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CORONAVIRUS IN HAYWOOD: From zero to more than two dozen in six weeks It’s only been about six weeks since the novel coronavirus was first reported in Haywood Coun-ty. The first infection was record-ed March 27. A few days later it

claimed its first and, so far, only victim. Since then, though, through Tuesday, May 5, 27 people have be-come infected. The good news is that at least 20 have recovered.

Haywood County’s number of cases puts it as one of the hot spots for COVID-19 in rural West Tennes-see. Of those counties of similar size and distance from a major met-

ropolitan area, Haywood’s number is near the top. Tiny and sparsely populated Lake County, however,

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After announcing Tuesday, April 28, that barbershops and nail sa-lons would be closed until May 29, Governor Bill Lee changed course with the announcement that these personal health services would be allowed to reopen Monday, May 4, under guidance issued by the state’s COVID-19 Unified Command. Gov. Lee said opening those busi-nesses at the beginning of May was his original plan, even though his most recent order suggested they stay closed until the end of May. Lee addressed the public’s re-sponse to his previous order – “There will be changes to the ways that we are operating and al-lowing businesses to open over the next 30 days — and those will be made in accordance with how data shows we should be making those decisions,” Lee told lawmakers. Lee said he received calls even through the night about opening sa-lons and barbershops. The governor intended to make the announcement today when the guidance will officially come out. Lee said the public concern over the issue prompted him to announce sooner.

New EMA Director is Mark Covington Veteran Brownsville Police Offi-cer Lt. Mark Covington is leaving his job at the BPD after 19 years to take over Haywood County’s Emergency Management Agency. Mayor David Livingston an-nounced the appointment and Covington confirmed Friday, May 1. Covington said he will be the acting EMS Director until June 3, his last day at the police depart-ment.

Approaching the city’s retire-ment age of 62, Covington said the mandatory retirement helped him make the decision. “As bad as I hate to leave the police depart-ment…” he said he wanted to keep working. “I figured I better take this job” while it is available, said Covington. Prior to working for the BPD, Covington had served and retired from the U.S. Navy after serving for 20 years.

Misty Haley, the county’s cur-rent EMA manager, tendered her resignation earlier last week.

Last week Haywood General Sessions Judge Roland Reid said on social media that he anticipat-ed the Tennessee Supreme Court would decide to resume in-person proceedings on Tuesday, May 5. In an updated post, Judge Reid says the official word is that they will reopen Monday, May 11. “It is now official. The Tennessee Supreme Court has approved the

28th (Haywood, Crockett, Gibson) Judicial District’s Plan to proceed with in-person court proceedings under very restrictive conditions. There will be health screenings at security, only parties and their attorneys, victims and witnesses will be allowed in the courthouse. Witnesses shall only be allowed in when called in by the judge and placed in a designated area, if

available. The number of persons in the courtroom is limited to 10 exclusives of the judge, clerk and bailiff. Persons must maintain a distance of 6-feet apart at all times. All seating with be designated. Victims will be given a designat-ed area, as well as officers. Every-one must come thru security for screening. Masks are encouraged but not required.”

Graduation may be postponed until June 13, but that doesn’t mean Brownsville and Haywood County can’t support the graduating classof 2020 by splashing a bit of purple here and there. Yard signs are popping up everywhere featuring Haywood High School seniors. Businesses are urged to decorate their storefronts with purple to show their support. While their graduation may be very different from any other in Tomcat history, it’s safe to say this will be a year none will forget. See page A8 for a letter from HCS Superintendent Joey Hassell regarding graduation and more.

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A man is in jail, charged by Brownsville Police with shooting an-other man two weeks ago. Michael Ivory, 21, is charged with attempted first-degree murder. Po-lice say he’s the gunman that fired the shots that landed Mark Taylor in the hospital for over a week. Taylor was shot just after noon on April 15 as he walked along Cherry Street. Police say they arrest-

ed Ivory, who lives at 505 Bradford, Wednesday morning when officers answered a domestic vio-lence call on North Brad-ford. Police Chief Barry Diebold said Ivory faces additional charges as a result of the Wednesday incident. After several days in the MED, Taylor is now recovering at home. A weapon was recovered during Ivory’s arrest Wednesday morning, April 29.

Police say they have their suspect

Think you might have had COVID-19? There’s a test for that As people with ac-tive symptoms con-tinue to get tested for COVID-19, there are many others who be-lieve they might have already had the novel coronavirus and gotten through it. To find out for sure, some are turn-ing to antibody testing which checks to see if your immune system has fought the disease, meaning you already had it and, hopefully, you’re now immune (though the science here is still murky). On Friday, May 1, Hay-wood County Mayor

David Livingston in-vited the Brownsville Press along as he was tested at Faith Family Medical to let the com-munity know that this test exists and is avail-able in Brownsville. Unlike the testing for COVID-19 which involves a 6-inch long swab, the antibody test-ing is done with a blood draw. As explained by Faith Family Medical’s Robert Callery, FNP, the swab only tells you if you have active coronavirus. It won’t pick up on an infec-tion that’s gone. From

the blood that’s taken during the antibody test, doctors are look-ing for immunoglobu-lin G or IgG, a type of antibody that develops after a COVID-19 infec-

tion. Turn-around time for antibody tests is 1-3 days. Mayor Liv-ingston’s was back by Monday and was nega-tive.

COVID-19 testing 1:30 to 3:30 daily So, you want to be tested for Coronavirus but you don’t have any symptoms? Browns-ville Mayor Bill Rawls says you can have that done daily, Monday through Friday, for free in Brownsville. Rawls told Browns-

ville Radio Thursday, April 30, that the Hay-wood County Health Department is adminis-tering the Covid-19 tests daily between 1:30 and 3:30 at the Health De-partment office located on North Washington. You don’t have to dis-

play any symptoms to be given the test, but you must call the Health Department before you go. The department’s number, as listed on the phone directory, is 772-0463. The state of Tennes-see has upped its test-

ing game remarkably, permitting thousands of tests daily across the state. There were two drive-through testing locations in West Ten-nessee last weekend that included Carroll County on Saturday and Lauderdale on Sunday.

Haywood County Mayor David Livingston gets his blood drawn by Brandi Callery for the COVID-19 antibody test.

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is the capitol of rural COVID-19 with 58 cases reported through Tues-day, though Haywood County Mayor Living-ston said the spike in cases there is due to in-

tensive testing within the state prison located there. He says the test-ing of inmates there and in Tipton County (which had a count of 149) skews the county numbers. Lauderdale County

had 25, Hardeman 20, McNairy 11, Chester 10 and Crockett County 9. Like Tipton County, Fayette County is a bed-room for Shelby County, and is report ing dozens infected at 69. Shelby County accounts for be-

tween 20 and 25 percent of the more than 13,000 cases in Tennessee. So far, 226 people have died in the state. You may read all of the data at www.tn.gov/h e a l t h / c e d e p / n c ov.html.

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lief political rather than practical. When review-ing the city budget, the overall money allocated for economic growth is minimal. For the past five years, I have communicat-ed the need and strength of the Main Street move-ment and now is not the time to dilute a program that continues to prosper. Hopefully the results of Mayor Rawls’ idea won’t prove to be ‘penny wise and pound foolish’ for this great place we call home. Only time will tell.” Greg Emery, Chairman of the MSB Executive Board, agreed that while the organizations have shared goals, their roles in the community are dif-ferent. Sharpe revealed that the MSB board is pre-paring to ask for funding from the Haywood Coun-ty government to keep it alive. She says they will present at the May 11 County Commission meeting.

