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Vol. 5, #25, May 14, 2008
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Hensley facing federal Old fashioned fun. . .
‘whistleblower’ lawsuit
Henderson County Highway Superintendent
Harold Hensley is facing yet more legal troubles
after three current and former employees filed a
federal lawsuit against both Hensley and the
county for violation of their first amendment rights
earlier this month.
The lawsuit is just another of many accusations
and legal problems that have beleaguered Hensley’s re-election bid, beginning with charges of official misconduct and misappropriation of county
equipment and funds by would-be political challenger James Lindsey soon after the qualifying
deadline to run for the superintendent’s position.
Hensley also may be facing disciplinary action
concerning reported possible environmental violations at the department’s main work area on Highway 412 East, and has reportedly had repeated
run-ins with County Commissioner Terry Stewart,
who chaired the ethics committee that heard the
charges brought by Lindsey and reported the possible violations to state and federal authorities.
According to the new lawsuit, brought by Attorney Michael L. Russell of Gilbert, Russell,
McWherter, PLC, of Jackson, on behalf of Carey
Rodgers, Bobby Corbit and Andrew Anson, Hensley has allegedly taken retaliatory action against
the plaintiffs because they “reported illegal activity to county, state and federal officials.”
The suit states that the plaintiffs believe Hensley
deliberately delayed calling Rodgers and Corbit
back to work from seasonal layoffs until April of
this year and “has still failed to recall Anson.”
The suit also alleges that Hensley has “engaged
in a series of retaliatory actions toward “Rodgers
and Corbit,” since their return to work.
The suit also alleges that Hensley has repeatedly threatened both men
See Hensley, Page 3
Woman found dead in home,
HCSD trying to notify family
The Henderson County Sheriff’s Department
is still trying to notify
the next of kin of a
woman found dead in
her home on Lindsey
Road last week.
According
to
the
report, the woman,
whose name is being
withheld until the family
can be notified, was last
seen alive “within the
last two or three weeks,”
when
a
neighbor
brought groceries to her.
No cause of death has
been determined as of
press time, but authorities said the woman was
released from the hospital around April 5, and
found
that
officers
receipts for medication
prescriptions filled on
April 15.
“This is really a sad
See Body, Page 2
Petition short
signatures to
stop wheel tax
An estimated 2,000 people took a few
moments to step back in time on Lexington’s Court Square Saturday to
take part in the third annual Henderson County Folk Festival. Attendees
were treated to music, games, food,
exhibits and demonstrations from
days gone by including (from top left)
flint knapping, live bluegrass performances and an old fashioned quilting bee.
Photos by Jack D. Elliott
HCSB approves academy, work on lagoon project
Improving graduation
rates and sanitation
issues took top billing at
the Henderson County
School Board’s monthly
meeting last week,
though neither action
required specific board
approval to proceed.
The board heard a
proposal by Lexington
High School Principal
Larry McBryde to institute a ninth-grade academy at the high school.
McBryde said the program would not require
additional staff or funding, though both would
be nice, and that the
aim of the project was to
“place students in a situation where they can
be successful.”
McBryde said many
students who later drop
out are often lost in
their first year of high
school.
“They get bored or
they
get
behind,”
McBryde said, and then
those students lose
interest or the ability to
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catch up.
“We want to make
sure they know we care
about them,” McBryde
said, “that we’re not
going to give up on
See HCSB, Page 2
With just hours to collect the required signatures, some residents’
hopes of preventing the
county commissioner
from instituting a special wheel tax to cover
construction costs associated with a new jail
may fall short.
Henderson County
Administrator of Elections Bob Wadley said
petitions have been
turned in yesterday, but
they were short the
number of the required
signatures.
“After we discounted
the signatures that
weren’t filled out properly, or weren’t even
Henderson County residents, there were only
761 possible signatures
on the petition,” Wadley
said, short of the 891
required to force the
issue to an August referendum. Wadley said
the petitioner was notified of the shortage and
has until 4 p.m. today to
See Petition, Page 2
Community support sought for Fourth festival
The City of Lexington and the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the 2008 Fourth of July Fireworks Show held at 9
p.m. Friday, July 4 at Beech Lake. This event is supported through
donations from individuals, businesses and organizations.
This year’s $10,000 show hopes to attract more than 20,000 people.
There is no admission charge and everyone is welcome.. Fireworks will
be shot from Beech Lake, and everyone is encouraged to get there early.
The 2008 Leadership Henderson County Class will be organizing
events prior to the fireworks show. Live entertainment will begin around
5 p.m.
