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BY STEVE SHORTIt’s the end of an era for Joe Shepard and Gibson

County.Shepard presided as County Mayor over his last

regular session of the Co. Commission this week. He ends his four-year term August 31.

Shepard, 71, has held office 24 years, as Sheriff 20 years and County Mayor 4 years. He’s been a county employee 32 years, having worked as a Sheriff Dept. Investigator and Chief Deputy.

Why did he not seek reelection as Mayor? “I love the people and I love Gibson Co., but the job is so frustrating,” he said in his c o u r t h o u s e office. “Some of that is probably my fault.”

He said as Sheriff he could take direct action to meet needs of his department, but the County

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Recovery Act funds three Gibson County projects

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OFFICIALS ATTEND PRESENTATION - Among those attending the announcement of Recovery Act funding to the City of Dyer’s water and waste water expansion project to the West Tennessee Expo site last Thursday were County Mayor Joe Shepard, USDA’s Harriett Cannon, USDA State Director Bobby Goode, A2H Engineer’s Ed Hargraves, State Rep. Curtis Halford, Dyer City Recorder Jason Griggs, Friends of Gibson County’s Rhonda Casey, Dyer Alderman Jimmy Landrum, USDA’s Brenda Horner, USDA’s Mitzi Hailey and Mayor Sam Thompson.

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Shepard ending 24 years in county office

GC school board approves $22.9 million budget

Griffin named social worker of the year

Beth Griffin

Matthews is candidate for county commision

END OF AN ERA - County Mayor and former Gibson County Sheriff, Joe Shepard will end his 32-year career with the county at the end of his four-year term on August 31. Shepard presided at his last County Commission meeting as mayor on Monday. (photo by Steve Short)

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school board approved a $22.9 million budget for the 2010-2011 fiscal year last Thursday.

Terry Cunningham, Budget Director, presented the numbers and said school officials reduced the transportation budget by $90,000 and reduced capital outlay $150,000 all while keeping the current tax rate of $1.80.

“We’ve been telling you the sky was falling for the last six months,” said Robert Galloway, Director of Schools. “Thank goodness we got additional BEP money and more growth money than we anticipated. Mr. Cunningham did a wonderful job putting this budget together.”

Before approving the budget, the board chose to keep paying retirees’ health insurance at the same rate used in 2008-09 and 2009-10.

The state pays 45 percent

BY CINDY EASTDyer Nursing Home’s

Social Services Director Beth Griffin has been named Tennessee Healthcare Association Social Worker of the Year. Griffin has worked at the nursing home since its’ beginning in1996. She was nominated by her co-workers, Betty Caton and Angela Morgan. They filled out an application and sent it in to Nashville. The TN Healthcare Association brings in past winners to review the applicants and pick the one they feel is best.

A camera crew from Nashville came to the Dyer Nursing Home last Thursday to record Griffin in her work environment consulting with patients, family members and her other day-to-day duties.

“My job is to help families and residents transition into being here. All residents have roommates. If they start out liking their new environment it will be easier for them down the road. I have meetings

USDA Rural Development State Director Bobby Goode announced Thursday, July 8 federal funding of more than $490,000 for three projects in Gibson County. The presentations were made at the West Tennessee Expo Site in Dyer.

City of Dyer Mayor Sam Thompson joined Goode for the announcement of a $405,000 infrastructure loan and a $71,000 grant for water line extensions and two new wells. The $476,000 total investment will connect the current system to the West Tennessee Expo Center site and fund construction of additional wells to ensure dependable service and consistent pressure are maintained even during an emergency. The city system currently provides service for 1043 water customers and 995 sewer customers. The funds are made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

“Safe, reliable drinking water is vital to the future of every healthy community,” said Goode. “Making these infrastructure investments now puts people to work and lays the foundation for sustainable growth through the next generation in

Rural America.”Gibson County Chamber of Commerce’s Marci

Overall also accepted a $10,000 RD grant that will be combined with $15,000 from Gibson Electric Membership Cooperative to upgrade the Chamber’s fiber-optic broadband connection. The $25,000 investment will improve audio and video capabilities for teleconferencing and business-development programs that rely on the Internet.

Gibson County Mayor Joe Shepard accepted a second $10,000 grant that will be combined with $10,000 in local contributions to develop a plan for recruiting needed retail businesses to the county. According to Shepard, the goal is to attract new jobs and increase the tax base by reaching out to companies with goods and services that county residents need and want.

Others participating in the events included Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Representative Matt Varino, Rep. John Tanner’s Representative Tom Turner, State Rep. Curtis Halford, Trenton Mayor Tony Burris, Dyer City Recorder Jason Griggs,

Mayor must get votes by the Co. Commission to act. “In the Mayor’s position you’ve got to have twenty-five people to go along with what you want to do,” he said. “Most times they do that. But it’s frustrating knowing that things need to be done and you can’t get it done.”

Asked to list his accomplishments as Mayor, Shepard cited $5 million received in grants for various upgrades.

He noted improvements at the animal shelter and airport, renovation of the courthouse, c o n s o l i d a t i o n of emergency services, health and safety s t a n d a r d s requiring cleanup of property, and pay raises for county employees.

“The animal shelter was in such bad shape; there were deplorable conditions for dogs,” he said. “It’s one thousand percent better.” The county picks up over 1,000

BY STEVE SHORTStanding ovations and

words of appreciation highlighted the July 12 meeting of the Gibson Co. Commission as several departing officials were honored, including County Mayor Joe Shepard and County Clerk Diane Taylor.

8 commissioners are leaving at the end of August. Lynn Cole, Kenny Flowers, Tim Luckey and the late Tommy Price ran for county mayor. Billy Joe Hanks, David Martin, Kenneth Smithson and Joe Tidwell are retiring.

All officials were given standing ovations as County Attorney Floyd Flippin saluted their service. He commended Mr. Shepard for his work and upbeat spirit in his four-year term.

Neil Matthews is announcing his candidacy for the office of County Commissioner, District 16 Position 2.

Matthews has lived in Rutherford for six years and is married to Kimberly Elliott Matthews. They have two children and one grandchild.

Neil is a sergeant with the Dyer Police Department and a part-time officer with the Rutherford Police Department. He is a member of the Gibson County Fire and Rescue Department at Station 9 Search and Rescue and at Station 7 Goodluck Fire Department. Neil has been a commissioned Police Officer since 1998 and a Volunteer in fire and rescue service since 1992.

Matthews is conservative Republican and his candidacy is possible through the residents of District 16. Neil believes in family values and having a strong community.

“I believe I can be a voice of the people of this district. I will be accessible to the people and want their input as to what they want done in our

Flippin said Ms. Taylor served 20 years as Clerk “It’s been a blessing to work with Diane Taylor,” he said, commending Taylor for “perfect” documentation of meetings.

Shepard described Monday’s session as his last “rodeo” and thanked his staff and commissioners. “You’ve got a tough, tough job and you’ve got to make some hard decisions that affect people every day,” he told commissioners.

Shepard also thanked Sheriff Chuck Arnold for “covering (Shepard’s) back” when the two men were in the Sheriff Dept. together. Shepard said county employees are the “best in the state.” “You hear nightmares” in other counties, he said. “I appreciate you and I’ll be thinking about you and praying for you,” Shepard said.

Families of two deceased officials were honored with resolutions memorializing Tommy Price, a commissioner for 32 years, and Buddy Hudson, District 3 (Brazil-Eaton-County Lake) Road Commissioner for twelve years. Widows Jane Price and Faye Hudson were given resolutions and

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MAYORAL CANDIDATES - Participating in the debate, sponsored by the Gibson County Democratic Party, Thursday at Peabody High School, are (l to r) Tom “Spoon” Witherspoon, Democratic nominee; Tim Luckey, Independent; and Mark Renfroe, Republican nominee. Voters will elect one of the three in the August 5 General Election, to replace retiring County Mayor Joe Shepard.

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The three candidates for Gibson County mayor fielded questions on issues ranging from jobs and taxes to the size of county government during a debate held Thursday.

Democrat Tom “Spoon” Witherspoon, Independent Tim Luckey and Republican Mark Renfroe took center stage at Peabody High

on restructuring the County Commission? Luckey said that cutting the number of commissioners is not a way to get equal representation; however, 25 is a lot when trying to get something accomplished. “But, you get more ideas with this number and there is nothing wrong with different ideas. I like 25, because of representation throughout the county.”

Renfroe said that a large county such as Shelby has only 13 commissioners. “A smaller make-up would be better and the meeting times need to be changed to an evening meeting,” he said.

“Commissioners have the best interest of the county at heart and work long hours with little compensation. Transparency is the key here and the meeting time does need to be changed,” Witherspoon said.

TechnologyLuckey stressed

upgrading the county’s antiquated website. “The Chambers are answering phone calls from all over the country. We have 28 usable buildings and three sites that are deal ready. You are not going to find them (industries), they’ll find you. An industrial recruiter would require a $500,000 line item. Use TVA and WTIA like surrounding counties do to recruit industry.

“Gibson County is lagging in technology,” Renfroe said. “Retirees of Fortune 500 companies living here would work for free to help recruit, because they love this county. We have to bring technology up to par,” he added.

“My strengths in technology is that I run my company’s computer

programs. My leadership and problem solving skills are important. I know my strengths and my weaknesses,” Witherspoon said. “Our industrial sites need to be made more viable, such by improving infrastructure and promoted better. We have made the investment, now lets promote it.”

Closing statements“Polls show Tennessee is

going to have a Republican governor. Having a Republican county mayor would be helpful at the table in Nashville. This is an important election year,” Renfroe said while quoting the late ‘Tip’ O’Neal, ‘all politics is local.’”

“Nashville has forgotten West Tennessee. But the wheel that squeaks loudest gets the most grease. I want a good future for our children. You (the voters) hold the power on August 5. People shouldn’t fear the government, government should fear the people,” Witherspoon said.

“Being a county commissioner for 12 years, I know we can only do what the state legislature says we can do. I have a good working relationship with county officials. I don’t look at this race as politics. I look at it as life-solving problems. Having ran a successful farming operation for 30 years I know how to solve problems,” Luckey said.

Moderator Childress summed up the debate this way, “All three have spoken from the heart and want to be county mayor. Whichever one you choose to support, work for them. One of these men is going to be our county mayor and help bring Gibson County to its brightest day.”

Jobs, taxes are topics of county mayoral debateSchool’s Little Theatre and discussed a variety of topics and goals before a large crowd attending the debate, sponsored by the Gibson County Democratic Party.

Addressing the three candidates and attendees as the debate got underway, moderator Cheri Childress said, “This is democracy at its best.” “Your attendance shows that you care about Gibson County,” she added.

Each candidate was given three-minute opening and closing statements, then took questions that had been submitted to their respective representatives prior to the debate.

Jobs“With the county’s jobless

rate in the double digits, we need to let manufacturers’ know we have a skilled workforce in Gibson County. We can do this by

updating our website, we must concentrate on putting people back to work,” Witherspoon said.

Luckey responded, “I have already been meeting with the Chambers and West Tennessee Industrial Association and we must upgrade the county’s website to show more of what we have to offer.”

Renfroe said, “The jobless rate is actually more than what figures indicate and we must stop things being made in China. We have plenty of warehouses and industrial facilities available and now must use technology to get the word out, we are lagging in this.”

