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By: CALVIN [email protected]

One could easily feel the impact of Tom Lea’s death in Brownsville.

For nearly 30 years, through hard work, sheer determination, and a creative eye rarely found, Tom made the Treasure Chest one of the most iconic businesses in the community.

For those that knew him, or had the great opportunity to work with him, Tom was the type of person that would

easily go the extra mile, and it refl ected greatly with the success of the Treasure Chest.

Lea & Simmons, who have taken over The Treasure Chest, are now not only keeping the business in the family, but are also putting their own spin into things.

Taking over the Treasure Chest seemed like a natural progression for Lea & Simmons, the new owners noted.

“This was a family business and everybody in the Lea

family grew up working in the fl ower shop...And when Uncle Tom suddenly passed away, Aunt Judy wanted to retire and close it,” Lea & Simmons Co-Owner Chris Lea said. “And we got to thinking that this is an established business that’s deep in this town and it also runs hand in hand with our funeral home. So we all got together, approached Aunt Judy and decided to buy the business and carry the tradition on.”

Lea & Simmons continuing

the business fi nally gave an answer to the business’ fate.

“I mean we heard people from all over town say ‘What are we going to do if the Treasure Chest closes?” Lea & Simmons Co-Owner Jody Lea said. “I mean, it’s been here forever. Everybody knows it and knew Tom. It was just going to hurt the community if it was over.”

While reopening a long established business can create some obstacles, for Lea & Simmons, the transition has been smooth. To them,

Continuing the traditionTreasure Chest kept open

By: CALVIN CARTER [email protected]

Tuesday, February 7, seemed almost quiet for the Stanton area until the afternoon hours. The Brownsville-Haywood County Fire Department answered a call at approximately 4 p.m. for a house fi re at 520 South Main Street in Stanton.

Authorities stayed to combat the fi re for approximately two hours.

No one was killed or injured in the incident. And the home wasn’t reported as a total loss. However, there was extensive damage to attic area. The home is owned by William Adams and Todd Blue is the occupant.

Authorities believe that the fi re may have been electrical based.

Fire damages home in Stanton

BY: CALVIN [email protected]

The Haywood County Utility District met in a special called meeting Monday, February 6 in the Haywood County Courthouse.

The district discussed a Service Area Agreement between the Brownsville Energy Authority (BEA) and newly reformed district for the West Tennessee Megasite. The deal would transfer the water rights to the Megasite area to BEA and in return, BEA will

pay Haywood County fi ve percent of the gross revenue from water sales made to and actually received by BEA from the primary Megasite tenant for water services, excluding sales tax.

This means that a new water treatment pump will be built in Brownsville, and the waste water will pump from the primary tenant, to the city, specifi cally to on South Washington, before being moved to the Forked Deer River.

Haywood County Mayor Franklin Smith noted that

initially, this wasn’t the deal he had in mind as far as the water rights, noting that he thought maybe a water treatment facility could have instead been built in the Stanton area, which is near the Megasite.

“I’ll be perfectly honest with you. This is not the deal that I wanted,” Smith said to the district. “But you got to go along to move forward..”

While initial plans seemed to differ when talking with the state, it appears that they thought this current deal would be more cost

effective.In addition to the deal,

when an ancillary tenant locates within the Megasite, Haywood County Utility District and BEA will negotiate and agree upon a “different percentage of gross revenue to be paid to the Haywood County Utility District from water sales.”

This district approved of the deal and, it will go in effect once the megasite acquires its primary tenant. The contract is for 99 years.

Megasite Water rights to go to BEA

BY: CALVIN [email protected]

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam gave his State Of The State Address recently, and also presented his proposal for the 2012-2013 Fiscal Year Budget for the state.

Haslam seemed to call for a emphasis on job growth, improving education, low taxes and better public safety during his speech.

“Our role in state government is to provide services that Tennesseans aren’t able to get on their own - we build roads, offer higher education options, guard prisoners, help families adopt children, care for the mentally ill, patrol highways, serve veterans and perform hundreds of other services,” Haslam said. “My job as governor is to make sure we are providing those services in a customer-focused and effective way.”

In addition to the speech, Haslam also outlined a few items that are budgeted for this year. Included is $25 million for the West Tennessee Megasite. This news, as well as the recent water rights deal met between the Haywood County Utility District and Brownsville Energy Authority could mean that the state is really to get the proposed project rolling. Any news of potential primary tenants is still currently unknown however.

The Megasite wasn’t the only noteworthy highlight of the budget.

Other highlights included: restoration of more than $100 million of the $160 million “core services” funding that was designated two years ago. This includes: the Coordinated School Health program, extended teacher contracts, alcohol and abuse treatment programs, juvenile justice grants, diabetes prevention, and matching dollars for state employee 401k programs.

There will be full funding for the Basic Education Program.

The budget also lists $264 million to fund long-deferred capital outlay projects in higher education including: a new science building at Middle Tennessee State University, a science lab at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, a new patient

Haslam continues commitment to Megasite

Photo By Debbie Sterbinsky

see CHEST page 3

see HASLAM page 3

Are these your Stars?

Page 2 — The Brownsville States-Graphic, Thursday, February 9, 2012

The American Cancer Society recently awarded area Relay For Life community members and supporters for their

efforts in helping raise funds for the event.

The Brownsville States-Graphic and Brownsville Radio were both awarded

the 2011 Lighthouse Media award, while INSOUTH Bank Community Executive Alan Callery received the

Relay MVP award.Pictured, is 2011

Brownsville Relay For Life co-chair Carolyn Flag presenting the

awards to three winners: Brownsville Radio General Manager Carlton Viers, The Brownsville States-Graphic General

Manager Vicky Fawcett and INSOUTH Bank Community Executive Alan Callery.

Callery and local media awarded

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The Fifth Annual B r o w n s v i l l e Homecoming took place Saturday, February

4 at the Ann Marks Performing Arts Center. “The Fifth Homecoming-Brownsville Style”

was presented by the Brownsville Haywood County Arts Council.

Attendees got the

chance to hear wonderful gospel music through the voices and spirits of multitude of talented

singers from the area’s many different churches.

The event was once again directed by Richard

Dickerson, Minister Of Music at Woodmont Baptist Church in Nashville.

Brownsville Homecoming presented

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CornerCorner Katherine HornFebruary may be a short

month, but some great things happen too! This month is Black History Month. We have a wide variety of materials available for your reading pleasure. We also want to remind everyone about TEL. The Tennessee Electronic Library (TEL) is an on-line database full of wonderful resources for all your research needs. TEL offers books, periodicals, scholarly journals, newspapers and e-books all for you. TEL even shows you how to properly cite the materials that you use. Use TEL, along with the materials in the library, for your Black History projects needs.

Computer classes still have a little bit of room.

Sign-up is easy; just call or come by the library and sign-up for the class of your choice. Classes for the rest of this month include: Microsoft Power Point (February 14), Microsoft Publisher (February 21) and Microsoft Excel (February 28).

We have Tax Forms! The library is the only place (that we know of) that has tax forms available to the public. Please take only what you need. If you do not see the form that you need, please ask at the circulation desk. You can also get tax forms from the IRS website. Just visit IRS.gov and look under “Forms and Publications.” The staff of the library is not able to give any type of tax advice.

If you have questions regarding your taxes, please contact a certifi ed tax preparer or the IRS.

The library will be getting a new circulation program soon. Three of our staff members will be receiving training on this new program on the 21, 22 and 23, of February. Please be patient with us as we learn this new software. We are excited because this new software is an on-line catalogue and will enable all our patrons to access out catalogue at any time. There will be some other great features to tell you about as soon as the staff has learned all about them fi rst.

Happy Reading!

a huge reason for that has to do with designers Donna Peresotti and Julia Carrie, who are also longtime employees of the Treasure Chest.

“The fi rst thing we did is talk to the help that was already here because without them, you wouldn’t have the Treasure Chest,” Jody said. “So they agreed to stay on. They were needing work, so it just kind of fi t in for everybody.”

Uncle Tom set the standard years ago, but he was an icon in this business, in his own light. We want to provide the service the community needs and with the help that we have here, that’s worked with him for years, and with the support we have from the community, we can. “When Aunt Judy closed on the 22, and we opened, the transition was smooth. There’s no pressure when you’ve got employees that are as good as we have.

It’s clear that Lea & Simmons have trust in the Chest’s longtime employees. And it also seems that the employees have trust in Lea & Simmons.

“They have been a pleasure to work for. They trust us and let us do our thing,” Carrie said.

“I think they had enough trust in both of us that whatever we asked for or needed it would be professional and done to the best of our ability.” Peresotti said.

And while Lea & Simmons are focused on fi lling in the huge shoes left by Tom, they’re still using this opportunity to provide their own twist. The Chest is still in its building stages compared to when Tom owned it, but the new owners have big plans in store for the year, including raising white doves for any occasion.

“When Aunt Judy closed it down, she ad a going out of business sale, which sold most of the stock. The front was bare, which worked to our advantage because we came in, put a fresh coat of paint on everything, cleaned and rearranged,” Jody said. “Of course we can never be like Uncle Tom, so we had to do things different, do it our way. So it’s still the same but then again, it’s different.”

“It has the same personal touch. Uncle Tom always preached to us customer satisfaction is number and to always out your heart into everything you do,” Chris said. It’s not just a business sale, everything that leads out of here is personal, whether, it’s a wedding, an anniversary, a birthday or funeral. And it’s not just an order you make up and send out the door. For 30 something years, he put his personal touch on everything. And everything was checked to meet spot on perfection when it left here. And that’s the main thing we’re not changing.”

For Lea& Simmons to

keep the business going and within the family, there are many that would think that Tom would be very proud if he were alive today.

“Aunt Judy came by yesterday and said ‘This is ya’ll’s day. I’m not coming,. I’m not going to be here. We’re retired and Tom’s gone. We’re out of the picture,” Jody said. “But she continued, ‘I want you to know that I’m proud of you. And Tom would be so proud.”

“He worked so hard in this business. I mean I wasn’t even old enough to drive and I was working for him sweeping the fl oors,” Chris said. “And to have it come full circle, and for us to carry on what he started, it’s big shoes to fi ll, but I’m proud to be here.”

“He would be very proud of his nephews, Elliot and Harriet,” Carrie said He lived and breathed this place and he would love to know that it’s still here.”

While this may serve as the beginning of a new chapter, keep in mind that when it comes to the Treasure Chest, Brownsville will still be reading the same great book.

“We’re really not starting over. I think it’s being taken on by the younger generation,” Peresotti said. It’s in the same family. Even though he’s no longer here, he can still be seen. It’s just the younger generation coming on and taking over where he left off.”

center at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and planning money for new buildings at Nashville State Community College, Northeast State Community College, the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga.

State employees will

receive a 2.5 percent pay increase. There will be approximately $23 million to fund a new veterans home in Bradley County.

And $50 million will go to the Rainy Day Fund bringing it up to $356 million.

“I promise to be relentless when it comes to providing the very best

service to our taxpayers for the very lowest price. They deserve it,” Haslam said. “And on issue or policy, our administration will always work to get to the right answer, not just our own answer. Working together, we are going to achieve better for Tennessee.”

We, the family of Elizabeth Pepper-Kiestler, would like to thank each and everyone for the acts of kindness shown to us in our sudden loss.

We appreciate the visits, food, calls, cards, memorials and flowers, but most of all your prayers without which the pain would have been impossible to bear.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers and Elizabeth in your hearts.

Jason, Allan, Lauren, Lindsey, Milton, Ann, David and families.

CHEST continued

HASLAM continued

Scott Williams, one of our favorite people, wrote the following on his blog this week: “What Happened in 1921 That Burned the People of 1890?”

