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TASTE OF MCNAIRY Celebrate with the annual fundraiser next week PAGE 5A
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ELITE SHOOTING Adamsville Basketball hosts shooting camp PAGE 2B
Local parents and children enjoy the enthusiastic conga line with several cherished characters. gelo from the Ninja Turtles and more that big thank you to sponsors, vendors and atBy Janet Rail danced and played with children of all tendees for making the day a success. Publisher ages. “It was a pretty cool day, and I want “This is just a good day of fun for kids next year to be bigger and better. I am esKids emerged by the thousands to the Second Annual Kids Fest sponsored by Mc- and parents. Last year, we estimated a pecially proud of the Youth Leadership crowd of around 1,500, and this year, we Council, containing juniors from McNairy Nairy Regional Alliance. It was an energetic, kid-centered day all estimated that over 2,000 attended last Central and Adamsville High School. They filled with interactive and creative ac- Saturday in Selmer City Park,” said Russell worked hard out here and did a fantastic job. At the peak of the day, we looked tivities for the whole family. Attractions Ingle, Program Director for MRA. Lanessa Miller, as “Artsy the Clown,” en- around and saw the parking lots full at the included life sized characters like Snow White, a Minion from Despicable Me, Min- joyed drip painting and chalk drawing with Elementary, Middle Schools and the park. nie Mouse, The Cat in the Hat, Things One the children, while Ingle was busy playing It was as full as I have ever seen it,” said and Two, Batman, Elmo and Michelan- great music for all to enjoy and offering a Ingle. If you missed it, see you next year.
Community mourns loss of Beene University of Tennessee at Martin Submitted Article
IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? Dr. Kudumula is welcomed to the Lifespan staff PAGE 5A
MARTIN, Tenn. – Deidra Beene, age 50, died March 9 from heart-related complications at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, March 11, at the Henderson Church of Christ. The family received friends at the church. Deidra worked as UT Martin’s McNairy County/Selmer campus director since 2003. She worked for Blue Cross and Blue Shield for 12 years and West Tennessee Business College for two years. "Deidra cared deeply about the students who attended the McNairy County/Selmer
Center. She will be remembered as an outstanding mentor who also left a lasting legacy as a teacher," said Bud Grimes, UT Martin director of university relations. She was a member of the West Star Class of 2005, Delta Kappa Gamma, and the McNairy County Higher Education Commission. She also served on the WestStar Alumni Council and was a lifetime member of the WestStar Alumni Association. "She also had a special connection with UT Martin's WestStar Leadership Program. Deidra was a 2005 WestStar graduate and offered a personal welcome for each class during WestStar's annual visits to the center and
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Indictments returned in Holly Bobo case By Rhonda Mitchell The News Leader, Parsons
SPRING SPORTS Cardinals and Bobcats take to the Diamonds PAGE 1B
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When Decatur County Grand Jury members were called for a Special Grand Jury proceeding, little did they know what they were about to hear. For the past three years, the whole community has been praying for a miracle, searching and grabbing on to any and all clues which would lead to the safe return of Holly Bobo. On Wednesday, March 4, 2014, 4:00 p.m. at the Decatur County Sheriff’s Department, their hopes were crushed. Holly was only 20 years old when she was abducted from her home on Swan Johnson Road on April 13, 2011 as she prepared to leave for her college nursing classes. Her brother, Clint, saw her going into the woods with a man dressed in camouflage, but he thought it was her boyfriend. Since that time, Holly’s family, Dana and Karen and Clint have been living a nightmare. Early Friday morning, February 28, 2014, TBI agents descended on property owned by Zach Adams located on
TBI Director Mark Gwyn, District Attorney Hansel McCadams, and Decatur County Sheriff Roy Wyatt gave the tragic results of the investigation.
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