Taxes“We have three options

of generating money for the county: property tax, wheel tax and sales tax. If people have discretionary money to spend that will increase the tax revenues. We have to put people back to work so they have more spending power,” Witherspoon said.

Lucky agreed saying, “The 72-cent property tax rate for county services is lower than any surrounding counties. The proposed wheel tax hike of $35 is not as much as it seems (10-cents a day per vehicle) when it is critical to keep the county running.”

Renfroe recommended using purchases orders to “follow the money” to keep up with county spending. “If you have money in your pockets, you’ll spend more.” He said there needs to be more communication about how the county’s tax rate is impacted by the special school districts. Each individual district can raise taxes as they choose.

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Departing county officials standing ovations. Ms. Hudson was elected to a five-year term to succeed her husband, becoming the county’s first woman Road Commissioner.

Com. David Martin, retiring after 36 years, and Com. Kenneth Smithson, retiring after 32 years, received added honors from State Rep. Curtis Halford and Sheriff Chuck Arnold.

Halford, a former commissioner, presented joint resolutions from the state legislature and Senators Lowe Finney and Roy Herron honoring Martin and Smithson for their uncommon devotion to public service and allegiance to family and community.

Sheriff Chuck Arnold also presented plaques to Martin and Smithson citing their “outstanding loyalty and dedication that contributed to the success of the Gibson Co. Correctional Complex.” The me were members of the Complex Committee. Martin served as Chairman of the committee when the jail expanded from 68 cells to 340 cells and a $14 million complex was built.

“May you keep using your thoughts and minds to better the people of Gibson County,” Martin told his colleagues. “Don’t be partial

but treat all the people fairly.”

“I’ve had some ups and downs but I enjoyed most every minute of it and I met lots of people I had never met before,” said Smithson, Chair of the Fire, Rescue and Emergency Mgt. Committee. He in turn saluted Fire Chief Carmen Lannom and Emerg. Mgt. Director Rickey Graves, and asked that the commission applaud them for going beyond the call of duty.

In other Commission news, Property Assessor Gary Paschall said the county will prorate property taxes for about 300 houses damaged by flooding. For homes damaged in April, if residents move back in by Sept. 1 they will receive a four-month prorated tax amount. Total cost for the county granting the prorated tax will be about $9,000. The average homeowner would save about $30. Cities and school districts would have to enact their own prorated amounts of property taxes.

The Commission recessed until Monday Aug. 9 at 9:00 a.m. A new budget does not have to be approved until the end of September and will be impacted by the Aug. 5 referendum that could repeal a wheel tax increase.

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with family members and discuss any changes needed for the patient. Maybe they are returning to their home and need home health care or are going to an assisted living facility and I assist with those and any other home needs,” said Griffin.

Griffin also helps with activities, arranges transportation for doctor appointments, and helps get Medicaid started for patients. She goes over all paperwork with the families so they know exactly what

to expect.“I monitor the residents

to see how they are doing. I want to know if they are crying or if they are making the adjustment so they can enjoy the full spectrum of this life. It’s not the end of the world. There are so many things they can do

of a retired teacher’s health insurance policy. When the GCSD board first agreed to pay a percentage of the cost, board members elected to pay 18 percent because the system pays 63 percent of a current employee’s plan on a single policy.

Only teachers who retire with at least 25 years at GCSD receive the full 18 percent. The district prorates retirees who ended their employment with Gibson County with 10-24 years of service. Teachers who retire with less than 10 years at Gibson Co. do not qualify. Retirees are dropped from the program at 65 when they qualify for Medicare.

With the board’s vote, the system will continue to pay $24,000 for retired employees’ health insurance, saving around $4,000.

“Thankfully we’ve had really good educators in our system, and we’ve been able to pay that,” Treva Maitland said. “We have to look at places we can cut back, but we can still contribute a good amount.”

Bus stop concernsChad Jackson,

Transportation Director, provided the board with information on bus routes and said he successfully eliminated a route in the Medina/Gibson area. With the change, those buses will still average around 40 students per bus with 50 as the max number.

Jackson said the new routes should be more efficient and will still keep total riding time for students around 45 minutes with no pick ups before 6 a.m.

Jackson, a former principal at Medina Middle School, also asked the board to consider eliminating a transition bus stop at Gibson City Hall that he said has grown from a “kitty cat to a lion.”

The stop was originally set up to provide buses and students in the Medina/Gibson area with a central meeting place to combine route riders and students going to Gibson County High School in Dyer. Since adding South Gibson County High in Medina, the system now only needs one transition bus to get students to the Dyer campus.

Jackson and Galloway explained that the stop is hard to police, especially in the afternoon. Some students get off the bus at City Hall a little after 3 p.m. and are picked up for another 30-45 minutes. Students are instructed to stay in a pavilion near City Hall but are often seen walking to the nearby convenient store or using the facilities in City Hall or the bank.

Throughout the years, GCSD has tried numerous fixes, including hiring bus monitors to sit at the stop in the mornings and

afternoons. Galloway said because those adults weren’t teachers or authority figures the children knew, they often ignored the monitors. He also said the monitors were easily frustrated by the students’ disobedience and usually didn’t last long at the post.

Last year, the district worked out a deal with the Gibson Police Dept., but that arrangement also fell through.

Board members expressed concern that the school district could be held liable in case of an accident at the bus stop.

“I don’t want Gibson hurt in all this, but I don’t want the mess we’ve had,” said Sara Meals, who represents Gibson.

T R A N S P O R TAT I O N DIRECTOR - Transportation Director Chad Jackson asked the Gibson County school board to consider eliminating a bus stop at Gibson City Hall that has gone from a transition point from students needing a ride to GCHS in Dyer to a headache for bus drivers, Gibson and school officials.

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Shepard ending 24 years instrays yearly. Many have to be euthanized. “It’s one of the high priority problems for county mayors across the state,” said Shepard. “Most people have no idea what a drain it is on the economy.”

The airport was improved with grants and policy changes. “When I came in we had all kinds of lawsuits; now we have one of the best airports in the Southeast; problems have been resolved,” he said.

A $375,000 courthouse renovation was a major project. Some people complained about a sealant used, but most people were eventually pleased. “We were looking at liability as well as safety of citizens,” said Shepard. “You could take a hose and spray water against the outside wall, and all the water would go inside the bricks.”

Shepard pushed for better health and safety regulations and cleaning up property. “The new laws have a little strength but not what we wanted,” he said disappointedly. “It’s embarrassing and disheartening when people come to visit your county and they see a place with five washing machines in the yard. But we’ve had a lot of places cleaned up.”

Emergency agencies were consolidated at one building during Shepard’s term. Local leaders were praised by FEMA for cooperation responding to tornadoes and flooding. “Overall officials in this county get along extremely well; there could not be more cooperation,”

said Shepard.Shepard supported a ten

percent pay raise for county employees that came after studies showed they were underpaid compared to similar counties. Part of the raise is on hold. “This was the first real adjustment in salary for employees in about fifteen years,” said Shepard. “They were just getting enough to cover their increased cost of health insurance.”

A two-time president of the Tenn. Sheriff’s Assoc., Shepard doesn’t take credit for the correctional complex that opened in 2006 in his fifth term as Sheriff, but he was praised for his leadership of the project that resolved overcrowding.

Shepard admitted disappointed about not landing new jobs in the county. “I feel bad about not bringing a big industry here, but it wasn’t because we weren’t trying,” he remarked. He said the county came close to landing a large industry with 940 jobs, but national politics “pulled the rug out” and the project went to a nearby state.

“I’m really positive about Gibson County’s future,” he said. “The megasite in Haywood Co. will bring jobs into Gibson Co.; I believe that’s going to happen. The next county mayor will face tough times, but I know people in this county will come through. When the megasite comes we’ll fill the county industrial park. It has all the ingredients – rail, sewer, electricity. Everything is in place.”

Another goal of Shepard’s

was moving Juvenile Court to the old jail to relieve problems, but the cost – over $350,000 – was prohibitive. “Juvenile Court is a powder keg,” he said.

Interior renovation of the courthouse is also needed, said Shepard. A $100,000 grant will fund renovations to courthouse energy systems, he said.

A Humboldt native and 1957 high school grad, Shepard spent 20 years in the Navy including three Vietnam War tours. He now owns a home in Hardin Co. along with properties in Gibson Co. Why does he think he won people’s votes for nearly 25 years?

“I treat everybody the same and I have feelings for everybody,” he said. “People walk in to this office and ask for help. I have people come up and say, ‘You helped me out.’ That’s one of the great things about being in public office.”

“I’ve been very fortunate and very lucky to have been approved by the people of Gibson Co. for twenty-four years,” he added. “I love Gibson Co. and the people here. There is no better place on God’s green earth to live.”

While he’s leaving county office, Shepard is not retiring from politics. The website www.jorforstaterep.com is up and running, and a formal announcement of Shepard’s candidacy for State Representative is expected.

“Don’t put me out to pasture yet,” he said. “I’ve still got a race to go. I feel great. I feel like I’m 40 years old.”

here. Darlene Hamby puts on a plethora of parties and activities,” said Griffin.

Griffin will receive her award in August at the annual TNHCA Convention and Trade Show. Beth is married to Tommy Griffin. They have two daughters, Cadi, 15 and Jessica, 10.

Matthews

“I’ve been going to these conventions for 14 years. There will be an awards gala and at that time they will show the video that was recorded today on a huge screen. I’ll then be announced and go up and make a speech and accept the award,” said Griffin.

GRIFFIN RECORDED - Social Service Director Beth Griffin at Dyer Nursing Home was named Social Worker of the Year by the Tennessee Healthcare Association. A camera crew from Ganick in Nashville video recorded Griffin performing various duties last week. The recording will be shown at the annual THCA Convention in August. Griffin is talking to resident Christine Blackburn while camera man Zack Wilson records them.

county government. I want to see our county grow and prosper,” said Matthews

“I am proud to call Rutherford and Gibson County my home. I would appreciate your vote and support on August 5th and we will get Gibson County on the right track to what the people want and expect,” he added.

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GIBSON BUS STOP - Sara Meals, chair of the GCSD school board who represents Gibson, explained her concerns for students’ safety at a bus stop at Gibson City Hall.

MONEY MAN - Terry Cunningham, Budget Director, presented Gibson County school board members with details of a $22.9 million budget for 2010-2011. Cunningham said the district received more BEP and growth money from the state than officials had expected.

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Letters to the Editor:

Clayburn Peeples reports:

County needs to reduce cost of government

One afternoon, the summer after my freshman year in high school, I was browsing around a newsstand when a paperback novel caught my eye. It had an interesting title, and across the top of the cover were the words, “Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.”

I didn’t know what the Pulitzer Prize was then, but the title caught my eye, and I took it off the rack and began reading the first page. Here’s what it said: When he was nearly 13, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow. When it healed, and Jem’s fears of never being able to play football were assuaged, he was seldom self-conscious about his injury. His left arm was somewhat shorter than his right; when he stood or walked, the back of his hand was at right angles to his body, his thumb parallel to his thigh. He couldn’t have cared less, so long as he could pass and punt.