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Ronda was born and raised in Paradise, California, a mountain community located in the Sierra Nevada Foothills. She grew up 3 hours from the nearest beach, but whenever someone learned her name they seemed to be compelled to break out into the old Beach Boys tune “Help me Rhonda.” Annoying as this was, she finally embraced this as a tool while attending college to help people remember her name! Ronda, her amazing husband Aaron and their three beautiful children lived happily in Paradise until 2001 when Aaron’s work relocated them 45 minutes south to the town of Marysville, California. Here she began her 13 year stint as a U.S. Postal carrier. Life in California was good, but the politics, cost of living and values began to be too much to handle. The family longed for an all around healthier place to live. In 2015 Aaron was presented with the chance to own his own business in Tennessee, so they jumped at the chance. They sold most of what they owned, said goodbye to their family and friends, loaded up their adult children and moved to Jackson where they began to operate Christian Brothers Automotive. It was a frightening step into the unknown, but they’ve never looked back. The people of Tennessee, and Jackson in particular, have won their hearts with their friendliness, kindness, generosity and all-around genuineness. Ronda may have been born a California girl, but she is southern at heart. She is new to the real estate industry but knows that the most important traits of any good real estate agent, any good person really, is to be honest, loyal, trustworthy and to “treat others as you would like them to treat you.” She strives hard every day, in every aspect of her life, to live up to these values. Ronda knows firsthand how stressful buying, selling and moving can be. She knows that the right real estate agent can make all the difference in turning a complicated, sometimes emotional situation into an exciting time in your life. You need someone you can trust, someone you can depend on, someone you know has your best interests in mind. Let Ronda be that agent... Let Ronda, as the Beach Boys would say... Help you!

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Last week, Mary Ann Sharpe, director of Main Street Brownsville (MSB), announced she was step-ping away from the po-sition after five years.

Street program includes a TN Downtown Master Plan Grant of $15,000, three Façade Grants plus match of $200,000, two TN Historical Commis-sion Grants plus match of $33,600, three TN Ag Enhancement Grants of $2,800, private invest-

ditional placemaking improvements include directional signage, mu-rals, utility box art, and landscaping. Communi-ty involvement around the square has ramped up with the addition of Tamm Park, concerts at the AMP, “Shop Browns-ville” campaigns, and Food Truck Fridays.What does Main Street cost? For the 2019-2020 year, the City of Brownsville invested just over $50,000 to the Main Street pro-gram, covering the salary of one full time employee, insurance and operating expenses. Brownsville’s government has spent about the same amount during each of Main Street’s five years in exis-tence. During last year’s budgeting process, City officials voted to discon-tinue that funding in the 2020-2021 fiscal year, say-ing the initial goal was for the program to eventually become self-sustaining. Following Sharpe’s resignation and at the re-quest for comment from

the Brownsville Press, Brownsville Mayor Bill Rawls suggested the pos-sibility of combining MSB with the Browns-ville-Haywood County Chamber of Commerce, which is also currently without a director and struggled with money problems in the past year, as a way to “save tax pay-ers money and continue to have both programs continue to function in the community.” Sharpe disagrees Sharpe says the Cham-ber and Main Street should not be merged. “In my opinion, Mayor Rawls has a fundamental mis-understanding of the two programs. The Chamber of Commerce and the Na-tional Main Street Move-ment are both economic engines for the communi-ty however their approach is different. The Chamber is membership driven and is a form of business net-work (for members only).

Main Street focuses on a holistic approach to re-vitalization based on the proven, successful 4-point approach of design, pro-motion, economic vital-ity and organization. If the driving force behind a merger is only the hope of saving tax payer mon-ey or saving one organi-zation from extinction, there is a great likelihood that the merger won’t suc-ceed.” Sharpe says she has spent time thinking about how a joint Chamber and Main Street might work, and is convinced it’s a bad idea. “I have given careful consideration to the idea of managing both and I don’t feel it is possible. One person running both programs will be a train wreck and I, along with numerous volunteer- based community leaders (we are not a membership board), find the idea of diluting the Main Street program for tax payer re-

Future of Main Street Brownsville uncertainBy Brooke McCainManaging editor

“One person running both programs will be a train wreck...”

-MARY ANN SHARPE Before and after of what is now The Forked Deer. This building was given a facelift with one of the facade grants secured by Main Street Brownsville.

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What will become of the program, which only has funding support from the City of Brownsville for a few more months, is un-clear, but what is clear are the measured benefits Brownsville has reaped because of the program.Millions of dollars secured as result of investment According to Sharpe, money brought in to the City directly by the Main

ments over $5 million, public investments of over $3 million and 4,535 volunteer hours at $22 an hour. The grants dol-lars are available only through Main Street.Easy to see Beyond the figures, the revitalization of down-town through MSB is hard to ignore. Thirteen properties were enhanced thanks to the façade grants. Ad-

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George and Beverly Moss of Bells announce the engagement of their daughter, Delie, to Caleb Hoverson, son of Jeff and JoAnn Hov-erson of Minot, North Dakota. Delie is the grand-daughter of George

and Amy Moss and Al-vin and the late Char-lotte Hayes. She is a senior at Union Univer-sity majoring in Biolo-gy. Caleb is the grand-son of Larry and Marlys Hoverson, J. T. and Arlene Thomas,

and Greta Stentoft. He is a student at Patrick Henry College where he is majoring in Clas-sical Liberal Arts. He plans to attend Concor-dia Theological Semi-nary. A private ceremony will be held May 15.

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BUD says goodbye to two star employees

Brownsville Utility Department bid fare-well this month to two highly revered employ-ees, Paulette Shaw and Patsy Connerley. Shaw retires from BUD after 40-plus years. Initially a cashier, Shaw moved on to be-come the department’s first African American collection clerk. “Forty years ago, I came into this office and it’s been good,” she commented at a socially-distanced farewell celebration outside the business on Friday, May 1. “It paved the way for me. You know, it was my bread and butter, helped me send my daughter to college, things like that. It’s been good.” Shaw leaves the position to Daya Gonzalez who will

be the department’s first Hispanic employee to hold the title. Connerley worked for BUD for 17 years, initially beginning, like Shaw, as a cashier. She went on to ac-counts payable then on to managing the pro-pane department. “I really enjoyed being at Brownsville Utility all those years,” she said. “It was a blessing to me and really answered a

prayer.” Regie Castellaw, Gen-eral Manager of BUD, commented “We’re fortunate to have had someone like Paulette and like Patsy to work here for as long as they have. They were going to do everything they could to help you and were compassionate people. I was fortunate to have them here and I hope they enjoy their retirement.”

