By Janet Rail Publisher
The first annual free Thanksgiving dinner, hosted by Mayra's Cafe, is set for November 24 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. according to Mayra Reyes restaurant own er and everyone is welcome to the table.
Due to the overwhelm ing success of the first Expo at the Han gar & Job Fair at the Robert Sibley Airport last March, organizers are gearing up for their second annual event on April 15, 2023.
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desire that this county be a light to our state and
think this Expo is our greatest oppor tunity so far,” said Robin Lees, Downtown Events Al liance Adamsville and chair of the committee. All county and city mayors were invit ed to attend the planning luncheon as the event is
designed to showcase the best of our entire county.
“Last year's expo host ed over 1,000 attendees offering a rare opportunity to see the airport, visit the Aviation & Transportation Museum located on the property and even apply for a job if you desired,” said Lees, Downtown Events
Alliance Adamsville.
“We will have another job fair, vendors a bouncy house for kids, great food, hope to showcase the avi ation museum, have Hwy 45 S. Jeeps on display and entertainment again with the band Prowler”,
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I am really excited about our Thanksgiving dinner and invite everyone to come out.
Santa is making a stop in McNairy County this holiday season with a “Pancakes and Pajamas” themed breakfast on Decem ber 3.
Every child is encouraged to wear their most comfy pa jamas and visit with Santa during the annual Breakfast with Santa at the Selmer Community Center at 230 N. 5th Street, Selmer, on Sat. Dec. 3 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.
This event is returning by popular demand. It is a ben efit for the McNairy County Carl Perkins Center where children and their families or friends can enjoy breakfast, photos with Santa, crafts and more.
Bring your Christmas list and enjoy some time with Santa and experience the
magic of the holiday spirit right here at home. For years, families have brought their children to this fun event and supported a great cause.
It is one of the events chil dren love to attend and kicks off the holiday season. Ev eryone looks forward to this day and it is where lots of memories are made. Many families use the photos from this event for their holiday greeting cards.
For a $5 admission, there will be a pancake bar with lots of toppings includ ing fruit, chocolate chips, whipped toppings and syrup.
Children can also enjoy do ing crafts, visiting with Santa and for $5 a child can have their photo made with Santa.
Carl Perkins Center is all about children and it gives
the organizers a chance to be in the community and give back. For the Center, it is all about community and they love seeing all the familiar faces each year and how the children grow year over year.
The Carl Perkins Center is for the prevention of child abuse and is a very active community partner with multi ple organizations. Tickets are only sold at the door so just show up and you will be sure to have a great breakfast and sharing a little time with the man in red – Ho Ho Ho.
The Carl Perkins Center started in 1979 through the work of the legendary Carl Perkins and the Jackson Ex change Club. They opened their doors in Oct. 1981 and have expanded to serve 16 counties in West Tennessee.
t has been said that mu sic is the universal lan guage. There is truth in that statement because wherever you may travel in the world, one thing is for sure, you’ll find mu sic. Although the genres and styles vary, we all enjoy music, especially the kind that makes you want to dance.
McNairy County has a rich musical heritage, and part of that is the Finger square danc es that were held for many years at the Fin ger Community Center. Many people gathered to enjoy a few hours of dancing, and for years the building was filled with the sounds of sing ing, laughter, and music. It was a simple time of getting some great ex ercise, having fun, and building friendships with others in the community and surrounding areas. Although the building now sits silent on Friday nights each week, there are other places you
can go to enjoy some dancing, and not just square dancing. There are several places in our area where outstand ing local musical talents can be found, providing some great country and western sounds. And it is here in these places that two-stepping and line dancing can be found.
The origins and history of line dancing are hard to trace, but it has been said it can be traced back to the round and square dances. This is why square dancing and line dancing may be closely associated. No matter the origins or history though, one thing is for sure people love dancing. Line dancing is a great way to enjoy dancing and not only get in some great exercise but make new friends as well.
The Sulphur Springs Community Center has recently started provid ing a place to dance
on Friday nights with a band composed of members who all have a history of providing mu sic at the Finger dance. The new weekly dance, along with the request of an attendee, is what prompted one local to begin offering line dance lessons.
Billy Patterson started dancing at the Finger dance over 13 years ago. He and his brother Daniel had never danced before but enjoyed it enough they began go ing each week. Soon they were dancing five nights or more a week and enjoyed learning all the various line dances.
Billy started teaching line dance lessons at the Bethel Springs Commu nity Center in 2012 and did so for several years. However, that came to an end as the dancing days faded away and as career and life changes occurred.
Now that Sulphur Springs has started of
fering a place to dance each week, and because a couple of the band members are friends formed from the Fin ger dance, it seems the dancing days are com ing back. This prompted one of the dancers to ask Billy if he would consid er teaching line dancing again and he agreed to do so if a location could be found. A little over a week later, the first class was held and it was a great success.
The classes are held each Tuesday from 5:006:30 p.m. at the Selmer Community Center lo cated at 230 N. 5th St. in Selmer. Line dancing is a great way to get active, get in some exercise, make new friends, and just have fun. Everyone is invited to come join in the fun, even if you have never danced. Anyone can learn with a little pa tience and commitment. For more information you can text “Let’s Dance” to 731-879-6921.
Lees continued. The first seed money came from Centennial Bank as well as other sponsors who made the event possible. This year there is seed money as they event came out on the top last year.
