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By JEFF [email protected]

There's really no need to sugar coat it.

Over the last few years, Haywood High's baseball team has simply stunk.

Unlike more popular sports in Brownsville like football and basketball, Haywood baseball records aren't really kept, but it's safe to say things haven't gone well.

Last year the team won four games. The year be-fore the win total was also in single digits.

And it's safe to say over the last decade or so, the times Haywood was able to put a check mark in the win column were rare.

The 2012 season, how-ever, has been different. A revelation even.

Last Thursday the Tom-cats beat Bradford 5-1 for the their 20th win of the season, marking the fi rst time Haywood has ever won 20 games in a season.

Haywood fi nished sec-

ond in the North Division of District 13-AA and will begin district tournament play today with, for the fi rst time in recent history, a legitimate chance to beat anybody in the bracket.

Back in the spring of 2010, Chris Messer was hired to take over the Tom-cat baseball program two weeks before the season began.

The fi rst time he made up a lineup card he had to ask his players' names.

During one of Messer's fi rst practices he had to ex-plain what a squeeze bunt was.

But now he fi elds a team that owns two wins over a traditionally-rich Dyers-burg team.

“Last year you could get a seat anywhere and you didn't have to worry about it,” said Haywood senior Houston Cozart, who's driven in 19 runs this year. “Now we're fi ll-ing up the parking lot. It's just different. It's start-ing to feel more and more

like a high school baseball team … The reactions from the other teams are differ-ent. I mean we play teams now and we upset or beat them, like Dyersburg a few weeks ago. The look on their faces was priceless. They didn't know what to think because they'd never been beaten by Hay-wood.”

Messer points to various factors to explain his pro-gram's reversal of fortune.

“We've done it by hav-ing good coaches come out and help coach and the summer league program, which is really huge for us,” Messer said. “I've got some kids that I coached at Ripley that have come out and helped us during the summer. They're close to these kids' age and can communicate better with them. And just playing tons of games during the summer. Playing a true junior varsity and varsity schedule, with two dif-ferent teams. It's really the fi rst time ever in Hay-

wood's history we've had both. That's huge.”

The way the 2012 season started, it looked like Hay-wood might be headed for another long season.

Haywood lost its fi rst three games and was 2-7 on March 26 after a 6-2 loss to Obion County.

But the Tomcats got things turned around as the calendar hit April.

From April 1 to April 26, the Tomcats went 14-4 and put together an eight-game winning streak, which in-cluded a two-game sweep of Dyersburg.

During one four-game stretch, the Tomcats scored 65 runs.

Junior Seth Birdsong has been the team's pitching ace as well as a key part of the offense, but plenty of players have contributed.

Blake Esquivias, Jordan Fitzgerald, Jarron Bryant and Blake Porch are all hit-ting over .300 and Taylor Jones has been a key part of the pitching rotation.

Several other players

Reversal of fortuneHaywood baseball wins 20 games

for fi rst time

The Tomcats have pulled off a dramatic turnaround in 2012. A year after winning just four games, Haywood has won 20 and fi nished second in the North Division of District 13-AA. Photo by Jeff Ireland

By CALVIN [email protected]

A few changes to some of the elections will take place, following a special called meeting from the Haywood County Election Commission last Thursday, April 26.

The June 19, city elec-tion will add the matter of allowing package retail liquor stores in the city thanks to a recent referen-dum from residents. A no-tice from the election com-mission reads: “Notice is hereby given that an elec-tion will be held in the City of Brownsville, Tennessee, for the purpose of: A refer-endum pertaining to a local option election to “autho-rize retail package stores to sell alcoholic beverages in the City of Brownsville.”

Early voting for the

city election will be from Wednesday, May 30, to Thursday June 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Following that news, the commission also discussed polling locations, which have gone through a bit of a change.

If you’re district has caused you to vote at the Parks And Recreation Building, Wyatt Duke Na-tional Guard Armory or Haywood Jr. High School, then you will still vote at those locations for this year’s city election.

Meanwhile the following locations have changed: voting at city hall will now change to Christ Temple Apostolic Church at 404 East Cherry Street, the courthouse area will now change to Jefferson Court Community Building at 1105 Cynthia Drive, Fire

Station #3 and Tibbs has changed to the Browns-ville-Haywood County Chamber basement at 121 W. Main Street, Sunny Hill is changed to the West Ten-nessee Delta Heritage Cen-ter at 121 Sunny Hill Cove, and College Hill Cafeteria is changed to the Haywood Jr. High School.

There were numerous factors that contributed to these changes.

“They looked at acces-sibility for the disabled, parking, location in relation to overall district, whether elected offi cials had offi ces at those locations, voter turnout vs. operating cost, equipment maintenance costs, etc,” wrote Adminis-trator of Elections, Andrea Smothers on the Commis-sion’s vote of changes. “Not all of these applied to each location but more

than one of them was a de-termining factor for each. In relation to this, the elec-tion commission has tried to abide by the concerns of the taxpayers and other interested parties by man-aging to operate under a conservative budget. We strive to be good stewards of the fi nances related to our department.”

Redistricting of the county thanks to the re-cent census took place, and this resulted in vot-ing poll changes, as well as the county commission’s choice to consolidate some county locations, mak-ing one polling location in each county except Stanton Smothers said.

Some of these county poll changes will be explained in detail in a future issue of the States-Graphic.

City will vote on retail package liquorPolling locations changed


A traffi c stop by au-thorities in Brownsville has led to hundreds of charges from various agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service.

According to a press release from the Brownsville Police Department, at approxi-mately 4:20 p.m. on Friday April 28, BPD Lt. Mark Covington stopped a 2002 white Volvo on North Dupree at the south entrance of Walmart. A traffi c stop occurred due to the vehicle traveling 58 mph in a 35 mph zone. Upon making contact with the occupants of the vehicle, the patrol offi cers found three subjects from Texas: driver Calvin Tyrese Henderson, 36, Eric Douglas Shaw, 34, and Brandon Aaron Moreno, 23.

Shaw and Moreno did not have a driver’s license and two out of the three occupants did not have any form of identifi cation. Upon further investigation, it was found that the subjects were in possessions of several checks, which did not have any of the occu-pants’ names. The checks looked exactly the

Hundreds of felony charges related to counterfeiting trio


A Brownsville resident has been arrested following a shooting that took place during the weekend.

On Saturday, April 28, authorities from the Brownsville Po-lice Department re-sponded to a shoot-ing at 1233 Harleson. Upon arrival, offi cers found victim, Vernettia Bonds, 57, sitting on a neighbor’s porch with several gunshot wounds. Bonds was airlifted to the MED. Bonds’ condition is unknown to authorities at press time.

Jessie Pender, 60, was arrested for the shooting and charged with attempted fi rst-degree murder and is being held without bond at the Haywood County Jail. Authori-ties believe that the shooting resulted out of a domestic argument between the two as they both live at the same address.

In other city-crime related news, narcot-ics offi cers from the BPD arrested Shawann Bradshaw, 19, on Penny Lane near Haywood High with 60 grams (2.14 ounces) of marijua-na. Offi cers were acting on a tip. Bradshaw has been charged with possession of sched-ule six with intent.

Suspect arrested for shooting;BPD makes drug bust

Brandon Moreno

Calvin Henderson

Eric Shaw

Jessie Pender

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Wal-Mart Cookout and Yard Sale

There will be a cookout and yard sale at Wal-Mart for the Relay for Life Saturday, May 12, 2012 beginning at 7 a.m.

Homechoice cookoutfor Relay for Life

There will be a cookout at Homechoice benefi ting the Relay for Life Friday, May 18 at 1310 East College Street at 11 a.m. There will be homemade desserts, chicken salad sandwich, hamburgers and hotdogs.

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On Thursday, April 19, 2012 the Haywood High School Air Force Junior Reserve Offi cer Training Corps Unit TN-944 held their Annual Awards and Honors Banquet.

“We are deeply honored by your presence here tonight. Thank you for your great support and patriotism! Cadets, great job..” Lt Col Stark Davis said.

The local awards given out at the banquet included: Leadership Ribbons, Achievement Ribbons, Superior Performers, Kitty Hawk Honor Society, Top 4 Cadet Scholars, AFJROTC Drill Teams, Community Service, Outstanding Flight Sergeants, Outstanding Flights – 2 and Graduating Seniors.

And the national awards that were given out were: Air Force Association (Chris Parker), Air Force Daedalians (Lamarcus Williams), American Legion Scholastics (Rashaad Mann), American Legion Military Excellence (Aalyiah Rayner), Daughters of American Revolution (Denesha Jones), American Veterans (Tyler Cook), Reserve Offi cer Association (Thaddeus Matthews), Military Order of World Wars (Elizabeth Campbell), Veterans of Foreign Wars (Shannon Walls), National Sojourners Award (Symphony Timberlake),

Sons of American Revolution (Paul Anthony), Scottish Rite Southern (Ocatavious Lanier), Military Order of Purple Heart (Ricarnecia Johnson), Air Force Sergeants Award

(Kawanda Kinchelow), Tuskegee Airmen (Oneal Jones and Teashia Taylor) and Outstanding Aeorspace Cadets (Tia Kent, Symphony Timberlake, Rashaad Mann and Mariah Gavin).

First South Bank President and CEO Hunter Simmons announced today that James Morris has been promoted to the position of Senior Vice President in the Bank’s corporate credit risk

management division.In addition, Holt

Pritchett, will be taking over the loan portfolio that James currently services in Haywood County. Holt is currently a lending offi cer at the bank’s Jackson offi ce.

Simmons commented, “As our loan portfolio continues to grow we need someone with James credit experience to effectively mange the profi tability and risk of our portfolio. James has been critical to our success in Haywood County, and this move would not be possible unless we had someone with Holt’s experience to step into James’ shoes.”

James Morris is a seasoned lending professional with a 24-plus year banking background in Haywood County. He has been in various positions with First South Bank since 1998.

Holt has worked at First South Bank for over 6 years

as a lending offi cer as well as in the bank’s special assets division. Holt has been servicing a $24 million commercial loan portfolio in Jackson. He is a graduate of The University of Tennessee at Martin and his wife Jenny is a teacher and coach at The University School of Jackson. They are members of Northside Methodist Church in Jackson. Holt is active in Habitat for Humanity and is a former graduate of Leadership Jackson as well as the Barrett School of Commercial Lending and the Southeastern School of Advanced Lending.

First South Bank is a $430 million FDIC insured institution serving Dyer, Hardeman, Haywood, and Madison counties with ten branches throughout the area. In addition, they own and operate FSB Insurance, one of the largest agencies in West Tennessee.

First South Bank announces management changes


Two suspects were arrested earlier this week following a drug arrests around the Haywood High School grounds. The fi rst arrest was an 18-year-old student attending the alternative learning center. The student, Aljinae Wilson, was in possession of fi ve pre-packed bags of schedule VI marijuana, authorities said.

Wilson was arrested

and transported to the criminal justice complex. She is charged with possession of schedule Vl marijuana with intent to sell or deliver and sale of illegal drugs within a school zone. The second suspect, Xavion Jelks, 20, was arrested at Tambell Apartments. BPD found him in possession of 31 grams of marijuana, digital scales and cash. He is charged with possession of schedule Vl marijuana

with intent to sell or deliver and possession to sell within a school zone. This is actually the third related drug arrest at Tambell Apartments which is within 1000 feet of Haywood High School.

Anyone with information that can lead to additional arrests and assist BPD investigators, please call the Police Department: C R I M E S T O P P E R S number: (731)- (772)- (2274). (CASH)

BPD makes felony drug arrests around school grounds

ROTC holds annual banquet

The leadership class of 2012 held graduation ceremonies at Brownsville Country Club April 19. JP Hathcock was appointed to the leadership board and Holly Haak was awarded the “Thinking Outside The Box” award. Pictured are the members of the graduating class. Front Row Left to right: Mary Bond Lonon, Jessica Frye, Tammy Neal, Tiffany Thomas, Sonya Castellaw Second Row: Teddy Waldrop, Holly Haak, Kenneth Emerson, Patsy Connerley, JP Hathcock Third Row: Bob Hooper, OG Stewart, Brannon Williams, David Piercey

Senior class

Outstanding cadets

National awards

Bake Sale for Relay

Sugar Creek will be having a Bake Sale on Friday, May 11 starting at 11 a.m. Call us at 772-1616 to reserve your chocolate or pecan pie for Mothers Day. All proceeds go to Relay for Life.

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same, but had differ-ent names and differ-ent banks and account numbers on them.

While authorities de-tained the occupants, a special agent from the U.S. Secret Service made the scene and was advised of the situation. He requested that the evidence be collected and the subjects trans-ported to the police de-partment for question-

ing. During questioning

by the Secret Service, two of the subjects con-fessed that the checks were counterfeit, and that the accounts did not belong to them. The third subject stated that he knew nothing about the checks.

All three were charged with 270 counts of crim-inal simulation and two counts of forgery

each. One subject is also charged with identity theft. All three subjects will face additional charges by the Memphis and Little Rock, Arkan-sas Police Departments and the U.S. Secret Ser-vice. They were trans-ported to the Haywood County Jail and are be-ing held without bond. Their court date is set for May 22, 2012 at 1:30 p.m.

have made key contri-butions as well.