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“Being a Godly Moth-er in an Ungodly World” was the subject of the message. Motherhood is a ministry, but not an easy job. She sometimes has to be like a tough drill sergeant, at other times like a gentle nurse. Six hundred college stu-dents were asked to write down one of the sweetest words in the English language, 432 wrote the word, “Mother.” It takes work to build a home. Fathers and mothers are to work together, living Christian lives before

their children. Commit-ment holds the couple together, and love sus-tains their marriage. We live in a pagan soci-ety today. It’s believed that one reason God has spared America is the Christian homes and churches spread across this country that are holding back the wrath of God on us. May is the month that Baptist churches receive the Mother’s Day offer-ing for the Children’s Homes in Tennessee. There is one in West Tennessee, two in Mid-dle Tennessee and one in East Tennessee. They

choose not to receive government funding. A parking lot worship service was held at Holly Grove Church last Sun-day. The ministry team stood on the stoop of the church as they brought the service. Those in their cars were able to hear on their car radios. It was brought by Rev. Fred Campbell, Brother Ralph Brown, and Broth-er Steve Brown. Hymns were sung, followed by the message. Special music was brought by Brother Ralph Brown, Kathy Hopper and Kathy McClinton, singing “In The Garden,” accompa-

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nied by Nancy Campbell and with Debbie Jones collating it all. Happy birthday to Emily Baker, James Lewis, Rachel Lomax, Sierra McClinton, and Bryan Tidmore. Happy anniversary to Mike and Jackie Coburn and to Joey and Christy Garri-son. I received a telephone call from Missouri last week from my close friend, Gwynn Watridge Turner. She and I at-tended church together until she married her husband Carroll Turn-er and moved away. We had a lot of fun times to-

gether. I also received a call from a former class-mate, Emma Anderson Stanifer. It was good to hear from Emma. Some interesting his-tory – On April 29, 1607, a weary group of En-glishmen arrived on the shores of Virginia at Cape Henry and plant-ed a cross, claiming this land for the Almighty God and the glorious gospel of Jesus Christ and the advancement of the Christian faith. In 1620, the Pilgrims arrived, and later came the Puritans. John Win-throp said, “We shall be as a city on a hill, to

live out a new kind of government, a govern-ment where people gov-ern themselves.” John Adams declared, “Inde-pendence now. Indepen-dence forever.” America has a strong religious heritage. Those on the sick list needing our prayers this week are little, three-year-old, Lisa Pierce, Mikie Dotson, Russell Hight, Leon Staggs, Frances Hendrix, Joann Castellaw, Ronnie Van-story, Betty Barden, Lisa Jones, Gene Campbell, Tony Castleman, Pete Lott and Aurbery Wil-liams.

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Westside News Happy May birthdays to these: Albert Jackson who is residing in Bells Nursing Home (5/2), Minnie Kate Johnson (5/15), twin daughters of Floyd and Pam Stewart, Miss Kelly Stewart and Miss Kasey Stewart (also 5/15), Stephanie Teems, wife of Ron Teems, (5/29), Wyatt Horton and Mary Louise Tucker (5/31). Last fall, when Door Knocking Campaign was being held in many plac-es, Alice Wright of the Somerville Church of

By Mary W. Lewis Christ reported an un-expected incident. She relates the participants went up to a house with the yard grown up and an older lady came to the door. She said she couldn’t come to church because she was caring for her invalid husband. Sunday, we were having a potluck, so we carried food for their lunch and my son-in-law, daughter and granddaughters cut the grass and cleaned up the yard. Ironically, this house is right behind the church building! This article appeared in the

Christian Chronicle pub-lication last November. It demonstrates a golden opportunity can be pres-ent right under our feet if we are on the alert for doing good and making the effort to let our light shine for good works. Remember Bro. Jeff Horton speaks at 10:30 a.m. Sunday on Westside Group Facebook Page. Also at 6 p.m. Sunday and 6 p.m. Wednesday until we meet again … in person. Pray it will be soon. It was good to receive Gene Vaughan’s letter re-

cently from his abode in Houston. He related that the four years of high school here, that in three of those, they played in the Big Ten Champion-ship. This was the grad-uating class of 1951. He had been delighted to receive a letter recent-ly from Jamie Overton, a guard. The late Billy Frank Morris was tack-le, he recalled Frank Ed-monds, Jackie Cain and others as outstanding players. He had words of praise for the entire class of which he was president, including the

young ladies of the “Fab-ulous Class of ’51.” Of course, I wasn’t a mem-ber, but Paul was and I al-ways enjoyed their class reunions immensely. I’ve been associated with most in the last 65 years I’ve called this place home. “Brownsville IS a good place to live!” Remember Becky Ward as well as her mom, Suellen Agee Ward, in your prayers as doctors have found spots on both lungs that of Suellen’s are cancerous and she will very soon begin treatment at Kirkland’s

Cancer Center in Jack-son. She lives in Beech Bluff, Tenn. Also, Becky’s beloved dog, Lil Bit, died recently from stage 4 kid-ney problems. He would have been 12 years old this coming August. Her cat, Taz, is 23 years old and in very bad health and that also makes her sad. I, personally, have heard of one that old. I had Manfred, my beloved dog, who lived to age 13, like a member of the family almost. I still have his little sweater, Exel, Henry’s mother, bought him.

We appreciate every-one who has brought different items to our residents and staff. Thank you to the Cov-

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King, Administrator, for the goody bags; to Conner Real Estate, Joey Conner and staff for the delicious deli lunches and dessert for staff; and Mrs. Me-

ington Family for all the snack goody bags; to Mr. Jimmy Horn for all the iPads; to Mrs. Constance Douglass for all the face masks she made for EVERY-ONE; to Caris Health

linda Wools for the Kentucky Fried Chick-en lunches for staff. We certainly appreci-ate all of your thought-fulness and kindness. We have had some fun time for our resi-

dents: Monday – Veg-etable Trivia and Na-tional Geographics; Tuesday – Juice Social and Sit and Stretch; Wednesday – Nail Pol-ishing and FaceTime Smiles; Thursday

– Bingo and Aroma-therapy; Friday – May Day Facts and Match Game. Thought for the week: “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”

Around town with Marty Hooray! I’m allowed to go get a haircut! I have been informed I have to wait in the car until I’m called in, wear a mask into the shop and wear a mask out of the shop! If I wasn’t in such pitiful shape, I’d just let it go! I’m starting to look like a Moppet! What’s a girl to do? Making progress! Happy Teacher Ap-preciation Week to all of our Haywood County teachers! You deserve it! To a job well done! Ap-plause! Applause! Hats off ! Two bragging notes: Ms. Helen Turner, own-er of Helen’s BBQ, is at it again! She was featured on the season finale of “Somewhere

By Marty Williams South” on PBS this past Friday at 8 p.m. Wow! She is burning up the airwaves with her BBQ ability! What an honor! Applause to you Ms. Helen and to your mag-nificent, tasty, top notch BBQ. You just can’t hide that Haywood County pride! Other bragging note: Brownsville’s Burger Basket has been men-tioned as one of the best burgers on the Great River Road by River Travel Magazine! Whoa! I love their burgers and it was a well-deserved mention! Brownsville has some of the most yummy-licious food around! You’ll never go hungry in Brownsville! Kudos to Angie and Ron Hart!

