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Local high school bands excel with the power of music

McNairy County High School Band McNairy County celebrates local high school bands for their outstanding performance.

McNairy Central High School Bobcat Band and the Adamsville High School Cardinal Bands competed at the 35th Annual Gibson County High School Marching Invitational on October 16th.

The contest prides itself in world class judg-

ing panels, great hospitality, and what they hoped to be one of the best learning experiences for area schools and their students.

Seventeen bands entered the competition with McNairy Central High School Band coming away as Small Division Grand Champions Class AA-2, 1st place drum major, 1st place color guard, 1st place percussion, 1st place

Adamsville High School Band

band and the Spirit Award and placing 5th overall in the competition.

Adamsville High School Band placed 2nd Class 4A, Large Band Division, 2nd place drum major, 2nd place color guard, 2nd place percussion, 2nd place music and 2nd place visual in prelims and placing 6th overall in the competition.

A very McNairy Halloween

Janet Rail

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Join the Halloween revelers downtown Selmer for the biggest party in town.

Celebrating our 10th year, the Independent Appeal’s Halloween Street Festival takes over on October 31 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. so get your costume ready for the best night of the year.

Court Avenue will be host to Lakeview Church and 45 South Offroad. Enjoy a Star Wars themed street featuring Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, the Mandalorian and many more sharing

lots of candy and fun.

In addition to Court Avenue, North Second and North Third Streets will be filled with food vendors, emergency personnel, area businesses, churches and city employees sharing loads of candy, food and fun.

In the year of a pandemic, we hope that this year will bring much needed social activity on the streets in a safe and open environment.

If the people-watching doesn’t sufficiently interest you, perhaps just bring a chair and enjoy music by Andy Avery at the First Christian See HALLOWEEN, 3

Selmer man charged with assault of police officer Janet Rail Publisher

A Selmer man was arrested on Saturday, October 16 for aggravated assault of a police officer at the Selmer Marathon convenience store and gas station at approximately 3:28 p.m. Two officers were on patrol when they heard Sgt. Tony Westbrooks, 61, radio in an officer in distress. K-9 Officer Robert Heathcock and Ptl. Joshua Gilbert responded to the call within a minute.

Upon arriving to the scene, Heathcock observed Randy Kirk, 32 year old male offender in custody. Upon speaking with officer Westbrooks, Kirk ambushed and physically assaulted Sgt. Westbrooks as he exited the gas station.

Kirk was placed into custody and transported to the McNairy County Jail for booking

by Sgt. Westbrooks. At the jail, Kirk stated that Sgt. Westbrooks and another unidentified officer trespassed Kirk from private property locations in the city limits.

Kirk was released to the jail. Officers reviewed surveillance video from Marathon and officers spoke with Sgt. Westbrooks. Video revealed Kirk walked in front of the store and stopped around the ice machines. Kirk appeared to wait in that general location until Westbrooks exited the store. Upon exiting the store, Westbrooks was observed turning to speak to a clerk at which time Kirk snuck up behind West-

brooks. Kirk was observed putting an item down when he was observed ambushing Sgt. Westbrooks from behind and appeared to put his arm around Westbrooks neck. The assault continued as Westbrooks attempted to gain control of Kirk. Kirk was observed continuously assaulting Westbrooks and performed a leg sweep ultimately taking Westbrooks to the ground.

Kirk was on top of Westbrooks as he continued the assault. Multiple civilians came to Westbrooks aid. One civilian who exited the store was able to gain physical control of Kirk with the assistance of other civilians. Sgt. Westbrooks See ASSAULT, 4

IDB says there is a lot to celebrate Janet Rail Publisher

There are advantages of living and working in McNairy County.

In the regular session of the county commission, October 18, Robert Shackelford, Chairman of the McNairy County Industrial Development Board, shared a presentation with the commissioners about the history and future of industrial development in McNairy County.

“This board was founded on May 10, 1994 by the City of Selmer Board of Aldermen and County Com-

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mission with a primary focus of retention, expansion and recruitment of industry. The board is composed of seven directors who are citizens and taxpayers of the county appointed by the commission serving six year staggered terms.

Mrs. Gayle Brooks, a founding member of the board still serves as our secretary,” said Shackelford.

Shackelford shared that the board is bound

by TN Code Article 8, Chapter 53, Title 7 and sticks to standards set forth by the state. “If you are wondering, we have no power to act with-

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out the blessing of the boards so don’t worry that we are signing on the dotted line for anything,” he said.

“The Haier Company likes doing business in McNairy County. GE Monogram is a division of the Haier Company employing 465 employees in McNairy County thanks to a 2017 expansion and this years recent addition of an air conditioning unit adding the additional 200 plus jobs in the community,” said Shackelford.

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Young Artist Paint Out

Festivals promote community and create exciting spaces to experience art, music and culture. Robin and Harry Lees, coming from a larger town and moving to Adamsville, led the couple to do their best to work with the townspeople to evoke special events as they play a transformative role in their town.

Hence Renaissance on Main was established over four years ago.

There efforts are part of what makes Adamsville a great place to live. The Lees invested in their community purchasing a vacant lot downtown Adamsville where they work with local leader-

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ship to host events on a regular basis. The benefits are wide ranging and support local businesses, tourism and bringing communities together to instill a sense of pride as well as boast economic benefits.

One such event is the Plein Air Event. For their 4th year a “Paint the Town” art festival was held on October 16 on the square on East Main Street.

This was a wonderful event where regional artist gather in downtown Adamsville to paint on the spot buildings and landscapes in the town until noon. Artist compete in a Quick Draw Competition, whether

a new painter or a professional, for money and awards. This year the festival featured a “Young Artist Paint Out”.

The public is also invited annually to view paintings in a Gallery reception where art is available for purchase.

As one wonders around the downtown area, you can see artist at work and from from easel to easel as artist capture the landscape of Adamsville, Tennessee.

This effort has proven to be sustainable for the Lees. Perhaps the economic benefits are the easiest to cite as festivals attract visitors, which stimulates growth of local businesses, a

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town and tourism, not to mention the social benefits of introducing locals to new experiences as well.

During this years festival, music was provided by Grafted Culture. The Dutch/American sisters, Gabrielle and Michaelle from The Netherlands, followed by several years in the beautiful jungles of Papua New Guinea before settling in Clifton, Tennessee, where they began writing music that reflects their travels.

Their unique harmonies created a magical chemistry on stage.

Locals also had an opportunity to select their favorite piece of

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Kimberly Daniel of Dickson won the People’s Choice Award. This was Daniel’s second time to participate in Adamsville’s Plein Art Festival. Her first art competition was also her first time to participate in the festival. She had other opportunities to participate in art competitions this past weekend but chose Adamsville due to her previous experience. Daniel stated that “Adamsville was a welcoming community. The town is ahead of the curve hosting art events.” Diane Thompson from San Francisco attended the festival with Daniel.

Thompson said “Adamsville is a quaint town and the area is beautiful and green! Everyone has been so nice.”

Planning and conducting festivals like this involves many in the community. This is just one of many enjoyed in McNairy County. Hometown pride is critical in building a great community. The Lees saw a great town and a great opportunity to celebrate life in a small town. It is not a big secret that there is much to celebrate right here at home.

For more information on future events go to the Renaissance on Main, Adamsville, Tennessee Facebook page.

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From Page 1 “Monogram has nine plants in the U.S. and we are number one.

They hope to double the production of refrigeration units by 2026 and we are confident we will get this project adding approximately 250 additional jobs. We are in competition with South Carolina and Mexico, but Haier likes what they see here.”

Haier Group Corporation is a Chinese multinational home appliances and consumer electronics company headquartered in Qingdao, Shandong. The company sells products for various spaces around the home, including refrigerators, dishwashers, cooktops, washers, and air conditioners. Founded in 1984 by Zhang Ruimin, Haier has established 140,000 sales networks worldwide, 24 plants, and 10 research and development centers.

In 2017, Haier released new refrigerators with specialized temperature controls within each area to keep food fresher, longer.

Shackelford stated that ABB Holdings, Inc. is the second largest employer with over 200 employees. ABB’s global headquarters are located in Oerlikon, in the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland. ABB’s U.S. operations are headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, and employ about 20,000 people in 100 communities in 25 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto.

Selmer is where ABB designs, manufactures, and distributes engineered-to-order busway, bus plugs and busway devices. With a 50-year history of quality production, ABB Selmer serves industries such as dense residential, commercial, industrial, data center and telecom.

A number of industry partners who add to the economy were local presented.

Shackelford shared that McNairy County is 88th out of 95 counties with an unemployment rate of 5.8 percent. With that said, he boasted the

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future opportunities of a TVA Conceptual Master Plan to develop property in the Industrial Park on Highway 45. “The property is debt free and although hilly, we are encouraged to develop eight pad ready lots for industrial development with an building sites of 25,000 to 100,000 square foot buildings.

Shackelford shared the history of partners for grants and loans for industrial development.

“We want to be in the hunt and be on the forefront with the Ford, SK Innovation announcement and development of “Blue Oval City” in Stanton, Tennessee. We are only an hour away and it looks promising,” said Shackelford.

“We meet the 4th Monday of each month at 4 p.m. and are open to the public. We hold to the Sunshine Laws just like you and welcome you to come,” said Shackelford.

Mark O’Mell, economic development director, introduced himself to the board stating how happy he was to be in McNairy County. “I have only been here six days, but look forward to meeting each and every one of you.”