“We're starting to come together as team more and more every single day,” Birdsong said. “We've just got to get to where we have that winner's mentality everyday.”

“Everybody (we played) was expecting,

'This is Haywood. This is going to be an easy win,'” Porch said. “Peo-ple are changing their minds about Haywood. They're going to have to step up their game.”

Messer recently vis-ited Haywood Junior High School.

“I talked to the eighth-graders and 30 of them

signed up for baseball,” Messer said. “We've got interest going. We just have to build on this … If we can get programs going like that and get baseball huge in this county we have a chance for the next I don't how many years to be good in baseball.”

FELONY continued

FORTUNE continued

First State Bank of Brownsville participated in National Teach Children To Save Day at Haywood Elementary School. First State employees taught the stu-dents how to save money and the importance of saving money. Pictured are: Students and a teacher of Haywood Elementary School; and Lisa Carlton, city president for First State Bank in Brownsville.

Brownsville’s local Exchange Club was honored to have two guest speakers dur-ing the month of April to help recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month. Speaker Todd Hickman of Health Connect America spoke to the Exchange Club members April 4th about the services his company offers to children who have mental and emotional health issues as well as a history of abuse in Haywood County. Speaker Dr. Deryl Hilliard, a psychologist for Department of Children’s Services in South-west TN, spoke to the members April 18th about a group that he facilitates for adult offenders. During his presentation he shared information about risk factors of offenders and an assessment tool he uses in his practice.

OpinionThursday, May 3, 2012

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It was the largest ship ever built — the largest luxury liner in history. The largest craft ever to fl oat. Eight hundred feet long, it displaced 45,000 tons, and its triple screw propellers made it capable of cruising at speeds up to 25 knots. Its accommodations were said to be “equal to that of a fi rst class hotel.” It was described as one of mankind’s greatest works because it contained 19 watertight compartments, it was considered unsinkable. That’s one reason it only carried 24 lifeboats, not nearly enough to rescue all those on board in the event the unthinkable happened, which it did.

Just before midnight, on a cold, cold evening in the middle of April, an iceberg struck it on the starboard side. It was 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic at the time of the collision. Long before dawn, it sank to the bottom of the ocean, consigning most of its passengers and crew to cold, cruel watery graves.

You may have seen a movie or read a book about it. But then again, maybe you haven’t. Because I’m not talking about the RMS Titanic, although nearly everything I just said would apply to the great ocean liner that sank in the North Atlantic 100 years ago this spring. No, the ship I just described was not the Titanic. It was the Titan, a fi ctional vessel that met the same fate, 14 years earlier, in a novella published in 1898 called, Futility, or The Wreck of the Titan. That’s right, 14 years before the unsinkable Titanic fell to the bottom of the ocean, a man named Morgan Robertson wrote the story of a magnifi cent ocean liner called Titan, which met exactly the same fate, in exactly the same place, at exactly the same time of the year.

Looking back at the two accounts, the coincidences seem far too many to believe. There were differences, to be sure, but they simply make the story more compelling. The fi ctional Titan, for example, was sailing from New York to England; the real Titanic was sailing from England to New York. The Titan had 19 watertight c o m p a r t m e n t s ; the Titanic had 16. The Titan’s 40,000 horsepower was 6,000

less than the Titanic’s, and the Titan’s cruising speed, 25 knots, was slightly higher than the Titanic’s 23 knots. But those minor differences pale when set against the amazing similarities between the two events. First off, what about the startling parallel between the two names, Titan and Titanic.

Mr. Robertson’s book was short (only about 70 pages) and badly written, and it didn’t sell well at all in 1898. It was just too far fetched to have any believability about it, until it came true. Then Mr. Robertson’s book became a huge topic of conversation and has since been reprinted many, many times. It even fi gures into many of the movies made about the Titanic, of which there are at least 14, including one made by the Nazi’s, in Germany. It seems every generation, and every culture, is fascinated by the Titanic.

But The Wreck of the Titan? Whatever compelled the author to describe with such uncanny accuracy, an event 14 years in the future, to describe a ship that wouldn’t even be on anyone’s drawing board until at least a decade later?

And all those similarities between the two incidents? Was something paranormal going on, something psychic? Or were the similarities just a string of coincidences? It’s hard to believe they were. Take the location of the collision, for example, 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. There are 41.1 million square miles of ocean in the North Atlantic. How likely is it that someone would randomly conjure up the exact spot where a great ocean liner would strike an iceberg some 14 years hence? On its starboard side, just like in the book? Or would set the time in the middle of the month of April, “around midnight”, when the collision actually occurred.

Robertson, the author of the fi ctitious Titan account, wrote another intriguing book, this one in 1905, about a great war fought in the future between Japan

and the United States, a war fought with aircraft. Interestingly, this “fi ctional” war, the one Robertson dreamed up in 1905, began with the Japanese pulling off surprise attacks in the Phillippines and Hawaii. Hmm.

And speaking of the war with Japan, here’s another strange but true prophesy, this one from right here in Tennessee. Some time around 1900, an East Tennessee mountain mystic named John Hendrix, thought to be insane by his neighbors, claimed he had a vision in the woods that Bear Creek Valley, where he lived, would some day be fi lled with great buildings and factories that would help win the greatest war that would ever be fought. The new city that would be created, Hendrix said, would be on Black Oak Ridge, just to the north of his farm. Big engines would dig trenches, and thousands of people would be running to and fro. They would be building things and there would be a great noise and confusion and the earth would shake. But of course, nobody in Anderson County paid any attention to his ramblings, and his prophesy was forgotten until 1943 when the top secret Y-12 Security Project was begun in the city now known as Oak Ridge, exactly where Hendrix said it would. Y-2 was the code name for the electromagnetic isotope separation plant that produced enriched uranium as part of the Manhattan Project, the super secret World War II project to build atomic bombs. And as the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki can attest, the earth did indeed shake.

How do you explain such things? I can’t say. My initial reaction to such things is always skeptical, like that of Hamlet’s sober minded friend Horatio, upon seeing the ghost of Hamlet’s father. “ . . this is wondrous strange!” But as Hamlet replied, “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.”

Amen to that.

Synchronicity

with Jerry Wilson

Off the Beaten Path

Sometime ago, you may remember a story I shared with you regarding the diffi culty I was having getting my retirement started. The greatest diffi culty revolved around drawing the amount of Social Security that was due me.

One of the fi rst requirements needed was proof of a birth certifi cate. Well, as it turned out, I was in trouble from the get-go. There is no record of a boy being born with my name and birthday in Haywood County.

When asked what I could provide them that would allow me to draw my social security, they offered several possibilities. Among them was information from a family bible, a sworn statement from someone that was present during the birth, a military discharge, a church record, etc.

This was a great challenge because of the amount of time between my birth and the present. My mother had already passed away, my sister was in the hospital in the last stages of Alzheimer’s, the building housing my

military records was destroyed by fi re about three decades earlier, and the family bible recorded confl icting dates. I was fi nally able to get my benefi ts started in spite of all the challenges. The only information that I had to provide Social Security was what was needed for me to draw my retirement. However, there is still no legal birth certifi cate.

By now, I decided to check out the where about of my birth certifi cate. Social Security agreed that the information they received was suffi cient for me to start my benefi ts and that I would need to check with the Department of Vital Statistics in my state in order to get a birth certifi cate. So! Guess what? I decided once more to check in with the Department of Vital Statistics and learned that absolutely nothing had changed and frustration almost turned to anger. In order to cool down my somewhat brewing anger, I thought about some biblical guidance that reminded me to “be angry but sin not,” and

my mother’s reminder to always slowly count to ten before reacting.

It worked pretty well until the party on the other end of the line responded to a particular question. When asked whether or not I was legal, she replied, “It depends on who you say you are. If you say, you are Jerry Wilson; we have no such person on record. If you say you are Baby Boy Wilson, evidently, you are alive and well. What does all this mean? Am I an illegal immigrant with no place to go? What a difference a name makes? Our name is our identifi cation. Everyone knows us by our name. Our history, our legacy as well as our respect are identifi ed by a name. I guess that I have lived for decades as an alias. If changes can’t be made in time, I suppose my tombstone will read: Here lies Baby Boy Wilson, also known as (aka) Jerry Lynn Wilson. Well I can thank the good Lord that He won’t be asking for a birth certifi cate. He’ll have all the information He needs.

Life gets complicated, doesn’t it?

Dear Editor,I’m Natalie and I am an

exchange student from Denmark. I would like to thank all the people who helped make this year very special for me. First I’d like to thank my Danish organization and my American organization, World Heritage. I wouldn’t have been here without their help. My area rep Brandy… it was very nice to get to know you.

Thanks to Haywood High School, for letting me experience what the American school system is like… which is very different from what I am used to, but I really enjoyed it. I’d like to thank Mrs. Morgan, for being a great and funny coach and teacher and for letting me play soccer with some awesome girls. I really wish the season had been longer. I had so much fun. Thanks to Mrs. Davis, for always being so happy, and for helping me out on the yearbook staff. It was a great experience to help making it since we don’t

really do the yearbook thing on my school in Denmark. Thanks to Mrs. Byrum for helping me in the school musical. It was some great months I’ll never forget. I’d like to thank the students at Haywood and my dear friends, for listening to me, and being interested in my culture. For teaching me the American ways, answering my questions, helping me fi nd my class rooms, for having fun with me at lunch, joking with me between the classes, taking me on little trips, going to the movies with me, and just being my friends. I am really gonna miss y’all, you really made my year.

Thanks to my parents for letting me do this, I couldn’t have done it without their support.

I’d like to thank Lindsey Long and her family for taking me with them on trips I’ll never forget.

And last but not least, my amazing host family, Mark, Cindy and Teresa Covington. I am so grateful I got to spend this year with y’all. You

made me feel welcome before I even got here, you’re like my family now, and I couldn’t have gotten a better one. I really love y’all and I’ll miss you so much. Thanks for everything, and I’ll return as soon as I can!

If you’d like to host a student, call my rep Brandy at 731-217-9448 or go to www.whhosts.com http://www.whhosts.com for details.

Natalie Hinrup

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Thursday, May 3, 2012page5


Mrs. Lillie Mae Mann, age 91 of Chapel Hill, died Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Haywood Park Community Hospital.

Funeral services

under the direction of Thompson’s Mortuary were conducted Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at Chapel Hill Baptist Church with Rev.

David Reese offi ciating. Interment followed in the Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

Mrs. Lillie Mae MannDate of Death - April 25, 2012

Brownsville States Graphic(Brownsville, Tenn.) May 3, 2012

Mrs. Esther Lee Gayden, 93, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at her residence in Brownsville.

Memorial services under the direction of Rawls Funeral Home will be Saturday, May 5, 2012

at 1 p.m. at Greenleaf Community Church in Keeling.

Mrs. Esther Lee GaydenDate of Death - April 26, 2012


Mr. Lawrence Edward Randle, 59, died Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis.

Funeral services under

the direction of Rawls Funeral Home will be conducted Saturday, May 5, 2012, at noon at Greater Fredonia Baptist Church in Mason. Interment will

follow Greater Fredonia Baptist Church Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Saturday from 11 a.m. until time of service at the church.

Mr. Lawrence Edward RandleDate of Death - April 29, 2012


Lt. Colonel Luther R. Jones Jr., age 88, of St. Petersburg, FL, died Saturday, April 7, 2012, at Hospice House Woodside. He was born in Memphis July 20, 1923 to Eloise Griffi n Jones and Luther R. Jones Sr. He is preceded in death by his parents, sisters: Laura Baker Jones, Jean Bradfute and his wife Virgiline Beth Cobb Jones. He is survived by his wife: Vera Brantley Jones; brother-in-law: George A. Bradfute; nephews: George P. Bradfute, Luther Bradfute, David Green (Geneva); nieces: Sharon Purvis (Brad), Leslie Steele (Dave), Christine Cobb (Tom Fredrick); great-nephews: Evan Bradfute, Zach Steele and great-nieces: Shannan Steele; sister-in-laws: Virginia Green, Vernetta Slack and Martha Cobb; stepsons: Bob Salen (Dorothy) and Richard Salen (Sherrie); fi ve grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren.

Luther was a graduate of Central High School in Memphis, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in Oxford, MS, where he

earned an Engineering degree. Lt. Col. Jones served 20 years in the USAF, where he served in WWII as an Army Air Force instructor pilot, before fl ying in the European Theater with the Air Transport Command, fl ying supply missions, troop transport during and after the war. Rated as Command Pilot, CP with more than 4500 hours in various single and multi-engine aircraft. He also served as a program manager during various assignments, which ranged from installation of Minute Man silos and launch control centers to acquisition of KC-135 jet engines to environmental testing of jet engines at Mt. Washington, NH. After he retired from the USAF in 1968, he pursued a degree in Wildlife Management at Memphis State University before working for nearly 20 years with the Tennessee State Wildlife and Recreation Dept. Parks and Recreation Services, where he served as the superintendent of Pickwick and Paris

Landing State Parks in Tennessee and retired as a District Superintendent in 1988. He was a fun loving and humorous fellow, who was always good with a joke or quick-witted comment.