When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. I maintain that the Ewells started it all, but Jem, who was four years my senior, said it started long before that. He said it began the summer Dill came to us, when Dill first gave us the idea of making Boo Radley come out.

I was hooked. I wanted to know more about those people, so I bought the book and spent the rest of the weekend reading To Kill a Mockingbird.

I couldn’t put it down; it was like listening to my dad tell a long, drawn out story about his boyhood. When I finished it the next day, I was so enthusiastic

about it I actually talked him into reading it too. He did, and when he finished it, he handed it back to me and shook his head in amazement. “That’s the first book I’ve ever read,” he said, “that tells it the way things really were. I mean, that’s exactly what it was like here in the 30’s.”

“Here” was Fulton, Kentucky, but it didn’t matter. Ms. Lee’s description of small town Southern life resonated so deeply with him he even went to see the movie when it came out three years later, something he only did about once a decade.

That’s how powerful an impression the book made on people when it first came out. To people who loved it, and most people who read it did, it was simply marvelous.

And when they made the movie we all talked about how afraid we were that they would ruin the story in translating it, but our worries were for naught. The movie was just as good as the book.

I thought back to my first introduction to the story over the weekend when I read that Sunday was the 50th anniversary of its publication. The author, Harper Lee, said in an interview she gave in 1964 (the last one she ever gave) that she hadn’t expected the book to sell well at all. What she hoped for, she said, was a “quick and merciful death at the hands of reviewers,” but with enough praise to give her encouragement to keep on writing.

What she got instead was almost universal praise and a book that hasn’t stopped selling yet.

Still in publication, it has sold more than 30 million copies so far. It has been named the best novel of the 20th Century by at least one rating organization, and it has been the subject of millions of high school themes. Ask people, especially Southerners, what their favorite book is, and an amazing number of those who don’t say, Gone With the Wind, will name To Kill a Mockingbird. Both, by the way, were written by Southern women who never wrote anything else, but that’s another story.

To Kill a Mockingbird, as virtually everybody knows, is a rite-of-passage novel, told through the eyes of a six-year-old, about children growing up in the Depression who learn first hand about the racism and injustice that were woven into the life of their small Southern town and about how much courage it took to confront it.

That’s what they teach kids today in English classes, but the novel is much, much more than that. It’s about standing up for what you think in right in the face of near universal community opposition and about learning tolerance and how wrong it is to judge other people on surface considerations. It is a book about a father’s love for his children, and finally, it is an enchantingly nostalgic book about the chivalry and beauty, even in the midst of staggering social injustice, that were once hallmarks of small Southern towns. Maycomb may have been a tired old town . . . where bony mules hitched to Hoover carts flicked flies in the sweltering shade of live oaks on the square, but it was also a place where Ladies bathed before noon, after their three-o’clock naps and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.

Ms. Lee, in the one interview she gave, talked about this. “I would like to leave,” she said, “some

record of the kind of life that existed in a very small world . . . something that seems to be very quickly going down the drain . . . small town

middle-class Southern life.”“I want to do the best I

can, “she said in the same interview, “with the talent God gave me.”

I’d say she did very well indeed.

Give yourself a treat this summer; read the book again.

Dear Editor, The mayoral debate in

Trenton on July 8th was interesting. The Gibson County Democratic Party did a good job in planning the event. Both Tim Lucky and Tom Witherspoon defended increasing taxes.

Tom used the old tax and spend politicians trick of scare tactics. We might die because we wouldn’t have ambulance service or be mugged and robbed because no police would be available.

Mark Renfroe was in favor of reducing the cost of county government. Reducing cost of government while protecting vital services requires a thing called management.

Our Sheriff is a good example of this. He has reduced his budget by about 20% and we still have a good Sheriff’s department.

No true politician wants to face having to actually manage, it’s a difficult job. Mark may not be a true politician in that respect. I believe he would be the best Mayor because he is apparently the only

Dear editor:I want to commend all

the great volunteers that have worked tirelessly for several years to improve the Dyer volunteer league and also our city park.

Recently Dyer was honored to host the State T Ball Tournament, many volunteers worked day and night to maintain the fields, cook the food, run the concession stand, and work at the gate to keep the tournament moving and professional. I heard several from out of town commenting on the

one willing to commit to managing.

If in the end we do lose the 700 arsenal jobs and other jobs from the domino effect the county stands to lose approximately $800,000 in annual revenue.

Should county government increase the tax on these laid-off people to maintain its current budget or reduce the size and cost

of county government? I know what Mark Renfroe would do, and it seems clear the other two candidates would do exactly as they propose now, and that is raise taxes.

One thing is for sure, if you vote for higher taxes you’ll get them.

David Nance Gibson County Patriots

condition of the fields and the way the tournament was being directed.

Along with these volunteers I want to thank the local business that have donated money, material, sponsored teams and bought advertisements to help fund the efforts to provide a good activity for our youth and last of all thanks to the many coaches that spend countless hours working with our children and grandchildren. Thanks to all, you make Dyer proud.

Joey Hays

Hays commends Dyer volunteers

Gibson County Sheriff Investigators were recently called to Milan General Emergency Room on a complaint of possible child abuse. Investigators observed a three-year old victim with obvious injuries consistent with abuse and began an immediate investigation.

As a result, the child’s mother and her live in boyfriend have been arrested. Rebecca Leanne Williams, 25, and Hubert Allen Wilbanks, 28, both of 21B, Trenton Highway, Milan, have been charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect. They

are currently held in the Gibson County Correctional Complex under $100,000 bond.

A preliminary hearing has been set for July 13th in Gibson County General

Sessions Court at Trenton. The child was treated

at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital but has been released and remains in the custody of the Department of Children Services.

Milan couple charged with child abuse, neglect

Hubert Wilbanks Rebecca Williams

Gibson Co. FEMA office to close July 15

Many Tennessee residents can purchase flood insurance to offset damages such as those caused by storms and floods this year, said state and federal officials in a public service announcement July 6.

Flooding is America’s most common natural disaster, yet most homeowner insurance policies do not cover flood damage, said officials.

“Only flood insurance allows people to have the cost of flood damages covered,” officials said.

FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) offers federally backed insurance to property owners and renters in communities that participate in the NFIP.

Those communities

agree to adopt and enforce ordinances that meet or exceed FEMA requirements to reduce the risk of flooding.

NFIP insurance is sold through private insurance agents. Typically there is a 30-day waiting period from the time the premium is paid until the policy becomes effective.

Nationwide, nearly 21,000 communities participate in NFIP. Currently, 349 Tennessee communities participate in the flood insurance program.

In Gibson Co. all cities except Yorkville are in the National Flood Insurance Program, said Rickey Graves, Director of Emergency Management for Gibson Co.

Graves said any home or business owner can get flood insurance whether they are in the flood plain

or not.Homes can be insured

against flood damage for up to $250,000 and commercial buildings up to $500,000. Separate policies covering contents can provide insurance up to $100,000 for homes and $500,000 for commercial properties. Renters can insure their personal property for up to $100,000.

The average premium for flood insurance is less than $570 a year.

Many people mistakenly believe they must live in a high-risk zone to buy flood insurance. However, more than 25 percent of the claims paid are from areas at medium or low risk for flooding. To learn how your property is zoned, visit www.FloodSmart.gov.

On July 2, President Obama signed a bill

Most Tennesseans can now purchase flood insurance

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Thank God for the wonderful blessing of rain. He always supplies our needs.

Janice and Tina opened our Sunday service with “I Believe in a Hill Called Mount Calvary.”

Our call to worship was “We Have Come Into His House” and our welcome hymn was “Sunshine In My Soul.”

Bro. James preached from Gen 2:15-25 and Gen 3:1-24. His sermon title was “There Is Room at the Cross.” What a beautiful promise from the Word.

It was good to have Janice Cooper back in church following several weeks recuperating.

We began our summer vacation Bible school Sunday night with a lot of enthusiastic children and workers. Thanks to Becky Jo Griggs for heading up this program. Everyone seemed to have a good time even though God sent some “fireworks” for a little

added excitement. Seems the kids did better than the adults when we experienced momentary power outages. We pray that all who attend will be blessed and encouraged during this time. When we finish on Wednesday night, New Salem picks up on Friday with their VBS which goes from the 16th through the 21st. Make plans for your children to attend that as well.

We are looking forward to our revival which will be the first week in August. Bro James Ferguson will preach the messages. All are invited to attend.

Scripture of the week: 1 Pet 2:15-17, “For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. Honor all people, love the brotherhood, fear God and honor the King.”

On July 3, Zack and Kelli Freeman hosted their first dinner party since their recent marriage. Their guests included Kerry and Jackie Freeman, Jack and Jane Allen all of Kenton, Regina Hendon of Union City, Bobby and Ruby Neil of Sharon and Robert Neil of Linden.

On the afternoon of July 4th, Jack and Jane Allen enjoyed a late lunch at Cindy’s Restaurant at Kentucky Lake. They also enjoyed touring the area in their yellow convertible, “Buttercup.”

On Monday afternoon, the Allens were guests of Ralph and Jane Sutton of Obion. Also joining them for a most delicious BBQ rib meal grilled by their hosts were Ray and Caroline Allen of Martin.

Michael and Lori Allen,

Mitch and Julie returned home last Saturday after a brief vacation in Gatlinburg.

Amanda and Michael McAlister honored their now 9 year old son Grant with a birthday party at their home on Sunday evening. Friends and family attended bringing Grant gifts and birthday wishes.

Ronnie and Cindy Lamar enjoyed a great day of fun Thursday with their granddaughters, Molly and Addyson Lamar. After visiting their 94 year old great-grandfather, Eurby Sanders in Gibson they had lunch at Chuck E. Cheese in Jackson followed by a trip to PetSmart where the girls chose a lovely aqua colored parakeet they named, Lilly to take home to Nana’s and Poppy”s house.

Steven Gaskin, son of Jeff and Linda Duren returned home Friday evening after serving in Iraq. His wife Jennifer and baby daughter were among the many friends and family waiting to greet him and were very thankful for his safe return. Welcome home, Steven and thank you for your service!

Food for Thought: I’m hurting inside from the things I’ve heard, friends in pain, family in need, neighbors depressed from diagnosis received.

My nation is fast going the wrong way, The oil is still spilling on this 84th day. Tornadoes are tearing cities apart, wars making widows with broken hearts. The pain is immense, how will it end? The answer is prayer, much prayer my friend.

Prayer List: Preston White, David Stephenson, Aaron Whitworth. Bobby and Carol Primrose, Jesse and Elaine Davidson, Eurby Sanders, Elmer Williams, Norma Simpson, Paul Lee Williams, Sam Weatherly, Freda Lamar, Henry Herane, Lil Wardlow, Regina Miller, Woody and Kay Workman, Easton Hopper, Racine Hodges, and Clint McLodge.

We had very good service at St. Paul Sunday morning. Rev. Michelle Skinner delivered the message. Her topic was “The Battle is not Yours” it was found in Revelation 12:7-11. Ministers Jasmin Williams and Timothy White participated in the service. The male chorus provided th music. Evangelist Julia Faye Shane and Merrisa Shane of Lansing, MI were our visitors. Rev. and Mrs. Willie Pounds were in Ohio attending Mrs. Pounds family reunion.