Engagement news! Roy and Laura Kellum’s daughter, Madison re-cently got engaged to Tritt Ellington! The Kel-lum and Ellington fami-lies are tickled senseless over this match! Con-gratulations Madison and Tritt! Have you noticed all the congratulatory Se-nior Class signs all over the town on lamp posts, businesses, marquees, and school yards? I love it! It looks awesome! I do have news for the senior class! There will be a graduation on June 13 at 7:00 p.m. at L. Z. Hurley football stadium. Graduates will receive tickets and face masks up to 4 guests. Scholar-ships will be announced with each graduate’s

name during the cere-mony. If it rains, cere-mony will be moved to the HHS gymnasium. Live-streaming will take place during the ceremony and a photog-rapher will be present to document this histor-ical 2020 graduation! It might be a smidge dif-ferent than what every-one had planned, but it will definitely go down in history! Prom for our senior class will be held July 3 from 7-11 p.m. at Mad-ison Downs in Jackson, Tenn. Tickets are $35 for single and $55 for couples and may be pur-chased on May 12, 15, 19 and 22 from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. at the high school basketball ticket booth. Keep in mind that the

Chamber and City are still on lock-down due to the city mayor, county Mayor and Governor’s safety precautions. We’re working, but our doors are locked. 772-2193. Happy birthday: Christan Byars, Trin-ity Jones, John Rich-ards, Tara Joyner, Lia Smith, Keith Zaleski, Bobby Durham, Preston Moore, Clay Reasons, Tate Haynes, Hunters Smothers, Mark Hal-brook, Jeffrey Cas-tellaw, David Hooper, Samuel Gardner, Bettie Wilson, Madelyn Aus-tin, Taylor Tinsley, Ja-son Anderson, Donnie Ray Lewis, Erica Wil-liams, Betty Delaney, Jaclyn Eubanks, Linda Whitten, Denise Hal-

brook and Kay Cunning-ham. Happy 6th anniver-sary to Caitlin and DL Goodman! Happy 14th anniversary to Brian and Peggy Hill! Hap-py 19th anniversary to Tara and Regan Joyner! Keep our Animal Shel-ter in mind! So many of us have extra time right now, please think about fostering a pet from our shelter. They are always in need! Thursdays are half price day! Don’t for-get to get them spayed and neutered! (Spay Haywood). Check their wish list on Amazon! If you have scoop, email me or call me or 780-4111 In a world where you can be anything…be kind!

Records courtesy of Steve Smith, Register of DeedsProperty Transfers 4/27/2020 Warranty Deed Stephen W. Watkins to Mil-ton Bradley Booth; acreage. $133,200. 4/28/2020 Warranty Deed Ronnie Fuqua to Natalie Sweat; 924 Meadow Street. $132,500. 4/28/2020 Warranty Deed Richard Callaway et al to Alex-

is Jones; 116 Farmdale Cove. $124,000. 4/28/2020 Warranty Deed Kaye S. Moses et al to Barry W. Presley; 421 N. Lafayette Street. $7,500. 4/29/2020 Quit-Claim Deed Terrelle L. Walker to Myel Bowers Smith; 927 Qualls

Road. No Consideration. 5/1/2020 Quit-Claim Deed Emmanuel Obi et ux to The Emree Group; 405 Davis Road. No Consideration. 5/4/2020 Warranty Deed Marci Cannon Fisher et vir to Marci Cannon Fisher Living Trust; acreage. No Consider-

PubliC NotiCesFelons less/split or periodic time - 0

Felons being held 1 year or more for DOC contract - 15Convicted Misdemeanor - 5

Pretrial Felons (people being held awaiting trial) - 53Pretrial misdemeanor - 8

Other/Hold for other agency - 6

Total - 87 (69 men, 18 women)

Jail Statisticsation. 5/4/2020 Warranty Deed Clay Goodman et ux to Nicho-las S. Jackson et al; 1386 Patton Lane. $42,000. 5/4/2020 Warranty Deed Juanda Clay et al to Sylvia Toliver; 903 Hatchie Avenue. $30,000.

Brownsville Press • Wednesday, May 6, 2020A6

oPiNioNVerses from the chimney corner Op-Ed from Mike Peery, General Manager & CEO of West TN PBS: PBS, which started life as “educational tele-vision” in the 1950s, is now providing emergen-cy at-home learning ser-vices to assist students, families, teachers, ad-ministrators and school systems in all 50 States during the coronavirus outbreak. This crisis response builds on years of PBS’ success in education, including the work of West TN PBS. Our early childhood television pro-grams have been proven

to help close the achieve-ment gap between chil-dren in lower-income families and their more affluent peers. Local sta-tions across the country have served more than a million elementary and secondary school teach-ers for years through PBS LearningMedia, a collection of tens of thousands of interactive digital learning objects curated from the best of decades of PBS’s nation-al and local program-ming. But in the wake of the new pandemic, West TN PBS and all other PBS stations across the coun-

try – working remotely and with unbudgeted resources (while dona-tions plummet in the accompanying economic downturn) – are pursing our education mission still farther, clearing our daytime schedules to broadcast grade-appro-priate instructional pro-gramming, creating and curating educational games and other online content, and working with State departments of education and local school districts to en-sure that at least some of the established K-12 curriculum is covered in these unprecedented cir-

cumstances. In Tennessee, I was fortunate to work with the five other PBS sta-tions on a conference call weeks ago to set up direct programming from the Department of Education, giving chil-dren a classroom set-ting, free to every child, conveniently in their homes. This classroom content is available to all with no restrictions of income or time. Just record the content and use it to fit your sched-ule. Teachers may use it whenever desired. Ad-ditional free education-al tools are available at

PBS LearningMedia. PBS stations in ev-ery state are pursuing similar at-home learn-ing initiatives that best serve their communities during this national cri-sis. It’s educational tele-vision when America needs it most, and it’s an important return on the investments the federal government and dozens of state governments have been making in our work for decades. Local stations are also provid-ing critical assistance through public safety communications and lo-cal programming that gives our communities

trustworthy information about every aspect of the health emergency. All of this work – edu-cation, public safety and civic leadership – is what America’s PBS stations do every day, in addition to broadcasting the na-tional programs people love. The Public Broadcast-ing Act of 1967 requires us to serve everybody, everywhere, every day for free. And West TN PBS is doing just that. We’re honored that this long-standing commit-ment can be of such benefit during a time of such need.

The Governor’s Of-fice of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives released guidance for faith communities on gathering together in houses of worship. “Tennessee’s faith leaders have been in-credibly innovative in finding alternative ways to worship that incorporate social dis-tancing so they can continue to provide spiritual guidance, fellowship, and ser-vice to their neighbors during these challeng-

ing times,” said Ten-nessee Governor Bill Lee. “Religious liberty is important and must be protected, and that’s why the State has al-ways deemed religious services as essential gatherings through-out this pandemic. As we look to reopen our economy in a safe fash-ion, the decision on in-person gatherings will be up to each indi-vidual faith communi-ty. We’re confident in their ability to deter-mine the proper time

and how to incorpo-rate these guidelines to worship in a way that protects the health of their congregation.” The guidelines in-clude:• A phased approach to resuming in-person gatherings is recom-mended. Vulnerable populations (everyone 65 years and older, peo-ple with disabilities, people with serious respiratory or cardio-vascular conditions, people who are immu-nocompromised, and

others) and children’s activities/nursery pro-grams should not gath-er in person until a lat-er time.• Consider solutions to minimize close per-sonal contact that may be part of your ser-vices, such as hand-shakes or sharing food and drink.• As the phased ap-proach begins, limit the size of attendance in your sanctuary and other confined spac-es to create seating arrangements that

Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives releases guidance on reopening houses of worship

News

How should older adults respond to easing of Tennessee’s Safer at Home Orders? As the state gradu-ally emerges from its COVID-19 restrictions, the Tennessee Commis-sion on Aging and Dis-ability reminds older adults that they should continue to be vigilant about exposing them-selves to the deadly coro-navirus. “Older adults across

the state have demon-strated great resolve in keeping themselves safe over the past few weeks,” said Jim Shulman, TCAD’s executive direc-tor. “We need them to keep it up, even as people begin to venture outside their homes.” Older adults remain especially vulnerable

to COVID-19. The data clearly indicates that old-er adults are much more likely to have serious complications if they become infected. One of the chief ways the virus spreads occurs when it comes into contact with people’s hands. Then, when people touch their mouths, noses or eyes,

they become infected. And those who come into contact with older adults – including fami-ly members, friends and service providers – must remember what every-one should continue to do:• Stay home if possible.• Wash your hands of-ten.