All sponsors donating $250 or more will be recognized during the
show. Local civic organizations and groups are being sought for concessions vendors for the event. Please contact the Henderson County
Chamber of Commerce at 731-968-2126 for sponsorship, volunteer and
vendor information.
Donations may be mailed to: Fireworks Celebration, City of Lexington,
ATTN: Sue Wood, P.O. Box 1699, Lexington, TN 38351
Page 2, Henderson County News, May 14, 2008
Body, from page 1. . .
case,” said Sheriff Brian
Duke. “This woman
lived alone, and as of yet
we’ve been unable to
locate anyone in the
family in order to notify
them of her death. She
wasn’t from here, and
doesn’t seem to have
had any family locally.”
Duke said without the
notice of neighbors it
News
may have been much
longer
before
the
woman’s body was
found.
“Fortunately, they felt
something was wrong
and called to notify
someone,” Duke said.
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Mr. Bennie and Ms. Marie Stanfill, of Lexington, were surprised by their family with
a celebration honoring them on their 60th wedding anniversary. On Saturday, May 8,
1948, the couple eloped to Corinth, Miss., after eight months of courtship. Bennie is the
son of the late Mr. Rady Hickman Stanfill and the late Ms. Drexel Bell Blankenship
Stanfill. Marie is the daughter of the late Mr. Elbert Johnson Jowers and the late Ms.
Jimmie Opal Bartholomew Jowers Wall. Together the couple share two sons, Steve
Stanfill and Jimmy Stanfill, along with seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. The couple is enjoying retirement from the Milan Arsenal and the family-owned
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Petition, from page 1. . .
gain the necessary signatures.
But even that may
not be enough to force
the issue, Wadley said.
“Once we know we
have enough possible
signatures, then they
will have to be verified,”
Wadley said.
“We’ll have to check
each signature and
match it with our regis-
tered voters list. Usually, we wind up having
to discount about 10 to
15 percent of the total
number of signatures
during that process.”
But Wadley said he
isn’t going to even begin
the process unless petitions can produce at
least 160 names by this
afternoon.
“There really isn’t
much point in verifying
the names unless we
know there’s a chance
to meet the required
number,” Wadley said.
If the required signatures are gathered, the
wheel
tax
would
become a referendum
to be decided by Henderson County voters
during the August General Election.
them.”
McBryde said similar
programs have shown
marked improvement in
graduation rates across
the country, and that it
is a program he is familiar with, having instituted a similar program at
his previous school in
Florida.
Director of Schools
Kip Reel
said
both
county high schools
currently have about a
30 percent dropout rate
before graduation, and
that since no new funding was required, the
board did not have to
take action for the program to proceed.
“But we certainly
wanted the board to be
informed of what’s going
on when people begin to
ask,” Reel said, “and we
would appreciate the
board’s blessing.”
The
board
voted
unanimously to approve
the program.
The board also voted
to work with the Henderson County Commission to pursue a
lower cost alternative to
fix sanitary and environmental issues at five
of the county’s seven
elementary schools. The
system’s
current
lagoons do not meet
state
and
federal
requirements.
HCSB, from page 1. . .
Hensley,
from page 1. . .
with further layoffs and
ordered other employees
to report the actions of
both men back to him.
“Hensley’s actions are
in reckless and willful
disregard to Plaintiff’s
well established rights
under the First Amendment to the United
States
Constitution,”
the suit states.
The plaintiffs are
requesting a jury trial to
seek remuneration for
“lost wages, lost benefits, reinstatement of
their seniority, compensatory damages associated with wrongful discharge,...attorney’s fees
and costs, punitive
damages and any further equitable relief to
which they may be entitled.”
The case is scheduled
to be heard in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee in Jackson.
County officials confirmed that the county
has been served with
notice of the lawsuit as
of last week.
Hensley and his attorney, Steve Milam are
scheduled to address
the Henderson County
commission during a
called meeting Monday
night at the Henderson
County
Courthouse.
The subject of that
address was not known
as of press time.
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The family of Johnny Roy Williams would like to
express our thanks to everyone for their many acts of kindness shown to us during our great loss.
The prayers, visits, flowers, cards, money and food were
very much appreciated. Thanks to Bro. Marty Comer and
Bro. Clint Burkhead for their kind words and comfort during the service.
Thanks to pallbearers, Pafford Funeral Home, Henderson County Ambulance Service and Henderson County
Community Hospital.
May God bless you all.
The family of Johnny Roy Williams
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Henderson County Sheriff’s Department
Activity Report as of May 13, 2008
Henderson County News prints all sheriff’s reports in their entirety, without exception, as provided by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department.