“I was excited about the opportunity to come to McNairy County before the announcement of Ford’s production of electric trucks in West Tennessee. As an outsider, looking in, I see great things to build on here. The fact that you have invested in things that improve quality of life like splash pads, dog parks, recreational activities near, there is a lot to build on.”

“My last role was a regional role and even though you are one county, you have many different cities within and I hope to get everyone together on the same page and see what can be done to make the community better.”

O’Mell shared that his door was open and was looking forward to hearing everyone’s ideas. His office is housed in the Latta building with the chamber of commerce and Arts in McNairy.

Commissioner Brad Hunt led a discussion with O’Mell about the

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“The number one concern in all industries is an educated work force.

No industry will come without it,” said Hunt.

After some discussion, O’Mell shared some past experience with education initiatives in Arkansas and to continue the discussion to work toward the developing skill sets with youth to assure success in economic development.

In committee reports David McCullar reported and got approved the highway department’s inventory list. “We spent $6.9 million on paving and have $2.1 million left to spend. Hot mix costs $87,500 per mile so it won’t go that far but I don’t have a list of roads to present. I didn’t get one prior to the meeting,” said McCullar.

McCullar also reported on the building committee – The board approved a bid from Kiestler Roofing of $6,500 for a new roof on the Charlotte Boley Adult Education Building with the county supplying materials from Williams Lumber Company of $8,898 a total expenditure of $15,398.00.

County Mayor Larry Smith asked the board if they had interest in looking into improvements at the Courthouse including handicap ramps, electric car charge stations and potential tree removal causing a safety hazard in the sidewalk. The board signified interest with no monetary commitment.

McCullar reported no insurance on the Old Armory building since ownership by the county. Mayor Smith stated that Chambers Insurance added liability at no additional cost. Commissioner Phillip Hollingsworth shared that the building committee is interested in securing insurance on the building. Cost to renovate the building are estimated at $975,000 and replacement costs $1.5 million.

No action was taken.

Commissioner Jay Weatherford reported that the budget committee had reviewed each

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budget amendment and clarified some by email.

The board approved the amendments.

The board approved a $40,000 expenditure for a contract to cover air evacuation flights for county residents.

The service has sold to AirMedCare network.

Through December 2022, county residents are covered if an accident occurs inside the county. Insurance or Medicare may be billed unless a resident purchases a membership with AirMedCare for $45 a year or $35 a year for seniors. The company states they will protect your finances and members never pay a dime out-of-pocket if they join as a member. For more information, you can call 844-907-2359 and join.

In closing, a constable bond was approved for Nick Inman and notaries approved. The county received a certificate for timely budget adoption from the state.

County legislative bodies are required to redistrict their county

by January 1, 2022.

Kelsey Schweitzer, of CTAS, shared that the state uses geographic information systems technology and looks at the population growth in certain areas of a county to determine where population growth occurred and uses that information to determine how to form equal districts to form equal population and minority representation when drawing lines for redistricting.

“We determine where every voter is located and work with the administrator of elections and the comptroller of the treasury office before making any changes,” said Schweitzer.

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of representatives from districts as drawn by the legislative body pursuant to statutes enacted by the General Assembly. Districts are reapportioned every ten years based on the most recent federal census.”

“You can have 10 commissioners or up to 25, that is up to you. I am just looking at population growth and making suggestions to you. There are seven districts in McNairy County with three county commission representatives per district totaling 21.

In the drawing presented, Schweitzer shared that Districts 2 and 7, the Adamsville and Michie area in the eastern part of the county showed the most growth and recommended Milledgeville move from District 2 to District 3.

Also a small portion of Selmer section move from District 3 to District 4 and Eastview change from District 7 to District 5 to apportion the districts to allow equal representation of the county legislative body.

“Normally we have more time to contact voters on any change in their voting districts but due to Covid-19 and late Census data, we are behind and have only three months go get all notified as you have elections coming up in 2022,” said Schweitzer. “The local Election Commissioner is responsible for notifying each registered voter of any change,” said Schweitzer.

The redistricting motion was approved by a 16:1 vote with Commissioner Pamela Carroll voting no.

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Food vendors, games, booths and trunk or treaters are part of this familyfriendly event.

The event offers the family a chance to come together and dress up in your favorite costume for a fun night of merriment, candy and thrills.

You can join in on the costume contest which awards $250 in prizes.

From the first year the City of Selmer joined as a co-sponsor.

The Sheriff’s department, emergency services, churches, businesses, civic groups join the fun.

Now, in our tenth year, the party has grown. The city of Selmer parks and recreation department along with city firemen are all decked out with candy.

Fire trucks for children of all ages to tour along

with the city police department sharing a glimpse inside a patrol car as well as the Tennessee Highway Patrol and other emergency services personnel.

Vendors make a donation of ten percent of their proceeds to purchase art supplies for area schools. A few politicians are sure to join with trunk or treating and getting to know their neighbors a little better.

As all manner of ghoulish creatures take over downtown on Halloween night, there are a number of other events across the county that are sure to give you a thrill this October.

It is not too late to join the party. It is free to set up a booth. If you would like to participate, call the Independent Appeal at 731-6455346.

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was able to get back on his feet and place Kirk into handcuffs.

Westbrooks reported that Kirk ambushed him from behind, put his arms around his neck and assaulted him.

Westbrooks stated that Kirk attempted to cut his airway off from behind as the assault started, punched him several times and continued to assault him until civil-

ians intervened.

Upon investigation, Kirk was charged with aggravated assault against an officer.

On October 15, 2021, officers at the Selmer Police Department were advised by a citizen that Kirk had made threats to engage officers. Kirk was observed multiple times watching officers. Kirk was witnessed hiding and observing officers in the area.

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continued to follow Sgt. Westbrooks in the area of the Marathon Gas Station.

Kirk was also charged with stalking due to the nature of his continued surveillance of Sgt. Westbrooks on multiple occasions, and or threats and conduct prior to the ambush assault.

It was reported that Sgt. Westbrooks is recovering and received minor injuries.

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to the pandemic.

“We expect these grants to help repair some of the damage and disruption caused

by COVID and the related quarantines over the past year-and-ahalf,” said Tim Henderson, executive director of Humanities Tennessee. “Our communities have been hit hard and are still suffering. These grants are meant to support organizations all over the state that are using the humanities to recover from the injuries of an extended period of stress and isolation.”

For Applicants: Organizations must request access to the application platform, at which time eligibility will be confirmed Application deadline is November 20, 2021 Grants recipients will be notified by mid-December and all awards will be distributed by Dec. 31.

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Humanities Tennessee is a non-profit organization that fosters community and civility in Tennessee through engaging programs that examine and reflect upon ideas, stories, history, arts, and culture.

In addition to our own programming, we partner with a variety of organizations across the state who are similarly encouraging community dialogue and activities that push us to think deeper and develop mutual respect and understanding for each other. www.humtn.org

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day Returns to Jackson October 23 The City of Jackson’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day invites McNairy County residents to get rid of harmful wastes around their homes the right way – and without harming the environment.

This free event returns to Jackson from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, October 23, at a new

location, 164 Conalco Drive. The new location is off Parkway between Royal Street and F.E. Wright Drive.

From pesticides to paint thinner, from household cleaners to oil-based paint, many things around our homes will harm the environment if we throw them in the regular trash, said Wendy

Braxter-Rhyne, Jackson’s Stormwater Program Manager.

This year Collection Day is also partnering with Jackson-Madison County Metro Narcotics, Omega Recycling Solutions and Direct Shred to offer safe disposal of prescribed medications, expanded recycling and disposal of computer products and small

electronics, and paper shredding and cardboard recycling.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation provides funding for Hazardous Waste Collection Day. For more information on what you can and cannot bring to the collection site, visit jacksonstormwater.com or call 731-425-8220.

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Tennessee History for Kids Former German soldier recalls life at Crossville POW camp There were about half a dozen prisoner of war camps in Tennessee during World War II— the best known of which was Camp Crossville, in Cumberland County. We know a lot more about Camp Crossville than the others because of Gerhard Hennes.

Hennes was a German officer captured in North Africa in May 1943. Five months later, he entered the gates of Camp Crossville, where he was interred for two years.

After World War II, Hennes would become an American citizen, and in 2004 he published The Barbed Wire: POW in the USA. In it he gives a detailed description of life at Camp Crossville—a piece of real estate now occupied by the Clyde York 4-H Training Center.

Hennes and his fellow prisoners were treated better than any prisoners of war I’ve ever heard of. They were given new uniforms, they were not interrogated and they were mostly left to the authority of their own German officers.

The best part of Camp Crossville, Hennes claims, was the food. “There were three square meals a day,” he wrote.

I was also surprised to learn from Hennes’ book and from Sean Boring, curator at the Military Memorial Museum in Crossville, that prisoners were routinely allowed to leave Camp Crossville. “With

so many young men away, there was a big manpower shortage in the area,” Boring said.

“There were German POWs working in factories and on farms, helping farmers bring in the crops.”

The German prisoners used the money they earned to buy beer, cigarettes, books and just about whatever they chose to order from the Sears catalog. They passed the time taking classes that were taught by other prisoners, participating in tennis and soccer leagues that they organized, playing cards and drinking beer.

Boring and his parents have done much to preserve Cumberland County’s military history, which includes the prisoner of war camp.

Within the small museum in Crossville one can find weapons, uniforms, photographs, letters and other objects from the Civil War up through the present.

A few years ago, local volunteers even created a large wooden model of the prisoner of war camp, based on several sketches and maps of the facility.