“I am new to genealogy research, so I am sure my recent “aha” moment is no news to the men and women who have been doing this for many years. I kept noticing a hole in my census fi ndings for my Haywood County ancestors in 1890. Digging a little deeper, I discovered the majority of the census records for 1890 were destroyed by a fi re on January 10, 1921. My curiosity was peaked and it seems to be such a signifi cant loss for genealogists, I decided to explore both the loss of the records and what was going on during that time in history to see what exactly happened. In 1921, there was no “National Archives” so the eleventh census of the United States, taken in 1890, was stored in the Commerce Department Building, northwest of the White House.It was a treasure trove of information and was the fi rst census to use “punch cards and an electrical tabulation system.” The 1890 census had generated, for the fi rst time, a separate form for each family, the number of children born vs. number living and even included a question about Civil War service.Unfortunately, most of that information is gone. An article written by Kellee Blake in 1996 for “Prologue Magazine” explains what happened.“At about fi ve o’clock on

that afternoon, building fi reman James Foster noticed smoke coming through openings around pipes that ran from the boiler room into the fi le room. Foster saw no fi re, but immediately reported the smoke to the desk watchman, who called the fi re department. Minutes later, on the fi fth fl oor, a watchman noticed smoke in the men’s bathroom, took the elevator to the basement, was forced back by the dense smoke and went to the watchman’s desk. By then, the fi re department had arrived, the house alarm was pulled (reportedly at 5:30), and a dozen employees still working on upper fl oors evacuated. A total of three alarms and a general local call were turned in.After some setbacks from the intense smoke, fi remen gained access to the basement. While a crowd of ten thousand watched, they poured 20 streams of water into the building and fl ooded the cellar through holes cut

into the concrete fl oor. The fi re did not go above the basement, seemingly thanks to a fi reproofed fl oor. By 9:45 p.m. the fi re was extinguished, but fi remen poured water into the burned area past 10:30 p.m. Disaster planning and recovery were almost unknown in 1921. With the blaze extinguished, despite the obvious damage and need for immediate salvage efforts, the chief clerk opened windows to let out the smoke and except for watchmen on patrol, everyone went home.” Source: (http://w w w . a r c h i v e s .g o v / p u b l i c a t i o n s /p r o l o g u e / 1 9 9 6 /spring/1890-census-1 .html).

To Be Continued… you won’t believe what happened after the fi re!

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Off the Beaten Path

It’ll come back

Sorry ladies, but this column is for men, so all you guys out there, listen up. And remember, I’m not trying to tell you what to do; I’m just, as always, trying to be helpful.

If you aren’t already aware of this, know it now! Valentine’s Day, with its attendant necessity for you to pick out the perfect gift for your loved one, is only days away.

And ever since Charles, the duke of Orleans, imprisoned at the time in the Tower of London, sent the first Valentine card to his wife in 1415, men have scratched their heads in befuddlement over what to do about the holiday. Thus, the annual dilemma over picking the perfect Valentine gift.

While scholars may argue over the origins of the day, they pretty much agree that choosing the wrong Valentine gift for your inamorata is a recipe for disaster. Those days when you could get by with picking up a card and a heart-shaped Whitman’s Sampler at Wal-Mart after work on the 13th of February are gone with the wind. So much so that the National Retail Federation just reported that Americans will spend a whopping 17.6 billion dollars (And no, they’re not talking about a government program here) on tokens of love this month, and that the average shopper will spend $126 on Valentine gifts this year.

Mostly, they’ll be buying the traditional gifts, jewelry, candy, flowers and dinner, but what are you going to do? What would be the perfect gift for your special one?

What, exactly, is your wife or sweetheart craving this Valentine’s Day? Well, no man alive can answer that question with certainty, but if you ask women, and they ought to know, you can’t go wrong with jewelry. But when they say “jewelry” they are not talking about mood rings and Monet; they mean the real stuff, made of gold and gemstones. So if you can’t spring for something real, it’s better to go for something else.

But what? Most men don’t seem to have a clue here. Or a care. In a recent survey, 61% of men said they had given no thought at all as to what Valentine gift to give their significant others, and 81% of wives and sweethearts said they thought they had received that exact gift. And they were not happy about it.

Now I can’t tell you what to get, but let me mention a few places you don’t want to go. Although just about every merchant in America is telling you his or her product would be the perfect Valentine gift, don’t believe it unless you really, really know the woman you’re buying

for. And let’s face it, no man does.

So listen to me, and avoid those Valentine’s Day disasters. First of all, don’t buy her lingerie. I know, at first blush (no pun intended) it sounds like an intimate and romantic gift, but in reality, it can be terribly problematic. The main problem is the size issue. Nine out of ten guys don’t know anything about women’s sizes, or what size their significant other is, and guessing wrong is guaranteed to cause difficulty. If you buy her something too large, she will accuse you of thinking she is fat. Also, if you buy her something too small, she will accuse you of thinking she’s too fat.

And then, if you’re lucky enough to buy the right size, guess what. Unless she’s a Victoria’s Secret model, it’s not going to look the same on her as it does on the store mannequin, and if she doesn’t think it flatters her, beware. Better yet, choose another gift.

I saw an ad last week suggesting membership in a health club as the perfect Valentine gift. Ha! Trust me on this. No woman wants exercise equipment, or anything else that reminds her of her weight, on Valentine’s Day. I don’t care what her New Year’s resolution was, and even if she knocks over the lamps in the den every time she turns around, don’t get her a treadmill or ThighMaster for Valentine’s Day. And needless to say, she will not feel warm and fuzzy about a trial membership to Jenny Craig either. Look elsewhere.

How about a slow cooker or an electric skillet, you ask. Get serious. No woman wants a kitchen tool or gadget on the most romantic day of the year, so don’t get her one, lest your romantic intentions turn to toast.

Same thing with cleaning products, no matter how cute they are. No ostrich feather dusters or brooms or mops, and take note; when she said she wanted a new vacuum

cleaner, she didn’t mean she wanted one on Valentine’s Day.

What about a nice bottle of wine? Maybe. The right bottle of wine or champagne might set just the right romantic mood, but she’s going to be cool to the point of frosty if you show up with a bottle of Jack Daniels or a six pack of Bud Light.

The same goes for power tools. We guys think they’re awesome, but they don’t. Again, trust me. She will not consider a power hammer or a laser level to be a romantic gift.

And for you last minute shoppers, don’t pick up a trinket at a convenience store. Any gift purchased at a gas station is a bad gift. It says you forgot about the day, and by implication, her. Give her something you got at 7-Eleven and you’ll end up paying far, far more than your original purchase price for it.

If you’re looking for something really, really different, the Bronx Zoo is offering to name one of its cockroaches after your loved one for only twenty-five bucks. I’m pretty sure though, that this would not be a good plan. Maybe after your former sweetheart.

But everybody agrees, the worst gift of all is nothing. Do you plan to break up with her? If so, this is the perfect gift; otherwise, come up with something. Some psychologists say no man ever really forgets Valentine’s Day, that those who claim to have done so are really harboring some underlying issue such as anger or resentment, so unless you want to be psychoanalyzed negatively by your loved one, don’t forget.

And if you just can’t think outside the box, of chocolates, that is, then go for that. After all, you know what they say; “It’s the thought that counts.”

Unfortunately, what they are talking about on Valentine’s Day is what she thinks about your gift.

As I’ve said before, let’s be careful out there guys.

Stupid Cupid

It is amazing what can been seen and learned from a brief moment spent on the back yard patio. It is here that silence becomes our greatest teacher with all the reminders of the finer things in life by separating the trivial from the more significant matters.

One of my more recent visits was on a quiet sunny January day. The temperature was in the mid sixties. It provided a great opportunity to evaluate conditions in the back yard that needed our immediate attention.

There were bare spots on the ground where the older kids gathered together under the trees in the summer time for their swimming parties and other fun time events. Sometimes during these jubilant moments of fun and celebration, cars and trucks made their way on the grass leaving tracks and ruts as a constant reminder of their presence.

The grassless patches and the limited number of unattractive marks captivated my thoughts for the moment as I began to take inventory of the projects that would need immediate attention at the appropriate time.

While evaluating the situation, it was beginning to take control of my mind when I was reminded not to worry about any of this. I was told that we could take care of it in the spring.

While totally captivated by the moment, the words of a song recorded in 1974 by country singer Red Sovine came to mind.

The setting features a story that revolves around a mother, father, and their only child, a daughter. Some of you may remember this chart song titled, “It’ll Come Back.”

The song begins with these words: “On our little girl’s third birthday, she got a sandbox in the back yard to play. Sand was everywhere as she played and she laughed. I busted her, for it killed all the grass.”

The little girl replied, “It’ll come back, it’ll come back. Daddy, don’t get mad. God and the rain will bring it back.”

Other parties are also recorded as the song continues: “When our little girl just turned 10, she got a bike to ride with her friends. She skinned both her knees as she played and she laughed. I busted her for it killed all

the grass.It’ll come back. It’ll

come back. Daddy, don’t get mad. God and the rain will bring it back.”

The little girl grew up and moved on. Needless to say, the setting changed and as the story continues, “My wife and I sit on the front porch alone. As I look out across my beautiful lawn, the house is quiet. There are no children out to play and I say to my wife, “Honey, if you’ll listen real close, you can still hear her say. It’ll come back. It’ll come back. Daddy, don’t get mad. God and the rain will bring it back.”

Yes, the old lawn needs a good deal of maintenance, and Lord willing, we’ll take care of that come spring. But I’ll worry less and less about that and trust more and more in God and the rain. Meanwhile, I’ll continue to look forward to spring and summer and wait prayerfully for the safe return of the young folks with their constant chatter, wiener roasts and swimming parties.

The time will come much too soon as it is when the beautifully manicured lawn will once more appear on the landscape.

I’m beginning to think that the Super Bowl should get its own holiday.

Now before the flood of basketball fans and baseball lovers flood me with arguments that I’m completely biased, let me get one thing straight.

I’m not the biggest football fan in the world. And that probably has to do with the fact that unless the Bears or Raiders are doing something “magical” in a season, I’m not really going to care too much about who wins in the Super Bowl. The same goes for baseball in that regard, as my Chicago Cubs have come up short yet again. Plus baseball requires a certain amount of patience, which is something I’m still trying to grow.

Basketball has and still does entertain me. And the fact that the Memphis Grizzlies have pretty much grown as a team since being cemented in the city, makes the sport much more enjoyable.

So why this day for the Super Bowl?

Well for a few reasons really, one being that crowds that often surround the supermarkets during this time equal in size to holiday crowds. When you have to throw elbows just to get by in the soda aisle, you know you’re not dealing with a typical weekend crowd.

And I haven’t exactly seen this type of crowd during the NBA Finals or the World Series.

So maybe we should make the official holiday

on a Friday, that way everyone can get their shopping done before game day, and stores can take advantage of this with special sales.

Of course, there’s also the option to place the holiday the day after the big event, which I’m all for. You can either use the day to celebrate your team’s win or recover from their loss. Generally, I don’t ever think the average working force cares too much about Mondays. I mean they’re a necessary evil to get things done in a week. But nobody ever jumps for joy and exclaims “Yay For Monday!”

And if they do, maybe it’s time to check what they put in their coffee.

Make It A Holiday

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Ms. Hattie Gause, age 74 of Brownsville, died Friday, February 3, 2012 at 9:45 p.m. at the Regional Hospital in Jackson.

Funeral services under the direction of Currie’s Funeral Home in Henning, will be

conducted Saturday, February 11, 2012 at noon at Browns Creek Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the Browns Creek Church Cemetery.

A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday, February

10, 2012 from noon – 3 p.m. and 5 – 7 p.m. in Currie’s Funeral Home and Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Browns Creek Church from from 11 a.m. – noon.

Ms. Hattie GauseDate of Death - February 3, 2012

Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) February 9, 2012

To the families and friends of Brownsville and Haywood County; on the behalf of myself and the rest of the Pirtle/Boyd family, I would like to say thank you for all the love shown to us during the home going celebration of mother, sister and friend, Ms Kizzie Pirtle Boyd. The cards, flowers and words of comfort were a source of strength, especially for me. Coping with the passing of loved ones can be difficult, especially when it’s a mother or a father. God gave me strength by putting a circle of blessed and concerned friends and family around me. Actually, words can’t fully explain how greatly appreciative I am. Thank you all so very much. We’re all family under God and I love you.Sincerely,Michael L. Boyd

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Mr. Russell Nelson Brown, age 75, passed away at his residence in Leasburg, MO on Wednesday, February 1 after a long illness. Funeral services were conducted Saturday, February 4, 2012 at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar with burial following at Marvin’s Chapel Cemetery.

Mr. Brown is preceded in death by his first wife:

Margaret V. Rook Brown; his parents: Clifford and Florence Brown; three brothers: Willis, J.B. and Jesse Lee Brown; a granddaughter: Joanne Edmonds Thompson and a great-great-grandson Bryce Landon Donahoe.