“I did attend the event last year and it was an outstanding event. I thank you for coming up with the idea. I know it was a great undertaking. In thinking about this, I hope the Ag Event Cen ter will take some of the heat off of Chris Tull here at the airport. Chris does an outstanding job. I was speaking to someone at a meeting who stated what a great airport we have in McNairy Coun ty and how fortunate we are. We have a lot to be thankful for with this nice facility. I can't say enough good about and thank you for what you do with the county. I hear people say we need to make a race track of the airport and have no idea the economic impact and the revenue it brings to the county and what it means to us,” said Coun ty Mayor Larry Smith.
“We have 5,003 feet of runway 75 foot wide. We are only limited by
weight not size of an airplane. We can put a C-130 in here. Yesterday we had four Citation Lat itudes who are going to the gun range to shoot. For our size airport we make a 14.1 million dol lar economic impact on the community. Doing about ten times as much as Hardin, Hardeman, Fayette and Beach River airports here in McNairy County. With US Aero space, Hospital Wing, AC Services and all of out tenants we do well,” said Tull. Chris Tull has been manager of the air port for sixteen years. “If you travel a mile of high way you see a highway, if you travel a mile of run way, you see the world,” said Tull.
The committee of or ganizers held one of there first meetings to or ganize this year's event. They presented Chris Tull a flagpole and flag for allowing the team to organize another event this year.
Adamsville City Man ager Kara Hill, Coun ty Mayor Larry Smith, Michie City Mayor Antho ny Smith were in atten dance. Committee mem bers Robin Lees, Sherry Holsing, Wes Landreth,
“Any time I am in volved in an event, I want the next one to be a lot bigger. It was so much fun last year to watch so many people come in. Moon Dog sold out of pizza and the Fire Department had to get more food to sell. The National Guard repre sentative emailed Hols ing stating, “We enjoyed being there representing the National Guard get ting to be part of your event. I think it was suc cessful as an inaugural event and should be cel ebrated.”
The Ag Simulator was one of the most well visited booths and the museum with all the vintage planes and ve hicles. Mayor Anthony Smith donated portable restrooms for the event and was recognized.
So we have plans to add some things and make this event even better this year,” said Sherry Holsing, of PCA. The event is free to the public. Hagy's Catfish Hotel catered the lunch.
Most people only think of deer dev astation when dodging them on the roadway or when they chew up expensive land scaping. However, to area farmers the local deer population can be financially devastating. Many area fields have been abandoned or shift ed to other uses due to the inability to success fully grow common field crops such as corn, soy beans or cotton. Deer also create serious is sues for livestock farmers
who continually have to repair fences due to deer.
It is estimated that there are around 25 million whitetail deer in the United States. Av erage bucks weigh from 150 to 300 lbs with does weighing between 100 to 200 lbs. That type of weight coupled with their speed can wreck a fence allowing livestock to es cape before someone finds and fixes the issue.
Grown deer eat around 2,000 lb of plant material during the year. The con sumption of leaves from soybean plants during critical growth stages se verely limit photosynthe
sis thus destroying the reproductive potential of the plant.
Deer also like to feed on immature corn tas sels as well as ears in the early stage of devel opment. The animals also severely impact cotton yield by consum ing early blooms as well as biting into bolls. All of this type of damage drastically reduces yield.
Before deer became so plentiful in the area their damage was mainly lim ited to narrow edges around a field. It is now common for deer to dev astate dozens of acres in one field. In years
such as 2022 impacted by drought and unprec edented input cost this type of damage can be unforgiving.
The National Agricul tural Statistics Service have estimated annual losses over ¾ of a billion dollars. 58% of all field crop losses are attribut ed to white tail deer as are 33% of vegetable, fruit and nut losses.
As hunting continues to decline and deer pop ulations increase the damage done by deer is more likely to continue further eroding the prof itability of acres of farm land.
The Ten nes see Bureau of Inves tigation released two new studies to day, detail ing the volume and nature of crime on school campuses and crime identified as having a domestic violence nexus. Both studies utilize data from the Tennessee Incident Based Re porting System (TI BRS).
Among the findings of ‘School Crime 2021’:
• From 2019 to 2021, 22,855 crimes were reported by the state’s law enforcement agen cies with a location code of ‘School-Ele mentary/Secondary.’
• The overall number of reported offenses decreased 16.43%, from 2019 to 2021.
• Simple Assault was the most frequently reported offense, at 37.41%.
Among the findings of ‘Domestic Violence 2021’:
• A total of 67,590
offenses were flagged as domes tic-related in 2021. Of those, 44,154 were re ported as Simple As sault.
• Women accounted for 71.87% of victims of reported domestic-re lated incidents in 2021.
• Data on victim-to-of fender relationship re vealed that ‘Boyfriend/ Girlfriend’ was the most frequently reported re lationship type for do mestic-related offens es.
“The issue of domes tic violence is by no means a novel prob lem in American soci ety,” said TBI Director David Rausch. “The persistence of domes tic violence and the large number of relat ed incidents reported to law enforcement necessitate continued awareness about this issue.”
Both reports are now available for further review and download on the TBI’s website: https://tbi.pub/reports.
