Celebrates 100 years of tradition. This year was an extra special homecoming with students and alum ni gathering in celebra tion of all things Cardinal in their Centennial.
Their history is rich and dates back to the early 1800's when residents and par ents paved the way to a people who founded their hopes in education and provided a school
Black Lives Mat ter organizers of Memphis offer support to restaurant owner Dorothy Messen
ger of Delicate Dishes Soul Food in Selmer following allegations of hate crimes.
One thing that Mes senger noted is the many people who have reached out to her in the
community offering sup port, however, she has yet to have a visit from either the city or county mayor.
It was reported that both mayors were made aware of the issue in a chamber
directors meeting.
Soon after opening a soul food restaurant in Selmer, Messenger, a native of Hardeman County, reported several instances of harassing phone calls and stat
ed being puzzled as to why anyone would be threatened by a cook. “I just want to serve good food and start a new business,” said Mes senger. Following a rib bon cutting on August
4, Messenger says it has just been one thing after another. Based on the name calling she be lieves it is because of the color of her skin.
Employees at the Selmer Utility De partment feel a great loss as they mourn the loss of their boss of 40 years Richard Ashe, yet they are hanging on to memories that keep them laughing and inspired.
As they say success often hinges on people working collectively, and that cer
Welost a legacy and a na tive son in retired Judge Jim T. Hamilton who died last Sunday at his home in Colum bia, Tennessee. In Maury County he was a legend among attorneys. In 1967 Hamilton was elected mayor of Selmer at the age of 26, one of the youngest mayors to serve in the nation.
Jim T. Hamilton
SELMER, Tennes see—The creative mind behind the two icon ic murals in downtown Selmer, Tennessee will return to McNairy County for a command perfor mance. Nashville artist, Brian Tull, was recently commissioned to com plete a third mural, the latest in a public art ini tiative that began over a decade ago with Tull’s Rockabilly Highway Mu ral. That was the first public art project for both Tull, and the county art agency, Arts in McNairy, but it wouldn’t be the last.
Tull, a working stu dio artist, has since es tablished himself as a sought-after muralist, creating ambitions public art projects in Chicago, North Carolina, Missis sippi and his adopted hometown, Nashville. Originally from Selmer, Tull returned home for a second Rockabilly High way Mural in 2012, and the results have been transformative for his hometown.
“When Brian came on board for the first mural,” said Dr. Shawn Pitts, AiM Board member and proj
ect cochair, “there wasn’t a lot going on in down town. With the addition of Rockabilly Highway Murals I and II, we’ve seen steady retail growth in the town’s traditional business district as well as tremendous interest from cultural tourists
both domestic and inter national. That’s a direct result of Brian’s artistic vision, and a big win for McNairy County.”
Beyond the econom ic impact of the murals, many observers have noted a shift in local at titudes. Arts in McNairy
leadership envisioned the initiative as positive representations of the area’s rich music cul ture which could educate and engender pride of place. “I don’t think peo ple really understood the significance of this region’s music heritage until those murals went up,” said downtown pho tographer and business owner, Bryan Huff. “Now residents have a bet ter sense of that history and a good reason to be
proud of it. I’m glad to see the project continu ing.”
The new mural will be installed over the coming months and dedicated at the 2023 Rockabilly High way Revival next June.
Thanks to the generous cooperation of longtime downtown business own er, Peggy Griffin, the lo cation will be the south west facing wall of Tru Savers Hardware. It’s a high visibility location, adjacent to the county
courthouse, just across South 3rd Street from the U.S. Postoffice. The project will be funded, in part, by a Tennessee Arts Commission grant.
Progress on the mural may be followed on Arts in McNairy’s website, Facebook and Instagram pages. Supporters can help defray the costs by donating to the project’s GoFundMe page at: https://www.gofundme. com/f/mcnairy-coun tys-new-mural-project
system in the early years to 1922 when the State Department recognized the school and rated the work being done issu ing diplomas to the first eight graduates.
With 100 years under its belt, Adamsville High School celebrated with what they hope becomes an annual Homecoming Parade on Main Street with the theme “Cardi nals Going Retro” with Grand Marshalls lifelong Adamsville supporters and alumni Mrs. Debbie, Ma-Bet, and PW Plunk.
The parade featured Cardinal football players, cheerleaders, the AHS Band, athletes, clubs and football homecom ing representatives.
This was followed by a Community Service and Pep Rally in the City Park Pavilion. The event began with spirit activi ties led by the band and cheerleaders followed by a community prayer service hosted by local pastors and youth minis ters. It was a great night.
On Friday the Cardi nals set up an Alumni Tent on the far end of the field where classmates signed in for their spe
cific class and watched the game while catching up with old friends while the Cardinals held their homecoming celebra tion and game at Lendon Martin Memorial Stadi um. On Saturday there was a private homecom ing dance for students.
This week, no matter how you celebrated all things Cardinal, there was a constant that con nected the different gen erations of Adamsville High School this home coming.
The history of educa tion in Adamsville is one told by Bill Wagoner in his Wagon Spokes col umn some years ago. One with a history of people willing to give of themselves and their means so that future generations would profit from their efforts.
The past history re vealed that Adamsville education began in the tiny community when George Adams came with his new wife to set tle in a small clearing in Eastern McNairy County in the early 1800's. Ac cording to early histo ries, Adams settled into a family life and began to
prepare for the future. As additional families came to live in the little clearing their thought turned to education for their chil dren. Soon a crude log cabin was constructed and the first school was opened. In those early log cabin schools the first children of Adamsville studied their three R's.
These buildings were re modeled in 1924 and an annex was built on the south side of the existing building. The entire fac ulty was recognized by the State Department of Education, consisting of three teachers. Seven to nine students graduated each year.
The school was solely
home-economics build ing was added. In 193940 an N.Y.A. Project added the Agricultur al-Science building. A classroom and base ment added additional space in 1941.
community united with a desire to teach its chil dren about itself had the new building ready for use by 1942.
Attending school with the Adams children were the Combs, Stanley, Surratt and Sharp families.
Written records tell of at least three wooden buildings built by resi dents on land donated by citizen of Adamsville.
The schools were run by tuition paid by stu dents. Tuition was usu ally $1.00 to $2.50 per term depending on the grade. By 1908, thirty five students paid tuition at the Adamsville school. Some of the students boarded with the Ad amsville residents as the town began to serve the children in the surround ing area. It is believed that the school offered the best curriculum in the region at the time.
The first brick structure was erected in 1912.
maintained and provided for by support of parents who had children there until 1922 when the State Department recog nized and rated the work being done and issued diplomas to the following students: Mattie Crowe, Gilcie Crowe, Mildred Finger, Mamie Seaton, Neva William, Charles Littlefield, Edna Littlefield and Orpha Fariss.
In the summer of 1930 transportation was or ganized. It gave all stu dents from the county an opportunity to attend school. The enrollment doubled and the teach ing capacity was in creased to five.
In 1931-32 the school secured a gymnasi um through a C.W.A. Government project. In 1933-34 a five room
The school suffered a great tragedy on July 11, 1941, when fire de stroyed the gym, the old building and its contents. With World War II in its infant stages and very lit tle money on the county level, the people of Ad amsville stood shoulder to shoulder to rebuild. In the fall of 1941 while teachers and students attended classes in local churches, citizens and parents came forth with wheelbarrows and tools to furnish labor to rebuild the school.
