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144th Year • No. 56 Haywood County, Tennessee $1.00 Two Section, 20 pages Brownsville STATES-GRAPHIC Thursday, July 22, 2010 See recipe on page A5 See weather on page B8 Thu 7/1 88/63 A mainly sunny sky. High 88F. Winds NE at 10 to 20 mph. Fri 7/2 91/70 Sunshine. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. Sat 7/3 91/72 Plenty of sun. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the low 70s. See Common A2 Thu 7/22 96/75 Partly cloudy skies. Humid. Heat index near 105F. High 96F. Sunrise Sunset 5:58 AM 8:09 PM Fri 7/23 96/74 A few clouds. Highs in the mid 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Sunrise Sunset 5:58 AM 8:08 PM Sat 7/24 97/75 A few clouds. Highs in the upper 90s and lows in the mid 70s. Sunrise Sunset 5:59 AM 8:07 PM The early voting period for Haywood County kicked off last Friday July 16 for the August 5 state primary and county general elections. Beginning Friday, July 16, registered voters will have the opportunity to cast their ballots for the August 5 state primary and county general elections. Andrea Smothers, Administrator of Elections for Haywood County, is encouraging voters to take advantage of early voting. “Local voters have come to enjoy the benefits and convenience of voting early,” Administrator Smothers said. “Voters can vote at their convenience and not worry about rushing to the polls on Election Day.” “In November 2008, approximately 58 percent of the registered voters who voted in the election in Tennessee took advantage of early voting,” Secretary of State Tre Hargett said. “I expect a significant number of voters to vote early this election as well.” Tennessee Coordinator of Elections Mark Goins kicked off the first day of early voting by casting his own ballot. “Early voting is convenient and has become very popular in Tennessee,” Coordinator Goins said. “I know I will be busy on Election Day, so voting early ensures my vote will be cast within my schedule. It just makes sense to vote at a time convenient to me.” For people who cannot or would prefer not to vote on Election Day, early voting provides an additional 14-day period to cast ballots, including three Saturdays this election year. Voters may vote in their county general elections, as well as the state primary elections. Voters choosing to vote in the state primaries will select either the Republican or Democrat ballot. Haywood County will be conducting early voting in the lobby of the Courthouse. The hours for early voting will be 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Early voting ends Saturday, July 31. Running in the State Republican Primary for Governor are Bill Haslam, Joe Kirkpatrick, Basil Marceaux Sr., Ron Ramsey and Zach Wamp. Running for the United States House of Representatives 8 th Congressional District are Stephen Lee Fincher, Ron Kirkland, Dr. George Flinn, Randy Smith, Roy Herron and Ben Watts. Mike McWherter is running in the State Democratic Primary for Governor. Running for the Tennessee House of Representatives 81 st Representative District are Rory Bricco and Jim Hardin. Running for the State Executive Committeewoman 26 th Senatorial District are Shirley Curry, Ashley Dennis and Teresa D. Martin. Moving on to the general election, Freddy O. Smith is challenging County Mayor Franklin Smith. Richard Jameson, County Commissioner of Second District Position 2, is running against Felecia P. Walker. James Teddy Waldrop, County Commissioner of Fourth District, Position 1, is running against Robert Christopher Call. Larry G. Stanley, County Commissioner of Seventh District Position 1 is running against Albert E. Boyd. Bob C. Hooper, County Commissioner of Seventh District Position 2 is running against James Morgan. Ronald Woods, County Commissioner of Eighth District, Position 1 is running against Jeffery Richmond. Robert T. Campbell, County Commissioner of Eighth District, Position 2 is running against Marjorie Vaulx. Haywood County Sheriff Melvin Bond is running against Jason Singleton. Three will be vying for the position of Circuit Court Clerk: Mary Bond Lonon and Rick Rouse will be gunning for Elma Pirtle’s position. Early voting period continues A Haywood County man was killed last Thursday after he suffered severe head injuries when his utility vehicle he was riding in overturned and crashed into a ditch. A 911 call came in at approximately noon on Thursday when dispatchers said there had been an ATV accident near Christmasville and Thomas Road. They stated the victim was still trapped under the vehicle and Wings was notified. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol John O. Johnson, 73, was pronounced dead on arrival on Thomas Road near the intersection of Christmasville Road in northern Haywood County. A 15-year old minor, from Texas, was driving the Polaris Ranger Johnson was riding in and was negotiating a curve too fast when the ATV exited the left side of the roadway and overturned in a ditch. Johnson, the minor, and a third passenger were all ejected during the crash. The trio had been returning home from a fishing trip and was pulling a 14 ft John boat behind the ATV. The third passenger, Daniel Garrison, 55, also of Texas, was injured and transported to Haywood Park. The driver was not injured. None of the occupants were wearing safety restraints. For Johnson’s complete obituary see page A-6. Haywood County emergency personnel attend to victim John O. Johnson Thursday, after Johnson suffered severe head injuries from being ejected from his utility vehicle that overturned in a ditch. Haywood County man killed in ATV accident A rather light agenda was tackled during the Haywood County Commission Monday, July 19, following a public hearing on an area growth plan specifically the public meeting, concerning Resolution #7101, which is set to amend the planned growth areas of Haywood County and to forward a new map to the coordinating committee. It is supposed to cover places deemed growth areas for Haywood County for the next 20 years. However, problems with the map presented caused plans for action on the resolution to be cancelled that night. There should be further readings on the matter in the fall. Not much was revealed on the upcoming 2010-2011 budget, as it is still being worked on by budget committee members. It was noted that the budget was “three quarters ready.” What was also revealed was that most of the county departments so far have come through with three percent cuts from their budget requests. The budget will go through further work Wednesday, July 21, at 4 p.m. where discussion will center on the school board’s budget plans. Realistically, the commission believes that the budget may not be ready until after the August elections. In other commission news, the solar farm was discussed briefly rooting from information on the construction. As mentioned before, the State Building Commission approved Chattanooga based Signal Energy as the design/build contractor for the West Tennessee Solar Farm. The state looked at eight bidders, received seven bids, of which Signal Energy won. They were awarded a $21 million contract. T-DOT will also build an education/road center for the Solar Farm. Authorities from the Brownsville Police Department arrested a Brownsville man last night on violations of being a non-compliant sex offender. Monday, July 29 at 6:04 p.m., officers arrested a Steven Jelks, 25, at his residence at 959 Norris in Brownsville. Monday’s arrest stemmed from a charge that occurred on March 27, 2010 where it was reported to authorities that Jelks had sex with a minor. Authorities found out Monday that a minor is now believed to be pregnant by Jelks. So far, Jelks has been charged with being a non- compliant sex offender. Jelks is expected to be hit with other charges, including being in violation of his state probation. On January 23, 2002, authorities charged Jelks with aggravated sexual battery from another incident. Sexual Work continues on county budget West Tennessee political heavy hitters Stephen Fincher and Ron Kirkland both swept through Stanton last Thursday afternoon for an informative meeting with the board of the Stanton Health Center as board members illustrated the importance of cost effective clinics like the Stanton Center. “In terms of cleanliness and quality, this place is comparable to what we have in Jackson,” Kirkland said about the Stanton Center. The republican candidates, vying for the 8 th Congressional seat, brushed each other in passing with a handshake and a smile as they toured the healthcare facility. And ironically, although they’ve been sparring at each other since their campaigns launched, the conservative candidates both shared similar messages in terms of reducing out-of-control federal spending, tax cuts on small business and getting back to the core principles of the Constitution and the Bible. “Our spending is out of control,” Kirkland explained. “We’ve got to reduce our annual deficit.” Fincher informed the crowd more common sense is needed in Washington stating, “Washington is out of touch. We need guys in Washington with business sense; we can’t keep spending when we don’t have the revenue to back it up. Our government is wasting precious dollars that we need to be putting places like this clinic.” Kirkland, a Jackson physician by trade, said he knew he wanted to Common ‘cents’ spoken at Stanton Health Center Republican Congressional candidate Stephen Fincher explains to the Stanton Health Center board last Thursday his view on Washington politics and how D.C. needs more common sense, business- minded politicians. Stanton Health Center director Mary Heinzen informs Ron Kirkland the importance of health centers to communities like Stanton last Thursday. Kirkland is vying for the 8 th district Congressional seat. See Voting A2 Franklin Smith Freddy O. Smith Johnson
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