He is survived by his wife: Ida Pearl Bailey Brown, of Leasburg, MO. One daughter: Imogene Young Warren (Eddie) of Brownsville; three step daughters: Janette Clay (Jimmy) of St. Charles, MO, Mary Tankersley (Charles) of Rolla, MO and Beverly Romine (Larry) of St. James, MO; six step grandchildren and 13 step great-grandchildren; four grandchildren: Debbie Freels, Laverne King and Tony Edmonds all of Whiteville and Pamela Courtney of Humboldt; 10 great-

grandchildren: Taylor Edmonds, John Hunter Freels, Brian, Bradley, Joshua and John Allen King, Daniel Donahoe, Megan Henley- Smith and Matthew and Sarah Edmonds; eight great-great-grandchi ldren, Cayden, Addylyne, Madysyn, and Whyttney Donahoe and Kaleb, Peyton and Ian King all of TN; four nieces: Terry Richardson, Helen Smith, Carol Brown and Brenda Coker; and one nephew: Gary Brown.

Pallbearers are the great grandsons of Mr. Brown: Taylor Edmonds, John Hunter Freels, Daniel Donahoe, Matthew Edmonds, Brian King, Bradley King, John Allen King and Joshua King.

Mr. Brown served his country proudly in the United States Army.

Mr. Russell Nelson BrownDate of Death - February 4, 2012

Mrs. Lynda Conner Warner, a resident of Mt. Pleasant, MS with family members in Fayette County, died Wednesday morning, February 1, 2012 at the Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis where she had been a patient for one week. She was 69 years of age and died following a brief illness.

Services of Remembrance for Mrs. Warner were conducted Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the Peebles Main Funeral Chapel in Somerville with Bro. Ralph Brown of Brownsville officiating. Interment followed in the Mt. Olive Cemetery in the District 15 Community of Fayette

County. Arrangements were provided by Peebles Fayette County Funeral Homes and Cremation Center — Main Chapel of Somerville.

Mrs. Warner was born May 7, 1942 in Myrtle, Miss. She was preceded in death by her parents: Gene Conner and Ila Moody Conner. She received her education in the Memphis City Public School System and was a lifelong resident of the West Tennessee and North Mississippi areas.

A homemaker throughout her life, Mrs. Warner was also employed in the packaging department of the Vassarette Company in Memphis in earlier years.

She was a Christian and was of the Baptist faith.

She had been a resident of the Mt. Pleasant Community for the past 32 years and her interests included sewing and woodworking. Mrs. Warner will be remembered as an independent person who enjoyed her home and special times

with her family and grandchildren.

Mrs. Warner is survived by her daughter: Cynthia (Cindy) Riggs and husband, Johnny of Brownsville; and two grandchildren: April Sutton of Brownsville and Johnathon Riggs of Brownsville. Mrs. Warner was preceded in death by her brother: Carroll Conner, longtime resident of the District 15 Community in Fayette County.

Those honored to serve as casket bearers were: Johnathon Riggs, Melvin Moody, Ronald Jones, Gerald Jones, Anthony Palmer Jr. and Jerry Curtis.

Milton Jones was an honorary casket bearer.

The family requests that memorials be directed to the Haywood County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, c/o Sharlott Osteen at Insouth Bank, P.O. Box 879, Brownsville, TN 38012 or the Fayette County Chapter of the American Cancer Society, c/o Linda Taylor, 16845 Highway 64, Somerville, TN 38068.

Mrs. Lynda WarnerDate of Death - February 1, 2012


Mrs. Patricia Diane Hart, age 54, passed away on February 1, 2012. She was born on January 9, 1958 to Charles and Doris Johnson in Brownsville.

Diane was a paraprofessional in the English department at Carroll High School for the past 10 years where she influenced the education and success of many students. Diane was active in the start-up

and growth of the Jane’s Closet clothing ministry at Bay Area Fellowship.

She also served the community through participating in public school events, her church and various youth sport activities. Diane’s hobbies included reading, camping, gardening and spending time at the beach. She will be remembered for her wonderful sense of humor, southern charm and strong steel magnolia attitude. Diane was extremely devoted to her family and was the rock that they relied upon. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and grandmother.

Diane is survived by her husband: Jack Hart; their children: Zachary and Amy Hart, Steve and Amanda

Hart Stephenson, Elizabeth Hart and her granddaughter Emerson Elizabeth Hart. She is also survived by her parents: Charles and Doris Johnson of Brownsville; her sister: Melanie Jones and three nieces: Ashley, Kelsey and Candice.

Funeral services conducted by Pastor Pete Prescott, were held at Seaside Memorial on Friday, February 3, 2012.

Graveside funeral services and interment, conducted by Rev. Gary Mitchell were held at the National Cemetery in Corinth, Mississippi on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 under the direction of McPeters Funeral Directors.

Donations may be made to Christian Outreach Foundation of Austin, Texas.

Mrs. Patricia Diane HartDate of Death - February 1, 2012


Mr. Richard L. (Dick) Mason Jr., age 78, passed away Monday, February 6, 2012 at 4 a.m. in the Middle Tennessee Medical Center after a short illness.

He was the son of the late Richard L. and Georgia Mason of Batesville, Miss. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church. After graduating from Mississippi State University, Richard served in the U.S. Army

as a fixed wing and helicopter pilot. Upon leaving the military, he began a career as a zone manager for Ford Tractor Company.

Richard moved his family to Brownsville in 1968 where he became a dealer for the Ford Tractor Company. In his retirement years he continued to work part time as a NASDA Enumerator. His leisure time was spent as an avid sports fan while enjoying fishing, camping and traveling.

Mr. Mason was preceded in death by a sister: Jessie Younker. He is survived by his wife of 58 years: Barbara Mason, Brownsville; three daughters: Becky (Tonja) Mason, Beech Bluff, Pam (Ed) Thomason, Debbie (Charlie) Greenway and a son: Richard L. Mason III, all of Brownsville; two

grandchildren: Crissy (Aaron) Carl, Thomas (Chiara) McCool Jr. and two great grandsons: Nick and Josh McCool. Richard is also survived by four brothers: Jim (Betty) Mason, Senatobia, Miss., John (Doris) Mason, Bennie (Johnnie) Mason and Ralph (Margaret) Mason, all of Batesville, Miss.

Graveside funeral services under the direction of Lea & Simmons Funeral Home were conducted Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Interment followed in Brownsville Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, c/o Sharolett Osteen, Insouth Bank, P.O. Box 879, Brownsville, TN 38012

Mr. Richard L. (Dick) Mason Jr.Date of Death - February 6, 2012


Mr. Jimmy Dale Williams, age 35, passed away in Brownsville on February 5, 2012.

A memorial service

was held Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home. Memorials may be made

to the Lea & Simmons Funeral Home, 1280 S. Dupree Ave., Brownsville, TN 38012

Mr. Jimmy Dale WilliamsDate of Death - February 5, 2012


Mrs. Mary Irene Robinson, 91, died Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Lauderdale C o m m u n i t y Hospital in Ripley. Funeral services under the direction of Rawls

Funeral Home will be Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Greater Mt. Zion C. M. E. Church in Henning. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery in Brownsville. There will

be a visitation on Friday, February 10, 2012 from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Rawls Funeral Home and on Saturday from noon until time of service at Greater Mt. Zion C. M. E. Church.

Mrs. Mary Irene RobinsonDate of Death - February 7, 2012


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page6ASSEMBLY OF GODDANCYVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD13925 Hwy 76 North

FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD700 N. Dupree Ave. • 772-1242

BAPTISTALLEN BAPTIST5533 U.S. Hwy. 79 N. • 772-3930

ANTIOCH BAPTIST8432 Hwy. 79 N. • 772-5682

BETHESDA MISSIONARY BAPTIST126 Baxter St. • 772-3388

BLUFF CREEK BAPTIST3480 Dr. Hess Rd. • 772-6433

BROWNS CREEK BAPTIST673 Brown Creek Rd. • 772-2288

BROWNSVILLE BAPTIST5 N. Wilson Ave. • 772-9753

BROWNSVILLE COMMUNITY BAPTIST1200 N. Mclemore Ave. • 772-0717

CALVARY BAPTIST624 Hatchie St. • 772-0192

CANE CREEK BAPTIST1904 Cane Creek Road • 772-1033

CHAPEL HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST1077 Shaw Loop • 772-4840

FIRST BAPTIST311 E. Jefferson St. • 772-1187

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST294 Friendship Rd. • 772-8060

HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH4684 Eurekaton Rd. • 731-254-8746

HAYWOOD BAPTIST ASSN.126 N. Dupree Ave. • 772-4826

HICKORY GROVE BAPTISTHickory Grove Haynes Rd. • 772-1259

HOLLY GROVE BAPTIST8488 Poplar Corner Road • 772-2627KEELING BAPTIST CHURCH16675 Hwy 70 West • 731-608-0833

IGLESIA BAUTISTA CRISTO REY1458 E. Main St. • 772-6024

LONDON BRANCH BAPTISTLondon Branch Rd. • 772-2283

LOWER SALEM MISSIONARY BAPTIST1230 E. Jefferson St. • 772-8027

MACEDONIA BAPTIST103 Macedonia Rd. • 772-4770

MERCER BAPTIST1201 S. Dupree Ave. • 772-2536

NEW HOPE BAPTIST586 Bond Ferry Rd. • 772-5616

NEW REVELATION MISSIONARY BAPTIST400 Rawls St. • 772-1020

NEW VISION COMMUNITY612 Fulton Rd. • 772-2663

OAKVIEW BAPTISTWinfi eld Lane • 772-3933

PEACEFUL CHAPEL MB1221 Fairground Rd. 8 772-9473

POPLAR CORNER BAPTIST1010 Boyd Ave. • 772-0950

SHAW’S CHAPEL BAPTIST3772 Shaw Chapel Rd. • 772-7738

SNIPES GROVE BAPTIST1272 Thornton Rd. • 772-5825

STANTON BAPTIST CHURCH107 Covington Rd. • 548-6015

ST. PAUL BAPTIST4270 Hwy. 76 S. • 772-1149

UPPER SALEM BAPTIST81 Coburn Rd. • 772-6538

WILLOW GROVE BAPTISTJackson Hwy. • 772-4644

WOODLAND BAPTIST885 Woodland Church Rd. • 772-5004

WOODLAWN BAPTISTHwy. 19 • 772-3530ZION BAPTIST1733 Upper Zion Rd. • 772-4211

CATHOLICST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC910 N. Washington Ave. • 772-3514

CHURCH OF CHRISTCHURCH OF CHRIST OF BEECH GROVE778 Beech Grove Rd. • 772-3449

JEFFERSON STREET CHURCH OF CHRIST1234 E. Jefferson St. • 772-3316

CHURCH OF CHRIST1238 Thorton Rd. • 772-3344

WESTSIDE CHURCH OF CHRIST3235 Hwy. 54 W. • 772-3810

STANTON CHURCH OF CHRISTHolland Avenue

CHURCH OF GODCHURCH OF GOD BROWNSVILLE1155 Berkley Dr • 772-5531

FELLOWSHIP CHURCH OF GOD221 S. Russell St. • 779-9585

ST. JAMES CHURCH OF GOD- CHRIST305 W. Thomas St. • 772-0354

CHURCH OF GOD & CHRISTREFUGEE TEMPLE HOLINESS977 King Ave. • 772-4166

EPISCOPALCHRIST EPISCOPAL140 N. Washington Ave. • 772-9156

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSESKINGDOM HALL - JEHOVAH’S WITNESS1040 Boyd Ave. •-772-6499

METHODISTBROWNSVILLE DISTRICT UMC1489 E. Main St. • 772-9882DANCYVILLE C.M.E. CHURCH3515 Dancyville Rd. • 548-6725

DOUGLAS CHAPEL C.M.E. CHURCH3659 Stanton - Koko Rd. • 731-548-6800

FARMERS CHAPEL CME107 N. Wilson Ave. • 772-3056

FIRST UNITED METHODIST117 E. Franklin St. • 772-0365

MARVIN CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST588 Marvin Chapel Rd. • 772-6146

MT. PLEASANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH315 Mt. Pleasant Rd • 254- 9518

PROSPECT CME10010 Hwy. 76 S. • 772-4426

PROSPECT CME #12656 Prospect Lane * 772-9070

STANTON UNITED METHODIST115 Covington St. • 234-4914

ST. PETER CME5519 Fulton Rd. • 772-5008

TABERNACLE CME151 E. Thomas St. • 772-7774

UNION GROVE UNITED METHODIST8118 Hwy 70 E. • 772-5168

PENTECOSTALFIRST UNITED PENTECOSTAL961 Chestnut Grove Rd. • 772-6549

TRUE LOVE TABERNACLE OF PRAISE MINISTRY1456 E. Main St. • 780-5481

PRESBYTERIANFIRST PRESBYTERIAN 109 W. College St. • 772-2893

OTHERBETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH5732 Rudolph Rd.

