road

Come make this well built 3 BR-2BA home located in a good neighborhood (close to Corinth) yours today!

2004 Monte Carlo SS, Black, Runs, looks and drives great. 731-925-7771 $4450 (TF)

203 - equipment Mahindra Tractors & Implements, Full line of Vermeer Hay Equipment. D & C Hay Equipment, LLC Hwy 117, 4 miles South of Adamsville. (731)6323608. (TF) Farm service equipment. 46” Cub Cadet zero turn. 60” Trail Mower. Echo Weed eater. Husquarvanna Backpack blower. Chipper/shredder. 2550 PSI pressure washer. 6x12 trailer. $4000 or best offer. Sold as whole only (731)610-9063. (25)

3 Bedroom/2 Bath ... Hardwood floors in living, dining, and bedrooms. Tile bathrooms, tile in kitchen area, master bath has tile shower. Deck & pool in back of home. Home is 10 years old. Home is on 6.5 acres, has a 30 x 90 shop on land as well. Please leave message: 662-415-5184 (Serious Inquires Only Please).

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miscellaneous 401 - for sale QUALITY USED CELL PHONES: Just insert your SIM card! Located at IT’S A BARGAIN, just south of Wal-Mart on Hwy 45. Farm Fresh eggs and lots to look at, Check out our guitars and music stuff! Sale each week! (TF) Dell laptop $400 under warranty. Also laptop repair. 731-925-6183. (TF) Storage buildings. Rental returns or new factory direct. Cash or rentto-own. Hwy 45 S. Corinth, MS. Call (662)415-8180. (23,24,25,26) For sale. Queen size rice poster bed. $300. Call 610-8849. (25) New Jewelry-Sale Outside. Saturday Nov. 12th, 10am-4pm. Pearls, Lots of Gemstone jewelry, turquoise, rings, necklaces, etc. Great prices. No dealers please. 162 Connie Rd. Selmer. Call 645-7757. (25,26) Heavy Duty Trailer, muzzle loader, snapper lawn mower. Price to sale. Call 610-8982. (25)

402 - wanted We Buy Scrap Metal, Specializing in Junk Cars, Trucks, Vans and SUV’s. WE PAY CASH!! Will pay top dollar for buses, combines, big trucks and heavy scrap. Free pick-up. Will pay over $500 for some vehicles!! NO TITLE NEEDED!! (731) 610-8666 (TF) Buying junked and wrecked vehicles. Will beat all other prices within reason. Paying cash, no checks. No title needed. Call today, get paid today. Call 731-610-8827. (TF) A1 prices paid for junked, wrecked or good running vehicles. Up to $15000. Call Dave at 731-632-5104 or 731-727-6962. (22,23,24,25)

S E L A S D R YA BIG INDOOR SALE Saturday, Nov. 12th from 9-5 Sunday, Nov. 13th from 12-5 1152 Pleasant Site Rd

Thursday - 8 a.m. until ? Fri. & Sat. - 8 a.m. until 12 334 Ted Dammonds Lane Pebble Hill Community off Chambers Store Rd.

Sweater dresses are here! 4 miles East of Walmart 1 mile down Pleasant Site Rd

Toys, all types of tools, baby items, some commercial products, full-size tanning bed, clothing (all sizes), antiques.

YARD SALE

GARAGE SALE

Saturday, Nov. 12 637-639 Mulberry Ave. Selmer Between Jim’s Best Stop & Burger King

Lots of clothes, Toys, Books, & many more items.

HUGE YARD/SALE ESTATE SALE 5 FAMILY IN-DOOR YARD/ESTATE SALE at 3466 Hwy 57 West Ramer, TN.

Clothes (all sizes), glassware, piano, Brother Disney monogram machine, bunk beds, tools. Too much to name. One mile east of Ramer. Friday and Saturday Nov. 11 & 12. NO EARLY BIRDS.

409 Bethel Purdy Rd Bethel Springs, TN Friday, Nov. 11 & Saturday, Nov. 12 8 am - 5 pm

•Baby boy clothes age 0-9 months •Baby accessories such as stroller with matching car seat & toys •Maternity clothes •Jr misses clothes •Very low prices

www.hallsrealtytn.com

3311 - Buena Vista Rd., Bethel Springs $28,900

AKC registered Rottweiler puppies. Born 9/11/11. 8 weeks old on Nov.6th. 3 females. Parents and pedigrees on site. Very docile. Tails docked, dewormed, shots up-to-date. $300-$500. Call for details 610-3892. (25)