He enjoyed Corvettes and skeet shooting, where he won a number of trophies, golf hunting, fi shing and other outdoor activities. Luther married Vera Brantley in 2004 and enjoyed eight more years with an extended family that included new roles as a father, grandfather and great-grandfather, which he relished. He was deeply loved by all who knew him and especially devoted to the children in his life. He and Vera were members of the First Baptist Church of St. Petersburg, FL. He will sincerely be missed by his family, friends, and especially his wife, Vera. Graveside services and burial will be held at 3 p.m., Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Oakwood Cemetery, Brownsville under the direction of Brownsville-Bells Funeral Homes.

Lt. Colonel Luther R. Jones Jr.Date of Death - April 7, 2012


Mrs. Olga Ann Smith Sellari went to Heaven on April 30, 2012. Mrs. Sellari was born on June 21, 1930 in the Tibbs community in Haywood County to the late Albert Franklin Smith and Ethel Stephens Smith. Two brothers: James L. Smith and his wife Sarah and Floyd Hunter Smith, and one sister-in-law: Norma Lee Smith, preceded her in death.

She is survived by her husband of 61 years: Ike Sellari; four sons: Patrick Sellari, Hunter Sellari (Belinda), Tommy Sellari (Beth), all of Brownsville and Ike Sellari Jr., Jackson; one brother: Albert F. “Shorty” Smith, Brownsville; one sister-in-law: Jackie Smith, Brownsville; and fi ve grandchildren: Elizabeth Sellari, Daniel Sellari (Ilana), EveAnne Sellari, Eric Sellari and Patrick Sellari.Mrs. Sellari loved fl owers and gardening. Family and friends were very important to her. She is remembered as a cheerful, loving and caring person who was a devoted wife, adoring mother and grandmother and loyal friend. One of her favorite sayings was, “Before you speak - think. Is it true? Is

it kind? Is it necessary?” Mrs. Sellari lived her Christian faith through her kind actions to others and being active in her church.Visitation will be held at St. John’s Catholic Church, 910 N. Washington Avenue, on Thursday, May 3, 2012 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral services will follow in the church at 1 p.m. under the direction of Lea and Simmons Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Mrs. Sellari’s nephews: Franklin Smith, Steve Smith, Lyle Smith, Larry Smith, David Smith, Greg Smith and Bob Smith. Honorary pallbearers are her nieces: Lynn Smith Prussia, Linda Smith Webb, Lee Ann Smith Garrett and Donna Smith Cowan.Memorials may be made to the St. John’s Catholic Church, P.O. Box 872, Brownsville TN 38012.

Mrs. Olga Ann Smith SellariDate of Death - April 30, 2012


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Mr. and Mrs. Regie Castellaw are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter, Joyce Ann Castellaw to Jimmy “Bo” Williams.

Joyce Ann is the granddaughter of Billy

Castellaw and the late Peggy Simpson Castellaw of Brownsville and the late Carl and Betty Penticuff of Nashville. The bride-elect is a graduate of Trinity Christian Academy, Jackson and the University of Tennessee

at Chattanooga, Cum Laude. She is currently employed at Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, P.C. as a Staff Accountant.

Jimmy is the son of Jimmy Williams and Connie Williams of Myrtle, Miss. and the grandson of Ike and Sible Williams of Myrtle, Miss and Joe and Noveline Rhea of Walnut, Miss. The groom-elect is a graduate of Mississippi School of Math and Science and Mississippi State University. He is currently employed as an E.O.D. Tech in the U.S. Army.

The couple will exchange vows Saturday, May 19, 2012 at Poplar Corner Baptist Church at 2 p.m. with reception to follow afterwards at the church. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.

Castellaw and Williams to Wed

Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Billiard of Germantown, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Amanda Kay Billiard to Nathaniel (Nathan) Martin Overton, son of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Overton of

Brownsville.Amanda is the

granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Billiard and Mrs. Theresa Bartholomew and the late Mr. James Bartholomew of Bethlehem, PA. Amanda is a 2006 graduate of

Houston High School. She graduated in 2011 from University of Tennessee Knoxville with a Batchelor of Science in Nursing. She is employed with Baptist Hospital in Nashville as an Emergency RN.

Nathan is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Overton of Brownsville and the late Mr. and Mrs. B. Floyd Boone of Jackson. Nathan is a 2004 graduate of Haywood High School. He graduated in 2009 from University of Tennessee Knoxville with a Batchelor of Science in Business Administration. He is employed as a Contracts Manager with Parallon Supply Chain Solution in Nashville.

The couple will exchange marriage vows on Saturday, June 30, 2012 at Heartwood Hall in Pipperton.

Billiard and Overton to exchange vows

Walter E. Davis II announces his upcoming graduation from Tennessee State University on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 2 p.m. with Batchelor’s of Science Degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering with a concentration in Advanced Machine Design.

He graduated in 2006 from Haywood High School with Honors.

While at Tennessee State University, he received the Academic Presidential and Tennessee’s Hope Scholarships, and a recipient of Tennessee’s Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Science and Engineering Grant. He was a member of the Honors Program and TSU tigers’ football

team. He played for the Nashville Storms’ semi-professional football team.

He completed a mechanical engineering Co-Op/designer at SSOE Architectural & Mechanical Engineering fi rm in Brentwood. He was a recipient of a scholarship each year he was with the fi rm. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers.

He has been offered a mechanical engineering job with GE Aviation in Kentucky and another

with Kone in Dallas. He will be making a decision, soon.

He is a member of First Baptist Church of Brownsville. He is the son of Walter and Lisa Pugh Davis. The grandson of the late Alvin and Emma Jane Pugh and the late Jesse and Geneva Davis.

All relatives and friends are invited to attend.

Davis graduates from Tennessee State Univeristy

According to think tank IGD, China has overtaken the United States as the world’s biggest food market as reported by the American Sheep Industry Association.

A report by the United Kingdom based company stated that China’s grocery sector was worth $985 billion at the end of 2011 while the United States clocked in at $928 billion. Forecasters

are predicting that the Chinese market will continue to grow and be worth $1,490 billion by 2015, outdistancing the United States, which is predicted to grow to $1,096 billion.

China Replaces U.S. as Top Food Market

The family of the late Quintus Parezz Perkins & Angela Brown Anderson

wishes to express sincere appreciation for all acts of kind-ness shown during our bereavement.

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In the February 2012 edition of the University of Tennessee Extension Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries newsletter, Professor Adam Taylor addressed this question. You may have seen taglines at the end of emails that discourage printing. These messages generally have a picture of a tree, with the implication that reducing paper usage is good for the environment because it reduces demand for harvesting trees. You may also be starting to see contrary advice, which points out the various merits of paper and the forests and forestry associated with its production. So, which is better advice?

If the goal is to minimize environmental

impact, then certainly not printing an email message is better than printing one. Reducing consumption is the best of the ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ options. However, the implication that not printing is good because it ‘saves trees’ is misguided: Trees are a renewable product from forests that are (in most of the world) not being deforested. A better reason for reducing unnecessary printing is to reduce the consumption of non-renewable resources (primarily related to energy production) that are required in addition to the wood fi ber.

It turns out that the energy use associated with paper production and use is relatively small. A study of (paper) mail,1 which

included all the energy inputs involved with manufacturing paper, printing and transporting the mail, found that the energy we use to power a refrigerator for a year is equivalent to receiving over 5000 letters in the mail.

However, the print-or-not choice raises many other considerations, such as the permanence and security of paper copies compared with electronic storage and the personal preference for reading on screen or reading a paper copy. These considerations will likely be more important for most people that the energy saved by not printing.

Should I Print this E-Mail or E-News Article?

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ASSEMBLY OF GODDANCYVILLE ASSEMBLY OF GOD13925 Hwy 76 North

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

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

ANTIOCH BAPTIST8432 Hwy. 79 N. • 772-5682

ANTIOCH BAPTIST Tibbs Community Church9327 Tibbs Rd

BETHESDA MISSIONARY BAPTIST126 Baxter St. • 772-3388

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

BROWNS CREEK BAPTIST673 Brown Creek Rd. • 772-2288

BROWNSVILLE BAPTIST5 N. Wilson Ave. • 772-9753

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

CALVARY BAPTIST624 Hatchie St. • 772-0192

CANE CREEK BAPTIST1904 Cane Creek Road • 772-1033

CHAPEL HILL MISSIONARY BAPTIST1077 Shaw Loop • 772-4840

FIRST BAPTIST311 E. Jefferson St. • 772-1187

FRIENDSHIP BAPTIST294 Friendship Rd. • 772-8060

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

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

HICKORY GROVE BAPTISTHickory Grove Haynes Rd. • 772-1259

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

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

LONDON BRANCH BAPTISTLondon Branch Rd. • 772-2283

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

MACEDONIA BAPTIST103 Macedonia Rd. • 772-4770

MERCER BAPTIST1201 S. Dupree Ave. • 772-2536

NEW HOPE BAPTIST586 Bond Ferry Rd. • 772-5616

NEW REVELATION MISSIONARY BAPTIST400 Rawls St. • 772-1020

NEW VISION COMMUNITY612 Fulton Rd. • 772-2663

OAKVIEW BAPTISTWinfi eld Lane • 772-3933

PEACEFUL CHAPEL MB1221 Fairground Rd. 8 772-9473

POPLAR CORNER BAPTIST1010 Boyd Ave. • 772-0950

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

SNIPES GROVE BAPTIST1272 Thornton Rd. • 772-5825

STANTON BAPTIST CHURCH107 Covington Rd. • 548-6015

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

UPPER SALEM BAPTIST81 Coburn Rd. • 772-6538

WILLOW GROVE BAPTISTJackson Hwy. • 772-4644

WOODLAND BAPTIST885 Woodland Church Rd. • 772-5004

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

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

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

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

CHURCH OF CHRIST1238 Thorton Rd. • 772-3344

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

STANTON CHURCH OF CHRISTHolland Avenue

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

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

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

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

EPISCOPALCHRIST EPISCOPAL140 N. Washington Ave. • 772-9156

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PROSPECT CME10010 Hwy. 76 S. • 772-4426

PROSPECT CME #12656 Prospect Lane * 772-9070

STANTON UNITED METHODIST115 Covington St. • 234-4914

ST. PETER CME5519 Fulton Rd. • 772-5008

TABERNACLE CME151 E. Thomas St. • 772-7774

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

PENTECOSTALFIRST UNITED PENTECOSTAL961 Chestnut Grove Rd. • 772-6549

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

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

OTHERBETHEL COMMUNITY CHURCH5732 Rudolph Rd.

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

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

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

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

FAITH DELIVERANCE1193 Tamm St. • 772-2236

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

FIRST HOLINESS CHURCH205 E. Jefferson Street

GREAT HEIGHTS1274 Thornton Rd. • 779-9689

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

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

LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE FOR TRUTH1143 Tammbell St. • 772-8101

ZION TEMPLE1117 Friendship Rd. • 772-3295

PENTECOSTAL HOUSE OF PRAYER235 Friendship Rd. • 772-9678

Weekly Devotional

THIS DEVOTIONAL AND DIRECTORY ARE MADE POSSIBLE BY THESE BUSINESSES WHO ENCOURAGE ALL OF US TO ATTEND WORSHIP SERVICES

Jefferson StreetChurch of ChristMinister: Earnest Haymon

Sunday:Bible School...................9:45a.m.Worship................11a.m. & 6p.m.

Bible Study.....................5p.m.

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Haywood

On the Agenda

Brownsville City Board Meeting

2nd Tuesday of each month – 5:30 p.m.

Brownsville City Planning Commission

4th Thursday of each month – 4 p.m.

Brownsville Historic Zoning Commission

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

Brownsville City Court Room

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

Haywood County Commission Meeting

3rd Monday of every month – 7 p.m.

Haywood County Election Commission

2nd Thursday of the month – 5:30 p.m.

in the election offi ce

Haywood County Planning Commission

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

Haywood County School Board Meeting

2nd Tuesday of every month – 6 p.m.

Stanton Planning Commission Meeting

3rd Thursday of the month – 7 p.m.

Stanton Town Meeting3rd Tuesday of the month

– 7 p.m.

Tennessee Driver License Service

County Clerk, Sonya Castellaw issues Tennessee

Driving License and ID renewals and duplicates

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

p.m. Telephone: 772-2362

In Luke 8:22-25, Jesus calmed a great storm. After preaching and ministering all day, Jesus and his disciples get into a boat and sail across the lake of Gennesaret. “And as they sailed he fell asleep.” (Luke 8:23). The disciples were terrifi ed and confused that Jesus slept. Just like we are when circumstances and events in our life seem like they are spiraling out of control. Jesus arose and spoke to the wind and it ceased. He asked the men, “Where is your faith?” (Luke 8:25). After all the things Jesus had said, all the things he had taught them, they should have trusted in him. How much more should we, who have the complete revelation of God in his Word. You may be going through one of the worst ordeals of your life. It may seem like Jesus is asleep at the wheel, or that you are abandoned. However, if you are his disciple, if you are one that loves God and is called according to his purpose (Rom 8:28)…“Where is your faith?” (Luke 8:25).

NAACP Haywood County Branch to hold

monthly meeting

The NAACP Haywood County Adult Branch will hold their monthly meeting Monday, May 7, 2012 at 6 p.m. at 28 East Jefferson Street. Call 772-4578 for more information.

