Page 12-A CHESTER COUNTY INDEPENDENT • Thursday, December 30, 2010
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Year and contributing to the delinquency of a minor due to allegations of incidents which occurred in late February. According to a report from the Henderson Police Department, Burton allegedly purchased alcohol and delivered it to a group of juveniles who were having a party. The report stated Burton then had sex with one of the attendees, a 13year-old female.
April 1, 2010 Monday afternoon blaze ruled arson The Henderson Fire
Department and state fire marshal are continuing to investigate an abandoned house that caught fire at approximately 2:34 p.m. Monday afternoon. Authorities have ruled the burn ‘suspicious’. According to HFD Chief Glenn Bryan, the house was not hooked up to any utilities and it has been vacant for some time. Chris Chambers, owner of the property, said he had been using the home as a storage unit.
Missing teen found in Texas A Henderson juvenile reported missing in last week’s edition of the Chester County Independent has been found, according to Henderson police officials.
Community Blood Drive Lifeline Blood Services will have a blood drive from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 30, at Henderson Food and Fuel on Hwy. 45 North.
Bethel Springs Bluegrass Show The Bethel Springs Bluegrass Show will be at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 1, at the community center. Featured bands include the Spurlock Family and Savannah Grass. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. For more information, call Wilson Matlock at 934-0024 or Vernon Hickman at 434-9280 or 934-7246.
Head Start Pre-Registration Southwest Human Resource Agency Head Start is now accepting applications for 3- and 4-year-old children to attend pre-school during the 2011-2012 program year. Pre-registration is set for 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 4-6, at the Chester County Head Start Center, 1495 White Ave. Information needed at time of pre-registration includes: Child’s official birth certificate; up-to-date immunization record; child’s TennCare or insurance card; social security number and dates of birth for all family members; three emergency contact people; and proof of household income for 2010 (Income Tax or W-2 Forms, year to date pay stubs, or Families First/Food Stamp Verification). For information, contact Carrie Buck or Mayriene Moten at 989-5111 or 800-3726013.
CCHS Football Banquet Chester County High School has scheduled its annual football banquet for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, at the high school cafeteria. Tickets are available from any football player or from head coach Jeff Cupples. In addition, the CCHS Quarterback Club will hold a short meeting prior to the banquet. For more information, call the school at 989-8125.
American Legion meeting
Chelsey Wood, 16, and her 19-year-old boyfriend, Jason Andrew Flatt, also of Henderson, were located and apprehended in Irving, Texas, last Thursday, around 5 p.m. Officials were able to locate the two using signals from Flatt’s cell phone. Flatt has since been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and may face additional charges. He was released from the Chester County jail on a $2,000 bond. Wood may also face charges in juvenile court.
Chester County man killed in twovehicle collision This green Ford Mustang convertible, driven by Michael
Quilt Group meets monthly “Quilters Without a Clue” meet the third Saturday of each month at the Chester County Library from 9:30 to noon. Quilters/needle workers of all experience levels are welcome. Lessons will be given for beginning quilters. For more information, call Carol at 608-2974 or go by the Fabric Corner, 110 E. Main St. in Henderson.
Hospice volunteers needed Hospice of West Tennessee is looking for volunteers to sit with cancer patients, run errands, read to them and provide companionship. Hospice volunteers are needed in Henderson and surrounding towns. For more information, call 6644220.
Yoga Classes Yoga classes are being offered at First United Methodist Church. The classes are taught by Carleen Miller, certified yoga instructor, and are held every Monday from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the church’s Christian Life Center gym. The cost is $5 per session. For information, call the church office at 989-2732.
Word Weavers meets each month Word Weavers, a local writing group, meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Chester County Library. Word Weavers is a group for anyone interested in writing. Visitors are welcome.
Alcoholics Anonymous The Henderson group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. each Tuesday (closed discussion), 8 p.m. on Thursdays (open discussion) and 3 p.m. on Sundays (open discussion and big book). Meetings are now located at First United Methodist Church on North Ave. in Henderson. For more information, call 989-8348.
Family History Books available at library
Brandon Johnson, 30, was heading east on Roby Road Saturday afternoon when it struck a pick-up truck head-on, resulting in the death of an elderly Enville man. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Virginia Carroll, 79, was heading west when she crossed into the path of the Mustang as she was attempting to turn into a driveway. Her husband Thomas Carroll, passenger, was air-lifted to Jackson-General Hospital where he later died. Virginia Carroll, Johnson, and Johnson’s passenger, Jessica Danielle Fields, 30, were all transported to the hospital by ambulance and since have been treated and released. The crash is still under investigation.
April 8, 2010 Two face no opposition in county-wide races Two incumbent county officials will have no opposition on the ballot in the Aug. 5 General Election. Register of Deeds Judy H. Cranford and County Trustee Lance Beshires will each be the only names on the ballot for their offices. However, four turned in qualifying petitions by the April 1 deadline to fill the office of retiring Chester County Mayor Troy Kilzer. Republican nominee Patricia Jones will face opposition for the county mayor’s post from independents Johny R. Farris, Gloria D. Holiday, and Dwain Seaton, Sr. Even though they have qualified, each of the candidates has until today, Thursday, April 8, to remove their name from the ballot. In other contested races, Sheriff Blair Weaver faces opposition from Democrat nominee Ray Mullins, and independent Rhoda B. Smith. Incumbent Keith Frye faces opposition for the Circuit Clerk’s post from Democrat nominee Rhiannon Chavez. For the County Clerk’s office, Republican Johnny Garner is opposed by Democrat and former clerk Harold Thomas, as well as independent Amanda Hostetler. Republican Elbert O. “Tiny” Carnell is running for re-election as road supervisor with opposition by Democrat Billy Maness, as well as independent, and city of Henderson Public Works Director Jerry L. King.