Many residents paid taxes far in advance to help raise money to fi nance new buildings. A
The school stood – a re pository of memories, les sons learned, ballgames played and relationships formed. Many times the same teachers who were graduates of the local school taught children and then their children.
In 1980 the same com munity spirit that moved people in 1941 to mix mortor and put the broken pieces of the school back in place united the people in a project to build a new school building.
The new building opened in the fall of 1981 and stands today as an institution dedicated to serving the rural and small town that popu late the community that makes up Adamsville, Tennessee.
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Rockabilly Highway Mural II
Rockabilly Highway Mural I
Karen Spence Mc Gee, of Memphis, previously worked in Selmer managing the Town House Apart ments over 20 years ago is an activist and heard of Messengers plight. She came down to visit and meet with Messenger personal ly to find out what was going on. McGee even met with Selmer Mayor Sherry Inman while re questing police reports and sharing her intent to host a gathering in support of Messenger the following Saturday.
“One of the things we are involved with in Memphis is a holistic, loving and kind relation ship. Because if I am suf fering an no one comes out we have a spirit of not standing alone.
We represent Fayette, Hardeman, Madison, Gibson, Carroll and the poor people's cam paign. A national call for moral revival,” said McGee. “I am peacock proud to be here to be shedding some light on this issue. It should not take the mayor three or four weeks to apolo gize. If the mayor heard about it she has a re sponsibility to go to see what the problem is and denounce the behavior.
As the head she has a duty to follow up. Others will follow the head. It just makes no sense to me. This is a prime real estate location and as I filled up with gas people were telling me how we need places to eat and many are not aware of the issues. I was in Auto
“Rural areas don't get the attention when things like this happen. It is up for the bigger cities to reach out. Black Lives Matter Memphis is a pri vate organization and not part of the national organization allowing the local activist more con trol over their initiatives,” said McGee.
In the previous police report dated August 10, 2022, from the Selmer PD, it stated that a per son on the phone threat
ened Messenger by say ing they were “going to get you or I am going to kill you,” as recorded in the report.
Following that Mes senger stated that she has continued to get ha rassing phone calls and found a headless snake at her front door. There is at least one more report of a harassing call in a SPD report. Messenger was offered the space by Paul Fisher who has been supportive of her efforts to get the busi ness up and running. He is aware of some of the issues and stated earlier that he hoped they would end for Messenger. At least one more incident was reported to police.
“Today we are want to get the community together to rally around here to say his is not indicative of the white people in Selmer. We love each other, we are Christians. Our babies are here and our grand babies are here. We need to know that if one of our children come to open a business here in McNairy County that this won't happen to them,” said McGee.
“We want to work for ourselves and bring oth ers into entrepreneur ship. When people think it is just Dorothy, she doesn't have help. What we hope to accomplish is to bring this issue to light,” said McGee.
Prior to leaving the activist enjoyed a won derful meal of soul food and offered prayer with a promise that they will re turn when the need calls.
By Bill Carey
Without intending to, I’ve been following the path of the former king of France.
I haven’t left the coun try. And my only notable trip out of state was a six-day family vacation in New England this sum mer. But I’ve been run ning into Louis Philippe wherever I go.
Let me explain.
I believe we have been blessed here in McNairy County with some of the best public servants anywhere. I know this has been true with Mr. Ron nie Price and all the ladies at our clerks office. It is my vision to build on the strong foundation already in place as we move forward.
Many of you have reached out to me to request things you would like to see done in the clerks office. One of these is having the office open on Wednesday. I would like to look into being open on Wednesday if we can fund the wages for personnel for the extra hours needed.
Also many have showed an interest in having the drive-thru opened for use. I love this idea and will definitely be exploring that as a possibility if the infrastructure is still operational and costs are within budget.
I personally would like to see if we could incorporate new technology to make our office run more efficient. Technology is evolving at a re cord pace and I will be committed to implementing this anyway that will bring better service to the people of McNairy County.
Together we can make our county offices a great place to conduct busi ness and I will be committed to providing the best service I can if elected. Place your vote for the candidate who is devoted to serving with a focus on the future.
When Tennessee first became a state in 1796, the most important thing happening in the world was the French Revo lution. Members of the French royalty who re mained at home did so at their own peril.
Louis Philippe, a no bleman and a distant rel ative of King Louis XVI, came to the U.S, along with two of his brothers and one servant. They met some of the most remarkable Americans of that era, including Al exander Hamilton and John Jay. During Louis Philippe’s stay at Mount Vernon, former Presi dent Washington report edly got out a map and said something like, “If I had time to travel, here’s where I would go,” draw ing a route across the Appalachian Mountains, across Cherokee terri tory and into the South west Territory.
The French quartet took Washington’s ad vice, heading south and west into Tennessee, fol lowing the natural river valleys. The entourage arrived in Knoxville on April 30, 1797, and, at first, stayed at a local inn called Chisolm’s. How ever, the royal visitor had a bad experience there; a story, still repeated by tour guides at Knoxville’s Blount Mansion, claims he woke up screaming one night and ran head long into the Tennessee River. At the time he thought he was on fire; in fact, he was being at tacked by bedbugs.
The next night, the story goes, Louis
Philippe moved to Wil liam Blount’s home. That home is also still standing, and I visited it in July.
From here they head ed south and spent sev eral days at the Cher okee blockhouse at Tellico. They met many members of the Cher okee tribe, watched an event in a large Chero kee meeting house, and witnessed a long game of stickball. In his diary (published in 1976), he made many comments about Cherokee culture, religion and family life.
“When they [the Chero kee] take a notion to trav el, they saddle and bridle a horse, roll their blan kets, and leave without further ado,” he wrote.
“Truly nothing is freer or happier than these Indi ans.” He also described what was left of Fort Loudoun – “buried un der brush now, with only a little rubble and a few irregularities of terrain to commemorate the fort’s existence.”
Then came the most dangerous part of his journey, as he and his entourage headed west across the Cumberland Plateau – still Indian territory at that time. Al though officials advised people to wait for mili tary escort to cross the mountains, the French visitors headed west anyway across what was commonly referred to as a “desert.” Louis Philippe was impressed by the wildlife he saw. “There is more game in this desert than in a hunting preserve at home,” he wrote. “Here are many bears, deer, some buffa lo, few elk.”
After a few days they arrived at the landmark known as Fort Blount (along the Cumberland River in present-day Jackson County). The travelers were disap pointed by the hospital ity. “To restore us from the hungers and fatigues of desert they gave us cornbread, a little milk and fatback of bear, salt
ed and smoked, which we found impossible to swallow, hungry or no.”
Hungry and tired, the visitors continued west, staying at homes along the way, as people did in that era.
Nashville made a pos itive impression on Louis Philippe, although it was far more crowded than the visitors would have liked. “The house was full, and even sleeping on the floor there was hardly room,” he wrote.
Nashville being Nash ville, there are no struc tures standing in which Louis Philippe stayed. However, the house in which he spent the night was at the present-day corner of Fifth and Church – a corner I walk past every week.