• • Thomas Michael Gutierrez, 26, 35
Rose Circle, Lexington, was charged with
driving on revoked/suspended license
(second offense) on May 6.
• Russell Hillard, 46, 263 Reeves St., Lexington, was charged with possession of
Schedule II with intent to resell on May 6.
• Carolyn Dee Davis, 20, 122 Montgomery Courts, Lexington, was charged
with three counts of child abuse and neglect (if non-violent) on May 7.
• James Ray Elliott, 42, Idle Park Lane
Lot 80, Lexington, was charged with public intoxication on May 7.
• Johnny Ray Goff, 35, 340 Westwood
Acres, Scotts Hill, was charged with two
counts of aggravated assault on May 7.
• Robert Edward Rogers, 45, 10515 Hwy
200, Lexington, was charged with assault
and disorderly conduct on May 7.
• Shawn Allen Carlisle, 29, 19 Mockingbird Drive, Lexington, was charged with
non-support/flagrant non-support on
May 8.
• Steven Franklin Horton, 22, 793 Saddle
Club Loop, Lexington, was charged with
drug mfg/del/sale/possession Schedule
II (other) and drug mfg/del/sale/possession Schedule VI on May 8.
• Betty Mae Kelly, 38, 1350 Taylor Road,
Lexington, was charged with possession
drug
paraphernalia
and
drug
mfg/del/sale/possession Schedule IV for
resale on May 8.
• Levi Rhett Wright, 22, 620 Bethlehem
Road, Mauk, Ga, was charged with driving on revoked/suspended license on
May 8.
• Stacey L Blackstock, 26, 342 Poorhouse
Road, Lexington, was charged with driving on revoked/suspended license and
violation of registration law on May 9.
• Linda Paulette Bobbitt, 61, 100 Justine
St., Lexington, was charged with dogs
running at large on May 9.
• James K Dyer, 40, 19845 Hwy. 104
South, Lexington, was charged with
assault on May 9.
• Evren Domingues Solis, 23, 11 Shirley
St., Jackson, was charged with conspiracy to sell and deliver Schedule II (meth)
on May 9.
• Isaac Lagunes Solis, 29, 117 Century
St., Jackson, was charged with conspiracy to sell and deliver Schedule II (meth)
on May 9.
• Ruben Domingues Solis, 26, 11 Shirley
St., Jackson, was charged with conspiracy to sell and delivery Schedule II and
sale or delivery of Schedule II (meth) on
May 9.
• Shawn Townsend, 22, 16335 Hwy. 22
North, Wildersville, was charged with violation of conditions of community corrections on May 9.
• Melissa Beth Blackstock, 29, 308 South
Broad St. Apt. 4, Lexington, was charged
with driving on revoked/suspended
license on May 10.
• Lawerance Fredrick Bomer, 44, 40
Bomer Lane, Lexington, was charged
with violation of check law and violation
of conditions of community corrections
on May 10.
• Travis Brett Carter, 23, 484 North
Broad St., Lexington, was charged with
driving under the influence, failure to
exercise due care and violation of
implied consent law on May 10.
• Barry Arlan Faust, 36, 195 Johnson
St., Savannah, was charged with public
intoxication on May 10.
• Robert Glenn Grissom, 41, 444 Gaylord Road, Sharon, was charged with
two counts violation of check law and
driving on revoked/suspended license
on May 10.
• Jillian Lee Oguinn, 23, 2375 Cecil
Walls Road, Yuma, was charged with
violation of check law on May 10.
• Tabitha Rickman, 38, 27A Rose Circle,
Lexington, was charged with public
intoxication on May 10.
• Gary Waynes Wynes, 36, 419 Garvey
St., Lexington, was charged with violation of conditions of community corrections on May 10.
• Ricky Steven Carver, 45, 925 Pope
Road, Lexington, was charged with public intoxication on May 11.
• Lucas Amaramado, 36, 1068 Limbar
Drive, Nashville, was charged with driving under the influence on May 12.
• James Linnwood Baskins, 19, 2958
North Royal Road, Jackson, was
charged with public intoxication on May
12.
• David Bryan Brooks, 44, 366
Belmeade Drive, Lexington, was charged
with domestic related assault (simple)
and domestic related assault (intimidation) on May 12.
• Kristie Hemby Fiddler, 30, 10786 Hwy.
412 West, Lexington, was charged with
violation of probation on May 12.
• Johnny Ray Goff, 35, 340 Westwood
Acres, Scotts Hill, was charged with misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of Schedule VI
intent to resale on May 12.
• Arnold Vincent Lovett, 22, 262
Camelot Cove, Huron, was charged with
violation of check law on May 12.