• Stay six feet away from others.• Wear a mask.• Clean and disinfect frequently touched sur-faces. Governor Bill Lee has announced the easing of safer-at-home orders for 89 of Tennessee’s 95 counties effective May 1 and the remaining six

local jurisdictions are studying when to change local guidelines. “So while we are taking steps to open back up, Tennes-seans, and especially our older residents, need to remain vigilant and take those steps necessary to protect their health and the health of others,” Shulman stated.

provide at least 6-foot distancing between families. It is recom-mended not to exceed 50% of maximum ca-pacity of the room and should enable full compliance with CDC recommendations for social distancing and hygiene. • Wear face coverings.• Encourage members of the community to stay at home if they are symptomatic, have a fe-ver, have been in close contact with someone who has tested posi-

tive, or have traveled internationally or to a domestic hot spot in the past two weeks. • If a member of the congregation has tested positive for COVID-19, consult CDC guidelines and local health department recommendations to determine whether in-person gatherings should cease imme-diately, the building should close for addi-tional cleaning, or oth-er protocol changes are required.

Sugar Creek tests negative for coronavirus Long before any state directives, Sugar Creek voluntarily initiated and completed testing of the residents and staff for the COVID-19 virus with all negative results. While there were no residents or staff with symptoms of the virus, there was always the concern of an infected asymptomatic resident or staff. Asymptomatic conditions mean that there are no symptoms, but the person could still be contagious. The virus has proven to be more threatening to old-er adults. This threat has been evidenced at

many senior communi-ties around the country and has developed into a major crisis. Testing options of asymptomat-ic residents or staff was generally unavailable from state or local health departments. In March, the Center for Medicare Services also facilitated testing through the in-troduction of new billing codes. The leadership of Sugar Creek searched for a voluntary option that could test all residents regardless of symptoms. Some available tests have questionable accuracy and all tests are only an indicator of conditions

at the time of the test. However, the leadership of Sugar Creek located a testing process that gen-erated a highly credible result. On April 13, Sugar Creek retained Blue Sky House Calls and Vikor Scientific Laboratory to provide on-site molec-ular testing of all resi-dents and staff for the COVID-19 virus. After specialized training, the facility nurses executed the testing. Sugar Creek and its parent company, GoodWorks Unlimited, LLC. was the first and only senior community provider to initiate and

complete testing of all of its residents and staff in Tennessee and Ken-tucky. “The test was very comfortable and only took a few minutes. It makes our residents and staff very confident and secure to know that they have tested negative,” said Diane Hooper, direc-tor at Sugar Creek. After training, the Sugar Creek nurse exe-cuted tests of residents and staff. The complet-ed tests were then sent to Vikor Scientific for molecular processing. Results were returned within 1 to 2 days. All

tests at Sugar Creek were negative, meaning that there were no residents or staff with evidence of the Coronavirus 19 vi-rus. “I am thrilled. It is wonderful to know that all residents and staff at Sugar Creek have been tested and that all are free from infection from the coronavirus,” said Ken Holland, Director of Operations, GoodWorks Unlimited, LLC., par-ent company of Sugar Creek. Sugar Creek is one of the first senior commu-nities to initiate testing of all residents and staff.

This testing has gener-ally been unavailable to the senior community. However, the leadership of Sugar Creek took the initiative to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the residents and staff. “Loving our residents is our mission, so pro-viding this test is a crit-ical initiative to fight the spread of the coro-navirus. The staff are the real heroes and we are honored to be able to provide them and their families with this test is a real benefit,” comment-ed Gary Keckley, Chief Executive Officer, Good-Works Unlimited, LLC.

Brownsville Press • Wednesday, May 6, 2020 A7

By Clayburn Peeples

The paws that refreshes The little dog laughed to see such sport. “The Cat and the Fid-dle”

Having come home ravenous the other evening after missing lunch and working late, I quickly reconnoitered the kitchen, looking for food. Finding nothing in sight to eat, however, I made myself an iced coffee and went to get ice cubes. To my delight, when I opened the freezer door I discovered that my lovely young wife, who had been to the gro-cery store earlier in the week, had purchased a box of some sort of fro-zen treats. “I hope it’s frozen Snickers,” I gleeful-ly said to myself as I reached in and pulled it out for inspection, but alas, it was not frozen Snickers. Emblazoned across the front of the box were the words, “Frosty Paws.” That’s right, Frosty Paws. Dog ice cream.

I looked in vain for human ice cream, but finding none, I filled my coffee glass with ice and moved on. Later in the evening, however, as we finished supper I decided to broach the subject, and perhaps have some fun with it. “Boy,” I said, speaking of the meal, “that sure was good. Now if we only had some sort of ice cream treat to top it off.” “Oh,” she said, smil-ing across the table. “So you found Sissy’s ice cream. I don’t know what got into me; this quarantine is making me crazy! There’s no telling what I might buy once the stores re-ally open back up.” I worry that there ac-tually might be a way to tell, but that’s anoth-er story. In the mean-time, our three young daughters, thinking I might have actually been upset about the purchase, jumped into the discussion to de-fend it and show how wise a decision it had been. They trooped off to the freezer and came

back with one of the old-fashioned looking little cardboard ice cream cups in which it is packaged, peeled the top off and put it down on the floor in front of Sissy, who promptly licked it com-pletely clean. Proof, to the girls, that it was indeed, a grand acqui-sition. Now I’ve known about frozen treats for dogs for years; I’ve even written about them on a couple of occasions, so I knew about Frosty Paws before I found it in our freezer, and I also knew that is not the only brand avail-able. It is, however, the first to have been offered in the United States. It was, so the story goes, in the early 1970s that a retired Ohio State animal-science professor was visiting his favorite ice cream parlor, which he did on a regular basis. On oth-er occasions he had fre-quently observed two elderly ladies sharing ice cream with their dogs, which he knew

wasn’t good for the dogs. One day he decided to tell the ladies that they really shouldn’t feed ice cream to their dogs, that it was not healthful for them, so he did, whereupon the women immediate-ly challenged him to come up with one that was good for their dogs. Being a dog lov-er himself, he began pawing around in his kitchen and came up with various recipes he tried out on his own pets, and finally, in 1979, he perfected a formula his dogs would eagerly eat and that was actually good for them. He and two of his investor friends then put it on the mar-ket. They called it “Pet79,” but sales were only mediocre at first, so they changed the name two years later to “Fido Freeze.” This worked a little better than “Pet79,” but still, the name needed work. As just about any ad-vertiser will tell you, to make a product really

sell you need to give it a name that will resonate with the public and bring it to life. Some-thing that will convey an idea or benefit to a potential buyer in such a way that it causes him or her to emotionally connect to the product. “Fido Freeze,” as a name, was a step in that direction, but it sound-ed almost painful, too much like “brain freeze” which is not a pleasant experience. “Frosty Paws,” the new name they came up with, on the other hand, sounds like fun, like something your dog would enjoy after playing Frisbee with you and having a good time in the backyard. So “Frosty Paws” it became, and with its new name it became a success, so much so that in 1985 the Drum-stick Ice Cream Com-pany bought the profes-sor’s formula and his entire company as well. Six years later, Drum-stick was sold to food giant Nestlé, which im-mediately began sell-ing Frosty Paws under

its Purina brand label. (to give it credibility with dog owners) After extensive research into dogs’ taste preferenc-es, Nestlé introduced a second flavor, in 2005, “Peanut Butter Frosty Paws,” and in 2011 came out with yet an-other frozen dog treat, “Frosty Paws Bites,” in cartons of 50 frozen bite-sized treats. Of course, Frosty Paws is not actually ice cream, and the compa-ny has never claimed it is. They promote it as “frozen treats.” “It’s not ice cream,” one of their advertisements says, before adding conspiratorially, “but your dog will think it is.” Somehow, I doubt that. I’m pretty sure there’s not a dog in Ten-nessee who thinks, “Oh boy, ice cream!” when his owner pops open the freezer door, but of course, the Nestlé folks don’t sell that stuff to dogs. They sell it to de-voted dog owners. People like my lovely young wife. Bone appétit, Sissy.

