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Victim of July assault dies Authorities await official cause of death before modifying alleged attacker’s charges

By Christen Coulon Editor

A Selmer woman who was the victim of a violent assault on July 2, 2012, has died. Pamela Pitts, 52, who was allegedly assaulted by her nephew, Christopher R. Scott at 235 State St. in Selmer, died on Dec. 24, 2012. Scott, 33 of Milledgeville, is alleged to have assaulted both Pitts and his grandmother Earline Kirby in the attack.

Following the assault, Scott reportedly stole his grandmother’s 2003 Chevy Impala and fled the area.

Scott was next seen hours later at a hospital in Collierville, Tenn., where he was reported to have told hospital employees that he had killed his aunt SCOTT and grandmother.

The Selmer Police Department issued a press release and bulletin to media outlets and law enforcement agencies following the incident, and Scott was captured hours later in Collierville, according to Lt. Tony Miller, investigator for the Selmer Police Department.

Following his arrest, Scott was transported back to the county by Selmer authorities where he was charged

As we bid farewell to another year, we are taking time to look back on some of the events that helped shape McNairy County in 2012. In a year that saw both triumph and tragedy, the Independent Appeal was there to cover it all.

We have scoured each of our 52 issues from the year and have chosen some of our most interesting, powerful and memorable stories to recap. Just in case you missed an issue, or just wanted to remember your favorite events, we are including our top headlines and interesting photos from 2012.

Don’t forget to check out page 1B for a recap of all of our top sports headlines from the year including the historic McNairy Central Baseball and Adamsville Football seasons.

We’re gonna rebuild...bigger, better

Despite the devastating fire that leveled a large part of downtown Adamsville, city leaders and business owners pledged to rebuild the beautiful downtown to its former glory. The Saw Meal, which burned in the fire, has already opened its doors and its owners have plans to open a sports themed restaurant next door this year. The rest of downtown is already on the road to recovery, according to Adamsville Mayor David Leckner and City Administrator Steve Simon.

“Each one of those spots...as far as rebuilding, that’s gonna be up to the landowner. What we’re hearing from them is they’re gonna rebuild and they’re gonna come back in those same spots,” Simon told the Independent Appeal Jan. 13, 2012.

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5 dead, 3 injured, 2 missing No break in suspected Selmer dog poisonings

By Christen Coulon Editor

A rash of suspected dog poisonings in the Country Club Lane area of North Selmer has pet owners worried and residents looking for a source of the outbreak.

According to reports from local residents, five dogs have died, three more were injured and two remain missing.

Antifreeze has been cited as a possible cause for the animal deaths. However, a spokesperson for a local veterinarian, with whom some of the victims took their dogs, said that they could not comment on any of their patients’ records but said, generally speaking, that their clinic has found no traces of poison in any animals they have seen recently. The spokesperson asked not to be named in this story.

Calls placed to more than a dozen veterinary offices in a 50-mile radius of Selmer failed to yield a single confirmed case of poisoning.

Jan Williams, the owner of a missing boxer said in an incident report filed by Selmer Officer Robert Heathcock, that her dog went missing on Dec. 18, 2012 and that several of her neighbors’ dogs have went missing or died following the disappearance of her animal.

Williams claimed in the report that one of her neighbors received a threatening letter stating that if she did not get control of her dogs, they would be poisoned. Williams said that she believed the writer of the letter could be responsible for the spree of missing and dead dogs.

TWRA investigates cache of animal parts found in meth bust

While manufacturing meth is a serious charge, it has sadly become common place in McNairy County as it has nationwide. On Jan. 2, 2012, members of the McNairy County Drug Task Force arrested two individuals, Jason W. Brown and Pamela Denise Smith of Overshot Rd. in Adamsville on meth charges. However, during the search of their residence, DTF agents made a very unusual discovery...a large collection of illegal animal parts.

After DTF agents Jamie Lowrance, David Johnson and James Frazier uncovered meth manufacturing items the investigators also began finding items such as raptor talons, hawk and owl talons, numerous protected turtles, hawk and owl feathers, a cottonmouth snake skin, wings and tails from hawks and owls, bags of protected bird feathers, various snake skins, an alligator head, numerous cottonmouth and copperhead snakes, an alligator tail, a bluejay, a pileated woodpecker, three snipes and a collection of frozen snake heads.

In all, more than 120 animal parts were seized at this location.

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Bethel Springs...

We could fill an entire issue or two with a summary of last year’s coverage of the Bethel Springs Board of Aldermen meetings.

This year, the dramatic back and forth discussions surrounding the police department replaced the discussion of the city’s runaway sewer bills on the board’s front burner. The department which began with two officers, survived multiple officer suspensions, a transfer, and a lame-duck abolition then immediate reinstatement of the department itself. As the year drew to a close, the department and its lone remaining officer looked to have survived. With a change in Bethel’s political landscape following last year’s election, long-time Chief T.E. “Pee-Wee” Sowell seems to have regained firm control of the department.

We have included a list of the various headlines that have accompanied the coverage of the city’s police struggle in 2012.

Shiloh 150 years later

Visitors from around the world took to the fields of McNairy county to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the battle of Shiloh. The dueling four-day reenactments held in eastern McNairy County began with soggy weather, but cleared up and the early April sun scorched the participants for the remainder of the weekend.

Following the event, there was a dedication of a new Shiloh movie which included many local actors and announcement

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suspends Bethel board Pee-Wee Bethel entire police force reinstates officer is back Does Bethel need police?

Bethel ends police drama, restores order to meetings

Sheriff’s manhunt nets two burglary suspects in Leapwood, two suspects are still at large

By Christen Coulon

City officials discuss department’s future

Bethel reinstates police chief Bethel police return: Board member suggests putting money into sewer

Suspensions stand for Bethel PD

Alderman motions to abolish entire department

CHIEF DENIES WRONGDOING Latest development in Bethel Springs police scandal

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In breaking news, two suspects were captured and Sheriff’s deputies are on the lookout for two others following a manhunt of burglary suspects accused of breaking into the home of Ryan Sisk in the Leapwood area last Friday.

Sheriff Guy Buck said Steven Hicks and his wife Sharon have been arrested and that Joe Little and Jonathan Beckham are still wanted in connection with the aggravated burglary, however Buck said there is no reason to believe the suspects are still in the Leapwood area.

The manhunt began following a 911 call from Sisk who

Pee-Wee is back...Again Bethel power shift puts Sowell back on duty

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The Adamsville City Commission accepted the one bid submitted for street repaving from Pavement Restoration, Inc, of Milan at its Dec. 17 meeting. The bid was around $42,000 and includes repaving associated with gas, sewer and water utilities, repaving associated with street failure. There are a total of 34 street repaving projects covered by this bid.

“That comes in line with what we thought it would be,” City Administrator Steve Simon said.

PRI specializes in the spot paving that is to be done, unlike of the local firms, Simon said. The equipment involved in this type of paving is custom equipment, which requires considerable investment. The City of Savannah, Tenn. uses this firm for spot paving.

“We had one come in and do a demonstration for us on Walden Street and you can drive over it and you don’t know that it’s ever been patched or anything,” said Public Works Director Paul W. Plunk.

The commission approved a policy on the sale of surplus property after amending it to allow city employees to bid on this type of property.

Commissioner Tommy Morris again expressed his opposition to this provision.

“I’m against this resolution as it stands because I think that people who work for the city ought to be eligible to bid on some of this stuff,” Morris said.

The prohibition still applies to commissioners and department heads, and bidding would have to be done during non-work hours or days so that city employees would not be bidding on city time.

The commission voted to elect Frank Lacey ViceMayor, with only Commissioner Tommy Morris in opposition. Lacey was recommended by Mayor David Leckner. The job has rotated among commissioners, with Matt Wood serving in it last year and Mark Massey before that.

The city will be buying its water meters from Master Meter in the future. The commission voted to purchase Master Meter’s Automated Meter Reading Mobile Read

Water Meters in the future. These meters can be read by radio from a half-mile away and is the only meter with no wires exposed in the meter box, eliminating the possibility of disconnecting the transmitter, either accidentally or on purpose. The transmitter is also completely sealed within the meter register housing, eliminating moisture failures.

“You can drive down one street and read meters on both sides at the same time,” Plunk said.

Adamsville has used the Sensus Sealed Register Positive Displacement Water Meter for the past three decades, but Sensus plans to discontinue this meter in January 2013, in part due to low lead requirements that take effect then.

Leckner told the board that water loss is staying flat as leaks are being discovered and fixed, leading him to believe some of the water loss is due to the meters.

A proposal for the commission to have study sessions on the Tuesday before the meetings died because three of the five members spoke out against it.

“It don’t make sense to me. I believe in doing what you got to do at the meeting. I just don’t believe in all these meetings,” Morris said.

Morris asked if commissioners’ pay would be doubled.

Simon said the reasoning behind the study sessions is so that if commissioners need more information the staff can get it for them in a week and they can then act on matters brought before them, instead of having to wait for the next regular meeting.

Wood said that if he gets the packet the Thursday before the meeting, as he usually does, he reads the material contained in it and if he has questions, he calls Simon.

“If that is what this is set to accomplish, then I don’t know that it’s required,” Wood said.

“There are a lot of things like this 35-page resolution that are put in your packets—you can sit here and read it and it doesn’t really mean anything to you until you understand the logic behind it, what’s going on, and we’ve been voting on this for three months. If this meeting can speed up things like this...it’s definitely

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necessary. The problem in here where we’re asking about adjustments and things that we should already had cleared out before we came here,” Lacey said.

“Before I ever got on the board, I had a problem with what the city was doing. So many times the public never knows about it. We’re meeting up here and we’re discussing matters...and sometimes I think we get perceived to discuss them behind closed doors and we’ve got it all worked out. We come in here and do a dog and pony show,” Massey said.

Lacey said that the study sessions would be advertised and could be cancelled if there was nothing to do at them.

“I recommend that we block those study sessions, print it and use them as needed,” Leckner said.

The commission passed a resolution necessary to issue bonds to finance a Regional Development Authority grant. The $1.3 million grant will be matched by a $3.3 million by the city in the form of a loan. The money will be used for water treatment plant improvements.

The commission approved the 2013 health insurance contract with Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Simon told the commission that premiums have increased 26 percent this year, but started out at 36 percent and were reduced through negotiation.

In response to a question from Morris, Simon said that the insurors he talked to did not know what the effect Obamcare being fully implemented in 2014 would have, since some of the rules have not been written.

The commission took no action on the rezoning of the Klinck property from residential to business. The matter was sent back to the planning commission to review and to hold a public meeting at last month’s city meeting, but it has not met since then. The planning commission also cannot hold the required public meeting, only the city commission can do that.

Simon told the commission that the sanitation expenditures were over budget, but that city had made $300 from its recycling trailer last month. The trailer is now at the old Garan building.

“The more we can put in there, the less that goes in the landfill, which is better for all of us,” Simon said.

Shiloh National Military Park celebrates 118 years

By Jeff Whitten Head News Writer

This past year was a deadly one on state and local highways, streets and roads, according to the Tennessee Department of Safety.

As of last Wednesday, traffic fatalities increased, both statewide and in McNairy County, over the previous year.

There have been 12 deaths in traffic accidents so far this year in McNairy County, doubling the previous year’s total. There were only two traffic deaths in Chester County, unchanged from the previous year and six in Hardin County, down two from 2011. There were five traffic deaths in Hardeman County, up one from a year before.

Statewide, there have been 998 Tennessee traffic fatalities so far this year, up 7 percent over last year.

About two of every five people killed in automobile crashes were not wearing safety belts. This represents nearly a ten percent increase over last year.

There were 113 teen drivers involved in fatal crashes in 2012, down three from the previous year.

However, the number of senior citizens, those over 65 years old, killed in automobile accidents this year was 187, a 7 percent increase over 2011.

Over half of the fatalities occurred in rural areas. The 536 rural traffic deaths represented a 7 percent increase over the previous year. There were 429 traffic deaths in urban areas, nearly an 8 percent increase.

There were 136 motorcyclists involved in fatal crashes, an increase of nearly 20 percent over 2011.

There were ten people killed in accidents while riding All Terrain Vehicles, down five from the year before.

The number of traffic fatalities involving trucks or buses were barely changed over the previous year. There were 97 fatalities involving a large truck, up one from a year ago and seven involving buses, down one from 2011.

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Last Thursday, the Shiloh National Military Park hosted a commemorative event to observe the 118th anniversary of its establishment as a Civil War military park. The event featured a 30-minute interpretive program about the establishment of the park and how the park has changed since its creation to present day followed by a question and answer session with new park Superintendent John Bundy. Shiloh was established on Dec. 27, 1894 during a wave of nationalism and preservation in the United States. By the 1890s, many Americans had grown tired of the sectionalism, which tore the country apart in the 1850s and 1860s, and the Reconstruction period that followed the war. In addition, many civilians and veterans wanted to pay tribute to the bravery of Civil War soldiers, both North and South alike. Shiloh was one of the first five military parks created, along with Chickamauga, Vicksburg, Antietam, and Gettysburg. Following the program, Rachel Baker, tourism director of Hardin County Visitor and Convention Bureau, presented a birthday cake to the park for visitors to enjoy.

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Williams said that she was offering a reward for the return of her lost dog and asked anyone with information as to his location to call (731) 645-9404.

According to the police report, a neighbor in the community has allegedly made verbal threats stating that if neighborhood dog owners did not start keeping their dogs in their yards, he would “take care of them.”

Christopher Lee Baldwin, who also went on record on the incident report, said that his black lab went missing at the same time as Williams’ dog.

Both Baldwin and Williams claimed to have spoken with workers from the Selmer sanitation department who said that garbage in a nearby driveway smelled of antifreeze, and marks under the garbage on the driveway also resembled poured antifreeze.

Lisa Horton, owner of two of the dogs who died, was not present when the incident report was filed but spoke to the Independent Appeal. Horton said that her neighbor’s dog was the first to die. She said that following the death of that dog, she found one of her own dogs who was sick and wobbly and called a vet. Based on her description, the vet told her that her dog had gotten into some antifreeze. Hours later,

her pet was dead. Horton found her other dog a short time later across the road from her home.