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SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed March 18, 2003 by Karin U. Wilson, a married person to Real Estate Loan Services of TN, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of McNairy County, Tennessee, in Deed of Trust 348, Page 472 and Modified in Deed of Trust 353, Page 86, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in Deed of Trust 402, Page 755, in the said Register’s Office, and the owner of the debt secured, Midfirst Bank, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 commencing at 01:00 PM, at the Front Door of the Courthouse, Selmer, McNairy Coun-

ty, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit: Situated in County of McNairy, State of Tennessee. The following tract of land, lying and being in McNairy County, Tennessee, and bounded and described as follows: Lying and being in the Seventh District of McNairy County, Tennessee: Beginning at a point in the centerline of Perkins Road over a culvert, an interior corner of the 134.384 acres tract conveyed to Ronnie Mulder by deed of record in Deed Book 152, page 126; thence with the center of Perkins Road as follows: thence South 20 degrees 43 minutes 20 seconds East for a distance of 218.28 feet; thence South 33 degrees 15 minutes 55 seconds East for a distance of 147.26 feet; thence South 47 degrees 57 minutes 03 seconds East for a distance of 67.23 feet; thence South 42 degrees 20 minutes 08 seconds East for a distance of 117.23 feet; thence South 65 degrees 53 minutes 23 seconds

West for a distance of 800.00 feet leaving said road and running along the south edge of a field; thence North 02 degrees 39 minutes 47 seconds East for a distance of 550.00 feet to a point in ditch; thence North 60 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East for a distance of 480.00 feet generally along a ditch to the point of beginning. Together with and subject to covenants, easements, and restrictions of record. Said property contains 7.172 acres, more or less. THIS CONVEYANCE ALSO INCLUDES the manufactured home described below at the below referenced address is permanently affixed to a foundation and will assume the characteristics of site-built housing: Year: 2003; Manufacturer: Chandelear; Model No. 2848; Serial Number CH3AL07235A/B; Length x Width: 64 x 28; located at 1355 Perkins Road, Selmer Tn 38375. Notice of the Right to Foreclose has been given in compliance with T.C.A. § 35-5-117.

835 E. Poplar Ave., Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-3201

Now hiring full-time

RN’s

(for our twelve hour night shift)

Excellent Benefits!!! • Holiday Pay • Vacation Pay • Sick Pay

2111 - Gilchrist Rd., Adamsville - $79,900

• 401K • Insurance • Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Please apply in person Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. In the front business office.

* Brick Ranch * 3 Bedrooms * 1 Bath * Carport * Hardwood Floors * Corner lot

* ranch Style * fenced Yard * carport * 5.5 ac +/* 3 Bedrooms * 2 baths * full porch * garden spot

See public notices, 11B

McNairy County Health Care Center

Just south of Pappy John’s BBQ

(731) 645-4255

Registered Border Collie puppies for sale. 3 females and 1 male. $125 each. Call 610-2096. (TF)

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Friday & Saturday November 11 & 12 7 am - 2 pm 3654 Hwy 45 South Selmer

Carla Hall Broker/Owner

404 - pets/livestock

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YARD SALE

215A Court Ave. Selmer, TN

Queen size Temper-pedic mattress in good shape. Call (731) 608-6367. (25)

Free kittens to a good home. 9 weeks old. 4 kittens. 1 black and white, 1 black and brown, 2 white and black/brown striped. Call 6104257. (25)

MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE

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3911 - Sticine Rd., Guys- $175,000

*2 Story *4 Bedroom *2.5 Baths *Den *Double Garage *Pond *10 ac *30x50 shop *Private

services 501 - professional services SUBCONTRACTOR, HOUSE leveling, Rotting sills replaced, Floors, plumbing and tile. OVER 28 YEARS EXPERIENCE!! Phone Doug Butler at (731)239-8945. FREE ESTIMATES (TF) Wilson Service Company: We move an install mobile homes! Also all types of carpentry, metal roofs, rotten or shaky floors. Licensed, bonded/ insured. Call (731) 609-8794 or (731) 610-4813. (TF) AGREED DIVORCES $299.00 plus court costs. 645-8557. (TF)

2411 - Dancer Rd., Selmer - $99,500 * Brick Ranch * Private * 3.05 ac +/* 3 Br / 2 Ba * Sunroom * Garage w/ office area

4511 - Cypress Tank Rd., Pocahontas- $49,900 * Ranch style * Rural area * Carport * Hardwood floors * 3 Bedroom * 2 Full baths * 1 ac +/-

ABSOLUTE AUCTION

Sat., November 19th - 10:00 A.M.

# 3214107: 86 Springwood, Selmer, TN - Great area, home warranty, open living area, fireplace in den. Enter into entry foyer, formal dining room, master br 14x25. Hardwood in living, dining, kitchen. New sunroom 8x42. The home has a double garage, paved drive. Almost 2500 sq ft of living ar

Milan Express Driving Academy * Financing & Job Placement for Qualified Applicants

1-800-645-2698

www.milanexpress.com/ drivingacademy/

*53D E.L. Morgan Dr., Jackson TN 38305*

731-610-5935

731-610-2877

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#3234726: 2576 Ramer Selmer, Ramer - Looking for privacy & beautiful home, look no further. Long wooded drive to house. Enter into entry area & into large living, dining, kitchen, wood laminate flooring, lots of cabinets, island, split bedroom plan, unbelievable master bath, patio.