BETHEL SUCCESS19 N. Court Square • 772-0239CHRIST CHURCH OF BROWNSVILLE2120 Anderson Ave. • 772-9933

CHRIST TEMPLE APOSTOLIC404 E. Cherry St. • 772-0064

CHRISTIAN FAITH TABERNACLE2826 Hwy. 79 N. • 772-7112

CHURCH OF THE LORD JESUS687 Bell St. • 772-5357

FAITH DELIVERANCE1193 Tamm St. • 772-2236

FAMILY LIFE FELLOWSHIP7720 Hwy. 54 N. • 772-4791

FIRST HOLINESS CHURCH205 E. Jefferson Street

GREAT HEIGHTS1274 Thornton Rd. • 779-9689

GREATER NEW BIRTH OF CHRIST505 Tyus St. • 772-8247

HOPE OF FAITH900 S. Grand Ave. • 772-6700

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR TRUTH1143 Tammbell St. • 772-8101

ZION TEMPLE1117 Friendship Rd. • 772-3295

PENTECOSTAL HOUSE OF PRAYER235 Friendship Rd. • 772-9678

Community & Church NewsHaywood

On the Agenda

Brownsville City Board Meeting

2nd Tuesday of each month – 5:30 p.m.

Brownsville City Planning Commission

4th Thursday of each month – 4 p.m.

Brownsville Historic Zoning Commission

3rd Thursday of every month - 4 p.m.

Brownsville City Court Room

Brownsville Utility Board1st Tuesday – 5 p.m. at the Utility Offi ce

Haywood County Commission Meeting

3rd Monday of every month – 7 p.m.

Haywood County Election Commission

2nd Thursday of the month – 5:30 p.m.

in the election offi ce

Haywood County Planning Commission

2nd Thursday of every month - 7 p.m.

Haywood County School Board Meeting

2nd Tuesday of every month – 6 p.m.

Stanton Planning Commission Meeting

3rd Thursday of the month – 7 p.m.

Stanton Town Meeting3rd Tuesday of the month

– 7 p.m.

Tennessee Driver License Service

County Clerk, Sonya Castellaw issues Tennessee

Driving License and ID renewals and duplicates

Wednesday and Thursday of each week from 8:30 a.m. to 4

p.m. Telephone: 772-2362

Salvation Army Service Unit Open

Brownsville Service Unit of the Salvation Army Open for Business:Location: 130 South Wilson Street (formerly housed the Mustard Seed. Hours of operation are Monday and Thursday (each week) 9:00am -12pm. Applications for assistance will only be taken at that time and location. The phone number is 779-0909. Quality donations (clothing, furniture, appliances, etc) will also accepted during that time period. Thrift Store hours to be announced at a later date.

The Adopted and Foster Resource Parents Organization will hold

a meeting

The Adopted and Foster Resource Parents Organization will meet Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Elma Ross Public Library. All adopted and foster parents are welcome to attend.

Ward II Neighborhood Meeting to be Held

There will be a Ward II Neighborhood Watch meeting on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the W.O.W. Building on Boyd Avenue.

West TN Hunters For Kids Stew

The First Annual West TN Hunters For Kids Stew will take place Saturday, February 18 starting at 11 am. Chicken/beef stew will be cooked the old fashioned way in cast irons using old time recipes. The event will take place at First South Bank Community Center. There will be $20 a gallon take-out (bring container)

and $7 eat-in, which includes drink & desert. All proceeds will go to the West Tennessee Hunters For Kids Mentoring Program.

Holly Grove Baptist Church Boston Butt

Fundraiser

Holly Grove Baptist Church is having a Boston Butt fundraiser. To place your order, please call Holly Grove Baptist Church at 772-2627 or Brenda Simpson 432-0596, Becky Booth 780-2641, or Debbie Jones 432-0519. They will need to be picked up Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 5 p.m. at Holly Grove. Pre-order your Boston Butt today!

Holly Grove Baptist Church to hold Meal and Entertainment

Holly Grove Baptist Church will be holding it’s Meal and Entertainment night Saturday, February 11, 2012. Meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. and the singing will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center. David Smith will be providing the entertainment for the night. All proceeds will go to Linda Hayes.

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“A prophet is not without honor, except in His hometown and among His relatives and in His own household. (Mark 6:4). The most dangerous place we can be is so familiar with Jesus, the church, and Christianity that we miss the true message which Jesus came to proclaim. Jesus grew up in Nazareth,

and because of this the people rejected His message when he came preaching the gospel.Today, we grow up in church, repeatedly hearing of Jesus and His death. Raised in the Bible belt, we are used to it. Yet, a precious few come to understand that we are wretched criminals before God and Jesus is our only value before the Father. We may see His work all around us, but the “mighty work” of salvation comes only through the repentant faith of those who realize their peril. “…And He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.” (6:5)

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Around TownWow! TRASH TALK

has already started for Dancing with the Stars! I have received my first piece of TRASH TALK and it is, ‘Russell and Banks are going to sizzle at the Dancing with the Haywood Stars!’ Call in your votes to the Carl Perkins Advocacy Center 772-8378 or Russell Dental Group 772-2107. Don’t delay! Do it today! Pique your interest???

Jane Sevier, the daughter of Dr. Sue Welch Johnson, has written a mystery set in Memphis in the 1930’s. It’s called Fortune’s Food and will possibly be made into a series. Local readers will get a kick out of how she gets Memphis ‘just right’ and if paying attention, you’ll recognize a few Brownsville names among the minor characters, like Sadie Rainey! Now that intrigues me!

Sue Williamson has returned from an extended visit with her children in New Orleans. She was accompanied home by her son Richard Williamson and his adorable two-year old twin daughters, Leslie and Vivien, who stayed the weekend!

Speaking of grandbabies! I noticed Ms. Josephine Willis was blessed by her new great-grandbaby, Ava, visiting in church a couple of Sundays ago. I could see Ms. Josephine glowing!! There were four generations of that family sitting in that pew that morning!

Ms. Libba Claiborne is certainly excited about her granddaughter, Eleanor Claiborne, coming to see her this weekend. Eleanor lives in Nashville and works at Nordstrom’s. She pops down to see Ms. Libba every now and then and it’s

always a splendid visit!Andrea Gaters, daughter

of Brenda and Raymond Gaters Jr. had a fantastic birthday this year! Her family took her and friend Brittany, out to West Main Family Restaurant for her 24th birthday!! They had a blast!

On a sweet note: One of Elizabeth Pepper Keistler’s former Bunco groups played in her honor last week and donated the prize money to the Stanton Cemetery Association. Members playing were Susan Evans, (this month’s hostess), Allison Ferrell, Amanda Stanley, Brittany Higgins, Elizabeth Lovelace, Jeanna Lea, Jennifer Reed, Jessie Warren, Kim Smith, Mamie Converse, Natalie Pinner and Tammy Barr. They will miss her greatly!

On a sad note: Those who knew Rev. Brent Porterfield may not know his wife Valerie, passed on this week. You may send condolences to 544 Rienzi, Memphis, TN 38111. His wife is celebrating in heaven, after a long struggle. We are so sorry, Brent. ‘It is well with her soul.’ Our thoughts are with you.

What a smash for The Treasure Chest! Its open house and ribbon cutting this week were magnificent! There were ambassadors

and supporters everywhere! What a terrific tribute to Tom Lea! The tradition will be carried on! Kudos! Kudos!

A Brownsville Homecoming… a spectacular success! It was proven once again…you don’t have to go to Nashville or Memphis to be brilliantly entertained! Kudos to the Betsy Thornton, Brownsville Arts Council, Richard Dickerson and Jennifer Simmons Mulligan for the magical evening!!

Want to get Crazy for a Cause?? Come Karaoke Under the Stars in your PJs or Nightshirt! Thursday at the Country Club on February 9, 6:30 p.m. will be the 3rd Annual Ladies Night Out! Call Carl Perkins Advocacy Center 772-8378 for your tickets today! All proceeds benefit the Carl Perkins Advocacy Center.

The Father-Daughter Valentine Dance is coming up this Saturday, February 11, 6 - 10 p.m., at the National Guard Armory. All proceeds will benefit the Boys and Girls Club. Drop by Insouth Bank, First South Bank, or First State Bank for tickets!

Let me hear from you-780-4111 or [email protected]

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Allen NewsBy Gail Barden

By Gail Barden

Allen News

By Vicki Williams

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“From our brokenness God creates a mosaic of grace.” This is our Thought for the Week as published in the Upper Room Devotional by Lou Ann Stewart of Montana. God wants to make something beautiful of our lives, whether we are broken only a little or nearly destroyed. No matter what our condition, God accepts us and works with us as we are.

Don’t forget that Harmony Baptist Church will have a Children’s Sweetheart Banquet on Friday, February 10 beginning at 6 p.m. and then on February 11, Spaghetti Supper and Newlywed Game will be held beginning at 5 p.m. Donations will be accepted to send the young girls to Summer Camp. Call Gail Steele at 780-7180 for more information.

Mt. Pleasant UMC has bible study on Tuesday nights at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to join in.

The West TN Hunters for Kids will have their First Annual Stew on Saturday,

February 18 at the First South Bank Community Center located on West Main St. All proceeds will benefit the West TN Hunters for Kids. This is a new group of hunters from all over West TN who are beginning a mentoring program for kids.

Bernice Benard, Lillie Goodman, Rhonda Holmes, Barbara Hayes, Susan Goodman and I attended the Brownsville Homecoming on Saturday, February 4 at College Hill. This event seems to get better each year. It was an awesome night of praise. Prior to the program, we enjoyed supper at The Hibachi.

Happy Anniversary to Dennis and Leann Watson who will celebrate on February 10.

Happy birthdays this week to Alan Bruce, Skyler Johnson, Earbie Williams, Vanessa Littlejohn, Kevin Martin, Danny Watson, Kaitlin Kelley and Monica Elrod.

Prayer requests this week include Edith Merriweather, Alan Bruce, Greg Evans, Jimmy Stoots,

Ronald Bruce, Marsha Rabby, Jimmy Swain, Prentice Elrod, Perry Ann McCloud, Linda Hayes, David McClanahan, Robert Campbell, Anneli Myers, James Elrod, Rosie Pentz, Sharon Bouillion, Ruth Vestal, William Logan, Sandra Goodman, Leah Scallions, Enid Powell, Fletcher Lewis, Dorothy Bruce, Earline Benard, Shirley Morgan, the military, the nation and the community.

Please keep the family of Mr. Russell Brown in your thoughts and prayers. Mr. Brown is survived by his daughter Imogene Warren and grandchildren, Tony Edmonds, Pam Courtney, Debbie Freels and Lavern King as well as 10 great-grandchildren. He was laid to rest at Marvin’s Chapel UMC cemetery on Saturday, February 3.

Sympathy to the families of Mr. Jimmy Williams and Mr. Jerry Tucker in the loss of their loved ones.

If you have news to share, please call me at 772-1885, after 5 p.m.

Until next week... God bless.

“Do we still need the 10 Commandments? Was the question asked by our pastor. God considered them to be very important. They are rules for us to live by, but if we are counting on them to be our way to Heaven, we will be sadly disappointed. Keeping rules doesn’t aid us in our quest to be saved. We all fail to keep them. We were born sinners, sinners by birth and sinners by choice. The Commandments teach us that we need a Savior, and Jesus came to earth to live and die for our sins and provide just what we needed. He is the way, the only way. No one comes to the Father but by Him.