Despite her loss, Horton said that she didn’t think that this was done intentionally.

“We are heartbroken,” Horton said, “but we are not looking to blame anyone. I can’t imagine where (the poison) came from.”

Due to its sweet taste and toxicity, ethylene glycol should always be stored out of reach of children and pets. Effective treatments for the poisonings do exist but must be administered shortly after the poison is ingested.

According to the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, antifreeze containing ethylene glycol is a common poison found in and around most households, and it is extremely toxic. Two ounces of ethylene glycol antifreeze can kill a dog, one teaspoon can be lethal to a cat, and two tablespoons can be hazardous to children.

Each year more than 3,400 humans suffer ethylene glycol poisoning in the U.S. However, it is unknown how many dogs are poisoned each year. A recent survey suggested that two-thirds of the nation’s vets have witnessed a case or suspected cases of ethylene glycol poisoning in the last year.

The Independent Appeal will follow up on these crimes and will report on any arrest or further harm to animals in this area.

2012 TOP HEADLINES FROM PAGE 1A

of land preservation efforts for the site of the Battle of Fallen Timbers in McNairy County.

County joins hands for local hero

On a routine trip home from work, Larron King, a hometown hero, was involved in a tragic accident on Sulfur Springs Road that eventually took his life. King’s accident brought the community together in prayer and celebration of a life devoted to others.

More than 500 people attended “Pack the Park Prayer Night for Larron King” which took place at multiple locations and included rival county high school baseball teams, McNairy Central and Adamsville, joining hands to pray for King.

Following the death of his infant daughter from Acute Myelongenous Leukemia, King devoted much of his time to helping the organization that helped his family when they were in need. King worked with the Ronald McDonald House to form a place where families can stay and concentrate on the wellbeing of their child without worrying about cleaning, cooking, or paying bills. Through their ministry, King’s family have worked and provided time and money for the RMH to help these struggling families.

Guys pastors defy court order to defend freedom of Religion

Pastors Walter McGill and Luke Chartier of the Creation Seventh Day Adventist Church in Guys battled a federal court decision issued on April 5, 2012, and a contempt of court citation resulting from a federal district court ruling that the Guys church has violated the national Seventh Day Adventist Church’s trademark on its name.

Both McGill and Chartier journeyed cross country pleading their case to various Seventh Day Adventist Churches, ending up in California where they were taken into custody.

After spending time in jail in California for contempt, they returned to Guys to continue their work.

Chartier said in an interview with the Independent Appeal that he expected that warrants would be issued but thinks that the court’s ruling violates freedom of religion.

“Our stand is that the law is unjust and unconstitutional.

We believe that God is a higher authority than government,” Chartier said.

The evidence does not support the conclusion that the church is trying to cause confusion, as the court ruled.

Rather, the church is acting on a divine mandate, Chartier said.

From jailer to inmate

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation arrested a former jail administrator on theft and misconduct charges after he was indicted by the McNairy County grand jury on theft and misconduct charges Oct. 8, according to a press release from the TBI. Doug King, 30, of Selmer, was indicted on one count of theft of property between $1,000 and $10,000, two counts of misconduct, and one count of tampering with evidence.

After an internal investigation, Sheriff Guy Buck referred this matter to the 25th Judicial District Attorney General’s office, which requested a TBI investigation into allegations

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of missing funds last August. King was then fired after admitting to a TBI agent that he took cash from the booking cash machine at the Sheriff’s Department.

The investigation revealed that approximately $8,500 was taken from the jail between Jan. and Aug. 2012.

“It’s terrible to think that someone in a trusted position within the Sheriff’s office could be responsible for this theft.

We hold our employees to a high standard,” Buck said.

Michie and Ramer Elementary Schools, Selmer Middle School recognized as Reward Schools

Michie and Ramer Elementary Schools and Selmer Middle School were recognized as Reward Schools Aug. 27, 2012, placing them among the state’s top schools. Selmer Middle School ranked among the state’s top 5 percent of schools in overall performance, with Michie and Ramer Elementary Schools earning the top 5 percent distinction for exceptional progress.

Local leaders joined teachers and students at each of the distinguished sites Monday as Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan congratulated the students and teachers on their success via satellite. Across the state, 163 other schools who achieved Reward School status joined in the fun viewing the broadcast while holding simultaneous celebrations of their own.

“Two years ago we were a target school,” said Dr. Brenda Armstrong, principal of Selmer Middle School. “Today we are celebrating being among the top 5 percent in the state.

We have come a long way.”

Arts in McNairy receives federal funding for Littlejohn project

Arts in McNairy announced that they would be receiving a federal award to help preserve the Littlejohn recordings.

These recordings were made from the mid-1940s through the mid-1950s at the Eastview home of Stanton Littlejohn.

He purchased a recording device which could make wax (acetate) records in 1946 and started making recordings the next year. He began by recording his own music, as well as that of his relatives and acquaintances.

Because this device was the only one of its kind close by, musicians throughout the area soon came here to record. In fact, the earliest known recordings of rockabilly legend Carl Perkins were made at Littlejohn’s home. Perkins is known to have played with many of the other musicians on the recordings before he was a commercial success, especially a group called the Chickasaw Ramblers from Henderson. The Perkins songs in the recorded material have been authenticated by members of the Perkins family.

Latta Visitors’ and Cultural Center, The Rockabilly Highway Mural II dedications

The Rockabilly Highway Mural II was dedicated at the Rockabilly Highway Revival. Dignitaries such as Rockabilly Beauty Pageant Queens Katie Allen and Sarah Ford, Arts in McNairy Heritage and Culture Committee Chair Shawn Pitts, Selmer Mayor David Robinson, Artist Brian Tull, his wife Laura Beth Crump Tull, County Mayor Wilburn Gene Ashe, Rockabilly Beauty Pageant Queen Stacy Thompson and First Alternate Karenna Rainey were on hand for the dedication.

“I chose the old gas station with a car simply to play off the Rockabilly Highway and transportation,” Tull said. “I

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said that he interrupted a burglary in which guns were taken from his home. Sisk is reported to have fired shots at the fleeing suspects before reporting the crime and a description of their vehicle to officers.

Deputies swarmed the Leapwood area for several hours looking for the suspects, who split up at some point during the pursuit.

With steady rain and temperatures hovering just above freezing, Buck said that weather conditions hampered their efforts, but his officers maintained the search using every advantage at their disposal.

This included contacting the cell phone carriers of the suspects to ping their phones which aided deputies by providing a general location of the suspects whereabouts during the search.

“I would like to commend all the staff for their hard work yesterday afternoon and late into the night,” Buck said. “It’s a pleasure to work with such dedicated employees.

With the conditions being bad, with rain, cold and closing darkness no one complained, everyone stayed late, several came in or back in without being asked. Thank you guys, the citizens of McNairy County should be proud.”

For more information on this breaking story read next week’s issue of the Independent Appeal.

like the word highway; the movement, inspiration and all the hopes that come with it. The gas station is actually the Cowan, Tenn Welcome Center.”

The same day a ribbon cutting was held at the brand new Latta Visitors’ and Cultural Center. Representatives from Arts in McNairy and McNairy Regional Alliance, who will make the facility their new home, were on hand, as well as city and county officials, donors, and volunteers who made the project possible.

“The Latta building plan has come to fruition slowly over the course of more than four years. It began with a series of public meetings, where citizens of McNairy County were asked to make suggestions or proposals about how the building would be used,” said Arts in McNairy (AiM) Heritage and Culture Committee chair Dr. Shawn Pitts. “It was decided that the building would become a visitor’s and cultural center.”

McNairy Regional Alliance (MRA) and Arts in McNairy, as the county’s cultural development agencies, agreed to partner in order to make the plan happen. The project was funded with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) T-21 Transportation Enhancement Grant, monies which have been reserved for McNairy County.

Brooks, Ashe, Maxedon take seats in county elections

Ronnie Brooks was elected County Mayor and Betty Ashe was reelected Property Assessor in the August election.

Both won by a comfortable margin with Brooks winning by nearly 600 votes and Ashe by nearly 900 votes. Brooks, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Republican nominee Tom Cauley, while Ashe, a Republican, defeated Democrat Keith Jernigan.

Local voters then chose Byron Maxedon to fill Brooks’ vacant seat as the General Sessions Court Clerk. Maxedon beat competitor Kevin Lipford in the election for that seat in the November election.

Masco Bath, Spectrum and NCS Fulfillment add jobs to community in 2012

The Masco Bath plant in Adamsville is hiring again. The plant is in the process of hiring for a new shift.

“Our customer partners have really gotten behind the new Aqua Glass Innovex Technology material that is being manufactured in our Adamsville facility. We are seeing a demand beyond our expectations for the second half of the year so we are adding capacity, resources and staff to our Adamsville plant,” said Andy Polanco, Vice-President of Operations.

Spectrum Lubricants is expanding its Selmer facility and adding 26 new jobs, Spectrum President and Chief Operating Officer Kent Farmer announced at a press conference..

The company has purchased a nearby building that used to house an apparel factory. It will invest $1.8 million in the facility. Spectrum is already hiring workers for their new building through employment agencies, Farmer said.

NCS Fulfillment has been steadily expanding in recent years, and Bryan Myers, vice president of operations,said that the business handles both paid and controlled (or free) circulation for their magazines, and they handle titles across the United States and into Europe.

Meyers said that he expected to see further growth of their business, which has already nearly quadrupled their workforce during the last three years. This could mean adding to their current local workforce of 38 employees.

Meyers said that with continued growth of the company, they would like to add 10-15 additional jobs in Selmer over the next year.

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with especially aggravated burglary, aggravated assault and theft of property in the case.

Miller said that both victims have identified Scott as their attacker.

Pitts sustained serious injuries in the incident, including puncture wounds, which required her to be placed on a ventilator to assist her breathing.

No official cause of death was available. However, authorities are investigating the death and will make a determination on whether additional charges are warranted once a cause of death has been determined.

“We will have to wait to see what the doctor says and get a ruling on her cause of death,” said Miller.

Miller said that if it is ruled that her cause of death was related to the injuries suffered in her assault, it could affect the charges that Scott is facing.

“That is a call for the DA’s office,” Miller said.

District Attorney Bob Gray said that Scott’s charges have not been changed, and he would review the case with the investigating officer following a determination of the cause of Pitts’ death.

In an interview conducted days after the attack, Miller said that victims had no reason for why Scott would attack his family members and said that he was evaluated at Western State Mental Hospital in Bolivar, Tenn., before being transported back to the McNairy County Jail.

“What we know right now is that he broke into the house using the shovel that he ended up beating his grandmother with,” Miller said. “Then with a variety of other items, he ended up beating his aunt and grandmother both with those items.”

Miller said that officers had a run-in with Scott and questioned his mental stability the weekend before the attack, prompting SPD officers to transport him to Quinco Mental Health where he underwent an evaluation. He said that following the evaluation, Scott was cleared and released.

Scott is currently in the McNairy County Jail where he is awaiting trial on charges related to the attack.

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Nation neglects Mississippi River at its own peril

National leaders warn of economic consequences as ecosystem declines (Memphis) – A diverse group of national leaders today called on the country to make the health of the Mississippi River a priority and act swiftly to safeguard one of America’s most remarkable and economically strategic natural resources.

“The Mississippi River is a dysfunctional system,” said R. King Milling, Chairman of the America’s WETLAND Foundation (AWF). “We need a national effort to save the third largest river basin in the world, one that touches 31 states and impacts the lives of nearly every American.”

Milling spoke today at The Big River Thrives, the second of five leadership forums in THE BIG RIVER WORKS, a series of events organized by AWF to increase strategic cooperation along the Mississippi River and ensure its long-term health and sustainability.

“We have reached a tipping point,” said Milling in his opening remarks at the forum, which was hosted

by Ducks Unlimited at the organization’s headquarters in Memphis, TN. “If we don’t start coordinating river management, the entire system will continue to degrade, hastening the deterioration of the delta and threatening the massive environmental and economic benefits the river provides to the nation,” Milling said.

“Oftentimes people just assume environmental and economic interests are divided, but we’re united on this,” said Ducks Unlimited CEO Dale Hall. “In addition to its critical importance to fish and waterfowl, the Mississippi River is a source of life for communities across America. At least 50 cities depend on the river for their water supply, and more than 300 species of birds rely on the Mississippi flyway during their life cycle.”

EPA Deputy Administrator Bob Perciasepe delivered the keynote address at the event, emphasizing that Mississippi’s frequently underestimated significance. “Ecosystems like this are the foundation upon which our civilizations are built. The ecology and economy of this river system is vital to the entire North American continent.”

Ingram Barge Senior Vice President Dan Mecklenborg helped to quantify the river’s vital role as the nation’s superhighway, pointing out that U.S. Inland Waterways move more than 600 million tons of cargo annually, and that a standard 15-barge tow on the Mississippi River can haul as much as 1,050 large semi tractor-trailers or 216 rail cars. Not only that, said Mecklenborg, but inland barges produce 73 percent less carbon dioxide than trucks.

“The economic value of our ability to provide navigation and flood control is simply immense,” said Robert Twilley, Executive Director of the Louisiana State University based Sea Grant, who recommended mapping the river’s assets to demonstrate how all interests need to come together for solutions.

Across the board, participants agreed that the nation’s attention to the river’s sustainability has been lackluster in relation to the Mississippi’s tremendous value to the country.

Paul Rohde, Vice President of the Waterways Council, Inc., raised the issue of the river’s diminishing voice in Congress, where only 3 of the 13 members who serve on the Senate subcommittee dealing with river issues come from river states.

Perciasepe noted that a major impediment to better river management is conflicting federal policies that in turn can be at odds with state policies. But, he said, “The imposing size of the issue is no excuse for inaction.”

Stephen Gambrell, Executive Director of the Mississippi River Commission agreed. “The country needs a national water policy. The time is now.”