This event was previ ously hosted by Rocka billy Cafe and later Circle T Grillin both owned by Stacy Thompson but this years event will be host ed by Mayra's Cafe who helped co-sponsor last years free Thanksgiving dinner in its 7th year.
The event is one that the community has sup ported and is expected to draw in large numbers of county residents. All are welcome to partake in a community meal of food prepared espe cially for their pleasure during a time of thanks giving and gratitude for all of our bountiful blessings.
“I am really excited about our Thanksgiving dinner and invite every one to come out. It is our first time to do this alone but we have prepared and are looking forward to a great day,” said Reyes.
If you want to enjoy a great meal prepared with love, just come to 103 S. Front Street,
Selmer and take a seat at the table or ask for take out. You can bring your entire family or come alone. All are welcome at the table.
The only difference this year is there will be no deliveries. If you desire to get a meal for a shutin or loved one at the event, come by and pick it up if you want to de liver it to persons in the community. You can call 731-434-0233 to order take out and we will get it ready for you.
The event originated after a great need was identified in the com munity and there was a decision to address that need and bring in lots of volunteers to make it happen. While many restaurants shut down for the holidays, that left many in the communi ty with no where to eat a proper Thanksgiv ing meal. That was not something that set well with previous and cur rent organizers.
In the first year, over
800 people were served and it just grew and grew to serving over 1800 in some years. The kind donations of money and food helped the charita ble event continue to this day. Donations collected during the dinner will be given to Selmer Elemen tary and Selmer Middle schools for the purchase of book shelves and books so the giving con tinues.
Thanksgiving is a na tional holiday. It began as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest of the preceding year. The holiday dates back to 1621 when the Pilgrims harvest festival was first celebrated on U.S. soil with an expres sion of gratitude to God for their bountiful bless ings.
Thanksgiving is cel ebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. This free Thanksgiving meal is just one way in which McNairy Coun tians share their bounty with others.
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In July, after receiv ing information from the Division of TennCare’s Office of Program Integ rity, TBI agents began an investigation into fraud ulent time sheets sub mitted for in-home care services for a TennCare recipient.
During the investiga tion, it was determined
the TennCare recipient, James Ray Britt, was re sponsible for submitting the time sheets. Between May and June 2021, Britt is believed to have fraud ulently approved time sheets for his caregiver who was incarcerated at the time, resulting in im proper payments.
On November 14th,
agents secured arrest warrants for Britt (DOB: 10/23/63) and took him into custody. He was booked into the McNairy County Jail on charges of TennCare Fraud and Vi olation of the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act. His bond is set at $10,000. This remains an ongoing investigation.
Have an extra coat you don't use in your closet? Con sider donating it to some one who needs one.
Cold weather is here and it’s definitely time to pull out the jackets and warm clothes. It seems there is absolutely noth ing worse than walking outside and realizing you forgot your jacket after Mother Nature quickly gives you a cold blast of air to your bare arms or face. However it could be worse, what if you walk outside to the cold air and don’t have a jack et to go back inside to get?
That’s right even here in McNairy County there are families, who have nothing warm to put on
when the weather turns frigid. After seeing a few people ask for jack ets, for their children, on Facebook a few local la dies knew that the need for warm clothing is a big need in our county.
These ladies decided that a coat drive would be appropriate as the weather starts dropping to freezing tempera tures. Chelsey Schueller, Jessica Smith & Dayna Patterson saw a need and wanted to help. They have recently started a coat drive at Miss Mag gie’s children’s consign ment store. You can do nate new or gently used coats of all sizes. There is a box at Miss Maggie’s or any of these ladies will be glad to meet you to
collect a jacket or coat. These items will not be sold, however will be giv en to anyone in need. If you or your family needs a coat stop by Miss Mag gie’s Tuesday- Friday 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. We will offer one free coat per person. No questions asked, just stop by and grab what you need.
There are plans to sit up a table during the Selmer Christmas pa rade on December 4 to give them away to any one in need. If you can't find your size, the ladies will take your information and contact you when they get some of that size donated.
Let's do our part to keep everyone warm this winter.
Nashville- Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 21 states in filing a Petition for Rulemaking, request ing that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) repeal the unlaw ful federal vaccine man date for healthcare work ers and withdraw related guidance.
withdraw any related guidance.
The mandate was de signed to work in tan dem with other feder al vaccine mandates.
The Downtown Events Alliance
Adamsville is hosting Hometown Christmas on Main on Friday, December 2, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
All are invited to stroll the Main Streets of Adamsville and shop lo cal businesses and end up at the square on 142 East Main Street for performances from the Dance Studio, Church Choirs, a reading of Christs birth, enjoy a living Nativity,
ride the Trackless train and more.
There will be crafts for kids by Nans, a visit from St. Nicholas at seven all while you sip a little some thing hot from the Coffee Truck or eat at the Circle T Grillin food truck. Come out and enjoy this free event and meet some new friends. Check out the list of Holiday events and more in the Events & Happenings list.
“Evidence continues to mount that the ongoing mandate is an unprece dented overreach of the Federal government and has exacerbated short ages of healthcare work ers in Tennessee and other states,” said Gen eral Skrmetti. “This office will relentlessly protect Tennesseans from feder al overreach.”
The petition asks HHS and CMS to repeal the vaccine mandate and
Tennessee successfully challenged those other mandates, and various federal courts struck them down or set them aside. As a result, the remaining CMS man date only serves to ex acerbate the shortage of healthcare workers and put vulnerable Tennes seans at risk.