As I read Hennes’ account of being a POW, I began to wonder if there was a turning point in his experience. It came in the spring of 1945.

After Germany’s surrender, all of the POWs were marched into a Crossville movie theater, where they saw a film containing footage from the liberation of the

Nazi-run concentration camps.

“We saw the piles of naked bodies, starved to death,” he wrote. “We saw the mass graves . . .

We saw and stared in silence, struggling but unable to believe what we Germans had done to Jews, gypsies, prisoners of war and many others deemed inferior or expendable.”

Hennes says he and his fellow soldiers and officers were shocked to learn about the Holocaust. He said that, for him, seeing that film was “the day when I turned in one profound transformation from being a

hero to being a villain.”

It was also the day that the treatment of German POWs changed.

Some of this appears to have been a deliberate policy change on the part of the U.S. military.

It may have also reflected the attitude of the prison guards, who were also moved by the images of the mass genocide.

Shortly after Thanksgiving, 1945, Hennes and the other prisoners of war were sent by train to New York, then by ship to Europe.

Hennes then spent two more months at a POW camp in France. There, the food was scarce, the

conditions were overcrowded and treatment was rough.

After the war, Hennes moved back to the German town in which he grew up. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1953 and became a citizen five years later.

Hennes later became an administrator for the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and spent many years

providing disaster relief through an international organization called Church World Service.

“For most of my life I have been an American citizen,” says Hennes, who is now 92 and living in Crossville. “I am very proud of that, and thankful of the opportunities that the United States gave me.”

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Boy Scout Troop 231 gains aviation merit badge Janet Rail Publisher

Since 1903, aviation has exploded from a 12 second flight on a sand dune to jetting around the globe, aloft for hours. Breaking free of earth to fly is one of the most exciting things humans can do. This merit badge introduces scouts to the current technology of how flight actually happens.

For Michie Boy Scouts, they could have completed this badge with just a model airplane and a visit to an air facility, but they made a choice to actually fly on a plane.

Troop Leader Adam Clapp has over 15 years of experience as a Scout Leader in Michie. Troop 231 has 20 boys ranging in age from 13 to 17 with five of the boys reaching Eagle Scout.

“Not too many boys get this badge but one of our boys looks to join the Air Force after high school graduation.

That is the purpose of this troop, to introduce young men to different career paths and to broaden their horizons,” said Clapp.

The Troop spent time on September 11 at the Robert Sibley Airport in Selmer with pilot Charles Miller of Tupelo, Mississippi. Miller spent the day on four different trips from Selmer to Pickwick including a touch down in Savannah Airport before returning to Selmer with each group.

“I have flown many times but never in a small plane like this one.

I got to go up with them.

We had planned this trip last year but COVID-19 took a year away from many of our outings so we were happy to com-

plete it this year,” said Clapp.

According to Ted Hight, a scout parent, this scouting tradition started over 30 years ago with Troop 231 with intermittent fluctuations in participation as opportunities for area’s youth changed over time.

The troop as it now stands, was revitalized in 2012 boasting only five members initially but has grown to become recognized as the largest troop in the Shiloh District which encompases McNairy, Hardin, Hardeman and Chester counties.

Over 20 young men regularly participate in troop functions, serving in and around their communities and pledging their honor to remain strong in their allegiance to “God and Country” and to “help others at all times.”

Troop 231 has thirteen scouts who have attained the honor of the coveted “Eagle Scout” rank, carrying with them the valuable lessons they have learned into all aspects of life.

Clapp stated the Troop has traveled as far as Minnesota, Arkansas and other states and recently spent a wonderful weekend at the Coon Creek Center with

Alan Youngerman working on a paleontology badge.

“These are some of the best kids I have ever worked with. No matter where we go, people always comment on their willingness to serve on service projects, how hard they work and how nice they are. I feel honored to have them as scouts,” said Clapp.

For this avaiation

badge, Troop 231 would like to thank everyone at the Robert Sibley Airport, Manager Chris Tull, Shaffer Aviation in Tupelo, Mississippi, Pilot Charles Miller, certified flight instructor the the members of our troop who participated.

If you are interested in becoming a Boy Scout, you can contact Troop Leader Adam Clapp at 662-603-7344.

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Left to right: Noah Hight, Nathan Hight, Adam Clapp, Troop Leader, Brayden Lilenthal, Ted Hight, scout parent, Bradon Clapp, David Isom, Jack Lewis, Conner Clapp, Justin Speed, Samuel Maxedon, Samuel Harrelson, Rodney Lewis and Pilot Charles Miller.

AI Predicts Opioid Overdose in Tennessee Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Tennessee Department of Health (TDOH) have developed 30-day predictive models for fatal and non-fatal opioidrelated overdose among patients receiving opioid prescriptions in the state.

The team applied machine learning techniques to statewide data sources that included details on 2,574 fatal and 8,455 non-fatal opioidrelated overdoses occurring within 30 days of an opioid prescription.

In all, the data involved just over 3 million patients and more than 71 million prescriptions for controlled substances.

The team’s report appeared Oct. 19 in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

According to TDOH, there were 3,032 overdose deaths in Ten-

nessee in 2020, a 45% increase from 2019. Opioids, both illicit and prescribed, were involved in 79% of the state’s overdose deaths in 2020, and 19% of Tennesseans who died of a drug overdose in 2020 had an opioid prescription in the 60 days before death.

To assess and engage the opioid overdose crisis, public health authorities in Tennessee have relied solely on current and retrospective descriptive data, without prognostication.

According to the report’s senior author, Colin Walsh, MD, MA, associate professor of Biomedical Informatics, Medicine, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, TDOH will continue to study the predictive models with an eye to their potential deployment in the public heath response to the ongoing crisis.

Everyone Anywhere Anytime

The new models are not designed to guide interventions at the patient level. By predicting risk at the prescription level, the models are instead designed to allow aggregation of risk to practices and health care organizations, pharmacies, localities and counties.

“With these predictive models, Tennessee might bolster overdose prevention through better understanding of systems, communities and regions at highest risk before overdoses have occurred,” Walsh said. “If this were to prove useful in Tennessee, the tools and methods we’ve used could potentially be adapted by other states to support more targeted prevention.”

According to Ben Tyndall, PhD, a director with TDOH’s Office of Informatics and Analytics and a co-author

of the report, TDOH is working in the longer term toward more granular risk quantification to improve prevention targeting for underserved populations.

“The Tennessee Department of Health is continually seeking innovative ways to leverage the myriad data sources available to the state to tackle the epidemic of drug overdose,” Tyndall said. “The collaboration with Dr. Walsh’s team has been a fantastic opportunity to join our public health experience and knowledge of the data with the methodological expertise at VUMC, and we are excited about the possibilities that will emerge as we continue this work.”

According to the report, three other states, Maine, Maryland and Oregon, have used state records to predict overdose risk.

As prediction of patient outcomes go, on technical measures both models perform in a range that is generally considered excellent.

The data used to train and test the models came from Tennessee’s Controlled Substance Monitoring Database, the state’s Hospital Discharge Data System, death records maintained by the state and publicly available socioeconomic indicators related to health and health care utilization and access.

“This study is a fantastic example of how collaboration between academic medicine and public health can allow researchers and public health practitioners to bring the best tools to the fight against opioid overdose. By using methods typically applied in medical care for patients, we can think of communities or oth-

er entities as the focal points where resources can be directed,” said report co-author Melissa McPheeters, PhD, MPH, adjunct professor of Biomedical Informatics and Health Policy and senior scientist at RTI International (also known as Research Triangle Institute), headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina.

Joining Walsh in leading the project was first author Michael Ripperger, an application developer in Walsh’s lab; others from VUMC on the study include Sarah Lotspeich, PhD, Drew Wilimitis, Carrie Fry, PhD, Matthew Lenert, Katelyn Robinson and Qingxia Chen, PhD. Others from TDOH on the study include Allison Roberts, PhD, Sanura Latham, and Charlotte Cherry, MS, MPH.

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National School Hagerty Statement on Inflation and Rising Prices Continuing to Hurt Americans Bus Safety Week October celebrated National School Bus Safety Week is October 18-22 is a time to set aside each year to recognize the importance of following safety laws in order to protect children around our school buses. It is also a time to recognize our bus drivers.

Across the state of Tennessee, school bus drivers transport hundreds of students to and from school every day, with minimal incident. Statistically, there is no safer way for a student to travel than on a school bus. This is due in large part to the hard work and dedication of our bus drivers.

Please take a moment this week to thank them for what they do.

A large majority of our population knows and follows school bus safety rules, allowing students to reach their schools safely each day.

It is important that all of us understand what to do when we see a school bus. Here are a few reminders: Slow down in school zones. The speed limit is lower in these areas because we are near a school, students are

moving on and off the bus, being dropped off by parents, or walking to school. Slowing down in these zones gives drivers time to react. Slow down for yellow flashing lights; bit it is very dangerous to try passing it before it stops. The red light means students are getting on and off the bus.

When drivers move too quickly and aren’t cautious, accidents can happen. On a road with two-way traffic, cars traveling in both directions should stop; unless it is a divided highway with a median. Students may be crossing the road.

Finally, as we enter the winter months and prepare for the end of daylight savings time, more students will be waiting for the bus in the dark. Exercise caution, especially in the mornings.

National School Bus Safety Week provides everyone an opportunity to say “Thank you” to those who have a hand in providing safe transportation to all McNairy County students.

WA S H I N G TO N — United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Banking Committee, released the following statement on October 13 in response to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), showing that consumer prices rose again in September more than expected, and even more than they did in August: “Pay more. Save less.