South Hatchie Fire Dept to hold Benefi t

There will be a benefi t

for the South Hatchie Fire Department, at the Fire Department, on Friday, May 4 at 6 p.m. There will be hotdogs and hamburgers, as well as a bake sale and entertainment by the Highway Band. For more information, contact Nancy Hendrix 772-0966.

UT Alumni Association to hold NCAA Compliance

The UT Alumni Association will hold an NCAA Compliance on Monday, May 7, 2012 in the Delta Room behind Backyard BBQ at 703 E. Main Street. Social networking will begin at 6 p.m. with a dinner to follow at 6:30 p.m. The program will follow dinner. Todd Dooley will be guest speaker. He will discuss how he oversees compliance for the Volunteers athletics program. For

more information, call Dr. Andrew Russell at 772-8223 or email at [email protected].

Clay Evans’ Day Will Be Celebrated

Clay Evans’ Day Will Be Celebrated Saturday, May 5, 2012 at First Baptist Church located at 311 East Jefferson Street at 3 p.m. The public is invited to attend!

Community & Church NewsJason Velotta - Christ Church

By Denise Phillips

Wellwood/Zion NewsIt was great to have

Brother Mark and Dottie back Sunday at Zion. He said they had fi nished their last “previously planned” speaking engagement, Dottie was feeling much better, and “We’re ready to hit the ground running.” This came the day following a 24 mile bike ride for the Cancer Survivors’ Benefi t in Jackson. His sermon entitled, “Standing Firm and Keeping Strong” tied in with his experience. His main focus was I Thessalonians, but he used many other passages as well. Mitch Platz led the music due to Rad’s illness. Hopefully, he will get well soon and be back with us.

Sunday night Brother Mark continued to focus on things of eternal signifi cance. He used Philippians 1 and various other Scripture passages to show us how to live a life of confi dence. He said, “Arrogance is thinking that you’re better than everyone else; Confi dence is knowing no one else is better than you.”

If you saw the Today Show Monday morning, hopefully you saw several of HHS Show

Choir folks in New York. Emily Wright, Kaitlyn Schwarz and Kaylee Avant were there from Zion. They were so excited and had a ton of fun performing as well.

Jimmy, Lyla and I met Justin, Britany and Alivia Phillips at KFC for supper Tuesday night. Lyla wanted to play with “grand dog” Molly as well as Alivia, so they came back by our house afterwards. She had to see everyone before Jimmy took her home Wednesday morning. He met Becky and the boys at Loretta Lynn’s Creek in Hurricane Mills where they played before she headed home with her family.

Allen Outlaw reported 15 attended the community prayer breakfast and Brother Grover Westover led the devotion. If anyone would like to join this faithful group of men, they meet every Thursday morning at six in Zion’s family life center.

Jimmy and I enjoyed supper Friday night at Dixie Castle Café in Jackson. There were several other couples from Brownsville and one of them paid for our

meal. They wouldn’t let me say who, but we really appreciated it. We love our friends!

Congratulations to Garrett Wright and Scott Tinsley who placed third in the Budweiser Bass Tournament at Birdsong last weekend. Although Scott and Janet are remodeling their home, he took a break to go fi shing with his son-in-law. They had a wonderful, well-deserved day!

Dates to remember are: Cook out at the lake May 6 at 6 p.m. with a love offering taken for renovations on the old house. Bring a dessert. Baptismal service will take place Sunday morning at 11 and Sunday night at ZBC. Wedding shower for Lauren Perry, (Jacob Ellington) in the home of Shirlene Mullen is May 12 at 2 p.m.

Please continue to pray for our sick folks as well as our military personnel and their families, the shut-ins, those who have lost loved ones and the leaders of our country.

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

By Marty Williams

Around TownCorrespondents

Thursday, May 3, 2012


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By Betty Scott

Bethel - Belle Eagle News

By Alvis M. Bond

Douglas News

By Vicki Williams

Hillville - Eurekaton News“We may be the only

maps to Christ some people will ever see.” This is our Thought for the Week by Brad Peters of Tennessee as published in the Upper Room Devotional. Many of us are like living maps that lead others to Christ. To do this, our maps must include love, kindness, gentleness and generosity. Allow God to shape your life so that you guide others toward Christ.

The South Hatchie District 3 Fire Department will have a fundraiser on Friday, May 4 with dinner and entertainment by Highway Express, beginning at 6 p.m.

Marvelous Mondays Revival at Harmony Baptist Church will begin on May 7 with Dr. Steve Gaines, May 14 with Dr. Danny Sinquefi eld and May 21 with Dr. Ken Story. These services will begin at 7 p.m. each night.

The Mt. Pleasant UMW hosted a hamburger/hotdog luncheon on Sunday, April 29 following services. There was a great turnout for this time of fellowship. On behalf of the UMW, we would like to say thank you to all who supported this event.

I attended the benefi t for the family of Jimmy Ray Kirkland on Saturday at the Hillville Community Center. I haven’t heard how much was raised, but the food sure was good and I think a great time was had by all who attended.

Sunday afternoon, Travis, Krystle and I, along with Randy and Sue Goodman, Keith, Alex and Kaleb Goodman, Logan Wilburn, Jordan Goodman, Ryan Watson and Amanda Watson, met at O’Neil’s Lake to ride bicycles again. We had a great time of fellowship while getting

in some exercise. If you see Linda Jo

Edmonds, ask her about who she found behind her door.

Birthday wishes to Preston Moore, Peggy Lewis, David Hayes, Vonda Williams and Danielle Campbell.

This week include Nancy Swain, Nicole Ward, Leah Scallions, Carol Bruce, Marie Haase, Burt and Dorothy Martin, Rita Phillips, Roscoe Martin, Frank Fergie, Ronald Bruce, Perry Ann McCloud, Linda Hayes, Robert Campbell, Anneli Myers, Enid Powell, Fletcher Lewis, Shirley Morgan, the military, the nation and the community.

Sympathy to the family of Mrs. Esther Gayden and Mr. Lawrence Randle in the loss of their loved one.

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

Until next week... God bless.

The men of Dancyville C.M.E. Church fi nished their month of activities on Sunday, serving the congregation a delicious meal that was prepared and served by them. Pastor Lewis and members extended appreciation to them for their thoughtfulness. An inspiring message was delivered by Pastor Lewis using a thought from “Allow The Word to Do The Work,” – Romans 5:6.

The members of Douglass Chapel expressed congratulations to their pastor Rev. James E. Humphrey, upon his graduation from Lane College on Sunday, as well as residents

of the community congratulates him on his accomplishments and pray for his continued success.

Celebrating birthdays last week was Edward Watkins (4-23), Blanche Clark (4-26), Sue Brown (4-28) and Zelma Jameson (4-30). Celebrating this week is Christian Dancy (5-1), Gussie White Mask and James Peeples (5-4) and Meshara Williams (5-5).

May is the month for graduating and I’m sure many students are looking for this time to get to know the real world and celebrate being out of school.

My daughter, Dr. Norma J. Burgess, from Franklin, visited us for

the weekend. We had a great time at the Senior’s Banquet. She had a chance to visit with some of the Seniors she had not seen for a while.

On our prayer list this week includes: Beatrice Lewis, Callie Brooks, Callie Langford, Betty Brooks, Rev. Floyd Lewis, Pastor Shirley Richmond, Betty Douglas, Gladys Bowles, Jimmie L. Turner, Marie Browning, Shirley Hunter, Luevenia Boyd, Jackson Rice, Rev. J.V. Carney, Edward Vaulx Jr., Emma Miller, Mary N. Greer, Raymond Dancy, Joe B. Lewis, John Jones and Mrs. Willie C. Johnson who is 103 years old who fell and broke her hip. We pray for her recovery.

Whoa! Things are absolutely happening in Brownsville!

Congratulations to the winners of Haywood’s Got Talent! First Place - Hannah Smith, sister of last year’s winner, Clifton Smith. She sang a Mariah Carey song called ‘Hero’. Hannah will be performing at Cinco de Mayo, May 5; 2nd Place - Shay Williams, who had placed third last year, sang ‘Way Beyond Myself, by Newsboys’; 3rd Place - Adrianna Murphy, singing ‘Encourage Yourself’. This was the fi rst year EVER that the judges requested a ‘sing off’ between three contestants! Way to go winners! Photos may be viewed at w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m /haywoodcountyextension.

The Haywood High School Show Choir was Hot! Hot! Hot! while on TV during their amazing New York trip! Former Memphian, Al Roker recognized them for ‘all the world to see’! They had an enormous banner and screamed, hollered and waved to everyone back in Brownsville! They even got to see the The Cake Boss, perform and see a New York play! What an unbelievable trip! Oh, to be a chaperone! Those students will never be the same!

Ran into Ms. Jo Cozart and she said Mr. Roland is home from rehabilitation. They are both tickled pink about that fact! We

were discussing how to improve ‘Customer Service’ when she told me numerous stories of how it was when she used to work at various stores, as a very young teenager and as a supervisor at the Health Department, as an adult. I love hearing these stories and try to picture what the town was like back then. Ms. Carol Bruce pops in every now and then and tells about her working days at City Hall and I am totally amazed how they managed to get by without computers! Can you imagine?? No way!!!

Nancy and Tommy Littlejohn, along with Beth Wallace of Brownsville, was in Cordova last weekend at the home of their daughter, Jennifer and husband, Chris McCage. It was their granddaughter, Isabella’s ninth birthday. Her party was at Laser Quest and all the children attending had themselves quite a big time! Also helping to celebrate were Isabella’s Uncle Roy and Aunt Elizabeth McCage, Mark and Misty, Charli and Coby Hinsley of Brownsville, Marybeth McCage and her boys, Lane and Gage Hayes. Happy birthday Isabella! Your family loves you bunches!!

The Ninth Review Club celebrated their 40-year anniversary at Pam Russell’s home recently. All their past members

were invited to team up for their end-of-the-year luncheon festivity. If their end-of-the year parties are anything like The Tenth Review Club’s, we KNOW they had an incredibly, hilarious time!

Tennessee Academy is having an All-Class Reunion set for May 5, 2012, 6:30 p.m. at the Brownsville Moose Lodge. It is open to all former Tennessee Academy students and his or her guest. Bring an appetizer to share! Casual dress!

FREE admission to Brownsville’s Second Annual Cinco de Mayo, Saturday, May 5, 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. on the Court Square! The Haywood’s Got Talent winner, Hannah Smith, will be performing. Let us entertain you!

Sunday at 3 p.m., the Brownsville Arts Council is presenting the Jackson Symphony in The Ann Marks Performing Arts Center at College Hill. It’s a program of exciting music by American composer John Williams from the epic Star Wars series, jazzy performances of pieces by George Gershwin and E.T. Rouse, as well as music by classical composers such as Beethoven and William Walton. The entire family will fi nd something to love in this breezy concert, designed for a Sunday afternoon. Tickets still available 772-4883.

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

The time is fast approaching for the Firstst Annual Bradford School class reunion. This event will begin at 10 a.m., June 2, and go until. A potluck meal will be served and if you have yard chairs, please bring them. It is always better to have too much rather than not enough. Also, old bricks from the school will be sold to help pay for some expenses. See ya’ll there!!

Last week I joined the Senior Citizens Center and enjoyed a trip to Lamberts. The Center offers some really good day trips this summer, so there is no reason to stay home.

Kenneth and Bettye Sargent were surprised with a visit from Wendy Marbury and friend, Reese, from Chapel Hill,

NC. Jim and Rhonda Parks and Linda and Doyle Ellington also spent the day with the Sargents.

Larry Kendrick, son of Cornelia and the late Jesse Kendrick was injured in a wreck last week, but was taken to the Med and released with plenty of bruises. Terri Knight fell through a glass top table and received nine stitches on her leg. Now for some good news, Louquita Climer is home and getting better every day. She has been in rehab at Bells Nursing Home. Savanna Coulston, granddaughter of Betty Scott, spent last weekend with her grandmother. One good thing about being a grandmother, you can take them home when you get tired of them. Ha! Ha!

Katie Lewis and Maggie Anne Herron returned last weekend from a trip to New York City with the Haywood High School Show Choir. The highlights of their trip was performing in “Voices on Broadway,” which included performing the curtain call song with the cast of “Mary Poppins” and appearing on the Friday morning “Today” show. Many people saw them on TV. They reported a wonderful time in the “Big Apple”.

Bethel Community Church will be getting a new paint job inside this week. Springtime is always a good time to paint and fi x up.Thought for the week: “Be cheerful. Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.”

Crestview NewsThank you volunteers

for coming this week: Christ Temple ladies, C C Club, First Assembly of God Church ladies, Elder and Mrs. C.N. Ricks, IMI Children Choir, Mrs. Mary Alice White, Mrs. Mary Barkens and Bingo ladies.

WOW! What a fun time we had on our lunch outing to Burger Basket. The food was delicious

and the ice cream was really yummy. Thank you to Ronnie Hart and all his staff for helping to make our patients feel right at home.

Thank you to Mrs. Dora Mann for all the fresh bananas she bought and donated for our snack bingo on Saturday. Our patients always enjoy winning bananas.

We welcome Mrs.

Alma Louise Evans to our facility and hope she enjoys her stay with us.

We extend sympathy to the families of Mrs. Anna Jenkins and Mrs. Rose Marie Cryer. They are truly missed.