Gen. Russell Honore, U.S.Army (Ret.) agreed. “The world’s future conflicts will be about water. We have a chance to solve this problem now

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Mcnairy voices Do you have any New Year’s resolutions? What are they?

Douglas Lambert (Lawton): “Just stay with the Lord.”

Janice Crans (Adamsville):

Faye Pinckney (Adamsville):

Michael Nelms (Stantonville):

Michelle Nelms (Stantonville):

Shelia Jackson (Saltillo):

“Yes, I do. I just wish everybody a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year for all the families throughout the world.”

“No, I’d just break them, so I don’t make them.”

“Yes. I would like for the world to be a better place than what it is now, for all of us to be more like Jesus Christ.”

“Yes. To be a better person and for everyone to get along.”

“Just to try to do better this year than I did last year.”

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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for our children and grandchildren.”

At the forum, AWF Managing Director Val Marmillion and Senior Advisor Sidney Coffee presented an overview of findings from interviews and focus groups conducted to determine impediments and opportunities for sustaining the river system. Impediments included inadequate funding, a lack of interest by state executives, and the lack of a collective authority to host a dialogue on uses and misuses of the river.

Marmillion described a view of the river shared by many experts in the field, who say that as the Mississippi River’s natural state has been altered for society’s benefit, those alterations have led to a string of unintended consequences that threaten the very utility they were designed to maximize.

For instance, said Marmillion, rich sediment that is dredged or trapped along the river and its main tributaries or subject to levee structure to benefit navigation and flood control starves lower river wetlands of their life source. High-levels of nitrogen and other nutrients now flow swiftly downriver, causing water quality problems along the way and creating a hypoxic zone—commonly referred to as the dead zone—in the Gulf of Mexico. Levees, locks and dams have dramatically constricted the river’s flow and floodplains and disrupted the natural north to south connections that are crucial to aquatic migrations.

For additional information about The Big River Works, upcoming events and to register for future forums, please visit www.bigriverworks.com.

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 • A1C Dustin Blakney, 19EMS • 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 • Senior Airman James Taylor Haubrich, US Air Force • 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 • SPC Ritchie A. McCrary • SPC Dustin McDonald • A1C Amanda K. McMillen, USAF • Joshua Lane Meek, Army • CPL Jeffery Mitchell, USMC • 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 • 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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Clara Mae Cox Ray

Pamela Elaine Pitts

Infant Jaxon Brent Carlin

Clara Mae Cox Ray departed this life December 25, 2012, age 76 years 4 months 25 days, at home surrounded by her family. Funeral services were under the direction of Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, TN, with the Rev. J.V. Davis officiating on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 1 p.m. Interment followed in Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 27, 2012 between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Pallbearers were Keith Price, William Brasher, Monty Ray, Jim Ray, Jeff Kelley and Tim Wilson.

Born July 30, 1936, she was the youngest of 3 children of Elmer Curtis Cox and Graple Lucille McCalip Cox of McNairy County, Tenn.

She was educated in Bethel Springs Schools. On November 22, 1952, she married her childhood sweetheart, Clinnon Ray. They recently celebrated their 60th anniversary.

Moving to Jackson in 1955 to make their home, Mrs. Ray worked for many years with Drs. Billy Pollard, Walter Hills, and James Youmans as office manager. She retired from Madison County Registers Office in 2008.

Clara was an avid cook for her home, friends and church functions at Pinson Baptist Church were they have attended for more than 45 years. She loved spending time with her family, enjoying fruit from the orchard and gardening.

Mrs. Ray is survived by her beloved husband, Clinnon; daughter, Shiela Sorrell and fiance.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings, Ann Nell Cox Robinson and husband Melvin , and Charles Cox. The family expresses great appreciation to Dr. Allen Nafitilan and Dr. David Zhao, along with the staff of Vanderbilt Hospital for all of their priceless devotion and care. Asera Hospice, Barbara, Angela, Lacey, Nancy and Angela.

Services were held on December 28, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, Rev. J. V. Davis officiated. Burial followed in the Mt. Gilead Cemetery at Bethel Springs, Tennessee.

Remembrances may be made to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, c/o Gift Processing, Cardiac Research, PMB407727, 2301 Vanderbilt Place, Nashville, TN 37240-7727.

Pamela Elaine Pitts was born November 27, 1960 in Savannah, Tenn., the daughter of Earline Melson Pitts Kirby and the late Roy Gene Pitts.

Ms. Pitts departed this life on December 24, 2012 in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 52 years, 27 days. She is survived by two daughters, Amanda Morris and husband Phillip of Savannah, Tenn. and Hope Howell and husband Ricky of Adamsville, Tenn.; six grandchildren: Zachary Howell, Quinton Howell, Molly Howell, Melody Morris, Lacey Mae Howell, and Maggie Elaine Morris; a sister, Lisa Hefner and husband Al of Milledgeville, Tenn.; and many extended family and friends.

In addition to her father, Ms. Pitts was preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Pitts.

Services were held on December 28, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Adamsville with Jeremy Weekley officiating. Burial followed in the Milledgeville Cemetery.

Infant Jaxon Brent Weymond Carlin was born December 24, 2012 in Corinth, Mississippi, the son of Garron Brent and Kimberly Dianne Kyle Carlin.

Infant Carlin lived a short while before departing this life on December 24, 2012 at Magnolia Regional Hospital in Corinth, Mississippi.

In addition to his parents, infant Carlin is survived by his grandparents, Pastor George P. Kyle and Betty Dianne of Selmer, Tenn., Chris and Sondra Murrah of Michie, Tenn.; his aunt, Angela Kyle of Selmer, Tenn.; his uncle, Pastor Steven Kyle and wife Jennifer of Panama City, FL; and a host of other relatives.

He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Johnny Weymond Carlin.

A graveside service was held on December 26, 2012 at the Hope McNairy County Memorial Cemetery in Selmer, Tennessee, Bro Harold King officiated.

Peggy Joyce Luckey Peggy Joyce Luckey was born March 13, 1949 in McNairy County, Tenn., the daughter of the late I. B. and Edyth Washburn Box. Mrs. Luckey was a retired Nurse and a member of the Good Hope Baptist Church in Adamsville, Tennessee.

She departed this life on December 22, 2012 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 63 years, 9 months, 9 days.

Mrs. Luckey is survived by two daughters, Rhonda Browder and husband Steve of Selmer, Tenn. and Monica Stricklin of Adamsville, Tenn.; two grandchildren, Benji Smith and Bayli Smith; two nieces, Sharon Brummer and Holly Surratt; a nephew, Bill Maness; two sister-in-laws, Bettie Jordan and Glenda Wilson.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Luckey was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Pat Luckey and a brother, William Ferrell Maness.

Services were held on December 23, 2012 at 3 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Adamsville, Tennessee, Bro. Tim Elrod officiated. Burial followed in the Adamsville Cemetery at Adamsville, Tennessee.

John Wayne Replogle John Wayne Replogle, of Savannah, was born in McNairy County, Tennessee on July 27, 1941, the son of the late Bedford and Pearlie Mae Spencer Replogle.

On February 17, 1968, he was united in marriage to Barbara Wilkerson, who survives. John Wayne was a resident of McNairy County for 20 years and Hardin County for 26 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bethel Springs, Tennessee and was employed with Savannah Utility Department for 13 years. He loved animals of all types and riding horses, he especially loved his children and grandchildren.

John Wayne departed this life on Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the age of 71 years, 4 months, 29 days.

He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Barbara Wilkerson Replogle of Savannah, Tennessee; son, Christopher Wayne Replogle of Selmer, Tennessee; daughter, Julie Ann Replogle of Savannah, Tennessee; granddaughter, Allison Lane Replogle; sister, Peggy Freeman of Humboldt, Tennessee; brothers, twin brother Ernest Replogle and Joe Replogle both of Bethel Springs, Tennessee.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Shane Allen Replogle; brothers, Robert, B.B., Kenneth, and Guy Mac Replogle.

Services were held on December 27, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Savannah in Savannah, Tennessee, with Scott Foster officiating. Burial followed in the Savannah Cemetery at Savannah, Tennessee.

Glenda Ervin Bass Glenda Ervin Bass, age 59 of Middleton, died Saturday morning, December 22 at McNairy County Regional Hospital.

The wife of Martin Bass, who survives, she was a teacher with the Bolivar and Middleton school systems for 11 years and formerly worked for United Family Life Insurance Company. She was born May 7, 1953, in Covington to Ray Ervin of Selmer and the late Olene Baker Ervin and grew up in McNairy County. She was a 1972 graduate of McNairy County High School where she participated in cheerleading and was a 1990 graduate of Union University. She enjoyed the arts and crocheting hats to take to the cancer center. One of her greatest joys was playing with her grandchildren. Mrs. Bass was a member of Porters Creek Baptist Church, where she sang and played piano. She also played and sang for Dixie Hills Baptist Church and Hatchie Baptist Church.

Funeral services were 11 a.m. Monday, December 24 at Shackelford Funeral Directors chapel in Bolivar with Adrian Knipper officiating. Burial was in Porters Creek Baptist Cemetery near Middleton.

In addition to her husband, whom she married on November 14, 1982, and her father, survivors include two daughters and their husbands, Aimee (Jeff) Redmon of Stantonville, Christa (Justin) Tull of Bethel Springs; a son and his wife, Eric (Stacy) Seaton of Bolivar; a brother, William Cannon of Bolivar; six grandchildren, Riley and Katie Seaton, Jack Simpson, Jordan, Emilee and Luke Redmon; and a brother in law, Jerome Bass of Middleton. In addition to her mother, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ronnie. The family requests memorials be directed to the Baptist Children’s Home, 6896 US 70, Memphis, TN 38133.

Paul David Plunk Paul David Plunk departed this life Thursday, December 20, 2012, at the age of 79 years, 25 days.

He was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on November 25, 1933, the son of the late Roscoe and Dexter Doreen Blankenship Plunk. Paul David or P.D. as he was known by those close to him, was a quality control supervisor with Halliburton Brownroot. He loved to fish and to travel. He was a veteran of the US Army.

P.D. is survived by his children, Paula Dunn of Florida, D’Lesa Plunk and T’Resa Plunk Porto both of Houston, Texas, Paul David Plunk II and wife Renay of Crump, Tennessee; 3 grandchildren; sisters, Mary Smith of Horn Lake, Mississippi, Thelda Church and Ella Bailey both of Southaven, Mississippi; brothers, Samuel Plunk of Savannah, Tennessee, Harold Plunk of Parsons, Tennessee, Raymond Plunk of Southaven, Mississippi and Eddie Plunk of Horn Lake, Mississippi.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Omega Ruth Plunk and brother, James T. Plunk.

Services were held on December 24, 2012 at 11 a.m. at Christian Assembly Pentecostal Church in Crump, Tennessee, with W.D McCollum officiating.

Burial followed in the Crump Cemetery at Crump, Tennessee.

Jimmy Carl Harville Jimmy Carl Harville was born January 23, 1941 in Hardin County, Tenn., the son of the late Homer and Voneta Turner Harville.

He was united in marriage to Willodean Landreth on August 15, 1964. Carl was a farmer and logger.

He was a member of Solitude Free Will Baptist Church. His hobby was playing dominoes.

Carl departed this life on Saturday, December 22, 2012 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 71 years, 10 months, 29 days.

He is survived by his wife Willodean Harville of Adamsville, Tenn.; two sons, Dewayne Harville and wife Brenda of Stantonville, Tenn., Josh Harville of Adamsville; four grandchildren, Issac and Rachel Harville and Dylan and Jasper Harville; five sisters, Frankie Nell Hall of Adamsville, Cora Magdalena Hill of Adamsville, Jo Ellen Campion of Selmer, Tenn., Lena Bell Cook of Adamsville, Ruthie Lee Murray of Adamsville; two brothers, James Sincler Harville of Adamsville, Jerry Dee Harville of Adamsville; a sister-in-law, Betty Lena Harville of Adamsville; a brother-in-law, Charles Moore of Adamsville; several nieces, nephews, other extended family and friends.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Harville was preceded in death by a sister, Carolyn Sue Moore; a brother, Webster Harville. He was also preceded in death by an infant sister.

Services were held on Monday, December 24, 2012 at 1 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Adamsville with Bro. Marvin Morrow, Bro. Shane Thompson officiating. Burial followed in the Mars Hill Cemetery near Adamsville. Serving as Pallbearers were Nicholas Moore, Jason Harville, Shane Murray, Wade Huckabee, Jonathan Elam, Ross Landreth, Spencer Bean, Ted Height.

Honorary Pallbearers were Charles Droke, Russell Daniel, Billy Joe Kerby, J. S. Boyd. Shackelford’s of Selmer was in charge of arrangements.

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FHCA Honors Allen Curtis of the Citrus Health & Rehabilitation Center Submitted More than 600 long term care professionals from across Florida were on hand to applaud Allen Curtis, formerly of Selmer, administrator of Citrus Health and Rehabilitation Center in Iverness, as he was honored by the Florida Health Care Association as the 2012 Nursing Home Administrator of the Year.

The award was presented by FHCA President Nina Willingham during the Association's Annual Conference in Orlando and is the

pinnacle of recognition for the nursing home administrators in Florida's long term care profession.

Curtis has made a significant contribution to the long term care profession, his local community and more specifically, the residents and staff of his facility. He is in an effective leader and creative problem solver, and the overall facility success has been a direct correlation to him joining the team in 2003.

He immediately embraced the residents, staff and fam-

ilies and built a relationship based on professionalism, guidance and trust. Under his leadership, the facility has had an excellent survey history, including a zero deficiency licensure survey in 2012.

Curtis helped the facility embrace the culture change movement and is committed to the Advancing Excellence in America's Nursing Home Campaign and other quality improvement program.

His company leaders and facility staff agree that his

work ethic, professionalism and ability to think outside the box have been instrumental in improving the facility's satisfaction levels and services companywide.