That’s what Americans are getting from the Biden economy. Consumer prices have risen

another three percent annualized between August and September, and at 5.4 percent yearover-year. Prices for food at home increased more than fourteen percent annualized between August and September.

Inflation is the most pernicious tax of all, and it has resulted in net wage losses every month since President Joe Biden took office.

Whether you are a single mom in Johnson City, a small business owner in Murfreesboro, or a truck driver in Jackson, this level of rising

prices—not seen since the failed policies of Jimmy Carter—is making life very challenging, particularly for Tennessee’s poorest families and retirees.

I warned this winter about raging inflation being fueled by more government spending, and I said this summer that unless supply chains normalized to meet pent-up demand—now we are seeing even more bottlenecks instead of stabilization—this tax hike could go even higher, and that’s exactly what is happening. Yet de-

spite this, Democrats still want to pump trillions of dollars of more big-government spending into the economy.

Tennesseans are on edge, rightly concerned because they are already paying the price for Biden and Democrats’ failed policies.

How high will prices go?

Will gas prices keep rising? Will Christmas be ruined because goods aren’t available? They can’t afford more reckless spending sprees.

Neither can our country.”

Low voter turnout hurts democracy and should alarm us all It appears that we are having one of the lowest voter turnouts in Selmer’s history for the city mayoral race early voting.

Selmer Mayor John Smith is seeking his third term as mayor.

Additional candidates Sherry Inman and Mike Lambert are seeking their first time in an elected position in the race for mayor.

Selmer is the largest city in the county and we want citizens engaged in our demo-

cratic exercises and to get out to vote. This is an important election.

It is too late to register to vote for the Selmer Mayoral election, however, many registered voters have not made their voice known at the polls. GoVoteTN Mobile App is an easy way for Tennessee voters to find their Election Day polling locations, view and mark sample ballots and register to vote in future elections.

A week into early voting and the McNairy

County Election Commission reported 221 have opted for early voting which began on October 13 and ends October 28, 2021. Election Commissioner Administrator Joanie Collins stated she has no idea what is causing the low turnout but said that perhaps voters were waiting on Election Day November 2.

Registered voters and property owners in Selmer can vote early at the Election Commission’s early voting site

located at the Government Annex Building, 530 Mulberry Avenue, Selmer on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Wednesday 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to noon.

Americans voted in record numbers in last year’s presidential election, casting nearly 158.4 million ballots.

GoVote Selmer and let your voice be heard.

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Dare to Live Without Limits: Overcoming Toxic Emotions Bryan Golden Contributor

You’ve experienced one or more toxic emotions. Anger, frustration, fear, guilt, bitterness, resentment, and sadness negatively impact you.

Toxic emotions cause you mental and physical harm.

Anger leads you to do or say things you’ll regret later. Frustration causes you to consider giving up. Fear holds you back by inhibiting action. Guilt makes you ashamed about what you’ve done. Bitterness and resentment cause you to feel sick both mentally and physically.

Sadness can be all consuming.

The good news is that you don’t have to suffer

with toxic emotions.

You can proactively deal with these emotions, rather than feeling like a passive victim. Toxic emotions are best dealt with before they take hold.

Here are some effective strategies for overcoming toxic emotions. Start with keeping things in perspective.

Don’t blow situations out of proportion. Marinating an attitude of gratitude, where you are thankful for all of your blessings helps keep you balanced.

Be patient. The world is filled with negativity.

Toxic feelings want to creep into your mind.

You can become conditioned to automatically purge them once detected. Although you will experience toxic

emotions, you can significantly minimize the amount of time they persist.

Relax and engage in enjoyable activities.

Maintaining positive emotions is the best defense against toxic ones.

The better you feel on a regular basis, the less likely toxic emotions will have much of an impact.

Physical exercise clears your mind and keeps your body healthy.

You don’t have to be a fitness fanatic, (although there’s nothing wrong with being one.)

Just a vigorous 20-minute walk, 3 or 4 times a week is effective. So is taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Or when out shopping, park as far from the door as possible.

Let go of any negative

aspects of your past. You don’t want your past to pollute your future. Lamenting what you could have, would have, or should have done feeds toxic emotions. Instead, determine what you can and will do moving forward.

Recognize and acknowledge your toxic emotions. These feelings must be dealt with rather than being repressed. You feel the way you feel.

Don’t make excuses. Identify the sources of your feelings. When possible, avoid negative people and seek out positive ones.

Toxic emotions are displaced by focusing on positive thoughts and memories. You can’t stop thinking about something.

Instead,

you have to change your thoughts. You are free to choose what you think about. Whenever you are upset with the way you are feeling, start thinking about something more pleasant.

Learn from your mistakes, they are a normal part of life. Maintain an awareness of what worked and what didn’t.

Eliminate behavior which results in toxic emotions. You’re not a victim. You are free to make necessary changes to improve your life.

Have patience. You won’t completely eliminate toxic emotions, but you can minimize the amount of time they reside in your mind. In order to overcome toxic emotions, you must identify them as they occur. Once you realize

negative feelings have taken hold, work to displace them with positive emotions.

Maintaining an attitude of gratitude is a powerful antidote to toxic emotions. Being thankful for all of the blessings in your life creates a potent force, which keeps negative emotions at bay. Other positive emotions worth cultivating include joy, pride, hope, happiness, and inspiration.

Toxic emotions can’t take hold when you are leading a rewarding life.

You don’t have time for them while you are busy traveling down your desired path.

Being immersed in positive energy creates a toxic emotion repelling force field.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to members of our community who are serving in the armed forces: • PFC Casey William Akin • Spc. Allen Alexander • AA Nicole B. Ayres, US Navy • Sgt. Joseph W. Baggett • Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew L. Barkley, US Navy • Capt. William B. Barkley, USMC • Sgt. Andrew W. Bayless USMC • Petty Officer 3rd Class Katie Lynn Bizzell, US Navy • Staff Sgt. Dustin Blakney, USAF • GySgt. Christopher T. Byrd, USMC • Staff Sgt. Susan Cawley • Staff Sgt. Alicia L. Coil, USAF • Cpl. Mandy L. Cooper, USMC • Spc. Mark A. Cooper, US Army • Staff Sgt. Adam Court, USAF • Sgt. James P. Crain • Tony Crouse, U.S. Army • Senior Airman Aaron J. Cull U.S. Airforce • Sgt. Bobby J. Dickey US Army • C.W.3 James R. Dickey, Retired • Capt. Todd Joseph Drobina, US Army • Capt. Bonnie Lynn Dunlop • Cpl. Bradley Eisenhut, USMC • Master Sgt. Carrie L. Ellis, Air Force • Airman Christopher D. Ellis, Air Force • Master Sgt. Lonnie J. Ellis, Air Force • Kip Ellison • Sgt. Cory Brandon Emily USMC • PV2 Jana Estes

• Specialist Bryan Ray Ferguson • PV2 Ashley Freeman, US Army • A1C Ian James Furman, Mountain View, Idaho • PV2 Skyler Gammill, US Army • Pvt. Adam Gray, US Army • Daniel Gray, USMC Lance Corporal • Sgt. Rob Gray, US Army • A1C Stephanie Lynn Griffin, USAF • Captain Dustin Hamm, USMC • PFC Isaac Harville • Staff Sgt. James Taylor Haubrich, US Air Force • Col. (Chaplain) Billy Hawkins • Spc. Matthew Hemby, Army • Sgt. Brian W. Hendrix • Sgt. Timothy Hixon • Staff Sergeant Brian Lee Hood • Pvt. Alex Johnson, US Army • Sgt. Ricky L. Jordan, USMC • Petty Officer 1st Class Arnold Jermaine Knight • Army Officer Major James Lax • Sgt. Joseph Lilly • Sgt. Michael C. Lipford -Army Service Member • Spc. Ritchie A. McCrary • Spc. Dustin McDonald • A1C Amanda K. McMillen, USAF • Joshua Lane Meek, Army • AO3 Kevin Dewayne Mettlin, Navy • Cpl. Jeffery Mitchell, USMC • SSgt. Patrick Michael Moore, Nat. Guard

• A1C Kassidy N. Mosier Deneen, USAF • A1C Logan D. Mosier, USAF • Cpl. Dallas Nelms, USMC • Sgt. Major Paula Norris • Pvt. Justin Overton, USMC • Spc. Joseph Payne, US Army Nat. Guard • CPO Denise Picard Culverhouse • Spc. William Andrew “Andy” Pickett, Nat. Guard • Spc. Robert H. Pittman, II • Sgt. David Poole, National Guard • Cpl. James Scott Powell • Cpl. John M. Powell • Airman Cameron B. Prater, Air Force • Ernest Purez, Air Force • Pvt. Samuel Bradford Ray, Army • E4 Sophia Reinke • Sgt. Charlie Rickman, US Army • John Robinson US Navy • Staff Sgt. Ryan Robinson Air Force • Angel Rodriguez, Petty Officer US Navy • Spc. Blake Rudd • Specialist Robert Rzasa • Sabion Sanders, USAF A1C • Veronica Sebree, Navy Chief Officer • Alan Seigers, Army • SFC Patrick Michael Shaughnessy • Spc. Hector Soto, Jr., Army • LT Kevin Shelton, Navy • Cpl. Jeremy Tyler Sisk

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Gene Neal Plunk

November 12, 1945 October 12, 2021

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ene Neal Plunk died Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. He was born November 12, 1945, in Stantonville, Tenn. to the late L.E. and Novie Carpenter Plunk. He was a member of Rienzi Baptist Church and a graduate of Michie High School. He retired from Caterpillar after almost 30 years of service, served in the US Army, enjoyed tending to his cattle and covering his land on his tractor.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Jimmy Plunk.