Additionally, CMS re lied on the spread of the Delta variant to sidestep both notice-and-com ment rulemaking and its obligation to consult with appropriate State agen cies when announcing the unprecedented vac cine requirement for millions of healthcare workers. After nearly a year, CMS still has not consulted with the States
about the vaccine man date.
As the petition ex plains, “by encroaching upon States’ traditional police power, particularly without clear congres sional authorization or an intelligible principle to guide its discretion, the agency has exceeded its authority.” According ly, the multistate coali tion now asks HHS and CMS to repeal the regu lation and withdraw the related guidance imme diately.
In addition to General Skrmetti, attorneys gen eral from Montana, Lou isiana, and Arizona led the effort with attorneys general joining from Ala bama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississip pi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Caroli na, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming.
This is about the time of year that fifth and eighth grade teachers do a les son on how Tennessee became a state. If they aren’t careful, this lesson might be boring, and the events might seem inev itable.
But that era was any thing but boring.
From 1790 until 1796, present-day Tennes see was known as the Southwest Territory, and about five-sixths of it was owned by Native American tribes. The Cherokee Nation still owned and controlled all of present-day East Tennessee south and east of Kingston, the Cumberland Plateau, and most parts of Mid dle Tennessee drained by the Tennessee River.
The Chickasaw Nation owned all of present-day West Tennessee.
As far as white settlers were concerned, Ten nessee consisted of two separate pieces of land divided by the “vast wil derness” of the Cumber land Plateau.
Under the terms of the Treaty of the Holston, settlers were supposed to have unlimited access to a road that connect ed the two areas and crossed the plateau.
But there were so many acts of violence along the road that most peo ple only travelled it with military escort. Every few months, those military escorts left Fort South west Point (in pres ent-day Roane County) heading west and Fort Blount (present-day Jackson County) head ing east.
“On the 20th of Octo ber next,” reported sev eral issues of the Ga zette in the summer of 1795, “the annual escort through the wilderness for families will leave the blockhouses at South west point for Bledsoe’s Lick [in Sumner Coun ty].”
The Knoxville Gazette, Tennessee’s only news
paper at this time, was full of stories of violence between settlers and Na tive Americans. The Jan uary 9, 1795, Gazette reported three deaths on the Harpeth River, west of Nashville. The Febru ary 6, 1795, issue con tained a tidbit about the death of George Man, who lived in present-day Sevier County. On March 27, 1795, the Gazette reported two deaths at Joslin’s Station near Nashville.
The May 8, 1795, is sue reported several acts of violence, includ ing the death of a soldier “on duty at the Fort of Cumberland” (near Fort Blount). That same issue of the paper reported that a planned prisoner
SHILOH, TN – Due to a weather forecast that features cloudy condi tions and rain, the Night Sky program scheduled for this Saturday, No vember 26, at Shiloh is being postponed. A new
date for the program has not been determined at this time.
Park staff recom mends that anyone interested in the re scheduled program, or any upcoming events at
Shiloh, should consult the park’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ shilohnmp, check the park’s website at www. nps.gov/shil, or call the visitor center at 731689-5696.
exchange between the United States govern ment and the Cherokee Nation was “postponed to a future day.”
The Gazette occasion ally reminded readers why Native Americans were fighting in the first place. On January 8, 1795, Southwest Ter ritory governor William Blount issued a formal proclamation ordering all settlers who had illegal ly moved into the area known as Powell’s Valley to leave immediately and “to warn them that in case of a refusal to neglect to obey this command, that they will answer the same at their peril.”
What did this search through early issues of the Knoxville Gazette
lead me to conclude?
One is that it is mis leading to use a current map of Tennessee when you talk about Tennes see becoming a state.
After all, the vast majority of present-day Tennes see was Native Ameri can land when Tennes see became a state.
The other point that needs to be emphasized is why Tennessee’s early inhabitants were so anx ious to become a state in the first place. When Tennessee became a state, its leaders were hopeful that the federal government would do more to help its residents fight. (That, by way, is why the government of the Southwest Territory had renamed White’s
Fort after Secretary of War Henry Knox back in 1791.)
Somehow the resi dents of the Southwest Territory survived. In 1795, a census showed that the Territory South of the Ohio River had about 60,000 residents, more than the minimum requirement set by Con gress. The next year, eligible voters chose to become a state by a margin of three to one. Delegates were elected to write a state constitu tion and to come up with a name for the state.
Delegates voted to name the state “Tennes see.”
The constitution was a lot like the one that the nation had just ad opted. It called for three branches of government: an executive branch led by a governor, a judicial branch led by a state su preme court and a legis lative branch consisting of a house and a senate.
Congress, meeting in Philadelphia at the time, approved statehood on June 1, 1796.
To see a Tennes see History for Kids “KidsINAR” on this sub ject, go to www.tnhisto ryforkids.org, click on the box on the left and scroll down to “Tennessee’s Bloody Road to State hood.”
The McNairy Coun ty Retired Teach ers will meet for their Christmas Lun cheon/Meeting on Mon day, December 5, at 11:00 a.m.. at the love ly home of Ms. Simms
Rhea of Selmer.