HeroesBy Tommy RussellAOK Correspondent

What is a hero? It seems there are all kinds of different ways one can be a hero. I remember when the Twin Towers fell on 9/11, an event indelibly imprinted on my mem-ory bank. Newscasters then spoke of all the many heroes of that day. They said the he-roes were the ones run-ning toward the towers instead of away. They were the firemen who ran up the staircases as others were running down. Many of those same brave firemen never came home that night. The other day on a Memphis newscast,

there was a young lady being interviewed re-garding a shooting in her apartment com-plex. The authorities were looking for any eyewitnesses. The hardest part of an in-vestigation today is finding an “eyewit-ness,” who hasn’t de-veloped a sudden case of amnesia. Anyway, the young lady, when asked what she may have seen, said, “I didn’t see anything! I’m no hero. When I hear gunshots I run the other way.” I like helping people, but I submit that a he-ro’s hat would swamp my small head. Have you ever seen on the news a video clip of some poor soul falling off a subway platform

onto the track below as the subway train rap-idly approaches? With the security cameras running, we can see a strong, soon to be hero, jump down onto the tracks and rescue the dazed commuter just in the nick of time. If Pam and I were ever witnesses to such an event, I can hear my wife saying to me, “Don’t you dare even think about it!” At my age, I would most like-ly just be adding to the carnage. Heroes are people who do extraordinary acts of kindness to help others in need, often putting themselves at risk of adverse conse-quences. You may have a better definition, but in every case they are

very special people. COVID-19 has certain-ly reminded us that in this world of woe, there are many brave, gener-ous, kind and selfless people. They are not so readily visible or even appreciated when times are easy. You know what they say about not appreciating the water until the well runs dry. In times of ad-versity we need always to look for the helpers (the heroes.) Here is one exceptional help-er-hero who caught my attention. Bevin Strickland of High Point, NC was recently watching the evening news from the comfort of her home, when a switch went off in her head. Suddenly she was overcome by

a serious case of em-pathy. Bevin is a nurse by profession. She watched on the news the beleaguered nurses of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Queens, NY as they were trying to work long shifts, completely exhausted and stressed out. It was not a pretty picture. “What if I could go and relieve someone, even if it was just for one shift so they could get a little rest?” she asked herself. Mind you, Bevin is a single mom raising two teen-age boys and trying to pay back the stu-dent loans, which got her through nursing school. She asked her two sons for permis-sion to go, and their reply was astounding.

“We understand why she needs to go,” they said. “This life is not to serve yourself, but to serve others.” Des-mond Tutu wouldn’t surprise me with that response, but two young teenage boys? Wow! Bevin went with their blessings. The world is blessed with those who run to-ward disaster when ev-eryone else is running away. Long live our heroes. Steve Hartman of CBS News queried, “What if everyone said, ‘I can’t do that’?” Responding to him-self he replied, “That wouldn’t be the Amer-ica I know.” Six feet between and hands that are clean. Choose kindness. Tommy Russell

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Despite circumstances, lessons from athletic participation endure Column by Karissa Nie-hoff, Executive Director of the National Federation of State High School Associ-ations and Bernard Chil-dress, Executive Director of the Tennessee Second-ary School Athletic Associ-ation.

Have you ever won-dered what life would be like without sports? Now we know. And it isn’t fun. No NCAA bas-ketball tournament. No traditional Major League Baseball Opening Days. No professional basket-ball or hockey playoffs. No Little League or youth soc-cer. The Summer Olym-pics have been delayed for

at least a year. And the list of community cancella-tions and postponements is nearly endless. If you’re a high school sports fan, the disappoint-ment runs even deeper, and it strikes much closer to home. The interruption of school has played hav-oc with the spring sports season here in Tennessee. Months of expectation and intense training ap-pear to have been wast-ed for hundreds of high school sports teams. And depending where you live, the dream of scoring a decisive victory over an archrival or competing for a state championship has either been put on hold

or permanently surren-dered. It’s “wait ‘til next year” for freshmen, sophomores and juniors. But for most of the high school se-niors who participate in a spring sport, this is more than a lost season. It’s the end of an active sports career. The NCAA esti-mates that, depending on the sport, only about three percent of all high school athletes go on to play a sport in college. The senior first base-man who picked up his first bat when he was five years old will never have the opportunity to swing at an 82 mile an hour fast-ball again. The champion

runner who has diligently trained to shatter the high school state record may never compete in the 800 again. The young woman who was elected captain of her tennis team will never know how deep into the tournament her squad could have gone. But here’s what will happen, and it’s signif-icant. That same first baseman has learned that baseball is about far more than trying to hit a ball with a stick; it’s about a group of young men from vastly different back-grounds coming together as a team. The sprinter has discovered that if a person has enough deter-

mination, barriers once thought impossible can be broken. And the cap-tain of the tennis team will take the leadership skills she’s learned as a student-athlete and apply them to everything she does for the rest of her life. Their seasons—indeed, their athletic careers—may be over, but the char-acter those senior athletes have developed because they participated in edu-cation-based high school sports lives on. It will en-courage, guide and posi-tively influence communi-ties here in Tennessee for the next generation and beyond.

High school seniors, thank you for the contri-bution you have made to your team, your school and your community. And thank you for the shared sacrifice you are making right now. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “In-telligence plus charac-ter—that is the goal of true education.” To those TSSAA student-athletes who graduate this spring, you may have lost your senior sports season, but you have gained both in-telligence and character because you participated in high school athletics. Best wishes for continued growth and success.

Brownsville Press • Wednesday, May 6, 2020A8

NOTICE TO FURNISHERSOF LABOR

AND MATERIALS TO:Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC

PROJECT NO.:98049-4192-04

CONTRACT NO.: CNS360COUNTY: Haywood

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 6/12/2020.

Notice of Consolidation of Polling Locations for City of Brownsville Voters in Ward 1 and Ward 3

for Election Day, Tuesday, June 16, 2020

All voters in Ward 1 will vote at Christ Temple Church,

404 E. Cherry St.

All voters in Ward 3 will vote at Haywood Middle School,

1201 Haralson St.

Polls will be open 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.For more information, contact the

Haywood County Election Office at 731-772-1760

VOTE BY MAIL: Are you 60 and older and want to vote by mail in this election? Under 60? There are other reasons you may qualify to vote by mail.Visit our website haywoodvotes.com and click the yellow bar at the top of the page or contact the election office at 731-772-1760

EARLY VOTING will be held May 27 – June 11 at the Band Room at Haywood High School, 1175 E. College St. Hours on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays are 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays are 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.

THERE WILL BE NO VOTING AT THE ELECTION OFFICE DURING EARLY VOTING OR ON ELECTION DAY FOR THE CITY OF

BROWNSVILLE ELECTION.