He is survived by his wife Joyce Plunk; sons, Michael Johnson (Mary Ann), Terry Plunk (Brittney); sisters, Nila Gilliland (Larry), Reta Baswell (Hillie), Glenda Ray; grandchildren, McCay Johnson, Micah Johnson and a host of nieces, nephews, family and friends.

Services to celebrate the life of Gene Neal Plunk, 75, will be held Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Rienzi Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Magnolia Gardens.

Visitation was held Wednesday 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. and Thursday 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at Rienzi Baptist Church.

Bro. Charlie Cooper, Bro. Titus Tyer and Bro. Steve Byrd will officiate the service.

Deacons of Rienzi Baptist Church will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Buddy Brooks, Hal Ashe, Toby Rencher, Randle Nash, Billy Allen Johnson, Dwight Tolleson, Danny Morris and Thurman Robinson.

Mary Lee Duren February 19, 1942 - October 15, 2021

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ary Lee Duren was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on February 19, 1942, the daughter of the late Carl and Lettie Reddie Jones.

Mary worked as a beautician for Audrey’s Beauty Shop. She was a member of First Christian Church in Adamsville, Tennessee.

Mary departed this life on Friday, October 15, 2021, in Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 79 years, 7 months and 26 days.

She is survived by her children, Jimmy C. Brewer and his wife Diane of Eastview, Tenn., William Brewer of Crump, Tenn., and Kenneth Brewer of Adamsville, Tenn.; grandchildren, Jimmy Andrew Brewer, Ben Brewer (Alevia) and Ashley Linn Barker (James Ray Diamond); and great grandchildren, Mandy Mae Doyle, Jake Todd Barker, Kimber Lee Gayle Barker, Nevaeh Linn Diamond, and Gunner Owen Warren.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Terrell Brewer and her first husband and father of her children, Jimmy Terrell Brewer.

Services will be held on October 21, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Adamsville in Adamsville, Tennessee with Clint Hopper officiating.

Burial will follow in the Crump Cemetery at Crump, Tennessee

Johnny Franklin Stout

November 26, 1966 October 17, 2021

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ohnny Franklin Stout was born November 26, 1966, in Chester County, Tenn. the son of Dorothy McDaniel Stout and the late John Douglas Stout.

Johnny was a truck driver for over 25 years, hauling all over the United States and in Canada. He loved to fish, deer and bird hunt, and enjoyed riding 4-wheelers and the ranger. He also loved to go dancing.

Johnny departed this life on October 17, 2021, in Bethel Springs, Tennessee at the age of 54 Years, 10 Months, 21 Days. He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Stout of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; a brother, Dewayne Stout and wife Vickie of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; nephew, Shane Tidwell and wife Megan of Selmer, Tenn.; nieces, Shanna Gibson and husband Corbin of San Antonio, Texas and Kaitlyn Stout of Wichita, Kan.; great nephews, Rogen Gust, Draven Tidwell, and Kaius Stout; and a host of extended family and friends.

In addition to his father, Mr. Stout was preceded in death by grandparents, J.D. Stout, Nellie Stout McDaniel, Estle and Gazell McDaniel; his fur baby, a 6 lb chiweenie - named Killer.

Services were held on October 20, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Bro. George Hickman, Bro. Joel Franklin Harris officiating. Burial followed in the Mt. Zion Cemetery at McNairy, Tennessee.

OBITUARIES

February 18, 2021 - September 27, 2021 Freida Hollis Hamm passed away Monday, September 27, 2021, at NHC Franklin at the age of 86. She was in the presence of her loving family.Freida was born February 18, 1935, in Selmer, Tenn. to Hester (Graham) Hollis and John Hollis, and she was raised by Irene (Graham) and Charles Moore.

Freida studied at the Memphis College of Art in 1981. She graduated in 1984 and won the most prestigious honor awarded to a graduating senior: The Memphis College of Art Traveling Fellowship. This award enabled her to study John Constable, a British landscape painter of the late 18th early 19th century in Colchester, England. After traveling abroad, she realized the importance of travel in finding her next inspiration. Freida went on the earn a Masters of Fine Arts degree from the University of Memphis in 1985. From her first show at Alice Bingham Gallery in 1985 to the last show at David Lusk Gallery, her work has always told us stories that connect her world to our world making it more beautiful. Freida said, “I can paint the feelings and thoughts for which I have no words, my vocabulary seems to be in color.” As a child she always said, “When I grow up, I want to be an artist.” In 1982 she wrote a passage in her sketch book, “For the first time in my life, I know who I am; A Landscape Artist.”

Freida is survived by her sister, Peggy Burger, former husband, James Ray Hamm; her loving children, Brenna Dawn Hamm, James Charles Hamm “Chuck” (Rhonda Whitaker Hamm), and Robin Hamm Buchanan (Henry Richardson Sneed “Hank”), her grandchildren, Sarah Robin Buchanan, John Price Buchanan “Jack”, Emily Whitaker Hamm and Henry Richardson Sneed “Rich”.

She was preceded by her dear brother, John Hollis.

The visitation was held at 12 p.m., Saturday, October 9th, at the First United Methodist Church in Selmer, Tenn. The Memorial services were at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Joy Weathersbee, Pastor of Paris First United Methodist Church officiated.

Memorial Service was held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, October 9, 2021, at First United Methodist Church in Selmer, Tenn.

Kay Sweatman Edwards March 11, 1941 - October 15, 2021

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ay Sweatman Edwards was born on March 11, 1941, in Pocahontas, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Clarence Lee “Jack” and Lydia May Lawson Sweatman.

On October 6, 1959, she was united in marriage to James William Edwards, who preceded his wife in death on October 18, 1997.

Mrs. Edwards was the kindest, most loving, and generous person you could know. She was a member of Life Tabernacle Church in Selmer, Tennessee. She loved Jesus, her church, and her family more than anything.

She spent most of her life caring for not only her kids, but any child that needed it. She opened her heart and home to many and never expected anything in return.

She enjoyed time in the yard with her flowers, sitting in her porch swing, and enjoying the simpler things in life.

Kay Sweatman Edwards departed this life on October 15, 2021, in Michie, Tennessee at the age of 80 years, 6 months, and 20 days.

She is survived by her daughters, Judy Edwards Pannell and her husband James and Elizabeth Wilbanks and her husband Jamie, all of Michie, Tenn.; son, Andy Edwards of Michie, Tenn.; brothers, Elmer Ray Sweatman and Frankie Glen Sweatman; sisters, Janice Davis, Alice Blackwell, Nellie Ruth Lacourse, and Margaret Newman; grandchildren, Jamie Sean Wilbanks and his wife Katie, Matthew Wilbanks, Gabriella Wilbanks, and Aubrey Edwards; and great grandchildren, Sadie Wilbanks and Emmie Wilbanks.

In addition to her parents and husband, Kay was preceded in death by her son, William Dale Edwards; brothers, Lester Orlando Sweatman, Arthur Wesley Sweatman, and Henry Lee Sweatman; and sisters, Mary Francis Harrison, Natha Fay Parmley, and Merline McCain.

Services were held on October 19, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Savannah in Savannah, Tennessee, with Thomas Davis, Penny King officiating. Burial followed in the Cromwell South Shiloh Cemetery at Shiloh, Tennessee

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A song’s first verse says, “Troublesome Times are here filling men’s hearts with fear, Freedom we all hold dear now is at stake…”

Does this sound familiar?

We in our country, in our communities, in many of our communities families are expe-

riencing troublesome times and many people in addition to that are living in fear.

This creates grief in our lives on a major scale. Many are striving to cope with more than sorrow brought about by the death of loved ones.

Our grief is compounded with sorrow from multiple causes.

We may be dealing with one or more loved

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race Collins, 81, of Ramer, Tenn. joined her beloved mother Birdie and her Savior Jesus in Heaven on October 12, 2021. She was born on November 6, 1939, to Erbie Locke, Sr. and Birdie Melton Locke. She graduated from Ramer High School, studied at Jackson State Community College and was a retired office manager for Dr. Wayne in Corinth.

Grace loved to entertain people, especially at her tiki hut in Lake Wales, Florida. She was extremely vivacious and outgoing and loved to travel. In her later years, her favorite thing to do was to go on cruises with her husband Vernon Collins. Grace loved to drive a convertible and ride her motorcycle.

As a military spouse, Grace was tremendously supportive of all service members, including many members of her family who served our country.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brothers Erbie Locke, Jr., Herbert Locke, Dale Locke and niece Brenda Locke.

She leaves her husband of more than 35 years, Vernon Collins, and is survived by sons Mark (Denton Stargel) and Barry (Emily) Collins, nieces and nephews Kathy (Wes) Pearson, Dr. Bryan D. Locke, Jan (Robert) Sanford, Tony Locke, Donna (Jimmy) Horton, grandchildren Ryne (Heather) Collins, Tyler Collins, Briley (Andrew) Holmes, great grandchildren Scarlett and Maddox Collins and Mack and Collins Holmes, great nieces and nephews, Erin (George) Baddour, Sarah Grace (Billy) Armenta, Daniel Locke, Alex Locke, Stacie (Nick Kunkle, Brian (Tiarra) Horton, sister-in-Law Dorothy Locke, and the Collins family of Bruce, Miss.