Julia Faye and Merrisa Shane visited John and Rosie Mitchell and the skinners last week. Other visitors of the Skinners were Floyd Brown of Bradford, Lucy Brooks of Nashville and Rev. Michael McGhee of Clarksville.

Josie Banks attended the district meeting of the OES Saturday in Jackson.

Several members of St. Paul and other churches attended the Installation service of New Victory’s Pastor, Rev. Terry Bolden. Mt. Zion Worship Center and Rev. Roy Wade were their 3 p.m. guests.

July birthdays are Preston White, Dan Belmont, Janet Bardwell and Glenn Watson. Wishing them happy birthdays.

Prayer list includes: Williams Edmonds, L.M. Bardwell, James Harris, Preston White, James Skinner, Ann Brooks, Mary L. Mays, Elizabeth White, Ruby Warren, Martha Simpson, Mattie F. Simpson and George Bailey.

God bless and have a good week.

It was good to have all our members back from a week long mission trip to Macy, Nebraska.Our morning services began with Mike Fields leading us in the hymn “Heavenly Sunlight.”

Bro. John Fields opened us in prayer. We all dismissed to our Sunday school classes where Ms. Christy opened the adult class in prayer for our many prayer requests. She then did a great job teaching us our lesson on “what spiritual gifts can I use” from 1 Corinthians 12-14. All Christians possess spiritual gifts that they are to recognize, develop, and employ.

Jennifer McDonald dismissed our class in prayer.

Stephen Fields opened our worship hour in prayer.

Elaine Fields played the piano and Kathy Hooper the organ as Mike Fields and the choir led us in the hymns “Jesus is all the World to Me,” “Blessed Assurance” and “Till the Storm Passes By.”

We all praised the Lord as June Samples and her family joined us for the worship hour.

The choir sounded great as they sang our special music “It’s Just Like His Great Love.” We than had our time of meet and greet with our church family and visitors, sharing many hugs and handshakes. We thank the Lord for the many visitors we had on Sunday. Rejoice in the Lord Always.

Bro. Steve’s morning message was from Psalm 90:10-12. entitled Time. Jesus is always on time.

Mike Fields closed morning services in prayer as the hymn “Just as I am” was sung.

Our Sunday night discipleship training services began with the hymn “When We All Get to Heaven.”

Keith Hamlin opened us in prayer and we all dismissed to our classes where Mike Fields did a great job teaching us our lesson on the Samaritan woman whose thirst was quenched. John 4:1-42. She knew that God had called her to a new walk with Him, and she gladly responded.

Jarid Warren closed us in prayer.

Our Sunday night worship hour began with Mike Fields leading us in the hymns “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” and “I Am Resolved.”

For our special music Jennifer McDonald played the piano as her son Brent McDonald blessed us by singing “Touring that City.”

We had a special time with Lindsey Allmon and Felichia Fields sharing several things with us about their mission trip to Nebraska.

Bro. Steve’s message, Christian suffering, was from 1 Peter 3:18 and 4:1. Mike Fields dismissed our services in prayer as the hymn “The Nail-Scarred Hand” was sung.

Read your Bibles and be people of prayer this week. Pray for the lost and unconcerned.

We invite you to join us as we praise and worship the Lord together, Sunday 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.keelymillbaptistchurch.com and facebook.

Morning worship services had an attendance of 91 and 77 in Sunday school.

The message for the morning service came from the book of Luke 7:36-50, A Sinful Woman Forgiven. Christ is the only way we can repay our sin debt.

The message for the evening service came from John 3:19. Are we a “Light” unto the world?

Remember in prayer; Martha Morrison who is Amy Grady’s mother, Don Clark, Mynonne Tate, Jerry Martin, and all the shut-in and those in the nursing homes.

Don’t forget to bring your snacks or cookies for VBS this week.

Everyone is invited to attend our VBS next week July 19-22 starting at 7 p.m. We have an exciting VBS planned this year “The Parable of Jesus” combining classroom instruction with fun learning centers each night the kids are sure to have a great time. We also have adult classes nightly with different speakers each night. Our award ceremony and cookout will be the last night. So come out and join the fun.

Grayling Kate Bennett

Grayling celebrates first birthday

Sorry we missed you last week. We were gone on vacation. Now lets talk about the exciting things that went on Sunday. We began our worship service with specials sang by Christy Holloway,Tim Fout, Johnny Cavender and Natalie Farrar. How blessed we are at Laneview to have so many people willing to use their talents to praise God.

The title of Bro.Darryl’s message was “Are You Headed To The Pit?” What are you doing with your life? Are you idolizing earthly things or has the Spirit of God made a change in you? If you are truly a child of God old things pass away. If there has been no conviction there can be no repentance. Through repentance comes change. If there is no change the pit will be your final destination!

Having your name on a church roll will not get you into heaven. Your name must be in the” Lamb’s Book Of Life.” That’s the only roll that should matter. Do you know Him or do you know of Him? Don’t wait till its too late. Scripture ref. 2nd Cor.5:17.

Evening service at

Laneview began with a personal testimony from Mrs. Judy Williams. It touched our hearts. The message Sunday evening was really a continuance of the morning message. Even when we are going through storms in our lives we should never cease to praise God. He is always there through it all.

We are all producing fruit either good or evil whether we realize it or not. God shall know his children by their fruits. After experiencing the love of God and the change He makes within your heart there should be no doubt as to the fruits you bear. Remember the only reason we are here is to serve, praise and worship our Father.

Scripture ref. Matt.4:10, Ephesians 4:22-24, Gal. 5:20-21.

Special Events happening at Laneview: Youth Trip to Eureka Springs to see the Passion Play July 16th and 17th. V.B.S. at Laneview July 26th-29th. Note Burning Service August 1st.

Have a blessed week tell someone what God means to you and smile!

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Half the year is gone already, I can’t believe it. I guess the old saying is true “time flies when you’re having fun.”

We held our board meeting on the tenth with a meal of corn beef brisket, potatoes, carrots, cabbage and fresh fruit. In the words of Rachel Ray, “yum-o.”

A special thank you to all our volunteers, we appreciate everything that you do for us. Danny and Janice Jones taught Sunday school this month and as always they did an excellent job. James Hamilton delivers the paper weekly to us and this month he added an extra touch of beauty with some gardenias.

We welcomed Billy Bell

to our staff. We are pleased to have him aboard. Brenda Abbott brought fresh cucumbers for all to enjoy. Peggy Kendall brought watermelon and cantaloupe for residents to enjoy. Virginia Davis got a surprise cake for her birthday. Teresa Eddlemon surprised the residents with a cake for her birthday and a homemade ice cream party. Sarah Wren made both the cakes and she did an excellent job as always.

Pauline Scott moved to Dyer to be closer to her son. We sure will miss you around here. Our thoughts, hearts and prayers went out to Katherine Whitney and family in the loss of her son.

BY LAUREN GROESCHELG r e a t - g r a n d p a r e n t s

Harry, 93, and Mary Helen Harrison, 89, are set to commemorate their 70th wedding anniversary with a celebration full of their closest friends and family on July 17.

Henry was born in the Hopewell area of Yorkville on February 4, 1917. Mary Helen was born in Rutherford on November 5, 1921.

The former King and Queen of The Colony Community Center met in the late 1930’s in Rutherford, Tennessee, when they were introduced by a mutual acquaintance. Harry and a friend were spending time at the local pool hall when it came time to pick up his friend’s date, who suggested that they pay a visit to Mary Helen’s house to ask her mother if she could join them.

“We came from the pool hall to pick up his date, and I didn’t have one,” Harry said. “This other girl, she’s the one who asked.”

Mary Helen’s mother allowed her daughter to join Harry and the other couple, and that evening a nervous Mary Helen, who was 18-years-old, went on her first date.

The couple continued to date every weekend over the next couple of years,

until Harry moved to Ohio to pursue a career as a sheet metal manufacturer. After spending a year working in Ohio, Harry took a week-long vacation to visit his friends and family in Tennessee. It was during this vacation that the couple decided to marry.

“I asked my mother if it would be ok if Harry and I got married,” Mary Helen recalled. “She said ‘if you make your bed hard you’ll have to lie on it.’”

“Mary Helen knew I was going back to Ohio, and she didn’t like the idea,” said Harry. “She didn’t want me to go back to Ohio without her, so we got married and she went back with me.”

The couple married on July 15, 1940 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Their marriage was made official by a local judge at the courthouse, and the guest list included Mary Helen’s mother and stepfather.

“Her stepdad and the old judge were buddies,” Harry said. “We went to the courthouse and got married in his office.”

“And then we stayed around with our folks until we moved to Ohio,” added Mary Helen.

The newlyweds lived in Ohio for a couple of years, and when work slowed they headed back to Tennessee for a short while. After

that, Harry found work as a public safety officer in Alabama during the war. Then the war ended and the couple moved back to Ohio, where they lived for 43 years.

Harry and Mary Helen have four children who were raised in Ohio. Once their children grew up and moved to other states, the pair found themselves longing for family.

“We were sitting there one day all by ourselves, and I decided to go back to Tennessee,” said Harry. “So I talked to my son, Bill, and he said ‘come on down,’ and we came back to Tennessee and stayed there for twenty-something years.” They lived on Ashley Street in Dyer.

The Harrisons moved to Texas about six years ago, where they’ve become regulars at The Colony Community Center. They enjoy chatting with their friends during coffee hour, and, until recently, they volunteered for the center by collecting donations from Kroger and delivering them to the facility. Mary Helen enjoys spending time in the fitness facility and working on arts and crafts.

“I picked them up once a week to attend the daily coffee clache at The Colony Senior Center which they attended daily before moving into the nursing center. Dad drove them to the center, church, the grocery store and Wal-Mart until they moved into the nursing center,” said son Bill, who lives just five miles from the center.

“Mother still has a niece and nephew, Judy Dotson and Doug Lowrance, who live in Rutherford. Dad has several nephews still living in the West and Middle Tennessee areas, including Memphis, Jackson, and Nashville. Mother is the last surviving of four sisters and two brothers. Dad was the third youngest of 11 children and has one brother, Jack, living in North Carolina,” added Bill.

“Holidays are special at the Harrison household. My sister, Madge, who lives in Little Elm, Texas, joins the festivities with her daughter and two granddaughters and my two children and three grandsons all get together with Dad and Mother for four generations of pictures. With my sister, Carolyn, from Pine Bluff, Arkansas, joining us with her son and two granddaughters and my brother, Charles, from Camarillo, California, joining us with his daughter and son in attendance, we will be snapping a lot of three and four generations of pictures with Mother and Dad during the celebration of their 70th anniversary,” concluded Bill.

The couple attributes their long, happy marriage to their deep-rooted faith.

“We were both raised in the Methodist church, and we were taught that if you get married you stick with it,” said Harry. “We never thought about anything but staying together.”

Harry and Mary Helen have four children, six grandchildren, and seven g r e a t - g r a n d c h i l d r e n spread out between Texas, California, and Arkansas. The entire family will be in attendance for the anniversary celebration, which will be the first time that they’ve all been together in several years.

Since the couple has been married, there have been 12 presidents, two world wars, and numerous other historical events.

The only gifts that the couple has asked for at their invitation-only, rarely-achieved 70th anniversary celebration are prayers for their continued health and happiness.