From there the French men headed north, into and through Kentucky, back towards Pennsyl vania. They later visit ed Pittsburgh, Buffalo, New York and Philadel phia again, and even spent the night at the little-known William Pitt Hotel in Portsmouth, New Hampshire (which I happened to visit in June).
And now for some history you may have slept through in high school: King Louis XVI was beheaded during the French Revolution. Decades later, in the rev olution of 1830, Charles X was driven from the French throne, and Lou is Philippe became King of France. He would re main king until he was driven from power in 1848 – in the events depicted in the Victor Hugo novel Les Misera bles. However, while he was king, Louis Philippe would often greet visitors from America and ask them whether they still made visitors sleep three to a bed in a place called Nashville.
Bill Carey is the found er of Tennessee Histo ry for Kids, a non-profit organization that helps teachers cover social studies.
Zone and they knew nothing about it,” said McGee.
Rural areas don't get the attention when things like this happen. It is up for the bigger cities to reach out. Black Lives Matter Memphis is a private organization and not part of the national organization allowing the local activist more control over their initiatives.
The first half of the Lady Bobcats and the Lady Tigers soccer was kinda mild. Apparently the girls were just warming up for the second half where all the action was. Half Time Score 0-0.
In the second half the action began. Seconds into the second half Kyn dal Adams was able to sweep the ball passed the Hardin County Lady Tigers goalie for a point. Then ten minutes lat er the Lady Tigers gets their first goal. Follow by a penalty kick bringing their score up to 2-1.
This must have spurred the Lady Bob cats as they put the pressure on the Lady Ti gers. Only four minutes left in the game and #13 Carissa Moore went to ward the goal and then made a quick pass to #9 Kyndal Adams for Ad ams second goal of the night. Running against the clock Alli Austin #18, pushes for the final goal of the night, and got it.
Judge “Jim T” was born on June 15, 1941, in Selmer as the oldest of four sons, born to the late James and Jacquline Travis Hamilton. He graduated from McNairy Central High in 1959, ac cepted a football schol arship to MTSU, grad uated there in January of 1963 with a Bachelor of Science degree, ma joring in history. He en rolled at Memphis State University School of Law in 1963 and received his law degree in 1966. He returned to Selmer and started practicing law on Sept 1, 1966. He was elected mayor of Selmer at the age of 26. He was proud of his communi ty and served as mayor from Jan. 5, 1968 to Jan. 1, 1970 when he left to move to Middle Tennes see to secure education for his eldest son at the Bill Wilkerson Center.
He practiced law in Nashville until 1971 when he moved to Mt. Pleasant and opened his own law office. It was there where he met and befriend ed Bill Rail, publisher of the Mt. Pleasant Re cord. They became great friends and shared lots of great times before Ham ilton convinced Rail to move to McNairy County
Final score Lady Bob cats 3 Lady Tiger 2.
Lady Bobcats had 64 stops with Anna Clay ton having the most with
to purchase the McNairy County Independent in 1976. The Rail ties to the Hamilton family run deep and their friendship strong over the years.
He was appointed parttime Assistant District Attorney in 1973, and served in that capacity while maintaining a pri vate law practice until his election to Circuit Court Judge for the four coun ty 22nd Judicial District (Maury, Giles, Wayne, and Lawrence) in 1982 and served in this posi tion until May 2015.
For 15 years, he served as an Adjunct Professor for the Criminal Justice Dept at Cumberland Uni versity and sat on the Board of Trustees. After adjunct positions were eliminated at Cumberland, he taught as an Adjunct Professor at Martin Meth odist College in Pulaski, Tenn. for a few years.
He was a TSSAA-ap proved high school foot ball official for many years and worked on a crew of officials who worked the State Cham pionship more than once.
He was a long-term member of the Mt. Pleasant Rotary, where he named a Paul Harris Fellow. He also was a re cipient of the Liberty Bell
18. SOG total were 25. Mostly even with Caris sa Moore and Alli Austin both having 6, Jossalyn Forsythe 5. Steals were
Award from the Maury County Bar Association.
He simply loved being in the courtroom. He spoke often about his friendship with the late Jerry Colley who he refereed football games with at night after battling with him during the day in a criminal trial where he would be the prosecutor and Mr. Colley would be the defense at torney. He enjoyed those days where he was in the courtroom during the day and on the football field at night.
When he was about 40 years old, he decid ed he needed to work on his health so he started walking every morning.
At the time, he lived in Mt. Pleasant at the top of a huge hill. He moved to Columbia in the late 1980s and soon several others joined him and a walking group was formed. Someone saw them walking one day and said that they looked like a bunch of “hurt turtles.” Soon they named themselves the “Hurt Turtles Walking Society.” They even made the front page of The Tennessean. On the last paragraph of the newspaper article, Judge Hamilton sur mised that he is sure
21 with 10 players be ing a part of them. Jos salyn Forsythe, Kyndal Adams, Alli Austin each having 3. Holland John
that when his last days are drawing near when he goes to his doctor, after telling the doctor about all this walking, that the doctor will tell him that all this walking really didn’t make much of a difference in the end.
Hamilton was a cham pion of the working man as a judge. This comes from his blue-collar upbringing in Selmer. He understood what it meant to struggle as a family trying to make ends meet and raise chil dren. His family had to work hard to make ends meet and he learned this first-hand. His father was in the dry-cleaning busi ness and his mother was a school teacher.
He always recognized that a new attorney need ed a little time to learn the ropes. One attorney in Lawrenceburg once told that Judge Hamilton told him that he was slowly “kicking that young attor ney out of him.”
Hamilton was well known within the law pro fession and was well liked and respected. He made so many friends doing what he loved. He was the best in telling stories from when he was the Mayor in Selmer, his friendship with
1st Saturdays4 The Selmer Ma sonic Lodge sponsors a Pancake Breakfast the 1st Saturday of every month form 6 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at 153 S. Fourth Street, (behind the courthouse) to benefit Autism. Pan cakes, Ramer sausage are served for a donation. Come enjoy and sup port a great cause.
Giveaway - Everything Free Tuesdays & Thursdays 4 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. & Every 2nd and 4th Sat urdays of each month 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Clothes, dishes, home decor, toys. 1111 Peach Street, Selmer, TN 38375.
December 4 Come travel with the Selmer Senior Center to beautiful Branson, Missouri for The Miracle of Christmas and many more Christ mas shows, Dec. 5-9. A $75 deposit required to hold a seat. Call 731645-7843 for info.
November 12 4 All local veterans to be honored on Veterans Day at 10 a.m. on Selmer courthouse lawn followed by a parade at 11 a.m. A free lunch served at 1 p.m. at the Selmer Community Center with a live auction, musical perfor mances, mobile Veterans Center. All veterans family and friends in vited to attend.
September 29 4 7th District Re publicans are having a chili dog supper on Sept. 29 beginning at 6:00 p.m. The event will be at the Michie Civic Center. All are welcome to attend for updates on state races as well as meet with the Republican County Court Clerk nominee Ross McNatt.