Funeral service was held on October 16th at 1:30 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn.

Burial followed in Sulphur Springs Cemetery.

Mary Katherine Amos

November 19, 1938 September 30, 2021

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ary Katherine Amos was born November 19, 1938, in Selmer,

Tenn.

Mary was a care giver for many years. She attended Nursing School. She enjoyed cooking, reading, caring for plants and was known for “Chat’s with Coffee”.

Mrs. Amos departed this life on September 30, 2021, in Corinth, Mississippi at the age of 82 Years, 10 Months, 11 Days.

She is survived by her children: Kimberly Ware of Union City, Tenn., Keith Amos (Vanessa) of Selmer, Tenn., Marquetta Trice of Corinth, Miss., Rodney Amos (Paula) of Union City, Tenn., Fredrick Amos (Misty) of Union City, Tenn.; 19 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; and 1 great great grandchild a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

Mrs. Amos was preceded in death by her husband, Willie Amos who passed in 1999; mother, Patrica Roberts; two daughters, Cheryl Ann Carr and Carol Renee Johnson; a son, Kenneth Lonnell Amos; five brothers; Coy Roberts, William Ed Roberts, Jimmy Roberts, Claudie Roberts, Osbourne Roberts; and a sister, Peggy Jean Westbrooks.

A memorial services was held on October 9, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee.

ones who have died.

This is difficult enough if this is our only cause for sorrow.

What if it is not?

What if we are dealing with sorrow because of death and sorrow because of loss of income or trouble with school system, long term health issues with someone in the family or difficulty obtaining necessary supplies (medical or otherwise) because many companies have not been able to find workers, etc.

In these our troublesome times we in our communities and in our nation need to support one another, as we work to cope with our com-

pounded struggles and challenges in our lives.

We can do this by being understanding of others struggles and thus be long-suffering with them.

Treat others as you yourself wish to be treated. Where you can help your neighbor in some way do so, look out for one another, and be kind to each other.

In our seasons of fear and sorrow a threefold cord is not easily broken.

This week you can show support by coming to grief support group that will meet in Savannah at 6pm in the TVEC conference room. Bring someone with you.

Subscribe to the Independent Appeal Only $20 In County $1 off for senior citizens.

Call(731) 645-5346

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Events and Happenings Masonic Lodge Pancake Breakfast First Saturday of the Month There will be a pancake and sausage breakfast at the Masonic Lodge located at 157 4th Street in Selmer the first Saturday of each month. The event is held to raise money for children with autism. Everyone is invited.

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Thriving Thursdays October 21 October 28 Join Mt. Zion Baptist Church for their Church Revivals at 146 Litt Wilson Rd. Bethel Springs, Tenn., 38315. Each service will be held on October 7, 14, 21, and 28 at 6:30 p.m. Everyone Welcomed.

Halloween Dance October 22 Halloween Dance on Friday, October 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Bethel Springs Civic Center. $5 per person for grades 5th to 8th.

Costumes welcome and a winner for Best Dressed. Concession stand, prizes and live DJ. All students invited to attend. Dance sponsored by Ramer Soccer League.

Drive Thru Truck or Treat October 23 Union Grove United Church, 85 Pleasent Site Rd. Selmer, Tenn., is hosting a Truck or Treat Event October 23, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. There will be frre candy and hotdogs.

Forty Forks Baptist Church Fall Festival October 23 Forty Forks Baptist Church is having a Fall Festival, October 23 at 672 Ed Barham RD, Bethel Springs, 38315.

The event will start at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

There will be indoor games, candy, treat bags, fun, & fellowship.

Everyone is welcomed.

For more information please call 731-610-9652 / 731-439-0552.

Chapel Hill Baptist Church October 23 There will be a singing at Chapel Hill Baptist Church at 6371 Vernie Kirk Rd. near Pocahontas, Tenn. on Saturday night, October 23. A meal will be served at 5:00 p.m. and singing will begin at 6:00 p.m.

The Old Town Tradition with B.B. Young from

Savannah Tenn. and other singers. Everyone welcomed.

1971 McNairy Bobcats 50th Reunion October 23 MCHS 1971 Class will hold their 50th class reunion October 23 at the Selmer Civic Center, 230 N. Fifth St. Selmer, Tenn. at 1:00 p.m..

Please bring a potluck dish and a plus one.

McNairy Co. Democrat Party October 26 The McNairy Co. Democrat Party will meet October 26, 2021 at the Elam Country Store near Ramer. The Barbecue will be ready by 6:30 p.m. Everyone welcome to come for Food and Fellowship.

Drive Thru Pumkinfest October 30 Selmer First UMC, 1122 W. Cherry Ave., will be hosting a Drive Thru Pumpkinfest, October 30, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Free candy, chili, and hotdogs.

McNairy County Historical Society October 30 Please join the McNairy County Historical Society for our October

meeting, on Saturday, Oct 30, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Jacks McConnico Library, Selmer, Tennessee. Tommy Ross will be our guest to talk about his new book, “Tommy’s Tall Tales from Adamsville.”

Everyone is welcome to attend the meeting.

Drive Thru Trunk or Treat October 30 God’s Way Church 1121 Peach St. Selmer, Tenn. is hosting a Trunk or Treat event October 30, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. There will be free candy for kids 12th Annual McNairy County Humane Society 5K”Run for the Paws” November 6 The 12th Annual McNairy County Humane Society 5K”Run for the Paws” will be on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Meet at he Marty Community Center Park Avenue Adamsville, Tn. (Near Adamsville City Park) Registration: 7:45 a.m.--8:45 a.m. at race site Further info: Betty Cross 731-632-0391.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2021

Recipe of the Week

APPLE BREAD BUTTER ROLLS • 1 c. Sugar

• 2 c. Sugar

• 2 Eggs

• 2 c. Milk

• 4 1/2 tsp. Milk

• 2 Sticks Butter

• 1/2 c. Vegetable Oil

• 2 T. Vanilla

• 2 c. All-Purpose Flour

• 2 cans Crescent Rolls

• 1 tsp. Baking Soda

Mix sugar, milk, and butter. Bring to boil, add vanilla. Roll crescent rolls and place in 9x13 in pan. Pour the above mixture over crescent rolls and bake at 350º until golden brown. About 20 minutes before serving, Spoon Liquid mixture over rolls.

• 1 c. Salt • 1 c. Apples, Chopped, Sugar, and Cinnamon Preheat oven to 350º.

Grease two small loaf pans. Combine sugar, eggs, milk, and oil. Beat until well combined.

Add flour, baking soda, and salt, mix well. Stir in chopped apples. Pour into prepared pans.

Sprinkle sugar and cinnamon on top. Bake about 1 hour.

MCNAIRY COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY

APOSTOLIC Life Tabernacle 1353 Hwy. 142, Selmer Thomas Davis, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

New Jerusalem Faith Apostolic Church 27 Linley Circle, Selmer Bishop Ferdinand Gant Sr. Pastor Wanda Gant Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Bible Class: Wed. night 7 p.m.

Prayer: Wed. night 6 p.m.

BAPTIST Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist 1030 Tommy Sanders Rd., Stantonville Adamsville Freewill Baptist Church Old Shiloh Road Adamsville, TN 38310 Marcus Morrow, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Worship: 11:15 a.m.

Sunday night: 5 p.m.

Bible Study 7 p.m.

Solitude Freewill Baptist Church 414 Meeks Rd., Adamsville Sunday: 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

INDEPENDENT Calvary Baptist Church Hwy 22 North, Adamsville Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Worship: Sun. 11 a.m. & 5 p.m.

Faith Baptist Church 1301 Peach St., Selmer Mark Shumaker, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Fellowship Baptist Church 1308 High School Rd., Selmer Pastor: J.D. Matlock Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Locke Road Baptist Locke Road, Selmer Bobby Bray, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. / Wed. 6:30 p.m.

Lighthouse Baptist Church 1780 Mulberry Ave., Selmer Jorgen Runquest, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Worship: 11 a.m. & 5 p.m.

PRIMITIVE BAPTIST Better Hope Primitive Baptist 4235 Leapwood-Enville Rd., Adamsville Elder Gene Gist, Pastor First Sunday of month beginning at 10:30 a.m., preaching 11 a.m.

Michie Primitive Baptist Church Hwy 22 Michie Elder Rickey Taylor, Pastor

10:30 a.m. Song Service 11:00 a.m. Preaching Service

5 p.m & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 6 p.m.

Selmer Primitive Baptist Church 331 Falcon Rd., Selmer Elder Clinton Barnett, Pastor 3rd Sunday Each Month: 10:30 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Michie 5658 Hwy 22 S., Michie Bro. Ben Martin, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

SOUTHERN Chapel Hill Baptist 6371 Vernie Kirk Rd., Pocahontas Bro. Frank Bell, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Chewalla Baptist Church 190 Chewalla St., Ramer Richard Doyle, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Clear Creek Baptist Church 1728 Lawton Rd., Selmer Chuck Castles, Pastor Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Covenant Baptist Church 6515 Hwy 57 East, Michie, TN Pastor: K. Brian Rainey Music & Youth Director: Seth Bragg Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night: 7 p.m.

Cypress Creek First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1104 14 Falcon St. • Selmer Pastor: Clifford E. Wynn, Jr. (731) 645-8094 Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer - 6:30 p.m.

Bible Study: 7:00 p.m.

Jam Zone: 7:00 p.m.

Eastview Baptist Church Hwy 45 S., Eastview, Tenn.