“FHCA is pleased to honor Allen Curtis with this prestigious award,” said FHCA Executive Director Emmett Reed. “His leadership in the profession and dedication to the residents he serves makes him an excellent role model for other long term care professionals across state.”

Tennessee State Parks kick off 2013 with first hikes of the New Year Submitted Tennessee State Parks

Tennessee State Parks will sponsor free, guided hikes on New Year’s Day in commemoration of the park system’s 75th Anniversary. Each state park will host its own special hike in the first few days of the New Year.

“We are very excited to continue the celebration of Tennessee State Parks’ 75th Anniversary in 2013, beginning with this series of First Hikes,” said Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau. “These First Hikes offer a great way to get outside, exercise, enjoy nature and welcome the New Year with friends and family.”

From Meeman-Shelby to Fall Creek Falls to Roan Mountain and every state park in between, the 2013 First Hikes are designed for all ages and abilities.

Some hikes will be approximately one mile in length and tailored for novice hikers, while others are lengthier and geared toward more experienced hikers. For a more in-depth look into planned First Hikes in your area, please visit www.tn.gov/environment/parks/ firsthikes/.

Tennessee State Parks’ First Hikes of 2013 are part of America’s State Parks First Day Hikes initiative in all 50 states. America’s State Parks First Day Hikes offer individuals and families an opportunity to begin the New Year rejuvenating and connecting with the

sheriff’s log Dec. 21, 2012 Breaking into Home/Business-5:46 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Mulberry Dr.-9:18 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Main Street Bethel-9:27 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Pleasant Site Rd.-9:34 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Droke Rd.9:48 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Nelson Store Rd.-10:18 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Sol Coston-10:45 a.m.

Theft of Property-Sweetlips Rd.-11:12 a.m.

Traffic Stop-Litt Wilson-10:54 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Charlie Burns Rd.-11:41 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Smith Lane-11:44 a.m.

Serving Warrant-Linsey Lane-12:08 p.m.

Animal Control-Bethel Purdy Rd.-1:14 p.m.

Serving Warrant-Circle Hill12:53 p.m.

Serving Warrant-Purdy-1:10 p.m.

Public Service-Harrison Rd.-1:32 p.m.

Public Service-Harrison Rd.-3:56 p.m.

Public Service-Industrial Park-1:43 p.m.

Domestic in Progress Verbal-S Gin Road-1:51 p.m.

Check of the area for IllegalHeaded North on 45-2:14 p.m.

Theft of Property-Hwy 64 E-3:01 p.m.

Assist EMS-Finger Leapwood Rd.-3:50 p.m.

Public Service-4:05 p.m.

Escort-9:58 p.m.

Welfare Check-Taylor Rd.11:48 p.m.

Dec. 22, 2012 Traffic Stop-Falcon and Ray Lane-12:04 a.m.

Traffic Stop-Crazy KS-1:00 a.m.

combined, the impact of Tennessee State Parks to the state’s economy was $1.5 billion in total industry output, supporting more than 18,600 jobs.

“Our vision statement highlights the inherent value of our natural environment, along with the value of the many physical reminders of Tennessee’s past,” added Deputy Commissioner Brock Hill. “Tennessee’s state parks have played such an important role in our history, and they play a critical role in our health and quality of life, which will benefit Tennesseans well into the future.”

Tennessee’s state parks deliver a rich fabric of natural landscapes, wild places, preserved ecologies, outdoor recreational opportunities and protected historic scenes and resources – together representing the heritage of Tennessee in the landscape.

Tennessee’s 54 state parks and 82 state natural areas offer diverse natural, recreational and cultural experiences for individuals, families or business and professional groups. State park features range from pristine natural areas to 18-hole championship golf courses. For a free brochure about Tennessee State Parks, call toll free at 1-888-867-2757. For upcoming events in connection with the 75th Anniversary of Tennessee State Parks, please visit the state parks website at www. tnstateparks.com.

outdoors by taking a healthy hike on New Year’s Day, at a state park close to home.

In addition to the First Hikes slated for early January, Tennessee State Parks will host a variety of special events in 2013 in celebration of the 75th Anniversary.

The Tennessee State Parks system was established through legislation in 1937, and those laws – with modifications and additions over the years – remain the framework for park operations today. As in most states, Tennessee began in cooperation with federal programs that instigated individual parks. Later, Depression era recovery programs gave a boost to the idea and the possibility of creating parks. The Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration worked on land conservation, but also delved further into the actual planning and construction of what would become the first of 54 Tennessee State Parks.

Today, there is a state park within an hour’s drive of just about anywhere in Tennessee. A 2009 University of Tennessee study highlights the positive economic impacts that state parks provide local communities, particularly in rural areas of the state. The study found that for every dollar spent on trips to Tennessee State Parks, an additional $1.11 of economic activity was generated throughout the state. When the direct and indirect expenditures were

Theft of Property-Young Rd.-2:46 a.m.

Prowler-Russom Rd.-3:12 a.m.

Animal Control-Sherry Lynn Dr.-10:59 a.m.

Suspicious Vehicle-Houston Cemetery Rd.-12:46 p.m.

Public Service-Bailey Rd.12:43 p.m.

Alarm Residence/BusinessSewell Bottom-2:24 p.m.

Speak with an Officer-E Main Street-3:03 p.m.

911 Hang up-Joe Dillon Rd.3:20 p.m.

Public Service-Durr Monuments-3:44 p.m.

Harass Phone Calls-Hwy 57 E-3:53 p.m.

Animal Control-Wolf Pen Rd.-8:07 p.m.

Escort-Hwy 45 S- 10:00 p.m.

Stranded Motorist-Hwy 64 & Ammons Rd.-11:04 p.m.

Traffic Stop-Hwy 142 Life Tabernacle Church- 11:57 p.m.

Dec. 23, 2012 Fighting-Purdy Rd.-12:59 p.m.

MVA No Injuries-Gravel Hill Road-10:10 a.m.

911 Hang up-Hwy 57 W-10:45 a.m.

Public Service-11:09 a.m.

Traffic Stop-4:59 p.m.

Public Service-5:13 p.m.

Public Service-6:09 p.m.

Public Service-Joe Dillon Rd.-6:51 p.m.

Public Assist-Jenkins Lane10:18 p.m.

Escort- Eastview-10:03 p.m.

Alarm Residence/BusinessFinger Leapwood- 11:04 p.m.

Welfare Check- Ammons Rd.- 11:50 p.m.

Dec. 24, 2012 Traffic Stop- Eastview-2:14 a.m.

Public Service-10:10 a.m.

Animal Control- Bethel Purdy Rd.-10:45 a.m.

Violation Of Order Of Protection-Turner Street-11:52 a.m.

Public Service-11:39 a.m.

Animal Control Animal Bite- Capooth Rd.-12:10 p.m.

Traffic Stop- Adamsville County Line-12:15 p.m.

Alarm Residence/BusinessHwy 22 S-12:27 p.m.

Assault Already Occured- N Parkway-12:47 p.m.

Suspicious Vehicle- Eastview-1:47 p.m.

Theft of Property- Buena Vista-5:17 p.m.

Animal Control- Sandy Flat5:36 p.m.

Domestic in Progress Verbal- Matrose Carrol Rd.6:47 p.m.

Speak with an Officer- Roy Seay Rd.-7:34 p.m.

Escort- Eastview-8:44 p.m.

Suspicious Activity-Gravel Hill-8:56 p.m.

Traffic Stop-Bypass/New Bethel- 9:15 p.m.

Theft of Property-Curtis Hill- 10:33 p.m.

Suspicious Activity-Russell Gray Store Rd.-10:51 p.m.

Suspicious Person- Hwy 22 S/Will Coln- 11:17 p.m.

Dec. 25, 2012 Prowler-Jenkins Lane-1:01 a.m.

Unwanted Subject- Sandy Flatt Rd.-2:11 a.m.

Alarm Residence/BusinessGrandview LP-8:16 a.m.

Suspicious Vehicle-Hwy 2210:49 a.m.

Traffic Stop-Michie-10:48 a.m.

Welfare Check- Hickory Flatt- 11:39 a.m.

Suspicious Vehicle- Roy Circle Rd.- 12:10 p.m.

Domestic in Progress Physical-Payne Rd.-12:41 p.m.

Domestic in Progress Physical-Hardin Graveyard-2:40 p.m.

Public Service-4:26 p.m.

Disturbance UnknownRose Creek Rd.-7:01 p.m.

Alarm Residence/BusinessEster Lane-10:07 p.m.

Traffic Stop- 45 S- 10:17 p.m.

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Traffic Stop- Hwy 45 S Near Pappy Johns-5:29

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Thank You The family of Nancy Jane Cooper would like to thank everyone for their love, calls, cards, visits, food and prayers during her illness and death.

Thanks to Dr. Ryan Bartz for his special care and visits; to Bro. Zolon Clayton for his comforting message; to Doris Ashe for the beautiful music; to Shackelford Funeral Directors for a beautiful service; to all her family and friends who served as pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. We would also like to thank those who sent memorials, flowers, and food; and to the ladies of the church and community for the wonderful meal provided for the family after the service. Every act of kindness was appreciated so very much.

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community events • McConnico Library announces new audio cassettes McConnico Library announces the addition of many new audio books for your audio listening pleasure.

Enjoy the Racketeer by John Grisham, Sins of the Mother

by Daniel Steel, The Black Box by Michael Connelly, and many more. The library also has many e-books for you to enjoy. Special thanks to the library board members, sponsors, patrons, and staff for making this a great year.

Happy New Year from everyone at the library. Director Norma Humphries at 645-5571.

December 31 • Purdy Community Center New Year’s Eve Dance Purdy Community Center will have a New Year’s Eve Dance, December 31. Line dancing will begin at 8 p.m. with Ronnie Whitten and friends from 9 p.m. until 12. Come out for a fun filled family night of dancing! Refreshments and party favors! Admission $5 for ages 12 and above. Everyone welcome. Call 731-645-3777 for more information.

January 4, 2013 • Stantonville Fish Fry A fish fry will be held on Friday, January 4 at Stantonville Fire Department from 4 until 7 p.m. There will be fish and chicken available.

January 5, 2013 • Purdy Community Center monthly dance Purdy Community Center will have its monthly square dance on Saturday, January 5, 2013 beginning at 7:30. Everyone is welcome! Call 731-645-3777 for more information. a.m.

Theft of Property- Industrial Park Dr.- 9:57 a.m.

Violation of Order of Protection-Payne Rd.-10:22 a.m.

Traffic Stop-Hwy 142 & High School Rd.-10:54 a.m.

Speak with an Officer-Industrial Park Dr.-2:23 p.m.

Public Service-Industrial Park Dr.-2:23 p.m.

Welfare Check- Woodville Rd.- 4:34 p.m.

Illegal Hunting- Ed McLead At Perkins-5:56 p.m.

Child Custody IssuesGeorge Lane-8:20 p.m.

Traffic Stop-Hwy 22 & George Loop-8:50 p.m.

Escort-Eastview-9:03 p.m.

Medical Psychiatric Behavioral- Young Rd.-11:04 p.m.

Dec. 27, 2012 Speak with an Officer-E Poplar-2:27 a.m.

Harass Stalking- Leapwood Envile Rd.-11:15 a.m.

Welfare Check-Leapwood Enville Rd.-11:31 a.m.

Alarm Residence/Business- Baker Rd.-12:17 p.m.

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Traffic Stop-Rowland Monuments- 1:46 p.m.

Public Service- Purdy Rd.4:28 p.m.

Alarm Residence/Business- Hines Gin Rd.-4:55 p.m.

Trespassing- Complex-5:10 p.m.

Suspicious Vehicle- Michie-6:27 p.m.

Public Service- Leapwood Enville Rd.-6:16 p.m.

Vehicle in RoadwayFriendship Rd.-7:05 p.m.

Speak with an OfficerPurdy Rd.-7:13 p.m.

Suspicious Activity-Malone Cemetery-8:15 p.m.

Escort-Hwy 45 South-9:28 p.m.

Public Service-8:39 p.m.

MVA No Injuries- Old Stage Rd.-9:30 p.m.

Check on the Area for Illegal-T&T Secure-10:27 p.m.

Dec. 28, 2012 Animal Control-Guys Chewalla-3:21 a.m.

Alarm Residence/BusinessBuena Vista- 2:59 a.m.

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court briefs Retraction from the office of the McNairy County General Sessions Court Clerk:Timothy Martin Charges of Possession Unlawful Drug Paraphernalia-Attempt Schedule II Drugs:MFG,DEL,SELL,POSS, Schedule VI Drugs-Attempt.

Tony G. Murphy- 4769 Friendship Road, Ramer TN 38367-Driving while license revoked-2nd or subsequent.

Fined 0+ cost. Sentenced to 4 days Supervised Probation.

Not to drive in TN for 6 months.

Elton B. Stanfill-251 Arendall Street, Adamsville, TN 38310-Possession of Unlawful Drug Paraphernalia-Attempt. Fined $150+cost. Sentenced to 14 days Supervised Probation.

Dawn Pennington- 2883 Airport Rd. Selmer,TN 38375-Domestic Assault-Dismiss on payment of cost to state. Victim appeared and did not wish to prosecute.

Public Intoxication-Fined $25+cost. Sentenced to 48hrs.Supervised Probation.

Disorderly Conduct-Dismiss cost taxed to State Officer and stated moved to dismiss charge upon plea to public intoxication.

Joey D. Mohundro-224 Wilkins Lane Stantonville, TN 38379-Driving while license suspended. Fined $50+cost.

Sentenced to 4 Days. Drivers License Suspened for 6 months. Supervised Probation.

Failure to Appear- Dismiss cost taxed to State.

Teresa Christensen-1821 Higginbottom Rd. Selmer TN 38375-Driving While License Revoked. Fined $50+cost.

Sentenced to 14 days. Supervised Probation not to drive in TN for 6 months.

Jonathan D. Kennedy-1296 New Bethel Rd. Selmer TN 38375- Domestic Assault. Fined $50+cost. Sentenced to 10 days. Supervised Probation. Alcohol drug evaluation Domestic Abuse Counseling. Continue and complete counseling at Quinco.

