v118n49 4/15/2020

2015 SILVERADO 2500HD CREW CAB

2019 FORD F-350XL SUPER CREW

DIESEL

DIESEL

CALL TODAY! 731-989-4632 SHOP OUR WEBSITE WWW.LOFTONCHEVY.COM

38,995

*$

STK#F539492B

STK#ED17194

PRE-OWNED, PRE-TITLED VEHICLES INCLUDE $489 PROCESSING FEE PLUS TTL.

47,995

*$

INDEPENDENT APPEAL

Volume 118, Issue 49

50 cents

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Order dismisses county from lawsuit

McNairy Co. COVID-19 Cases as of April 13

By Steve Beavers Assistant Editor

McNairy County was dismissed from a wrongful death lawsuit.

The county was among nine defendants named in the lawsuit filed by the estate of Sherri King Duncan in June, 2017.

Duncan and fiance Michael Johnson were killed when a vehicle driven by Aaron Dalton Stamey crashed through a barricade and struck the pair during the 8th

Total Tested 128 Cases 9

Annual Rockabilly Highway Revival Festival on June 11, 2016.

The 95-year-old Stamey passed away Nov. 15 at his home in Hornsby.

Nine defendants were originally named in the 21-page lawsuit.

Larry King – father of Duncan and administrator of her estate – is the plaintiff and personal representative for his daughter in the lawsuit.

The agreed order dismissing McNairy County without prejudice was filed May 23, 2019 in Circuit Court. The without prejudice

order means the county can be brought back into the case later if new evidence comes to light.

The Duncan estate is seeking $2.5 million from each defendant, according to the 2017 lawsuit submitted by Rosenblum & Reisman, P.C. of Memphis.

If damages are limited by the Tennessee Governmental Tort Liability Act, the plaintiff is seeking the maximum amount permitted by law for each such municipality but no less than $300,000.

The lawsuit demands a jury

Local students will not return to class

COVID-19 cases not restricted to one area

By Steve Beavers Assistant Editor

McNairy County students will not return to class.

The seven-person school board approved the district’s Continuing Instructional Plan (CIP) which was approved by the Tennessee Department of Education for the remainder of the year.

McNairy County’s distance learning program kicked off April 6 after Gov. Bill Lee recommended the closings of schools due to COVID-19 on March 17.

Local students were dis-

By Steve Beavers Assistant Editor

Local COVID-19 cases are not restricted to a single area.

McNairy County Mayor Larry Smith confirmed the information Monday afternoon.

“Many people have inquired about the locations of the cases,” said Smith of the now nine positive cases. “We have been told the positive cases are spread throughout the county.”

The Tennessee Department of Health does not release names or locations of people who test positive for the coronavirus.

McNairy County’s health department will be hosting a drive-thru testing site in the future.

“The testing site will be open to anyone who wants to be tested,” said Smith. “We will pass on the date for the McNairy County event once we receive the information.

Gov. Bill Lee extended his Safer at Home Executive Order through the end of April on Monday.

“I commend the people of McNairy County who have followed the direction of the CDC and Tennessee Department of Health,” said Smith.

Trio assumes more roles in solid waste department

missed on March 17 and haven’t returned to campus instruction since.

“This was a wise move by the board to keep everyone safe,” said Director of Schools Greg Martin. “We all want what is best for the kids and those people who work in the school buildings.”

The CIP will continue online through May 1, according to Martin.

“Any student who needs additional review or instructional assistance will be addressed May 4-20,” said Martin. “We are going

See STUDENTS, 6

Engineering firm refuses to reduce bill any further

By Steve Beavers

Staff Photo by Steve Beavers

Assistant Editor

McNairy Central senior softball player Mallory Rodgers waves to fans during a drive-by parade held for the four senior players.

Cook Coggin Engineering Inc. will not take less.

The engineering company informed McNairy County Mayor Larry Smith it is unable to reduce its fee any further for work on the McNairy County Justice Complex addition.

Cook Coggin is requesting payment of $58,194.62 – $30,843 less than its

Parade honors MC seniors

By Steve Beavers

There would be no game on a perfect night for softball. COVID-19 had claimed another win when it comes to throwing a kink into spring plans for high school athletes.

The historic pandemic forced Senior

Assistant Editor

The lights were on at McNairy Central High School and four senior softball players were ready to go.

The only thing missing was a chance to play.

See SENIORS, 6

originally contracted fee of $89,038, according to company president Kent Geno.

“They did not respond favorably to our request,” said Smith during the county commission’s electronic meeting Monday night. “We do not have to take any action tonight ... we can put it off until a later date when we have a physical meeting.”

See REDUCE, 6

McNairy County to receive $1.1 million

By Steve Beavers Assistant Editor

By Steve Beavers Assistant Editor

Solid waste issues have not gone away in McNairy County.

But Mayor Larry Smith believes he has found a way to alleviate some of the problems without having to hire a new director.

County commissioners unanimously approved three employees assuming the different roles of a director for the next three months following a recommendation of the budget committee.

“I think this is the best avenue to take until the next budget year,” said Smith.

The duties of the solid

See TRIO, 6

trial.

Stamey and his wife – Lois M. Stamey – were cleared of criminal charges in March of 2017 by the 25th Judicial District Attorney’s Office.

Those still named in the lawsuit are the Town of Selmer, Arts in McNairy, McNairy County Chamber of Commerce, McNairy County Economic Development Commission Inc., Rockabilly Highway Revival Festival, Rockabilly Highway Revival Festival and Car Show and Aaron and Lois Stamey.

Over $1 million is coming the county’s way.

Gov. Bill Lee set aside $200 million in Fiscal Year 2020-2021 to be allocated to every city and county government in the state.

McNairy County’s portion of the $200 million is $1,121,346.

Shelby County will receive the most from the one-time grant by collecting $7,756,653.

Applications for the grant will be made available by April 30. Funds will be available after July 1.

“This is good news with everything that is going on in our world,” said County Mayor Larry Smith. “It will be very helpful.”

Funds may not be

Municipalities qualify for grant

By Steve Beavers Assistant Editor

Cities and municipalities will not be left out in Gov. Bill Lee’s $200 million allocation.

The 11 municipalities in McNairy County will each receive at least $34,000 under the governor’s one-time grant to every city and county government in the state.

Funding totals will be $557,878 total to the 11. The amount coupled with the county’s portion of $1,121,346 means used to support recurring expenditures such as salaries, debt insurance or existing programming and services, according to a press release from Lee. The grant can be used

$1,679,224 is coming in locally.

The grant amounts were based on 2018 population data by the U.S. Census Bureau. Funds will be available after July 1. Applications for the grant will be made available by April 30.

The Town of Selmer will collect the most money at $127,101.

“It’s highly regulated, but we can use it for sure,” said Selmer Mayor John Smith.

The mayor said Selmer is looking at

See GRANT, 6

on multiple projects.

“There are restrictions on how this can be used, but in most cases we can incorporate where it can be used in next year’s budget,” said Smith.

The grant amounts were based on 2018 population data by the U.S. Census Bureau. No county will receive less than $500,000 and no city or municipality will receive

Did you know?

McNairy County was forced to put a cap on the landfill because of state mandates on Feb. 22 of 1996. ❚ Opinion 8 ❚ Obituaries 9 ❚ Events 10 ❚ Community & Lifestyles 10 ❚ Classifieds 11

less than $30,000.

Money from the grant can be used for: – IT Hardware Upgrades. Information Technology upgrades would include new or replacement of IT equipment with a one-time expenditure for items such as hardware.

Public Safety Systems can also be included.

– Capital Maintenance.

Projects should focus on maintaining current facilities, primarily through repair and renovation of roofing, mechanical, and electrical systems.

Projects would include items that appreciably extend the life of the facility, such as alterations to rectify code deficiencies, modifications for health

See RECEIVE, 6

Follow us on Facebook © 2020 Independent Appeal

HOME OF THE FREE 20 YEAR - 200,000 MILE WARRANTY

CALL OR COME SEE

BRANDON MAXEDON FOR A GREAT DEAL ON A NEW OR USED VEHICLE

2016 FORD F-150 XL STK. 3B2499P 28,753 MILES

*$

23,404

2014 LEXUS GS 350 STK. 3B2451P 69,089 MILEs

*$

19,974

for covid 19 relief we are offering free delivery and trade appraisals for all of our customers. just give us a call and let us help you 10140 hwy 64 • bolivar, tn • (866) 881-9139 and keep you safe at home. shop 24/7 at BOLIVARFORD.com

All vehicles are pre-owned. All prices include $599 proc.fee. Payment terms vary defending on vehicle and credit approval. Plus tax,tag and Lic. Photos for illustration purposes only. Tier 1 financing. See dealer for details. Not responsible for printing errors.

NEWS

PAGE 2 ❖ INDEPENDENT APPEAL

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

Green talks coronavirus with civic leaders

By Joel Counce Staff Writer

U.S. Congressman Mark Green met with local business and civic leaders in a conference call Monday afternoon.

Green, the Seventh District United States Representative for West Tennessee, talked mostly about health and economic concerns.

“This is a challenging time ... I won’t

deny that,” said Green. “Governmental leaders are doing the best they can to protect people from this virus and get back to work. We will come out of this stronger on the other side.”

Green explained loans from the Small Business Administration. Small business loans would be forgiven based on the number of employees re-hired by June 30.

“Say you rehire 18 of 20 employees,” he said. “Then you will have to pay the

Residential • Commercial • Home Owners & Contractors Welcome!

METAL ROOFING in 20 colors!

No Job Too Big Or Too Small FREE ESTIMATES

New LOWER Prices! #1 Painted 40 Yr $ 94

1

LN. FT.

#1 Galvalume 25 Yr $ 57

1

See GREEN, 6

Deputies arrest man for theft

By Steve Beavers Assistant Editor

A 41-year-old Selmer man was arrested for the theft of a vehicle in the Purdy community.

John William Rickman is charged with two counts of theft of property and burglary after being arrested Saturday by McNairy County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Dameon Blue.

Rickman allegedly took a 2013 Jeep Wrangler from the home of Jerry Henson on Gann Road in Purdy between 11 p.m.

Friday night and 7 a.m. Saturday morning.

He remains jailed on a $10,000 bond.

Blue located the jeep behind Rickman’s

By Steve Beavers Assistant Editor

Cut To Length

It was the type of response wanted by McNairy County Mayor Larry Smith.

Fifty-one firemen combined to keep a Leapwood house from being a total loss.

Firemen from Leap-

3450 US HWY 45 N HENDERSON, TN

www.stollcraft.com

731.989.7300

Green emphasized the importance of social distancing.

“Most retail stores have it that six foot distance marked on the floor,” he said “As long as you keep that, it is not necessary to wear a mask. But everything you wear on your face to keep from getting those droplets, then your chances of not catching the virus are better.”

home off of Highway 64 on Saturday. Investigator Kevin Carter and deputy Tommy Howell found speakers, amplifiers and microphones which did not belong to the registered owner in the jeep.

The items are believed to have been taken from the Purdy Community Center.

Rickman Rickman was charged with stealing those items along with three bags of miscellaneous tools, hats and clothing found at the Purdy Mansion.

51 firemen battle Leapwood blaze

LN. FT.

Trim & Accessories Screws 1-1/2” 1” ... $1250 for 250

Woodcrafts & Metal

amount it takes to pay those other two at a term of four percent for 10 years. If you rehire all 20, the loan is forgiven entirely.”

Green also addressed wearing masks in public.

“There has been some conflicting information from the CDC,” he said. “The disease is primarily transmitted through droplets – as you cough or sneeze or talk. If you wear a mask, your chances of becoming infected reduces.”

wood, Finger and Adamsville turned out to save the home of Debbie Sweeney at 5177 Leapwood-Enville Road on April 7.

“It’s just a testament to

what we are trying to do,” said Smith. “In the past we only had two or three show up, but everyone showed up on that night and did what they were trained to do.”