Holly Grove Church is happy to report that it gained eight new members since the beginning of the New Year, two by profession of their faith and six on promise of a letter. The church welcomed John Coburn into its fellowship Sunday. God is working. Sunday was also Friend’s day. I was glad to see my friends Joy

Moss and Joann Watridge. Following the services, we gathered in the FLC for a meal of spaghetti with all the trimmings and homemade desserts. Doug and Gyrit Kail had their daughter Bianka Kail and their grandson Zackary Winters with them. They are visiting from Denmark, not Tennessee but from Europe. We had 148 in attendance for Sunday school and 174 for worship.

We welcomed the drama and praise worship group, Renaissance, from Bethel College, to our service Sunday. Twenty young people performed dramas, sang and gave testimonies at the beginning of the services. Katie Hopper is part of the group. Sabrina Saveh is also a student at Bethel.

Happy birthday to Richard Kinney, Amaris Houy, Carol Waddell and Elizabeth McCage. Happy anniversary to Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Leath, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Hood and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mitchell. We

express sympathy to the family of Jimmy Williams, who was killed in a car wreck Sunday morning on Dr. Hess Road.

Those on the sick list are Linda Hayes, Viola Brown, Ruth Taylor, Bobby Barden, Darin Williams to have brain surgery, DeDe Long, James Peace and Charlie Roland. Otheres are Louise Coleman, Teresa Owens, Ted Mann, Martha Overton, Melissa Houy and Rex Bond. Also include Fletcher Lewis, Geraldine Williams, Ray and Janie Hight, Judy Lewis and Dorsey Watridge.

Tune in to Brownsville radio each Sunday morning and listen to the Baptist Hour with Rev. Grover Westover bringing the Bible study. He does a wonderful job. And remember the benefit for Linda Hayes at Holly Grove FLC next Saturday beginning at 5:30 and enjoy a meal, and at 6:30 the Singing Fireman will be in concert.

On Sunday morning, Allen youth shared with the congregation about their experiences over the weekend participating in Disciple Now. They were absolutely delightful as they told of their love and dedication to God. Thanks so much to Shey and Dawn Lovelace for working so diligently with them, and thanks, as well, to David and Ginger Blurton and Phillip and Connie Cobb for sharing their homes with the young people.

Katie Lewis sang our special music on Sunday morning and she did a wonderful job

We are so happy to have Glenn and Vondia White and Wondia Littlejohn worshiping with us at Allen.

I have to brag on my sweet grandson Julian.

He is working very hard toward becoming an Eagle Scout, and he was recently inducted into the “Order of the Arrow,” which is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. It uses American- Indian styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of scouting. The recipients of this honor are best described as honest, caring and helpful to the community and their fellow scouts. We are so proud of him.

Julian will also be on the golf team for University School of Jackson this year. It is so good to see young people work so hard to reach goals in their lives.

Happy Birthday to Jeff Jackson, Raymond Gaters

Charles and Calvin Gaters, Iris Byrd and Kara Davis-Myers.

On our prayer list are Bertie Barden, Jim Stephenson, Earnest Lytle, Mary Ann Nolen, Carolyn Danley and Martha Crutcher. Also remember Cherrie Poole and family in the death of her grandmother. Continue to pray for Betty Moody and the rest of the Joe Moody family.

Our Bible verse for this week is Proverbs 16:9, which states, “A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.”

If you have news or prayer requests, please contact me at [email protected]

Have a great week!C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s

Kimberly and Saul!!!

Bethel - Belle Eagle News

By Betty ScottBy Betty Scott

Bethel - Belle Eagle NewsThe Brownsville

Exchange Club had the pleasure of having Mrs. Pat Bowman from Lexington speak last week at their club.

We have a new Salvation Army building and it is in the building formerly occupied by the Mustard Seed. A new paint job and some other improvements are being done on the building. I never knew that 90% of their money comes from the Christmas bell ringer. So, next year I might be ringing a bell.

There is another birthday that I forgot last week. Jacob Howard, son of Wade and Brandi Howard, will be two years old on February 18. Happy birthday, Jacob!

Also some late news, Bentley Joseph Haynes was born on December

13, weighing 9 lbs. 14 ozs. Bentley is the son of Brandon and Teresa Howard Haynes, grandson of Becky Howard and great-grandson of Bobby and Sylvia Smith. Congratulations to this family on their new bundle of joy!

Bill and Jane Kendrick got away from the winter blues last week and spent a few days in Florida. Daniel Thornton surprised his family last week returning home for his two-week R & R.

Diane Williams and Betty Scott attended the fifth Brownsville Homecoming at College Hill last Saturday night. Friends, Brenda Fox, Naomi Benard, David and Cheryl Simmons, Lindsey Cates and daughter and Michelle Morris

attended. Every church in Haywood County was represented. This event gets better every year and proves that there is a lot of talent in Haywood County. American Idol needs to come to Haywood County I think.

Mark your calendar now for Saturday, February 25 for the Belle Eagle District #7 Fire Dept spaghetti supper and cakewalk. Debbie Greenway’s father, Richard Mason, suffered an aneurysm last week. He passed away Monday morning in Murfreesboro. Our deepest sympathy is with his family. Thought for the week: “God is bigger than any problem we will ever face.”

Crestview NewsWe welcome Mr. L.T.

Sinclair to our facility and hope he enjoys his stay with us.

Thank you to Oakview Baptist Church for the lovely birthday cards they gave to each February birthday honoree.

Thank you volunteers for coming this week: Christ Temple ladies, First Assembly of God Church ladies, Elder C.N. and Mrs. Eddie Ruth Ricks, Bingo ladies, Mrs. Mary Barkens and Holly

Grove Baptist Church.Our patients birthday

party on Thursday was great! Thank you to Wal-Mart Bakery for such a lovely decorated cake. It was delicious! Our Resident of the Month for February is Mrs. Mammie Smith. Congratulations, Mrs. Mammie.

We have a new activity going on at Crestview: Rook card game. Our residents really enjoy it. We would like to thank

Rev. Phil Lovelace, Carolyn Lovelace, Stan and Mary Ann Flowers, Hal Rogers and Martha Rogers from Allen Baptist Church and Danny Lovell for volunteering their time and playing this fun card game. Thank you, thank you!

Thought for the Week: “Jesus said, ‘Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.” – John 15: 12-13.

By Denise Phillips

Wellwood/Zion NewsBy Denise Phillips

Wellwood/Zion News

By Debbie Sterbinsky

Stanton NewsBy Debbie Sterbinsky

Stanton NewsThe Stanton Welcome

Center/Library has been the center of activity lately. Many of you have ordered the 1956 Stanton PTA Cookbook I spoke about last week. We’ll be getting these ready for you very soon. For those who haven’t ordered, just give us a call at 731-548-2564.

We had visitors last week - Nancy Necaise, George Peeler and Mary Louise Culbreath came by to reminisce over the old Stanton photos we continually run in the library. They were able to assist me with some names in the video and old businesses on our map of the town. George took a copy of one photo to help with identification of a few young men leaning on a car parked in downtown Stanton. George informed me the car was a late ‘30’s or early ‘40’s model. One of the men in the photo was Nelson Gilliard.

We have a painting hanging in the library of the old Stanton Depot, which was painted by one of those guests – Mary Louise Culbreath! The painting was purchased at the auction of the Harris estate and has been hanging over Emma’s head since then.

Ms. Culbreath was also able to shed some light on the recent Revolutionary War soldier buried in the Stanton Cemetery. We had received an inquiry from the New York Masons as to how this man ended up in our cemetery and his death was before the cemetery started.

Turns out Mary Louise is the great great (I think that’s the right number of greats) granddaughter of this soldier. She enlightened us on how this happened, seems her grandfather Dr. L. W. Culbreath had the burial moved when the family moved to this region.

Our neighboring Braden

Volunteer Fire Department had a close call last week on I-40 when a truck crashed into their Fire Truck. According to Kim Howard “Everyone has asked what they can do to help and the time for help has come. Mack is home and will be off work for weeks. Josh was released recently and he will be off work for an extended period of time. Mack and Josh will be able to keep each other company doing their therapy together. Let’s get them some food over there, so that will be one less thing for them to worry about. Braden personnel, go on over and take stuff. Everyone else can contact Hunter’s wife Madeline, for drop-off info. Madeline’s email

is [email protected]. Get well cards can be mailed to: Mack Green and /or Josh Fair, 1500 Braden Rd, Mason, TN 38049. If you want to enclose a Kroger or Wal-Mart gift card, I know that would be greatly appreciated”.

Residents and former residents of Stanton, you may mail Stanton news to me at P.O. Box 181, Stanton, TN 38069, reach me at the Stanton Welcome Center/Library at 731-548-2564, or e-mail me at: [email protected]. Please put “Stanton News” in the subject line. Together we will look at the past, look toward the future and report current events.

CorrespondentsThursday, February 9, 2012


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By Sylessie Ross

Union NewsBy Sylessie Ross

Union News

Sugar CreekRetirement Center News

By DeDe

Happy February everyone, we are having a great month so far. Our Postcard Contest has begun and our residents are starting to receive them in the mail. If you would like to send one of our residents a postcard, our address is 1169 South Dupree Ave., Brownsville, TN 38012. Make sure to address it to them personally and we will get it counted.

We have a new resident that moved in this weekend. Ms. Dorothy Estes has now made Sugar Creek her home. She knows everyone and they all just love her. It makes it so much easier when you know everyone where you are moving to. If it already feels like home, then when it becomes your home it makes it even better.

Friday was Go Red for Women Heart Disease Day. Everyone was decked out in red to help bring awareness to women’s heart disease. A presentation was given on heart attacks and strokes. Lots of prizes

were won and everyone from the residents to the staff seemed to take something away from it. Sonny Jackson came Saturday afternoon. The Residents love for him to visit. Ms. Lily especially loves for him to come and sing. Sunday the Westside Singers were so gracious to come and sing. Bro Lonnie Robinson came Sunday afternoon to worship with everyone. We do so appreciate all the churches that take time to come and visit our residents and spend time with them. We receive wonderful blessings from all of you and I know you receive them back.

Updates on some of our residents: Mr. David Pope is at Crestview. He is winning all the staff over there with his sweet smile. I see why Ms. Bo fell in love with him so many years ago. Ms. Bo is back at Crestview and eating better. She is doing her Physical Therapy and hoping to be back here with us soon. Ms. Joan Lanphere had surgery on

her left shoulder and is doing well. She is bruised up from all the blood that has been drawn from her arms. I did hear she had some pretty great nurses. A couple of my friends were lucky enough to be her nurse, so I know they took wonderful care of her.

We are having a Sweetheart Room on February 15 sponsored by Asera Hospice. Listen to Brownsville Radio 95.3 to hear more about it. It will be a come and go event, so listen for more information. This just may be what you have been looking for.

Remember the shut-ins and the ones that can’t get out and drive like we can. Take a minute out of your busy schedule and stop by for a visit. It will do wonders for them and quite possibly for you too.

Our home is just down the street from everywhere, so come on out and visit us sometime. You may just decide to stay for a long while. What are you waiting for?

“This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart: Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.’’ -Ephesians 4:17-19

Our pastor Rev. Harden preached a beautiful sermon on Sunday and our choir was at their best. Service was truly enjoyed by all in attendance. Jr. Anthony was able to attend church on Sunday at Cane Creek, he and Sally stopped by to see us. He went to Alabama last week to get his artificial leg replacement and is doing well, “Aint God Good!” Go back and read that again, “Aint God Good!’’

My cousin, Charles Currie was home over the weekend for the home going services of Randy Hardin, whom was very

dear to my family and I, he will be greatly missed. Please remember his family in your prayers. Please remember the Williams and Darnaby families in the loss of Jimmy Williams, he rode Willies’ bus growing up, please also remember the Gause family in the loss of Hattie Gause, she was a dear friend of mine and will be greatly missed.

Please continue to pray for the sick and shut-ins; Florine Bond, Virginia Robinson, John Duckworth Sr., Curtis Harden, Eddie Hardin, Stacy Greer, Rev. Willie B. Jones, Laura (Peaches) Snipes, Estella Franks, Verma Ross, William Gaines, Walter Frank Chism, Cynthia Bullock Transor, Pearl Gray, Annie Flora Forrest, Pearline Jones, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Pirtle, Virginia Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Thomas White, Glenn White, Rosie Lee Hines, Emma Lue Graves, Fannie Anderson, Mosie Mae Hines Fuller, Marvin Ross, Rev. J.V. Carney and Billy Golden.