Jeffrey A. Granger-6730 Hwy 142 Stantonville TN. 38379-Domestic Assault- Fined $50+cost. Sentenced to 12 hrs. Supervised Probation. Alcohol/Drug Evaluation. Defendant to attend teen challenge meetings for 6 months.

John W. Mitchell-178 Pyron Street Adamsville TN. 38310-Domestic Assault-Fined $50+cost. Sentenced to 30 days. Supervised Probation.

Resist stop, Arrest, Search.-Fined $50+cost. Sentenced to 30 days Supervised Probation.

John Kennedy-2196 New Bethel Rd. Selmer TN. 38375Disorderly Conduct-Fined $255+cost. Sentenced to 24 hrs. Supervised Probation.

911 calls in non-emergency situations prohibitedFined $25 no cost. Sentenced to 24 hrs. Supervised Probation.

Reese Rhea-125 Hideaway Square Selmer TN. 38375-Theft of Property $500-$1000-Dismiss on payment of cost. States and Officer moved to dismiss upon payment of court cost.

Joseph W. Knight- 5693 Hwy 22 South Michie TN. 38357- Driving while license suspended-Dismiss on payment of cost. Supervised Probation.

Jason T. Gardner-1241 Unity Church Rd. Ramer TN. 38367- Possession & Distribution Intoxication Liquid By Persons Under 21. Dismiss on payment of cost. Request of State. Supervised Probation.

Teresa Christensen-1821 Higginbottom Rd Selmer TN 38375- Failure to Appear- Misdemeanor-Fined 0+cost.

Sentenced to 14 days concurrent. Supervised Probation.

Kathy D. Bryant- 610 Purdy Rd. Selmer TN. 38375Public Intoxication-Fined 0+cost. Sentenced to 24 day concurrent. Supervised Probation.

Rose Presley-2492 Falcon-New Bethel Rd. Selmer TN 38375-Criminal Impersonation-Fined $25+cost. Sentenced to 7 days. Supervised Probation. Sentenced to 48 hrs. community service.

Prevent/Obstruct service of legal process-Fined $25 no cost. Sentenced to 7 days. Supervised Probation. 48Hrs community service.

Disorderly Conduct-Fined $25 no cost. Sentenced to 7 days. Supervised Probation. Sentenced to 48hrs.

Shaun P. Murphy-1141 Hines Gin Rd. Selmer TN 38375- DUI First Offense-Fined $350 ordered to pay court costs. 63 days, Supervised Probation for 11 months 29 days, drug and alcohol evaluation and counseling and rehabilitation. Do not drive in TN for 1 year.

Driving While License Suspended-Dismiss on Plea of DUI. James T. Duncan-208 Ray Lane Selmer TN 38375-Simple Possession/ Casual Exchange-Fined $250+cost. Sentenced to 48hrs. Supervised Probation for 1 year. Alcohol/ Drug Evaluation.

Adrian L. Spinks-1365 Dixon Rd. Bolivar TN 38008Driving While License Suspended- Fined $50+cost. Supervised Probation.

Antonio Hughes-43 Parvin Lane, Ramer TN 38367Theft of Property $500-$1000- Defendant bound over to McNairy Grand Jury. Waiving Preliminary hearing.

Vicki L. Williams- 5463 West Pine Street Selmer TN 38375- Driving While License Revoked-Dismiss on payment of cost. Supervised Probation.

Michael T. Chandler- 80 Aker Circle Savannah TN 38372- Probation Violation-Probation Reinstated upon payment of $250 or 30 days incarceration.

Eugene L. Segars-2224 Feddie Davis Rd Ramer TN 38367-Driving While License Suspended- Dismiss on payment of cost to State.

Greggory M. Henry- 247 Spruce Street Selmer TN 38375- Driving while License Suspended -Dismiss upon

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Bobby R. Fox-195 Old Stage Rd. Adamsville TN 38310-Vehicle Registration-Improper Use -Fined $10+cost.

Taurus O. Davis-1500 Airport Rd Selmer TN.-Simple Possession/Casual Exchange-Guilty Plea pursuanty to diversion. Defendant to be on Supervised Probation for 11 months 29 days. Defendant must remain drug free.

Defendant shall report to probation monthly or as often as asked for drug screening. Defendant is also to submit for drug evaluation and counseling. Defendant must pay $250 fine and court cost. 48Hrs community service.

Shanah D. Frye-880 Mt. Gilead Rd. Bethel Springs TN 38315- Driving While License is Suspended-Dismiss on payment of cost.

Allison Cole-Fair Rd. Dyersburg TN 38024- SpeedingDismiss on Attending driving School. Drivers License Address required within 10 days.

Rose Presley-2492 Falcon-New Bethel Rd. Selmer TN 38375- Driving Without a License-Fined $25+cost. Supervised Probation.

Angela L. McClain-987 Sandy Flatt Rd Bethel Springs TN. 38315-Light Law Motor Vehicle-Dismiss on Payment of cost to State.

Jeffrey N. Henson-4833 Old Stage Road, Adamsville, TN 38310-Driving while suspended-Fined 0+cost.Sentenced to 5 days Supervised Probation for 90 days to begin on 12/13/2012.

Victoria J. Presley-1217 Circle Hill Dr, Selmer, TN 38375-Obtain drugs by fraud. Dismiss States motion to not prosecute upon defendant attending counseling.

William C. McDonald Jr.-22 South Trailer Park Dr. #6, Michie, Tn 38357-Driving while license revoked. Dismiss on payment of cost. Defendant has obtained a valid driver license supervised probation beginning 12/13/2012 for 90 days. Use of off road vehicles-prohibited acts. Dismiss on payment of cost. Defendant has obtained a valid drivers license supervised probation beginning 12/13/2013 for 90 days.

Amber Cross-307 Oak Street Selmer TN 38375- Domestic assault fined $50+cost. Sentenced to 7 days. Resisting arrest fined $50 no cost sentenced to 7 days. Supervised probation for 90 days.

Emanuel Conley-307 Oak Street Selmer Tn 38375Domestic assault fined $50+cost. Sentenced to 7 days.

Supervised probation for 90 days.

Resisting arrest fined $50 no cost sentenced to 7 days.

Supervised probation for 90 days.

Disorderly conduct fined $0. Sentenced to 7 days. Supervised probation for 90 days.

Tommy W. Thompson-5353 Hwy 22 South, Michie Tn 38357-Driving while suspended fined $150 + cost sentenced to 15 days. Supervised probation for 90 days. Not to drive in Tn for 6 months.

Johnathan L. Price- 1631 Archer Rd. Bethel Springs TnN38315- Driving while license suspended. Dismiss upon valid driver license. Supervised probation for 90 days beginning 12/13/2013.

Kennon A. Strickland-131 Foust Lane Selmer Tn 38375Driving on suspended. Dismiss on payment of cost. Supervised probation for 90 days beginning 12/13/2013.

Jessica B. Naylor-329 Robertson Lane Ramer TN 38367- Evading arrest, reckless driving, and improper passing (no passing zone). Defendant shall attend driving school and pay court costs.

Kaitlyn V. Lewis- 200 Lewis Street APT. A3 Savannah Tn 38372- Promoting Methamphetamine Manufacture. Dismiss on payment of cost to state and complete drug counseling. Supervised probation 11/29 to begin 12/13/2013.

Lonzo F. Taylor Jr.-160 beene Rd. Finger Tn 38334-Driving while license suspended. Dismiss on payment of cost.

Supervised Probation 12/13/2013.

Christopher Dale Roberson-1898 Dickey Road Guys Tn 38339- Sexual battery bound over to Grand Jury. Preliminary hearing. Defendant shall continue current bond of $75,000.

Christopher D Roberson- 1898 Capooth Road Ramer Tn 38367-Sexual offender registration form violation.

Defendant bound over to McNairy Grand jury. Preliminary hearing defendant shall continue on current bond of $75,000.

Eddie Nevis- 5349 Pleasant Site Rd Selmer Tn 38375-Driving on suspended license.Dismiss on payment of cost . Supervised probation for 90 days to begin on 12/13/2013.

Earl D. Wyke- Driving without license. Dismiss on payment of cost.

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Vanderbilt to offer free non-credit classes online

By Melanie Moran Vanderbilt University

If one of your New Year’s resolutions for 2013 is to stimulate your brain, consider enrolling in free online learning through Coursera. Some of Vanderbilt’s leading faculty members are among those offering digital learning beginning this spring.

Coursera, Inc., is an online platform for openaccess, non-credit classes, available at no cost to participants. Such courses are commonly known as MOOCs, or massively open online courses. An independent company dedicated to working with high-quality university partners, Coursera was developed at Stanford University in fall of 2011 by computer science professors Daphne Koller and Andrew Ng. Coursera first began offering courses from partner universities in April 2012 and has since enrolled more than 1.3 million students worldwide.

The first round of Vanderbilt courses will include: Online Games: Literature, New Media, and Narrative, taught by Jay Clayton, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of English and director of The Curb Center at Vanderbilt; Research Data Management: Best Practice and

Applied Methods, taught

by Paul Harris, associate professor of biomedical informatics and director of the Office of Research Information; Innovation Strategy: Managing Innovation and Creativity in Individuals, Groups, and Organizations, taught by David Owens, professor of the practice of management and innovation and director of Executive Development Institute, Owen Graduate School of Management; Nutrition, Health, and Lifestyle: Issues and Insights, taught

by Jamie Pope, instructor of nutrition, School of Nursing; and Around 17,000 students already are enrolled in Schmidt’s course and when the course goes live on Feb. 4, that number is expected to more than double. Clayton agreed that participating in Coursera will stimulate fresh thinking, the sharing of cutting-edge ideas and provide new knowledge for people who wouldn’t have the opportunity to study at Vanderbilt in person.

For more information about digital learning initiatives at Vanderbilt, visit the Digital Learning website. For more information about Coursera, including a full list of participating institutions and courses, visit coursera.org.

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College Bowl Pick’em Standings, 3B

Hunting Season Closes, Freezers Wide Open, 3B

Sports Independent Appeal

Cardinals struggle at Christmas Classic, See 3B

Making McNairy County Sports headlines for more than 110 years

Lady Cats squeeze out two wins at Classic, See 4B

Volume 110, Number 33, Wednesday, January 2, 2013

ALL-WEST TENNESSEE Jackson Sun awards nine McNairy Co. football players

#41 Josh Chappell - AHS (SR) First Team Defense

#13 John Reed Odom - AHS (SR)

#8 Dustin Plunk - AHS (SR) Second Team Offense

#76 Blake Elrod - AHS (SR) Second Team Offense

#9 Dalton Plunk - AHS (SR) Second Team Offense

#7 Zak Neary - AHS (JR) Second Team Offense

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B Section

Delve into 2012

First Team Defense

Recapping an amazing year in sports

By Andrew Alexander Sports Writer

#81 Bradley Hornbuckle - AHS (JR)

Second Team Offense

#70 Colton Williams – AHS (JR) Honorable Mention

# 64 Kooper Davis – MCHS (SR) Honorable Mention

I thought putting together last year’s annual review was a tough thing to do...I was wrong. After a year like we had in 2012, I’m not sure any group of McNairy County athletes will ever be able to top the feats put forth by this year’s batch that filled our newspaper with historic headlines.

A year that saw plenty of excitement began with a pair of teams claiming junior high county basketball championships. The Bethel Rebels finished the year 16-2 and knocked off Selmer in the title game to claim the school’s very first county championship in basketball. Likewise, the Michie Lady Blue Devils also knocked off Selmer in the county championship, but their victory capped off an 18-0 season and ended the Lady Lions’ string of four straight county titles.

What turned out to be one of Adamsville High School’s most productive and successful years

of athletics began with a familiar face advancing to the state tournament. Lady Cardinal bowler Amron Forsythe ended her season in Smyrna, Tenn. at the Division I Girls’ Individual State Bowling Tournament where she placed 15th overall in the state and first among Class A bowlers. It was her second trip to the state tournament as an individual, but she said she wanted nothing more than to get the whole girls’ team to state the next time around. The team is currently 8-2 overall and awaiting the beginning Region 7 Tournament.

Though McNairy Central’s boys and girls had great seasons on the basketball court, the Adamsville Lady Cardinals made the most noise. Last March, Adamsville’s girls, despite falling to Madison in the district and region championship games, advanced to where few Lady Cardinal teams had gone before. They earned a Class A Sectionals berth after defeating a pesky Middleton team by two in the Region 8-A semifinals.

Their substate game at Union City was one-sided as the Lady Cards suffered a 28-point loss to the Golden Tornadoes, but fans won’t forget the roller coaster ride of a season that ended with the girls finishing 20-11 overall.

May began with a bit of disappointment as the McNairy Central boys’ soccer team fell 3-2 to Liberty in the postseason, but the Bobcats had one of its most successful seasons, finishing the year with a 9-3-1 record overall.

In an interesting turn of events, three different schools hoisted trophies following the annual county junior high track meet. The Ramer Eagles claimed the boys’ championship, the Michie Lady Blue Devils got their hands on the girls’ championship, and the Selmer Lions were the overall champions, finishing the meet with point total of 111.5.

As summer encroached and the school year began to fade, several big stories took place in

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Murfreesboro, Tenn. After being named District 15 A-AA’s female tennis player of the year, Darby Congiardo rolled through the region tournament and earned a spot as an individual on the state level. She was defeated in her first match of the BlueCross Spring Fling A-AA Girls’ Singles Tennis Tournament, but she vowed to make it back for another try.

Meanwhile, the McNairy Central baseball team was spending the final days of May in Murfreesboro as well. The Bobcats had their most historic season ever, finishing the year as District 14-AA Champions, Region 7-AA Champions, and Substate Champions.