Thought for the Week: “Each day can be grasped by either of its two handles, worry or faith”

Sugar CreekRetirement Center News

By DeDe

CorrespondentsThursday, May 3, 2012


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By Debbie Sterbinsky

Stanton News

By Sylessie Ross

Union News

By Gail Barden

Allen News

By Martha H. Jones

Holly Grove News

Last Saturday, Stanton held their Annual Relay for Life “Walk for the Cure”. I’m told those who attended had fun while raising money for cancer. Coordinators would like to express their appreciation to law enforcement offi cials and rescue squad members for donating their time for this worthwhile cause. The raffl e is still continuing for a basket of goodies, at one dollar per chance.

The Choady Cemetery Association has set a cleanup day for Saturday, May 12, 2012 beginning at 8 a.m. that morning. Most of the work will include picking up branches and trash, old fl owers, etc. The association is also taking bids for mowing and upkeep on the cemetery. At this time, the newly cleaned back part of the cemetery is still pretty rough and cannot be graded until the West Tennessee Cemetery Team has had a chance to go in and locate all the unmarked graves. For this summer it was decided to roundup the grass and foliage until that part of the project is

completed. After that the cemetery can be leveled up so grass may grow and it can be mowed. Large machinery cannot be taken into the cemetery due to stones being buried underground and the dampness of the land. Great care will need to be taken when this is leveled.

Compiling a list of burials in this cemetery is an ongoing project; we are fi nding many from death certifi cate records. Forms are available if you have names and dates for us to add to our list.

The West Tennessee Cemetery Team attended a training session this past weekend given by Jonathan Appell, Monuments Conservator from the New England area. We now know how to properly clean, refi t, reposition and preserve stones!

Also this week I spoke to some Haywood High students on how to begin tracing their family history. Wish them well as they have three weeks in which to complete all they can! I really enjoyed this and hope to be able to help them when they

hit those brick walls. As you can see I’ve

been very busy, but I do know another housing grant has been received as there was a meeting with the grant writers recently. At this time I do not know the details, but you may contact Town Hall at 548-2565, or Ms. Emma Delk at the Library 548-2564 for more details on that.

The ditch work continues and I’m not sure how long it will take for this phase to be completed. Please remember I believe there is another phase if not two more to go. Nothing worth waiting for is ever easy and cleaning these ditches is no exception.

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

“But as it is written, No eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God had prepared for them that love Him’’ -1 Corinthians 2:9

Our pastor Rev. Harden preached a beautiful sermon on Sunday and our choir sang beautifully. On Sunday evening we held our Male Chorus Fifth Sunday Reunion at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, it was a great success. Rev. Thomas Averyheart received his Doctoral Degree from AGAR Bible College in West Memphis, Ark. on last Friday night. His sister, Ada Marie Averyheart, came home for the occasion, as well as, at least 20 of his members were in attendance for the grand celebration.

Congratulations to Rev. Dr. THOMAS AVERYHEART!!!!!!!!!

Emma Lue Graves celebrated her birthday on last Saturday with all of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and her sister from St. Louis, as well as, other family members.

Please pray for those that have lost loved ones near and far. Please pray for our sick and shut-ins: Brenda Flagg, Charles Cole, Mae Lois Shaw Brown, Bill Taylor, Berdie Barden and son-in-law, Fannie McKinney, Willie Herman Robinson, Virginia Robinson, Mary Robinson, Mary Taylor, Sammie Hines, John Duckworth Sr., Curtis Harden, Stacy Greer, Laura (Peaches) Snipes, Estella Franks, Vera Ross,

Eddie Harden, William Gaines, Walter Frank Chism, Pearl Gray, Annie Flora Forrest, Pearline Jones, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Pirtle, Virginia Higgins, Jessie Thomas White, Glenn White, Rosie Lee Hines, Fannie Anderson, Mosie Mae Hines Fuller, Marvin Ross, Rev. J.V. Carney, John Drake, Rev. Liggins, Billy Golden, Tony Bass, James King, Rosetta (Aunt Dear) Williams.

If you have any news you would like in the article, please contact me by Sunday evening at 772-2006.

“Upon the fi rst day of the week, let everyone of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that there be no gatherings when I come.” - 1 Corinthians 16:2.

“Connected to Jesus” was the subject of the message taken from Galatians 1 and brought by Greg Baker, Holly Grove’s Youth Director, in the absence of our pastor. Jesus said, Remain in Me and I in you, so that you can produce fruit. Both those who produce fruit and those who fail too will experience pain for the fruit bearers will be pruned by God in order that they will be more productive. Those who are connected, but fail to bear fruit will be severed to keep them from hindering those who are fruitful. They do not lose their salvation, but are useless to the Lord. The Bible tells us that some will be saved as by fi re with no rewards awaiting them.

When people observe our lives, what do they see? Do they recognize that we are connected to Christ?

Danny and Brenda Simpson and Kathy Hopper, with the help of the choir, sang the special music, entitled “The King is Coming.” I had the privilege of singing with

them. Jimmy Duvall was

welcomed into Holly Grove’s fellowship. Brother Ralph Brown delivered the night’s message.

Happy birthday to James Lewis and Kelsey McCain. My brother, Neil Herbert, and a friend, George Faulkner, would be celebrating their birthdays, but they are celebrating this year in Heaven where all their pain that was experienced on earth is gone, but they are missed by loved-ones.

Those on the sick list are Ruth Taylor, Mark Stephens, Dewey Jones, Viola Brown, Anna Smith and Tom Wynn. We rejoice with Ashlyn Young, who is cancer free, but still has some health problems. Greg Baker and the youth visited with Ashlyn in a Memphis hospital last week. Others to include are Perry Watridge, James Lewis, Leland Simpson, Dorsey Watridge, Virginia Freels, Harold Castleman and Ginger Warren.

Also remember in prayer a precious lady,

Nancy Campbell, who was attacked by a dog and hurt badly. Also include Brother Fred, who is experiencing some health problems, Pat Simmons, Bland Boyd, Ouida Holt and Louise Autry.

Alan and Debbie Jones returned from a trip to Las Vegas, where Alan attended conferences associated with his work at INSOUTH Bank and The Computer Data Center.

You will need to get a copy of the book written by Hal Rodgers about his father, entitled “Bro. Ben.” It is a collection of stories about his father’s path to salvation and the difference Jesus can make in a person’s life. It is a book that’s hard to put down once you begin to read it.

We have seen two beautiful birds at our feeder recently that we haven’t seen before. We looked in the bird book and discovered them to be the Redbreasted Grosbeak. They are red, black and white and are usually found up north, some in the northern part of Tennessee.

It’s a Boy!! Arline B. has her fi rst great-grandbaby. Clayton Walter Pinner was born April 18, 2012. He weighed 8 lbs 9 oz and was 19 inches long. He was born to Natalie and David Pinner. Natalie is Arline’s granddaughter.

It was a beautiful day at the park for eight of our residents. They had lunch and just enjoyed being outside. I believe some even played a little. It is something about the park that brings the kid out in all of us.

Brittany Gaters came

and gave hand and feet massages to some of our residents. They looked so relaxed afterwards. Anna Jackson was our Celebrity Bingo caller Saturday. She did a great job. David Marbury and Two or More came on Monday and performed. They ate lunch with the residents afterwards. Bro. Grover Westover and the Wildwood Express came on Sunday afternoon and did an awesome job. Our residents just bragged on them. Thanks so much to all of you that take the

time to share your gift from God with all of us.

We will be having a Bake Sale on Friday, May 11 starting at 11 a.m. Call us to reserve your chocolate or pecan pie for Mothers Day. All proceeds go to Relay for Life.

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

Allen’s revival began on Sunday morning with a great service from Bro. Phil Young and Allen Guyer – “Has the church lost its passion and what to do about it!” We had an overfl ow crowd stay for lunch and fellowship after the morning service. A great group of children and youth attended on Sunday evening.

The youth yard sale is this Saturday, May 5 from 6 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Johnny and Connie

Hendrix’s home across the street from Christ Church. All the proceeds benefi t the mission trip to Oklahoma this summer.

Happy Birthday to Jason Anderson, Becky Baggett and Reid Bowers.

Please continue to remember Mrs. Mary Jo Frady. She is home from the hospital, but continues to need our prayers.

Also on our prayer list are Patsy Warren, Jennifer

Warren Bowers, Lori Warren, Jim Stephenson, Ansley Cox, Ernest Lytle, Carolyn Danley, Nancy Campbell and Mary Ann Nolan.

Our Bible verse for this week is Psalm 46:1, which states, “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”

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

Have a great week.

After attending the State DAR Conference in Murfreesboro, the David Craig Chapter members Margaret Welch, Wayma Richards and Martha Hooper returned home to report numerous state awards for local programs.

The chapter received the following awards: TTT Bonus Achievement Award, Certifi cate of Excellence, Volunteer Genealogist – Wayma Richards, Second Place for most class attendees during the Constitution Week, Third Place for Most Broadcast Minutes during Constitution Week and second Place for Christopher Columbus Essay Contest.

Mrs. Patricia Gruenewald was awarded the Community Services Award from the local chapter for her efforts to improve the Brownsville community. Mrs. Gruenewald has been a member and a director of the Tennessee State School Board.

The Chapter also noted members who had been active in the DAR for 50 years. They were Lavinia Skinner and Martha Hooper, and they were presented a rose and a certifi cate by Genealogy Chairman Wayma Richards. New Regent Margaret Welch reported that the Junior AFROTC Award was won by Denesha Jones, which was presented at the local AFJrROTC Banquet.

In business, various reports were

given by committee chairmen. Regent Martha Hooper gave the National Defense Report, and Treasurer Nell Fox gave the fi nancial Report. The Nominating Committee reported the new offi cers for 2012 - 2013 are Regent Margaret Welch; First Vice Regent Becky Thornton; Second Vice Regent Janette Pate; Chaplain Eleanor Rooks; Recording Secretary Jo Matherne; Corresponding Secretary Mary Ann Shaw; Treasurer Nell Fox; Registrar Wayma Richards; Historian-Scrapbook Christie Bradshaw and the Librarian Mary Ann Shaw.

The program for the afternoon was presented

by Mrs. Lavinia Skinner, who entitled her presentation as “My 13th Colony, Georgia, Patriot.” She traced her genealogy back to Samuel Whatley, who migrated from Virginia via way of North Carolina to Georgia. She reported that he was buried at Union Point, Ga., which is near the Bethesda Baptist Church there. Mrs. Skinner noted that the church has a great history and was built by local slaves before the war, and that she and Bill enjoyed attending a service there at the church. After the program, the meeting closed with a recitation of the Preamble to the U. S. Constitution.

Local DAR Chapter Reaps State Awards

Public oticesNThursday, May 3, 2012


page 10IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR DYER COUNTY, TENNESSEEMARY FEATHERSTONEPlaintiff,VS. CLAUDE FEATHERSTONE, JR.Defendant.No. 12 CV 57

ORDER ALLOWING SERVICE BY PUBLICATION

This cause came to be heard upon the Plaintiff’s Motion for Service by Publication brought pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated § 21-1-203 and Tennessee Code Annotated § 21-1-204. The Court finds:1. Plaintiff is seeking a divorce from the Defendant. 2. The last known address for the Defendant is 129 Daisy Bradford Road, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012.3. The Plaintiff has made reasonable, good faith efforts to locate and serve the Defendant with process at his last known address. 4. The Haywood County Sheriff ’s Department has indicated that the Defendant is not to be found. 5. Defendant’s residence is unknown, and cannot be ascertained upon diligent inquiry. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Defendant Claude Featherstone, Jr. enter his appearance herein by May 29, 2012 at 9 a.m., a rule day of said Court, and that a copy of this Order be published for four consecutive weeks in The Brownsville States-Graphic, a newspaper published and distributed in Brownsville, Tennessee. Further, the final hearing on Plaintiff’s Complaint for divorce is sched-uled for May 29, 2012 at 9 a.m. Failure of the Defendant to appear at the final hearing could result in a judgment against him. ENTERED on this the 13th day of March, 2011. CHANCELLOR TONY CHILDRESSAPPROVED FOR ENTRY:Vanedda Prince Webb, BPR #015710Attorney for the PlaintiffPublication dates 04-12, 04-19, 04-26 & 05-03-12

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALEWHEREAS, default has occurred in

the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated February 23, 2005, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded February 28, 2005, at Book 3, Page 257 in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Pholesha Middlebrook, con-veying certain property therein described to Hunter Simmons, a resident of Madison County, Tennessee as Trustee for First South Bank; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee.

NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C.,

as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee will, on May 16, 2012 on or about 11:00 A.M., at the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, offer for sale cer-tain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR CASH, free from the statutory right of redemption, homestead, dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEING LOT NO. 51, SECTION 1, PARK MEADOWS SUBDIVISION, a plat of

which is recorded in Plat Book 1, page 119, Register’s Office, Haywood County, Tennessee.