County Fire Chief Steve Stoll said the fire started in

See BLAZE, 6

NOW HIRING Correctional Officers New Starting Pay: $16.75 per hour CoreCivic offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 401(k) with company match and competitive pay.

jobs.corecivic.com | Text CoreCivic Appeal to 313131

Career Advancement in Corrections Correctional Officer

Senior Correctional Officer

Assistant Shift Supervisor

Shift Supervisor or Unit Manager

Assistant Chief of Security

Chief of Security/Chief of Unit Management

Assistant Warden

Warden

South Central Correctional Center 555 Forrest Ave. Clifton, TN 38425 CoreCivic is a Drug-Free Workplace & EOE– M/F/Vets/Disability. Must be at least 18 years of age.

Independent Appeal Phone: (731) 645-5346 Fax: (731) 645-3591 News: (731) 645-5346 Contact Us: editor@independentappeal.com Advertising: advertising1@independentappeal.com © 2020 Independent Appeal

WEB SITE:

www.independentappeal.com

STAFF:

Janet L. Rail ................................ Publisher Steve Beavers.....................Assistant Editor Sandy Whitaker .................Lifestyles Editor Melanie King ..................... Sales Manager

FACEBOOK:

www.facebook.com/independentappeal Joel Counce........................... Staff Writer Jeff York...................................Contributor Ray Prather ...............................Circulation

CORRECTIONS The Independent Appeal is committed to accuracy. If you believe a factual error has occurred, please let us know by calling (731) 645-5346. Corrections print on Page 2.

HOW TO SUBSCRIBE

POSTAL INFORMATION

Subscription rates in McNairy County are $20 per year; in Tennessee, $28; elsewhere, $32.

Subscriptions and delivery: (731) 645-5355.

The Independent Appeal is published every Wednesday by McNairy County Publishing, LLC, 111 North Second Street, Selmer, TN 38375.

Postmaster: Send form 3579 to Post Office Box 220, USPS 336-300.

The Independent Appeal is an award-winning member of the Tennessee Press Association and the National Newspaper Association (731) 645-5346 ❖ 111 N. 2nd St., Selmer TN, 38375 ❖ www.independentappeal.com ❖ www.facebook.com/independentappeal

NEWS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

INDEPENDENT APPEAL ❖ PAGE 3

Doctor to open Selmer clinic

By Joel Counce Staff Writer

A Jackson-based clinic is opening in Selmer to provide support and help for those struggling with opiate addiction.

The clinic was originally slated to open April 22, according to Dr. Steve Weaver, a doctor of internal medicine and addiction medicine.

“I’m thinking we will probably come out of lockdown, maybe mid-May,” he said.”We will probably open around May 22.”

The clinic will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to Weaver.

“We will stay as late as we need to,” said Weaver.

“At some of our clinics, we may be there until 7 or 8 at night.”

Patients are encouraged to call the center’s tele-health line at 731-2173777 during the coronavirus shutdown.

“The DEA said we can help patients over the phone,” said Weaver.

Redemption Recovery Center has offices in Camden and Tiptonville.

The clinic uses a combination of the drug Suboxone and therapy, according to Weaver.

The program usually 18 months to two years.

“The counseling helps them to understand why they use drugs and how not to use them,” said Weaver.

Suboxone is a safer alternative to opioids, according to Weaver.

“Every opioid in existence is an agonist receptor,” he said. “Suboxone is a partial agonist receptor.

It doesn’t make you high – it cuts cravings for drugs.”

People wake up in the morning and are able to take it, go to work, pay their taxes and be productive citizens, according to Weaver.

The current opioid epidemic is the second in American history, Weaver said.

“This is an old problem,” he said. “During the Civil War, physicians would use morphine to treat wounded and injured soldiers. Those soldiers who survived would often come home dependent on that morphine.”

Subscriptions start at $20

Let us make your baby new again!

356 Industrial Park Dr. Selmer, Tennessee Anthony Lambert 731-645-6888

Hardin County Stockyards, Inc.

3350 Hwy 226, Savannah, TN 38372 • 731-925-3287

Cattle Sale Every Wednesday • 1:00 P.M. Goat & Hog Sale • 11:00 A.M. Begin receiving cattle on Tuesday 8:00 A.M. ‘til dark Trucking & feed available • We are a full service stockyard Video cattle offered for trailer load lots & appraisals We offer an order buying service thru Harry Floyd Livestock www.saledayauction.com

Harry Floyd (cell): 931-224-2247 or 931-722-9200 Waynesboro, TN Office: 931-722-3100

Staff Photos by Joel Counce

Strong winds and rain blew through McNairy County on Wednesday and Sunday nights, knocking down trees and power lines throughout the county.

Storm causes damage in Michie

By Joel Counce Staff Writer

MICHIE – Felicia Moore and her mother woke to a frightful surprise Thursday morning.

“It was pretty scary,” said the 30-year-old Moore about a tree which crashed in the yard and brought down power lines around 12:30 a.m. “I’m just glad nobody was hurt and we didn’t have any damage except to the yard.”

The 86-foot, nine-inch tree produced a rootball that was 8-foot, 8-inches tall when it fell in the Moores’ yard.

“We got a little damage to the side of the house,” said Moore. “They fell just perfect. They missed the house and the car ... I can’t believe that.”

Tornado warnings for McNairy County lasted from 8 p.m. through 2 a.m.

“My son (Daniel) and I had just gone to bed when we heard some big hail,” said Michie resident Martha Williams. “He opened the door and it looked like a tornado, wind was blowing everywhere.”

About 20 utility poles were damaged during the storms on Thursday and another storm on Sunday, affecting more than 3,200

SPEEDY LUBE BRING IN THIS AD AND GET

$5

OFF

FULL-SERVICE OIL CHANGE 815 Mulberry Ave. Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-3209

Hours during COVID-19 Mon, Thur, Fri 8am-5pm • Sat 8am-12noon Offer Expires 5/15/20

McNairy County Board of Education

SEEKING BIDS

The McNairy County Board of Education is seeking bids for the yearly refinishing of the Gym floors at all schools.

Crews from Pickwick Electric worked to restore power after storms knocked power out for McNairy County residents in storms on Wednesday and Sunday. customers, according to Brad Howell with Pickwick Electric.

“Most power was restored by late evening on Thursday,” he said. “A few small outages cleared through the night.”

Some Pickwick Electric customers were still affected by weekend storms on Monday.

McNairy County High-

way Superintendent Harvey Neal Smith said there had been flooding, but no major damage to the county’s roadways.

“We were out Sunday several times,” he said.

“We have several roads flooded, some trees down and had some washing out at the end of the culverts.

There was no bridge damage or major other damage

that I know of.”

McNairy County Emergency Management Director Allen Strickland said there had been no major damages reported early.

“Any time there is an incident like that coming into the county, we prepare for it,” he said. “There were a few trees down, but they were cleared pretty quickly.”

YES - WE ARE OPEN!

Bid packets with specifications can be picked up or requested by e-mail by calling the board office at 731-645-3267.

All bids must be mailed to the McNairy County Board of Education Office at 530 Mulberry Ave., Suite 2, Selmer, TN 38375, no later than 12 noon on Friday, April 24, 2020. Bids should be in a sealed envelope with “Gym Floor Project”, name, address and phone number of the company on the outside. Bids will be opened on Monday, April 27, 2020 at 10 A.M. in the McNairy County Annex Auditorium.

Offering NO-CONTACT Pick-up & Delivery of your vehicle. All services and repairs.

Call today 645-5420 291 Hwy 142, Selmer, TN 4-Wheel Alignments • Brake Service Batteries • Custom Exhaust • AC Service Suspension Service • BG Fluid Exchanges

Established 1954 Family owned & operated business for 66 years

Mac Maxedon - Owner Blake Maxedon

NEWS

PAGE 4 ❖ INDEPENDENT APPEAL

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

BoJack Killingsworth ready to start playing again

By Joel Counce

we played ball against each other and wound up at Adamsville High School together,” the Gilchrist native said. “He asked me to introduce him to Eddie. Then we met W.R. Morris, who stayed with Buford to write that book about him.”

The long-time Memphis resi-

Staff Writer

BoJack Killingsworth introduced country singer Eddie Bond to former McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser.

“I knew Buford my whole life,

dent came home in 2004.

“We had bought a home to fix up for my sister, but we fixed it up and started to like it,” he said. “We just decided we would stay.”

Killingsworth – with his twin sister Olga Joan – was born the fifth of seven children to W.E. and Effie

Alberta (Smith) Killingsworth.

Killingsworth started performing music at a young age.

“I remember singing a song at Gilchrist, I was probably six years old,” he said. “I remember going to

See PLAYING, 6

USDA provides marketing flexibilities Submitted Photo

Who’s Who

The University of Tennessee at Martin has recognized the members of the 2020 class of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Forty-one juniors, seniors and graduate students were included from UT Martin this year, including one student from McNairy County. Georgia Emmons of Selmer is a senior studying music education. Who’s Who Among Students, established in 1934, is a national honor society based on academic and community service merit rather than financial ability to participate.

For the Independent Appeal

Agricultural producers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making it possible through the implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act of 2020. The loans now mature at 12 months rather than nine and the flexibility is available for most commodities.

“Spring is the season when most producers have the biggest need for capital, and many may have or are considering putting commodities under loan,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. “Extending the commodity loan maturity affords farmers more time to market their commodity and repay their loan at a later time.”

Effective immediately, producers of eligible commodities now have up to 12 months to repay their commodity loans. The maturity extension applies to non-recourse loans for crop years 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Eligible open loans must in good standing with a maturity date of March 31 or later or new

crop year (2019 or 2020) loans requested by Sept. 30, 2020. All new loans requested by Sept.

30 will have a maturity date 12 months following the date of approval.

The maturity extension for current, active loans will be automatically extended an additional three months. Loans that matured March 31 have already been automatically extended

by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA). Producers who prefer a nine-month loan will need to contact their local FSA county office. Loans requested after Sept. 30 will have a term of nine months.

Eligible commodities include barley, chickpeas (small and large), corn, cotton (upland and extra-long staple), dry peas, grain sorghum, honey, lentils, mohair, oats, peanuts, rice (long and medium grain), soybeans, unshorn pelts, wheat, wool (graded and nongraded); and other oilseeds, including canola, crambe, flaxseed, mustard seed, rapeseed, safflower, sunflower seed, and sesame seed. Seed cotton and sugar are not eligible.

Placing commodities under loan provides producers interim financing to meet cash flow

needs without having to sell their commodities when market prices are low and allows producers to store production for more orderly marketing of commodities throughout the year.

These loans are considered non-recourse because the commodity is pledged as loan collateral, and producers have the option of delivering the pledged collateral to the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) for repayment of the outstanding loan at maturity.

Under the new maturity provisions, producers can still repay the loan as they would have before the extension: • Repay the MAL on or before the maturity date; • Upon maturity by delivering or forfeiting the commodity to CCC as loan repayment; • After maturity and before CCC acquires the farm-stored commodity by repaying the outstanding MAL principle and interest.

A Marketing Loan Gain occurs when a MAL is repaid at less than the loan principal. If market gain is applicable during the now-extended loan period, producers can receive a gain on the repayment made before the loan matures.

Town set to distribute over 300 recycle bins

Do You Have An Idea?

If you have an interesting local feature idea call us ... (731) 645-5346

By Joel Counce Staff Writer

Staff Photo by Joel Counce

Selmer Street and Sanitation employee Clay McCullar inspects a recycle bin set to be distributed this week.

The Selmer Street and Sanitation Department is ready to distribute about 330 recycle bins to residents.

The bins will be distributed later this week, according to Street and Sanitation Superintendent Raymond Ouellette.

“We will start giving

them out on Friday,” he said. “We can distribute up to 500 of them if more residents are interested.”

Residents who want to recycle are currently using blue bags provided by the city, according to Ouellette.

“We will use them until further notice,” said Ouellette. “Then we will start loading the cans into the

See BINS, 5

AHS student artists win awards

By Amy Reid

SUBOXONE FOR OPIOID ADDICTION WE ACCEPT TENNCARE

REDEMPTION RECOVERY CENTER

731-217-3777

4/20 4/20 4/20 Celebrate our Customer Appreciation all month long We will pay your sales tax all month long

Look for other specials throughout the month START LIVING A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE TODAY

TheHempConnection 110 South Y Square • Selmer • (731) 434-0384

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. CLOSED: Saturday & Sunday *All oils containing cannabinol have less than 0.6% tetrahydrocannabinol.