No one will forget Matt Chandler’s suicide squeeze that scored Justin Roberts to give MCHS a 3-2 sectionals victory over Memphis Fairley, catapulting the team to its first-ever state tournament appearance. There, the team opened the tournament with a 2-1 win over Red Bank, but the Cats tasted defeat at the hands of Pigeon Forge and the eventual Class 2A

state champions, Goodpasture, ending their year with an impressive 30-12 record.

As the summer heated up, Dixie Youth Baseball in the county began making waves. The Selmer 9 and 10-year-olds made their sixth consecutive state tournament appearance before being put out by Lebanon. What was more impressive was the Ramer 11 and 12-year-old’s making it all the way to the Dixie Youth Majors World Series.

After coming up short in the district tournament, Ramer rallied in the state tournament held at Buford Pusser Memorial Park in Adamsville. They rolled off six straight wins before losing the second game of the three-game championship series with Bolivar.

They bounced back in the third game, downed Bolivar 3-1, and claimed the Dixie Youth Majors State Championship for Tennessee. One week later, they found themselves at the world series in Bartow, Fla. Despite Casey Coleson’s no-hitter that led to a win in Ramer’s tournament-opener, the team was defeated twice and sent home, but it was not before making their hometown very proud.

Continuing a monstrously successful year for the school, seventh-grader Katie Turner and the Bethel Lady Rebels dominated the competition during the junior high softball season, finishing their year with an undefeated season at 6-0. Turner struck out more than 60 batters and swung the bat well too, hitting for a .667 average while Bethel outscored its opponents 59-8 in just six games.

Later in September, the Rebel football team got their moment in the spotlight. For the third time in school history, and the first time since 2006, Bethel won the county championship by downing their fellow-unbeaten counterparts, the Ramer Eagles, in a hard-hitting, wildly-entertaining championship game and finished their season at a perfect 6-0.

After finishing as district runner-up and competing well in the region tournament, MCHS sent four golfers, Jason Kirk, Matt Chandler, Valerie Jones, and Kelly Beth Ernest, to the state tournament to cap off a successful season in October.

The county soccer rivalry between Adamsville and McNairy’s girls only got tighter in 2012 as nei-

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December was a month of massive achievement in the county. The Lady Cardinal basketball team defeated the rival Lady Bobcats for the first time in a decade on the basketball court only to be thumped in their next meeting. The Bobcat boys split with the Cardinals as both games went right down to the wire, and now, our county basketball teams must fight through the rigors of daunting district schedules.

But most memorable in the month of December was the culmination of an amazing football season for the Adamsville Cardinals. Red Rage defeated both their rivals, McNairy Central and Hardin County, for the second consecutive season, finished the regular season 10-1, picked up big wins over Mt. Pleasant, Loretto and

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With all that said, we’re left with many questions as we step into the new year. What will be seen in 2013? Will the Cardinal football team get their hands on that coveted gold ball? Will the Bobcat baseball team make their way back to Murfreesboro? Are the Selmer Lady Lions cruising for another county title, and will the Bethel Rebels find a way to repeat? Can Darby Congiardo or Amron Forsythe bring individual titles home to Adamsville in their respective sports, and will the Bobcat golfers make another run at state?

While we hope the answer to all of these questions is a resounding, “YES,” all of our county’s sports enthusiasts will just have to keep their fingers crossed and hope for the best.

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Adamsville wins 1 of 4 at Christmas Classic

By Brian Azevedo & Andrew Alexander Sports Writers

The Adamsville Cardinals met tough competition but struggled mightily at the McNairy Central Christmas Classic last weekend in Selmer. The Lady Cardinals took a loss in their opener but bounced back in their second contest.

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The Lady Cards got off to a rough start offensively and began the game down six after the first quarter.

Although the Lady Cards got a great game from Shakeema Dilworth, who finished with 21 points, they were not able to dig out of that hole.

The Lady Cards were down by only four at halftime but trailed by 10 heading into the final period.

The girls made a charge but could not come up with enough to take the lead and win the game.

“I was proud of how hard we played,” said head coach Kevin McClain. “North Side came out early and hit a few threes, and that was the difference in the game.”

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(AHS) Shakeema Dilworth: 21 Pts; Robin Moore: 13 Pts; Simone Wilson: 8 Pts; Bailey Wicker: 6 Pts; Ralanda Lloyd: 5 Pts; Anna Shelton: 3 Pts; Keantinez Lloyd: 2 Pts; Makena Parrish: 2 Pts; Alli Pettit: 2 Pts

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Though it was a sloppy game to watch, the Lady Cardinals picked up a much-needed win against the 5A Lady Wildcats of Clarksdale, Miss. last Saturday in their second game of the Christmas Classic.

“We played a little harder than we had been playing,” said McClain. “We made a few mistakes at the end that almost cost us, but we ended up hitting free throws down the stretch and got us a big win.”

Ralanda Lloyd led Adamsville in scoring with 12 points, and her sister Keantinez was right behind her with 11.

Following halftime, the Lady Cardinals saw their seven-point, third quarter lead cut to just one with a little over a minute to play in the period.

Things got heated in the fourth as the lead changed hands six times, but Adamsville was able to hit free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Adamsville (5-5, 0-2) will try to pick up its first district win when they journey to Riverside on Jan. 4 to take on the Lady Panthers.

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(AHS) Ralanda Lloyd: 12 Pts; Keantinez Lloyd: 11 Pts; Shakeema Dilworth: 8 Pts; Alli Pettit: 8 Pts; Robin Moore: 4 Pts; Simone Wilson: 4 Pts; Anna Shelton: 3 Pts; Bailey Wicker: 3 Pts; Taylor Hutton: 2 Pts

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The Cardinals started the game in a big hole and could not find the offense to dig out of it last Friday when the matched up with the North Side Indians.

Tucker Campbell led the Cardinal attack with 16 points, but it was not enough. The Cardinals found themselves down 20 at halftime, and the offense still had trouble after the break.

After managing only five points in the third quarter, the Cardinals surged in the fourth but were too far behind.

“It's a good experience for us to play teams like this,” said Cardinal head coach Nathaniel Root. “It can help us prepare for our region games.”

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(AHS) Tucker Campbell: 16 Pts; Ross Burcham: 11 Pts; Tyler Hammock: 9 Pts; John Mark Pettit: 3 Pts; Lane Burcham: 2 Pts; Des Whitley: 2 Pts; Brandon White: 2 Pts; Jack Majors: 2 Pts

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Staff Photo by Brian Azevedo

John Mark Pettit drives the baseline in the loss to the Indians.

sports On-Deck High School Basketball Thursday, Jan. 3 – 6:00 p.m.

MCHS @ AHS (Freshman) Friday, Jan. 4 – 6:00 p.m.

AHS @ Riverside (JVB – 4:30 p.m.)

Lexington @ MCHS (JVG – 4:30 p.m.)

Saturday, Jan. 5 – 6:00 p.m.

AHS @ Hardin Co. (JV G&B – 3:30 p.m.)

Monday, Jan. 7 – 4:30 p.m.

Hardin Co. @ AHS (Freshman) Monday, Jan. 7 – 6:00 p.m.

MCHS @ Bolivar (Freshman) Tuesday, Jan. 8 – 6:00 p.m.

AHS @ Scotts Hill (JVB – 4:30 p.m.)

Liberty @ MCHS (JVB – 4:30 p.m.)

Junior High Basketball Monday, Jan. 7 – 5:00 p.m.

Ramer vs Clifton (Pickwick Tournament) Monday, Jan. 7 – 6:00 p.m.

Adamsville @ Michie Bethel @ Selmer

sports Briefs BFS Begins at AHS The Adamsville Cardinal Football Team will begin its Bigger, Faster, Stronger afterschool program on Jan. 7. BFS will run Monday-Thursday from 3:15-4:15 p.m. in the weight room at AHS. Students in 5th8th grade are encouraged to attend. For more information, contact a member of the coaching staff at (731) 632-3273.

Titanic Failure in Green Bay Their ship may have started sinking long ago, but it hit rock bottom when the Tennessee Titans (5-10, 0-5) were dominated at Lambeau Field on Dec. 23 by Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers (10-5, 5-0). The 55-7 loss was Tennessee’s worst of the year. The Titans turned the ball over twice, gained only 10 first downs, and accumulated only 180 yards of total offense while the Packers piled up more than 450.

The Titans’ only touchdown came late in the fourth quarter on a two-yard pass from Jake Locker to Kenny Britt. The Titans hosted the Jacksonville Jaguars (2-13, 2-3) last Sunday after deadline, hoping for their first AFC South victory of the season.

Adamsville took a beating from Goodpasture Christian School last Saturday in their second game of the McNairy Central Christmas Classic.

The Cougars out-hustled the Cardinals throughout the entire game, and AHS could never find an answer.

The did find themselves down 21-6 after one quarter, and at halftime, the scoreboard read 47-15 in favor of GCS. The offense came to life for the Cards in the third quarter as they managed to score 22 points, but they were bested by Goodpasture’s 30 and still trailed by 40.

The Goodpasture faithful in attendance felt anxiety for their team only in the waning moments as the Cougars feverishly tried to score two final points to end the

College Bowl Pick’em Standings Contestant (City) Points Correct Katie Turner (Selmer) 295 15 Eric L. Smith (Selmer) 251 13 Larry Tomaszewski (Selmer) 250 14 Chris Combs (Adamsville) 243 13 Greg Sisk (Bethel) 240 13 Martha Williams (Selmer) 237 13 Joe Campion (Selmer) 236 11 Keith Jarnagin (Selmer) 236 11 Roger Williams (Selmer) 235 13 Hazel Addington (Ramer) 229 11 Jeremiah Coggins (Jackson, Tenn.)

223 13 Gary Trapp (South Bend, Ind.) 223 13 Linda Tomaszewski (Selmer) 220 12 Cherri Tomaszewski (Selmer) 212 11 Roy Newton (Bethel) 208 11 Mike Daley (Selmer) 208 10 Zolon Clayton (Selmer) 206 14 Jill Coggins (Jackson, Tenn.)

204 11 Michael Crowe (Selmer) 203 12 Skip Jones (Jackson, Tenn.)

199 13 Gary Tomaszewski (Bethel) 199 10 Paul Garrison (Michie) 197 12 Owen Addington (Ramer) 197 11 Christen Coulon (Selmer)* 196 9 Mary Kay Daley (Selmer) 194 11 Stacy Dancer (Adamsville) 192 10 Bill Wilbanks (Selmer) 192 10 Fredrick Culver (Selmer) 191 8 Christopher Daley (Selmer) 190 10 Darryl Weatherford (Bethel) 185 10 Kim Black (Bethel) 182 9 Larry Doles (Ramer) 179 10 Nick Surratt (Hickory Flatt) 172 12 Andrew Alexander (Leapwood)* 164 10 Jeff Wilbanks (Selmer) 164 10 Nathan Reagan (Hickory Flatt) 163 8 Zachary Weatherford (Michie) 150 10 Gary Bizzell Jr. (Bethel) 146 12 Tyler Alexander (Leapwood) 145 11 Codye Tomaszewski (Selmer) 142 10 Gary Curlin (Bethel) 133 10 Climmie Young (Bethel) 129 13 Christopher Moore (Selmer) 124 10 Abby Daley (Selmer) 117 12 Jeremy Wigginton (Michie) 117 11 Renee Hembree (Bethel) 79 6 *Not eligible for prizes* **Standings through Saturday, Dec. 29 – 11 p.m.**

Staff Photo by Andrew Alexander

Shakeema Dilworth pulls up for two points against Clarksdale. She finished the game with eight points. game with an even 100, but they were unsuccessful.

For the second consecutive night, Campbell led Adamsville in scoring, this time with 13 points, and Lane and Ross Burcham combined to score 15.

Adamsville (8-5, 1-1) will look to bounce back with a district game at Riverside on Jan. 4.

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(AHS) Tucker Campbell: 13 Pts; Ross Burcham: 8 Pts; Lane Burcham: 7 Pts; Tyler Hammock: 7 Pts; Brandon White: 5 Pts; Buck Bond: 2 Pts; Dakorea Dilworth: 2 Pts; Jake Miller: 2 Pts; John Mark Pettit: 2 Pts; Des Whitley: 2 Pts; Jack Majors: 1 Pts

Deer season nears close

By Brian Azevedo Sports Writer

We have all had our experience. Mine was in the late morning, just as I was about to leave the stand. I saw a buck coming down the ridge line in front of me. The rack was not the biggest, but he was an older deer, and I was ready to put some meat on the table. As he stepped into the small opening and I put the cross hairs just behind his front shoulder, well as they say, the rest is history.

As the end of deer season is only a few short weeks away, many hunters are making sure that their freezers are stocked.

This is a time of season where hunters like myself, begin to fill tags and fill the freezer. Most hunters spend their time in the beginning and through the middle season chasing that monster buck. Hunters will take their time, let deer walk, and wait for weeks for that short at the big buck.

This is the time of season though, when most hunters have either; killed the big buck that they have been chasing, or just decide that they need to just begin to put meat on the table.

This is a time when hunters are encouraged to thin out the doe population. As for me, when I think in the sense of food, I would rather have a doe. The meat is most often more tender, and by controlling the doe population we can help control the over all deer population.

This is going to make a difference when hunting season ends in vehicle accidents involving deer. When hunters can control the population there are less deer in the area, therefore, we will not see them as often around our roads.

However you spend your time in the woods, the time to kill a deer is running out. We see many hunters making the change to our winged friends in the sky, and others making preparations for spring turkey season, but there is still time to bag that trophy.

So be like me, spend your time in the woods, your kids are out of school, get them in the outdoors for a late season hunt. Let your sons or daughters get a chance to set a goal in their mind, to be patient and wait silently, and to feel the rush of success when they fire the shot.

Give them that confidence that comes from a job well done and see what might happen.

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Hosts unbeaten in Christmas Classic

By Brian Azevedo & Andrew Alexander Sports Writers

Playing host to the annual McNairy Central Christmas Classic, the Bobcats and Lady Bobcats came out unblemished after four games against stiff competition.