ALSO KNOWN AS: 273 Bain Avenue, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

The HB 3588 letter was mailed to the borrower(s) pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated 35-5-117. This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an inter-est in the above-referenced property: Pholesha Middlebrook

The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain with-out further publication, upon announce-ment at the time and place for the sale set forth above. W&A No. 700-221960DATED April 11, 2012INSERTION DATES: April 19, 2012, April 26, 2012, & May 3, 2012 WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,Successor TrusteeD S a l e N o t i c e T N - S h e l l i e _ m s h e r -rod_120411_1209FOR SALE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.MYFIR.COMand WWW.REALTYTRAC.COM

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated DECEMBER 20, 1989, executed by CYNTHIA D. SHAW (A/K/A CYNTHIA SHAW BOND, A/K/A CYNTHIA S. BOND, A/K/A CYNTHIA DELOIS SHAW), to THOMAS F. BAKER, IV, Trustee, of record in TRUST DEED BOOK 166, PAGE 1061, for the benefit of TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY c/o FIRST TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in the Register’s Office for HAYWOOD County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instrument of record in the Register’s Office for HAYWOOD County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness described, the entire indebtedness hav-ing been declared due and payable by TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BY AND THROUGH ITS SERVICER AND AUTHORIZED AGENT, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and authority

vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 AT 1:30 P.M., AT THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HAYWOOD COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN BROWNSVILLE, HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in HAYWOOD County, Tennessee, to wit:

PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF HAYWOOD, TENNESSEE:

BEGINNING AT AN IRON PIN FOUND IN THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF BELLANTI CIRCLE, 20 FEET FROM CENTER, SAID POINT BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PARKER (143/115) AND THE NORTHWEST OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LOT (JARRATT AND CAIN 173/214); THENCE ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF BELLANTI CIRCLE WITH THE FOLLOWING CALLS: S 59 DEGREES 09’ 43’’ E 14.91 FEET; S 53 DEGREES 15’ 37’’ E 36.62 FEET; S 39 DEGREES 02’ 06’’ E 20.30 FEET; S 17 DEGREES 10’ 45’’ E 15.73 FEET; S 00 DEGREES 13’ 42’’ E 17.22 FEET; S 11 DEGREES 43’ 13’’ W 40.38 FEET TO AN IRON PIN SET; THENCE N 76 DEGREES 01’ 12’’ W 115.81 FEET ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF PARKS TO AN IRON PIN FOUND; THENCE N 34 DEGREES 21’ 41’’ E 107.97 FEET ALONG THE EAST LINE OF PARKER TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AS SURVEYED BY WALTER R. POWELL, R.L.S. 832 ON DECEMBER 6, 1989.

BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CYNTHIA D. SHAW, HER HEIRS AND ASSIGNS, BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 20, 1989 OF RECORD IN DEED BOOK 182, PAGE 403, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE.

THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 302 BELLANTI CIRCLE, BROWNSVILLE, TENNESSEE 38012.

MAP 075N GROUP A PARCEL 020.00THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT

PROPERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY.

THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UNPAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEASES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS OF RECORD INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THEU.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. IF APPLICABLE, THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF T.C.A. 35-5-117 HAVE BEEN MET.

THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO ADJOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLICATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE IN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGHEST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER.

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: GAULT FINANCIAL, LLC

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT ADEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.This day, April 13, 2012. This is improved property known as 302 BELLANTI CIRCLE, BROWNSVILLE, TENNESSEE 38012.J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE1800 HAYES STREETNASHVILLE, TN 37203(615) 254-4430www.phillipjoneslaw.comF12-0244Publication Dates: APRIL 19, 2012/ APRIL 26, 2012/ MAY 3, 2012

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on

May 17, 2012 at 2:00PM local time, at the front east door, Haywood County Cour thouse, Brownville, Tennessee pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by Janice Carol, a single woman, to Hunter Simmons, Trustee, on October 5, 2005 at Record Book 13, Page 235; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office.

Owner of Debt: JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

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

Described proper ty located in Haywood County, Tennessee, more par ticularly described as follows: Beginning at a stake in the South margin of West College Street and in the West margin of Russell Street where the two intersect and the Northeast corner of the herein described lot; runs thence South 00 degrees 31 minutes 10 seconds West with the West margin of Russell Street 151.55 feet to a stake; runs thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 48 seconds West 95 feet to a stake in the East boundary line of a lot in the name of Dale McWilliams; runs thence North 00 degrees 31 minutes 10 seconds East with the East boundary line of the McWilliams lot 150.89 feet to a stake in the South margin of West College Street; runs thence North 90 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 95 feet to the point of beginning.

Street Address: 308 West College Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Parcel Number: 75C-G-13.00Current Owner(s) of Property: Janice

CarolThe street address of the above

described property is believed to be 308 West College Street, Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALEDefault having been made in the

payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed October 30, 2007 by Gary Marbry, an unmarried man to Larry A. Weissman, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of Haywood County, Tennessee, in Record Book 46, Page 298 and Modified in Record Book 62, Page 575, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in in the said Register’s Office, and the owner of the debt secured, Green Tree Servicing LLC, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Thursday, May 17, 2012 commencing at 02:00 PM, at the Front Door of the Courthouse, Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit:

Situated in County of Haywood, State of Tennessee.

Lying and being in the Sixth (6th) Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee, and more particularly described as follows: Beginning on a point in the west margin of Newbern Road, which point is the north-east corner of Sam Marcom and the south-east corner of the herein described tract; thence from the point of beginning, and with the north line of Marcom, West 198.00 feet to a point in the south line of Joyner; thence with Joyner the following calls; North 191.40 feet; East 270.60 feet to a point in the west margin of Newbern Road; thence, with the west margin of said road, south 20 degrees 46 minutes west 204.71 feet to the point of beginning. Survey taken by Reasons Engineering & Associates, Inc., TN No. 508, on November 26, 1993.

Notice of the Right to Foreclose has been given in compliance with T.C.A. § 35-5-117.

Tax Parcel ID: 072-020.00Property Address: 51 Newbern Road, Brownsville, TN.

All right and equity of redemption, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute TrusteeWeiss Spicer Cash PLLC208 Adams Avenue

ELECTION NOTICE CITY OF BROWNSVILLELIQUOR REFERENDUM

TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in the City of Brownsville, Tennessee, for the purpose of: A referendum pertaining to a local option election to “authorize retail package

stores to sell alcoholic beverages in the City of Brownsville.”TO BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THIS REFERENDUM, YOU MUST BE A RESIDENT WITHIN THE

BROWNSVILLE CITY LIMITS AND MEET ALL OTHER QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTER REGISTRATION.

Early Voting: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 – Thursday, June 14, 2012, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., including Saturdays, in the Haywood County Courthouse

“WHERE DO I VOTE ON ELECTION DAY?”**NOTE: Some Election Day polling locations have changed.**

Old Location New Location AddressCity Hall Christ Temple Apostolic Church 404 E Cherry StParks & Recreation (same) 100 Boyd AveCourthouse Jefferson Court Community Building 1105 Cynthia DrFire Station #3 Chamber Basement 121 W Main StTibbs Chamber Basement city election only 121 W Main StWyatt Duke National Guard Armory (same) 221 Morgan StSunny Hill School Delta Heritage Center 121 Sunny Hill CoveCollege Hill Cafeteria Haywood Jr. High city election only 1201 Haralson AveHaywood Jr. High (same) 1201 Haralson Ave

Handicapped and/or elderly persons who believe that their polling places are inaccessible are encouraged to vote early or may vote at the Election Commission Office on Election Day. Voters who intend to vote at the

Election Commission Office on Election Day must notify the commission in writing no later than June 8, 2012.

PHOTO IDFederal or state government issued photo ID is now required to vote in person, unless an exception applies.

College student IDs will not be accepted. To learn more about the new law and its exceptions, please call 731-772-1760 or visit GoVoteTN.com.

Written requests to vote absentee by mail are due no later than June 12, 2012.

Haywood County Election Office Haywood County Election Commission Courthouse – Lower Level Joan Banks, Chairman1 N. Washington Ave. Aubrey Bond, SecretaryBrownsville, TN 38012 Ida Ruth Bradford731-772-1760 Gene [email protected] Jan McAdams Andrea Smothers, Administrator of Elections

Office hours are 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday; closed for lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., unless posted otherwise.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.comLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP555 Perkins Road Extended, Second FloorMemphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 11-017007 Publication Dates: 04-26, 05-03, & 05-10

Memphis, Tennessee 38l0390l-526-8296File # 7134-093715-FCPublished: April 19, April 26 & May 3Green Tree Servicing LLC/Gary Marbry

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALEDefault having been made in the pay-

ment of the debts and in the performance of the obligations secured to be paid in a certain Deed of Trust (“Deed of Trust”) executed August 30, 2007 by PAUL BAIN and NANCY R. BAIN, HUSBAND AND WIFE, (“Grantor”), to SANDY WILSON, as Trustee (“Trustee”), for the benefit of REGIONS BANK (“Lender”), which Deed of Trust is of record at Instrument Number 10774, Book 43, Page 644 in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee; and the undersigned having been appoint-ed Successor Trustee in the place and stead of SANDY WILSON, as Trustee, by Substitution of Trustee of record at Instrument Number 25817 Record Book 98, Page 120, in said Register’s Office; and REGIONS BANK as present owner of the debt secured, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property conveyed by said Deed of Trust; and said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of the debts and in the performance of the obligations secured by said Deed of Trust, at the option of the owner of said indebted-ness; this is to give notice that WENDY GEURIN SMITH, Successor Trustee or a duly appointed agent, will, on:

THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012commencing at 12:00 noon, at the

main entrance of the courthouse, on the courthouse steps, located at 100 S. Dupree, Brownsville, Tennessee, 38012 proceed to sell the following property at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the time and under the terms designated in this Notice of Sale:

Lying, situated and being in the 10th Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee, and more par ticularly described as follows, to wit:

PARCEL ONE: Beginning at the west-ern most southwest corner of the 62.5 acre of John Porter and wife, Donna E. Porter’s tract; thence along an old fence line being the west line of Porter’s tract, North 9 degrees 23 minutes 24 seconds West 333.85 feet to an iron stake in said fence line, being the northwest corner of this described tract and a new southwest corner of John Porter’s tract; thence along John Porter’s new south line, South 82 degrees 12 minutes 10 seconds East 321.30 feet to an iron stake, being the northeast corner of this described tract and a new inner corner of Porter’s tract; thence South 9 degrees 23 minutes 24 seconds East 50.00 feet to an iron stake at the edge of a woods line, being an inner corner of this described tract; thence South 33 degrees 28 minutes 47 seconds East 196.63 feet to an iron stake at the edge of said woods line, being the northeast corner of this described tract, and a new inner corner of John Porter’s tract; thence South 13 degrees 45 minutes 28 seconds West 137.72 feet to an iron stake, being the southeast corner of this described tract at the north end of an old fence line leading south; thence North 80 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 353.10 feet to the point of beginning, containing 2.716 acres more or less. All bearings are relative.

EGRESS-INGRESS EASEMENT:Commencing at the southeast corner

of this described tract, thence along the east line of the above tract, North 13 degrees 45 minutes 28 seconds East 7.16 feet to the “point of beginning” of said easement; thence continuing along said line, North 13 degrees 45 minutes 28 seconds East 46.44 feet to a point; thence along the north and east line of an old field road, South 25 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds East 308.34 feet to a point; thence South 30 degrees 14 minutes 12 seconds West 230.55 fee to a PK nail in the centerline of Woodville-Brownsville Road, being the southeast corner of said easement; thence along the centerline of said road, North 59 degrees 45 minutes 48 seconds West 30.00 feet to a point, being the south

west corner of said easement; thence along the west and south line of said easement, North 30 degrees 14 minutes 12 seconds East 214.36 feet to a point; thence North 26 degrees 28 minutes 46 seconds West 256.70 feet to the point of beginning.

The above described tract is sub-ject to all Road, Drainage and Utility Easements not herein described.

Being designated as Map 12, Parcel 14.01 in accordance with the Tax Assessor’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee.

Being the same property conveyed to Paul Bain and wife, Nancy R. Bain by Warranty Deeds as recorded in Record Book 43, Page 638 in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee.

PARCEL TWO:TRACT ONE: Beginning on the south-

west corner of the tract at a point in the middle of Woodville and Brownsville gravel road, also called the Brownsville and Key Corner Road, with a stake on the north bank of standing in the line of a fence row running North 12-1/2 degrees East, being one of the west boundary lines of the tract of this land and the southeast corner of S. B. Wilson’s land; runs thence with the middle of said road, South 58 degrees East 11.8 poles to a point in said road with a fence post on the north bank in an east boundary line of the tract, and the southwest corner of J. D. Lancaster’s land; runs thence with Lancaster’s west boundary line North 32-1/2 degrees East 22 poles to a stake, Lancaster’s northwest corner and in the middle of an old abandoned road bed; thence with said abandoned road bed and Lancaster’s north boundary line, South 70 degrees East 25 poles to a stake in the west boundary line of Howard Lee’s land and the northeast corner of Lancaster’s land; thence with Lee’s west boundary line, North 1-1/2 degrees East 165.9 poles to a stake in the south boundary line of Mrs. Purciful’s land and the northwest corner of Lee’s land; thence with the south boundary lines of Mrs. Purciful’s and Hulbert J. Scobey lands, South 85-1/2 degrees West 49.5 poles to a stake in said Scobey’s land and the northeast corner of Mrs. O’Donnell’s land; thence with Mrs. O’Donnell’s east boundary line, South 13-1/2 degrees West 26.6 poles, South 6-1/2 degrees East 13.4 poles; South 11-1/2 degrees West 53.8 poles to a tombstone placed for a corner; thence North 74-1/2 degrees West 7.3 poles to a fence post as a corner; thence South 9-1/2 degrees East passing Mrs. O’Donnell’s corner and continuing with C. Well’s line, 44 poles to a post as corner and an exterior corner of S. B. Wilson’s land; thence with Wilson’s north line, South 80 degrees East 21.4 poles to a post as corner, Wilson’s north-east corner; thence with Wilson’s east line, South 12-1/2 degrees West 28 poles to the beginning, containing 60 acres, more or less, but subject to all legal highways.