AHS Campus Reporter

Several Adamsville High School students received awards in three different regional competitions.

The students worked diligently on their compositions with teacher Lisa Engle aiding them.

While they are currently not able to display their work publicly due to the coronavirus pandemic, Engle hopes they continue their artistic works.

Kayleigh Kemper’s digital drawing entitled – “Best Friends” – and Harrison Copeland’s black and white photo closeup of his sister were honored at the West Tennessee Regional Art Competition in Humboldt.

Hayley Combs and Jaden Driskell’s photos were awarded ribbons at the Arts in McNairy Rural Life in America contest.

Combs received best use of light for her photo of a rained out Cardinal football game. Driskell’s vintage truck photo “Go Ford” won for best composition.

COMPARE OUR PRICES We have up to 100 sheds in stock - each one ready for delivery!

Submitted Photo

These Adamsville High School students received awards at different art competitions. Lauren Reaves (from left), Kayleigh Kemper, Harrison Copeland, Jade Burks and Jaden Driskell (kneeling) display their award-winning creations.

Students in Engle’s photography class were assigned the project when AiM announced the contest in January.

Advanced art students in Engle’s class were awarded ribbons and prize

money at the University of Tennessee at Martin for their entries in the annual College Art Day. Senior Lauren Reaves won first place for best drawing for ¨Jade Pearl¨ and third place for her

Mid-South Garage Doors Matt & Mark Fowler Office: 7 3 1 - 6 4 5 - 7 7 4 0

Wood Porch

Wood Lofted

Wood Dutch

Metal Gable

ONLY HIGH QUALITY MATERIALS USED! Financing and Rent-to-Own AVAILABLE! Wood Playhouse

WOOD - METAL & VINYL SIDING!

Metal Lofted

(You Choose)

(731)989-7300 / (888)646-2276

BUY DIRECT!

(Barns) 8’x8’ to 16’x44’

3450 Hwy. 45 N, Henderson (Magic Valley) www.stollcraft.com

SAVE MATTRESS HUNDREDS BARGAIN OF BARN DOLLARS

3150 Hwy 64 Crump, TN / (731) 632-5011 / Closed: Sunday

LOW OVERHEAD = LOWEST PRICES

26 STANDARD SIZES TO CHOOSE FROM! Wood Gable

Commerical • Residential 731.658.1900 • 662.287.7796 751 Mulberry • Selmer, Tenn 38375

Wood Garage Barn

WE MANUFACTURE!

MORE BARN FOR YOUR MONEY!

Visit Us Today

Sleep Better Tonight

From The Guest Bedroom To The Master Bedroom

painting ¨Drive-In.” Sophomore Jaden Driskell won first place in painting for ¨Aunt Bonnie’s Creek.¨ Senior Jade Burks won honorable mention for her painting ¨Angry Dog.¨

Adamsville police makes arrest in city hall shooting

By Joel Counce Staff Writer

Adamsville City Hall was closed Tuesday after a Michie man shot into the building.

Fifty-three-year-old Gregory Huggins was charged with shooting twice into City Hall and once into Adamsville High School about 3 a.m. Tuesday.

A press release from the Adamsville Police Department stated there was no cause for concern by citizens.

“We don’t know what the motive was,” said Adamsville Police Chief Daniel Vandiver. “He had some sort of displeasure with the town.”

No one was injured in the shootings, according to the police chief.

NEWS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

INDEPENDENT APPEAL ❖ PAGE 5

Hope, assurance provides a better tomorrow

By David Coy Sunrise Aftercare Coordinator

Some are saying we are living in a frightening time.

While we may describe much of what we have to endure as uncertain, we may apply what we know to make our uncertainty less uncertain and less frightening.

E.L.Godkin, former editor of the New York Evening Post, after the death of a young daughter, wrote: “I know that things happen for the best, and that our lives are guided by a beneficent Hand. When my

little darling left her father’s house for the last time Friday, I felt assured that somewhere, a wise and better Father awaited her, and that, in His care, she would one day become all – more than all – that I rashly and fondly hoped to see her in mine.”

Coy We have high expectations of what we plan and desire to

accomplish in life, whether vocationally or personally. As we all know, life does not always turn out as planned. My day often looks completely different at the end than it did when it started.

One principle that will help to keep us in a positive mindset even during the most uncertain, fearful, and darkest time is assurance.

The word assurance is defined as “most certain confidence, full assurance, or conviction.”

Without hope and assurance there can be a better tomorrow in the horizon, we

might slide into despair and that is a place we do not want to allow ourselves to go. If we need help, seek it no matter what.

Acknowledge we need help if we cannot maintain hope and confidence in our own mind by ourselves.

We are not an island to ourselves and we should not live as if we can do everything or we cannot accomplish keeping hope alive in our hearts.

Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him.

Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken – Ecclesiastes 4:12.

Town of Bethel Springs aldermen approve raises for three workers

By Joel Counce Staff Writer

Submitted Photo

Proclamations

McNairy County Larry Smith signed a pair of proclamations last week. Smith signed one recognizing the Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse. The proclamation commended the center for its continued success in helping families break free from the cycle of abuse. Smith also proclaimed April as Autism Awareness Month in McNairy County. “Autism is a reality that affects millions of families every day,” said Smith. “I encourage all citizens to learn what more they can do to support individuals with autism.”

The Town of Bethel Springs voted to increase the pay of Bethel Springs Public Works employees Patrick Moore and Richard Moore by $2 an hour to $12.

“We’ve got to pay these boys more money,” said Bethel Springs Mayor Gary Bizzell Jr. “They could go to WalMart and make more money.”

Bizzell said the two employees deserve a bigger raise.

“If you get out there and work with them for a day, you will see,” he said.

Patrick Moore began working for the city in October. Richard was hired in January.

The board also increased the sal-

BINS

FROM PAGE 4

container.”

The only things that can be recycled are paper, cardboard, plastic, tin and

“If we can use $8,000 of the city’s funds, we could do it without having to use a capital outlay note.”

- Gary Bizzell Jr. ary of office worker Shay Sanders by $1. Sanders has worked for the city for four years.

In other Bethel Springs board business: • Approved improvements to Purdy Road, using $48,000 the town received from the state for road improvements.

“It will cost us about $56,000 to fix the road,” said Bizzell. “If we can use

aluminum.

Things like bags, styrofoam, food, liquid, clothing, linens, plastic furniture, metal, wood and glass can not be recycled.

Glass can be brought to

$8,000 of the city’s funds, we could do it without having to use a capital outlay note.”

• Discussed the State of Tennessee Association of Utility Districts COVID19 Employer Paid Leave and Family First Act. • Talked about guidelines set by the state to flatten the curve of COVID19, including the importance of social distancing.

393 South Sixth St., along with some electronics, including video cartridges, computers and old video game cartridges.

The cans are part of a $179,787 grant from the

Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to the recycling hub in Chester County and $2 million in grant money statewide in 2019.

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 Mickey Cossar, 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 David Singleton, 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. Zac Bennett, 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.

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.

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 5 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

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.

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.

West Shiloh Baptist Church 282 W. Shiloh Church St., Stantonville Rev. John Little, Pastor Sunday 10 a.m. Life Groups Sunday 11 a.m. Worship Children’s Church Sunday 6:30 p.m. Worship 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 Adamsville Church of Christ 243 E. Main St., Adamsville Van Vansandt, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

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

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.

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.

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.

Sunday School: 10 a.m.

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

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.

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 Pentecostal Church of God 910 Center Ridge Rd., Bethel Springs Rev. Carl Wilcher Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Morning Service: 10:45 Sunday Night Service: 5:30 Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 5 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

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 Joy Shelby Weathersbee, Pastor 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 8170 Finger-Leapwood Rd. Bethel Springs, TN 38315 Pastor Mathew Emison Contact info: 731-632-0240 Sunday School 10 a.m. - 11 Services (adult & children) 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 5 - 6 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

Sunday: 2 p.m. / Thursday: 7 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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

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

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.

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.

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. 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

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 Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Fellowship: 10:30 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

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

Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

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 Services: Saturday 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday: 6 p.m. www.abundantlifecf.com 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.

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.

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

SMC Recycling, Inc. Selmer, TN • Corinth, MS

Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. • Sat. 7 a.m.-11 a.m. - Corinth only

(731)645-6302 • (662)665-0069

LWe’re ike any good neighbor... here when you need us.

HOME BANKING COMPANY SELMER - FINGER - SAVANNAH MICHIE, TN & CORINTH, MS

Member FDIC

NEWS

PAGE 6 ❖ INDEPENDENT APPEAL

RECEIVE FROM PAGE 1

and safety issues, repairs to improve utility systems, repaving, roof repairs, exterior fencing and lighting, and repair.

The maintenance and reno-

vation of recreational facilities (ballfields, parks, greenways, recreation centers) would not be an allowable use. Application for these projects should be directed to TDEC’s Local Park Grant Program.

– Utility System Upgrades.

Utility System upgrades would include maintenance and upgrades to existing water and sewer infrastructure.

– Road Projects. Projects would include road and bridge maintenance, renovation and replacement projects along with

GRANT

SENIORS

making some capital improvements.

Adamsville is set to get $77,933.

The rest of funds slated for local municipalities included Bethel Springs – $45,889; Eastview – $45,602; Enville – $34,127; Guys – $39,820; Finger – $36,356; Michie – $42,822; Milledgeville – $35,760; Ramer – $36,554; Stantonville – $35,914.

The funds can be used for IT hardware upgrades; capital maintenance; Utility system upgrades; road projects; public safety and COVID-19 response.

Adamsville City Manager Kara Hill said the city will apply for the grant.

“We have a lot of things it could be used for in the city,” said Hill. “It could go toward water or gas ... the commission will have to decide.”

Guys Mayor Keith Rinehart wants to use the money for paving in the city.

Night to be held Tuesday, April 7 for the quartet of Lady Bobcats, wiping out a promising campaign after just one game.

Seniors Megan Hodum, Alyssa Nash, Mallory Rodgers and Tori York were honored with a drive-by parade along the entrance to the softball field and High School Road.

A long line of vehicles stretched almost to Highway 64 as it made its way past the seniors from 8:208:40 p.m. Fans honked their car horns, waved signs and shouted “I love you” to the seniors.

The parade was the idea of MC Head Coach Mellanie Surratt.

“They never got a senior season or senior night,” said Surratt. “This was their much awaited night.”

“Be the Light” – which involves turning on filed lights for 20 minutes – began in Texas. It’s done to remind high school athletes their coaches still remember them. Schools in Middle Tennessee have also picked up the movement.

The reason for the 8:20 p.m. start time is because it’s referred to as 2020 in military time.

McNairy’s four seniors have been part of two trips to the Class AA State Tournament in three years. A possible third was derailed following a 5-1 win at Dyersburg on March 13.

The four seniors all had two hits in the road win.

FROM PAGE 1

“We are looking to get some of our roads and sections of Highway 45 paved any way we can,” said Rinehart. “It’s not a promise, but it sounds like it could happen.”

Ramer is also looking into the grant.

“We don’t know all the details yet, except that it is in the works,” said Ramer Mayor George Armstrong.

Armstrong wants to use the money for generators to supply the fire department and the civic center.

“We sure would like to have them,” he said. “It would mean we could operate any time.”

(Staff Writer Joel Counce contributed to this story.)

FROM PAGE 1

to do everything we can to make sure everyone has made academic progress.”

The decision means students will not return to campus during the spring semester, but meals will continue to be served.

“Our nutritional staff will continue to provide meals for our students until further notice,” added Martin.

The nutritional staff has distributed over 26,000 meals since March 18.

“The efforts from all parties to make this work in a very difficult situation has been nothing short of amazing,” said Martin. “The communication between our students and teachers on a different platform is creating opportunities for us and helping in our approach of using technology like never before.”

The Tennessee Department of Education waived the 180-day school requirement and reduced the number of credits needed to graduate from 22 to 20 on Thursday.