There was a wonderful

article in the County News about Chester County Commissioner Tierra Thaxton, she’s the wife of Haywood County native Gregory Thaxton. He’s the son of the late Harvey Lee and Lillian Thaxton. I love to see our young people doing great things in our communities.

Our thought for the week.Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”-Ephesians 6:11-12

We have to put on the full armor daily and reinforce it throughout the day, be encouraged, say a little prayer before your feet hit the floor every morning, not only for yourself and your family, but those that you may encounter throughout the day. And always remember it’s Harvest time!

Brother Frank Bowling from Medina First Baptist brought the message at Zion Sunday morning and focused on the most important question you will ever answer. He used Habakkuk as the main Scripture passage and a quote from Francis Chan; I do not fear failure, but I fear succeeding at things that don’t matter.

Sunday afternoon Jason and his family came over after his ball practice in Brownsville. We had pizza and enjoyed visiting with Mason, Jacob and Lillie.

Brother Frank returned Sunday night, but about 50 youth and adults were at Michael and Tammy Oliphant’s home for the Super Bowl party. He used an analogy between the Super Bowl and Eternity. We’re the quarterback and we’ve been handed the ball. What will we do with it? Will we finish the race as it says in II Timothy and receive a crown of righteousness just as the Super Bowl winners receive their ring?

Happy belated birthday wishes to my brother Tommy Elrod (31st)! Mama, Norma, Charles and Barbara and Belinda and Caleb enjoyed the

celebration at his home with his family. It was hard to turn down a steak dinner, but Jimmy was not feeling well.

Jimmy’s heart cath went well Wednesday and we were home by early afternoon, so I prepared dinner for Jason and Justin and their families. The men ate fried rabbit and gravy while we ate spaghetti. Jason furnished the rabbit since his dad had not been able to go hunting with them.

Scottie Morris led our prayer meeting Wednesday night and did a terrific job explaining the Holy Spirit and how to live a victorious Christian life. We appreciate all of our deacons for providing leadership for each mid-week service.Allen Outlaw reported 14 attending the prayer breakfast with Brother Butch Westover, pastor of Harmony Church leading the devotion. If anyone would like to join this faithful group of men, they meet every Thursday morning at six in Zion’s family life center.

Jimmy and I traveled to Whiteville Friday night to eat at Fat Daddy’s Bar and Grill. This was our first visit, but it certainly won’t be our last. The

owners Mike and Sissy Johnson and Troy Fergie have a wonderful family entertainment center with lots of good food and good service. Elsie Haynes, you need to check out this place for Zion’s seniors.

Happy belated birthday wishes to Rylee Austin who celebrated his 6th with a baseball themed party Saturday. Several family and friends attended and he hit a homerun with all those gifts!

Congratulations to Clay and Audrey Lovett and daughter Elizabeth who recently moved into their own home. I’m sure Frank and Carolyn Frasier will miss them.

Mark your calendars: Valentine’s Banquet (youth fundraiser) will be February 11. Men’s Wild Game Supper is set for the 18th. Spring Revival with Evangelist Dale Rose and Music Minister Terry Owen will be April 15 -18.

Pray for those who are sick, our military personnel and their families, the shut-ins, those who have lost loved ones and the leaders of our country.

Call me at 772-4257 if you have news or email me at [email protected]. People want to know!

By Alvis M. Bond

Douglas NewsBy Alvis M. Bond

Douglas News

Last Wednesday, the children and youth of Dancyville C.M.E. Church, along with Pastor Lewis and a few adults, enjoyed an outing at Pizza Hut. They truly enjoyed themselves.

Mid-winter break for Camry and twins Averi/Adrian Neal came in mid January as they moved from Las Vegas, Nev. to Duluth, Ga. with their Veteran parents Dr. Ashley and Tameka Neal. The three-week visit included riding on the back of Poppa Dad’s (Rowan Neal) truck! Climbing the Magnolia tree at Uncle Calvin and Aunt Betty’s, pulling up turnips from the garden to feed the pet horse “Babe” who lives next door and riding their

scooters and tricycles in the cold weather or inside the garage.

(Granny) Dr. Johnetta Walker Neal, kept them safe from crossing Douglass Road with a “SWITCH”. They met many relatives and friends when they attended Sunday school at Douglass Chapel C.M.E. Church. Dr. Ashley Neal ended their enjoyable “Grandparents visit” the end of January.

The grandparents expressed thanks to everyone for welcoming the trio with their hugs, smiles and even letting them feed the donkey. It is wonderful to have them back in the community and soon to be living in their beautiful new home.

Happy birthday to Rev. Fred Powell, Rashun Butler, Winfrey Pruiett and Nancy Worles (2-1), Mary N. Greer (2-6), Melissa Holmes (2-2), Daniel Boyd (2-5), Steve Cherry and Maurice Douglas (2-10) and T.G. Greer (2-11). Hope they are able to celebrate many more.

We want to lift up the sick and shut – ins on our prayer list this week: Callie Brooks, Callie Langford, Betty Brooks, Pastor Shirley Richmond, Mary N. Greer, Emma Miller, Jimmie L. Turner, Shirley Hunter, Marie Browning, Rev. J. V. Carney, Edward Vaulx Jr., Joe B. Lewis, Rev. Floyd Lewis, Betty Douglas, Gladys Bowles and Willie Douglas.

Public oticesNThursday, February 9, 2012


page9SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS, by deed of trust

dated June 27, 2008, recorded in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, in Record Book 56, Pages 44-50, BETTYE POWELL and KIRBY POWELL AS CO-TRUSTEES of the BRANNON POWELL TRUST, conveyed to JAMES R. MORRIS, Trustee, in trust with power to sell, the real estate hereinafter described, to secure the indebtedness set forth and described therein, reference to which is here made; and

WHEREAS, default has been made in the payment of the debt and indebt-edness secured to be paid by said deed of trust, and the said First South Bank of Brownsville, Tennessee, has requested the undersigned to adver-tise and sell said parcel of real estate and to foreclose said open end deed of trust.

WHEREAS, Marianna Williams, a resident of Dyer County, Tennessee, was appointed and designated Successor Trustee pursuant to the terms and conditions of said Deed of Trust by the Beneficiaries, said Appointment of Successor Trustee being recorded in Record Book 95, Page 391, on January 13, 2012, in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee; andNOW, THEREFORE, I, the said MARIANNA WILLIAMS, as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in me in said deed of trust, will, on February 16, 2012, at 2:00 o’clock p.m., at the north door of the Haywood County Courthouse in Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described real estate, to-wit:

TRACT ONE: LYING and being in the 4th Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee, and more par-ticularly described as follows, to-wit: BEGINNING at a point in center of old Estanaula and Denmark Road, this point being 1930 feet west of the Haywood and Madison County line and the northeast corner of Joab Wilson Entry No. 54 for 1664 acres, from said point of beginning in a southwesterly direction along said old Estanaula and Denmark Road, the following courses: south 48 degrees west 300 feet;: south 62 degrees west 500 feet; south 56 degrees 45 minutes west 1542 feet; south 58 degrees west 700 feet; south 71 degrees west 200 feet; west 500 feet; south 84 degrees west 300 feet; south 88 degrees west 600 feet; west, leaving said road and running slightly south of same, 576 feet to a point in Hatchie River; thence in a northwesterly direction, along center thread of said Hatchie River, the fol-lowing courses: north 23 degrees west 199 feet; north 20 degrees west 111 feet; north 53 degrees west 159 feet; north 82 degrees west 55 feet; north 61 degrees west 108 feet; north 55 degrees west 100 feet; north 33 degrees west 129 feet; north 30 degrees west 141 feet; north 59 degrees west 128 feet; south 82 degrees west l52 feet; south 51 degrees west 164 feet; south 22 degrees 30 minutes west 170 feet; north 45 degrees west 217 feet; north 13 degrees west 116 feet; north 33 degrees west 122 feet; north 76 degrees west 100 feet; south 62 degrees west 157 feet; north 89 degrees west 121 feet; north 44 deg. west 244 feet; north 50 degrees west 182 feet; north 57 degrees 30 min-utes west 123 feet; north 67 degrees west 106 feet; north 86 degrees west 73 feet; north 88 degrees west 68 feet; north 89 degrees west 104 feet; north 55 degrees west 135 feet; north 58 degrees east 473 feet; north 59 degrees 30 minutes east 195 feet; north 43 degrees east 129 feet; north 36 degrees east 148 feet; north 20 degrees east 138 feet; north 11 deg. east 114 feet; north 4 degrees west 121 feet; north 6 degrees west 116 feet; north 35 degrees 30 minutes west 45 feet; north 10 degrees 30 minutes west 326 feet; north 8 deg. west 171 feet to a point in center of said Hatchie River; thence east 50 feet to a metal stake on east bank of said River; thence north 18 degrees east, along old fence signs; and east line of Curlin property, 890 feet to a metal stake; thence north, along old line 1640 feet to a stake 12 feet north of iron stake, an internal corner of Curlin property; thence east, along general trend of old fence, 1865 feet to an iron stake, another internal corner of Curlin property; thence south, along fence, 586.7 feet to an iron stake; thence east, along general trend of old fencerows, l704.5 feet to a metal stake on fence, a northwest corner of A. S. Harris land; thence south, slightly east, along old painted line, 1329 feet to a metal stake; thence east, along painted line, 660 feet to a metal stake, an internal corner of said A. S. Harris land; thence south, slightly west, along old painted line, 1377 feet to a stake 8 feet south of iron, this being the southwest corner of said A. S. Harris land; thence east 1768 feet to metal stake; thence south, with west line of Mulherrin property and crossing Black Creek Drainage Canal, 297 feet to a stake, a southwest corner of said Mulherrin property; thence east 248 feet to the beginning and containing 509.37 acres.

Included in this description but excluded from this conveyance is a 1 acre tract con veyed to the state of Tennessee by Deed of record in Deed Book 157, page 120, in the Register’s Office for Haywood County, TN.

Map 127, Parcel 1.0BEING the same parcels of real

estate designated as Third Parcel and First Tract of Fifth Parcel in Warranty Deed from Walter H. Powell and wife, Jane Norton Powell, and Railey W. Powell and wife, Patsy Thomas Powell,

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated October 11, 2007, exe-cuted by MICHELLE M RUSSELL, A SINGLE WOMAN, conveying certain real property therein described to ROBERT M WILSON as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, on October 16, 2007, as Instrument No. 11202, in Book 45, Page 471; and WHEREAS, the ben-eficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO COUNTRYWIDE BANK, FSB, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, Notice of the Right to Foreclose (“Notice”) was given in compliance with Tennessee law by the mailing a copy of the Notice to the parties at least sixty (60) days prior to the first publication of the Substitute Trustee’s Sale. WHEREAS, the under-signed, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the

to Bill N. Powell recorded in Deed Book 165, page 251, in the Register of Deeds= Office for Haywood County, Tennessee, and in Deed Book 277, Page 181, in the Register of Deeds= Office for Fayette County, Tennessee. The said Bill N. Powell and wife, Bettye Kirby Powell, conveyed a one-twenty-fifth (1/25) undivided interest unto Christopher Powell Trust, and a one-twenty-fifth (1/25) undivided interest unto Brannon Powell Trust, and a one-twenty-fifth (1/25) undivided interest unto Mark Powell Trust, and a one-twenty-fifth (1/25) undivided interest unto Kirby Powell Trust, by warranty deed of record in Deed Book 166, Page 122, in the Register of Deeds= Office for Haywood County, Tennessee, and in Deed Book 280, Page 287, in the register of Deeds= Office for Fayette County, Tennessee. The said Bill N. Powell and wife, Bettye Kirby Powell conveyed a one-twenty-fifth (1/25) undivided interest unto Christopher Powell Trust, and a one-twenty-fifth (1/25) undivided interest unto Brannon Powell Trust, and a one-twenty-fifth (1/25) undivided inter-est unto Mark Powell Trust and a one-twenty-fifth (1/25) undivided interest unto Kirby Powell Trust, by warranty deed of record in Deed Book 166, Page 251, in the Register of Deeds= Office for Haywood County, Tennessee, and in Deed Book 280, Page 697, in the Register of Deeds= Office for Fayette County, Tennessee. Railey Powell, Executor of the Last Will and Testament of Billy N. Powell (being one and the same person as Bill N. Powell) conveyed a 3.55/25 undivided interest unto Christopher Powell Trust, and a 3.55/25 undivided interest unto Brannon Powell Trust, and a 3.55/25 undivided interest unto Mark Powell Trust, and a 3.55/25 undivided interest unto Kirby Powell Trust, by warranty deed of record in Deed Book 174, Page 156, in the Register of Deeds= Office for Haywood County, Tennessee, and in Deed Book 303, Page 171, in the Register of Deeds= Office for Fayette County, Tennessee. See also deeds recorded in Deed Book 177, Page 104, Register of Deeds= Office, Haywood County, Tennessee, and Deed book , Page , Register of Deeds= Office, Fayette County, Tennessee, wherein a .7/25 was con-veyed unto Christopher Powell Trust, Brannon Powell Trust, Mark Powell Trust and Kirby Powell Trust. The said Bill N. Powell (also known as Billy N. Powell) became deceased on April 3, 1987, and his Last will and Testament, dated December 27, 1985, was admit-ted to probate on April 7, 1987, in the Chancery Court for Haywood County, Tennessee, Docket Number P369. Railey Powell, the Grantor herein, was appointed Executor of the estate of Billy N. Powell in Item Number VII (7.01) of the Last Will and Testament of Billy N. Powell and Item Number II of the said Last Will and Testament of Billy N. Powell the said Railey Powell was granted the authority to transfer the above described real estate.