TRACT TWO: Beginning at the northeast corner of the J. L. Hendren place, now Mrs. Hattie Wilson, and run-ning thence South with J. L. Hendren’s, now Wilson’s, east boundary line to the Brownsville-Woodville Road, thence with said line to the north to said J. L. Hendren’s north boundary line, thence West with said line to the beginning, and containing one acre, more or less.

TRACT THREE: Beginning at a stake on the south side of the old Woodville & Brownsville Road, in front of the J. L. Hendren house, now Wilson, and run-ning thence Eastward with his line and the north boundary line of the Colored Church lot, now belonging to Lancaster, 39 poles to a stake with black oak point-ers, thence northwestward 30 poles run-ning with the old road to a stake, thence southward 23 poles to the beginning, and containing 2-1/2 acres, more or less.

EXCLUSION: Included in the above described property and excluded from this conveyance is a tract of land con-veyed by deed recorded in Book 94, Page 167 of Registers’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee, and more particularly described as follows:

Beginning at the northeast cor-ner of the J. L. Hendren place, now Hattie Wilson, and running thence South with J. L. Hendren’s, now Wilson’s, east boundary line to the Brownsville and Woodville Road, thence East with said road to a stake, thence North to said J. L. Hendren’s north boundary line, thence West with said line to the beginning, and containing one (1) acre, more or less.

Being designated as Map 12, Parcel 14 in accordance with the Tax Assessor’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee.

Being the same property conveyed to Paul Bain and wife, Nancy R. Bain by Warranty Deeds as recorded in Record Book 43, Page 641 in the Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee.

The Real Properties or its addresses is commonly known as 1944 Woodville Road, Ripley, TN 38063. The address is not a part of the legal description and, in the event of a discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

Subject to any easements, liens, restrictions or other matters of record prior to said Deed of Trust, and any unpaid Haywood County, Tennessee real estate taxes or assessments.

Owner of Record: Paul and Nancy Bain

Other Interested Parties: Haywood County, Tennessee

Said sale shall be held subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any and all unpaid Haywood County, Tennessee real estate taxes, assess-ments or greenbelt taxes; any restrictive covenants, agreements, easements, or setback lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; to any matter than an accurate survey of the premises might disclose; and subject to, but not limited to, the following parties who may claim an interest in the above-referenced property: none.

To the best of the Trustee’s knowl-edge, information, and belief, there are no other Federal or State tax lien claim-ants or other claimants upon the sub-ject property which would require notice pursuant to the terms and provisions of T.C.A. § 35-5-104 or T.C.A. § 67-1-1433 or 26 U.S.C. § 7425.

Equity of redemption, statutory or common law right of redemption, home-stead, dower, marital share, and all other rights and exemptions of every kind, all of which are waived in said Deed of Trust and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Successor Trustee.

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

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

This is an attempt to collect a debt. Any information gained will be used for that purpose.WENDY GEURIN SMITH, Successor TrusteeWendy Geurin SmithAttorney and Counselor at Law6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 250Memphis, Tennessee 38119901.761.8111Publication Dates: May 3, 2012; May 10, 2012; and May 17, 2012

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALESale at public auction will be on

May 24, 2012 at 10:00AM local time, at the Front East door, Haywood County Courthouse, Brownville, Tennessee pur-suant to Deed of Trust executed by Aundria L. Miller, a single woman, to Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company, Trustee, on November 20, 2007 at Record Book 47, Page 237; conducted by Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trustee, all of record in the Haywood County Register’s Office.

Holder: OneWest Bank, FSBThe following real estate located

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGPursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Section 13-7-203 and 13-7-303 notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Brownsville, Tennessee on the 8th day of May 2012 at 5:30 PM at Brownsville City Hall. The hearing is to receive public input on amending the City of Brownsville’s Municipal Zoning Map by reclassifying the following property from R-1A (Medium Density Residential) to CBD (Central Business District):

114 Church Street (Haywood County Tax Map 075D Group K Parcel 037.00) owned by First United Methodist Church.

All interested persons are encouraged to attend and to comment on this rezoning.

CITY OF BROWNSVILLE/jsf

NOTICECITY BEER BOARD MEETING

The City of Brownsville Beer Board will meet on Monday, May 21, 2012 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at Brownsville City Hall. The Board will consider violations under Section 8-215 of Ordinance #835/07 (TCA 57-4-301 and TCA 57-4-203) by the following:

Sunset #1 – Owners: Mustafa Jabr and Amer 1. Al-JafarNew Brownsville Express – Owner: Dahan 2. AlnasjarS.P. Food Mart – Owner: S.P. Singh3. F&D Quick Stop – Owner: Omar Hasan4. Singh Food Mart – Owner: Sukhjit K. Boparai5.

Any interested party is invited to appear before the Board and be heard in objection or in favor of the matter.

CITY OF BROWNSVILLE/jsf

DRAFT 4-19-2012

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

The City of Brownsville is eligible for a LPRF Grant through the State of Tennessee to design and construct public parks.

A public meeting to review proposed schematics and designs for a downtown park will be held:

Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 5:30 p.m.Backyard Barbeque Delta Room

703 East Main Street, Brownsville, TN

Concepts and schematics will be presented by the architectural firm A2H as part of the proposed down-town master plan. Community input is requested. All downtown business owners and merchants and the general public are invited to attend.

The following vehicle will be considered

abandoned and will be sold for maintenance charges and storage fees if not claimed by 06/07/2012 at K.A

Auto Sale, Inc.

K.A. Auto Sale, Inc. 4168 US Hwy 70 E

Brownsville, TN 38012 (731) 772-8048

1985 Ford F15 Truck

VIN 1FTCF15H8FNA51242

LAST KNOWN OWNER : TERESA LEE

NOTICE TO FURNISHERSOF LABOR

AND MATERIALS TO:Kelcris Corporation

PROJECT NO.:98047-4178-04

CONTRACT NO.: CNJ431COUNTY: Haywood

The Tennessee Department ofTransportation is about to make� nal settlement with the contrac-tor for construction of the abovenumbered project. All personswishing to � le claims pursuant toSection 54-5-122, T.C.A. must � lesame with the Director of Construc-tion, Tennessee Department ofTransportation, Suite 700 James K.Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee37243-0326, on or before 06/15/12.

in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encum-brances of record:

Described proper ty located in Haywood County, Tennessee, to wit: Lot 11 Westfield Subdivision, recording in Plat Book 2, Page 206 Register’s Office of Haywood County, Tennessee; Beginning on an iron pin in the East margin of Arrowwood Cove, (50 foot right-of-way) being the Southwest corner of Lot Number 11 and the Northeast corner of Lot Number 12 and further described as follows; Thence, from the point of begin-ning and the East margin of Arrowwood Cove with a curve to the left having a Radius of 50 feet and length of 77.47 feet and a curve to the right having a radius of 25 feet and a length of 21.02 feet to the Southwest corner of Lot Number 10; Thence, with the South line of Lot Number 10, South 80 degrees 30 minutes 00 seconds East 145.33 feet to the West line of Lot Number 2; Thence with the East line of Lot Number 11, South 07 degrees 03 minutes 14 seconds West 72.53 feet and South 08 degrees 36 minutes 57 seconds West 133.80 feet to the North line of Lot Number 12; Thence, with the North line of Lot Number 12 North 39 degrees 54 minutes 41 seconds West 181.09 feet to the point of beginning.

Street Address: 204 Arrow Wood Cove (Per Deed of Trust), 204 Arrowood Cove (Per Assessor), Brownsville, Tennessee 38012

Parcel Number: 065M-A-014.00Current Owner(s) of Proper ty:

Aundria Miller The street address of the above

described property is believed to be 204 Arrow Wood Cove (Per Deed of Trust), 204 Arrowood Cove (Per Assessor), Brownsville, Tennessee 38012, but such address is not part of the legal descrip-tion of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This office may be a debt collector. This may be an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained may be used for that purpose.Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP Substitute Trusteewww.kirschattorneys.comLaw Office of Shapiro & Kirsch, LLP555 Perkins Road Extended, Second Floor Memphis, TN 38117Phone (901)767-5566Fax (901)761-5690File No. 12-032665

David Earl Adams – Driving While License Suspended – Dismissed on CostsDavid Earl Adams – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 Fines and CostsDavid Earl Adams – Light Law – Motor Vehicle – WarningValerie J. Berry – Disorderly Conduct – Guilty, 30 Days Suspended, $25 Fines and CostsChevas M. Blair – Driving While License Suspended - $100 plus Costs, 6 Months Suspended to 48 HoursChevas M. Blair – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 plus CostsChevas M. Blair – Poss Unlaw Drug Parahernalia Uses and Activities, Speeding – NolleChevas M. Blair – Schedule VI Drugs – Attempt – Guilty, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended to 48 Hours, Balanced on Supervised Probation, $250 plus CostsChevias Montez Blair – Driving While License Suspended – Guilty, 6 Months Suspended, 6 Months Supervised Probation, $100 Fines and CostsTravis Bond – Driving Without License – Guilty, $25 Fines and CostsTravis Bond – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 Fines and CostsTravis Bond – Light Law Motor Vehicle – WarningLafayette Boyd – Driving While License Revoked – Guilty, $150 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, Suspended 34 Days, Credit 34 Days, Balance on Supervised ProbationLafayette Boyd – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 plus CostsLafayette Boyd – Vehicle Registration – Improper Use – DismissedOrtaves A. Boyd – Forgery, Theft (Up to $500) – Bound Over to Grand JuryAndrea Carlton – Contempt of Court – DismissedStephanie Conner – Driving While License Suspended, Financial Responsibility Law – Guilty, $150 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended to 48 Hours, Balance on Supervised Probation

Stephanie Conner – Speeding – 9 or Less Miles Over Limit – WarningKeishun Darrel Currie – Driving While License Suspended – 6 Months Suspended, 6 Months Supervised ProbationAramis J. Franklin – Probation Violation, Vandalism (up to $500) – Guilty, Probation Revoked, Sentence Reinstated, Probation Extended 1 YearAramis J. Franklin – Aggravated Burglary x2, Vandalism (Up to $500) – NolleAramis J. Franklin – Theft of Property - $1000 - $10,000 – Guilty 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, $100 plus Costs, Amended Theft Under $500, Restitution $500Aramis J. Franklin – Theft of Property - $1000 - $10,000 – Guilty, Amended Theft Under $500, 11 Months, 29 Days Consecutive, $100 plus Costs, Restitution $1900, No Contact With VictimsMarquenta L. Glidwell – Domestic Assault – NolleMarquenta L. Glidwell – Vandalism (Up to $500) – Guilty, $25 plus Costs, No Restitution, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended Time Served, Balance on Supervised ProbationTory Tanaka Gray – Schedule III Drugs: MFG, DEL, SELL, POSS – Attempt - $750 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, Guilty, 10 Days Balance on Supervised Probation, Weekend ServiceVernasta Gray – Drive With License Cancelled – Non Resident – Dismissed on CostsVernasta Gray – Light Law – Motor Vehicle – WarningJoseph E. Greer – Driving While License Suspended – Dismissed on CostsJonathan Gross – Aggravated Assault, Aggravated Robbery, Fail Drivr Stp Sce Acc Inv Injury – Bound Over to Grand JuryTiffany R. Hammond – Assault – Physical Contact – NolleMartavius Harris – Domestic Assault – Guilty, $50 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, Supervised ProbationBertha Henly – Theft

of Merchandise – Shoplifting – Dismissed on Costs, Stay off PremisesJames Hill – Aggravated Assault – Bound Over to Grand JuryQuantez L. Holmes – Driving While License Suspended – Dismissed on CostsQuantez L. Holmes – Speeding – WarningRobert Austin Jarrett – Light Law – Motor Vehicle, Schedule VI Drugs – Attempt – Guilty, $500 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended to 48 HoursJermaine Jeter – Driving Without License - $25 plus CostsJermaine Jeter – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 plus CostsJermaine Jeter – Speeding – WarningMichael Jones – Driving While License Suspended – 2nd or Subsequent – Guilty, $150 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended to 48 Hours, Balance on Supervised ProbationMichael Jones – Seat Belt – 18 and Older - $10 FineWendell Jones – Driving While License Suspended – Bound Over to Grand JuryPenny Liggins – Release Hearing, Simple Assault – DismissedValine P. Mack – Driving While License Suspended – Guilty, Dismissed on CostsValine P. Mack – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 plus CostsValine P. Mack – Registration Certificate Must Be Carried, Speeding – WarningJoseph W. Page Jr. – Alter/Falsify/Forge/Tit le/Plate/Assign – Attempt, Criminal Impersonation – Bound Over to Grand JuryTosha Sloan – Resist, Stop, Arrest, Search (No Weap) – Guilty, $100 plus Costs, 6 Months Suspended, Supervised ProbationNakeadia Shaquette Snipes – Disorderly Conduct – Guilty, $25 plus CostsNakeadia Shaquette Snipes – False Reports – Attempt, Misuse of Official Information – DismissedClayton Steward – Aggravated Assault - $50 plus Costs, 11 Months,