The Colony couple celebrates their 70th wedding anniversary

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6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Ages Pre-K - 6th grade For ride information

call 446-0107.

REVIVAL North Union Cumberland

Presbyterian Church 78 Preacher Dowland Rd. • Kenton

Sunday, July 25 at 6 p.m. July 26 through July 28

at 7 p.m. nightly

Evangelist Doy Daniels from Milan Cumberland Presbyterian

Pastor Don Cooper and the Congregation invite you to join us!

VIRGINIA RUTH HALL Rutherford – Graveside services for Virginia Ruth Hall,

87, were held July 13, 2010, at Rutherford Cemetery. Brother Larry McGarity officiated the services. Leitherland Funeral Home was in charge of the services.

Mrs. Hall passed away July 11, 2010, at Humboldt General Hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Rutherford Church of Christ.

She is preceded in death by her husband, James Willard Hall and one brother, Ed King and parents, George and Annie King.

She is survived by her three sons, Ronnie and Sharon Hall of Rutherford, Kevin and Suzanne Hall of Trenton and Jeff Hall of Rutherford, one sister, Mary Frances King, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

WILLIAM A. MONTGOMERY Newbern - Funeral services for William A. Montgomery,

87, were held July 9, 2010, at Leitherland Funeral home. Brother Marlon Stephens officiated the services. Burial was held at Rutherford Cemetery.

Mr. Montgomery passed away July 7, 2010, at Humboldt Veteran’s home. He was retired bank courier and a member of Mt. Zirzih Baptist Church.

He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Ruth Montgomery, one sister, Ann Petty and one brother, Charles Edwin Montgomery.

He is survived by his wife, Meddie Montgomery of Newbern, one daughter, Judy Ellis of Kenton, one son, Dale Montgomery of Kenton, four step children, Pat Sanders, Calvin Anderson Jr., Johnny Anderson and Joel Anderson, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren. SALLY PETTY OHLMAN

Funeral services for Sally Petty Ohlman, 77, were held July 11, 2010, at Leitherland Funerla Home. Burial was held at Macedonia Cemetery.

Mrs. Ohlman passed away July 7, 2010 at Golden Living Center Briarwood. She was a homemaker.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Marvin Ohlman, parents, Tommie and Martha Petty, one sister Sue Cartee and five brothers Roy Petty, James Petty, Llyod Petty, Donnie Petty and Grady Petty.

She is survived by her two sons, Jeffery Lee Ohlman of Atlanta, Michael Ohlman of Ringgold, GA, two daughters, Lynne McNeil of England, Lisa Cirieco of Switzerland, two sisters, Faye Cooper of Kenton and Pauline Scott of Kenton and one brother, Harvell Petty of South Fulton, seven grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Association.

SOCCER CAMPJoin the fastest growing sport in the USA! Kids at Play

Soccer Camp will be held July 29-30 at Gibson County High School from 6-9 p.m. Camp is for children age 3 to 12. Fee is $20. Children can bring rubber cleats or tennis shoes, and shin guards, however, there will be many drills that will not require the equipment. Contact Coach Scott Jewell at 692-4541 or 414-4511 to sign up your child or for more information.

BENEFIT FOR LANDON DITTO A benefit for Landon Ditto will be held Saturday, July 17

starting at 8 a.m. at the Yorkville Park. Some of the supporters involved are Yorkville churches and the Yorkville community and they are asking for all the help and support they can get for a great cause.

COMMODITY DISTRIBUTIONS Commodity distribution for July 2010 will be July 20 in Dyer,

Kenton, Gibson and Medina from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Rutherford, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Yorkville 8 a.m. only. Trenton July 23 from 8 to 11 a.m.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF NORTHWEST TN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL

MEETING The Board of Directors of Northwest Tennessee Economic

Development Council will hold their regularly quarterly meeting on Friday, July 23, 2010. The meeting will be held at the HS/EHS Central Office located at 938 C Walnut Avenue W., McKenzie, TN beginning at 10 a.m.

The family of Howard Vandegriffe would like to take time to thank everyone for their love and concern at the passing of Howard. The cards, prayers, and food were greatly appreciated. It is comforting to have family and friends with you in the time of need. Thank you, Karnes and Son Funeral Home, Brother Steve, your words of comfort and your songs were appreciated. Stephen, Lindsey and Felichia, thanks for singing and Elaine thanks for playing the piano.

Carolyn Vandegriffe and family The Dyer Fire Department would like to thank each

department that responded to the fire on East College, every individual that brought water, water towels, bags of ice and food. The department would also like to thank the medics for staying vigel during the extreme heat to assure all the firemen were safe. Thanks also to the Methodist Church for supplying food to feed our men after they returned to the station. There have been so many acts of kindness extended to us since we have had our new station from the city and other departments, that we could never begin to name everyone without fear of forgetting someone. You all know who you are and how much we appreciate you. Citizens of this great city have been so supportive as well.

Dyer Fire Department

The Dyer Station Celebration planning committee would like to express our deepest thanks to all of you for an unbelievably successful Fourth of July celebration. We didn’t think that we would ever have the attendance and participation to equal last year’s events. We were mistaken! The generosity and thoughtfullness of our community were humbling. To those of you who worked on any event, participated in the competitions or supported us by your attendance, please know that you all were the reasons for the tremendous success of our small town festival. It is for you, our community, that we enjoy making this possible. Again, thank you for being such an important part of Dyer.

Sincerely, The Dyer Station Celebration

Planning Committee

DYER CP CHURCH REVIVALThe Dyer Cumberland Presbyterian Church will have a

Revival July 25 through July 28. Rev. Terra Sisco, former Youth Director of the church, will be the visiting evangelist. Services nightly at 7 p.m.

TEA PARTY MEETINGA regional Tea Party rally for Ron Ramsey will be held on

July 15, 7 p.m. at the Paris Convention Center / Hampton Inn at 1510 E. Wood Street, Paris, Tennessee. Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey will be there to speak. The public is welcome.

GC IMAGINATION LIBRARY MEETING Gibson County Imagination Library Board of Directors

and Committee members will meet on Monday, July 19th at 1:00 p.m. at the Trenton Resource Center. Contact Don Farmer 234-8411.

REVIVAL SERVICESArcher’s Chapel UMC in Frog Jump, will hold revival

service July 18-21with Evangelist Jackie Fincher. Services begin nightly at 7 p.m. Special music each night

SUMMER SHOWThe Ann Marks Performing Arts Theater in Brownsville

will be the setting for “Legends,” the annual summer show presented by Kincaid-Gooch Voice Studio. One hundred, ninety-three students will perform songs made famous by legendary singers such as Elvis, Michael Jackson, the Supremes, Carrie Underwood, and Beyonce. “Legends” will be held July 15-17 at 7 p.m. and July 18 at 2 p.m.

We all enjoyed another glorious day of fellowship and giving praise to the Lord on Sunday. We did not have any visitors. The topic for discussion was taken from 1 Corinthians 10: 1-14, with special emphasis on verse 13. The apostle Paul writing to the church at Corinth says;

“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” (I Corinthians 10:13)

God will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we are able to bear. What do we say to those who cry, “I don’t know if I can live the Christian life?” They’ve seen others fold under temptations. They’ve not been able to conquer certain habits. Here the apostle Paul gives a promise from a faithful God. You can trust Him! He says that there are (1) no uncommon temptations (2) no temptation beyond your ability to bear, and (3) no temptation without a way of escape from that temptation. There are no uncommon temptations.

In the Garden of Eden, Eve was tempted by Satan to eat of the tree that God told them that they would surely

die if they eat of it. Satan said in Genesis 3:6 that God was wrong and she would not surely die. Eve looked upon the fruit because it was very pleasant to the eyes and she ate it and then gave it to Adam and he also ate of it.

Jesus was tempted three times by Satan in the wilderness but He did not sub come to Satan’s desires. (Matthew 4:3-10) There is no temptation beyond our ability to bear. God allowed Satan to try Job, but Job could not lay a hand on him. Job trusted God and did not allow all the things that Satan did to him cause him to disobey God. (Job 1:8-10) There is no temptation without a way of escape. The way of escape may come through endurance, suffering, even death. The way of escape does not mean escaping effects or persecution but escaping offense to God.

In Revelation 2:10 as John writes to the church in Smyrna, we read, “Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.” God will always provide a way of escape if we are only willing to trust Him. How about your life? Do you believe that God is able?

Brother John Fields opened the meeting on June 30 with 24 present and one guest.

After a food and fellowship period, the group sang, “To God Be The Glory” and “Morning Hass Broken.” Miss Madeline Fields sang “Softly and Tenderly” followed by a special by Kenneth McEwen entitled, “I’ll Be A Witness.” A special congratulations to Kenneth on being named “Person of the year.”

Many prayer concerns were expressed as well as praises.

Brother DeWayne chose Psalms 118 his devotional scripture with a theme of reasons to rejoice.

God wants us to be happy. Brother DeWayne dismissed us with prayers.

Brother John Fields on July 7 opened the meeting with 14 and one guest present. Shirley Shull led prayer and blessing for the

food. Brother Jerry Legg had

prayer for Betty Quinley, (surgery/Jackson) and Sue Paschal (Nashville) this day Tyree White, Paul Lindsey, Ernie Adams, Mike Stephens, Joy Johnson, Patterson family, mission trip to Nebraska, our country, and unspoken.

Congregational songs were “Victory In Jesus” and “Wonderful Words of Life.”

With Brother DeWayne being with church secretary for surgery, Brother John Fields had the devotional. The theme was the Seven Reasons Jesus had to die. Read your Bible, Hebrews chapter 2. Jesus’ death was his reward like wise his death is our reward. He paid the price for our sins.

We were dismissed by Brother John.

On July 21st a trip is planned for us to Brookies Barn in Jackson.

The Lord has blessed us the last couple of days with some much needed rain.

We must never forget He always provides.

The choir special was “through The Fire” with Kasey singing solo.

Brother Jason’s message “Doing God’s Work Well” was taken from Mark 7:31-37.

Sunday evening, Kelly Tucker and Kasey sang a beautiful song “Everything to Me” for the special music.

Brother Jason is starting a service of messages on Revelation starting with “End Times Overview.”

There a lot going on at First Baptist.

Vacation Bible School “Saddle Ridge” is coming

July 26-30. VOM Regional Conference

in Little Rock on August 7. Sunday evening service

August 8 will be held at the Calvary Rescue Mission in Memphis. We will serve food and attend chapel.

Women on Mission yard sale will be in front of the church August 14.

Laurin Smithson’s wedding is Saturday, July 17 at 1:30.

It was good to see Nathan Smith back after surgery.

Remember Conner Bell and Jeff Johnson for special prayer. Those having birthdays this week: Doris Davidson, Dawn Perrine and Connie Cooper.

Until next week, God bless.

TWO-DAY HORSE SHOWMilan Saddle Club at Milan City Park will hold a two-

day horse show July 16 and 17. The regular horse show will begin at 6 p.m. on July 16. On July 17, the two run average world flag race and Emily Price Memorial barrel race will begin at 4 p.m. Added money of $3,400 and 100 percent payback. For additional information contact Beverly Prince at 487-7257.