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#3234728: 3039 Race Path, Stantonville - Vinyl siding home in good area. Open living area, eat-in kitchen, separate dining room, hardwood in kitchen, dining, master bedroom & entry foyer. Monogram refrig stays with house. Split bedroom plan. Concrete drive, double garage with storage, deck.

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KARAOKE WITH GARY & KIM. All types of music for all ages. Band system. Over 150K songs. Weekly bookings, parties, special events, weddings. Call Gary (731)645-0429 or Kim (731)610-2571. (23,24,25,26)

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Shirley Sweat Broker

4598 Highway 45 S - Selmer, TN

Liz’s house cleaning. 20 Years experience, References. Call (731)6070693. (22,23,24,25)

Rebuilding of injector pumps, turbo chargers, and injectors. Lift pumps, filters, and fuel lines in stock. West Tenn. Diesel. (731)925-2710. (24-35)

#3234764: 181 FAIRWAY, Selmer - Great area. Walk to play golf. This brick home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, den w/fireplace, formal living & dining room, double carport, screened porch, work shop. New cherry cabinets, CH&A unit, paved drive.

Estate of Robert K. Beck

Track Hoe and Dozer Work. Call 731-610-8666. (TF)

Excavators work. Lot cleaning, culverts, storm clear up, install storm shelters and more. Call (731)6108666. (TF)

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3 Bedroom 1 Bath Home on .55+/-acres Real Estate Terms and Conditions: Real Estate sells at 10:30 a.m. Twenty percent (20%) down day of sale as non-refundable earnest money. Ten percent (10%) Buyer’s Premium will be added to the bid to determine the total purchase price of the real estate. Balance due and closing within 30 days. Lead-Based Paint Disclosure: The 10-day period for all lead-based paint inspections will occur prior to the Auction date. All bidders must sign a waiver of the 10-day post sale inspection period. All announcements made day of sale take precedence over any other announcements, internet, or printed advertisements. Real Estate is sold in “As Is Where Is” condition. Call to schedule an appointment to make inspection. Personal Property Terms and Conditions: 10% Buyer’s Premium. Full payment must be made day of sale.

#3202217: 465 East Poplar Ave., Selmer - 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, part carpet, part hardwood, fireplace, double carport, storage room, shaded level yard.

#3230910: 503 Wayne Elam, Ramer - Good area, good school district. House sits on hill with lots of trees & plenty of landscaping. Large den recently added with fireplace & tile floor. Open living area, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, large front yard, porch across front.

#3228205: 2094 Old Stage, Adamsville - Great investment property. Brick home with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, hardwood flooring underneth carpet. There is also a mobile home on the property. Both great rental. Located on a nice level lot with large trees.

# 3215503: 264 Mollie, Selmer- Great area! Walking distance to school. The 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home has a large master suite on the upper level, large den & wet bar, office. On main level are 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, living area, laundry, screened porch on back & patio. Level back yard.

Kennedy’s Auction Service Real Estate - Auctions - Appraisals

Mark Kennedy Affiliate Broker (731) 645-6357 Tim Mast Broker (731) 610-5436 Office 645-5001

160 West Court Avenue Selmer, TN 38375 - Firm # 4834 www.kennedysauctionservice.com

#3232940: 415 Prince, Savannah, TN - Need a home in a good area with lots of storage space. This vinyl siding home with open living area, hardwood flooring, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths has concrete drive with room to park a dozen cars. It has 2 double garages, CH&A, landscaping.

#3190241: Stantonville - Great house for a small family. It has an open living area with large living room. The vinyl siding home has 2 bedrooms, 1 bath.