October 1 4 The Stantonville School Reunion will be held on Sat., Oct. 1st from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Civic Center. No meal will be served, only light refreshments available. Come and enjoy the visitation with former school mates.
son, Biana Davis, Caris sa Moore, Caylee Stepp Karys Shimek having 2 and Hanna Baggett and Anna Clayton 1.
Buford Pusser, his court cases, and his athletic career at Selmer High School and MTSU.
Hamilton has two sons, Jim II, a teacher and coach in Franklin, Tenn. and John an attorney with the Public Defender’s of fice in Jackson, Tenn. He loved his family and en joyed having get togeth ers especially in the early years at Pickwick which was a yearly tradition with all of our family.
He was energized by people and really never had a bad day.
Hamilton made him self available to the pub lic. Everyone pulled for his attention. He tried to make time for everyone. He had lawyers pulling at him all the time. That was his job – to tend to the issues that lawyers had in his court. He took that part of his job very seriously and always said that he wanted to always be accessible. Often, that meant him being accessible on the weekends or while he was on vacation to sign documents or whatever might need to be done.
He loved his brothers, Tom Neal, Mike, and the late Bill Hamilton. He also loved his friends in Selmer as he spent
October 154 Ramer Days, Ramer Ruritan - Alumni Fall Festival will be held on the grounds of the Ramer Civic Center, on Saturday, October 15 between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts and craft vendors, food concessions, mu sic and entertainment on the big stage make it a fun day for everyone in the family. If you have never been to Ra mer Days, you have missed a great day of fun in small town Tennessee.
Vendors and concessioner booths available for $25. Call 662-212-0214.
The annual Ramer School Alumni Dinner will be held Sat., Oct. 15, 2022 at the Ramer Elementary School cafe teria. Visitation will begin in the school gym at 4 p.m. with dinner following at
Lady Bobcats will play at home Thursday night against Scared Heart at 6 pm. It will be the Lady Bobcats Pink night.
a lot of time going back to Selmer to reunite with his high school friends. He also felt like he had a connection with all of the lawyers that practiced in his courtroom and re ferred to them as “his lawyers.”
Jim II said, “My dad re fused to allow my deaf ness stand in the way of achieving my dreams. He would attend all of my meetings when I was a student at Baker Ele mentary and Mt. Pleas ant High. He wanted me to be raised in the hear ing world and made sure the teachers were on task and knew that I had to “sit in the front of the class, and that I had to read lips.”
Jim T made a major impression on his two grandsons, JT (John Tra vis) and William. The ad vice and wisdom given JT and William over the years has made them both express a love for sports, law, and politics.
JT graduated from Freed Hardeman in May 2022 and majored in Law/Pol itics and was a member of the baseball team. William has a huge love for politics and sports as he is a sophomore at Sacred Heart school in Jackson, Tenn.
5 p.m. Tickets are $10 at door.
On Saturday 4 Oct. 15. will be a Missions Market featuring 20-25 vendors, pop-up shops, crafts, food and silent auction. 3920 Hwy 57 W at Ramer Civic Center 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Booths $30. Call Robin 731439-1414. All proceeds go toward Operation Christmas Child Shoebox shipping.
4 Selmer First United Methodist Church is looking for craft vendors to participate in their Fall Festival on November 19, 2022. Spots are still available. If interested please call 805-712-4448 for more information.
tainly holds true for eight of the utility employees who work in a close knit office.
With over 197 years between them, they feel held together by their commitment and loyal ty to one another. This family-like atmosphere fosters loyalty and colle gial bonding. You see this familiar phrase on many companies websites but for these ladies and gen tlemen, it holds true and they feel it is a great place to work. Richard made sure of it. The department serves over 7,960 cus tomers today.
Granted, they all have a few stories to tell and they all experi enced some bad times when storms damaged their building and they crammed into a small room at the Selmer Community Center. Their common goals helped them survive the bad times even when fighting like siblings.
Their bonds are tight and spend more time together than they do at home so they can antic ipate each others bad days and that is what they did with both each other and Richard. For the past seven months Richard was absent in
their day to day work lives but ever present in their hearts and minds.
As family, they have some pretty funny sto ries to tell.
Danita Sims, has even more stories as she has 47 years on the job. “We used to participate in “Re lay for Life” and we would all cook food and charge for it to raise money. One time we got Richard to help us peel potatoes for Relay and here is a picture of him doing it in 2001,” said Sims.
“We worked together at City Hall when Rich ard was working in the gas department. Wil
Christel Wilkins September 23, 2022
Christel Wilkins of Adamsville, Tennessee, born Christel Emilie Ida Wunnenberg in Kaiserslautern, Ger many, passed away on September 23, 2022, at the age of 95. Christel was the beloved wife of Robert Earl for 65 wonderful years; devoted moth er of Isolde Morin, Kay Zayas, and Glenn Wilkins; mother-in-law of Fred Zayas; adored grandmother of Jarrod and Jason Zayas, Mi chael and Christopher Morin; and admired great-grandmother
of Christian and Angi Morin. A devoted wife, dedicated mother and faithful servant of the Lord, she lived a full and wonderful life.
Visitation will be held from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. with services at 1:00 p.m. on Thurs day, September 29, 2022 at First Baptist Church in Adamsville, Tennessee, with Bro. Phil Mitchell and Chad Ball officiating. Burial will follow in the Beth lehem Cemetery at Ad amsville, Tenn.
bur Gene Ashe served on the Utility Board and they made the deci sions for the utility de partment. Except for his short time at GE, utilities is all Richard knows. He was raised in the depart ment,” said Sims.
The girls described Richard as fun and how he loved pulling pranks on Michelle Hanna. “He would put a piece of tape over her straws and put hot sauce in her drink. He was a mess,” said Hanna. The department has over 30 employees but Richard knew them all. It was likely a chal lenge at times for Terry
Hill, with his focus on customer service when all the fun was going on. Hill and Richard were the main guys up front in the middle of things.
One of the newest em ployees knew Richard from high school and also from her days at Winks. “There were not many days that Richard didn't eat at Winks and have a slaw dog. Becky Reynolds worked at and then owned Winks be fore selling to her sister. She tried to pull a prank on Richard and added hot sauce to his slaw dog but he loved it and told her to keep making them
Jacy, a 2022 grad uate of Adamsville High School, was recently diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma Proutuberans Sarcoma in her leg and is awaiting surgery.
She is currently en rolled at UT Martin and pursuing a degree in special education. On Saturday, October 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00
p.m. the Acton Church of Christ will host a benefit in her honor. Fish plates $12 with live music at 11:00 a.m. There will be a Dessert & Cake Walk.
Donations can be made to Briggs Food Service or by calling 303-842-8716. She is seeking treatment and awaiting surgery at St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis.
like that,” she said.
There were times when Danita jokingly called Richard a jackass. It was a running joke. “He just laughed.” When all the staff was working out of the small office at the center after the storm in 2010, there was a crafts fair that November. Mi chelle saw this wooden jackass made with sever al different kinds of wood. It stands about 3 feet tall and was that year's Christmas gift to Richard. “Of all the gifts we got him over the years, this was his favorite,” said Han na. Richard had it hung proudly behind his desk.
They also remember one time the department got a new bucket truck and Richard asked us to get up in it so we did. He got us up there and did not want to let us down. He liked to keep them going.