ITT MILAN REUNION A ITT Milan reunion will be held Saturday, July 17 at

Kappis Steak House in Humboldt. Cost is $11 per person. Social time will be 5:30–6:30 p.m. The buffet dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. Reservations are needed by July 15th. Call Faye Yearwood 694-5551 (cell) or Bobby Jean McKelvy at 784-4884.

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WEST KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE (WK&T) OPENING - The staff of West Kentucky and Tennessee Telecommunications Cooperative (WK&T) is shown during their open house on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at their new location a 2 Nebo-Yorkville Road, Yorkville. The Technology Store offers for sale Acer and Dell computers, Toshiba televisions and computer repair. Susan Walker is the tech and will be available for on site computer repair and networking. The full service technology store, open Monday – Friday 8 – 4:30, will be serving Dyer, Rutherford, Kenton, Trenton in Gibson County and Newbern, Dyersburg, and Trimble in Dyer County. There are also stores in Mayfield and Murray, Kentucky. Shown left to right: Natalie Morgan, Becky Scott, Susan Walker, Brandon Johnson and Brad Jones.

The Dyer Station Celebration Field of Flags was very successful. Flags purchased can now be picked up at the State Farm Insurance office in Dyer.

Flags were purchased in honor of William Pullias by Ken and Terry Pullias; City of Dyer employees, Dyer Police Department, Dyer Fire Department and Ken and Terry Pullias by the Dyer Station Celebration Committee; Horace Paschall by Mary Dale, Nell and Tenie; Neil Griffin by Kareen Griffin; Brett London by David and Joyce Orr; Dale McIlwain, Mary Dale and Nell Crenshaw and the Dyer Station Plannign Committee by Johnny McIlwain; Ed Pratt by Ellen, Jason, Spencer, Melissa, Lydia and Claire Pratt; Ben Seward by Mary Seward; Johnny McIlwain by the Crenshaw sisters and Tenie; Harvey and Katherin McEwen by David and Katherine McEwen; Mayor

Sam Thompson by Kay Rayfield; Johnny McIlwain, Beckie Jo Maxwell, and Sherry Kinton by Dale McIlwain; Betty Rose Thompson by Sam, Brittney, J.V., Erin and Miss Ellie; and Gary Paschall by Mom and Dad.

Flags were purchased in memory of Thomas Tillis, William Pullias by Ken and Terry Pullias; Joyce McEwen by Tim McEwen and Family; Joyce McEwen by Keith McEwen and family,; Joyce McEwen by Jeffrey McEwen and family; Clayton and Gertie Carwile, Howard and Gillie Baker, and Charley Baker by Judy Baker; Charles Crenshaw by Nell and Tenie; Bill Allen and Shane Allen by Donna Allen; Parker Williams, Martin Griffin, Mannie White and Tom Smith by Keith and Jennifer Griffin; Raymond Pop Carroll and Milton Puddly Thompson by Sally Carroll; John Stockton by Martha Evelyn Stockton;

Charles Cherry, Jr. by Mary Ann Reed; Sgt. Israel O’Bryan by Chuck and Amy Thornton and family; Bill Stover by employees and directors of The Farmers and Merchants Bank; Reverend Thomas Barber by David and Katherine McEwen; M.C. Halford by Curtis and Charlotte Halford; Dr. John Ellis by Bettye Ellis; J.R. McCaffrey by John McCaffrey and Gwen McReynolds; Eugene Rayfield by Kay Rayfield; John and Willie Thornton and Candy Jo Sharp Davis by Janice Sharp family; Raymond Fisher by Sylvia Fisher Davis, David and Sherry Fisher; Joe Knox, Sr. by the Knox family; Charles Knott, Sr. by Martha Lynn Knott; Betty Yergin by Coy Yergin and family;M.L. Barton by Cissy Halford; Jack and Lib Moore and Gibson County 911 by Bob and Cynthia Moore; and Reed Wright by Scott Wright.

Dyer Station Celebration Field of Flags a success

The Northwest Tennessee Development District (NWTDD) announces plans to accept applications for grant funding of arts projects, which will take place between October 15, 2010 and June 15, 2011 in Benton, Carroll, Crockett, Dyer, Gibson, Henry, Lake, Obion, and Weakley Counties.

These grants are funded in part by the auspices of

grant funds. The workshop will be held at Northwest Tennessee Development District located at 124 Weldon Drive, Martin, on Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 9 a.m.

If you are unable to attend the application workshop, please call Barbara Tuck at (731) 587-4213, Ext. 227 to discuss your project and the guidelines.

Arts Build Communities grants are available

Everyone needs insurance coverage, officials advise

Flooding is the nation’s No. 1 natural disaster, something that Tennesseans learned all too well this year.

That is why officials recommend flood insurance for property owners.

Last week, on July 8 a FEMA flood insurance specialist told a group of about 35 real estate agents in Franklin, Tenn., that now is a good time for property owners to protect themselves from the cost of flood damages by purchasing flood insurance.

More than 25 percent of all flood insurance claims are from moderate-to-low-risk flood zones. Anyone living in a community that participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) can purchase flood

insurance regardless where their property is located within the community.

All cities in Gibson Co. except Yorkville are in the National Flood Insurance Program.

“There is a misconception that you can only buy flood insurance if you live in a special flood hazard area as identified on a community’s adopted flood map,” said FEMA’s Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Szczech. “But if your community participates in the NFIP program, you can buy flood insurance no matter where your property is.”

Many agents said knowing about the NFIP is vital to the industry’s credibility from this point forward.

“We’re going to be challenged by and faced with

these issues for years to come so that we can protect both our buyers and sellers,” said Dianne Christian, a Realtor and broker with Keller Williams.

FEMA is meeting with real estate and insurance agents throughout the state to answer questions and help minimize the impact of future events.

FEMA specialists are also meeting with officials of communities throughout Tennessee to educate jurisdictions about the program and encourage non-participating communities to join.

To learn how your property is zoned, visit www.FloodSmart.gov. For more information on NFIP, call 888-379-9531, visit www.FloodSmart.gov, or call your local insurance agent.

Flooding is nation’s No. 1 natural disaster

“Arts Build Communities – a program funded by the Tennessee General Assembly and administered in cooperation with the Tennessee Arts Commission and Northwest Tennessee Development District.

We strongly urge you to attend our workshop to discuss the application and new guidelines, if you intend to apply for the 2010-2011

N e w W a v e Communications was recently named Independent Operator of the Year for 2010. This award, given by CableFAX Magazine,

the industry’s leading trade publication in association with the National Cable Television Cooperative and the American Cable Association, recognizes the nation’s independent cable operator that has best distinguished itself in three specific areas:

(1) Excellence in Technology; (2) Operations; (3) Community Involvement. NewWave will be honored in the July Top Ops issue of the CableFAX Magazine and at the CableFAX Top Op Awards event which will be held next month.

NewWave, a communications company, is family owned, family oriented and has been involved in the cable industry since the industry began. Not only does NewWave offer digital cable television, but in most areas also offers high-speed internet and Unlimited Local and long-distance telephone service.

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Sports & Education

Hoops coaches will hold first Northwest TN Coaching Clinic

“Gibson County Stars”BASKETBALL CAMP

July 26 - July 29Boys and Girls Entering Grades K-5Cost-$50 • $85 for 2 campers

Camp will run from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. each day.Skills will be taught each day along with contests and games.Awards will go to contest winners and outstanding campers.

Concessions will be available (Snacks, Drinks)Camp location will be Gibson County High School

You may register July 26, 8:45 a.m. at GCHSQuestions? Contact Michael Hart at 731-446-5148

$160 per teamIncludes 2 tournament rounds

and 1 practice roundClosest to the hole prizes and hole in one prizes!

PRIZE MONEY

1st - $700 • 2nd - $350 3rd - $240 • 4th - $160

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Also: Unlimited Golf Passes starting @ $105 per monthPool open to the public or season passes available

SERVING DINNER EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT! TAVERN ON THE GREEN HOURS:

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Mondays active military and clergy play for $20

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2-Person ScrambleSaturday, July 17th & Sunday, July 18th

Pinecrest Golf CourseNumber of fl ights determined by number of entries

BY STEVE SHORTIt shapes up to be a

summertime summit for hoops. Some of the area’s most successful basketball coaches will lead sessions at the first annual Northwest Tenn. Basketball Coaches Clinic at Greenfield High School Friday and Saturday, July 23-24.

Coaches attending will pay $40 per person to pick up tricks of the trade.

Featured speakers scheduled for the clinic included Kevin McMillan, UTM Women head coach and former Gibson Co. coach; Jason James, UTM Men head coach; Randy Frazier, former Gleason High School girls coach; Sean Stephenson, Westview High School girls coach; David Russell, UTM Women Assistant Coach and former Gibson Co. and Bradford girls coach; Dexter Williams, former Liberty High School boys coach; Rick Rudesill, Bolivar High School girls and boys coach; and Shane Sisco, Union City High School boys coach.

The two-day event will also include a golf tournament and dinner at Persimmon Hills Golf Club in Sharon at 1:30 p.m. Friday.

Clinic speakers and 45-minute sessions scheduled include: • Jason James, UTM Head Men’s Coach - Individual Skill Development• Shane Sisco, Union City High School Head Boys Coach - Transition Offense• Rick Rudesill,

WEST TENNESSEE STARS BASKETBALL CAMP – Students recently fi nished the Gibson County High School West Tennessee Basketball Camp under the direction of Head Girls Basketball Coach Michael Hart and Assistant Coach Christy Hart. The students are: (front row, from left) Kyndal Pulley, Paxton Reasons, Anna-Grace James, Riley Jo Tate, Alexa Powell, Elizabeth Hunt and Kerrington Bonds. (Middle row, from left) Assistant Coach Christy Hart, Olivia Hunt, Macie Cole, Briana Fields, Mary Alice McKeand, Kaytlan Griffi n, Allie Johnson, Britton Mann and Coach Michael Hart. (Back row, from left) Chay Poynor, Alyssa Rasberry, Tori Allen, Allie Smithson, Emeral Jones, Brandee Robinson, Serena Roach and Courtney Alexander. (Photo by Michael Enochs)

WEST TENNESSEE STARS BASKETBALL CAMP MEDAL WINNERS – (from left) One on One Champion, Knockout Champion, and Most Outstanding Player; Tori Allen, Hot Shot Champion; Macie Cole, and Free Throw Champion; Riley Jo Tate. (Photo by Michael Enochs)

Bolivar High School Head Boys Coach - The Dribble Drive Motion Offense• Dexter Williams, Former Liberty High School head boys coach - Full Court Pressure Defense• David Russell, UTM Women’s Assistant Coach - The Full Court Zone Press • Sean Stephenson, Westview High School Head Girls Coach - Set Plays and Quick Hitters • Randy Frazier,

Former Gleason High School Head Girls Coach - Half Court Defensive Principles• Kevin McMillan, UTM Head Women’s Coach and former Gibson Co. girls coach - Zone Offensive Principles and Post Play

A question and answer session with coaches will also be held. For information about the clinic contact Willie Trevathan in Greenfield at (731) 514-4608.