Page 11B v Independent Appeal 503 - public notices Tax Parcel ID: 117-005.06 Property Address: 1355 Perkins Road, Selmer, TN. Other Interested Parties: Tony M. Wilson; CitiBank South Dakota, N.A.; Midland Funding LLC, Assignee of Associates; Midland Funding, LLC Assignee of AT&T Universal Card Platinum; First Resolution Investment Corp purchased account from an Assignee of the original creditor Chase Bank USA, NA All right and equity of redemption, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute Trustee Weiss Spicer Cash PLLC 208 Adams Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38l03 90l 526 8296 File # 1882-091751-FC ....8085 23, 24, 25 NOTICE TO CREDITORS As required by Chapter No. 175, Public Acts of Tennessee 1939 as amended by Chapter 229, Public Act of 1971 Estate of WELDON T. HYSMITH Late of McNAIRY County, Tennessee Notice is hereby given that on October 21, 2011, Letters Testamentary in respect to the Estate of WELDON T. HYSMITH deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court Clerk & Master of McNairy County, TN. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against his Estate are required to file the same in duplicate with the Clerk & Master of the above named Court within earlier of four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, or twelve (12) months from date of decedent’s death, otherwise their claims will be forever barred. All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once. This 21st day of October, 2011. Kathy Denise Hysmith, Executrix Estate of Weldon T. Hysmith By Terry Abernathy, Attorney Kim Harrison, Clerk & Master ....8202 24, 25 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated January 9, 2004, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded January 16, 2004, at Book 366, Page 1047 and re-recorded on February 27, 2004, at Book 367, Page 1413 in Office of the Register of Deeds for McNairy County, Tennessee, executed by Anthony Tidwell and Jessica Tidwell, conveying certain property therein described to Daniel W. Small, Davidson County as Trustee for Guaranty Trust Company; and the undersigned, Shellie Wallace of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Shellie Wallace of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on November 28, 2011 on or about 1:00 P.M., at the McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in McNairy County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

503 - public notices Being Lot Number 11, in the Erin Lane Development, a plat of which is recorded in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee, in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 45, and reference is here made to said plat of Erin Lane Development for the description, restrictions and references as there given, and said plat is made a part hereof by reference thereto as fully and to the same extent as if copied in full herein. This property is conveyed with the following restrictive covenants which are to run with the land and shall be binding upon all parties hereinafter: 1. No noxious or offensive activity shall be carried on upon these lots, nor shall anything be done or placed therein which may be or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood, or which may diminish the value of the neighborhood.2. These lots shall be used for residential purposes only. No business shall be operated on these lots or out of residence on these lots which involves clients, customers, or members of the general public entering and exiting from the property. 3. No manufactured home, mobile home, trailer, camper, or other structure of a temporary character, garage, shack, barn, or other outbuilding shall be used on these lots at any time as a residence either temporarily or permanently. 4. No junk cars or other inoperable vehicles shall be allowed on these lots. 5. No animals, livestock, or poultry of any kind shall be raised, bred, or kept on these lots, except dogs, cats, or other household pets may be kept provided they are not kept, bred, or maintained for commercial purposes. 6. Any fence erected on these lots shall be erected in the back yard only and shall not extend forward past the back corners of the house located on that lot. Any fence erected on a vacant lot shall also be limited to the back part of the lot and shall not extend forward toward Erin Lane past one-half the depth of the lot. ALSO KNOWN AS: 40 Erin Lane, Ramer, Tennessee 38367 The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. 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. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Anthony Tidwell; Jessica Tidwell The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700 189314 DATED October 21, 2011 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., Successor Trustee By: Shellie Wallace DSaleNoticeTN-Shellie_ msherrod_111021_ 903 ....8201 24, 25, 26 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed April 11, 2008 by Jonathon W. Phillips and wife Ashley L. Phillips to Jerry Spore, Attorney at Law, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of McNairy County, Tennessee, in Book 391, Page 2920, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in the said Register’s Office, and the

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owner of the debt secured, BancorpSouth, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 commencing at 01:00 PM, at the Front Door of the Courthouse, Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit: Situated in County of McNairy, State of Tennessee. The following lot or parcel of land, lying and being in McNairy County, State of Tennessee, and being more particularly bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Commence at an iron pipe marker found at the Southeast corner of the original Clay Britton property as referenced by deed recorded in Deed Book 152 at Page 6 in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee, said point now being the Southeast corner of the Tim and Tina Brown tract which is a part of the original Clay Britton property, referenced by Deed Book 166, Page 236; thence run North 88 degrees 25 minutes 04 seconds West 621.36 feet to the Southwest corner of the original Clay Britton property (now the Southwest corner of the Brandon and Kristi Baskin tract, Deed Book 165, Page 273, and being the Southeast corner of the Tim and Tina Brown property acquired from Debra Gay Burns (original reference: Will Book 4, Page 430); thence run North 02 degrees 05 minutes 36 seconds West partially along a tree line 1118.065 feet to an iron pin on the South right of way line of Mayflower Public Road; thence run South 02 degrees 05 minutes 36 seconds East 170.325 feet for the point of beginning; thence continue South 02 degrees 05 minutes 36 seconds East 121.449 feet; thence run West 326.587 feet to a point on the East right of way line of a proposed road; thence run North 13 degrees 50 minutes 45 seconds West along the East right of way line of said proposed Road 125.000 feet; thence leaving said Road, run East 352.064 feet to the point of beginning, containing 0.94 acres, more or less. This being Lot #10 of an unrecorded plat of the “Erin Lane Development”. The real property is subject to restrictive covenants as more particularly described in Deed Book 208, Page 6, Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee, and said restrictive covenants are incorporated herein by reference thereto as fully and completely as if copied in full herein. Notice of the Right to Foreclose has been given in compliance with T.C.A. § 35-5117. Tax Parcel ID: 139-008.23 Property Address: 24 Erin Lane, Ramer, TN. All right and equity of redemption, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute Trustee Weiss Spicer Cash PLLC 208 Adams Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38l03 901-526-8296 File # 2162-091792-FC BancorpSouth/Jonathan Wayne Phillips ...8206 24, 25,26