Rob Burnes, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Bible Study: 7 p.m.

Falcon Baptist Church 777 Falcon Rd., Selmer Jay Houston, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Adamsville 222 West Main St., Adamsville Senior Pastor: Dr. Chad Ball Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Morning Worship: 10:15 a.m.

Discipleship Training: 5 p.m.

Evening Worship: 6:15 p.m.

Wednesday Activities: Prayer/Bible Study: 6:15 p.m.

Children & Youth: 6:15 P.M. during the summer First Baptist Church of Bethel Springs 143 Jackson St., Bethel Springs Jacob Brimm, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Selmer Joey Johnson, Pastor 310 W. Court Ave., Selmer Sunday School: 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m., Wednesday: 6 p.m.

First Baptist Church of Finger Finger-Leapwood Rd., Finger David Sims, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday School: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

Wednesday: 6 p.m.

Forty Forks Baptist Church 672 Ed Barham Rd., Bethel Springs Randy Smith, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Good Hope Baptist 678 Good Hope Church Rd., Adamsville Bro. Randy Latch Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday: 10:45 a.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Grace Baptist Church 1255 Connie Smith Rd., Selmer Pastor: Bro. Don Singleton Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Gravel Hill Baptist Church 86 Tom Baker Rd., Ramer Pastor: Bro. Eric Jones Church Phone: 645-6776 Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. ; Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Lakeview Baptist Church Pastor: Clint Overton 877 W. Cherry, Selmer Sundays: 11 a.m.

Wednesdays: The Upper Room Student Ministry 5:30 For more info. call 731-645-9771 Lorraine Baptist Church Melvin Qualls Rd., Michie,TN Trent Nethery, Jr., Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Mt. Gilead Baptist Church 6185 Rowsey School Rd., Bethel Springs Rev. Mark LaRue, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

Wednesday: AWANA 6:30 p.m.

Youth & Adults 6:45 p.m.

PRIME CARE MEDICAL CENTER 270 E. Court Avenue • Selmer, TN • (731) 645-7932 710 East Main • Adamsville, TN • (731) 632-3383 426 White Avenue • Henderson, TN • (731) 989-2174

ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH 1318 Poplar (Hwy. 64) • Selmer, TN 38375 Telephone: 731-645-4188 Rev. W.H. Arnold, Pastor

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Litt Wilson Rd., McNairy TN Bro. Jakob Harris, Pastor Sunday: 11 a.m., 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

New Hope Baptist Church 854 Chandler Lane Pocahontas, TN Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Eastside Church of Christ 1366 E. Poplar, Selmer Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Forrest Hill Church of Christ Forrest Hill Subdivision Hwy 45 S., Selmer Shobeck Dethrow, Minister

Olive Hill Baptist Church 46 Olive Hill Church Lp., Guys, TN Robert Hudson, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Fourth Street Church of Christ 142 N. Fourth St., Selmer Brian Stephens, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Pleasant Site Baptist Church 1868 Pleasant Site Rd., Selmer Bradley Woolworth, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Liberty Church of Christ 1005 North Liberty Road Michie, TN 38357 Minister: Jeff Harville (205) 712-3502 Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 9 and 11 a.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Ramer Baptist Church 3899 Hwy 57 West, Ramer Joe Loncar, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Selmer Second Baptist 1004 Peach St., Selmer Tony Polk, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m., 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Trinity Baptist Church 7193 Michie-Pebble Hill Rd. Hwy 224 South Michie, TN 38357 Pastor: George Kyle Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m.

Wed. Night Bible Study:6:30 p.m.

West Shiloh Baptist 282 West Shiloh Church Rd. Stantonville Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 p.m.

Sunday School 9:00 a.m.

Unity Baptist Church Unity Church Road, Ramer Greg Brasher, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF CHRIST Antioch Church of Christ 7200 Hwy 57W Ramer, TN 38367 Darrin Stapleton, Minister (732) 645-5639 Bible Study 9:30 AM Worship 10:15 PM Worship 6:00 Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

Acton Church of Christ 9389 Hwy 22 S. Michie Jon Paul Gulledge, Minister Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

(731) 239-9691

Stantonville Church of Christ 8228 Hwy 142, Stantonville Randy Cook, Minister Matt Cook, Minister Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m.

Discussion Class: 11:15 a.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF GOD Center Ridge Church of God 948 Center Ridge Road, Bethel Springs Duane R. Moore, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Only services due to Covid-19.

Piney Grove Church of God 888 Rose Creek Rd., Selmer Aaron Moss, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy Hwy 22 N. Adamsville Alvin Jones, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Church of God of Prophecy 1642 Curtis Hill Church Rd., Bethel Springs Richard Horner, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m. , Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Bethel Springs Community Church 3886 Main St., Bethel Springs Larry Lancaster, Pastor (662) 415-8012 Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Michie Church of God of Prophecy 6681 Hwy 57 East, Michie Roy Bennett, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Adamsville Church of Christ 243 E. Main St., Adamsville Van Vansandt, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Court Ave. Cumberland Presbyterian Church 234 W. Court Ave., Selmer Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Cypress Tank Church of Christ 2645 Cypress Tank Rd., Pocahontas Dr. Brian Jackson, Minister Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 5 p.m.

Mt. Vernon CP Church 3101 Mt. Vernon Rd., Ramer David Sprenkle, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church 453 New Salem Rd., Bethel Springs David Sprenkle, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church New Bethel Road Rev. Jeff Powell Worship Service: 9:45 a.m.

Ramer Cumberland Presbyterian Church Highway 57 West, Ramer Pastor: Albert Brown Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

METHODIST Adamsville First United Methodist 206 East Main St., Adamsville, TN Rev. Amanda Westmoreland Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Buena Vista Methodist Church Tull Road, Bethel Springs Roger South, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9:00 a.m.

First United Methodist Church 1122 West Cherry Ave., Selmer Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday: Supper 5:30 p.m.

Bible Study & Breakouts: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Hickory Flatt United Methodist Church Puron Rd., Hickory Flatt Howard Russom, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship: 10:15 a.m.

Lebanon United Methodist Church 250 Chambers Store Rd. Michie Tony Newman, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Sunday School: 11 a.m.

Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Maggie Jones United Methodist Church 8173 Finger-Leapwood Rd. FInger, TN 38334 Pastor Howard Russom Contact info: 731-610-7638 Sunday School 10 a.m.

Sunday Services 11 a.m.

Bible Study Wednesday 5:00 p.m.

New Bethel United Methodist Church 74 Wright St., Bethel Springs Shirley Williams, Pastor Sunday School 10 Sunday Service 11 a.m.

Bible Study: Wed. at 7 p.m.

New Hope United Methodist Church Sticine Rd. - Michie Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.

Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 p.m.

Tony Newman, Pastor Pebble Hill Methodist Church 2768 Chamber Store Rd., Michie Rev. Alvin Jones, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Stantonville United Methodist Church 8351 Hwy 142, Stantonville, TN Tony Newman, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Ladies Prayer Brunch 2nd Saturday 10:30 a.m.

Sulphur Springs United Methodist Sulphur Springs Rd., Selmer

Roger South, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Fellowship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Union Grove United Methodist Pleasant Site Road, Selmer Roger South, Pastor Sunday School: 10:20 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11:20 a.m.

Thurs. Bible Study: 6 p.m.

Mt. Sharon Presbyterian Church 108 Mt. Sharon Rd., Adamsville Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Mt. Vinson United Methodist 2100 Tommy Sanders Rd., Stantonville Amanda Hartmann Westmoreland, Pastor Worship: 9:15 a.m.

Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.

LUTHERAN MISSOURI SYNOD Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 4203 Shiloh Road Corinth, MS Mike Dickson, Pastor Sunday School Adult: 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship Service: 10 a.m.

Sunday School Children Adult: 10 a.m.

PENTECOSTAL Beauty Hill Pentecostal Church 46 Beauty Hill Road, Bethel Springs, TN Pastor: Jonathan Tubbs Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Wednesday Evening: “Refreshing” 7:15 p.m.

Bethel Springs United Pentecostal 3591 Main St., Bethel Springs Jeff Young, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. / Mon. & Wed.: 7 p.m.

First United Pentecostal-Eastview 7810 Hwy 45 S, Ramer Rev. Wayne Isbell, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Monday: 7 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:15 p.m.

The Sanctuary of MPC 54 Pentecostal Ave., Milledgeville, TN Rev. Jimmy Kelly, Pastor Sun. School: 10:30 a.m., Youth 5:30. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Gateway Holiness Chapel 2342 Refuge Rd., Bethel Springs Michael Price, Pastor Sunday: 2 p.m. / Thursday: 7 p.m.

PRESBYTERIAN Bethel Springs Presbyterian Church 59 4th Ave., Bethel Springs Rev. Gary Anderson Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Bethesda Presbyterian Church 50 Bethesda Loop, Selmer Bro. Chris Dancer, Pastor 610-1859 Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

First Presbyterian Church USA 800 Poplar Ave., Selmer Dr. Larry W. (Bud) Sizemore, Pastor

ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Jude the Apostle 1318 Poplar, Hwy. 64, Selmer Rev. W.H. Arnold, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

1st Saturday: 9 a.m.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Bethel Springs Seventh Day Adventist 4352 Main St., Bethel Springs John Johnston, Pastor Saturday Worship: 9 a.m.

Sabbath School: 10 a.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

OTHER/NON-DENOM Abundant Life Christian Fellowship 15770 Hwy 64 East Bolivar, Tn. Pastor D.R. Moore Bible Class: Saturday 10:00 a.m.