Members will decorate a Christmas tree with do nations for their Schol arship Fund. Following a delicious meal, Pres ident Ron Christopher will conduct a very brief
business session. After ward Christmas Carols, fellowship, and Yuletime activities will be enjoyed by all. All mem bers are urged to attend. Prospective members will be welcomed.
COLUMBIA, Tennessee:
The Maury County Associ ation for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA) recently released its lineup for the annual “Maury Christmas” Historic Home Tour. The tour, which is held over two days, is set for December 2nd & 3rd, and will feature ten historic sites across Maury County, Tennessee.
Among the tour sites are
three historic churches, three private residences, and a museum. The other three sites are the Presi dent James K. Polk Home, historic Elm Springs, and the Athenaeum Rectory, all of Columbia. To tour just the three beforementioned sites would cost over $30. During this special weekend, how ever, a ticket to tour all ten tour sites costs just $25.
The annual home tour is a
Maury County tradition dat ing back to the 1950s. Pro ceeds of the tour benefit the ongoing restoration and op erations of the Athenaeum Rectory, built in 1835. Tickets are available at Elm Springs, the Maury County Visitors Center, and Tour Headquar ters (the Athenaeum).
For more information, please visit www.maury christmas.org or call (931) 797-3316.
Bobby Wayne Er vin, Sr. was born February 19, 1950 in McNairy Coun ty, Tennessee, the son of the late Mary Lee Houston Ervin.
He was united in mar riage to Edna F. Griffin on January 8, 1969.
Bobby worked as a spot welder and ma chine operator for Gen eral Electric in Selmer for many years. After retiring from G. E. he opened Bob's Cycle Shop, which he operat ed for 24 years. Rebuild ing and customizing vintage Harley Davidson motorcycles was his specialty. Deer and tur key hunting, shooting pool, and working on motorcycles were some of his favorite activities, but his greatest enjoy ment came from the time he spent with family and friends, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Ervin departed this life on November 17, 2022 in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of 72 Years, 8 Months, 29 Days.
He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Edna F. (Griffin) Ervin of Selmer,
Tenn.; two daughters, Angela Inman and hus band Mario of Ramer, Tenn. and Wendy Jo Bearden and husband Dale R. of Adamsville, Tenn.; 9 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; five sisters: Elizabeth Duncan of Selmer, Tenn., Anna M. Carter and hus band Travis of Murfrees boro, Tenn., Cynthia M. Ervin of Maryville, Tenn., Mary Ann Hall and hus band Danny Ray of Par sons, Tenn., and Melissa Moore and husband Ter ry of Selmer, Tenn.; two brothers, Terry Lee Er vin of Decaturville, Tenn. and Dennis Darnell Ervin of Selmer, Tenn.; "a slew" of nieces and nephews; and many extended fam ily and friends.
In addition to his mother, Mr. Ervin was preceded in death by a son, Bobby Wayne Er vin, Jr.; a brother, Rob ert Philmore Ervin; and a brother-in-law, Char ley Duncan.
Memorial Services was held on November 21, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Ervin Residence in Selmer, Tennessee. Shackelford Funeral Di rectors of Selmer, Tenn.
Verdie Jewell Borden Morgan was born Oc tober 3, 1928 in Iuka, Mississippi, the daugh ter of the late John Jack and Etna Phelps Borden.
She was united in marriage to William Odell Morgan on Feb ruary 14, 1953. Mr. Morgan preceded her in death on November 14, 2018.
Mrs. Morgan was a member of Liberty Church of Christ. She loved having her family gatherings - she was the happiest when ev eryone was together.
She took great care of her chihuahuas, and they were great com pany to her.
Mrs. Morgan depart ed this life on Novem ber 17, 2022 in Sa vannah, Tennessee, at the age of 94 Years, 1 Month, 14 Days.
She is survived by three daughters, Lynn Austin of Shiloh, Tenn., Sharon Burks and hus band Tony of Shiloh, Tenn., Vickie Carter and husband Bob of Savannah, Tenn.; five
gan of Shiloh, Tenn., Dudley Morgan of Michie, Tenn., Dale Morgan of Shiloh, Tenn., Dennis Morgan of Ramer, Tenn., Dan ny Morgan of Shiloh, Tenn.; a special sisterin-law, Jenny Martin and husband Lonnie of Shiloh, Tenn.; brotherin-law, Gene Morgan of Columbia, Tenn.; 22 Grandchildren, 14 Great Grandchildren; and a host of extended family and friends.
In addition to her hus band and parents, Mrs. Morgan was preceded in death by a son, David Dwight Morgan; son-inlaw, Willie Austin; grand son, Matthew Morgan; daughter-in-law. Caro lyn Morgan; brother, Tal mage Borden and wife Sarah; several step brothers and sisters.
Services were held on November 20, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Jeff Harvill officiating. Buri al followed in the Liber ty Cemetery at Michie, Tennessee.
Jerry Neal Hurst was born February 2, 1947 in McNairy County, Tennessee, the son of the late Loyce and Venice May Hurst.
He was united in mar riage to Wanda Sue Anderson. To this union three children were born. He later married Debbie Mullins on Oc tober 19, 1996. Debbie preceded him in death on September 25, 2014.