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph D. Cooper, Late of McNairy County, Tennessee Notice is hereby given that on the 1st, day of November, 2011, Letters (Testamentary) in respect to the Estate of Joseph D. Cooper, were issued to the undersigned by the Probate Court Clerk & Master of McNairy County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against this Estate are required to file the same in duplicate with the Clerk of the above named Court within four (4) months of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice, otherwise their claim will be forever barred. All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once. This the 1st day of November, 2011. JEANETTE ROWLAND, Executrix Estate of Joseph D. Cooper Hailey & Seaton, Attorneys Kim Harrison, Clerk & Master ....8273 25, 26

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 applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose. Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee www.kirschattorneys.com Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 555 Perkins Road Extended, Second Floor Memphis, TN 38117 Phone (901)767-5566 Fax (901)761-5690 File No. 10-008205 ....8274 25, 26, 27

Systems, Inc., as a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for First State Bank and First State Bank’s successsors and assigns; and the undersigned, Shellie Wallace of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Shellie Wallace of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on December 5, 2011 on or about 1:00 P.M., at the McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in McNairy County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: Tract Number.1 Beginning at a stake located in the middle of the Ashleigh Road; thence South 06 degrees 30 minutes 03 seconds East 402,42 feet to a stake; thence South 79 degrees 52 minutes 43 seconds West 154.80 feet to a stake; thence North 89 degrees 45 minutes 39 seconds West 56.64 feet to a stake; thence North 01 degrees 06 minutes 51 seconds West 403.80 feet to a stake; in the middle of Ashleigh Road; thence with Ashleigh Road in a North Easterly direction 263,02 feet to the point of beginning. Described as Lot Number 14 Shiloh Surveying Co. Containing 2.263 acres, more or less, Tract Number 2: Beginning at a stake located in the middle of the Ashleigh Road; thence South 07 degrees 02 minutes 36 seconds West 429,88 feet to a stake; thence North 83 degrees 03 minutes 25 seconds West 204,16 feet to a stake; thence North 87 degrees 21 minutes 58 seconds West 105,82 feet to a stake; thence North 06 degrees 30 minutes 03 seconds East 402,42 feet to a stake in the middle of Ashleigh Road; thence with Ashleigh Road in a North east-

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on December 7, 2011 at 10:00AM local time, at the east door, McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Kerry Zane Howell, an unmarried person, to Emmett James House and Bill R. McLaughlin, Trustee, on September 25, 1998 at Trust Book 268, Page 241; re-recorded in TD Book 272, Page 697; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the McNairy County Register’s Office. Owner of Debt: EverBank 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: Described property located in McNairy County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an existing iron pin the West margin of Pleasant Site Road, said point being the northeast corner of a 1.488 acre tract which was cut out of Herbert Howell tract as described in Deed Book 121 at Page 451 in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee; runs thence South 39 degrees 28 minutes 48 seconds East, with the East margin of Pleasant Site Road, 208 feet to a point; thence South 42 degrees 26 minutes 20 seconds West 753.35 feet to a point; thence North 10 degrees West 655 feet to a 20 inch Red Oak marked with an “X” cop and being the western most corner of said 1.488 acre tract; thence South 82 degrees 06 minutes 18 seconds East, with the South line of said 1.488 acre tract, 310.69 feet to a 24 inch double Shagbark Hickory marked with an “X” chop; thence North 57 degrees 55 minutes 19 seconds East, with the South line of said 1.488 acre tract, 214.92 feet the point of beginning. Street Address: 4615 Pleasant Site Road, Selmer, Tennessee 38375 Parcel Number: 117-11.03 Current Owner(s) of Property: Kerry Zane Howell Other interested parties: Discover Bank The street address of the above described property is believed to be 4615 Pleasant Site Road, Selmer, Tennessee 38375, but such address is not