Martin is holding out hope Adamsville High School and McNairy Central seniors will be able to graduate on their scheduled dates.

“We will plan an alternative date for graduation at a later time should the social distancing and shelter-inplace guidelines still be in place,” said the director.

Adamsville is scheduled to hold its commencement May 21 while MCHS seniors will graduate May 22.

A decision on the two graduations will be made after evaluating the COVID-19 situation hopefully prior to May 1, according to Martin.

In other board business: • Granted leave to Adamsville Elementary School cafeteria employee Iwona Domejczyk.

• Announced the retirement of Michie Elementary School custodian Tommy Meeks and resignations of Melissa Parson – Michie Elementary cafeteria employee and Roxanne Sims – Book Room Clerk.

• Approved the non-renewal of non-tenured teachers: Adamsville Elementary School – Christy Ball, Rachael Crump, Jason Foley, Mycaela Rhodes, Autumn Shourd and Dustin Ruth.

Adamsville High School – Derek Carroll, Valerie George, Debra Madijlesi, Jeremy McDaniel, Lani Price, Tommy Thompson and Emily Whittemore.

Bethel Springs Elementary School – Kevin Binger, Hunter Hays, Jennifer Huggins, Rachel Erin Johnson, Dakota Locke, Shelia McClain, Kyle McDaniel, Denessa Mitchell, Clay Shirley, Jennifer Smith, Lauren Sprayberry and Lacy Tanner.

McNairy Central High School – Lamar Aldridge, Elizabeth Ann Alexander, Daniel Derrick, Alec Floyd, Jennifer Hammock, Josh Hatchell, Teena Hatfield, Kristen Hill, Sarah Holt, Connie Kutak, Jennifer Mehr, Jonathan Mehr, Vern Mehr and Leah Teague.

Michie Elementary School – Destiny Merryman and Len Phegley.

Ramer Elementary School – Crystal Gammon, Callie Horton and Cortney Treece.

Selmer Elementary School – Katie Austin, Jill Goodrum, Madilyn Hammock, Isaac Spitler and Mary Tennyson.

Selmer Middle School – Andrew Alexander, Brady Dancer, Andy Greening, David Grisham, Adam Mayhall, Elizabeth Redmon, Rachael Reid, Susan Smith, Sherry Taylor, Lisa Wiggington and Glenn Wilkins.

Special Education – Susan Bruton, Jennifer Dickerson and Mason Taylor.

Alternative School – David Wilkerson.

• Passed the first reading of Emergency Closings, Telework during Emergencies and FFCRA Leave policies.

“All of them deal with online learning, working at home and other things we are doing during the pandemic,” said Martin.

GREEN

FROM PAGE 2

Green, a physician from Clarksville, also commented on the future of the COVID-19 virus.

“By 2021, we hopefully will have a vaccine,” he said. “They talk about flattening the curve, but the area under the curve does not change. The point is that the peak does not af-

fect our capacity to treat it.”

Green said he is hopeful for the future of treatment in the virus.

“We will have a base herd immunity in 2021,” he said. “That, along with improved treatment and medication will help us next year.”

BLAZE

room,” said Stoll.

The fire chief was impressed with the turnout.

“We were lucky to get a third of that amount in the past,” he said. “It was a great response and everyone worked together.”

the living room.

“There was a lot of smoke and heat damage, but the firemen were able to contain it to the living

traffic control initiatives. Priority should be given to existing roads and bridges.

– Public Safety. Items would include ADA type projects (not planning) as well as equipment purchases for Law Enforcement, Fire and Emergency response

and School Buses.

– COVID-19 Response. Items would include items related to control and containment. Examples of one-time expenses include supplies and equipment purchases, cleaning, emergency food and shelter programs.

FROM PAGE 1

STUDENTS

FROM PAGE 2

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

Staff Photos by Steve Beavers

McNairy Central’s Tori York greets fans during the drive-by parade for Lady Bobcat senior softball players.

Seniors Alyssa Nash (left) and Megan Hodum (right) celebrate Senior Night at the team’s drive-by parade.

PLAYING FROM PAGE 4

this church, I was probably 10 or 11. I learned to play chords on the piano.

But when Elvis came out, I wanted to play guitar. I had lost interest in piano.”

He attended school at Gilchrist until eighth grade, then attended Stantonville until 10th grade before he started at Adamsville High School.

He formed a band in 1958 with Bobby Tillmand and Billy Barnes, among others.

“We played at Louise Hathcock’s place,” he said. “We would play anywhere. W.O. (Hathcock) had a place across the road and we played there.”

The group – inspired by then-up and comers Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley – played rockabilly music.

The band also played at Louis Goodman’s for $20.

“We thought we had hit the big time,” said Killingsworth. “We would work all day for $3 or $4 and we got $5. We were ready to go to Nashville.”

After high school, Killingsworth moved to Dallas where his sister was

REDUCE

FROM PAGE 1

Cook Coggin listed five reasons it couldn’t reduce the amount any more. The reasons were: – Cook Coggin carried the project financially in good faith having not been paid anything since the project’s inception even though an initial partial invoice of $55,237 was submitted dated March 11, 2019.

– The engineering firm’s initial design fee per the contract based on estimated construction cost was approximately $89,038. Per the county’s request in October of 2018, Cook Coggin reduced its design fee basically from 8.38 percent to 6.41 percent as a result of the parking lot component being

a singer on the Big D Jamboree.

Killingsworth and his wife, Linda Kay, moved to Memphis in 1962.

“We didn’t plan on staying,” he said. “But I got a job and got in music out there.”

Killingsworth befriended rockabilly singer-songwriter Charlie Feathers and was playing at clubs in the Memphis area when he met Bond.

“Someone told him about me and wanted me to play a 15-minute show on Saturday afternoon,” Killingsworth said. “That led to a show in the morning. We would do all five 15-minute shows on Wednesday.”

The show was called the Eddie Bond Wake Up Ranch and Killingsworth wore overalls and a black hat, using the name “Cousin Bo-Jack.”

Killingsworth had pushed back against the idea of being on the show, but was forced into it when Bond left him before the show was done taping one night.

Killingsworth and Linda Kay had a son, Bobby Joe in 1971.

He also played at the Eddie Bond Ranch until it closed.

“After that, people would come

removed from the project.

– As a result of the higher than anticipated bids on the first round of bidding, Cook Coggin worked with the county and Sheriff Guy Buck to revise plans and specifications in order to receive bids for a second time at no cost to the county.

– Its initially estimated construction amount of $73,674.62 included preliminary/planning meetings; design; parking lot preliminary topographic survey and plans; geotechnical report; asbestos survey for facility; fire flow test at existing facility and Tennessee Code Enforcement Plan review.

– It has cut its price twice – $30,843 from its original bill and $12,384 per another request.

“We are simply unable

TRIO

FROM PAGE 1

waste director will be divided among Cassidy Ashe, Willie Tapp and Jessie Jacobs, according to the mayor.

Ashe will see her pay increased from $10 an hour to $11.50 for a salary of $23,920.

“All three have agreed to this, but Cassidy is assuming the biggest portion,” said Smith.

Tapp will move from the recycle center to help Ashe in the office. His hourly pay goes from $9.50 to $10.45 for $21,750 a year.

Jacobs, who is currently the recycle center manager, is also taking over the landfill duties. His hourly pay went from $12.50 to $13.75 and $28,600 a year.

in and steal steaks from the restaurant, steal our guitars, mess with the equipment,” he said. “They just couldn’t keep it open.”

Bond closed the ranch house in 1975.

Killingsworth continued to play the Memphis area, including a stint at Moon Lake, owned by Conway Twitty’s mother.

“We called her Mom Jenkins,” he said. “By then, we were playing anywhere within 150 miles of Memphis.”

On June 13, 1992, Killingsworth helped bring the Grand Ole Opry to Memphis with a caravan of Country Music Hall of Famers.

“We had 27 acts and my band was the house band,” he said “There was Hank Thompson, Johnny Paycheck, David Frizzell, Jeannie C. Riley, Bill Anderson, Little Jimmy Dickens and Jimmy C. Newman among others.”

Since returning home, Killingsworth continued to play in McNairy County and surrounding areas – including the Sawmeal in Adamsville – until the coronavirus outbreak put a hiatus to all public gatherings.

“I’m ready to go back and play again,” he said.

to oblige,” stated Geno in a letter to Smith dated March 23.

The McNairy County Commission approved a $1.25 million jail expansion project in February of 2018.

Only two bids were submitted for the project which will add 64 beds to house state inmates.

Both bids came in exceptionally higher than the original bid with one being for $2.4 million and the other for over $3 million.

Elite Contractors of Jackson and Graves and Graves Construction of Parsons submitted the only bids. Neither bid included a parking area or engineering fees.

Cook Coggin presented two plans to commissioners in September of 2017.

The county has been without a solid waste director after Jennifer Kiser resigned in February following an over seven-month stay.

As of March 31, the solid waste department was at a $124,449.98 loss with three months left in the 2019-2020 fiscal year.

The department collected $801,815.89 but the expenditures of sanitation ($750,860.37); recycle center ($107,017.44); landfill ($31,277.79); employee benefits ($26,765.35); and litter ($10,344.92) left it in the red.

Plan A involved turning the existing outside recreation area into a pod to house 64 state prisoners.

The jail, which is certified to house 95 inmates, would see an increase to 159 beds.

The jail dorm addition would be 4,066-square feet and cost around $870,000.

The recreation area would cover 2,164-square feet and be about $150,000.

Plan B consisted of addressing issues in the court areas of the complex.

County commissioners approved Plan A at that time When the jail plan was submitted to the Tennessee Corrections Institute the 4,066-square feet was changed to 6,400 because the state mandates a certain amount of free space for inmates.

“We have revenues to report for the next three months, but it will most likely not be enough,” said Smith.

In other board business on Monday: • The county commission was updated on the census by commissioner Sybil Dancer.

“About 31 percent have completed the 2020 census,” said Dancer.

Dancer exclaimed it takes only about five minutes to complete the census online once people are logged in.

• Approved the county’s letter to apply for the ThreeStar grant.

CAMPUS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

INDEPENDENT APPEAL ❖ PAGE 7

Submitted Photo

Self Care at SES

Submitted Photo

Citizens of the Month

The Ramer Elementary School Citizens of the Month for January were (from left) Rudy Plunk – 3rd grade; Trinity Vandiver – 8th grade and Brynlee Carroll – Kindergarten.

Students graduated from a week long Self Care course at Selmer Elementary School taught by Project Basic Instructor Dr. Amelia Sanders. Students learned about personal hygiene, nutrition, oral health, laundry skills and had McNairy County Health Department’s Beth Hamilton instruct them in proper handwashing techniques. Upon completion of instruction, the students became official Hygiene Ambassadors for their grade level. Sanders presents certificates to third graders Jaylyn Steward, Angela Rickman and Zoe Lott.