Even when the may or gave everyone off for snow, Richard would pick up a couple of the girls that lived close so they could work. “We made sure he bought us breakfast and lunch on those days and he did.”
In his absence, Angie Deaton, utility dept. ac counting manager and CMFO for the city has taken the responsibility
of running the depart ment and the staff are so proud of her. Richard would be proud too.
The staff said that Richard was very good about taking care of ev eryone else. He was prideful and did not want anyone taking care of him. Often, he would joke about health when the girls complained about their aches and pains. He loved to cook, travel and do some farming.
“Penney and Richard had traveled all 50 states and only had one Nation al Park they had not seen together. They loved to travel and had planned on getting that last Na tional Park in this year,” said Debbie Morrow.
The staff knew that Richard would be there to help when they need ed him and lessons they will never forget. For now, Danita Sims, Deb bie Morrow, Terry Hill, Michelle Hanna, Angie Deaton, Chris Grissom, Becky Reynolds and Cassie Matloke have to adjust to his absence but will keep their fond memories close. Af ter 40 years of service, Richard is finally at rest and the staff is prepared to continue to make him proud.
TheRamer Days, Ramer Ruritan Alumni Fall Fes tival, will be held at grounds of the Ramer Civic Center, on Satur day, October 15, 2022, between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Arts and craft ven dors, food concessions, music and entertain ment on the big stage make it a fun day for everyone in the family.
If you and your family have not been to Ramer Days, you have missed a great opportunity en joy a day of fun in small town Tennessee.
We are offering ven dors and concessioners a 10 ft X 10ft booth site for $25. If you are inter ested in setting up at the Ramer Days, call or text Steve at (662) 212-0214 to reserve a space.
The McNairy American Legion Post 162 will hold an Honor Service for Vietnam Veteran Warren Davis at the Selmer Community Center on Friday, Sep tember 30 at 10 a.m. hosted by the Selmer Senior Citizens.
Legion Post 162 al ways attempts to rec ognize all county vet erans for their devoted military service, such as their national motto: “Veterans serving Vet erans” meaning none are left behind or for gotten.
In this Honor Ser vice they will recognize on of their comrades PVT. Warren Dale Davis who served 3 years, 1 month and 22 days in the Army as a
power plant operator. Davis, originally from Napoleon, Ohio, was stationed in Ft. Knox, Kentucky and was honorably discharged after serving in Pbu Bai, Vietnam.
Senior Center Direc tor Rowena Pope will welcome all and rec ognize military honors followed by an opening prayer. Amanda Fish er, VSO, will present a plaque with an Ameri can Flag presented by the American Legion.
Brother Joe Loncar will speak and mem ories shared by other member of the senior citizens. All are invited to attend.
Legion & Son’s Squadron Cookout September 24 The American Legion & Son’s Squadron will host a cookout in Selmer City Park, Saturday, Sept. 24, beginning at 10 a.m. until they run out of food and watermelon. There is no cost to local veterans as all proceeds go to help local vet erans. Donations from general public. All are invited to come.
Vietnam Veteran Davis Honor Service Friday
The Pink Ribbon Banquet and Fashion Show held on September 18 recognized Janice Taylor, a 25 year Breast Cancer survivor from Jackson, Tenn. with a presentation by Yulanda Taylor-Harris.
The girls with the famous jackass.
Jerry Don Edwards August 18, 1953September 20, 2022
Jerry Don Ed wards was born August 18, 1953 in Selmer, Tennessee, the son of the late Rob ert Leslie and Dorothy Kiser Edwards.
He was united in marriage to Burnette Singleton on June 5, 1977. Jerry Don worked for many years in commercial construction as a car penter. He enjoyed fishing, shooting pool, and watching the TN Titans.
Mr. Edwards depart ed this life on Sep tember 20, 2022 in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 69 Years, 1 Month, 2 Days.
He is survived by his wife Burnette Edwards of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; his children, Jer ry Shane Edwards Mar tin and wife Michelle of Morehead, Ky., Jero my Edwards and wife Giovanna of Jackson, Tenn., Shannon Renee Edwards and compan ion Jody Mankey of
August 8, 1938September 23, 2022
Virginia Faye Robinson Brown was born Au gust 8, 1938 in Bethel Springs, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Samuel McKinley Rob inson and Exie Dee Moore Robinson.
She was united in marriage to James Brown on June 8, 1957. Mr. Brown pre ceded her in death on August 27, 2016.
Faye was a military wife, living and work ing in many different places over the years. They lived in Browns ville, Tenn. for a while where she managed Coleman BBQ before moving to Adamsville, Tenn. in 1976. She was a hard-working lady who loved her family. Faye took pride in serving as Captain of the Rescue Squad of Adamsville and Mc Nairy County for many years.
She is survived by two daughters, Darlene Schutt, Debra Stin son both of Corinth, Miss.; a son, Eddie Brown of Adamsville, Tenn.; a sister, Shirley Glidewell of Selmer,
Bethel Springs, Tenn., Gary Ross Edwards of Hornsby, Tenn., and Brandon Lee Edwards of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; 16 grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; sisters, Linda Howell and husband William of Selmer, Tenn., Shirley Derryberry of Selmer, Tenn., Tammy (Ed wards) Mayer of Jack son, Tenn.; brothers, Jeff Edwards and wife Judy of Selmer, Tenn., William Leslie Edwards and wife Amanda of Marietta, Miss.; broth er-in-law, Zeke Single ton of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; sister-in-law, Brenda Parchman and husband Terry of Horns by, Tenn. and sister-inlaw, Christie Edwards; a host of extended family and friends.
In addition to his par ents, Mr. Edwards was preceded in death by three brothers, Ross Lee, Robert, and Ste ven Edwards.
JimTravis Hamilton, 81, retired Circuit Court Judge, died Sunday, September 18, 2022 at his residence in Columbia.
Funeral services were held on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 11:00 a.m.. at Oakes & Nichols Fu neral Home, Columbia, Tenn., with Ray Fraley and Randy McNeece officiating. Burial fol lowed in Polk Memori al Gardens. The fam ily visited with friends Wednesday from 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.. at the funeral home.
Jim Travis Hamil ton was born June 15, 1941, in Selmer, Ten nessee, the oldest of four sons born to the late James and Jacque line Travis Hamilton. His mother taught school at Selmer High School for 37 years, and his father ran the Hamilton fam ily dry cleaners, which remained in business from 1916 until 1985.
to circuit Judge for the four-county 22nd Judi cial District in 1982. He was elected to this posi tion in 1982 and served until May 2015.
He is a graduate of the National Judicial Col lege, University of Neva da. He had for 15 years been Adjunct Professor for the Criminal Justice Department at Cumber land University and sat on the University Board of Trustees. He was Ad junct Professor at Martin Methodist College in Pu laski, Tennessee.
He was a TSSAA approved high school Football Official, a longterm member of the Mt. Pleasant Rotary, a Paul Harris Fellow, and a recipient of the Liberty Bell Award.
Sharon Penny Tucker was born June 8, 1945 in Minneapolis, Minneso ta, the daughter Glad ys Ann Tucker.