Worship: Saturday 11 a.m.

Only services due to Covid-19.

A New Beginning Sol Coulston Rd., Bethel Springs Kenneth Kitchen, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 11 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Believers Church 1431 Peach St., Selmer Karen Linam, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Encounter Community Church 1026 Peach St. Selmer, TN Pastor: Melvin Berry (731) 645-0055 Sunday Morning Fellowship 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning Services 11 a.m.

First Christian Church 133 N. Third St. Selmer Preacher, Gregg Worthey Sunday: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Kingdom Church, More Sure Word 1814 Buena Vista Road Bethel Springs, Tenn. 38315 (731) 577-0100 Sundays at 4 p.m.

2nd & 4th Tuesday L.I.F.E. class at 7 p.m.

Thirsty Thursday (Bible Class) 7 p.m.

Love & Truth, Adamsville Campus 440 Hwy 64 East, Adamsville Lead Pastor - Eddie Cupples Campus Director - Scott Melson Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Wednesday nights: 7 p.m.

Phone: 731-632-4999 www.loveandtruthchurch.com Greater Evangelical Ministry 1854 Airport Rd., Selmer Frank M. Holiday, Pastor Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 12 p.m.

Wednesday: 7:30 p.m.

Life Wind Covenant Church 63 Linsey Lane, Selmer Barry Bishop, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. Wed.: 7 p.m. www.lifewindchurch.com Safe Harbor Church 1514 Peach St., Selmer Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

World of Truth Church Hwy 57 West, Ramer Larry Cooksey, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

God’s Way Church 1121 Peach St., Selmer Bro. Billy Sanders, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m.

Full Gospel Fellowship Church 6595 Hwy 64 West Bethel Springs, Tenn.

731-646-1837 David Paseur, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m.., 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Petra Family Worship Center 54 Pentecostal Ave., Milledgeville, TN 731-434-1002 S.S.: 10 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m.

Sunday Night: 6 p.m.

Thursday Night: 7 p.m.

Pastors: Paul and Bonnie Young

First ChristianChurch 254 N. Maple St. Adamsville, TN 38310 Clint Hopper, Minister (731) 632-3012 Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

FCC Wednesdays Meal 5:30 Worship/Studies 615 p.m.

City of Refuge Church 300 Emmons Rd., Selmer C.A. “Skeet” Jackson, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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Road dedication for long time residents Descendents of James Oscar Smith and his son James Edward Smith gathered Sunday afternoon at the Clear

Creek Bridge on Mt Vinson Road. County Mayor Larry Smith (no relation) dedicated the bridge in memory of the

two long time residents and farmers in the Mt Vinson and Stantonville Communities.

Wednesday, OctOber 20, 2021

October USDA reports are mixed bag for producers Jai Templeton Contributor

USDA recently released its’ October World Supply and Trade Estimates (WASDE) report. Overall, the report though mixed was generally favorable to row crop production.

Estimates for 2021/22 corn production as well as beginning stocks are higher. The average price per bushel received by U.S. farmers is $5.45.

Cotton estimates are for lower production and lower beginning stocks. This has allowed for higher prices giving farmers a record harvest season price of 90 cents per pound. This eclipse

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the previous record of 83 cents per pound realized in the 2011/12 season.

Soybeans are forecast to have a higher production level and unchanged exports. The markets responding accordingly. U.S. production is estimated to average 51.5 bushels per acre. Analysts believe it will require robust export markets to push soybeans back above $12 per bushel.

Drought in the Northern Plains and the Canadian Prairie Provinces have greatly reduced wheat supplies. While consumption is forecasted to be down the lowered supplies due to

drought have provided tremendous price support.

The projected farm price going into the winter is $6.70 per bushel for wheat.

UT Extension crop budgets are supporting a profitable year for TN farmers. Current estimates for average production in TN is 170 bushels per acre for corn, 48 bpa for soybeans and 71 bpa for wheat. Cotton is estimated at 1067 pounds per acre. Supply chain issues and fall moisture continue to be major concerns as the 2021 harvest continues and farmers contemplate winter wheat and spring 2022 crop decisions.

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Local Events MCHS Football Schedule 2021 10/22 Millington (AWAY) 10/29 Bye Week Game Time is 7:00 p.m.

S PORTS Adamsville High loses sixth

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game of the season to Riverside

Adamsville High School Football Schedule 2021 10/22 BYE 10/29 Hickman (HOME) Game Time 7:00 unless noted

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Adamsville High’s Luke Helton dodging Riverside defenders during a 42-7 loss on Oct. 15.

After shutting out McNairy Central in its previous game, Adamsville High’s winning streak ended at one game after losing 42-7 to Riverside on Oct. 15.

The Riverside defense shut down any momentum from the Adamsville High offense throughout the game, as the Cardinals retreated held to just 83 yards of total offense.

Quarterback Carson Plunk was responsible for almost half the team’s offense after throwing

41 yards in their loss.

Running back AJ Finley was held to 26 yards on six carries, while Ty Case finished with -1 yards on six carries.

The Cardinals only score of the game came from Eli Fowler, who scored on a four-yard rush in his only carry.

The Cardinals (3-6) will play their final game of the season on Oct. 29 against Hickman County (3-5) after returning from a bye week this week.

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Adamsville High quarterback Carson Plunk scrambling to find an open receiver. He finished with 41 passing yards in a 42-7 loss to Riverside on Oct. 15.

McNairy Central one loss away from historic season of play

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McNairy Central’s Nate Palmisano sheds a Jackson South Side defender. He finished with four yards on two carries in a 42-6 loss to Jackson South Side on Oct. 15.

McNairy Central continues to have its worst football season in 10 years after losing 42-6 to Jackson South Side on Oct. 15.

Quarterback Michael Whitten was the Bobcats only offense in the loss, as he combined for 166 yards and a touchdown through the air and ground. Whitten was also second on the team in tackles with seven.

His longest completion of the game was to Cooper Griswell for 48

yards.

The only other play that went more than 15 yards was when Whitten scrambled for 18 yards early in the game.

The Bobcats (1-8) will play their final game of the season on Oct. 22 against Millington Central (3-5) which lost 51-0 against an undefeated Dyersburg on Oct. 15. If McNairy Central loses that game, it will finish with its worst season in school history.

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McNairy Central quarterback, Michael Whitten, making a tackle on the defensive side. He finished second on the team with seven tackles in a 42-6 loss to Jackson South Side.

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McNairy Central Lady Cats heading to district championship after 1-0 win against Hardin County McNairy Central soccer continues to dominate its competition after defeating Hardin County 1-0 on Oct.12 due to the efforts from Kyndal Adams.

Adams’ goal came in the 70th minute of the game after an assist from Alli Austin, improving the Lady Bobcats to 10-0-3. Despite the Lady Bobcats only scoring once, they had nine shots on goal as Hardin County made all but one stop.

“This was a big win to put us in the district championship Thursday night,” McNairy Central coach Jerry Lott said. “Our defense

played great.”

Defense is what ultimately won the Lady Bobcats the game, as Audrey Pierce had 21 stops, Allie Hickman had 11, and Biana Davis and Nakya Lusk had 10 each. Defensive guru Rane Moffitt had seven steals as well.

Goalkeeper Ellie Hall saved all five of the shots attempted by Hardin County, securing the team’s win in the game.

The Lady Bobcats host Lexington on Oct. 14 for the district championship. McNairy Central defeated Lexington earlier this season.

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McNairy Central Bobcat Senior soccer players Rane Moffitt, Allie Hickman, Jasette Flanigan, Audrey Pierce and Nakya Lusk pictured on senior night prior to the district game against Hardin County. The Bobcats remained undefeated leading up to the District Tournament.

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MCHS remains unbeaten with Senior Jasette Flanigan #11 in play against Hardin County.

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McNairy Central Bobcat Kyndal Adams #9 vs Hardin County drives the ball down the field.

McNairy Central soccer loses first game of season to Lexington in District Championship McNairy Central suffered its first loss of the season on Oct. 14 after losing 3-2 to Lexington in the district championship.

The Lady Bobcats defeated Lexington 3-2 in double overtime on Sept. 21 in what McNairy coach Jerry Lott called “the most exciting game of the year.”

Much like the game last month, the Lady

Bobcats were losing heading into halftime.

This time, however, McNairy could not make the comeback.

Both Kyndal Adams and Rane Moffitt were the only goals of the game for the Bobcats, where Adams scored in the 57th minute on a penalty kick, and Moffitt scored in the 77th minute.

Goalkeeper Ellie

Hall, who has allowed less than two goals per game this season, saved four of the seven shots attempted by Lexington in the championship game.

Despite the loss, however, Lott said the Bobcats will still be competing in the regional tournament on Oct. 19 against South Gibson in Medina.

Selmer Parks & Recreation Youth Soccer League Action Four teams, three from Selmer and one in Ramer includes 3, 4 and 5 year-olds in a Fall Soccer League.

The teams play every Saturday at 9 a.m.

Pictured below are some of the children at

play learning the fundamental skills for soccer.

Miss Maggie’s Consignment Store coached by Dayna Patterson, Kennedy’s Auction Sales coached by Kelsey Rodgers and

GP Lloyd, Sparkle & Shine Cleaning Service coached by Megan Morton and Ramer’s team coached by Tom Court.

Toddlers are scheduled to play seven games with the last one

scheduled for Saturday, November 6.

If you are interested in getting your child involved in sports contact the Selmer Parks & Recreation Department at the Selmer Community Center.