• Nicholas Jarrett Luther, 27, 35 Cecil
Lane, Huntingdon, was charged with
violation of conditions of community
corrections on May 12.
• Jose Arturo Morales, 31, 5099 Limbar
Drive, Nashville, was charged with public intoxication on May 12.
• James Milton Nolen, 42, 86 Linden St.,
Lexington, was charged with violation of
parole on May 12.
• Manual Shannon Overman, 28, 133
Stanford, Lexington, was charged with
violation of conditions of community
corrections on May 12.
• Patty Ruth Phillips, 37, 435 Lone Elm
Road, Lexington, was charged with violation of check law on May 12.
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The Lexington Rotary Club will host
a Shooting Competition at 11 a.m.
Saturday, May 17 at the Jowers farm
on Natchez Trace Road (across from
Nachez Trace Baptist Church. On-site
registration begins at 10 a.m. $5 fee
for each shooter. Participants will provide their own weapons and ammunition. All proceeds will benefit VFW Post
1294. Eye and Ear protection are
required. Refreshments will be avaible.
For more specific shoot information
contact Dr. Chris Alexander
at 967-0700.
House of Worship Baptist Church will
have a stew sale Saturday, May 17
beginning at 10:30 a.m. $14 a gallong
or eat in $4 a bowl. Crackers & drink.
Bro Jeff Todd invites everyone.
Boy Scout Troop 119 will hold its
annual barbecue chicken sale Saturday, May 17 at Greater Life Church,
Hey. 22 North from noon until sold
out. All proceeds will go toward the
troop’s various activities. $4 for half a
chicken, $7 for a whole chicken and
$6 for a plate lunch (includes half
chicken, slaw, beans, potato salad
and bread.
The Lexington City Board of Education will hold its regular monthly
meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20
at the Caywood Elementary School
Library. There will be a Finance Committee meeting at 5:30 p.m. prior to
the board meeting.
The Henderson County Relay for
Life Cancer Survivor Reception will
be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20
at the Broad Street Church of Christ
Fellowship Hall in Lexington. All cancer survivors are welcome and may
bring a guest.
The Henderson County Republican
Party will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
May 20 at the Henderson County
Courthouse. We encourage all Republicans to attend. For more information
contact Teresa Scott at 967-0986 or
visit our webpage a www.hendersoncountygop.org
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The Beech River Cultural Museum
will be offering dance lessons this
summer to interested children ages 6
to 13. The instructions will include for
lessons and at the end of the summer
the Children will be invited to a formal
Cotillion. In order to participate you
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Honoring and Remembering. . .
Several local law enforcement officers, their friends, family and supporters gathered
at the Henderson County Courthouse yesterday to recognize National Police Week
to honor current law enforcement officers and to remember those who have died in
the line of duty. Among the speakers for the event were Henderson County Sheriff
Brian Duke, Lexington Police Chief Roger Loftin and Field Representative for Sen.
Bob Corker, Jane Jolly. Loftin told attendees that a constable killed on Jan. 3, 1791
became the first peace officer killed in the line of duty in the United States, and that
since that time some 19,000 officers have given their lives in similar fashion, including two Lexington officers, Arthur Gourley (1956) and Richard Carrington (1981).
Jolly, the wife of a career officer herself, said she was shocked to realize that more
than 180 officers were killed last year, and that Tennessee ranks 15th among the 50
states for officers killed. Those in attendance hoped the event would raise awareness
of the service officers provide and the dangers they face daily.
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Healing on horseback. . .
Community leaders, family, friends, volunteers, riders and their families joined Henderson County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Vicki Bunch and the staff
of Rein-Bow Riding Academy for a ribbon cutting and dedication of the James K.
Taylor Memorial Arena, owned and operated by Gary and Trish Stanfill of Huron.
Rein-Bow Riding Academy uses hippotherapy, a form of therapy designed to help
sensory stimulation for patients with cerebral palsy, impaired coordination,
decreased mobility and many other disabilities. The Stanfills began hosting therapy
sessions about a year and a half ago, seeing it as a way to give thanks for their blessings while giving something back to children and their families who have face every
day with the challenges of a disability. The program currently has about 20 participants. Sessions run from 4-8 p.m. every Tuesday at the arena. The hippotherapy program welcomes volunteers and supporters. To volunteer, make a donation or learn
more about the Rein-Bow Riding Academy, call 731-668-3332.
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Sports
Tigers down Sycamore 7-3, reach region title game
The Lexington Big Red
Tigers took one more step
toward Spring Fling Monday night after beating the
Sycamore War Eagles 7-3
in the Region 6-AA semifinal at Guy B. Amis Park.