Jerry was employed at age 15, working for the Bemis Cotton Gin and also as a sawmill maintenance worker for Knight Enterprises in Selmer. He enjoyed fishing, making knives, watching Westerns, and vegetable garden ing, but his favorite activity was spending time with his family and friends, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Mr. Hurst departed this life on November 16, 2022 in Selmer, Tennessee, at the age of 75 Years, 9 Months, 14 Days.
He is survived by three sons: Jerry Allan Hurst and wife Kathy of Selmer, Tenn., Jeffrey
Neal Hurst and wife Deb bie of Hornsby, Tenn., and Andrew Mullins and wife Amber of Jackson, Tenn.; two daughters, Nicole Pomeroy and husband Jay of Jack son, Tenn. and Raven Craig of Clarksburg, Tenn.; 12 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; a sister, Hazel Teague and husband William of Ramer, Tenn.; two brothers, Doug Hurst of Hornsby, Tenn. and Eugene Hurst and wife Carolyn of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; a sisterin-law and dear friend, Myrtle Ray of Bethel Springs, TN; and many extended family and friends.
In addition to his par ents and wives, Mr. Hurst was preceded in death by a sister, Wan da McNeil, and three brothers: Harold Hurst, Howard Lee Hurst, and Alva Dee Hurst.
Services were held on November 20, 2022 at 3:00 p.m. at Shack elford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, Terry Kesley officiated. Burial followed in the Mt. Zion Cemetery at Bethel Springs, Tennessee.
The community of Michie sadly lost a beloved member on October 31st 2022. Leo Teasdale passed away peacefully in his sleep at home at the age of 67. Leo served in the U.S. Navy, and earned an electronics degree. He re tired from PCA where he worked as a heavy equip ment operator.
He was preceded in death by his mother, fa ther, two brothers, and a sister.
Leo leaves to cherish his
memory: his wife, Brenda; a brother, Don; a sister, Antoinette; four children Brandi, Marissa, Lisa, and PJ; seven grandchil dren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who will miss him dearly.
As per Leo's request there will be no immediate memorial service.
Selmer Mortuary, 43 Fal con Street, Selmer, Tenn.
NASHVILLE – State Sena tor Page Walley (R-Savannah) has received the “Champion of Children” award from the Chil dren’s Advocacy Centers of Tennessee (CACTN) for pass ing legislation that supports children across the state.
“I’m honored to receive this award,” said Walley. “I deep ly value children’s advocacy centers and will continue to do all I can to support their important work.”
Walley supported legisla tion that appropriated $5 mil lion to the fiscal year 2023 state budget to help fund the 52 children’s advocacy cen ters in the state.
CACTN is a statewide membership organization dedicated to helping commu nities through local and child advocacy centers and by responding to allegations of child abuse in ways that are effective and efficient — and
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 -
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.
November 24 4 The Annual Free Thanksgiving Meal for the commu nity, Mayra’s Cafe invites all who want to come to a free Thanksgiv ing dinner on November 24 at 103 Front Street, Selmer. They serve several hundred on that day both in the restaurant and with take out. There will be no deliveries. All help is appreciated. The meal is open to all.
Novenber 234 The McNairy Coun ty Friends of the Libraries is hosting a Chamber Coffee on Wed., Nov. 23 at the Jack McConnico Library in Selmer. All are invited to attend.
ADAMSVILLE HEALTHCARE & REHAB THANKSGIVING DINNER TO ELDERLY IN NEED
November 244
If you know of an elderly person who has no family and no way to get a Thanksgiving meal in the Ad amsville area, please call Brandi Bennett 731-632-3301. Adamsville Healthcare & Rehab hopes to deliv er meals to the elderly in need with a Thanksgiving meal.
MCNAIRY COUNTY HEE-HAW CHRISTMAS SHOW
November 264 The McNairy County Hee-Haw Christmas Show 2022 will be Saturday November 26th at 6:30PM at the McNairy Cen tral High School Little Theater in Selmer TN. Adult tickets are $7.00, Kids 7-12 are $3.00 and children 6 and under get in free. This show is a recreation of the classic TV Show Hee-Haw with a holiday twist. Our cast members will perform short comedy skits and sing your favorite
country and Christmas songs! We will be raffling off a fully decorated Christmas Tree along with some smaller items. We will offer conces sions, and we will even be hosting the one and only Santa Clause! So bring the little ones and the whole family to kick start the Christmas Season.
CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLE November 294 Adamsville’s of ficial kick-off to the holiday season is here. Christmas in the Ville is Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. Get in the holiday spirit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, listen to the AHS band perform with snow machines, vendors giving out treats, bouncy houses and more. It is a free event and all are welcome.
DOWNTOWN EVENTS ALLIANCE
ADAMSVILLE
December 24 The Downtown Events Alliance Adamsville will host Hometown Christmas on Dec. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Square, 142 E. Main Street, Adamsville with shopping, food truck & other food vendors, a nativity scene, crafts for kids and a visit from Santa. A fun night for all. To participate contact Robin at rblees@protonmail.com.
CARL PERKINS CENTERDecember 34 Come in your most comfy PJ’s and have Pancakes and Pajamas with Santa at the Selmer Community Center. For $5 admis sion you and enjoy a Pancake Buffet filled with whipped cream, fruit, syr up, candy and sprinkles. Breakfast includes Pancakes, sausage and biscuits. Also entertainment, face painting, craft stations, reindeer, food station and door raffles. You can even have your picture with Santa for $5.