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Wednesday, november 9, 2011 503 - public notices erly direction 210,12 feet to the point of beginning. Described as Lot Number 15 Shiloh Surveying Co, Containing 2,439 acres, more or less. ALSO KNOWN AS: 317 Ashleigh Lane, Ramer, Tennessee 38367 The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. 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. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Gary E. Baker; Wendy A. Baker The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700 205094 DATED October 28, 2011 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., Successor Trustee By: Shellie Wallace DSaleNoticeTN-Shellie_ msherrod_111028_1157 ...8275 25, 26, 27 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated May 21, 2008, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded May 22, 2008, at Book 208, Page 404 and re-recorded on May 22, 2008, at Book 392, Page 1533 in Office of the Register of Deeds for McNairy County, Tennessee, executed by David Shelby LaTina Shelby David Shelby and LaTina Shelby, conveying certain property therein described to Kathy Winstead as Trustee for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and the undersigned, Shellie Wallace of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Shellie Wallace of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on December 5, 2011 on or about 1:00 P.M., at the McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in McNairy County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: Being that certain 2.03 acres tract, more or less, and as identified as Tract 1, on that certain plat as found of record in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee, in Plat Cabinet B, Slide 63B, and reference is here made to said plat for the description, restrictions and references as there given,

503 - public notices and said plat is made a part hereof by reference thereto as fully and to the same extent as if copied in full herein. ALSO KNOWN AS: 850 Peach Street, Selmer, Tennessee 38375 The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. 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. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Pickwick Electric Cooperative; David Shelby; LaTina Shelby; David Shelby; LaTina Shelby The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700 195255 DATED November 3, 2011 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., Successor Trustee By: Shellie Wallace DSaleNoticeTN-Shellie_ tcrow_111103_1045 ....8277 25, 26, 27 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated August 26, 2009, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded August 31, 2009, at Book 397, Page 713 in Office of the Register of Deeds for McNairy County, Tennessee, executed by Danny D. Brown, conveying certain property therein described to David W. Kious as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Guaranty Trust Company and Guaranty Trust Company’s successors and assigns; and the undersigned, Shellie Wallace of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Shellie Wallace of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on December 5, 2011 on or about 1:00 P.M., at the McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in McNairy County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a stake in the East margin of a county gravel road, the same being the NWC of the tract herein described, and said beginning point being further described as being a point approximately 5 feet

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North of and approximately 9 feet West of a utility pole numbered 773 B runs thence in an easterly direction 198 feet to a stake, thence in a Southerly direction 165 feet to a stake, thence in a westerly direction 198 food to a sake, thence in a northerly direction with the East margin of said county gravel road, 137 feet to the point of beginning, containing less than 1 acre. ALSO KNOWN AS: 437 Milam Road, Finger, Tennessee 38334 The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. 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. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: Danny D. Brown The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700 195989 DATED November 3, 2011 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C., Successor Trustee By: Shellie Wallace DSaleNoticeTN-Shellie_ msherrod_111103_1244 .....8278 25, 26, 27

ing and being situated in the 3rd Civil District of McNairy County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING on an iron rod set, in the south right-of-way of U. S. Highway 64, said iron rod being a point in the south right-of-way of said Highway 64, conveyed to the State of Tennessee, by deed recorded in Deed Book 152, at page 498, said Register’s Office, the NWC of a tract conveyed to C. A. Smith, Jr. and Michael (Mike) Smith by deed of record in D.B. 110, pg. 238, said Register’s Office, the NEC of a 1.036 acre tract (Tract 3); runs thence along and with said right-of-way of U.S. Highway 64 as follows: N68 degrees 26’21”W a distance of 25.41 feet, N70 degrees 23’00”W a distance of 88.26 feet, N73 degrees 18’42”W a distance of 88.20 feet, N75 degrees 16’02”W a distance of 21.40 feet, to an iron rod set, the NWC of a 1.036 acre tract (Tract 3); runs thence S01degrees 53’08”W a distance of 119.47 feet, along and with the west boundary line of said Tract 3, to an iron rod set, THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED TRACT, the SEC of a 0.236 acre tract (Tract 1), being the NEC of the herein described tract; runs thence S01 degrees 53’08”W a distance of 119.47 feet, along and with the west boundary line of said Tract 3, the east boundary line of the herein boundary line, to an iron rod set, the SEC of the said Tract 3, being the SEC of the herein described tract; runs thence N87 degrees 46’31”W a distance of 80.00 feet, along and with the north boundary line of a 4.245 acre tract, the south boundary line of the herein described tract, to an iron rod set, the NWC of a 4.245 acre tract, being the SWC of the herein described tract; runs thence N01 degrees 53’08”E a distance of 118.99 feet, along and with the west boundary line of the herein described tract, to an iron rod set, the SWC of said Tract 1, the NWC of the herein described tract; runs thence S88 degrees 06’52”E a distance of 80.00 feet, along and with the south boundary line of said Tract 1, the north of the herein described tract, to the point of beginning, containing 0.219 acres or land, more or less. Liens in favor of the United States of America or the State of Tennessee: None Other person or entities interested in this sale: None SOURCE OF TITLE: Deed Book 192 page 659, Register’s Office for McNairy County, Tennessee. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 723 East Main Street, Adamsville, TN 38310, designated as Map 55J Group C Control Map 55O Parcel 3.04 on the McNairy County, Tennessee, Tax Assessor’s Maps THIS the 4th day of October, 2011. HAILEY & SEATON, ATTORNEYS. 190 West Houston Avenue P.O. Box 366 Selmer, Tennessee. 38375 Joe Hailey, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE ....8254 25, 26, 27