Bettye Powell and Kirby Powell as Co-Trustees of the Kirby Powell Trust, Christopher Powell Trust and Mark Powell Trust conveyed all of these three Trusts’ interest (being a total of 3/4) to Bettye Powell and Kirby Powell as Co-Trustees of the Brannon Powell Trust by Deed Recorded in Deed Book 254, page 156, Register’s Office, Haywood County, Tennessee, and in Book D649, Page 83, Register’s Office, Fayette County, Tennessee.Map No. 127, Parcel 1.00

Howard Powell Rd, 4th Civil District of Haywood County, TN

Said sale will be made in bar of all rights and equity of redemption, home-stead and dower, which are expressly waived in said deed of trust. The title to said property is believed to be good, but I will sell and convey as Substitute Trustee only.

The Purchaser will assume pay-ment of all taxes and assessments constituting a lien on said real estate on the date of sale.This 19th day of January, 2012.Marianna Williams Attorneys for TrusteeASHLEY, ASHLEY & ARNOLDP. O. Box HDyersburg, TN 38025-2008731 285 5074Other Interested Parties:Insouth BankPublish Dates: Thursday, January 26, 2012, Thursday, February 2, 2012, Thursday, February 9, 2012

undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by vir tue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on February 17, 2012, 11:00 AM at the Haywood County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Lying and being in the 7th Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee and more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron pin (set) in the west margin of Kenny Haynes Road, 20.0 feet from center, the northeast corner of Cleek, the southeast corner of this described lot; thence west with the north line of Cleek, in line with a row of pine trees, 192.0 feet to a cor-ner post (found); thence north along a fence and east line of Haynes, also a row of pine trees east of the line, 200.0 feet to an iron pin (set); thence east along the south line of Haynes and with a row of pine trees 192.0 feet to an iron pin (set) in the west margin of Kenny Haynes Road, 20.0 feet from center; thence south along the west margin of said road 200.0 feet to the beginning, containing 0.88 acres, more or less, according to survey made by Jerry Stoots, Registered Land Surveyor, on August 26, 1992. PARCEL NO. 031 02102 000 PROPERTY ADDRESS: The street address of the property is believed to be 357 KENNY HAYNES ROAD, BROWNSVILLE, TN 38012. In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.

CURRENT OWNER(S): MICHELLE M. RUSSELL

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A The sale of the above-described

property shall be subject to all mat-ters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encum-brances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publica-tion, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representa-tions or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose.

RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., Substitute Trustee 2380 Performance Dr, TX2-984-0407 Richardson, TX 75082 Tel: (800) 281-8219 Fax: (866) 681-5002 TS#: 09-0116746 FEI # 1006.104282 01/26/2012, 02/02/2012, 02/09/2012

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on

March 1, 2012 at 10:00AM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Edward Charles Franklin an unmarried man, to Denise Haraseviate, Trustee, on January 31, 2008 at Book 50, Page 265; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office.

Owner of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as purchaser of the loans and other assets of Washington Mutual Bank, formerly known as Washington Mutual Bank, FA (the “Savings Bank”) from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, acting as receiver for the Savings Bank and pursuant to its authority under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1821(d)

The following real estate located in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:

Described property located in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot Number 6, Block C, Scott Heights Subdivision, see survey recorded in Plat Book 1, Pages 171, 180 and 181, in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the North margin of what is known in the year 1971 as Bell Street in the Town of Brownsville, Tennessee and 18 feet from center of same being the southeast corner of Lot Number 5 of Scott Heights Subdivision and being the southwest corner of this now described Lot Number 6; runs thence with the East boundary line of Lot Number 5 North 87.0 feet to a stake in the South boundary line of lot in the name of Etta Bunch; thence East 69.0 feet to a stake in the East boundary line of the original Scott Heights Subdivision, Block C; runs thence South 87.0 feet to a stake in the North margin or right-of-way of the above mentioned Bell Street; thence West 69.0 feet to the point of beginning. Street Address: 659 Bell Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Parcel Number: 066N-F-031.00Current Owner(s) of Property:

Edward Charles FranklinThe street address of the above

described property is believed to be 659 Bell Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on

March 1, 2012 at 10:00AM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Willie T. Mann, an unmarried person, to Emmett James House or Bill R. McLaughlin, Trustee, on April 1, 2005 at Record Book 5, Page 295; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office.

Holder: Regions Bank DBA Regions Mortgage, successor by merger to Union Planters Bank, NA

The following real estate located in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:

Described property located in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Beginning at a stake in the West margin of a black top road that runs North and South sometimes known as the Shaws Farm Road leads to Cannon’s Store, said stake lying North along the West margin of said black top road 12.4 chains from the center line of another black top road that runs East and West and which intersects with Tibbs to Chestnut Bluff Road and also intersects with the above mentioned Shaws Farm Road; runs thence with a new line established this day West 5.0 chains to a stake; runs thence North and parallel with the black top road 2.0 chains to a stake; runs thence East 5.0 chains in the West margin of black top road that runs to Shaws Farm: runs thence South with the West margin of said black top road 2.0 chains to the point of beginning.

Street Address: 171 Shaw Loop (Per Deed of Trust), Shaws Farm Road (Per Assessor), Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Parcel Number: 023-018.00Current Owner(s) of Property:

Heirs of Willie T. MannThe street address of the above

described property is believed to be 171 Shaw Loop (Per Deed of Trust), Shaws Farm Road (Per Assessor), Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.

If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met.

All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.

This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.comLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP555 Perkins Road Extended, Second Floor Memphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690

of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

SALE IS SUBJECT TO TENANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSESSION.

If applicable, the notice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-117 have been met.

All right of equity of redemption, statutory and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above.

If the highest bidder cannot pay the bid within twenty-four (24) hours of the sale, the next highest bidder, at their highest bid, will be deemed the successful bidder.

This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time.

This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.com Law Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP 555 Perkins Road Extended, Second Floor Memphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 10-011389 Publication Dates: 02-02-12, 02-09-12, & 02-16-12

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE WHEREAS, default having been

made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by that certain Deed of Trust executed on June 24, 2009, by Charlie L. Miller and Sharon Miller to Larry A. Weissman, Trustee, as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, under Book 67, Page 479, (“Deed of Trust”); and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to Suntrust Mortgage, Inc.; and WHEREAS, Suntrust Mortgage Inc., the holder of said Deed of Trust, (the “Holder”), appointed the under-signed, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., as Substitute Trustee by instru-ment filed for record in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, with all the rights, powers and privi-leges of the original Trustee named in said Deed of Trust; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann. § 35-5-117 (i), not less than sixty (60) days prior to the first publication required by § 35-5-101, the notice of the right to foreclose was properly sent, if so required; and NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust by the Holder, and that the undersigned, Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee, or its duly appointed attorneys or agents, by virtue of the power and authority vested in it, will on Thursday, February 23, 2012, commencing at 12:00 PM at the the hall inside the East Door of the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Lying and being in Haywood County, Tennessee and more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at an iron pin on the west margin of Christmas Lane (20 feet at right angles from centerline) at corner of Beth Spencer as recorded in Deed Book 87, Page 84, said pin being South 7 degrees 00 minute West a distance of 233.30 feet from the southeast corner of Franklin Vestal as recorded in Deed Book 179, Page 395, in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee; thence with the west margin of Christmas Lane South 7 degrees 00 minutes West a distance of 150 feet to an iron pin; thence North 84 degrees 00 minute West a distance of 145 feet to an iron pin, thence North 7 degrees 00 minute East a distance of 150 feet to an iron pin; thence South 84 degrees 00 minutes East a distance of 145 feet to the point of beginning Containing 0.50 acre, as surveyed by David Hall Surveying Company, RLS #943, on November 19, 1998.Being the same property conveyed to the undersigned by deed of record in Record Book 67, page 477, Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee.Sharon Miller joins in the execution of this instrument for the purpose of conveying any interest she may have in the above described property.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 271 Christmas Lane, Brownsville, TN 38012

CURRENT OWNER(S): Charlie L. Miller

The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all mat-ters shown on any recorded plan; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encum-brances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose.

S U B O R D I N A T E LIENHOLDERS: United Housing, Inc.; Haywood Park Community Hospital

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: N/A All right and equity of redemption,

statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will

sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc., Substitute Trustee c/o RMW Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Fi le No.: 221.1018989TN Web Site: www.jflegal.com Insertion Dates: Feb. 02, 09, 16, 2012

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS, default has occurred

in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated July 28, 2005, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded August 4, 2005, at Book 10, Page 720 in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Dorothy J. Williams, conveying certain property therein described to Michael T. Bates, a resident of 428 Wilson Pike Circle, Brentwood, TN 37027 Tennessee as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, a separate corporation that is acting solely as a nominee for Sebring Capital Partners, Limited Partnership and Sebring Capital Partners, Limited Partnership’s succes-sors and assigns; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by vir-tue of the power, duty, and author-ity vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on February 29, 2012 on or about 11:00 A.M., at the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, offer for sale certain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemp-tions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

Lot number 32 of the Walnut Hill Acres Subdivision as recorded in Plat Book Number 1, Page 104 and Plat Book 2, Page 56, of the in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 902 East Cooper Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, ease-ments, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agen-cy, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an inter-est in the above-referenced property: Dorothy J. Williams; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Sebring Capital Partners, Limited Partnership; Sebring Capital Partners, Limited Partnership

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publi-cation, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 845-210880DATED January 24, 2012INSERTION DATES: February 2, 2012, February 9, 2012 & February 16, 2012WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,Successor TrusteeD S a l e N o t i c e T N - S h e l l i e _tcrow_120124_1453FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COM and WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM

NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Brownsville on February 14, 2012 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Brownsville City Hall. The hearing is to receive public input on the following:Resolution # 826, to adopt the vision statement and six objectives of the Brownsville on the Move ReportA full copy of the Resolution may be viewed at City Hall during normal business hours. All interested persons are invited to attend and comment.

CITY OFBROWNSVILLE/jsf

CITY OF BROWNSVILLENOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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NOTICE TO FURNISHERSOF LABOR

AND MATERIALS TO:Vanderbilt Landscaping, LLC

PROJECT NO.:98047-4270-04

CONTRACT NO.: CNJ815COUNTY: Haywood

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 03/23/12.

File No. 11-029381 Publication Dates: 02-02-12, 02-09-12 & 02-16-12


PHOTO IDFederal or state government issued photo ID is now required to vote, unless an exception applies. College student IDs will not be accepted. To learn more about the new law and its exceptions, please call 731-772-1760 or visit GoVoteTN.com.