School Achievement Lists •••••••••••••• Adamsville Elementary 8th Grade Principal’s List Destani Ballard Ethan Franks Cameron Seay Kaitlyn Thompson Anderson Tubbs Honor Roll Allison Dudley Ethan Johnson Cecelia Maxey Livia Settlemires Merit Kameron Adkins Julius Brown Carolanne Cohea Annistin Grand Reed Harmon Damon Ladue Tyler Mclain Brianna Ramirez Leila Rupprecht Lyndsey Sawyer Maddox Smith

7th Grade Principal’s List Ryce Coffman Hallie Kate Dierks Katelyn Dornan Charlee Harmon Avery McCormick Brayden McLemore Mary Kate Smith Savannah Williams Honor Roll Presley Chambers Makenna Clayton Jacob Livingstion Laina McGee Kayla Spark Eli Stiddom Jayden Wicker Merit Colton Enzor Jacob Meeks Sarah Tears

6th Grade Principal’s List Madison Brewer Jason Grant Maguire Luna Makenzie Luna Kately Martindale Macey Jane McMurry Millie Melton Madison Ruth Ethan Tubbs Natilee Wilkerson Lorelai Wood Honor Roll Shawn Bernier Allison Edwards Ava Edwards Ryan Finley Isaac Howard Kara Powers Ryan Townsend Paxton Vickery Merit Bella Bryant Miley Carter Eli Morgan Iras Rosson Devin West

5th Grade Principal’s List Olivia Barber Rush Boatwright Taylor Case

Ashton Davis Joel Freeland Maddox Gant Emily Livingston Calleigh Phillips Miles Preston Devon Shields Katie Smith Asah Story Braydon Walker Honor Roll Serenity Bryant Maddie Surratt Chandler Tuberville Merit Elam Dierks Mallory Dowty Ryland Gilchrist Cade Gladish Sarah Scudder

4th Grade Principal’s List Jaina Campbell Anistyn Horner Gracie Kellerhalls Aiden Letson Zylus Mollman Rylan Moore Taylor Wagner Honor Roll Kiana Collett Sabrina Foster Heath Hardin Jena Jerrolds Crystal Patterson Jace Raynor Leah Grace Smith Tucker Surratt Renesme Thomas Drake Wicker Weston Wilbanks Merit Payton Casey Alli Dooley Bailey Stricklin Abby Tallent Carly Tallent Braylon Walker Kierra Wesemann Braylon Walker

3rd Grade Principal’s List Mia Burks Silas Cabler Eryn Carothers Owen Currie Hannah Farley Chloe Gilchrist Avery Hughes Makinley Lindsey Paisley Lipford Mylie Stiddom Riley Surratt Aron Tapp Mallory Tapp Lillie Ward Honor Roll Bryce Austin Caroline Hammock Jackson Johnson Brody Mast Tate Mast Jackson Oglesby Sophie Plunk Brayden Sheets Taylor Sisk Merit Bella Bodine Devon Boyd Grayson Bridges Sydney Easter Ethan Russell Avery Story Maci Wilkerson

Ramer Elementary 8th Grade Principal’s List Gabby Ernst Ethan Johnston Asa Litts Kaylee Roberts Shelby Smith Trinity Vandiver Ava Worthey Sophie Bowers Mattie Brown Joey Clayton Will Owens Honor Roll Jonah Brady Ellie Hall CJ Essary Madison Mensing Jude Sutton Lena Taylor Joshua Williams

Austin Holloway Landin Lankford Layla Palmer Manny Santamaria Aliviah Smith Xander James Paige Mercer Katie Mercer

4th Grade Principal’s List Bryden Burkeens Blair Whitten Konner Shelton Chanley Steele Honor Roll Sarah Espanet Alex Court

Merit Roll Jake Chavez Makayla Cleveland Collin Gray Prestin James Trey Joyner Jacob Newcomb Declan Price

Merit Roll Clark Blankenship Will Childers Summit Hall Braxton Jernigan Jolie King Adyson Prather Justice Stringfellow Lexi Huggins Tyler Jones Kiera Sanchez Maddie Vaughn Schaffer Wilmeth

7th Grade

3rd Grade

Principal’s List Tyler Montgomery Caylee Stepp Maya Johnston Peytin Mensing Jackson Price Honor Roll Dalton Hacker Morgan Palmer Merit Roll Lokie Bathgate Ava Crouse Dylan Hacker Ellie Stanfield Cailin Gray Brooklyn Hopkins Grace Ann Prince

6th Grade Principal’s List Jaley Bolen Cadyn Fiveash Holland Johnson Bailee Shelton Jude Brady Honor Roll Cadey Maness Jake Wardlow Sadie Youngblood Cheyanne Buffkin Colton Watson Merit Roll Bobby Matlock

5th Grade Principal’s List Will Bauer Parker Calton Caelan Clayton Dayne Dickey Luke Kiser Sawyer Wilmeth Honor Roll Braden Monroe Alana Stapleton Carlee Shelton Owen Teague Merit Roll Khloe Holden

Principal’s List Michael Carroll McKinley Dean Easton Jones Kolby Shelton Judd Wardlow Marlee Matlock Marissa Matlock Rudy Plunk Honor Roll Timothy Prather Tyler Turner Jada Austin Merit Roll Nathan Cox Stella Hickman Marcus Hudson Quinn Teague David John Tomapat Remington Kirk Ty Smith

Selmer Middle School 8th Grade Principal’s List Laila Atkins Addison Finlayson Nathan Foster Lillybeth Fowler Olivia Hill Tanner Kirk Kristen McDonald Jackson Overton Westin Rankin Skylar Shoffner Sydney Smith Kendall Vandiver Honor Roll Spencer Adams Maddox Duncan Jossalyn Forsyth Tyuss Harris Reece Holcombe Sophie Huddleston Madison Kirby Abigail Moore Mitchell Tucker Dayton West

7th Grade Principal’s List Rhett Bivens

When it comes to Campus News, the Independent Appeal has you covered from A to Z!

Ben Brush Anna Clayton Heidi Dickey Ethan Duncan Kiara Fowler Emma Harris Emma Harville Benjamin Nash Shiv Patel Emilee Redmon Claire Talbott Shanna Thompson Addie Tull Jacob Wilbanks Honor Roll Chloe Bodiford Jacob Conner Anna Cosby Brody Epperson Aleria Faulkner Jailynn Hood Caden Lyons Zachary Murray Gracyn Shimek Mac Shumaker Raiyanna Stackens John Teal

6th Grade Principal’s List Addison Ashe Lillian Coats Myleigh Cox Callie Finlayson Kyleigh Foster William Glidewell Adalynn Hatch Noelle Johnson Walker Kennedy Alaya Keymon Arianna King Anslei Leonard Mattilyn Lott Wyatt Manley Kylie Miller Abby Moore Shelby Moore Lauren Pattyson Angela Puentes Brooklyn Ricks Rhiannon Russell Arianna Stricklin Wyatt Thacker Clara Younger Honor Roll Kimberly Baxter James Cooper Sarah Dennis Catherine Dickey Caylin Flowers James Hancock Daulton Hill Tyler Mangrum Jaylee Morris Brody Pipkins

5th Grade Principal’s List Ava Anderson Elijah Ashe Brennan Black Khloe Caldwell Linlee Davidson Nolan Foxx Elaina Harris Casen Justice Harvey Kaup Kara McDaniel Adarsh Patel Noah Williams Honor Roll James Berg Springer Doyle Aimee Duncan Bret King Colby McDonald Halinea Michael Benjamin Rickman Mia Shumaker Anna Wade

An Independent, locally owned newspaper Founded June 27, 1902

MISSION STATEMENT: The Independent Appeal strives to promote and advance McNairy County, educate and inform its citizens, while protecting the people’s right to know, and the rights and interests of our readers and advertisers.

The Independent Appeal has a legacy of independent family ownership. Past publishers were: William J. Rail 1976-2000; Leslie Houston, 1974-1976; Bruce Hurt, 1970-1974; George Hamilton, 1964-1970; Wilbur Wright, 1946-1964; B.O. Weeks, 1941-1946; Ken Duke, 1938-1941; Orpheus Abernathy and Family, 1920-1938; Col. J.W. Purviance, 1902-1920. “Dedicated to the peaceful, progressive and proud people of McNairy County.”

Opinion Independent Appeal

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The Independent Appeal welcomes your opinion. Letters to the editor are subject to editing or omission for length, style or libel. All letters must include the writer’s name and signature, as well as a phone number and address for verification. The Independent Appeal does not publish anonymous letters. Letters deemed suitable for publication will run as soon as possible after receipt on a space-available basis. Because of space limitations, letters should be limited to 400 words, about two double-spaced, typed pages, one letter per person every 90 days.

Making McNairy County Opinion headlines 118 years

Mail to: Letters to the Editor, The Independent Appeal, P.O. Box 220, Selmer, TN E-mail to: editor@independentappeal.com

PAGE 8 INDEPENDENT APPEAL

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Unforgettable days

By Nancy Kennedy Tidd Bitts

Seems like some days are unforgettable.

Being an old woman memory is a big problem.

In a hurry one morning and being too old to do so, I was putting on my pants while standing up. One leg in and suddenly the room was going round and round when my little toe got hung. Staggering, I finally backed up against the wall to balance.

My little toe was red and probably crying “you mean ole woman.”

We didn’t get along for a few days as I hobbled around working in the yard on beautiful spring days.

Now with stiff old fingers I can’t work in gloves. It seems like those fingers just don’t move in tight surroundings so I wear an old pair of socks.

Kennedy My few narcissus were blooming and while admiring them I decided the mums had multiplied and needed thinning. They were about three inches tall, but their roots were longer and I started to work.

It was a warm, pleasant day and my mind was blank and not a worry in the world as I worked occasionally wiping my face and neck. Pleased I decided to quit for the day.

I woke up the next morning scratching my face. Looking in the mirror it greeted me “you crazy ole woman.”

Looking at poison oak all over my face and neck I realized I didn’t wear my socks. I didn’t see any poison oak. Poison oak loves me so much it will do anything.

The next few days I hobbled around with a red, itchy face but life goes on. One night my granddaughter Tonya called me from her bedroom whispering “don’t open the door.” I peeped out the window and didn’t see anyone.

Then she said “come back here, but don’t open the door.” Soon I was standing by her door, my toe pounding with pain, my red face itching and my heart going 90 miles an hour when I saw the snake. I screamed and called my grandson Dylan to come over immediately.

I screamed again. He thought I was dying so he told his mother, “nanny needs us she screaming and crying.” Soon he’s there with his mom and brother Ayden. He looked at the snake half under the door and said “it’s only a baby about seven inches long.”

I cried “where’s its mother?”

With a painful toe, itchy face and snake dreams sleep didn’t come until almost daylight.

April mornings make us want to sing

By Slim Randles Home Country

Spring mornings are a lot like Christmas.

Each day we get up and go out into the yard, or walk along the creek or visit the horses in the pasture. Each morning we find something new the sun has brought us.

Pinfeather leaves of an unbelievable green now start showing on cottonwoods that have stood like stark ghostly frames all through the cold winter.

Hopeful blades of grass peek through clumps of brown left over from last summer’s verdant pasture.

Everywhere we look there is something new and different.

A lot of this Christmas-in-spring is kept just among us, because we might be accused of being ... well ... poetic if we told people why we were

really carrying that coffee cup out into the yard. So we say lame things like “I think I’ll get some of that fresh air this morning.”

What we really mean, of course, is “I want to see if Richardson’s bay mare has had that foal yet.”

Some of us have worked very hard last fall and winter to prepare for this spring. By grafting. OK, we Randles have a Granny Smith apple tree. Let’s see if we can’t get a branch of Rome Beauties or Jonagolds to grow on it, too. And we understand completely that where we live no olive tree can survive the winter. That isn’t supposed to stop us from trying, is it?

Nature pitches us a boatload of challenges each day that we’re alive.

This plant needs more water than falls naturally here. That tree can’t take the temperatures we get. This little tree needs soil with more organic matter in it.

Those challenges are the stuff winter dreams are made of. We do the best we can to cure the lack, the freeze, the drought and then we wait for April.

We wait impatiently until we can come out of the house some morning and check the grafts on the apple tree and see tiny green leaves coming on the grafted branch. We search the bare ground where we planted that new kind of seed that won’t grow here – to see if it’ll grow here.

It is a continuing feast of green, a triumph of anticipation.

An April morning can make us want to sing.

Satan is working tirelessly upon the earth

By George Wrazen Musings of a Septuagenarian

Many Christians think the Bible was written for them.

People believe they are dealing with a single evil agent called Satan. They would be wrong on both accounts.

The Bible was written to and about Jews – the chosen people of God. All of the New Testament letters were written to Jews in the first century AD. Christians can glean from those writings by extrapolating lessons and guidance within those same letWrazen ters, which would be applicable to all Christians, Jew and Gentile alike.

Most of the time when Satan is mentioned in the Bible it is referring to an office or a title. When read it would be better understood as the Satan and not a proper name.

If we can grasp this concept, Christians would have a much better time of understanding they are in a spiritual warfare against an enemy larger than just one person.

In America, Christians have been long taught in churches that Jesus lived and Independent

died for them, carried their sin on Himself upon the cross, and the anguish that creates gives room to songs mentioning that Jesus or God is willing to climb mountains to reach a repentant heart.