For many years, Penny worked in main tenance restoration and loved her job. She was a friend to many
Tenn.; six grandchil dren: Chris McCage, Ginny Wiggins, Ste phen Stinson, Brandon Brown, Ben Brown, David Thomas; seven great grandchildren: Zach McCage, Isabella McCage, Lindsey Wig gins, Landon Wiggins, Raeleigh Brown, Ruby Brown, Reagan Brown; a great-great-grand child, Kyla Elizabeth Stinson; two honorary great grandchildren, Lee and Trey Damron; and a host of other rel atives and friends.
In addition to her hus band and parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by a son, David Ray Brown; son-in-law, Tommy Schutt; sis ter, Linda Sue Garner; brother, Jimmy Wayne Robinson.
Services were held on September 23, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, Jonathan Tubbs officiated. Buri al followed in the Lake Hill Memorial Gardens at Bethel Springs, Ten nessee.
and all who knew her loved her. Miss Tuck er departed this life on September 14, 2022 in Selmer, Tennessee, at the age of 77 Years, 3 Months, 6 Days.
She is survived by a son, Donald Martin "Marty" Tucker; a dear cousin, Darlene Ehaust of Selmer, Tenn.; and a host of friends.
Penny's family and friends will cherish her memories. There will be no public service. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer.
Jim T. graduated from Selmer High School in 1959, accepted a football scholarship to MTSU, and graduated there in January 1963, with a Bachelor of Science de gree, majoring in history. He enrolled in Memphis State University School of Law in 1963 and re ceived his law degree in 1966. He returned to Selmer and started prac ticing law on September 1, 1966. He was elected Mayor of Selmer in 1967 at the age of 26, making him one of the youngest mayors in the United States. He served as Selmer Mayor from Jan uary 5, 1968 to January 1, 1970 when he moved to Middle Tennessee to secure education for his son at the Bill Wilker son Center now merged with Vanderbilt Univer sity Medical Center, the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center.
He practiced law in Nashville until 1971 when he moved to Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, and opened his law of fice. He was appointed part-time Assistant Dis trict Attorney in 1973 and served in that ca pacity while maintain
Survivors include his wife, whom he mar ried May 1, 1999, Pat ty Wright Hamilton of Columbia; sons, John (Frances) Hamilton of Jackson; Jim (Beth) Hamilton of Columbia; Cheyenne (Jennifer) McNeese of Columbia; brothers, Tom (Beth) Hamilton of Selmer; the late Mike Hamilton of Tennessee; grandchil dren, John Travis Ham ilton, William Hamilton, Brennan McNeese and Chloe McNeese.
In addition to his par ents he was preceded in death by his brother, William “Bill” Hamilton.
Active pallbearers were Tony Edwards, Judge Bobby Holloway, Judge Russ Parkes, Ben Boston, Roy Story, Char lie Holt, Rogers Hays, and Joe Henry. Honor ary pallbearers include Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sharon Lee, members of the Bar Associations of Maury, Giles, Lawrence, and Wayne Counties, past and present Court Clerks and their staff, Jayne Gossett, and his most wonderful caregiver, Kris tina Basenberg Berlin.
Condolences may be extended online at www.oakesandnichols. com.
Margaret Jerlene (Jerry) Willis Cain was born April 19, 1929, in Mc Nairy County, Tennes see, the daughter of the late Albert and Maude Crangle Willis. She was united in marriage to Troy Cain on November 25, 1948. Mr. Cain preceded her in death on October 14, 1996, following almost 48 years of marriage.
In addition to her hus band and parents, Mrs. Cain was preceded in death by four brothers: A. C. Willis, Howard Willis, Charles Glen Willis, and Tommy Wil lis, who died in infan cy; three sisters: Pearl
four nephews: Bobby Moore, Gary Moore, Charlie Moore, and Tommy Willis.
Services will be held on September 28, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Brian Stephens and Danny Eubanks officiating. Burial followed in the Stantonville Cemetery at Stantonville, Tennes see.
Memorials may be made to the Fourth Street church of Christ or the Stantonville church of Christ.
Gene Ashe was born September 12, 1960 in Selmer, Ten nessee, the son of Wil burn Gene and Linda Ruth Blakney Ashe.
He was united in marriage to Penney Smith on October 16, 1982.
Following graduation from McNairy Central High School, Richard began working for the City of Selmer. He lat er accepted a position with General Electric, where he worked for two years. Richard went to work for the Selmer Utility Depart ment following a lay off from G. E., where he spent the next 42 years.
He rose through the ranks to attain the position of Direc tor, where he served for 14 years. In 1979, Richard was recog nized by the City of Selmer as an Out standing Citizen, hav ing shown extraordi nary devotion to his fellow man beyond the call of duty. Due to his quick response and untiring effort, he was responsible for saving a co-worker's life.
Richard had com pleted one term on the McNairy County Commission, having been recently elected to a second. Farming, being outdoors, and traveling were some of Richard's favorite activities apart from work-he and his wife Penney had trav eled to all fifty states.
Richard formerly served as a Dixie
Youth baseball coach and Cub Scout Pack Leader. He loved his work family and his customers, and was always willing to lend a helping hand to any one in need. Richard was a member of the Fourth Street church of Christ in Selmer.
Richard departed this life on September 21, 2022 in Selmer, Tennessee, at the age of 62 Years, 9 Days.
He is survived by his wife of almost 40 years, Penney Ashe of Selmer, Tenn.; his parents, Wilburn Gene and Linda Ruth Ashe of Selmer, Tenn.; a son, Dr. Stephen Aar on Ashe and compan ion Dr. April Lao of Memphis, Tenn.; a sis ter, Cynthia Droke and husband Jeff of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; and his nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.
Services were held on September 24, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Robin Ashe officiating. Burial followed in the Mars Hill Cemetery at Leap wood, Tennessee.
Pallbearers: Kim Holley, Joel Littlejohn, Randy Littlejohn, Wil lie Sain, Darrell Rob erts, Roy Plunk, Matt Moore. Honorary Pall bearers: Scott Pow ers, Barry Nelson, Ron Ashe.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Chil dren's Research Hos pital.
was born in Hardin County, Tennes see, on June 5, 1928, the daughter of the late James David and Sophia Pearl Wardlow Wood.
On November 27, 1948, she was unit ed in marriage to Billy Strawn, he preceded her in death on Jan uary 10, 2020. They lived several different places before making their home in Acton, Tennessee. She was a homemaker. In her younger years she loved to travel with Gatlingburg being one of her favorite plac es. She enjoyed hand embroidery and sewed many beautiful piec es late in life. Nanny adored all her family and her grandchildren.
She departed this life on Friday, September 23, 2022, at the age of 94 years, 3 months, and 18 days.
Kenestene is sur vived by her son, Dick ey Strawn and wife Rita; a daughter, Lisa Lipford and husband
Jeff; eight grandchil dren: Heather Der ryberry and husband Jeremiah, Heidi Gray and husband Bradley, Holly Blurton, Josh ua Thompson and wife Kim, Cody Lip ford, Andrew Lipford, Matthew Lipford and wife Jennifer, Han nah Gibbs and hus band Eric; ten great grandchildren: Kaley Payne, Peyton Terry, Greenlea Lipford, Jai Lipford, Sophie Blur ton, Haven Lipford, Grady Lipford, Ben nett Thompson, Liam Derryberry and Row an Lipford.