EARLY VOTING NOTICEPresidential Preference Primary

Tuesday, March 6, 2012To all registered voters of Haywood County, Tennessee:

Early Voting will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2012 – Tuesday, February 28, 2012

9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday – SaturdayIn the lobby of the Haywood County Courthouse

Absentee by mail requests are due no later than Tuesday, February 28, 2012.

Haywood County Election Commission Courthouse – Lower Level

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Ida Ruth Bradford, MemberGene Campbell, MemberJan McAdams, Member

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2012 marks a very special year for State Farm Insurance Agent Jim McAdams.

The hometown native will celebrate 30 years in business as an agent with State Farm Insurance in Brownsville. Jim’s successful journey with State Farm started in February 1982 when former agent Bill Thornton retired.

While it may seem like only yesterday in the minds of some, to Jim it’s easy to take account of all the vast changes that have taken place during that 30 year span.

“1982 doesn’t sound like a long time ago, but back then there were no cell phones, fax machines or the internet. Computers didn’t arrive till several years later. Most of our correspondence was mailed to the company and receipts were hand written,” McAdams said. “Over the years, insurance companies have done a great job utilizing technology in order to control cost. Rather than have

rows of filing cabinets, information is stored on a computer chip. Adjusters don’t need massive office spaces, now all they need is a laptop and a car. Digital photography and satellite imagery have increased the speed of service. Back then, a new truck cost $10,000 now they are $40,000. There have been a lot of changes in 30 years.”

For 30 years, McAdams has successfully made himself known both in office and outside as an outstanding figure in the community.

Jim is a successful graduate of Haywood County Schools, and through various local organizations, is currently in the forefront of civic duty.

McAdams has found himself involved in a number of capacitates, such as serving as Rotary Club President, being a member of the Brownsville Haywood County Chamber Of Commerce, Carl Perkins Center, Country Club INSOUTH Bank Advisory Boards, and

serving his church, Brownsville Baptist, as a deacon and treasurer.

McAdams is married to Anderson Elementary School Librarian Jan McAdams, and is the father of University of Tennessee Junior Trey

McAdams and Haywood High School Junior Molly McAdams.

Thanks to McAdams, Brownsville knows that there’s nothing that replaces the service of a hometown agent. After all, it’s great to be able

to sit down with a local agent and talk about important events in your life.

State Farm has awarded Jim one of its highest honors with the Crystal Excellence Award for agencies

who have maintained a high level of service and profitable growth for over 25 years.

“With the help of my staff and wonderful clients, I plan on being here for years to come.”

McAdams celebrates 30 years in business

By Walter Battle

It’s tax time in Ten-nessee! You’ve saved receipts, obtained your W-2 and 1099 forms. You may have even gone to some public office and picked-up your tax re-turn booklets and forms. In some cases, a person may have purchased tax preparation soft-ware. Many people do a great job (and save some money) doing their own taxes.

Dena Wise, Univer-sity of Tennessee Fam-ily Finance Specialist, reminded readers in the winter edition of “Fam-ily Ties” that according to the IRS, most tax re-funds are delayed be-cause of very simple er-rors. These include:

Forgetting to sign and date your return. Espe-cially if you use tax soft-ware, it's easy to forget that you need to sign and date your return.

If you're married filing jointly, don't forget that your spouse also needs to sign and date the re-turn. If you opt to e-File, you can eliminate the possibility of commit-ting this error.

Forgetting to attach Copy B of your W-2 form to your tax re-turn. Your W-2 form (or forms, if you have more than one job) is what your employer hands you or sends you in the mail stating your annual wages and tax withhold-ing. Taxpayers filing pa-per returns should not forget to attach this form according to IRS instruc-tions.

Entering your Social Security number incor-rectly (or not at all). If you don't have your number memorized, it's best to look at your actual Social Security card when entering your number. No matter what, double and triple

check what you enter before submitting your return.

Making mathemati-cal errors. Avoid errors in math by using tax software to complete

your return. If you are determined to complete your return by hand, at least use a calculator or spreadsheet program to perform your calcula-tions.

The IRS also notes that returns filed just before the deadline typically have more errors than those filed earlier in the tax “season.” One way to make sure you file

an error-free return is to start early and leave plenty of time to double check your return for calculation errors and omissions.

Double Check Your Tax Return

The Brownsville States-Graphic, Thursday, February 9, 2012 — Page 13

Former SYS Football Players Make All-West Tennessee Team

Two young men that received their start in football, with the local SYS football program, have been named to the All-West Tennessee Football Team. Jarvis Johnson and Rodney Clark Jr. were selected after their great individual seasons with the JCM Cougars. Johnson, a senior wide receiver, is looking forward to taking his talents to the college

levels. University of Memphis, MTSU, Ole Miss, Murray State and Arkansas State to name a few that are interested. Rodney Clark Jr. a sophomore running back, has started receiving recognition from D1 colleges, and hopes only to improve his next two years. Coach Clark expressed great praise for their effort and dedication. “When they played SYS Football for

me, their love for the game was through the roof. They worked hard in the weight room and on the practice fi eld before the Friday night lights came on. Coach Martez Edwards and Coach Puckett were very instrumental to their success this year.” The young men expressed their thanks to all friends and family for heir continued support

“It’s Bluebird Time!”If you are interested

in connecting with wildlife in your own backyard, now is the time to put up bluebird boxes. Bluebirds can really use your help for housing. They do not build their own nests, but rely on old woodpecker holes or rotting tree trunks and other natural openings for their homes.

Bluebirds live in open country and are a beautiful songbird. As cavity nesters, they have become less common due to a lack of suitable nest sites. Many nest sites have been lost through changing

land-use practices, as well as to urban and suburban sprawl. But the introductions of house sparrows and starlings from Europe in 1851 and 1890 have been the primary reasons for the bluebirds’ decline, as these non-native species took over native bluebird nesting cavities.

A manmade house is a welcome sight to bluebirds, but they are picky about how their house is designed or located. They can be mounted on poles, fence posts or trees. Posts are best for providing protection from

predators. Also, building nesting boxes is a great project for children, families or groups interested in connecting with wildlife, like our garden clubs around Haywood County.

A bluebird box should have an opening that is the prescribed one-and-one-half inches in diameter. This precludes starlings from being able to enter. However, house sparrows still may be able to enter the boxes. If this occurs, the house sparrow nests should be removed immediately.

Boxes should be erected on a free-standing pole three

to fi ve feet above the ground - facing south or west, if possible, away from our prevailing west winds, and facing a few feet near a nearby tree or fence where young birds can safely land on their initial fl ights from the box. To reduce predation and competition from other species, no perch should be placed on the box, as bluebirds do not need one. Boxes placed in pairs, about 20 feet apart, may help reduce competition from swallows.

A good bluebird box should have a fl oor size of 5” x 5”, the box height should be between 8” to 12”, the entrance hole should be about 6” to 10” above the fl oor. Remember where to put the hole. That is important. Be sure it is made of durable wood like cedar and cut ventilation holes in the top and drainage holes in the bottom.

There’s another option for you not-so-handy bird fanciers, just go to the Delta Heritage Center at the Visitors’

Center here at Exit 56 and buy one. Master Craftsman Joe McCool builds beautiful and perfectly functional bluebird and other specie boxes just for sale there. It will also give you a chance to see the new exhibits.

Bluebirds nest in primarily suburban or rural areas, so we are quite well suited for them here. During breeding, they hunt insects by scanning the ground from a perch, spotting an insect, then swooping down

to the ground to it. Bluebirds start looking for nests in the south now. Scattered young trees or shrubs are also important along with sparse or low vegetation since it enables the bluebird to see and capture insects. Cut meadows, cut lawns and grazed fi eld are their kitchens. And we have plenty of ideal habitats in Haywood County just waiting on a good realtor. So get outside!

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Install a Carbon Monoxide DetectorCarbon monoxide (CO) detectors are highly recommended in homes with fuel-burning appliances, such as natural gas furnaces, stoves, ovens, and water heaters, and fuel-burning space heaters. An alarm signals homeowners if CO reaches potentially dangerous levels.

Haywood junior Mon-travious Maclin rises up for a shot during action Tuesday night at home against South Gibson County. Hay-wood won its eighth straight with a 73-45 victory. Photo by Jeff Ireland

By JEFF [email protected]

Haywood senior Chelsey Owens played just her sec-ond game Tuesday night after missing a couple of weeks with a head injury, and the Lady Tomcats end-ed up needing her contribu-tions in a big way.

The Lady Tomcats fell be-hind by eight points early against South Gibson Coun-ty, but a strategic change by coach Zandra Jones and some aggressive play by Owens led to a come-from-behind 56-50 win for the home team.

“I don't think we would have pulled it out with-out her,” Jones said. “We changed to a half court trap (in the third quarter) and put Chelsey on top of it. We got a few quick steals and after that we felt a little more

comfortable. We changed our defense and that helped our offense.”

Haywood (15-9 overall, 8-9 District 13-AA) fell be-hind 10-2 and played catch-up until taking a 40-38 lead on a pair of free throws by Alexis Peeples with 1:27 left in the third quarter. Three steals and four points each from Jalisa Bell and Trinity Jackson produced a 10-2 that gave Haywood the lead.

The Lady Tomcats never trailed again, although the game was very close until the end.

With 4:45 left in the game, Chandra Reed grabbed a re-bound in traffic and eventu-ally got the ball to Jackson, who scored to put Haywood ahead 49-44.

Jackson scored again with 31 seconds left to all but seal the game.

Owens led Haywood with

17 points. Bell added 14 and Jackson finished with 12.

“We got the momentum when we picked it up on defense,” Owens said, “and that really helped our of-fense.”

The win secured sixth place in the district stand-ings for Haywood, which will wrap the regular season tonight at Milan.

The details of the district tournament have yet to be finalized, but it appears as though the Lady Tomcats will play in the quarterfinals Monday on the road against Covington.

In other action: Bell scored 17 of her game-

high 19 points in the first half on Friday at home as Hay-wood defeated Ripley 70-42. Owens added 18 points and Peeples and Ida Parrish each scored seven.

Lady Tomcats take down South Gibson

Haywood senior Jalisa Bell gets a shot up in the paint during her team's 56-50 district win over South Gibson County Tuesday night at home. Photo by Jeff Ireland

By JEFF [email protected]

Haywood appears to be getting hot at the right time.

The Tomcats ran their winning streak to eight games with District 13-AA home wins against Ripley on Friday and South Gibson County on Tuesday.

The win over Ripley avenged a Jan. 3 loss to the Tigers in Ripley.

Haywood, which will wrap up the regular sea-son tonight at Milan, ap-pears to be locked into the three seed for district tournament, which be-gins with play-in games Saturday at Dyersburg.

The quarterfinals will be played Tuesday at a site to be determined.

“We're starting to gel,” Haywood coach Kend-all Dancy said Tuesday

night after his team im-proved to 18-5 (13-4 Dis-trict 13-AA) with a 73-45 win over South Gibson. “The guys are really starting to understand where they're supposed to be on the court.”

Back on Jan. 6, Hay-wood eked out a one-point win over South Gibson County, but on Tuesday the Tomcats put the game away early in the second half.

Leading 32-25 at the half, Haywood opened the third quarter with a 17-3 run to take control.

Senior Demarcus Tyus hit a 3-pointer and scored seven of his 10 points during the run.

“This was a revenge game,” Tyus said. “We knew we had a get a win because we didn't want to take any more district losses.”

Sophomore Tarcus

Hughes also had a strong game for the Tom-cats. He scored the final four points of the first half and led all scorers with 17. Sophomore Jeff Starks hit three 3-point-ers and finished with 11 points.

Haywood's defense was smothering, particu-larly in the third quarter, holding South Gibson without a field goal until the final two minutes.

Friday's contest against Ripley was also a revenge game.

The Tomcats lost to the Tigers in Ripley 70-67 on Jan. 3, but took control of the game early this time around en route to an 85-74 win.

Starks hit three 3-point-ers in the game to fin-ish with 12 and Hughes added 13.

Sadarius Delk led the Tomcats with 18 points

and Montravious Ma-clin and Kendal Middle-brooks each added 11.

Tyus said he and his teammates are looking forward to the district tournament.

“We'll be playing the best of the best,” Tyus said. “Hopefully we'll have a chance to get to the championship game.”

Haywood stays hot with wins over Ripley, South Gibson

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