Haywood County Election Commission Jan McAdams, Chairman Courthouse – Lower Level John Ashworth, Secretary1 N. Washington Ave. Ida Ruth BradfordBrownsville, TN 38012 Jody Lea731-772-1760 Macon ThorntonEmail: haywood.commission@tn.gov Andrea Smothers, Administrator of Elections

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE

WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust dated March 9, 2018, and recorded on March 15, 2018, appearing of record in Record Book 161, page 245, in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, NINA FAYE DICKERSON conveyed to DAVID PRINCE, TRUST-EE, certain real estate therein described, to secure the pay-ment of a certain indebtedness therein set forth to INSOUTH BANK; and WHEREAS, default was made in the payment of the in-debtedness secured by the Trust Deed, and INSOUTH BANK

the lawful holder of the note evidencing the indebtedness declared the entire balance due and payable; and WHEREAS, Charles C. Exum was appointed Successor Trustee by instrument appear-ing of record in Record Book 185, page 5 in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that on May 29, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at the front door of the Court House in Brownsville, Tennes-see, I will sell to the last, highest and best bidder for cash or for credit bid against the secured debt, and free from any and

all right of homestead, equity of redemption, statutory right of redemption, and all other rights and exemptions of every kind, including, but not limited to, a statutory right to an elec-tive share in the property, all of which were waived in the deed of trust, the following real estate lying and being in the 7th Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee, and more particu-larly described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake on the south side of College Street, said stake being located about the south bank of south road ditch on said street, is 111.1 feet from the center line of Bond Street and 28.5 feet from the

south edge of the concrete walk on the north side of College Street, in the north boundary line of the old Ware lot, for-merly owned by John W. Mo-ses, of which lot this is a part, and being the northeast corner of a lot now belonging to John W. Keathley and wife, Irene H. Keathley, and runs thence south along the east boundary line of said Keathley lot, 126 feet to a stake, being the south-east corner of said Keathley lot; thence South 89 degrees and 48 minutes East 94 feet to a stake; thence North 127 feet parallel with Bond Street to a stake on the south side of College Street; thence west with the south side

of College Street 95 feet to the point of beginning, and being part of and taken from a lot or parcel of land purchased by Howard Powell from John W. Moses, et al. Being the same lot or par-cel of land conveyed to Nina Faye Dickerson by deed of Jef-fery Tippett by deed recorded in Deed Book 268, page 578, Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee. Map 75D, Group L, Parcel 8.00 Description taken from Re-cord Book 161, page 245 in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee. No opinion is as to the accuracy of the legal

description. The street address of the property is 812 East College Street, Brownsville, TN 38012. Said property will be sold by me as Successor Trustee only and subject to any unpaid tax-es and assessments and all valid restrictions, covenants or ease-ments, if any, of record on said property, and subject to any and all other liens having pri-ority over the Trust Deed. The Successor Trustee reserves the right to make oral announce-ments at the time of the pub-lic sale which shall apply to the terms of the sale. The Succes-sor Trustee may postpone any sale hereunder to another time or place by so announcing to all present at the time and place of the sale scheduled herein, with-out the necessity of any further notice whatsoever. THIS IS FOR THE COL-LECTION OF A DEBT AND ALL INFORMATION RE-CEIVED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. INTERESTED PARTIES: Nina Faye Dickerson.

/s/ Charles C, Exum Charles C. Exum, Successor

TrusteeRainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell,

P.L.C.105 South HighlandJackson, TN 38301

731-423-2414

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

BROWNSVILLE-HAYWOOD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE DIRECTOR

The Brownsville-Haywood County Chamber of Commerce Board is now accepting applications for the position of Director. Resumes can be emailed to Marty Williams: mwilliams@bhcchamber.org.

The deadline to submit resumes is May 22, 2020.

PUBLIC NOTICE OF CALLED MEETING

Brownsville/Haywood County Conservation Board

To all interested persons: Notice is given that the Brownsville/Haywood County Conservation Board will hold their regular scheduled meeting on Monday, May 18, 2020 at 4:45 pm by teleconference. In light of Governor Bill Lee’s Executive Order No. 16 and No 23 pertaining to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Brownsville/Haywood County Conservation Board shall meet electronically in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of all citizens. To access the meeting dial: (978) 990-5418 and enter pass code 2628467

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After the recommen-dation by Governor Lee of school closure for the remainder of the school year, senior class offi-cers, school and district level administrators, and local officials have collaborated to celebrate the Class of 2020 and cre-ate memorable moments for all seniors. As we planned, safety for our students and the citizens of Haywood County was of our primary concern. We want our seniors to engage in the milestone experiences that have

By Joey HassellHCS Superintendent

been enjoyed by all class-es prior to them. During the month of May, our seniors will be celebrat-ed in a variety of ways:• Each school in the county will recognize our seniors on their marquee signs.• Businesses around the community and court square have decorated store front windows and doors with congratulato-ry messages.• Banners will be dis-played on the lawn of the WOW building and hung at the railroad overpass on Main Street• College Signing Day videos, created by class-

mate Rebecca Davis, will be posted on social me-dia.• Video Tribute of Class of 2020 on social media• Top Ten commercial recognition sponsored by Conner Real Estate, LLC Despite the unprec-edented changes due to the COVID-19 pan-demic, HCS is excited to celebrate the Class of 2020. The Class of 2020 has expressed the desire to graduate as a full class together. We want to honor their re-quest; therefore, the commencement cere-mony for the HHS Class

of 2020 will be held at the L.Z. Hurley Stadium on June 13, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. Scholarships will be announced with each graduate’s name during the ceremony. Gradu-ates will receive tickets and face masks up to 4 guests. Live streaming will occur during the ceremony, and we will have a photographer present to document this momentous occasion. These photos will be available and free to all on our photographer’s Facebook page. We will provide more informa-tion as we move closer to graduation day. If rain

occurs, we will move the ceremony to the HHS gymnasium. In the unforeseen cir-cumstances that we are unable to have gradua-tion on this date, an al-ternate date of July 25, 2020, has been planned. This ceremony would take place in the HHS gymnasium and would be performed in four separate ceremonies. More information will be given in the event this plan would need to oc-cur. Prom for our senior class will take place on July 3, 2020, from 7:00- 11:00 p.m. at Madison

Downs in Jackson, Tenn. Tickets are $35 for sin-gles and $55 for couples, and may be purchased on May 12, 15, 19, and 22 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the high school basketball ticket booth. Thank you to all of the students, parents, and community mem-bers who reached out to share thoughtful sugges-tions about how to hon-or our seniors. Please continue to stay con-nected with us through email, our school’s web-site, our Facebook page (Haywood High School), and our Twitter (@hay-woodhigh).