Kohl’s Facebook fans can vote for 20 schools to receive $500,000 each

Kohl’s Department Stores today announced a contest to give half a million dollars to 20 schools each this year, a total of $10 million, in recognition of the company’s 10th anniversary of its Kohl’s Cares® philanthropic program that supports children’s health and education. As kids are getting ready for the new school year, Kohl’s wants to inspire students and school supporters to dream big about what their favorite kindergarten to 12th grade (K-12) school could do with half a million dollars - whether it’s starting an art program, creating a new computer lab or saving a music program. Today through September 3, 2010, visit www.facebook.com/kohls to tell us what your school could do with the funding, cast your votes, get more information and view the Offi cial Rules.

“At Kohl’s we are excited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Kohl’s Cares philanthropic program by giving back to the communities that we serve. As kids and parents think about the new school year, we want everyone to dream big about how half a million dollars could impact their favorite school,” said Julie Gardner, Kohl’s executive vice president and chief marketing offi cer. “We believe that when communities thrive so does business. We feel so strongly about this program and the positive effect it could have that we have made it the cornerstone of the company’s Back-to-School campaign.”

The $10 million donation

comes from the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program, which sells special merchandise, including plush toys and books, and donates 100 percent of the net profi t to benefi t children’s health and education initiatives nationwide. Over the past 10 years, the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program has raised more than $150 million for children’s initiatives. This contest is the latest illustration of the company’s commitment to kids.

During the contest, Kohl’s Facebook fans, currently more than one million strong, can vote for public or private schools that serve K-12 students by visiting www.facebook.com/kohls. Fans can submit their ideas for what the school could do with half a million dollars. A winning school must have a least one submission about how the funds might be used. Fans can also vote up to 20 times for their favorite elementary, middle or high schools during this time, with a maximum of fi ve votes for any individual school. The top 20 vote-getting schools, that meet contest criteria as outlined in the Offi cial Rules and have school offi cials provide information on how the school will use the money to support educational programs or initiatives, will win $500,000 each. Winning schools will be announced in late September.

This program is the heart of the company’s Back-to-School campaign and will be supported by national advertising, direct mail, digital marketing, public relations and more. Components of the

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components: Coinciding with the program launch, the contest will be supported with Facebook advertising and e-mails to Kohl’s customers.

In-store presentation: Starting today, Kohl’s customers will see the contest promoted in Kohl’s stores nationwide through store signage, receipt messaging and more.

Television advertising: National and Hispanic brand spots will begin airing in July and run through the end of August.

Print advertising: Inclusion of the contest in Kohl’s print advertising will start in mid-July and run throughout the voting

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reach customers directly through various direct mail pieces. In addition to the Kohl’s Cares cause merchandise program that supports this contest, Kohl’s philanthropic programs include, a scholarship program that has awarded more than $2.2 million in scholarships and prizes and will donate an additional $410,000 to kids this year, Kohl’s associate volunteer program that donated more than $10 million to nonprofi ts nationwide last year alone, and a fundraising gift card program.

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T-BALL CHAMPIONS - The North West TN Gutters T-Ball team took the North Gibson League Championship .Members of the team are Cameron Nolan, Isaac Goad, Zoey Neal, Carter Ewell, Hayden Croom, Peyton Selph, Kayne Finch, Zane White, Cameron Clark, Colton Freeman, Jona White, and Gracie Hubble. Coaches are, Justin Ewell, Shaun Goad and Joel Selph.

The winner of the Dyer Station Celebration Scavenger Hunt was Dana Garner. Garner turned in 46 of the 50 items on the list. Coming in second place was Amy Richardson who turned in 45 of 50 items.

Joyce qualifies for world’s largest rodeo

Scavenger hunt winners announced

This free workshop will be presented on August 10, 2010, from 9AM-Noon, at the Trenton City Hall Teapot Room, 309 South College, Trenton, TN, 38382.

The event is sponsored by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, (Jackson State Community College), and the Greater Gibson County Chamber of Commerce.

Pre-registration is suggested due to limited seating. Call the Greater Gibson County Chamber of Commerce office at 731-855-0973 to register. There is no charge and it is open to the public but we do request that you pre-register.

Details of the workshop are indicated below.

Basics of Government Contracting

This information covers how to do business with the local governmental entities,

Find markets through local, state and federal contracts

the State of Tennessee and introduces the basics of Federal Government Contracting. Also included are overviews of the U. S. Small Business Administration’s 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantaged Business Program and Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) initiative. All attendees will receive resource material that contains information necessary to become certified to qualify for government contracts.

Advanced Government Contracting

You will learn how to find contracting opportunities within General Services Administration, Veterans Administration, Department of Defense, and the U. S. Postal Service. Step by step instruction and actual

examples will be used to help you interpret a bid match, invitation to bid (ITB), request for proposal (RFP), and a request for quotation (RFQ). This session will also include information on packages from the State of Tennessee and local governments.

Funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Additional funding is provided by the Tennessee Board of Regents and the State of Tennessee. All SBA funded programs are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.

Contact the TSBDC office at 731-424-5389 to make the arrangements.

Kids at Play Soccer Camp @ Gibson County High School Instructor - Coach Scott Jewell

Training for Kids age 3 to 12July 29th-30th • 6 p.m.-9 p.m

$20 per childFor more information call Coach Jewell

at 692-4541 or 414-4511

JOYCE GOING TO COMPETE IN WORLD’S LARGEST RODEO - Robert Joyce will be competing on Monday night the 19th of July and Friday morning the 23rd. A 2010 graduate of GCHS, Robert is the son of Kenny and Phyllis Joyce of Dyer. He will be attending UT Martin on a rodeo scholarship this fall.

Robert Joyce, a recent graduate of Gibson County High School, has earned a position on the Tennessee state high school rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Gillette, Wyoming from July 18 through 24 to compete at the 62nd Annual National High School Finals Rodeo in the steer wrestling competitions.

Featuring over 1,500 contestants from 41 states, five Canadian Provinces, and Australia, the National High School Finals is the world’s largest rodeo. In addition to competing for over $200,000 in prizes, NHSFR contestants will also be vying for more than $350,000 in college

scholarships and the chance to be named the National High School Rodeo National Champion. To earn this title, contestants must finish in the top twenty after two go-rounds of intense competition before advancing to Saturday night’s final championship performance.

Please check local listings for scheduled air time, or check www.nhsra.com for possible schedule changes and other times when the 2010 NHSFR telecast will air on RFD-TV. In addition, you can watch all of the NHSFR action live via Horsecity.com on their audio web cast.

Along with great rodeo competition and the chance

to meet new friends from around the world, NHSFR contestants have the opportunity to represent their team in a volleyball tournament, enjoy nightly contestant dances, participate in a talent contest, compete in a NRA rifle shooting competition, test their skills in a Knowledge Bowl competition, have the chance to shop the ever popular NHSFR western tradeshow, and visit the historical attractions of the Cowboy State. To follow your favorites at the NHSFR, visit the NHSFRA’s web site daily for complete results at www.nhsra.org. For ticket information, call 307-682-8803; or call 307-682-0552 for general information.

Laura Jill Asbridge graduated May 28, 2010 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. Laura previously graduated from UT Martin with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Human Performance with a concentration in Exercise Science in 2006.

Laura is the daughter of Lee and Patti Asbridge, granddaughter of Kenneth and Frances Poland and Donald and Mary Asbridge, niece of Jeff and Margie Asbridge, and sister of Leena Asbridge, all of Kenton.Laura has accepted a position with Memphis Physical Therapy in downtown Memphis and will begin work in July.

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All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or un-matured, against the estate are required to file same with Clerk of the above named Court within the earlier of four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death, otherwise their claims will be forever barred in the manner and to the extent provided by law. Date of Death: JUNE 18, 2010.

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NOTICE OF EARLY VOTINGSAMPLE BALLOT

STATE PRIMARY AND COUNTY GENERAL ELECTIONAUGUST 5, 2010

Pursuant to Sec. 2-6-103, Tennessee Code Annotated, notice is hereby given by the Gibson County Election Commission for Early Voting by Personal Appearance for the August 5, 2010, State Primary and County General Election. Early Voting will take place in the Election Commission Office, located on the first floor of the Courthouse, 1 Court Square, Trenton, Tennessee, beginning Friday, July 16, 2010, and ending Saturday, July 31, 2010. Early Voting hours will be from 8:30 A.M. until 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday and 9:00 A.M. until 12:00 noon on Saturday.

YOU MUST BRING YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION CARD OR SOME FORM OF IDENTIFICATION WITH YOU WHEN YOU COME TO VOTE.

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DODGE BALL WINNERS - The Dyer Station Celebration Dodge Ball Tournament winning team was from Joe & Deana’s Café. They are Blake Simpson, Zac Wiginton, Maggie Fulwood, Jessica Cox, Allen Barron, Jon Adam Carroll and Talmadge Campbell.

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•Diamond Oaks Golf Course Many Choice Lots Available! Many different views and various terrain back up the the golf course or a lake view. Call Mike at 855-9922.•Dyer Station Subdivision- 7 lots to choose from. Call Jerry for information 420-1080.GIBSON COUNTY LAKE LOTS- Build your dream home on the lake. Our pick your plan and we’ll build it for you.#130059-58 Lakeview Drive-WATERFRONT LOT. SO QUIET AND PEACEFUL! Just about the best spot on Gibson County Lake. Call Jerry @ 420-1080

#137621-414 College-Dyer-Updated, large older home with 4 bedrooms 2 baths, fireplace with gas logs. Storage building and small shop, on Large shaded lot. Call Jerry @ 420-1080.

#138366-21 State Route 185-beautiful Lot, Trees Country Living, Convenient To Town. Outside Storage And Large Shed. 1.40 Acre Lot. Call Doris @ 420-1081.

#141924-205 Madison- CONVENIENTLY LOCATED, nicely landscaped corner lot, within 3 blocks of downtown business district. Recently remodeled. Call Doris at 731-420-1081 for appointment.

#138593 -117 Hadley Dr-in Rutherford-3 BR, 1 1/2 bath, brick. CH&A. Corner lot. Garage & storage bldg. only $78,500. For appointment call Doris at 420-1081.

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136695-109 Waldun Cove-Very attractive, traditional, brick home. 28’ x 30’ work shop/storage building.Professionally landscaped lot. Call Doris @420-1081 to see.

#137030-28 Narrow Gauge Rd- Very private cute cyprus house on 2.4 acres. 2 BR, 1.5 bath, dinning room could be 3rd Br. Call Shirley at 731-445-7809.

#138383-384 E. Maple- This traditional 8 room (large rooms), 3 br, 2 bath, older home has been renovated and is ready for new owner.One block to K-8 Schools. Huge lot. Call Doris 420-1081#138261-105 S. Trenton St.- Excellent retirement or starter home. Half block to drug store, bank, post office,grocery, medical clinic, etc. Call Jerry @ 420-1080#137870-111 Williams St.- A very neat and well maintained brick home. Ideal as a starter home or for retiree. Large shaded lot, good outbuilding & nicely landscaped call Doris @ 420-1081.

#138805-2BR1Ba, CH&A, convenient to churches, downtown area, grocery, clinic. Has new cherry laminate flooring in large living room. Double attached garage. Large lot. Call Pat to see 731 504 1100.#138992-406 Carroll-Kenton-Nice Doublewide near downtown with adjacent lot available. 3BR,1.5BA. Call Pat at 504 1100.