In addition to her husband, parents and siblings, Kenes tene was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Strawn Thomp son; grandson, Casey Strawn Thompson.
A graveside service will be held on Sep tember 28, 2022 at the Ledbetter Cemetery in Adamsville, Tennes see with Van Vansandt officiating.
Jim T. Hamilton Richard Gene Ashe September 12, 1960September 21, 2022 Sharon Penny Tucker June 8, 1945September 14, 2022 Kenestene Strawn June 5, 1928September 23, 2022 Margaret Jerlene (Jerry) Willis Cain April 19, 1229September 25, 2022
WHEREAS, Gordon Carlin, A Single Man ex ecuted a Deed of Trust to Stephen C. Brown
DBA Fortune Financial Lending, Lender and Charles Patrick Flynn, Trustee(s), which was dated June 27, 2007, and recorded on July 3, 2007, in Book 388, at Page 354, subsequently modified by a Loan Mod ification Agreement re corded August 5, 2013 in Book 410, Page 1348 in the amount of Forty-Two Thousand Nine Hun dred Sixteen and 91/100 ($42,916.91), subse quently modified by a Loan Modification Agree ment recorded January 4, 2022 in Book 11, Page 1118 in the amount of Forty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Fifty-Two and 90/100 ($47,352.90) in McNairy County, Tennessee Register of Deeds.
WHEREAS, default hav ing been made in the payment of the debt(s) and obligation(s) thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the current holder of said Deed of Trust, LPP Mortgage, Inc. f/k/a LPP Mortgage LTD, (the “Holder”), ap pointed the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, as Substitute Trustee, with all the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and NOW, THEREFORE, no tice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provid ed in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that as agent for the under signed, Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trust ee, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on October 20, 2022, at 10:00 AM at the usual and customary location at the McNairy Coun ty Courthouse, Selmer, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the
highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situ ated in McNairy County, Tennessee, to wit: A certain tract or parcel of land located in McNairy County, Tennessee, de scribed as follows to-wit: BEGINNING at an iron pin found at the NEC of the land conveyed to J.G. Edwards by deed of record in Deed Book 125 page 570; thence South 25 degrees 15 minutes 02 seconds East for a distance of 145.63 feet with the Western bound ary of Johnson passing an iron pin at 122.28 feet to a point in the center of Dan Head Road; thence South 69 degrees 29 minutes 27 seconds West for a distance of 111.51 feet with said road; thence South 76 degrees 23 minutes 49 seconds West for a dis tance of 181.37 feet with said road; thence South 86 degrees 05 minutes 36 seconds West for a distance of 307.42 feet with said road; thence North 89 degrees 14 minutes 54 seconds
West for a distance of 274.46 feet with said
road; thence North 89 degrees 26 minutes 35 seconds West for a dis tance of 369.51 feet with said road; thence North 87 degrees 52 minutes 42 seconds West for a distance of 103.13 feet with said road; thence South 86 degrees 49 minutes 43 seconds
West for a distance of 52.50 feet with said road; thence North 02 degrees 53 minutes 10 seconds East for a distance of 291.66 feet leaving said road and passing an iron pin at 25.45 feet, to an iron pin in a painted line, the Southern boundary of Swaim; thence South 87 degrees 09 minutes 33 seconds East for a distance of 1311.65 feet with the Southern bound ary of Swaim to the point of beginning, together with and subject to cov enants, easements and restrictions of record, said property contains 7.784 acres more or less, subject to mineral rights reservation in DB 48 page 91, ROMC.
Being the same proper ty conveyed to Gordon Carlin from Charlotte Carlin by Quitclaim Deed
1266 Limon Gage Rd., Bethel Springs
(3 miles off Old Hwy. 45) Rain Date - Oct. 8
Saturday, October 1 - 7 AM - 4PM
Men’s tools, big and small. Knife collection, antique fur niture, beds, dressers, books, Japanese figurines, cast iron, S&P collection, Baby clothes, Lots of good stuff.
dated April 2, 1996 and recorded April 11, 2002 in Book 153, page 589, Register's Office for Mc Nairy County.
Property address is 1630 Dan Head Road, Poca hontas, TN 38061.
Parcel ID Number: 123 018.01 Address/Description: 1630 Dan Head Road, Pocahontas, TN 38061
Current Owner(s): Gordon Carlin Other Interested Par ty(ies): McNairy County, Ten nessee
The sale of the property described above shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any and all liens against said property for unpaid property tax es; any restrictive cov enants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; a deed of trust; and any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and
All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead,
Home of Betty Howell 828 W. Cherry Ave, Selmer Saturday, October 1 7 AM - Until Don’t Miss this one!!
of baby clothes, lots name brand clothes all sizes, lots of books, milk glass & much more! All welcome.
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10234 Hwy 142, Stantonville
FRIDAY, SEPT. 30 - 8 A.M. TO 6 P.M.
Solid wood twin bed, Christmas Items (vil lage houses), antiques, jewelry, lamps, fall and winter clothing all sizes and more.
Lots of good stuff!
TOO MUCH TO MENTION - “Worth the Drive”
BY JAI TEMPLETON Contributor
As drought damaged crops are harvested amid record input costs trade agreements con tinue to weigh on pro ducer minds. For the first time in almost 60 years American produced ag ricultural exports are ex pected to be less than foreign produced agri cultural imports. While markets have remained relatively strong due to weather issues the po tential for profit has been eroded due to inflation ary concerns and rising interest rates.
Foreign markets are central to U.S. farm prof itability. However, there has been little focus on agriculture trade from Washington. Currently,
President Biden hasn't successfully filled the open positions of Under Secretary of Trade and Foreign Agricultural Af fairs at the United States of Agriculture nor the Chief Agricultural Ne gotiator at the office of the United States Trade Representative.
The vacancies in these two critical ag trade posi tions are showing major consequences almost halfway into the admin istration.
In 2021 the United States Congress allowed Trade Promotion Author ity to expire. TPA was a mechanism to fast-track trade agreements by the President. Without fast-track authority the ability of a president to seriously negotiate trade agreements with foreign
entities is hampered.
In a recent report the USDA cut the 2022 ag trade surplus to $4 bil lion. This comes as a result of a 18% increase in imports which far out paced the increase in U.S. exports. The same report forecast a decline of $2.5 billion in exports and a $5 billion rise in imports which will leave a trade deficit of $3.5 bil lion.
The forecast for U.S. produced agricultural commodities remain un certain going into 2023 and beyond. The pres sures of continued infla tion, rising interest rates, volatile weather and lack of focus on internation al markets will further pressure the economic outlook for producers as well as rural economies.
and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is be lieved to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substi tute Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to anoth er day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon an nouncement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This office is attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained will be used for that purpose.
Brock & Scott, PLLC, Substitute Trustee c/o Tennessee Foreclo sure Department 4360 Chamblee Dun woody Road, Suite 310 Atlanta, GA 30341 PH: 404-789-2661 FX: 404-294-0919 File No.: 20-02366 FC02 (10195) (20,21,22)
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items.