29 Days Suspended, 52 Days, Credit 52 Days, Amended to Reckless End. Misd.Janaiyn A. Taylor – Simple Poss/Casual Exchange – Guilty, $350 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, Supervised ProbationMarcus S. Taylor – Schedule VII Drugs: MFG, DEL, SELL, POSS, Speeding – Bound Over to Grand JuryJoe N. Tyus – Driving While License Suspended – 6 Months Suspended, 6 Months Supervised ProbationEddie L. West – Driving While License Suspended – Dismissed CostsEddie L. West – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 plus CostsEddie L. West – Seat Belt – 18 and Older - $10 FineEddie L. West – Unl Unreg Veh on HGW/Occupy Unreg Mobile Home – Dismissed WarningAntione X. White – Driving on Suspended License, Probation Violation – Probation Revoked, Sentence Reinstated, Probation Extended 1 Year, After 10 DaysAntonie Xavier White – Domestic Assault – Guilty, $100 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days SuspendedJasmine White – Driving Without License – Dismissed CostsJasmine White – Sound Amplification System in Motor Vehicle – WarningPamela Lasha Whitley – Driving While License Suspended – Dismissed On Costs, GuiltyPamela Lasha Whitley – Speeding – Dismissed WarningEbony Woolls – Disorderly Conduct – Guilty, $25 plus CostsSteve A. Yarbrough – Driving On Wrong Side of Road - DismissedSteve A. Yarbrough

– Driving Under the Influence: First Offense – Fines and Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended to 7 Days, Balance on Supervised Probation, Alcohol and Drug AssessmentBobby L. Clark – Driving While License Revoked – Guilty, $250 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, 30 Days, Consecutive to Violation of Probation, Credit Time ServedBobby L. Clark – Speeding – WarningBobby L. Clark – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 plus CostsMary B. Ashley – Sale of Alcohol to a Minor - $250 plus Costs, Guilty, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, 6 Months Supervised ProbationKristie Lynn Harston – Sale of Alcohol to a Minor – Guilty, $250 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, 6 Months Supervised ProbationAna May – Speeding - WarningAna May – Driving While License Suspended – Dismissed on CostsCurtis Everette McClain – Driving While License Suspended – Dismissed on Costs, GuiltyCurtis Everette McClain – Light Law – Motor Vehicle – WarningBrenda K. Mitchell – Driving While License Suspended – 2nd or Subsequent – Guilty, $150 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended to 48 HoursBrenda K. Mitchell – Financial Responsibility Law - $5 plus CostsKrystal Stewart – Harassment – 6 Months No Trouble, Dismissed on CostsLonnie Frances Stewart – Sale of Alcohol to a Minor – Guilty, $250 plus Costs, 11 Months, 29 Days Suspended, 6 Months Supervised Probation

SAY NO TO THE SALE OF LIQUOR IN BROWNSVILLE, TENNESSEE!

It has come to my attention that the issue of whether the sale of liquor and wine in Brownsville, Tennessee should be allowed will be placed on the ballot this summer. Let me make it very clear, Brownsville does not need liquor stores period. Alcohol is responsible for 4% of all deaths in the world. There are more alco-hol-related deaths than Tuberculosis, AIDS, and violence combined. Alcohol is a causal factor in over 60 illnesses. It’s consumption is related to liver disease, epilepsy, poison-ings, road traffic accidents, violence, and several types of cancers including colorectal, breast, larynx and liver cancers. It is the leading cause of death for males between the ages of 15 and 59. Further it’s consumption is directly related to cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, broken homes, families being torn apart, and your tax dollars being spent for those who lose their jobs and subsequently become ill. There is a huge economic loss due to decreased productivity at work. Recently a MetroDavidson County policeman was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence while on the job. Alcohol has been responsible throughout history for untold needless suffering. Does the great city of Brownsville, Tennessee want to contribute to the heart-aches listed above, or do the people of Brownsville want to say NO to alcohol and stop it dead in it’s tracks. Jesus Christ stated “Be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life.” Luke 21:34 The Apostle Paul inspired by God wrote “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit.” Ephesians 5:18 There are those in Brownsville who will gladly profit from the sufferings of husbands, wives, children, and both male and female alcoholics. They do not care about anyone else as long as their pockets are filled with blood money. Some will argue the City needs the tax money but do the people of Brownsville want to see their city act as a pimp reaping money from an immoral detrimental purpose? Brownsville does not need to prostitute itself, to totally sell itself and it’s citizens down the road to perdition. Members of Alcoholics Anonymous speak out! Members of Mother’s Against Drunk Driving speak out! Christians, Baptists, Methodists, Episcopalians, Pentecostals and all others speak out! Victims of domestic violence resulting from alcohol speak out! Children of families that have suffered speak out! Now is the time to bring this issue up in every church, every AA meeting, every civic club, every school, and every family concerned about the lifestyle that is found only in a small non-alcohol profiting city like Brownsville, Tennessee. Raise money and campaign against the demon filled profiteers who have signed this petition and whose only purpose is to drag Brownsville into the gutter.James A Carraway, JrStanton, TN

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The Brownsville States-Graphic, Thursday, May 3, 2012 — Page 13


“Each year, we tell the story. And each year we pass the legacy onto stu-dents,” said Nola Walker-Bond Scholarship Fund Committee Publicity Chairperson Diane Reid as she gave the official welcome.

Many gathered at Oakview Missionary

Baptist Church Saturday, April 28 to celebrate the legacy of one of Haywood County’s greatest treasures: the late Nola Walker-Bond.

Now in its 13th year, the special day celebra-tion has always had one foot in the past and one in the future.

While remembering the compassion, wis-dom, and hard-working

attitude of Walker-Bond, the day also serves as a chance to place the spotlight on some of Haywood County’s most talented youth.

17-year-old minister, Jatarius Boyd served as the master of cer-emonies, while Terri A. Ashley played two musi-cal sections on her vio-lin. NAACP Oratorical Contest First place win-

ner David Alan Johnson gave his winning speech during the program.

The Haywood County Branch Youth NAACP helped with the program as ushers.

Of course, the adults helped too, as Lollie Mann and Women Of Purpose Choir directed by Achana Jarret gave musical performances.

The event finally

hit its climax from an insightful and impres-sive presentation from Dorothy Granberry, who explained to the youth, as well as the adults the path to success.

But the day also serves

as fundraiser for the Walker-Bond scholar-ship. The fund, started eleven years ago, gives $700 to deserving high school graduates with a C average.

Nola Walker Bond Day

By STEVEN [email protected]

On April 28 at the Ann Marks Performing Arts Center, Haywood showed that it does have talent with the third annual “Haywood’s Got Talent” event. The event was pre-sented under an initiative called I PROMise to Strive for a Bright Future, which encourages young people to avoid risky behaviors and make good decisions in order to protect their future potential. Running this event was Tennille Short a UT Extension Agent.

Betty Campbell a UT Extension Health Educator gave the award for “Walk Across TN” to Mrs Britany Feral’s Eastside Elementary Class for winning 1st place for the most miles logged.

Over 8 weeks the class logged in over 7,468 miles of activity.

While the judges thought very hard over who the winners would be, Clifton Smith and Company gave an exciting performance. Clifton was the winner from 2011 Haywood’s Got Talent and a second-round competitor for the national talent show “American Idol”.

When the judges returned they decided that there were three very tal-ented artists and would like to have a sing off between Hannah Smith, Adrianna Murphy and Shay Williams. When their final decisions were made, it was Hannah Smith singing Mariah Carrey’s “Hero” who won first place. Second place was Shay Williams singing

News Boys “Way Beyond Myself” and in third place was Adrianna Murphy singing “Encourage Yourself”.

Hannah received a gener-ous prize package consist-ing of items and services donated by area business-es, totaling $500.00 dol-

lars. She will also receive invitations to perform at a number of upcoming Haywood County events, including the Cinco de Mayo Heritage Festival (May 5th), the Exit 56 Blues Festival (May 26th) and the Hatchie Fall Fest (October 20th).

The organizers and UT Extension would like to give a special thanks to all of the contributing sponsors for Haywood’s Got Talent 2012: All That’s Victoria, Backyard Barbecue, Bang Hair Design, The Computer Patch, Cuz’s Smokehouse

and Grill, Dairy Creem, El Ranchitos, Haywood County Farm Bureau, INSOUTH Bank, J’s Diner, King’s Handgun Training Academy, Livingston’s, Morris Jeweler, My Daughters Closet, Save-A-Lot, and YMCA of Brownsville.

"Haywood's Got Talent"

Photo by Steven Diebold

Photos by Calvin Carter

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Haywood got strong pitching and some time-ly hitting last Thursday at home against Bradford to win 5-1 and pick up the program's 20th win for the fi rst time in school history.

Houston Cozart had a double and two RBI and Blake Porch pitched six shutout innings with six strikeouts to lead the Tomcats.

Haywood (20-14) scored three times in the second inning and twice in the fi fth.

Hunter Roten pitched the seventh for Hay-wood.

The Tomcats are the second seed in the North

Division of District 13-AA in the district tour-nament, which begins today.

Haywood will host Crockett County, the third seed out of the South Division, at 6 p.m. Haywood plays Friday at Covington at 4 p.m. (with a loss) or 6:30 p.m. (with a win).

The tournament con-tinues Saturday through Tuesday at USA Stadium in Millington.

“Every coach is saying they've never seen the district so wide open,” said Haywood coach Chris Messer. “We feel pretty confi dent we can make a deep run in the tournament.”

Haywood fell to Gib-son County at home on

Monday on senior night, 11-1.

Brandon Noble had the Tomcats only hit.

The Tomcats wrapped up the regular season Tuesday at Milan with a 5-4 loss.

Blake Esquivias led the offense, going 3 for 4 with an RBI and Cozart drove in a run.

Hunter Roten struck out two over fi ve innings, but took the loss.

Tomcats begin district tournament today

Seth Birdsong brings a pitch to the plate dur-ing action Monday night against Gibson County. The Tomcats lost 11-1, but begin district play today at home at 6 p.m. against Crockett County. Photo by Jeff Ireland


The Haywood boys and girls track teams compet-ed in a meet at Dyersburg last Tuesday and fared very well.

Led by standout perfor-mances from several ath-letes, the girls took home a third place trophy and won two relays.

For the second week in a row, senior Chelsey Owens jumped a person-al best in the high jump (4-10), which was good enough for second.

Senior Alexis Peeples continues to break the school record in the 100 meters.

Her 12.78 time was fast enough for her fi rst career 100 meters win.

Peeples also fi nished second in the 200 meters.

Ebony Clark fi nished fourth in the 400 meters and Jabria Nixon fi nished fourth in the 300 hurdles.

Dannon Eubanks made her debut in the 800 me-ters, taking home fourth place.

Clark, Peeples, Owens and Natasha Bommer dominated the 4x100 and 4x200 relays, bringing home gold medals and two trophies.

The relay team also broke the school record in

the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:49.74.

Trinity Jackson threw a personal record of 26-00 in the shot put. Ricarni-cea Johnson also threw a career best of 55-0 in the discus.

“It was incredible how the girls' team fi nished the track meet,” said coach David Claybrooks III. “We had a three-point lead on Union City after the 4x2 relay going into the 400 meters ...Ebony had just got done running the fi rst leg on the 4x2 relay; and was preparing for her 400 meter event within 10

minutes of the 4x2 relay … For her to fi nish fourth in the 400 meters was huge.” Several other runners also had to recover quickly and perform.

“Jabria and Dannon were able to feed off Clark's performance to fi nis fourth and seventh in the 300 meter hurdles. Dannon then turned around 10 minutes later to fi nish fourth in the 800 meters.”

The boys’ team was led by junior Jalen Eillison, who jumped a career-best in the long jump with an 18-09.

Sophomore Jamarcus Richardson threw a career-best in the discus with a 94-02 and sophomore Jus-tice Brown made his track debut and had an impres-sive day fi nishing fi fth in the 200 meters with a time of 23.74.

“Eillison and Richardson had a very good practice this week and it showed in the track meet,” Clay-brooks said. “Justice made his season debut and put on a show in all three of his events.”

Both teams return to ac-tion today in the Union City Rotary Relays.

Ebony Clark, Alexis Peeples, Chelsey Owens and Natasha Bommer won a pair of relays at last week's meet in Dyersburg.

Girls take third at track meet

Many in Haywood County found them-selves excited following news of the Tennessee Titans’ agreed terms with 15 undrafted free agents.

And that’s probably because of those free agents has ties to the county.

Haywood High School alum, Alex Watkins signed with the Titans,

following a successful time in college football.

Watkins went to the University Of Alabama where he played as line-backer on two national teams, and showed great

action as the Crimson Tide went 22-4 and won the 2011 BCS Champion-ship.

Check with future edi-tions of States-Graphic, as more develops.

Watkins signs with Titans

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