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HCS sets date for high school graduation and promFrom the desk of Superintendent Joey Hassell

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CommuNityHaywood gardeners create habitat for butterflies “If you plant it…they will come!” says Emilie Dickinson of the Wood-land Community. “It’s true of many different species and it’s certain-ly true of butterflies (Lepidoptera). This elusive creature is one of God’s marvels of na-ture. From a tiny egg, to a caterpillar or larva, to a chrysalis, and finally a graceful adult butter-fly—these four stages have intrigued garden-ers for centuries.” Dick-inson should know, as she has planted her yard in flowers that attract butterflies and wildlife. Gardeners who have welcomed these jewels of nature to their yard recommend you start small. It’s better to have a miniature plot kept at-tractive than to plan an overgrown garden that you can’t maintain. If you don’t have a garden,

use large pots on your patio. Larger containers are easier to care for in hot, summer weather as they require less water. Consider the location … sun or shade? Are the plants compatible as to needing a similar amount of water? An organic mulch not only cuts down on your work, but it keeps the plants moist and requires less water. The following factors provide a habitat that not even the most elu-sive butterfly can resist.Provide both host and nectar plants Caterpillars are very particular in what they munch on the menu. In-clude the plants native to your area when possi-ble. Native plants thrive in the environment, are usually resistant to dis-ease and insect. They also adapt to the mois-ture level in the area. • Monarch – Butterfly weed, Milkweed (both a host and nectar plant)

By Carolyn Tomlin • Black Swallowtail – Parsley, dill, carrot, Queen Anne’s lace• Tiger Swallowtail – Tree leaves, cherry, tu-lip, poplar, and birch• Long-tailed Skipper – Butterfly pea• Little Sulphur –Sensi-tive Plant, alfalfa, clover• Buckeye – Wild Petu-nia• Painted Lady and Red Admiral – Thistle and nettles (for a wild area nearby)• Adult pollinators –Ag-eratum, Obedient Plant, Swamp Sunflower, Gold-enrodOrganic Control of Harmful Insects(1)This all-purpose spray is effective against any leaf-eating pests and mosquitoes.• 1 garlic bulb (chopped)• 1 small onion (chopped)• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper• 1 quart waterSteep for one hour; strain.• 1 tablespoon non-de-

tergent liquid soapSpray the undersides of leaves where pests are found. Avoid contract with eyes or nose. Store up to one week in a re-frigerator. (2) Beneficial insects – Ladybugs feed on aphids. Ground Beetles feed on grasshoppers and aphids

(3)Plants to deter in-sects—Oil in the mint herb deters mosquitoes; marigolds, rosemary and lemongrass are re-pulsive to plant-eating aphids Keep in mind that the ideal butterfly habi-tat contains plants that support all four stages of the lifecycle. Garden-

ers have a wide variety of flowers, shrubs, and trees that provide a wel-come habitat for those beautiful butterflies that frequent your gar-den.

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Swallowtail butterfly on lilly SUBMITTED BY CAROLYN TOMLIN

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HistoryHow the enslaved lived in Haywood County, TNBy Dr. Dorothy GranberryGeneva Miller Historical Society

This article about the life of enslaved men, women and children in Haywood County is based on an article that appeared in The Debow Review sometime in the 1850s and was submitted by a planter from Hay-wood County, Tenn. Following are this planter’s rules and regulations for the op-eration of his planta-tion. Primary among the rules for the enslaved was a place for every-

thing and everything in its place. An inven-tory of supplies and equipment and a cen-sus of the enslaved was made the first day of January and July and entered into the plantation book. Any readers knowing the whereabouts of any such plantation books are asked to share this information with GMHS through the usual means of send-ing an e-mail to dgrn-brry@aol.com. Each enslaved man was permitted to keep his own axes. However, no other tool was allowed to

be taken or used by the enslaved with-out permission from the overseer. A possi-ble reason for this is that the enslaved had to provide wood for heating and cooking in their cabins. There was no common plan-tation woodpile from which wood could be obtained by the en-slaved. This seems a reasonable explana-tion as there are no known records of sys-tematic allocation of wood for heating and cooking. Washing on the oth-er hand was a commu-nal event on this plan-

tation. There were women designated as washerwomen who washed all plantation clothing. It appears that this washing chore was a rotating system that involved all of the enslaved un-der the jurisdiction of the overseer. Clean clothes were distrib-uted each Sunday. On Sunday, the en-slaved were expected to wash their bodies, comb their hair, and put on clean clothes. There was no labor on Sunday for those not assigned duties in the plantation own-er’s house.

Each enslaved fam-ily could raise chick-ens but were not per-mitted to sell chickens or eggs. Families could also have gar-dens to supplement the rations distribut-ed by the plantation owner. The overseer on this plantation was charged with lay-ing off a garden of at least 6 acres which was to be cultivated as part of his crop. Pro-duce from this garden was to be given to the enslaved as necessary. On all plantations there was always the threat of violence for failure to obey

the rules. The over-seer whipped the enslaved for these failures. Plantation owners maintained their overseers whipped in moder-ation and never in passion. Observer reports such as those of Frederick Law Ol-mstead and slave tes-timony document the harshness of such punishment. Drivers who were headmen among the enslaved could whip their fel-lows in the presence of the overseer or when the overseer was unable to whip because of sickness.

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Michelle Marie Pipkin Neal, 48, passed away Monday, April 27, at her residence in Ripley, Tenn. Private graveside funeral services were

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son officiating. Michelle Neal was born on August 6, 1971, in Beck-

ley, West Virginia. She was a Sales Analyst for the Pictsweet Company. Neal is survived by her mother, Sandra Radford of Ripley, Tenn.; one daughter, Jessica Coulston (Jake) of Ripley, Tenn.; one son, Kaleb Neal of Brownsville, Tenn.; one brother, David “Dooley” Pipkin of Ripley, Tenn.; and one sister, Melissa Keffer of West Virginia. She was preceded in death by her father, Roger Pipkin, Sr.; and one brother, Roger Pipkin, Jr. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the charity of the donor’s choice. Services are under the direction of Lea and Simmons Funeral Home.

Michelle MariePipkin Neal

April 27, 2020 • Lea & Simmons Funeral Home Leland LeRoy Marsh, 91, passed away Tuesday, April 28, at AHC Crestview in Brownsville, Tenn. Private family graveside services were held Fri-

day, May 1, at Oakwood Cemetery in Brownsville, Tenn., with Rev. Jimmy Horn, Jr. officiating.

Marsh was born June 24, 1928, in Northampton, Pa., to the late LeRoy Cyrus Marsh and Bertha May Biechy

Marsh. He was a graduate of Easton High School in 1946. He obtained a Bachelor and Master’s Degree in Music from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He was a musician for his entire life and taught music education primarily with the Memphis City Schools. He was a vet-eran in the Navy and served in the Korean War on the USS Bennington. He was a 70-year Mason, 33° Scottish Rite Mason, York Rite, and Shriner. He also loved to tinker on clocks in his spare time. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Katherine Prichard Marsh, (1958-2001); his second wife, Dherlys McClintock Marsh (2003-2016); and one daughter, Carol Hays Marsh Claus. He is survived by his son, Robert LeRoy Marsh (Kim) of Germantown, Tenn.; his daughter, Katherine Lee Marsh Horn (Jimmy, Jr.) of Brownville, Tenn.; son-in-law, Andreas C. Claus of Nashville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Louis Robert Claus, Alexander Leland Marsh, Zachary Essary Marsh, Zoe Kimberly Marsh; sister, Allene Marsh Rush; nephews, Barry Rush, Wayne Rush, plus other great nieces and countless cousins. In lieu of flowers, family has requested memorials to the Ed Worsham 505 Masonic Lodge, 720 Nancy Drive, Brownsville, TN 38012. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Lea and Simmons Fu-neral Home.

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Emily Howse Thomas, 98, passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 5, at the St. Francis Hospital in Bartlett, Tenn. A private graveside service will be conducted Thursday, May 7, at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery in Whiteville, Tenn., with Bro. Grover Westover officiating.

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Celebrating our staff – You are our HeroesJohnnie Batchelor Alisha Blackwell Katie Campbell Jessie Carter Emma Clagg Lula Dotson Tiffany EstesDeanna Fox Janet Gaters Elise Gillespie

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