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The Lady Bobcats found themselves with a fight on their hands. Able to come away with a two point lead after the first quarter, the Lady War Eagles kept up the pressure, but the Lady Cats were able to hold on and take a one-point lead into halftime.

The Bobcat offense, led by Mallorie Sweat’s 14 points, stayed consistent through the third quarter and went into the final period with a six-point lead.

The game came down to the wire with the Lady Bobcats only holding a two-point lead with 26 seconds left in the game, but they held on for a four-point win.

“It was a hard fought game all the way through,” said head coach Jerry Lott. “They have a good team, and they can shoot and handle the ball well. It was a good win against one of the better teams out of Middle Tennessee.”

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(MCHS) Mallorie Sweat: 14 Pts; Mikaela Rowland: 11 Pts; Porsha Chappell, Zipporah Woods: 10 Pts; BreAnna Burge, Brianna Phelps: 7 Pts; Margie Coleman: 2 Pts; Kaitlyn West: 1 Pts

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Following a one-point victory on the road against Middleton earlier in the year, McNairy Central made light work of the Lady Tigers when they played them at home in their second game of the Christmas Classic last Saturday night.

“Our defense did a better job of helping on drives to the lane,” said Lott. “[Middleton] has got some guards that are really quick and do a good job of penetrating, so our defense was a whole lot better tonight.”

It was all Lady Bobcats from the get-go as MCHS pulled out to an eight-point lead after the first quarter. They never let that lead slip away as Middleton trailed by at least eight for the rest of the game.

The Lady Cats were up 13 points after three periods, and they continued to stifle the Lady Tiger offense in the fourth to come away with the 17-point win.

For the second consecutive game, Sweat led the team in scoring with 14 points. Mikaela Rowland chipped in with 11, and BreAnna Burge scored 10.

McNairy Central (12-2, 3-0) will try to stay unbeaten in district play when they host the Lexington Lady Tigers on Jan. 4.

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Staff Photo by Brian Azevedo

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CJ Barnes throws down the winning basket with just a few seconds left in overtime against the War Eagles.

(MCHS) Mallory Sweat: 14 Pts; Mikaela Rowland: 11 Pts; BreAnna Burge: 10 Pts; Porsha Chappell: 9 Pts; Brianna Phelps: 4 Pts; Haven Phelps: 4 Pts

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The Bobcats found themselves in a fight late but held on for the overtime win against the Sycamore Eagles last Friday night.

MCHS started the game off by jumping out to a seven-point lead. The Bobcats, without Stuart Littlejohn in the first half, kept the offense rolling and came away with a 10-point lead at halftime.

The Bobcats got another strong game from CJ Barnes, who finished with 31 points, but let their lead slip away and trailed after the third quarter, down 55-54.

The Bobcats battled back and brought the game to overtime. The teams went back and forth until late in the final seconds when Barnes drove the lane and jammed home the winning basket.

“We shot the ball well but didn't play a lot of defense,” said head coach Steve Forsythe. “The first game after the Christmas break is always tough and we played just well enough to pull out the win.

“Once again we did not play well in the third quarter, and let them back in the game.

We have to change something coming out of the half to keep this from happening again.”

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(MCHS) CJ Barnes: 31 Pts; Jonathan Nixon: 18 Pts; Elijah Sanders: 8 Pts; Stuart Littlejohn: 7 Pts; Travon McClendon: 3 Pts; Lane Brewer, Clay Dancer, Terrell Harris, Reginald McNeal: 2 Pts

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Though their third quarter struggles continued against the University School of Jackson Bruins last Saturday night, the Bobcats rolled to an easy victory in their second game of the Christmas Classic.

Once again, Barnes led the team in scoring, finishing with 30 points against the Bruins. Reginald McNeal had a hot hand as well and scored 10 points. Tyler Crowe and Littlejohn each had nine.

Pesky defense and scoring in transition kept the USJ at bay, despite the Bruins shooting higher than 50 percent from the three-point line.

The Bobcats watched their 21-point halftime lead get cut in half in the third quarter, but in the fourth, Barnes took control, and MCHS coasted to a 20-point victory.

McNairy Central (6-8, 1-2) will attempt to even its district record on Jan. 4 when the Bobcats host the Tigers of Lexington.

USJ MCHS Staff Photo by Andrew Alexander

Brianna Phelps holds up two fingers, one for each of the Lady Bobcats’ wins in the McNairy Central Christmas Classic last weekend. Phelps finished the Classic with nine points.

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Farm Credit Sponsors McNairy County Land Judging Teams at State Contest Submitted Report Contributor

Eleven McNairy Central High School students competed in the West Tennessee Land Judging contest held at Ames Plantation.

Alex Cox, Brook Holland, Clint Kiser, and Tucker Plunk represented the McNairy Central FFA chapter.

Dustin King, Brad Hunt, Dustin Leatherwood, Ford Hawkins, Clint McMahan,

Jonathan Clifton, and Matthew Williams composed two teams representing McNairy County 4-H Clubs.

McNairy Central agriculture teacher, Rod Barnes, coached the three teams.

In this contest, students evaluated the texture, slope, drainage, erosion, crop yield, and homesite suitability of four different locations. Each team member evaluated the sites individually, and their scores were totaled to create the team score for the event. The top four teams in the 4-H and FFA contests advance to the

State Contest.

All three of the McNairy County teams placed in the top four of the Regional Contest and earned the right to compete at the State Contest. This year’s State Contest was held in Springfield, Tenn., and would require a two-day trip. The expenses for travel and lodging for such a large group would be significant and possibly prohibitive. However, Lawson Plafcan, the local financial services officer for Farm Credit of Mid-America, came to the rescue.

He secured a financial sponsorship

from Farm Credit that made the travel and lodging to the State Contest possible. Each of the students worked extremely hard to prepare for the contest and represented McNairy County well.

All three teams placed in the top ten with a 6th, 7th, and 9th place team scoring.

Tucker Plunk was the third high individual in the entire contest. The 4-H members and FFA members and their coach would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Plafcan for making this wonderful education opportunity possible.

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McNairy County 4-H team members Dustin Leatherwood, Ford Hawkins, Dustin King, Clint McMahan, Matthew Williams, and Jonathan Clifton receive a check from Lawson Plafcan of Farm Credit to finance their trip to State Land Judging competition.

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FFA team members Tucker Plunk, Clint Kiser, Brook Holland, and Alex Cox receive a check from Lawson Plafcan of Farm Credit to finance their trip to State Land Judging competition.

Bethel Springs students celebrate the Christmas season Graves’ tree decorated

BSES Art Club show off Ornaments Students make Christmas cards

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The Bethel Springs Art Club decorates the late Mr. Rickie Graves’ tree which was planted last year in his memory. On Dec. 6, the club had fun using toasted bread, sesame seed butter, bird seed, and yarn on the tree for the birds to find. Most of the seed is on the ground but fun was had by all. Pictured are: Kailie Lott, Meriah Walk, Ms. Anita Graves, Jamie Johnson, Bailey Turner, Caleb McClain, Dustin Ellsworth, Jacob Hysmith, Sydney Perrigo, Brittany Nixon, and Josiah Sanders.

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Members of Bethel Springs Elementary Art Club show off their ornaments for the Recycling Christmas Ornament Competition. (Back) Jamie Johnson, Caleb McClain, Sydney Perrigo, Brittany Nixon, and Josiah Sanders, (Front) Ms. Anita Graves (art teacher) holding Bailey Turner’s ornament, Jacob Hysmith, Meriah Walk, Kailee Lott, and Steven Ellsworth, show off their new Christmas ornaments they made out of newspaper, wall paper, boxes, cans, foam, ribbons, buttons, old Christmas wrapping paper, cards, glitter, beads, lids, egg shells, etc. The children are standing in front of an igloo made from recycled milk jugs in the cafeteria.

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Caleb McClain is an eighth-grader attending Bethel Springs Elementary School and is a member of the Art Club standing with BSES art teach Ms. Anita Graves. He has completed a design for a Christmas card entry for Community South. This was created by using colored pencils. The winning entry will be made into a Christmas card.

MCNAIRY COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY

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. Terrell Tedford Adamsville Freewill Baptist Church Old Shiloh Road Adamsville, TN 38310 Marcus Morrow, Pastor Sunday School 10 a.m., Worship 11:15 a.m.

Sunday night 5:00 p.m. (with exception of 1st & 3rd Sunday) TV-18 Program 1st & 3rd Sunday at 3:00 p.m., Wednesday night Bible Study 7:00 p.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.

Locke Rd. Baptist Locke Road, Selmer Jim Outland, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. / Wed. 7 p.m.

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

Cypress Creek First Baptist Church 14 Falcon St., Selmer Pastor: Clifford E. Wynn, Jr. (731) 645-8094 Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Worship: Sun. 10:15 a.m.

Corporate Prayer Service: 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study: 7 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.

Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Falcon Baptist Church 777 Falcon Rd., Selme Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Lighthouse Baptist Church 1780 Mulberry Ave. Selmer Jorgen Runquest, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Worship: 11 a.m. & 5 p.m.

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.

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.

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.

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First Baptist Church of Michie 5658 Hwy 22 S., Michie James Hardin, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:00 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.

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.

Stantonville United Methodist Church 8351 Hwy 142, Stantonville, TN David Harstin, Pastor Sunday School 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship 11:00 a.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.

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

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.

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.

First Baptist Church of Finger Finger-Leapwood Road, Finger Bobby Bray, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Evening: 5 p.m.

Wednesday: 6 p.m.

Forty Forks Baptist Church 672 Ed Barham Rd., Bethel Springs Randy Smith, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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 Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

No Sunday Evening Service Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Gravel Hill Baptist Church 86 Tom Baker Rd., Ramer Pastor: Bro. Eric Jones Church Phone: 645-6776 Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Lakeview Baptist Church 877 W. Cherry, Selmer Bro. Harold King Sunday 8 a.m.

Bible Study 9 a.m.

Second Worship Service 10 a.m.

No Sunday P.M. Service Wednesday: 6:00 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.

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 Van Vansandt, 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: 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

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.

Piney Grove Church of God 888 Rose Creek Rd., Selmer Pleasant Site Baptist Church Aaron Moss, Pastor 1868 Pleasant Site Rd., Selmer Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Bradley Woolworth, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m.

Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Church of God of Prophecy: & 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Church of God of Prophecy Hwy. 22 N., Adamsville Ramer Baptist Church Alvin Jones, Pastor 3899 Hwy. 57 West, Ramer Sunday School: 10 a.m.

James Young, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 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.

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.

Cumberland Presbyterian: Court Ave. Cumberland Presbyterian Church Rev. Richard Reid 234 W. Court Ave., Selmer Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

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

New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church New Bethel Road Rev. Jeff Powell Worship Service: 9:45 a.m.

Ramer Cumberland Presbyterian Church Highway 57 West Ramer, 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. Terry Presson Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday: Supper 6:15 p.m. & Studies 7 p.m.

Hickory Flatt United Methodist Church Puron Rd., Hickory Flatt Dick Humphrey, Pastor Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.

Worship - 10:15 a.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.

Purdy Presbyterian Church Purdy, TN Selmer, 610-1859 Chris Dancer, Pastor Service at 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School 10:30 a.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 Dick Humphrey, 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.

First United Pentecostal Eastview 7810 Hwy 45 S., Ramer Rev. Wayne Isbell, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Monday: 7 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:15 p.m.

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

Gateway Holiness Chapel 2342 Refuge Rd, Bethel Springs Michael Price, Pastor Sunday: 2 p.m.

Thursday: 7 p.m.

Presbyterian: Bethel Springs Presbyterian Church 59 4th Ave., Bethel Springs Rev. 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: 9 a.m.

Safe Harbor Church 1514 Peach Street, Selmer Bro. Paul Henley, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

Wednesday: 6 p.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.

World of Truth Church Hwy. 57 West, Ramer Larry Cooksey, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Other/Non-Denominational:

God’s Way Church 1121 Peach Street, Selmer Bro. Billy Sanders, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

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 - 7 p.m.

Sunday - 10 a.m.

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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

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

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Independent 1 - REAL ESTATE

2 - AUTOMOBILES

3 - EMPLOYMENT

101 - FOR SALE 102 - FOR RENT 103 - COMMERCIAL

201 - AUTOS 202 - MOTORCYCLES 203 - EQUIPMENT 204 - RECREATIONAL

301 - JOB OPPORTUNITIES 302 - BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

5 - SERVICES

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501 - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES 502 - BUSINESS DIRECTORY 503 - PUBLIC NOTICES

401 - FOR SALE 402 - WANTED 403 - LOST/FOUND 404 - PETS/LIVESTOCK 405 - YARD/ESTATE SALES

CLASSIFIEDS: FIRST 20 WORDS - $5, EACH ADDITIONAL WORD - 20¢ • GARAGE SALES: 1X2 BLOCK AD - $9, 2X2 BLOCK AD - $18 • MAIL WITH PAYMENT TO: INDEPENDENT APPEAL, P.O. BOX 220, SEMER, TN 38375 or CALL (731) 645-5346

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SALE - SALE - SALE: Model Displays Must Go New Spacious 4 Bedroom, 2 bath homes starting at $43,500. Single sections start at $29,500. Clayton Homes, Hwy 72 West, Corinth, MS - 1/4 mile past Magnolia Hospital. (TF)

Dell laptop $200 under warranty. Also laptop repair. 731925-6183. (TF)

102 - for rent 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) ALEXANDER APTS. in Adamsville: MOVE IN SPECIAL, No deposit for the month of November! 2 bedrooms & Townhouses.

Washer/Dryer hook-ups included. Call Earl @ (731) 926-0507 or Joanne @ (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. 731610-2877 or 731-645-5288. (TF) 3BD, 1BA in Selmer.No pets. $395 & deposit 645-5400.

(33,34) 2BD, 1BA in Selmer. No pets. $350/month + deposit. Call 610-2877. (TF) 3BD, 1BA in Selmer at 284 Maple Street. $350 month + $200 deposit. Call (901) 8492755.(33,34) Mobile home for Rent: 2BR, 2BA, CH/A, 7 miles west of Selmer. $400 month, plus security deposit. 610-0796.(32,33)

402 - wanted Buying junked, wrecked, and good running vehicles. Paying up to $2,000. Call today, get paid today. Call 731-610-8827.

