Yet, people will never really know if they quali-fy for disaster assistance, unless they try. Having an inspector come out and look doesn’t cost anything McCurdy said.

McCurdy also wants residents to make sure that if they receive a let-ter from FEMA, to make sure that they read the entire letter.

There could be some key information they

miss out on that could mean the difference be-tween receiving funding and receiving nothing.

“They don’t have all these people here to turn residents down,” he said.

Also, keep in mind, that assistance is not means based, but based rather on how damage amount.

For more information, or to apply, call 800-621-3362 or visit www.fema.gov.

For more information with the SBA, call 800-659-2955 or email de-

sastercustomerservice@sba.gov must apply and receive a pin number before going over to the Recovery Disaster Center at the Haywood County Parks and Recreation.

Also remember that if the severe storms and fl ooding between April 30 and May 18 affected your income, you may be eligible for Disaster Un-employment Assistance.

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Thomas Callery, a native of Haywood County, worked part-time for the Brownsville Funeral Home from 1955-1961 while attending Haywood High School and Union University in Jackson. Following service in the U.S. Army (1961-1964), he returned to Brownsville and entered the Insurance Business and again worked part-time at the Brownsville Funeral Home (1964-1969). He currently serves on the Tennessee Conservation Commission being appointed by Governor Bredesen.

Tom served on the staff of U.S. Senator Bill Brock (1970-1976) and after wards was appointed United States Marshal for the Western District of Tennessee by President Reagan, retiring in 1994. He then served as Assistant Commissioner of Conservation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation in Nashville until retirement in 2003.

Tom is a elder and choir member of the Brownsville First Presbyterian Church, was a former president of the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Brownsville Rotarty Club. He is married to the former Barbara Marbury. They have two children, JoAnna Morris of Brownsville and John Callery of Oxford, MS, and four grandchildren, Gray and Graham Morris of Brownsville and Porter and Miller Callery of Oxford.

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Tuesday May 18, at 05:39 a.m. of-fi cers were dispatched to Ridgeview Circle, in regards to a stolen vehicle. The victim was Eddie West who found that his 86’ Chevy Caprice , tag # 780-PJD, lime green in color had been sto-len. He last saw his vehicle at around 8:00 p.m. when he had arrived home from work.

Monday, May 25, offi cers were dis-patched to the 1100 block of Berrywood in regards to a burglary. The victim was a Sherri Boyd who stated that she’d

left home at around 10 pm on Sunday, May 24. She stated that upon her return to her residence at around 6 am she noticed her door was open and dam-aged. A diamond ring, wedding band, pink ice ring, and $15.00 were taken.

Offi cers also had another citizen call in recently about the scam listed in the States-Graphic.

The citizen said a person called and said that they were with the Social Se-curity Offi ce and wanted bank account information.

“We want to please ask anyone who receives a call like this to not give any information to these people and report it to the police depart-ment as soon as possible,” Browns-ville Police Lt. Chuck Willis, said.

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It’s offi cial, election season has arrived after months of campaigning, as early voting began last week for Brownsville City mayor and two alderman seats.

Many residents took advantage of less crowds, Thursday morning as they wanted to make sure their vote was in and accounted for in the City of Brownsville Municipal Election.

As of Tuesday afternoon, 522 city residents cast their votes at the courthouse. Election offi cials stated at the last mayor’s election 927 early voters were counted for total, and at the current voting pace, this year will beat it by far.

Early voting is extended through July 10, and election commissioners ask residents to come prepared with a valid

photo i.d. or your voter’s registration card. Registered voters can vote from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Monday Saturday in the lobby of the Haywood County Courthouse. 772-1328

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Haywood County has managed to once again earn a Three-Star Community award from the State.Brownsville Haywood County Chamber of Commerce Administrative Assistant Marty Williams goes over a few details with State Regional Economic Development Specialist Community Development Division Frankie McCord.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Chief Executive magazine named Tennessee one of the top three states in the nation for business today in their sixth annual survey of Best and Worst States for Business.

More than 650 chief executive offi cers rated states in three general categories: taxation and regulation, workforce quality and living environment. Tennessee moved up two spots from fi fth in 2009.

Rounding out the top fi ve were Texas, North Carolina, Virginia and Nevada.

“It is an honor to be named to Chief Executive magazine’s Best States for Business survey, since we’ve worked hard to create a business-friendly climate in Tennessee,” said Governor Phil Bredesen. “We remain committed to growing our state’s economy and providing the best possible education and training for our workforce.”

In addition to grading states on taxation, workforce and living environment, business leaders also ranked each category in terms of its importance to the respondent and how individual states measure up.

The CEOs most highly valued attributes included employee work ethic, lower tax rates, perceived attitudes toward business and living environment considerations such as real estate costs and education.

“Under Governor Bredesen’s leadership, Tennessee has developed an incredible reputation as a business-friendly state,” said Matt Kisber, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. “His experience as a former CEO has given new insight into the way we conduct business with companies interested in locating or expanding in Tennessee.”

The Chief Executive magazine honor is the latest in a number of awards Tennessee has received for its economic development efforts recently. In March, Trade & Industry

Development magazine named Wacker Chemie and the

Tennessee Department of Economic and

C o m m u n i t y Development among the

winners of i t s 2010 Corporate

Investment & Community Impact (CiCi) Awards. Tennessee also

received top fi ve honors in Site Selection magazine’s Governor’s Cup

for economic development and was ranked among the top fi ve states in the U.S. for best business climates.

Business Facilities and Southern Business & Development magazines honored Tennessee as their State of the Year.

Tennessee also won Area Development magazine’s prestigious Gold Shovel Award, which is presented annually to the state achieving the most success in terms of job creation and economic impact.

Tennessee named one of the best states for business

Carolina, Virginia

“It is an honor to Chief

magazine’s Best States for Business survey, since we’ve worked hard to create a business-friendly climate in Tennessee,” said Governor Phil Bredesen. “We remain committed to growing our state’s economy and providing the best possible education and training for our

In addition to grading states

honor is the latest in a number of awards Tennessee has received for its economic development efforts recently. In March,

Development magazine named Wacker Chemie and the

Tennessee Department of Economic and

i t s 2010 Corporate Investment & Community Impact

(CiCi) Awards. Tennessee also received top fi ve honors in Selection magazine’s Governor’s Cup

for economic development and was ranked among the top fi ve states in the U.S. for best business