The win gives the Tigers
(28-4) the chance to
defend their region title
against Bolivar at 6 p.m.
tonight at Guy B. Amis
Park. A win would keep
the Big Red at home for
Friday’s sectional round
against the winner of the
5-AA
final
between
Franklin Road Academy
and David Lipscomb.
Should the Tigers lose,
they will travel to the 5-AA
winner.
Senior ace Billy Keck
improved to 11-0 on the
mound, but it was at the
plate where Keck did most
of his damage.
Keck went 2-3 with a pair
of two-run home runs and
six total RBI in the win.
LHS struck first when
Keck’s sacrifice fly scored
Dale Kizer, who led off with
a single.
Sycamore had a chance
to do some damage in the
top of the second inning
after
Keck
walked
Sycamore pitcher B.J.
Walker. But Chase Hunter’s
line drive went straight into
the glove of LHS first baseman Celtic Rush, who then
stepped on first base to
force Walker out at first and
record the double play.
Senior right fielder Ryan
McPherson’s leadoff double
in the bottom of the third
set up Keck’s first two-run
bomb, which gave the
Tigers a 3-0 lead after three
complete innings.
Sycamore fought back in
the fourth, scoring two runs
as a result of an error and
three walks. But Keck
retired the side on a strikeout and got the Big Red out
of the bases loaded jam still
leading 3-2.
But Sycamore came back
again the the top of the
fifth, tying the game 3-3 on
Walker’s two-out RBI single
up the middle.
But that’s all they would
get. Senior catcher Roy
Beecham ended Sycamore’s
threat after picking off the
Sycamore baserunner trying to steal second to close
the top half of the fifth.
And with momentum
back on their side, the Big
Red rolled.
Kizer reached on an
error, setting up Keck’s second two-out two-run blast,
which pushed the Big Red
lead to 5-3.
LHS held Sycamore silent
in the top of the sixth, then
added two more insurance
runs in the bottom half of
the inning when Keck drew
a bases-loaded walk and
Dale Kizer scored from
third on a balk.
Keck and Co. closed the
game in the seventh with
two strikeouts and a
groundout to Rush, sealing
the 7-3 win and guaranteeing themselves a shot at
tonight’s region title game
and a home sectional game
Friday.
The Big Red completed
district play in formidable
fashion after winning the
District 12-AA title last
Wednesday night in Bolivar.
Rush accounted for four
of the Tigers’ six runs in the
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6-0 win over the Bolivar
Tigers.
Rush went 3-3 at the
plate, including two 2-run
home runs, while Keck held
the Green Tigers scoreless
while giving up four hits.
And Keck got plenty of
help from his defense. The
Tigers recorded three double plays to end as many
innings on solid fielding by
shortstop Ryan Johnson
and second baseman Jordan Dunaway.
LHS took control in the
first inning when Billy
Keck’s RBI single scored
Dale Kizer, who reached
on a single. Rush’s first
homer followed, bolstering
the Big Red’s lead to 3-0
after one complete inning.
After three scoreless
innings, the Big Red
padded their lead with
three runs in the fifth
inning. The first run
came when Johnson
scored on Henderson’s
sacrifice fly, and the next
two from Rush’s second
two-run shot.
Keck was named 12-AA
co-MVP, along with Bolivar catcher Clint Barnes.
Henderson, McPherson
and Rush received 12-AA
First Team All-District
honors and Hehe, Johnson and Kizer were
named to the All-District
Second Team.
Beecham, Henderson,
Keck and Rush were
named to the 12-AA All
Tournament team.
The Lady Tigers suffered a season-ending 32 loss to the McNairy
Central Lady Bobcats in
last Wednesday’s semifinal round of the 12-AA
softball tournament in
Henderson.
Freshman
Carissa
Boring provided key hits
to keep the Lady Tigers
in contention.
Boring’s RBI hit in the
fourth
inning
cut
McNairy’s lead to 3-2,
but the Lady Bobcats
turned on the defense
and kept LHS at bay to
take the 3-2 win.
LHS reached semifinal
play by beating Bolivar
2-1 last Tuesday.
Seniors Shree Carver
and
Nicole
Coleman
joined freshmen Shelese
Arnold and Carissa Boring on the 12-AA All-district team.
TOP: LHS 2B Jordan Dunaway was an integral part of the Big Red’s
defensive effort in last week’s Dist. 12-AA title game. Dunaway had a
hand in three crucial double plays that kept the Bolivar Tigers off the
scoreboard. BOTTOM: Eight Tigers earned postseason honors following the 12-AA title game. Front, from left: Landon Hehe (All-Dist.