#139218-267 A St. - Great 3 BR 1 bath brick home,large lot, hardwood floors. Good investment or first time home buyer. Call Shirley @ 731-445-7809.

#137657-103 Trenton Hwy. - Great 2 BR, 2 ba brick on large lot. Close to Gibson County High Schoo. Great 1st time home buyer. Must see. Call Shirley @ 445-7809.

#139286-172 High St.- Great starter home or investment property. 3BR 1 bath with one car garage,vinyl siding close to schools. Great price. Call Shirley @ 445-7809.

#139913 - 152 W. College - Charming well maintained home seeking a new owner wishing to update for a bargain price!!! Call Barbara @ 414-8184

#139840-366 Elm-Beautiful 1.5 Story 5 Br 3 Bath Home, featuring very large rooms. 5th Br could be rec room, play room, or sitting room. Upstairs would be great Mother In Law Suite. Call Shirley @ 445-7809

#140223-421 W. College, Kenton. Country Atmosphere - City Conveniences! A 3 acre site with home sitting far back off the road, offering lots of privacy. Call Jerry at 420-1080.

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Thirty years ago, a summertime rain could produce vast gullies, badly eroded slopes dotted the entire region, and on average, a Tennessee farmer was losing almost 5,000 tons of soil per year.

But that was before no-till farming.

These days, thanks to extensive work by researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, and educational forums like the Milan No-Till Field Day, those sights and stats are a thing of the past. In 2009, more than 70 percent of Tennessee farmers used no-till practices, and an additional 20 percent used some type of conservation tillage. The results can be seen in better production efficiency, cleaner water and air, and drastic improvements in our soils.

When the Milan No-Till

Aspiring business entrepreneurs and existing business owners are invited to attend the following presentations on Tuesday, August 10 at the Trenton City Hall Teapot Room, 309 South College, Trenton, TN 38382. The first class on ‘How to Start a Business’ will begin at 1:30PM followed by the ‘Effective Business Management’ class at 3:00PM. This event is co-sponsored by the TN Small Business Development Center, (JSCC), and the Greater Gibson County Chamber of Commerce. Call the Chamber office at 731-855.0973 to register or for more information.

How to Start A Business….Learn the Basic ABC’s To Developing a Business Plan

This class is designed for anyone who wants to start a new business. It will walk you through the essential steps necessary to develop a business plan; one that will ultimately show you, bottom line, if the business is viable. It will enable you to see visually the time it will take to break even. It covers all the important areas of business activity from business licensing, business entities, market research, to financial development, marketing, costing and record maintenance. The class provides a step by step process in understanding not only what is required to be done, but the why it is important that it be done.

Statistics prove that 80 percent of new businesses fail within the first 5 years. Of those that make it through the first 5 years, only 20 percent make it to the 10th year. This means that only 4 percent of new businesses are around after 10 years.

If a new business owner attends at least 3 seminars, he cuts his chance of failure

Milan holds 26thNo-Till Field DayCrop Production Field Day rolls around this July, most visitors to the AgResearch & Education Center will be familiar with no-till practices, but this event is about more than no-till education. It’s about helping farmers determine the best methods for agricultural production.

“We’re proud of our heritage as the birthplace of Tennessee No-Till,” says Dr. Blake Brown, Director of the AgResearch & Education Center at Milan. “As no-till becomes the conventional tillage method in Tennessee, we hope to continue in the footsteps of those early no-till researchers whose main goal was to help the farmers of this state produce crops more efficiently and economically.”

Visitors to Milan No-Till Field Day will have the opportunity to hear

presentations on research involving every major row crop grown in Tennessee, delivered by leading crop experts from across the Mid-South. Tours will also feature workshops on weed, insect and disease management. Plus, sessions will be offered on topics like financial planning and emerging biofuels markets.

In addition to the array of educational tours, visitors can also enjoy a large tradeshow or a walk through the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum, which features thousands of agricultural antiques.

Admission is free. We appreciate your interest and hope that you will learn techniques for increasing production, reducing expenses, improving marketing skills, or increasing the efficiency of your crop production operation.

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Keeping Your Business Healthy & Profitable

For anyone in business, this class will show you how to watch every aspect of your business that contributes to “bottom line” profitability. It is designed for not only for a normal economy, but for survival in tough economic times as well. It will address issues in Marketing Management, Financial Management,

Human Resource Management and General Business Management.

Whether you are a retailer or a service organization, this class will teach you ways to look at cost savings through a “different set of eyes”! Things that are done by “rote” often generate trouble. The steps are not complicated or difficult, but it does require commitment. Hopefully, the pro-active approach we show you will motivate you to more positive management strategies and enable you to address your profitability regardless of market conditions.

Business classes offered at the Tea Pot Room in Trenton

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THANK YOUI would like to thank everyone who turned out for my recent fish fry. It was really great to see so many old friends and make some new ones.I would especially like to thank the Goodluck Fire Department for use of their facilities and all my volunteers who worked so hard to make this event such a success. Everyone’s show of support has been overwhelming.

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Recovery Act funds three Tennessee Association of Utility District’s Tony Wyatt, A2H Engineers’ Ed Hargraves, Gibson County Electric’s Dan Rodamaker and Emily Sullivan, Friends of Gibson County’s Rhonda Casey, RD Area Director Harriet Cannon and staff Brenda Horner and Van Wylie.

Rural Development community programs provide financial resources to construct or improve essential services like reliable access to clean water, wastewater treatment, healthcare, education, job training and first responder facilities. Loan-guarantees encourage private lenders to expand the availability of affordable financing in rural communities. Direct loans and grants create sound financial opportunities for local governments to meet essential infrastructure needs.

Rural Development business grants help local governments and non-profit organizations improve local business infrastructure and promote job growth. Business loan-guarantees are also available to help private lenders to increase the pool of investment capital available for business start-up, modernization and expansion in eligible rural areas.

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USDA Rural Development invests in jobs, businesses, community infrastructure, homeownership and affordable rental housing in rural communities. Last year Rural Development assisted more than 864,000

Tennessee families and businesses with more than $655 million in financial assistance through affordable loans, loan guarantees and grants.

For more information on Rural Development programs available in northwest Tennessee contact the Rural Development Area Office in Union City at 731-885-6480 ext. 4, toll free at 1-800-342-3149 extension 1497, or visit us online at www.rurdev.usda.gov/tn.

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USDA funds jobs creation project in Kenton“To remain a viable

community, we must position our city to attract new business as well as retain and grow existing businesses,” said Kenton Mayor John Maughan at the announcement made Thursday, July 8 of a federal grant awarded to the city.

“USDA Rural Development will help us to do that.”USDA Rural Development State Director Bobby Goode made the official announcement during a presentation at City Hall.

“Small businesses are the economic engines of rural communities, creating jobs and helping maintain a healthy, diversified local economy,” said Goode. “Thanks to the support of our Congressional Delegation, Rural Development has the financial resources to help Kenton conduct studies and develop a plan to sustain and expand the economic base.”

According to Mayor Maughan, the $25,000 Rural Development grant and $20,000 from the city will be used to gather detailed information on the state of the area economy and to develop a plan to support job growth. One idea being examined is the creation of a tri-city economic council to promote coordination of

economic development in the region. The project will take a comprehensive look at everything that affects the business climate including things like the state of local schools, Highway 45, healthcare and creation of a city website.

Others participating in the event included Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Representative Matt Varino; Sen. Bob Corker’s Representative Jennifer Weems; Rep. John Tanner’s Representative Tom Turner; State Reps. Judy Barker and Curtis Halford; Gibson County Mayor Joe Shepard; Northwest Tennessee Development District Executive Dir. John Bucy; Gibson County Electric’s Dan Rodamaker and Emily Sullivan; Kenton Aldermen Shirley Clark, Peggy Ray and Tim Johns; Kenton’s Economic Development Committeemen Ed Sims, David Hicks and Susan Taylor; RD Area Director Harriet Cannon and staff Brenda Horner and Van Wylie.

Rural Development business grants help local governments and non-profit organizations improve local business infrastructure and promote job growth. Business loan-guarantees are also available to help private lenders to increase the pool of

investment capital available for business start-up, modernization and expansion in eligible rural areas.

USDA Rural Development invests in jobs, businesses, community infrastructure,

homeownership and affordable rental housing in rural communities. Last year Rural Development assisted more than 864,000 Tennessee families and businesses with more

than $655 million in financial assistance through affordable loans, loan guarantees and grants.

For more information on Rural Development programs available in

northwest Tennessee contact the Rural Development Area Office in Union City at 731-885-6480 ext. 4, toll free at 1-800-342-3149 extension 1497, or visit us online at www.rurdev.usda.gov/tn.

CHECK PRESENTATIONS - Among those attending the check presentation last Thursday for Gibson County’s $10,000 grant that will be combined with $10,000 in local contributions to develop a plan for recruiting needed retail businesses to the county were (photo above) County Mayor Joe Shepard,Trenton Mayor Tony Burris, Dyer Mayor Sam Thompson, State Rep. Curtis Halford, USDA State Director Bobby Goode, Greater Gibson County Chamber of Commerce’s Marci Overall, Sen. Lamar Alexander’s Representative Matt Varino, Rep. John Tanner’s Representative Tom Turner, Dyer City Recorder Jason Griggs, Tennessee Association of Utility District’s Tony Wyatt, A2H Engineers’ Ed Hargraves, Gibson County Electric’s Dan Rodamaker and Emily Sullivan, Friends of Gibson County’s Rhonda Casey, RD Area Director Harriet Cannon and staff Brenda Horner, Mitzie Hailey and Van Wylie. The Greater Gibson County Chamber of Commerce (lower below) also received a $10,000 RD grant that will be combined with $15,000 from Gibson Electric Membership Cooperative to upgrade the Chamber’s fiber-optic broadband connection.

KENTON RECEIVES USDA DEVELOPMENT GRANT - Among those attending the check presentation from USDA at Kenton city hall last Thursday were County Mayor Joe Shepard, alderpersons Shirley Clark, and Peggy Ray, Kenton Mayor John Maughan, USDA State Director Bobby Goode, USDA’s Harriett Cannon, USDA’s Van Wylie, Gibson EMC’s Dan Rodemaker

District 79 State Rep. Curtis Halford, District 77 State Rep. Judy Barker, Ed Sims, Susan Taylor, Alderman Tim Johns, David Hicks, John Busey, USDA’s Mitzi Hailey, Tom Turner from John Tanner’s office, Matt Varino from Lamar Alexander office, Jennifer Weems from Bob Corker’s office and Emily Sullivan from Gibson EMC. (names are not listed in order)

reauthorizing NFIP through Sept. 30, 2010. It must be reauthorized again to be offered beyond that date. Policies purchased now will be effective 30 days after the premium is paid and will remain in effect for a year.

For more information on NFIP, call 888-379-9531, visit www.FloodSmart.gov, or call your local insurance agent.

FEMA office to closeThe FEMA disaster

response office and Small Business Administration office located at the Gibson Co. Fairgrounds (Martha Taylor Bldg.) in Trenton will close after 5 p.m. July 15, said Rickey Graves. Call 855-7688 for information.

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