fice of McNairy County, Tennessee, under BOOK NUMBER 381, Page 2838, as re-recorded in BOOK NUMBER 385, Page 2854, aforesaid records, and as modified by agreement recorded in BOOK NUMBER 385, Page 2878, aforesaid records, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; and WHEREAS, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, the current owner and holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Owner and Holder”), appointed the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-5-117 (i), not less than sixty (60) days prior to the first publication required by § 35-5-101, the notice of the right to foreclose was properly sent, if so required; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Owner and Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or its duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on Thursday, December 1, 2011 (having been postponed from the previous sale date of October 27, 2011), commencing at 12:00 PM at the East Door of the McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in McNairy County, Tennessee, to wit: Beginning at an iron stake in the center of the old Milledgeville-Leapwood Road, being the NEC of tract #5 of Robert C. Allie, et al, Arthur Andrews property; thence with the north boundary line tracts #5 and #8, West 1,636.00 feet to an iron stake and rock in old road bed, being a corner of the original tract of which this is a part; thence North 7 degrees 30 minutes West 359.0 feet to a stake in the SWC of Tract #3 of said Robert C. Allie, et al, Arthur Earl Andrews property; thence with the south boundary line of Tract #3, North 85 degrees 00 minutes East 2,018.6 feet to an iron stake in the center of said Milledgeville-Leapwood Road; thence with said road as follows: South 24 degrees 44 minutes 313.8 feet; South 41 degrees 05 minutes West 325.0 feet to the point of beginning, containing 18.73 acres, more or less (Legal description taken from prior deed.) Being the same real estate conveyed to Jeffrey D. Burkeens and wife, Jennifer L. Burkeens by deed dated August 16, 2005 and filed for record August 16, 2005 in Deed Book 196, page 77, in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee. PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5144 Hardin Graveyard Road, Enville, TN 38332 CURRENT OWNER(S): Jeffrey D Burkeens and Jennifer L. Burkeens aka Jennifer Burkeens The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any

matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. SUBORDINATE LIENHOLDERS: Deed of Trust Citifinancial, Inc. OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o CS11 Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 File No.: 1155. J1102999TN Web Site: www. jflegal.com ....8255 25, 26, 27

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE Whereas, on the 22nd day of December, 2004, by Deed of Trust of record in the Office of the Register for McNairy County, Tennessee, in Trust Deed Book 373 page 140, David E. White and wife, Lana B. White, conveyed to Eddie Dickey, Trustee, the hereinafter described real estate, to secure the payment of a promissory note as described therein, and Whereas, the said Eddie Dickey, Trustee, was unable to act as such Trustee; and Whereas, Joe Hailey was appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument of record in said Register’s Office in Trust Deed Book 404 page 196, Register’s Office for McNairy County, Tennessee; and Whereas, default has been made in the payment of said indebtedness, and the holder of said Note, Farmers & Merchants Bank, has declared the entire amount due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust, and the Substitute Trustee has been directed to foreclose the Deed of Trust in accordance with the terms thereto, the public is hereby notified that the undersigned Substitute Trustee will sell the hereinafter described real property to the highest bidder, for cash in hand at the East door of the Courthouse in Selmer, Tennessee, on the 1st day of December, 2011, at 10:00 AM, said property to be sold free from the equity of redemption, statutory redemption, homestead, and all other exemptions of every kind, said property being located in McNairy County, Tennessee, and being bounded and described as follows: A tract or parcel of land ly-

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on May 26, 2006, by Jeffrey D Burkeens and Jennifer Burkeens to Charles R. Pettigrew, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Of-

ORDER OF PUBLICATION IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF MCNAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE NO. 8807 Kevin McMahan, Petitioner vs. Stephen R. Smith, Respondent. PUBLICATION It appearing from the bill in this cause, which is sworn to, that Stephen R. Smith cannot be personally served with process, it is so ordered that publication be made for four (4) consecutive weeks in the Independent Appeal, a Newspaper published in McNairy County, Tennessee, requiring answer to be filed upon the attorney for the plaintiff and that the publication state specifically as follows: ORDER OF PUBLICATION: CHANCERY COURT OF MCNAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE: IN RE: KEVIN MCMAHAN, IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR PATERNITY: Heaven Leigh Smith, DOB 11/18/99. (Kevin McMahan/ Petitioner for Paternity) Case No. 8807 Said Court found that Stephen R. Smith, cannot be personally served with process, it is ordered that publication be made for 4 consecutive weeks in the Independent Appeal, a newspaper published at Selmer, in McNairy County, Tennessee, requiring Stephen R. Smith to serve an answer upon Van McMahan, Attorney for Petitioner, whose address is 109 West Court Ave, Selmer, TN 38375, on or before the 29th day of December, 2011, or otherwise said cause will proceed exparte and default judgement issue. This is the 7th day of November, 2011. Van McMahan, Judge. Kim Harrison, Clerk and Master. Van McMahan, McMahan Law Firm, Attorney for Plaintiff. ....8287 25, 26, 27, 28