Second Team); Ryan McPherson (All-Dist. First Team); Dale Kizer
(All-Dist. Second Team) and Ryan Johnson (All-Dist. Second Team).
Back, from left: Celtic Rush (All-Dist. First Team, All-Tournament
Team); Billy Keck (12-AA MVP, All-Tournament Team); Roy
Beecham (All-Tournament Team) and Russ Henderson (All-District
First Team, All Tournament Team).
Photos by Erin Elliott
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RHS edges Scotts Hill
in 15-A tourney battle
The Scotts Hill Lions
came close to advancing
through to the semifinal
round of the 15-A tournament last week, but
saw a 5-2 lead turn into
a 6-5 loss to the Riverside Panthers Friday at
JCS.
Riverside held a 2-1 lead
until the Lions tied the
game 2-2 in the top of
the second inning. Then
the momentum turned
black and gold, as Scotts
Hill took a 4-2 lead and
the momentum in the
top of the fifth inning.
But the Panthers roared
back, scoring four runs
in the sixth inning to go
up 6-4 with three outs to
go.
Scotts Hill looked as
though they were poised
to regain the lead after
scoring a run in the top
of the seventh inning,
but the Panthers held
the Lions off and took
the 6-5 win, ending
Scotts Hill’s season.
Rocky Scott took the
loss for the Lions. He
went 2-3 at the plate.
Hunter Hayes was 2-2
batting with a double,
and Mark Malone went
2-4 with a double.
Lions named to the 15A All-District team were
senior Cody Powell and
sophomores
Hayes,
Malone and Scott.
Wings AAU 15U
state runners-up
Lexington Lady Tigers Rachel Savage (left) and Tiffany
Keck attended the State AAU Tournament this past weekend in Cookeville. Their team, Tennessee Wings 15-U, is
made up of young ladies from all over West Tennessee. The
Wings won State Championship runner up, defeating all
other teams but one in tournament play.
Photo courtesy of Dana Savage
Little League to hold benefit tourney Saturday
The Lexington Little
League will hold its third
annual benefit tournament Saturday, May 17 at
Guy B. Amis Park. All 10
league teams will participate, with games scheduled to begin at 9 a.m,
with the championship
game slated for 7 p.m.
Concessions and tournament T-shirts will be
available all day.
All tournament proceeds will benefit the Henderson County Humane
Society and the Carl
Perkins Center for the
of
Child
Prevention
Abuse.
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Presenting the
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For all that you’ve accomplished,
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Jessica Aldridge
Ashley Alexander
Elijah Alexander
Ashley Andrews
Caitlyn Arnold
Megan Attaway
Mary Azbill
Kayla Baker
Whitney Baker
Whitney
Ballhagen
Joseph Barnes
Heather Barre
Lauren Bates
Valerie Battles
Carissa Beecham
Molly Beecham
Roy Beecham
Joshua Bell
Daniel Birchett
Bradley
Blackburn
Ryan Blackwood
Emmitt
Blankenship
Jonathan
Blankenship
Mark Blankenship
Brenda Bowman
Emily Box
Jessica Braddy
Jessie Braddy
Clinton Britt
Timothy Brockett
Crystal Brown
Keenon Buckley
Bobby Burkhead
Samantha Burr
Christopher Byrd
Brian Callis
Miranda
Carrington
Andrew Carter
Gayla Carver
Jordan Cash
Brittany Coffman
Katie Coleman
Quentin
Coleman
Tiffany
Coleman
Stephanie
Contreras
Crystyle
Cooley
Kelsey
Corbitt
Kristen Courtright
Bobby Cox
Jessica Daugherty
Charmaine Davis
Justin Davis
Johnna Dollins
Brittany Duck
Lindsey Dudley
Jordan Dunaway
Cheyenne
Dunivan
Blakely Dyer
Eimly Evans
Anthony Faulkner
Colton Flanagan
Mikiala Ford
Leigh Foster
Laura Frizzell
Michael Garlock
Brittany Garner
Morgan Garner
Tyler Garner
Kathryn German
Shelby Ghamrawy
Cody Gilbert
Derek Glass
Chelsea
Greenfield
Christine Grissom
Jonathan Hakes
Jonathan Hancock
Lakendra Hart
Colton Hatchett
Scott Hawley
Justin Hayes
Katelyn Hogan
Congratulations Molly
Mary Holland