(TF) Need Christmas cash - Call today - buying junk cars, trucks, vans/ suvs, vehicles that run, scrapmetal, and more. FAST CASH, Free pickup. No title needed. (731) 610-8666. (TF)

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services 501 - professional services Wilson Service Company: We move and install mobile homes! Licensed, bonded/ insured. Also, house leveling, rotten joist/sill replacement, support piers installed, floors and metal roofs. Call (731)609-8794 or (731)6104813. (TF) AGREED DIVORCES $299.00 plus court costs. 645-8557.

(TF) DOUG BUTLER: House leveling, rotting sills, replace floors, cracking brick - 30 years experience. (731) 2398945, cell (662) 284-6146.

Free estimates. (TF) E.J.'s Residential Construction and Repair. Specializing in all types of residential repairs and new construction. Contact E. J. Frank's @ (731) 926-6974.

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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 31, 2005, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded June 3, 2005, at Book 375, Page 2321 in Office of the Register of Deeds for McNairy County, Tennessee, executed by Fredrick Barker and Teresa Blurton, conveying certain property therein described to FMLS, Inc. Hamilton County as Trustee for AmSouth Bank; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee.

Number 2 of said plat and survey and the Northeast corner of the herein described tract, thence from the point of beginning and with the West line of said Tract Number 2 a new line through Roger Sanders, South 27 degrees 41 minutes 18 seconds West 576.39 feet to an iron pin set in the East line of James Horst, see Deed Book 75, Page 391, thence with the East line of James Horst , North 45 degrees 47 minutes 59 seconds West 229.225 feet to the Southwest corner of the herein described tract, thence on a new line through Roger Sanders, North 04 degrees 29 minutes 40 seconds 929.39 feet to a point in the center line of Baggett Road, thence with the centerline of Baggett Road, the following calls: South 86 degrees 08 minutes 22 seconds East 10.39 feet, South 83 degrees 08 minutes 36 seconds East 57.61 feet, South 68 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds East 43.50 feet, South 40 degrees 37 minutes 43 seconds East 67.55 feet, South 25 degrees 50 minutes 18 seconds East 111.33 feet. South 19 degrees 49 minutes 14 seconds East 44.88 feet, South 04 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East 47.10 feet, South 10 degrees 42 minutes 10 seconds West 183.01 feet, South 03 degrees 32 minutes 38

seconds West 36.31 feet, South 13 degrees 49 minutes 33 seconds East 41.52 feet, South 42 degrees 18 minutes 24 seconds East 33.25 feet, South 63 degrees 57 minutes 30 seconds East 55.95 feet to the point of beginning .

50 minutes 18 seconds West 111.33 feet, North 40 degrees 37 minutes 43 seconds West 67.55 feet, North 68 degrees 14 minutes 27 seconds West 43.50 feet, North 83 degrees 08 minutes 36 seconds West 57.61 feet,. North 86 degrees 08 minutes 22 seconds West 103.36 feet, north 71 degrees 45 minutes 50 seconds West 41.33 feet, North 52 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds West 49.68 feet to the Southwest corner of the herein described tract and the Southeast corner of Tract Number 5 of said survey, thence on a new line through Roger Sanders, North 4 degrees 16

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent 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 January 14, 2013 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 on a point in the centerline of Baggett Road, which point is the Northwest corner of Tract

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employment 301 - job opportunities Stockdale's is having a store hiring event Janurary 9th at the current Mid-South Farmers CO-OP at 581 Mulberry Ave. in Selmer. We will be looking for outgoing, hard working individuals who love the country life. Positions in sales, management and receiving will be available.

Come and see us between the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (33, 34)

PUBLIC NOTICE To whom it may concern: I am filing for a new title for a

Tract Number 2: Beginning on a iron pin set in the centerline of Baggett Road, which point is the Southwest corner of a 5 acre tract retained by Roger Sanders, as shown on said plat and survey, and the southeast corner of the herein described tract, thence from the point of beginning, and with the centerline of Badged Road the following calls: North 25 degrees

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503 - public notices

503 - public notices

503 - public notices

503 - public notices

503 - public notices

503 - public notices

minutes 07 seconds East 743.18 feet to a point in the center line of Billies Creek, thence, with the centerline of Billies Creek, South 60 degrees 12 minutes 29 seconds East 379.37 feet to the Northeast corner of the herein described tract, and the Northwest corner of the 5 acre tract retained by Roger Sanders as shown on plat and survey, thence on a new line through Sanders, South 00 degrees 55 minutes 36 seconds West 777.22 feet to the point of beginning.

tate situated in McNairy County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 355-117 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.

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.

such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 355-117 have been met.

Bank & Trust), of record in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee in Trust Deed Book 369, page 1704.

WHEREAS, the undersigned, John E. Talbott, Successor Trustee, having been appointed the Successor Trustee on December 14, 2012 and of record in Trust Deed Book 408, page 355 in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee to serve in the place and stead of the Trustee, Jack Bulliner.

WHEREAS. The owner of the indebtedness has declared the total amount due and has directed the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described by said Deed of Trust; THEREFORE, this is to give notice that I, John E. Talbott, Successor Trustee, will on Thursday, January 17, 2013 commencing at 10:30 a.m. at the Front Door of the McNairy County Courthouse in Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, cause to be offered for sale wand will cause to be sold at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property in McNairy County, Tennessee, and more particularly decribed as follows, to wit: BEGINNING at the northwest corner of Kiser lot on Powers line running east 60 yards to a stake; thence north 40 yards to a corner and stake; thence west 60 yards to a stake on Powers line; thence 40 yards south to beginning, this plot containing ½ acre, more or less. Now bounded on the north by Strickland, on the west by Powers, on the south by Carper, and on the east

by Strickland, the above mentions Kiser lot now owned by Carper. Said legal description is the same description as contained in the previous deed of record.

east door, McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, conducted

by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Tamara L. Irwin, an unmarried woman, to Larry N. Westbrook, Esq., Trustee, on September 15, 2005 at Book Deed of Trust 377, Page 2288; all of record in the McNairy County Register’s Office.

Holder: PHH Mortgage Corporation 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 the Third (3rd) Civil District of McNairy County, Tennessee, and more particularly described as follows: Tract 1: Beginning at an iron pin in the Southwest right of way of Barker Drive, the same being the Northeast corner of Lot Number 31, Dickey Woods Subdivision, also being the Northwest corner of the lot herein described; thence South 43 degrees 25 minutes East with said right of way 271.4 feet to an iron pin; thence South 55 degrees 30 minutes 41.7 seconds West 145.34 feet to an iron pin in the North boundary line of Lot Number 20 of said subdivision; thence South 81 degrees 30 minutes West with said boundary line 23.8 feet to an iron pin; thence North 08 degrees 30 minutes West with the East boundary line of Lots Number 30 and Number 31 of said subdivision, 286.67 feet to the beginning.

Tract 2: Lot Number 31, Block G, of Dickey Woods Subdivision, a plat of which is record in Plat Cabinet A, Slide 4, in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee, and reference is here made to said plat of said Subdivision for the description there given, and said plat is made a part hereof by reference hereto as fully and to the same extent as if copied in full herein.

Street Address: 331 Hickory Street, Adamsville, Tennessee 38310 Secondary Property Address: 328 Dogwood Lane, Adamsville, TN 38310 Parcel Number: 055H-F002.00 & 055H-F-015.00 Current Owner(s) of Property: Tamara L. Irwin The street address of the above described property is believed to be 331 Hickory Street, Adamsville, Tennessee 38310, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION. If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 355-117 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.

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.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 223 Baggett Road, Bethel Springs, Tennessee 38315 The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5117. 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: Fredrick Barker; Teresa Blurton; Equable Ascent Financial LLC 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. 700‑196113 DATED: December 11, 2012 INSERTION DATES: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,

Successor Trustee December 19, 2012 December 26, 2012 January 2, 2013

FHA No. DSaleNoticeTN-Shellie_ msherrod_121211_1622 FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COM and WWW.REALTYTRAC. COM 12647 31, 32, 33 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 April 7, 2009, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded April 20, 2009, at Book 395, Page 2950 in Office of the Register of Deeds for McNairy County, Tennessee, executed by Alan Parmely, conveying certain property therein described to Kathy Winstead as Trustee for JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; and the undersigned, 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 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 January 14, 2013 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 es-

Being Lot Number 4, Country View Estates Subdivision, plat or plan of said Subdivision being of record in Plat Cabinet A, Slide 93, in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 226 Edgewood Drive, Adamsville, Tennessee 38310 The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5117. 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: Alan Parmely 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. 700‑179557 DATED December 12, 2012 INSERTION DATES: WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,

Successor Trustee December 19, 2012 December 26, 2012 January 2, 2013

DSaleNoticeTN-Shellie_ msherrod_121212_1425 FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COM and WWW.REALTYTRAC. COM 12648 31, 32, 33 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on January 22, 2013 at 12:00 PM local time, at the east door, McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Vickie E. Tatum and husband, Chuck Tatum, to Arnold M. Weiss, Attorney, Trustee, on April 26, 2004 at Book Deed of Trust 368, Page 2206; all of record in the McNairy County Register’s Office.

Owner of Debt: U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for certificateholders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2 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 in deed of record in Book Deed of Trust 368, Page 2206; in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee Parcel Number: 89C-C21.00 Current Owner(s) of Property: Vickie E. Tatum The street address of the above described property is believed to be 303 West Court Avenue, Selmer, Tennessee 38375, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein

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. 12-033163 12651 31, 32, 33 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on January 24, 2013 at 2:00PM local time, at the east door, McNairy County Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed

by Keith Taylor, a single person, to Emmett James House or Bill R. McLaughlin, Trustee, on November 8, 2002 at Book Deed of Trust 340, Page 479; all of record in the McNairy County Register’s Office.

Holder: Regions Bank DBA Regions Mortgage, successor by merger to Union Planters Bank, NA 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, to wit: Beginning at a steel post in the Western right of way of Pleasant Grove Road, the Northeast corner of the Robert Taylor land, refer to Deed Book 68 page 16, Deed Book 78 page 398, run thence North 88 degrees 10 minutes West with the Northern boundary of Robert Taylor 707.94 feet to a 2 inch pipe, the Northwest corner of Taylor, thence South 00 degrees 21 minutes West with the Western boundary of Taylor 567.68 feet to a steel post set, the Northeast Corner of the 56 feet by 310 feet lot conveyed to Ron Bell and wife, by Gerald Maxedon and wife, thence North 88 degrees 50 minutes West with the Northern boundary of Bell 310.00 feet to a steel post set, thence North 00 degrees 40 minutes East with a severance line 754.36 feet to a steel post set, thence South 88 degrees 10 minutes East with a severance line 1036.33 feet to a steel post in the Western right of way of Pleasant Grove Road, thence South 09 degrees 30 minutes West with the Western right of way of Pleasant Grove Road 185.00 feet to the point of beginning.

Street Address: 657 Feddie Davis Road, Selmer, Tennessee 38375 Parcel Number: 119003.02 Current Owner(s) of Property: Keith Taylor Other interested parties: Union Planters Bank, N.A. The street address of the above described property is believed to be 657 Feddie Davis Road, Selmer, Tennessee 38375, but

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.

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.

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. 12-036468 12653 31, 32, 33 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Docket: P-1134 Estate of JOHN ALLEN CURTIS Notice is hereby given that on December 21, 2012, Letters Testamentary (or of Administration, as the case may be), in respect of the Estate of JOHN ALLEN CURTIS who died on December 5, 2012, were issued to the undersigned. LALINDA LEIGH GARNER, by the Chancery Court of McNairy County, Tennessee.

All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or un-matured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2), otherwise their claims will be forever barred.

(1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice, if the creditor received an actual copy of this Notice to Creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the Notice to Creditors, if the creditor receive the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.

This 21st day of December, 2012.

Executor (or Administrator): Lalinda Leigh Garner Attorney for the Estate: Dana D. Blake Kim Harrison, Clerk & Master 12678 32, 33 NOTICE OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment and obligations secured by a certain Deed of Trust on property currently owned

by BRENDA GAIL IVEY and which Deed of Trust was executed by Brenda Gail Ivey and Milton G. Ivey dated June 9, 2004 to Jack Buliner, Trustee for First State Bank, Henderson, Tennessee (now Clayton

This is the identical real estate conveyed to Brenda Gail Ivey from Arnold Wayne Mullins by QuitClaim Deed dated January 19, 1996, of record in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee in Deed Book 152, page 761.

Also conveyed is a 30 foot wide perpetual nonexclusive easement of ingress and egress, installation and maintenance of utilities as found of record in the Register’s Office of McNairy County, Tennessee in Deed Book 114, page 131 and Deed Book 190, page 221.

Also conveyed hereunder is a 28 X 40 2004 Fleetwood Mobile Home, VIN #TNFL427AB29039-EX12, situated on the above real estate and made a part thereof.

Said property is believed to be 757 Dickey Road, Guys, Tennessee 38339, Map 149, Parcel 018.00.

Interested parties include the following: 1) Citifinancial, Inc. pursuant to Trust Deed Recorded in Trust Deed Book 385, page 2282 in the Register’s office of McNairy County, Tennessee.

Said sale will be in bar of all right and equity of redemption, homestead, dower, and subject to unpaid property taxes, if any, and redemption rights of the State of Tennessee or United States of America as noted above. Title is believed to be good but I sell and convey only as Successor Trustee.

This the 19th day of December, 2012.

John E. Talbott, Successor Trustee 117 East Main Street, P.O. Box 126 Henderson, Tennessee 38340 Telephone:(731) 989-0485 12677 32, 33, 34 SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE Sale at public auction will be on February 7, 2013 at 2:00PM local time, at the

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. 06-5029 12717 33, 34, 35

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