The West Tennessee Divisional lunch/meeting will be from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 15, at American Legion Post 90, 165 Perry Switch Road in Jackson. The cost for the meal is $5. RSVP to George Harper, WTV Commander, at 901-493-2580.
The Chester County Family History Book, Volume I, and the Chester County Pictorial Book, Volume II, can be picked up at the Chester County Library.
April 15, 2010 Relay for Life announces Honorary Chairs
Jackson Rural Development meetings
Volunteers needed for tax season
The Jackson Rural Development Area Office holds meetings from 9–11 a.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month in the conference room of Henderson City Hall, 121 Crook Ave. A rural development specialist will be available to assist with rural housing applications. To set up an appointment, call 668-2091.
It seems like everyone these days can put a face on cancer: moms, dads,
During the tax filing season, about 200 West Tennessee volunteers made taxes less taxing for many in their communities. Trained volunteers helped about 8,000 lower-income individuals and families file their tax returns free of charge through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program and related programs. Many of the VITA volunteers return year after year to help, but new volunteers are needed. Training for the 2011 tax filing season begins soon. This year the need for volunteers is especially great with many tax filers needing to cut expenses and get all the tax breaks that are available. VITA volunteers can register on e-mail at wi.taxprep.volunteer@irs.gov or call 423-9526.
Recycle cell phones The Chester County Senior Center and the Chester County Solid Waste Department have joined together to recycle cell phones. You may drop them off at Miller’s Big Star, all five convenience centers or the Senior Center. It helps the environment and is a fundraiser for the Senior Center. Used ink cartridges are also recycled.
Loving Paws Fundraiser Loving Paws Rescue is having a special fundraising campaign to raise money to treat nine heartworm positive dogs. All the money received in the collection canisters is now designated for heartworm treatments rather than general funds. If you wish to donate, an account has been set up at Chester County Bank for heartworm treatments. Donations can be mailed to LPR, PO Box 95, Luray, TN 38352. For information, email luvdogz@bellsouth.net or call 989-0319.
Head Start Program The Head Start Program is for 3- and 4-year-old children of low-income families. Applications are taken Monday through Friday at the Southwest Human Resource Building located on White Ave. Go by the office to fill out an application for your child to have a head start. For information, call Marilyn Myhan or Gloria Holiday at 989-5111.
sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, grandparents... The Chester County Relay For Life chapter has named three local faces as their 2010 Honorary Chairpersons, Glenda Wilson, Eric Talbott and Jim Brooks.
April 22, 2010 ‘I didn’t kill her’ Freeland backs out of last minute plea deal, new details revealed in Ward case In the eleventh hour, John Thomas Freeland Jr. backed out of his plea deal, claiming everything was correct in the legal paperwork, except he was not the one that fired the fatal shot that killed 61-year old Carolyn Ward on March 7 of last year. Freeland was in a Jackson courtroom last Wednesday before Judge Roy Morgan as his attorneys filed a motion to suppress evidence. After being counseled by his attorneys before his suppression hearing began, it was understood by the judge, prosecutors and his own defense team, Freeland had decided he would enter a guilty plea to all counts he was facing, including first degree murder as he signed a plea form. However, as Judge Morgan asked the defendant if his statement in his plea the prosecutor just read aloud was substantially correct as far as the facts in his case and he understood that he was admitting guilt to first degree murder, Freeland began nodding his head no. “No, I don’t understand how I’m supposed to be admitting guilt to that,” stated Freeland. “Everything is true except for the part that I pulled the trigger, I didn’t kill her.”
CC teen arrested for Plunk St. arson Little information is known thus far involving the March 29 fire of an abandoned house on Plunk St. However, authorities have charged Jeremy D. Kilburn, 19, of Henderson with arson for setting the blaze. An arrest warrant stated Kilburn was arrested on April 14. The warrant also indicated a firefighter was injured while suppressing the fire and was sent to the hospital.
Three charged with robbery, attempted murder Two suspects are in custody, and a third at large, following an alleged robbery and shooting Friday.
Cordarius Gooden and Martin Anderson were arrested Tuesday, while Christopher “Buck” Williams was still at large. Each is from Henderson and charged with one count each of especially aggravated robbery and two counts each of attempted first degree murder. According to investigators with the Chester County Sheriff’s Department, Brent Carver and Clint Johnson, both of Lexington, reported they had been robbed and shot at by three suspects at the intersection of Williams Lane and Ingram Lane in eastern Chester County. Carver and Johnson fled the scene for their own safety and contacted the sheriff’s office. When deputies arrived, the alleged victims had visible wounds. Shortly thereafter, officers with the Henderson Police Department stopped a white Ford Crown Victoria matching the description given by the victims. Three persons were taken into custody, questioned, and later released. Further investigation led to the charges being filed against the three, resulting in their arrests.
Chester Co. man killed in one vehicle accident A Chester County man was killed early Saturday morning in a one vehicle accident just outside of the Henderson-Chester County line when he was ejected from his vehicle. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, at approximately 1:25 a.m., Lance Wheeler was driving west on SR 100 near the intersection of Hwy 22 in Henderson County, when the GMC pick-up truck he was driving left the roadway and went airborne, ejecting the 26-six-year old from the vehicle.
April 29, 2010 Teacher’s aide arrested for sending explicit text messages to minor An employee with the Chester County school system was recently arrested for ‘sexting’ a Chester County High School student. Norma Jean Beene, 40, of Henderson was arrested last Thursday on a felony charge of solicitation of a minor for sending sexually explicit text messages to a male student. Beene was released on $5,000 bond. She is employed at Chester County Middle School with special education stuSee YEAR, Page 13-A