Please call the center for any ques tions-646-3627
RAMER BAPTIST CHURCH WELL
MINISTRY GIVEAWAY
December 34 The Ramer Baptist Church Well Ministry will host cloth ing and household goods free give away on December 3 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Hwy 57, Ramer, Tn.
SELMER CHRISTMAS PARADEIT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
December 44 Sunday, December 4, starting at 2 p.m. There will be festivities for all with the It’s a Won derful Life themed Christmas events and parade in downtown Selmer. Beginning with Arts in McNairy’s “A Tuna Christmas” at 2 pm at the Latta. Carriage rides also begin at 2 p.m. on Court Avenue. Santa will visit Pat’s Cafe at 3:30 and the Lat
that put the needs of child victims first. A child advocacy center is the one place that provides a safe, child-friend ly environment where law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, and medical and mental health professionals can share in formation and develop effec tive, coordinated strategies sensitive to the needs of each unique case and child. Visit cactn.org to learn more.
ta 4:30 p.m. Free Christmas Book Giveaway at Ruby’s Venue from 4 to 6 p.m. with McNairy County Librar ies and Historical Society. The Mary Lou Johnson Foundation will spon sor Dinner with Santa $5 adults and kids free at 4:30 p.m. with a Christ mas Movie to follow. The Christmas Parade begins at 6 p.m.
ADAMSVILLE CHRISTMAS PARADE
December 104 The City of Adams ville will host their annual Christmas Parade “Jingle Bell Christmas” on Saturday, December 10 in down town Adamsville. Deadline for entry Dec. 5. Entry fee, one new toy for Angel Tree program. Entry forms can be picked up at City Hall. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. For more information call 731-632-1401.
PARADE
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On Saturday December 10, the City of Bethel Springs will host a Christmas Parade starting at 6 p.m. The pa rade will line up at the Bethel Springs Elementary School and end at the Community Center. Cookes and hot chocolate will be served at the Com munity Center following the parade and Santa will be available for photos. Call 731-934-7266 for more info.
Bobby Wayne Ervin, Sr. February 19, 1950November 17, 2022IN THE CHANCERY
COURT OF MCNAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE
In the Matter of the Estate of Virginia Faye Brown
Notice is hereby given
that on the 14tht day of November, 2022, Letters Testamentary in respect to the Estate of Virginia Faye Brown, who died on September 20, 2022, were issued to the un dersigned by the Clerk and Master of the Chan cery Court for McNairy County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having
claims, matured or un matured, against the es tate are required to file the same with the clerk or the above-named court on or before the earlier dates prescribed in (1) or (2); otherwise their claims will forever be 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 no tice 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 re ceived an actual copy of
the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days pri or 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 months from the decedent's date of death.
Witness my signature,
this 14th day of Novem ber, 2022 Eddie Brown, Person al Representative
By: Kim Boals, Clerk & Master
By: Terry L. Wood, Attorney (10283 (28, 29)
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With each girls team playing as hard as they could. The final winner was determined by overtime. In the first quarter the girls tied. In the second and third quarter they bounced around. By the end of the fourth quarter the Rebels and Tigers were tied again, 27-27. In overtime the Lady Rebels played smart. They had 8 foul shots, making five of them. Holding the Lady Tigers, they were able to push ahead for the win with a seven point lead. Lady Reb els 34, Lady Tigers 27.
Top scores for the Lady Rebels were Baylee Brown, Reagan Lamberth, Macee Gilbert with 7 points each. Macee Gilbert had one 3 point shot and Reagan Lamberth had two 3's.
The Bethel Springs Rebels and Hardin County Tigers took the court. Their game was almost a mirror to the girls, but with a different outcome. In the first and second quarter the Rebels were just slightly ahead. By the third quarter the game was tied, 16-16. As the fourth quarter came around the Tigers were able to pull ahead by 5 points, giving the Tigers the win. Rebels 20, Tigers 25.
The McNairy County Board of Education will meet for the regular monthly meeting on December 8, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. at the McNairy County Annex Auditorium
McNairy County Schools is seeking bids for new hardware and security upgrades for interior doors with ADA compliant lever locks and proprietary pro grade master key system. School walkthroughs will be conducted. Please email coffmana@mcnairy.org if interested and the date of required walkthroughs will be shared. The deadline for bids to be submitted is December 2, 2022 at noon.
Bids should be in a sealed envelope labeled Interior Door Locks. Bids should be mailed or delivered to McNairy County Board of Education 530 Mulberry Ave, Suite 2 Selmer, TN 38375.
McNairy County Schools reserves the right to reject any and all bids
Top scorers for the Rebels were Deuce Gar ner and Ridge Rankin each having 8 points. Ridge Rankin had two 3's and Cade Moore one 3.
The McNairy County Board of Education is accepting bids for a 2 phase building project that will include all campuses. The contractor must be able to operate and complete project as money is available from federal funds and completed in specific time frames. Bidder must be insured, li censed, bonded and familiar with pre-fab metal build ings. Must comply with all aspects of the Davis Bacon Acts in accordance with Federal requirements. Inter ested parties should request a packet no later than 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 1. Packets may be requested by email to Greg Martin - marting@mcnairy.org , 731-453-5617 or Kathie Berryman - berrymank@mcnairy.org.