This is not a true depiction of the battle and spiritual warfare that exists and has existed since the garden of Eden when a fallen host of God whispered in Eve’s ear, “thou shall not surely die.” That was and still is the one great lie. But of course, you would have to be willing to accept that the “us” in Genesis 1:26 does not involve what is taught to be the trinity.

The trinity was debated for hundreds of years after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and finally agreed upon during Constantine. So how could a bible written prior to there being a concept of a trinity, be referring to a trinity in Genesis 1?

I that is true, then who are the “us” in that verse? The modern argument today is when God created the heavens and the earth He had counselors with Him, not necessarily helping in creation, but being there when He decided to make human beings after His image. Some of those would be watching as God created all that occurred in Genesis 1 and marveled at it.

Most Christians agree Adam had a free will to choose to obey God, because God instructed him and Eve to not eat of one tree but were able to eat of the other tree in the midst of the garden. Would it be such a stretch to believe when God cre-

AppeAl

111 North 2nd St. Selmer, TN 38375 (731) 645-5346

ated heavenly beings, they too had a free will to follow God? If God wanted a heavenly family and also an earthly family, wouldn’t it be natural they would only be separated by humanity and not differences in character? And when Christians are resurrected into newness of life, wouldn’t it be understandable that all of God’s creation could function as one family?

Many Christians mistake reading the Bible for studying the Bible. If they did study the Bible and included some of the earliest mid eastern transcripts, they would find out their favorite easy to read Bible is a little more complicated than they have come to believe.

There are numerous mentions of God’s heavenly host and some of those are not in agreement with God. Some have out-right rebelled against God and are currently doing everything they can to destroy humankind. The enemies of God and all of humanity are in a spiritual battle with them.

They disguise themselves as people trying to make the world better like people in Planned Parenthood or the 19 Governors who recently supported laws to allow women to have their child killed even after it is born. But not everything is that morbid.

Enemies of God do anything and everything they can to stop God from having righteous human beings. They are

able to spread disease, cause wars, affect economies, infiltrate organizations to subvert the will of God even within a given church.

There are no ends to what they will and can do, all to suppress the knowledge of God. So much so, that many churches have no real moral compass and their anchor to God and Jesus Christ is an illusion. It’s make believe, just as long as the truth is not preached or taught, they are allowed to grow and seemingly prosper.

Satan is not omnipresent. But it seems the entire world is following him in lock step. We almost no longer have one country striving to defeat another, instead this globalism is organizing them all to work in tandem to achieve a One World Order.

One enemy of God could not get all of this done on such a scale. He would need help. Satan is working tirelessly upon God’s earth and all of his powerful spiritual allies are creating havoc.

After God chose a people for Himself, He scattered all the others over the earth and Deuteronomy 32 tells us God appointed leaders over them.

But they have turned against God and have spent all of their time trying to rule humankind the way they want to.

We are not just dealing with a single individual.

There are a host of fallen sons of God who are relentless in their pursuit of destruction.

What’s Your Opinion?

If you would like to express your opinion, please email your Letter to the Editor to: editor@independentappeal.com

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 • CWO3 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 • ITS Rusty Smith, US Navy • Preston Cross Smith, U.S. Air Force • Cpl. Sam Speck, USMC • Sgt. Shaun Spicher, USMC • Sgt. Richard A. Ssesanga, US ARMY • Airman Nathaniel A. Stout • Spc. Daniel Sullivan, Army • 2nd Lt. Chad Sweaton, Army • Spc. Dakota Taylor, National Guard • Jeremy Thompson • Cpl.. Logan Gage Ward, U.S.M.C. • ET3 Jeremy Wilbanks, US Coast Guard • Pvt. Demaro Wiley, SC, Army National Guard • A1C Logan James Williams, USAF • Joseph Lloyd Williams MM3 US Navy • Master Sgt. Stanley Wilson, USAF - Retired • Spc. Jeffrey Witoszczak U.S. Army • Petty Officer 1st Class (CTNI) James M. Wolford EDITOR’S NOTE: If a loved one has had a change in status, contact us at (731) 645-5346.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

OBITUARIES

INDEPENDENT APPEAL ❖ PAGE 9

Jessica Lynn Robinson

Shane Scott Overpeck

Marlene Ella Brown

Jessica Lynn Robinson was born September 12, 1980 in West Virginia, the daughter of the late Roger Dale and Betty Barrett Hicks. She departed this life on April 4, 2020 in McKenzie, Tenn. at the age of 39 years, 6 months, 23 days.

She is survived by her husband, James Heath Robinson; her children whom she loved very much: twin boys Marcus and Lucas Hicks, Selena Hicks and Michael Hicks; mother, Betty Barrett; and sister, Ruby King Hicks all of Bethel Springs, Tenn.

Mrs. Robinson was preceded in death by her father, Roger Dale Hicks and brother, Roger Dale Hicks, Jr. Private services. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn. was in charge.

Shane Scott Overpeck of Ramer, Tenn., the son of Howard Overpeck and the late Christine Lockard Overpeck, was born on July 25, 1979 in Easton, Pa. and departed this life on April 11, 2020 in Corinth, Miss. at the age of 40 years, 8 months, 17 days.

Shane drove a truck for Averitt Express. He was a member of Big Buck Resort.

From hunting to fishing and going to gun shows, Shane enjoyed being outdoors. He served in the U. S. Army. Shane loved his family and they will miss him.

He is survived by his wife, Jolynne Overpeck; his children: Brittany Lane, Krysten Lane and Tyler Overpeck; his father, Howard Overpeck; four grandchildren; Destiny Berry, Jacob Berry, Landon Berry and Kaylee Lawson; half brother, Jeff Hartman and wife Vickie; and a half sister, Kim Hartman.

Private services. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn. was in charge.

Marlene Ella Brown was born June 28, 1936 in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of the late Delmer and Phyllis McBride Wedge. She departed this life on April 10, 2020 in Corinth, Miss. at the age of 83 years, 9 months, 13 days.

Mrs. Brown was a faithful church member for many years before her illness. She always enjoyed singing gospel songs and did so most of her day living with Alzheimers. She also enjoyed sewing and cooking. Marlene loved her family and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was married to Russell Brown Sr. for 67 years before he passed six months ago on October 11, 2019.

She is survived by her children, their spouses and grandchildren: Ron and wife Kayla and their kids Kevin and Kari; Ralph and wife Karen and their kids Mathew and Josh; Randy and wife T K and their kids Courtney and Carissa; Marlene and husband Len and their kids Jacob and Mitchell.

In addition to her parents, Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Otis Brown Sr. and a son Russ Jr. A graveside service was held on April 14, 2020 at Lake Hill Memorial Gardens in Bethel Springs, Tenn.

Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn. was in charge.

Jimmy Dale Baggett Jimmy Dale Baggett was born April 28, 1953 in Shelby County, Tenn., the son of the late Jimmy Lee and Mavis Mealer Baggett. He departed this life on April 12, 2020 in Bethel Springs, Tenn. at the age of 66 years, 11 months, 15 days.

He was a member of A New Beginning Church in Finger, Tenn.

Mr. Baggett is survived by a son, Conway Dale Baggett of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; and host of nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Baggett was preceded in death by three sisters: Betty Dupree, Geraldine Freeman and Joann Stanfield; three brothers: Bill Baggett, Ernest Baggett and Robert Baggett.

Private services. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn. was in charge.

Mary Jane Wilson Mary Jane Wilson was born May 26, 1945 in the Gravel Hill Community, the daughter of the late William Russell Greenhill and Mary Marie Dickey Hogan. Her birth father died when she was young and she was raised by her mother and the only father she ever knew, Cayce Hogan.

She was united in marriage to Thomas Talley; two daughters were born to this union.

Later she was married to W. O. McIntyre, who preceded her in death.

Jane was a 1963 graduate of Chewalla School. She worked for 15 years as a line supervisor for ITT. She also managed McCarter’s Bar M Chevron and was the owner of Golden Tans and Gifts in Selmer. Jane was a member of Chewalla Baptist Church.

Jane departed this life on April 11, 2020 in Selmer, Tenn. at the age of 74 years, 10 months, 16 days. She is survived by two daughters, Denise Dillingham and husband Garion of Corinth, Miss. and Stephanie Tacker and husband David of Selmer, Tenn.; eight grandchildren: Amanda Stricklen and husband Wesley, Jordan Monroe and wife Amanda, Mary Dillingham, Gabriel Dillingham, Kayla Steward and husband Kyle, Kyra York and husband Steven, Kirby Tacker, and Katelin Tacker; five great-grandchildren: Jaycee Monroe, Levi Monroe, Porter Stricklen, Kylin Steward, and John Logan York; a brother, Dennis Hogan and wife Diane of Corinth, Miss.; two sisters, Dianne Pate of Corinth, Miss. and Lisa Rutledge of Jackson, Tenn.; and many extended family and friends.

In addition to her parents and husband, Jane was preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Clayton, and maternal grandparents Thomas and Valley Dickey.

Services were held on April 14, 2020 at 2 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tenn., with Joey Johnson officiating. Burial followed in the Lake Hill Memorial Gardens at Bethel Springs, Tenn.

Jimmy Joe Ervin Jimmy Joe “JJ” Ervin, 53, of Middleton, Tenn. departed this life Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 2020 at Bolivar General Hospital.

The son of Franklin E. Ervin of Middleton and Donna M. Gaither Sparks of Pocahontas, who both survive, he worked in construction with Monroe Willis at Willis Construction for 23 years. He was born February 19, 1967 in Orange County, Ca. and grew up here. Among his interests were family camping, taking road trips, NASCAR and sitting outside hanging with his friends. He was known as a ‘jack of all trades’ and enjoyed watching YouTube as entertainment. Mr. Ervin was a Baptist in faith.

Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar were in charge of professional arrangements.

In addition to his parents, survivors include a daughter, Mikayla A. Ervin of Bethel Springs; a sister, Louwanna M. Blake of Glen, Miss.: a niece, Juanita Cleek; a nephew, Jacob Cleek; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Juanita Gaither and Ruby Cooksey; and grandfathers, Donald Gaither and Ben Ervin. Memorial contributions in his name may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Sally Maybell Leatherwood Sally Maybell Leatherwood was born August 7, 1939 in McNairy County, Tenn., the daughter of the late Charlie Harold and Ludie L. Bright Null. She departed this life on April 12, 2020 in Selmer, Tenn. at the age of 80 years, 8 months, 5 days.

Mrs. Leatherwood attended Olive Hill Baptist Church in Guys, Tenn. She had worked at a textile factory in Corinth, Miss. for many years before retiring. She married Johnny Harold Leatherwood in 1957.

Mr. Leatherwood passed away on February 20, 2013.

She is survived by a daughter, Debra Mayfield and husband Terry of Guys, Tenn.; a son, Rickey Leatherwood and wife Hope of Ramer, Tenn.; a brother, Warren Null and wife Sue of Guys, Tenn.; five grandchildren; six great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Leatherwood was preceded in death by her parents, Charlie and Ludie Null; husband, Johnny Harold Leatherwood; son, Tony Leatherwood; sister, Lavern Null McClain; two brothers, Harold and Sam Null.

A private graveside service was held at the Indian Creek Cemetery in Ramer, Tenn. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn. in charge.

Norman Brooks

CHAMBERS INSURANCE AGENCY Selmer • (731) 645-3551 www.chambersinsuranceagency.com

Norman Brooks was born February 19, 1937 in Hornsby, Tenn., the son of the late James Elmo and Toka McCalip Brooks.

Mr. Brooks worked for Sears for over 35 years as store manager in Memphis, Tenn. After he retired, he moved back to the Leapwood Community of McNairy County.

Mr. Brooks departed this life on March 30, 2020 in Germantown, Tenn. at the age of 83 years, 1 month, 11 days. He is survived by two sons, Chris Brooks of Memphis, Tenn., Kerry Brooks of San Diego, Ca.; a daughter, Denise Wolf of Memphis, Tenn.; five grandchildren, Haley Wolf, Christopher Brooks Jr., Grayson Brooks, Tyler Brooks, Bradley Brooks; three great grandchildren, Tony Cardwell, Ezekiel Cardwell, Bronson Cardwell; nieces, Sherry and husband Russ and Charlotte and husband Harold; and a host of extended family and friends.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Brooks was preceded in death by a sister, Bobbie Tidwell.