Stephanie Hollis
Crystal Holloway
Avery Holmes
John Huddleston
Spencer
Huddleston
Stepehen Hurtt
Jacob Jensen
Ryan Johnson
Brandi Jones
Rachel Jowers
Billy Keck
Cecilia Kee
Natasha Kinman
Dale Kizer
Tamara Kizer
Brandon
Lancaster
Kendra Lance
Julie Larue
Adam Lewis
Emily Like
Stacy Little
Brandon Maness
Eric Maness
Stephanie Mann
Jeremy Martin
Riley Martin
Courtney
McCalmon
Kimberly
McClain
Marci McNeill
Heather McPeake
Rebecca McPeake
Alex McPherson
Cecily McQueen
Lachrisha Melton
Jackqueline
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Chastity Millner
Rebekah Mineo
Camara Mitchell
Lenleigh Mixon
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Lauren Morris
Jessica OGuinn
Charles Oldner
Madison Olive
David Overman
Michael Overman
Tony Overman
Justin Parker
Matthew Parker
Kelly Parrish
Bethany Payne
Jaana Pearson
Nicholas Pearson
Tanisha Pearson
Leah Perry
Victor Pearson
Hanna Phillips
Jude Phillips
Jessica Phipps
Samantha
Poprawksi
Christina Powers
Matthew Proudfit
Amy Ray
Monica Ray
Nathasha Reeves
Russell Rich
Jessilyn
Richardson
John Rickman
Maranda Roberts
Ashley Rose
Christopher Ross
Jessica Ross
Kenneth Ross
Celtic Rush
Brandon Scott
Hunter Scott
Kenneth Silver
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Cody Small
Latoya Sparks
Chalsie Staten
Bethany Stewart
Dustin Stroud
Dustin Tart
Jessica Thiele
Austin Thomas
Robert Thomas
Timothy
Threadgill
Nicholas Tucker
Anna Vaughn
Lisa Vogan
Stephanie Voorhis
Jacob Walker
Justin Watkins
Charles Webb
Shodroguez Webb
Jillian White
Casey Williams
Darrenton
Williams
Morgan Williams
Chyna Willmont
Jessican Wilson
Cody Wood
Jacob Wood
Krista Wood
Sabrina Woodall
Monica Young
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John Anderson
Jennifer
Blankenship
Whitney Bowman
Brittney Martinez
Samantha
McAdams
Courtney
McDonald
Stephanie
McPeake
Jennifer Milholen
Nick Moore
Kevin Page
Kari Pearcy
Kristen Pierce
Cody Powell
Maci Powers
Jordan Putney
Joshua Ragsdell
Felicia Reeves
Dylan Robinson
Adam Rushing
Kadi Scott
Floyd Sellers
Clinton Sherwood
Joseph Simpson
John Shuffield
Ashley Specher
Joshua Stinnet
Emily Thomas
Brandi Warren
Justin Wyatt
Nicholas Yates
Jacup Hendrix
Jake Brasher
Justine Brown
Emily Carrington
Salena Carrington
Amanda Cowart
Janesa Craig
Amber Crawford
Jessica Crossno
Teresa Davenport
Jeremy Dick
Brianna Easley
Dessa Evans
Colton Evans
Ashley Ferrell
Jessica Ferrell
Gerri Flowers
Brittany Forgette
Kalee Frye
Justin Garner
Kalle Garner
Jesse Gibson
James Greer
Luke Hill
Jacob Hopper
Roger Ivey
Ashton Johnson
Marian Johnson
Michael Jones
Zachary Jowers
Catrina Kelly
Kyle Kelly
Aaron King
Adam Kolb
Garrett Lancaster
Andrew
Landrum
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Joseph "Joe"
Howard Blankenship
Funeral service for
Joseph "Joe" Howard
Blankenship, 61, will
be held at 11 a.m.
Thursday, May 15,
2008 at Reeds Chapel.
Burial to follow at Oak
Grove Cemetery. Mr.
Blankenship died Monday May 12, 2008 in
Lexington. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia Kay Blankenship;
two daughters, Shannon Lynn Blankenship
Walls of Columbia, Mo.,
Jennifer Ann Blankenship
Calabrese
of
Flower Mound, Texas;
one step daughter,
Sharae Denise Manus
of Cookeville; one step
son,
Charles
Ray
Manus of Memphis;
one
brother,
Noel
Blankenship of Lexington and five grandchildren,
Soleil
Gray
Blankenship, Derrick
Rassinier,
Berkeley
Logan
Steinhauer,
Charles Michael Manus
and Erin Dawn Manus.
Harry Vanden Laws
Funeral services for
Harry Vanden Laws,
73, were held 2 p.m.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
at Reeds Chapel with
Dr. Hoyt Wilson officiating. Burial followed
at Nebo Cemetery. Mr.
Laws died Thursday,
May 8, 2008 at Jackson-Madison County
General Hospital. He
retired from the the
U.S. Army.