Adamsville Cardi nals hosted the Kossuth Aggies on their home field for some Friday night foot ball. Stands were packs and anticipation was high at the centennial home coming celebration.
The Aggies started the night off with a two yard run for a touchdown. Then turned around for a 5 yard touchdown. AJ Finley, #17 for the Car dinals, was able to get in the action with a 89 yard kick off return. Put ting the Cardinals on the scoreboard. At the end of first quarter Cardinals 7 Aggies 14.
In the second quarter
the Aggies were able to hold off the Cardi nals and gain two more touchdowns.
As they went into the third quarter Finley got
him another touchdown with a four yard run. Fol lowing him the Aggies added to their touch downs. End of the third quarter Cardinals 14 Ag
gies 35. Last quarter of the night the Aggies scored their last touchdown. But the Cardinals weren't fin ished as Malachi Moore,
Monday night was the start of the McNairy Coun ty Junior High Softball Tournament with the top four teams playing - Ad amsville JR High, Bethel Springs, Selmer Middle
ville leads 5-1. Bottom of the fourth the Lady Jr Cardinals break it wide open, scoring 7 runs.
Selmer: L Davidson was pitcher for Selmer Middle School. C Harri son had a run.
the Bethel Springs Lady Rebels played against the Ramer Lady Ea gles in the tournament, struggling for a chance to play in the final cham pionship game.
Lady Rebels started
Bethel Springs Lady Rebels 4 Ramer Lady Eagles 2.
Bethel Springs: Kenli B was the winning pitch er. Baylee B. and Ken lee C. both had 2 runs.
Ramer: Chanley S. was the pitcher of the game. Cheyenne M. and Paige M. both scored a run.
Bethel Springs Lady Rebels move to the Championship game.
Final game of the tour nament was played on Tuesday night with Ad amsville JR Lady Cardi nals and Bethel Springs Lady Rebels.
#4 Cardinals, got a one yard touchdown. Cardinals had 238 to tal yards, 126 in pass ing and 110 rushing. #2 Smith had 71 yards in
School, Ramer.
Adamsville played Selmer Middle School. It went scoreless in the first two innings. At the bottom of the third Ad amsville scored 5 runs.
Top of the fourth Selmer Middle School scored their only run. Adams
Tuesday night for Cham pionship.
Also on Monday night
off the game with two runs in the first inning. It was in the third inning that both teams got two runs.
As they played the rest of the game each
They started off the game with JR Lady Cardinals getting two runs in the first inning, no runs in the second inning. The third inning one run for each team and two runs for each team in the fourth. Each team was holding the other one from scoring in the fifth and sixth in nings. Final score Ad amsville Jr High Lady Cardinals 5 Bethel Springs Rebels 3.
Bethel Springs: K Bingham was the pitch er, L Dunaway, H Wil son, C Haggard each had a run.
Adamsville: H Brew er was the pitcher, C Gilchrist 2 runs, L Ward 1 run, H Brewer 1 run, B Bromley 1 run.
McNairy Bobcats host ed the Hardin County Tiger Thursday night on their home field. Stands fans and hope filled the air.
As the game went on the spirit of the Bobcats gradually faded away as the Hardin County Ti ger passed the Bobcats. Bobcats 6 Tigers 56 in a final score.
Bobcats had Hunter Rutledge with 54 rush
ing yards for the night. Brodie Buck received for 20 yards, Eli Griffin 21 yards, giving the Bob cats 78 receiving yards total. Eli Griffin and Jack son Overton both had 4 tackles, Brodie Buck 3.5, Kendall Kiestler 3 giv ing the Bobcats 21 total tackles.
Friday night the Bob cats will host Liberty for their Homecoming game at 7 pm.
team was able to keep the other team from scoring.
The Adamsville Jr. High Lady Cardinals won the County Cham pionship for 2022.
McNairy County JR High Softball Tournament
A damsville: Hayley Beth Brewer, Grace Belton, Baya Bromley. Bethel Springs: Kenli Bingham, Kenlee Crouse, Kaylee Heathcock. Michie: Aubrey Maxe
don, Anna Kate Skinner, Sophie Edwards. Ramer: Chanley Steele, Cheyenne Mer
cer, Paige Mercer. Selmer Middle: Linlee Davidson, Vega Henson, Elaina Harris.
receiving. Final score Cardinals 21 Aggies 42. Adamsville Cardinals plays against Lewis County Thursday night.
Adamsville: Brewer and Ward were com bined pitchers for Ad amsville, with no hits.
JR Lady Cardinals wins 12-1 in 4.5 innings by run rule. They played
Beginning the eve ning with the JR Varsity game the JR Volleycats started the pace with winning of the match.
Thursday night as the McNairy Central Lady Bobcats hosted the Chester County Lady Eagles they also showed honor to their senior play ers at Senior Night.
Biana Davis: parents Bianca and Ronie Davis. Played 3 years, plans af ter high school to attend UT Martin and major in exercise science. Favorite memory – When we beat Lexington at home in dou ble overtime and made a point kick last year.
Karys Shimek: parents Dana and Tony Shimek. Played 1 year, plans after high school is to go to col lege and major in nursing. Favorite memory – beating Adamsville at home game.
Alli Austin: parents John Austin and Katie Austin. Played 4 years, plans after high school to attend col lege and major in wildlife biology. Favorite memory – scoring my first hat trick the first home game of the season my freshman year.
Couldn't have asked for the Lady Bobcats to play any harder than they did against the Chester Coun ty Lady Eagles. As the girls played their hearts out the Chester County Lady Ea gles came down hard on
the Lady Bobcats defense. Ellie Hall was put to the test as they pressured her to 13 stops and 9 saves. She was able to keep the Lady Eagles from scoring more points with her skills.
Just seven minutes into the game the Lady Eagles got their one goal by No 9.
Eleven minuets later Jos salyn Forsythe did a fan tastic job of completing a penalty kick for the Lady Bobcats first goal. Not to be out the Lady Eagles also was successful with a penalty kick by No 9. End of first half Lady Eagles 2 Lady Bobcats 1.
During the second half
the game pressure contin ued on the Lady Bobcats. The Lady Bobcats were able to hold the Lady Ea gles till 16 minutes to go, Lady Eagle No 8 got a goal. With just 14 seconds left in the game Jossalyn Forsythe again had a shot at the goal with the penalty kick. It was good.
Lady Bobcats had 108 stops total with Anna Clay ton having 23, Biana Davis having 15, Gracie Renf ro having 13. 5 SOG with Jossalyn Forsythe having 4, Holland Johnson having 1. Lady Eagles 3 - Lady Bobcats 3. Lady Bobcats Record 9-3.
The first Varsity Volley cats match passed the Lady Tigers 25-12. In the second set they almost copied the first with 2416. But as they got to the third set the Lady Tigers picked up steam making the Volleycats play a lit tle harder. Playing hard paid off. Volleycats came out with 26-24.
Top Volleycats were Maddie Kirk with 12 kills, Jasmin Bolf 21 hits, Madison Montgomery 4 aces and 14 assists, Addi Day 18 serves, As pen Teague and Maya Johnston each had 4 digs giving the Volley cats a winning match.