A graveside service was held on April 4, 2020 at the Lake Hill Memorial Gardens in Bethel Springs, Tenn. Jetta Forsythe officiated. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn. was in charge.

James Stephen Plunk James Stephen “Stevie” Plunk was born February 19, 1966 in Savannah, Tenn., the 5th child-3rd son and favorite child of Mollie L. McCasland Plunk and the late James Charlie “Bill” Plunk.

Stevie was the favorite...to his parents, seven siblings and everyone he met. His smile was contagious, kisses were slobbery, and hugs were warm.

Stevie took after his dad-blessed with the gift of gab. When he entered a room all the attention immediately focused on him. He could work a room full of people better than most politicians.

He had a great love for Sesame Street especially his beloved Cookie Monster. He had everything related to the blue monster including his favorite Halloween costume and hat. As much as he loved Cookie he equally loved Santa Claus. Growing up, Christmas presents were never placed under the tree until Christmas morning - only because Stevie would unwrap EVERY present.

Stevie was the most social and active young man.

He loved his horse, Sable and went on many trail rides with family and friends. He was a former member of the Hardin County Saddle Club in Crump. He worked or mostly socialized for many years at Hardin County Skills Center in Savannah. He had his favorites at the center - Kim, Bridget and Oddie.

Stevie was always up for an adventure, journey or a car ride. He was the happiest with the windows down, diet coke in hand and the music blasting. He was loyal to his favorites - not people but his diet coke, three musketeers candy bar, and a good hamburger and fries.

Stevie departed this life on April 8, 2020 in Morris Chapel, Tenn. at the age of 54 years, 1 month, 20 days.

He is survived by his mother, Mollie L. Plunk of Adamsville, Tenn.; four brothers, Ronnie Plunk and wife Doris of Savannah, Tenn., Eddie Plunk of Adamsville, Tenn., Stacey Plunk of Adamsville, Tenn., John Plunk of Nashville, Tenn.; special brother and best friend, Mike McGee of Memphis, Tenn.; three sisters, Peggy Bakelman and husband Keith of Saltillo, Tenn., Patricia Roland and husband Dale of Saltillo, Tenn., Mary McCullar and husband Ashley of Bethel Springs, Tenn.; 18 nieces and nephews; 15 great nieces and nephews; numerous aunts and uncles and so many friends.

In addition to his father, Stevie was preceded in death by a great nephew, Cory Lockard; grandparents, Aubrey and Ruby Green Plunk, Chester and Lila McConnell McCasland Hinton; uncles, Joe Don Plunk, William “Dink” Plunk, W.H. Rinks, and Wayne Hinton; aunts, Dorothy Plunk Lawson, Loubelle Matney-Boyd.

He will be remembered as the best that God could give. It is said that people are put in your life for a reason, season, or forever. Stevie was a friend on the forever aspect. Remember him with smiles, remember him with tears, but don’t let the tears stay too long. Smile always like he did. He taught us all a lesson in love and patience to help us through this time. Be happy and let’s have a cookie.

A drive-thru viewing was held at Crump Cemetery on April 10, 2020 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., followed by a graveside service with David Weatherford officiating. Burial followed in the Crump Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Memphis Jewish Community Center Adult Special Needs Program 6560 Poplar Ave Memphis TN 38138.

Church Events • Cypress Creek FBC Services Pastor Clifford Wynn, Cypress Creek FBC, will be having services online Sunday at 9 a.m. and Wednesday at 7 p.m. Please join us as we all endeavor to endure these trying times. We continue to pray for our fellow McNairy Countians.

You may watch on Facebook live at I love Cypress Creek First Baptist Church or the creek14 on Instagram.

Giving opportunities@cypresscreek.net. For questions, call (731) 645-8094.

PAGE 10 ❖ INDEPENDENT APPEAL

COMMUNITY

Birth

Birthday

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

Community Events • Come To The Table Due to the concerns of the COVID 19, Come To The Table at the Warehouse has been temporarily suspended until further notice.

April 18 • Finger Cemetery Clean-Up The Finger Cemetery clean up day will be April 18, 2020 at 10 a.m. In case of rain, the clean up day will be April 25. Volunteers are needed to help in the clean up. Donations are needed for mowing and maintenance of the cemetery. Donations may be made at Home Banking Company or to any of the cemetery committee members.

April 25 • 3rd Annual Anchor Holds Cruz-In The 3rd Annual Anchor Holds Stop Child Abuse Cruz-In will be from 1-6 p.m. at Boozer’s Bar and Grill, 3510 Hwy 128, Savannah, TN. T-shirts for sale, 50/50 tickets and donations accepted. All proceeds go to Carl Perkins Child Abuse Center. For more information, call Roger or Regina Blanton at 731-439-1624.

Avery Rae Robertson

Welcome Avery Ashlyn Robertson would like to announce the birth of her baby sister, Avery Rae Robertson. She was born February 27. She weighed 7 lbs. and 12 oz., and 20 and a half inches long. Proud parents are Jimmy and Megan Robertson of Stantonville.

Proud grandparents are Curt and Tammy Kelley of Bethel Springs, and Danny and Sheila Robertson of Stantonville and a proud Aunt Emma Kelley.

Mancel Kirk

Happy 96 th Birthday Mancel Kirk of Finger, Tenn. was born April 17, 1924. He will have his 96th birthday on Friday. If you would like to send him birthday wishes, his address is: 1327 Clarence Barham Road, Bethel Springs, TN 38315. The staff at the Independent Appeal want to wish you a very Happy Birthday!

April 28 • McNairy County Historical Society Cancelled The McNairy County Historical Society is canceling our April 28 meeting due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. We hope to see you at our May 26 meeting, which will be held at the McNairy County Museum, Selmer, Tenn.

Annual Membership dues at $10.00 per person or $25.00 for family and $100.00 for an individual lifetime membership. Mail dues payment to McNairy County Historical Society, 114 N. Third St, Selmer, TN 38375. Anyone interested in the history of McNairy County is invited to attend the meetings

Shelter Insurance® Provides Assistance to Personal Auto Insurance Customers COLUMBIA, Mo. – The Shelter Insurance® group of companies was among the first to take the stance of continuing coverage when a customer could not pay their premium, and now Shelter, including its subsidiaries AmShield Insurance®, Haulers Insurance®, and Say Insurance®, will join others in our industry in finding ways to provide relief to our customers who insure their personal autos with us.

Many of our customers are under unprecedented stayat-home orders and social-distancing mandates, so they are driving fewer miles and experiencing fewer accidents.

In the interest of providing help to our customers now, when they need it most, Shelter will issue a payment to our policyholders representing approximately 30% of their personal auto monthly premium for the months of April and May, based on our best estimate of the impact of this pandemic on our customers and on Shelter’s business.

We will work diligently to obtain approval from the Departments of Insurance in each state we serve to get this money into our customers’ hands as quickly as possible. If a customer paid their premium automatically through a bank account, we will deposit directly into the account when possible. Otherwise, we will mail a check.

Shelter is known for doing the right thing. We will continue to evaluate this rapidly evolving situation and do what we can to help our customers, agents, and employees.

Shelter Insurance® is a group of companies with four personal lines property and casualty companies, a reinsurance company, and a life insurance company. Shelter markets through Shelter Insurance®, AmShield Insurance®, Haulers Insurance, Say Insurance® and offers auto, home, life, farm and business insurance services to customers in 21 states. The firm’s corporate headquarters is in Columbia, Missouri and more information is available at ShelterInsurance.com.

For more information, contact Jay MacLellan, Director of Public Relations at (573) 214-4393.

Staff Photo by Melanie King

Senior Recognition

McNairy Central Softball Head Coach Mellanie Surratt places a senior banner at Dixie Park. Surratt and MCHS teacher Lisa Forsythe placed senior banners of all spring sport athletes at the park after the announcement that seniors would not return to campus to complete their year. Stockdales provided the posts and Selmer Parks and Recreation employees set them. Senior baseball players are Will Clifton, Dru Yopp, Mason Latham, Tanner Parmely and Sloan Atkinson. Senior softball players are Alyssa Nash, Mallory Rodgers, Tori York and Megan Hodum.

Senior soccer players are John Droke, Austin Scott, Isaiah Selhime, Matt Smith, Cristopher Young, Dameon Blue, Braden Kirk, Ryan Speth, Sailor Kinkennon and Jaqueze Stackens. Senior tennis players are Austin Stepp, Austin Williams and Max Tumbleson.

Food Giveaway

Staff Photo by Melanie King

Selmer Mayor John Smith hands out spaghetti plates, water and bags of apples to Ray Ouellette on Tuesday. The meal was provided by the Mary Lou Johnson Foundation, The Town of Selmer and Heavenly Hands Car Wash.

Helpful Hints

Submitted Photos

Composting importance Michelle Davis’ STEM class at Selmer Elementary Schools is learning about the importance of composting through a state funded conservation grant. Materials are collected, weighed and recorded then placed in a composter. The goal is to create a pollinator garden so students have a purpose for the composted material and be able to see the results of their hard work. Carter Vandiver, Robert Heathcock, Christopher Baird and Landon Dunaway (above) put collected material into a composter. Rhylee Ricks (at right), Lizajane Wilbanks, Christopher Baird, Ashlynn Morgan and Alyvia Cox weigh and record composting material.

Classifieds

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

Real Estate

Services

For Rent

Professional Services

FOR RENT: Houses, Apartments and Townhouses.

Committed to providing Safe/ Affordable homes in a family friendly environment. No Pets - No Crack/Party Houses, reference & deposit required.

Kenneth Sweat (731) 610-0807. Equal Housing Opportunity. (38-TF)

HARRIS HOME IMPROVEMENT: Concrete, dirt work, shingles, siding, flooring & foundations, block, brick, painting and additions. Highly recommended. FREE Estimates.

Licensed and insured. (731) 4390343. (TF)

OAKWOOD APARTMENT RENTALS: Selmer: 1 bedroom: $350.00/ mo. 2 bedrooms: $380.00/ mo. Both require deposits. No pets. (731) 6102877. (TF) FOR RENT: 1 bdrm. Duplex, stove, refrigerator, storage bldg., in Selmer. No pets. $375 + deposit. (731) 6102877. (48-TF)

Employment Job Opportunities DRIVERS! No experience?

No problem! 14-day, local training in Jackson, TN to earn great pay, benefits, job security.

Placement assistance & student tuition loans available. CALL 1-800-423-8820 or go to www. drive-train.org for training opportunity with DRIVE-TRAIN, 119 E.L. Morgan Drive in Jackson. (TF)

Miscellaneous For Sale CARGO CONTAINERS: 20 & 40-foot metal cargo containers for sale. Great for storage. Call for pricing and delivery (731) 689-5616. (46-TF)

Miscellaneous For Sale FOR SALE: New and Reconditioned appliances. Call Lori (731) 225-9050, Robert (731) 695-9050.

(46-TF)

PETS PUPPIES FOR SALE JACK RUSSELL PUPPIES FOR SALE: Registered ejrtca. See pictures at broposshortyjacks.com $300 males and $400 females.

Call (901) 606-7852 or (901) 8264816. (46-49)

DOUG BUTLER: House leveling, rotting sills, replace floors, cracking brick - 30 years experience. (731) 239-8945, cell (662) 284-6146.

Free estimates. (TF) APPLIANCE REPAIR. Washers, dryers, refrigerators and stoves.

Call Robert at (731) 695-9050 or Lori at (731) 225-9050. (46-TF) WE MOVE MOBILE HOMES: 20 yrs. experience. Licensed, Bonded & Insured. Do house leveling, floor replacement, support piers installed, porches/decks, underpinning, metal roofs & vinyl siding. FREE ESTIMATES! Call: Tommy Wilson (731) 609-8794. (5-TF) GARZA MANUFACTURED HOUSING: Mobile Home Transporting, Blocking, and Anchoring.

Licensed with Tenn. State Fire Marshall’s Office. Call (731) 926-0741.