All submissions must be delivered to the McNairy County Board of Education at 530 Mulberry Ave., Suite 2, Selmer, TN 38375 by noon on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Submissions should be in a sealed envelope with the applicant’s name on phone number on the outside.
McNairy County Schools reserves the right to reject any and all bids
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On the road the Lady Bobcats and Bobcats traveled to Dyersburg to face the Trojans on November 15 to play the Hall of Fame game in their first game of the season.
The Lady Bobcats stayed close with the
Lady Trojans until the fourth quarter. Even with Maddie Kirks 30 points for the night and the Lady Bobcats making 7 out of 11 free throws, they fell behind the Lady Trojans by nine points. Lady Bob cats 50, Lady Trojans 59.
Coming to the court the MCHS Bobcats
were filled with anticipa tion. In the first quarter they got more excited as the pulled ahead of the Trojans. By half time the Trojans pulled ahead of the Bobcats. In the fourth quarter the Tro jans went ahead of the Bobcats taking the win. Bobcats 22, Trojans 63.
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Johnson with 22 points and Kyla Sander 14 points. As the boys came on the court it was touch and go. The
Ramer Eagles traveled to Kossuth, Miss., No vember 14 to play with the Kossuth Aggies. It was a good night for the Ramer Ea gles.
Both of the girls teams had to do a little warming up to get to the hard play ing. By the second quarter the Lady Eagles were firing up the points. Carlee Shel ton walked away with 17 points for the night. When Shelton slowed down in the third quarter Charley Steele picked up her slack with 7 points in that quarter. Paige Mercer and Mereddh Anvine
stayed consistent through out the game with 10 points between them. Kossuth Lady Aggies pushed hard to get ahead of the Lady Ea gles to no avail. Lady Eagles 34, Lady Aggies 24.
Both boys team started off the game good but their best scoring was in the second and third quarters. It was in the fourth quarter the Eagles pulled ahead to finish the game with the win. Konner Shelton had 19 points with 4 3's, Park er Calton had 2 3's, Luke King stayed steady all night long racking up 14 points. Eagles 45, Aggies 41.
On November 14 the Bethel Springs Rebels had the honor of host ing the Hornsby Bulldogs in their home court.
The Bethel Springs Lady Rebels had a night of hard work which paid off in a victory. Starting off in the first quarter the Lady Rebels took the lead and held it throughout the night.
With 14 points in the first quar ter followed by similar quarters it gave the win to the Lady Reb els 46, Lady Bulldogs 17.
Macee Gilbert was top scor er with 9 points. Follow by Keylee Shelton 7, Kenli Bing ham 6 and Lilhe Dunaway 6.
As the Rebels took the court each team pushed hard for a win. Keeping up a strong pace
till the end. It was touch and go till the fourth quarter. Deuce Garner made 11 points along in that quarter. His teammates pulled their weight also with the team gaining 22 points. Rebels 55, Bulldogs 43. Deuce Garner with 22, Ridge Rankin 14, Cabe Moore 7, Liam Cruz 6, Casey Crowe 3, Conner Plunk 3 points.
Michie Elementary School students honored veterans from their community on Fri day, November 11, during a morning ceremony in the gymnasium.
The students were in charge of the entire cere mony. The service opened with a welcome and prayer led by student Caleb Sides. Students of the local Michie Boy Scout Troop #231 then presented the colors as vet erans stood in a prominent position on the gymnasium floor. Veterans were sur rounded by students, facul ty and family in the stands.
Student Bella Sims came to the podium to lead the Pledge of Allegiance, our solemn oath of loyalty to the U.S. The children's voices were so audible during the Pledge as they honored our
serve our country.
The Michie Elementa ry band followed playing the Star Spangled Banner which resulted in resound ing applause.
During the ceremony student Braxton Kasson, shared the meaning of Vet erans Day a public holiday held on the anniversary of the end of World War I (No vember 11) to honor US veterans and victims of all wars. It replaced Armistice Day in 1954. Veterans Day, or Armistice Day as it was called back then, has its origins at the end of World War I when at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the fighting ended with the signing of an armistice bringing a tempo rary cessation of hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany in World War
lamation stated: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the oppor tunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations ...."
After the end of the Kore an War, veterans’ organiza tions urged the U.S. Con gress to change the name of Armistice Day to Veter ans Day. In 1954, it was re branded to honor all service members. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the legislation on June 1, 1954. From then on, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans. All vet erans in attendance were then recognized by the crowd.
The crowd at Michie Ele mentary again enjoyed the band as they played Amer ica the Beautiful followed by a patriotic poem read by two students Aliyah Ross
and Anna Kate Skinner. Fol lowing the crowd enjoyed Auld Lang Syne played by the MES band.
Lee Greenwood's “God Bless the U.S.A.” was one of the highlights of the cer emony and included solos from two students Faith White and Cathryne Tack er. The crowd was so quiet during this performance as it captured the attention of veterans and students alike with loud applause at the end.
Before the ceremony end ed, student Jackson Wig ginton shared the reason why we play taps. The use of “Taps” is unique to the United States military, as the call is sounded at funer als, wreath-laying ceremo nies and memorial services. “Taps” originally began as a signal to extinguish lights at the end of a military day dating back to the Civil War.
Veterans, many who are family members, were in vited to a reception in the cafeteria. The service truly honored all service mem bers beyond the school walls on this Veterans Day.