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STK # 17792A

STK # 17674A

LEATHER & LOADED

WOW!

2003-2010

2006 KIA CHRYSLER SPORTAGE EX TOWN& COUNTRY

2006 MINI COOPER

STK # 17647A

CARFAX ONE OWNER SPECIAL

STK # 17420U

7 IN STOCK!

CARFAX 1 OWNER STK # 17675A

STK # 17667A

STK# 17838F

3RD ROW SEAT

*$11,679

2 IN STOCK!

2008 INFINITI QX56

STK # 17661A

SPECIAL

STK # 17808A

SPECIAL *$3,998

2005 BUICK TERRAZA

MUST SEE!

STK # 17529U LOCAL TRADE

2008 SUZUKI SX4

1998 VOLVO V70R A.W.D.

NICE, CARFAX ONE OWNER STK # 17657U

2006-2008 BUICK LUCERNE LXL

SUNROOF & LEATHER

STK # 17841U LOADED, SUNROOF

*$6,997

STK # 17847U

JUST IN!

NISSAN

STK # 17171A LOADED, LEATHER

SPECIAL

*$26,788

STK # 17851U LOADED

LESS THAN 7500 MILES

JUST IN!

TRUCKS

2005 FORD F150 2004 FORD F250 XLT 4X4 LARIAT

STK # 17542U

STK # 17845U

SPECIAL

*$8,444 10 IN STOCK!

CHRYSLER 2006 GMC CANYON

STK # 17795A

DODGE

2007 CHRYSLER 2004 CHRYSLER 2011 CHRYSLER 300 PACIFICA 200 TOURING

2004 MURANO SL

SPECIAL

STK # 17815U

*$9,444

2005-2010 PATHFINDER LE

STK # 17206U LOADED

2009 370 Z TOURING

SPECIAL

*$12,997 2006-2010 NISSAN TITAN

STK # 17415U

5 FROM $13,999

1997 HARD BODY 4X4

LOW MILES STK # 17611A

JUST IN!

STK # 17861A

2006-2010 ALTIMA

STK # 17860U

4 IN STOCK!

STARTING @ $8,999 STK # 17489A AUTO, CRUISE

SPECIAL

*$9,999 LOCAL: 286.6006

POWERSTROKE DIESEL

STK # 17805A CARFAX ONE OWNER

SPECIAL

*$6,480

2006 DODGE RAM 2006 DODGE RAM 3500 LARAMIE QUAD SLT 4X4

STK # 17726U LOW MILES

SPECIAL

*$12,779

STK # 17697U

STK # 17613A

SPECIAL V6

*$6,888

2007 DODGE 2010 CHRYSLER 300 CALIBER R/T A.W.D. SIGNATURE SERIES

SUNROOF 2010 DODGE CHARGER SXT

LEATHER

2004 DODGE RAM 1500 ST

STK # 17856U

STK # 17655U

TOLL FREE: 1.888.286.6006

STK # 17592A LOADED, LEATHER

CUMMINS DIESEL

2004 GMC SIERRA

STK # 17587A

MUST SEE!

STK # 17681U

STK # 17649A

SPECIAL

*$15,977 2003 GMC SIERRA 3500SLE

STK # 17520A

DUALLY

STK # 17791A LOADED, LEATHER

DOUBLE SHARP! NAVIGATION

2006 DODGE MAGNUM SXT

STK # 17799A

LOW MILES

2010 DODGE CALIBER SXT

STK # 17749A

3 STARTING @

*$12,994

STK # 17705E 2 STARTING @

*$15,997

2010 DODGE

CHALLENGER R/T

STK # 17747A CARFAX ONE OWNER

HEMI

*ALL DEALS PLUS TAX, TITLE. PRICE INCLUDES $299.00 DEALER DOCUMENT PROCESSING FEE. PRIOR DEALS EXCLUDED. B.H.P.H. PROGRAM EXCLUDED. ACTUAL VEHICLE MAY VARY FROM PICTURE. DEALS GOOD THRU 11.14.11 **PAYMENT INCLUDES MS OR TN STATE SALES TAX, 60 MO, 5.49APR, W.A.C.T., DEAL# 44976