(34-42)

McNairy County Board of Education

ACCEPTING BIDS The McNairy County Board of Education will be accepting bids for Mops/Uniforms/Mats.

All bids must be returned in a sealed envelope, marked on the outside, “Bid for Mops/Uniforms/Mats”, ATTN.: Greg Martin. Bids should be delivered to the McNairy Board of Education Office on May 1, 2020 by 12:00 noon and will be opened on Monday, May 4, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

Bid specifications may be obtained at the following location: McNairy County Board of Education, 530 Mulberry Ave., Suite 2 Selmer, TN 38375 The McNairy County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to award the contract as deemed in the best interest of the county.

Public Notice

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS As required by Chapter No. 175, Public Acts of Tennessee 1939 as amended by Chapter 229, Public Act of 1971 Estate of MARTHA RUTH EDWARDS Late of McNairy County, Tennessee Notice is hereby given that on April 13, 2020, Letters of Testamentary in respect to the Estate of MARTHA RUTH EDWARDS, deceased, were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court Clerk & Master of McNairy County, TN. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against her Estate are required to file the same in triplicate with

the Clerk & Master of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2); otherwise, their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of

first publication (or posting) as described in (1) (A); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.

All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

This 13th day of April, 2020.

• Fire Ants

• Moisture Barriers •Total Encapsulations

Call for FREE estimates 731.632.5678 or 731.422.2643

(731) 645-5290

Accepting applications for 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments for the Elderly age 62 or older or Disabled of any age.

Rent is based on household income.

Applications available at the office: Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Subsidized and financed through rural development. This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer

(800) 545-1833 ext. 339 TDD

$50.00 off New Termite Treatment $100.00 off Total Encapsulation

Estate of Martha Ruth Edwards Kim Boals, Clerk & Master

154.00-172.00 146.00-154.00 136.00-146.00 128.00-136.00 121.00-128.00 112.00-121.00 92.00-112.00

#1 HEIFERS

Terry Abernathy, Attorney 7937 49, 50

200-300 WT 300-400 WT 400-500 WT 500-600 WT 600-700 WT 700-800 WT 800-900 WT

136.00-142.00 131.00-136.00 122.00-131.00 110.00-122.00 98.00-110.00 82.00-98.00 74.00-82.00

High Dressing Slaughter Bulls 72.00-80.00

per year in McNairy County 1 off for senior citizens

$

LOAD LOTS 71 strs avg. wt. 694 lbs. 135.35 77 strs avg. wt. 563 lbs. 146.50 58 hfrs avg. wt. 700 lbs. 115.25 81 hfrs avg. wt. 562 lbs. 137.75 29 strs avg. wt. 429 lbs. 140.25

NOW IS THE TIME TO CLEAN OUT & ORGANIZE YOUR CLOSETS & GARAGE TO MAKE SOME EXTRA CASH. Advertise it. $ 5 UP TO 20 WORDS CALL (731) 645-5346

ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING

TREE SERVICE

LAWN CARE

SCOTT’S

MAST

Kennedy’s Lawn Service

DRAIN SERVICE

TREE SERVICE

Open Clogged Pipes, Sewer Lines, etc.

•Insured •Free Estimates • Stump Grinding • Demolition in storm damage No Job Too Big Or Small WE CAN DO IT ALL.

(731) 610-7405 SEPTIC CLEANING

TIRE SHOP

SEPTIC TANK CLEANING American Johnny 645-0411

Dennie or Betty Howell

Dan Michael

PLUMBING

Plumbing, Electrical & Aerial Service Work • Weekends & Holidays

731-645-3661 731-610-6327 731-610-7305

(731) 610-4462 (731) 439-2923

Tommy Price

(731) 610-5719

ROOFING

Moore Roofing & Construction, LLC Free Estimates!!

Commercial & Residential

• Metal • Shingles •Flat Roofs Call Jonathan Moore (731) 609-5567 “We’ve Got You Covered” Professional, Trustworthy, Dependable

5 Year Workmanship Warranty Serving West Tennessee

MURRAY’S BODY SHOP

249 Tom Baker Rd. Eastview, Tenn.

(Over 30 years exp.)

• Insurance Claims Welcome “Let me help you save on your deductible” (731) 645-9610 Fax: (731) 645-9610

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

LET US DO YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENTS FREE ESTIMATES Remodeling, Vinyl Siding, Replacement Windows & Metal Roofing

D & S VINYL SIDING

mooreroofingandconstruction1@gmail.com

David McCullar (731) 610-8396 Scotty Ingle (731) 439-5163

TREE SERVICE

HEATING/AIR

AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR

s Tree Ser v ’ p i au LLC

WILSON’S A/C & HEATING

Flowers Repair Service

Give us a call!

ce

K

BODY SHOP

FULLY INSURED

BAIL BONDS MURRELL’S “Fast Service 24 Hours A Day”

TREE SERVICE

• Stump Grinding • Stump Removal • Pruning

BAIL BONDS

Call Corbin at

731-610-7812

583 Mulberry Ave Selmer, Tenn.

(731) 439-3604

Commercial and Residential Mowing, weed-eating, leaf removal, hedge/shrubbery trimming, mulching, brush removal, and other yard work.

Reasonable Rates and Dependable.

Free Estimates

(731) 610-6712

PEBBLE HILL TREE SERVICE

Towing & Recovery

Your first consultation is always free.

Frankie Wilson Bethel Springs, TN

(731) 610-4512

Bus.: 731-632-0492

Rickey Bowen

Cell: 731-453-5069

We are a debt relief agency. We help people file for bankruptcy relief under the bankruptcy code.

Ken Walker Richard Walker 2 Locations to Serve You: Jackson, TN & Lexington, TN

Cattle 776 Goats 0 Hogs 6

DRAIN SERVICE

Call Scott

Our office has helped thousands of people in financial hardship. Let us explain your bankruptcy rights and options.

Walker, Walker & Walker, PLC

Last Week 811 Last Year 1083

Call (731) 645-5346

STATEWIDE BAIL BONDING

1-800-748-9889

April 8, 2020 Total HD 782

Advertise here for as low as $8 per week

• Same Fair Rate

BANKRUPTCY?

MARKET REPORT

200-300 WT 300-400 WT 400-500 WT 500-600 WT 600-700 WT 700-800 WT 800-900 WT

Business Directory

Call Anthony Smith

$25.00 off Initial Pest Control Service

3350 Hwy 226 Savannah, TN 38372 (731) 925-3287 (931) 224-2247

Dressing Utility Cows Independent AHigh ppeAl 54.00-60.00

• General Pest Control • Termite • Fungus

HARDIN COUNTY STOCKYARD

#1 STEERS & BULLS

Terry Abernathy, Executor

Hillcrest Meadows Apartments Independent AppeAl 1 Alta Vista Drive Only $20 Selmer, TN 38375

PRINTING

• Bed Bugs

INDEPENDENT APPEAL ❖ PAGE 11

(731) 610-2627

Specializing in Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, BMW, Mini-Cooper and VW 211 Sunrise Drive • Adamsville, TN rbowen@flowersrepairservices.com

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

PAGE 12 ❖ INDEPENDENT APPEAL

OPEN RJ’s STORE

We are open!

OPEN for Call-ins with Curbside Service

3171 Hwy 64 West Selmer,TN (731) 645-9922

4 Hand-Cut Ribeyes 4 Pizzas 4 Deli Meat 4 Groceries

(731) 632-2120

We’re here to help our community

For Business

OPEN with curbside service

8418 Hwy 142 Stantonville

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2020

Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

tandtguns.com

Riley Johnson, Owner

FAMILY PACK

PLATE LUNCH

Includes 1 Lb. BBQ 8 pk. buns 1 pt. beans 1 pt. slaw

Includes drink/dessert Monday-Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

13.95

$

BUY - SELL - TRADE

We Are Open!

Add a gallon of tea for $2 and a bag of ice for $2 Darren Bowers, FIC 109 N. 3rd St. Selmer, TN 38375 731-645-9557 darren.a.bowers@ mwarep.org

We’re here for you!

I’m available if you have questions or concerns.

6.95

$

Call in your order

Limited Regular Menu also available

Smokey Joe’s BBQ

FURNITURE & APPLIANCES

Lee Henry, Owner | (731) 645-3282

304 E. Poplar Ave. • Selmer (731) 645-5188 • (731) 453-5282

533 Mulberry Avenue • Selmer, TN BEST HOME FURNISHING | ASHLEY | FRIGIDAIRE SPEED QUEEN | CROSLEY | CUB CADET | MALOUF AMERICA’S MATTRESS GALLERY by SERTA

DO YOU HAVE 30 MINUTES FOR BETTER HEALTH? Immunity IV Therapy $100 Immunity & Weight Loss $126

(731) 645-3468

Closed for walk in business at this time

Specializing in the repair of Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, BMW, VW, Mini Cooper as well as domestic cars & trucks.

We are open for in-office visits and telemedicine visits.

Call in your order for curbside delivery (731) 646-1772

Next door to Michie Medical Center, 7750 Michie Pebble Hill Road, Michie,TN

Call (731) 540-9083 714 Federal Drive Selmer, TN

455 Mulberry Ave. Selmer

* No supplement will cure or prevent disease.

Vitamin C affects your immune health in several ways. Its antioxidant activity can decrease inflammation, which may help improve your immune function. Vitamin C also keeps your skin healthy by boosting collagen production, helping the skin serve as a functional barrier to keep harmful compounds from entering your body.

Vitamin C in the skin can also promote wound healing.

Open 11-9 daily

Feeling sick but afraid to come to the clinic?

Call (731) 632-1783 and we will call you back for a telehealth visit over the phone through FaceTime or on the computer through Skype.

Michie Medical Clinic

(across from Michie School)

Rickey Bowen, Owner 211 Sunrise Drive • Adamsville,TN (731) 632-0492

567 Mulberry Avenue Selmer,TN 38375 Bus: 731-645-3468 ken.hawkins.b10e@statefarm.com

Regenerative Health

Hwy 57, Michie,TN

Flowers Repair Service Kenneth Hawkins, Agent

Call or Text (662) 720-2370 for your appointment today!

Mary Sue Humphries, FNP

We are open, regular business hours, Monday-Friday 8-5. We are taking all precautions when it comes to keeping our customers and employees safe.

We will meet our customers outside to minimize the traffic in the office.

Available to assist customers via phone

Home • Auto • Life

Keith Perkins, jr.,md

(Between Dr. Wilson, D.D.S. and Dr. Bell, D.D.S.) www.premiermedpeds.com

David Goodman at Shelter Insurance® wants everyone to know that they are available to help current and future customers with their insurance needs during the COVID crisis. David and his team are available to assist with policy reviews and continue to provide free quotes to new customers.

Please call David at (731) 645-7954 because most situations can be handled through phone or email.

David Goodman Thank you for choosing David Goodman and Shelter for 132 N. 3rd Street Selmer, TN 38375 your insurance needs and we hope you stay dgoodman@shelterinsurance.com safe and strong during this crisis.

Independent AppeAl Support Community Journalism We depend on it

Telling the story of McNairy County and its people remains our priority.

We’ve been telling that story since 1902, and you are part of that story.

Home Delivery • Online Subscriptions • Special Sections • Pull-Out Shopping Circulars • American Profile Magazine

Call Today! • (731) 645-5346 or mail coupon below to

PO Box 220 or 111 N. Second St., Selmer, TN 38375

SUBSCRIPTION ORDER FORM Enclosed is my check or money order for $_________ Please bill my debit/credit card (fill out information below)

Please enter your mailing and email addresses below:

1 OFF

$

Senior Citizens

Name: _____________________________________ Address: ___________________________________ City: __________________ State: ___ ZIP: _______ Phone: ___________ $20 in County • $28 in Tennessee • $32 out of State PLEASE FILL OUT IF PAYING BY VISA, MASTERCARD OR DISCOVER CARD TYPE:

CARD NUMBER:

EXPIRATION DATE:

3-DIGIT SECURITY CODE: Located on the back of your credit/debit card

AMOUNT: .

SIGNATURE: X By signing above, I authorize the Independent Appeal to charge my account for the amount shown.