He was
preceded in death by
his parents, John and
Beulah (Milan) Laws.
He is survived by his
wife, Myra (Blankenship) Laws; a daughter,
Judy Lewis of Lexington; two sons, Ricky
Laws of Lexington and
Jimmy Laws of Dallas,
Texas and four grandchildren, Jonathan and
Hannah Laws, and
Kristin Detron and
Kirby Lewis.
Lucille D. Scott
Funeral services for
Mrs. Lucille D. Scott,
age 93, are scheduled
for 1:00PM, Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in
the chapel of Pafford
Funeral Home with Dr.
Hoyt Wilson and Bro.
Marty Comer officiating. Burial will follow in
Henderson
County
Memory Gardens. Mrs.
Scott died Monday in
Jackson. She was born
Obituaries
August 28, 1914 in
Lexington to the late
Ben and Euda Wright
Deere. Mrs. Scott was a
retired Sales Clerk and
a member of First Baptist Church in Lexington. She was preceded
in death by her husband, Mr. E. R. Scott.
Survivors include her
son, Tony (Patty) Scott
of Chattanooga, TN,
her
daughter,
Kay
(Robert) Hughes, brother, Nolon Deere, and
Sister
Arbie
Jane
Blankenship all of Lexington, four grandchildren, Leesa Kay (David)
Coffman, Timothy E.
Hughes, Laura (Jason)
Gilbert,
and
Mark
Scott, and five great
grandchildren, Lindsey
and Kellye Coffman,
Jessica and Jacob
Gilbert, and Christopher Scott.
Adrienne Middleton
Funeral services for
Mrs. Adrienne Marcell
Middleton, age 86, were
3:00pm, Saturday, May
10, 2008 in the chapel
of Pafford Funeral
Home in Lexington with
Bro. Jerry Tubbs officiating. Burial followed
in Chapel Hill Ceme-
Area Church Events
Wildersville Baptist Church
Youth will have a fish fry Saturday, May 17. Plates will be sold for
$7. Serving begins at 4 p.m.
Singing begins at 6 p.m. featuring
the Timberlake Church Men’s
Choir and Ms. Betty Gooch.
Cheeseburger and hot dog plates
will also be available. For tickets
call 968-3041 or 614-4686, 6142232, 614-4831 or 614-9675.
Wildersville Baptist Church is
located at 140 Wildersville Church
Road.
House of Worship Baptist Church
will have a stew sale Saturday,
May 17 beginning at 10:30 a.m.
$14 a gallon or eat in $4 a bowl.
Crackers & drink. Bro Jeff Todd
invites everyone.
Bro. Wesley Woods will preach at
Bible Grove Missionary Baptist
Church at 6 p.m.
Sunday, May 18.
Old Jacks Creek Baptist Church
will hold Homecoming service on
Sunday, May 18. There will ne no
Sunday School. Preaching begins
at 11 a.m., with lunch to follow at
noon. Singing begins at 1:30 p.m.
by the Ross Family. Bro. Charles
Burton invites everyone.
Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Church will have Homecoming services Sunday, May 25,
2008. Preaching will begin at 11
a.m. with lunch following at noon.
Singing in the afternoon will be
provided by the Glory Singers.
Bro. Clint Sanders, pastor.
tery. Mrs. Middleton
died early Friday at her
home in Camden. She
was born October 27,
1921 in Chicago, IL to
the late William and
Marcell
Racine
Armitage. She was a
retired employee of
Lexington Metal and a
Natchez Trace Pentecostal Church. She was
preceded in death by
her husband, Mr. John
H. Middleton. Survivors include her son,
Mr. John Middleton of
Bath
Springs,
two
daughters,
Yvonne
Davis of Camden and
Darlene Tubbs of Parsons, twelve grandchildren, and twenty-three
great grandchildren.
Fred Jowers
Fred Jowers, 70,
passed away from this
Earth May 11, 2008 at
Lexington Manor Nursing Home. He was a
twin and one of four
sons
born to
Claude
and
Ethel
Jowers,
all
of
whom
Jowers
have
preceded him in death.
He left Lexington in
1957 and moved to
Memphis, TN where he
lived until his retirement in 1992 as an
over the road truck
driver. At that time, he
returned to his native
home of Lexington, TN
and
devoted
the
remainder of his career
to his passion of working in used car sales.
He was a member of
Fairview Church of
Christ. He leaves to
cherish his memory his
loving wife of 50 years,
Mrs. Sarah Jowers; two
daughters, Debbie (Bill)
Vopel of Fernandina
Beach, FL, and Denise
Wilkerson of Memphis,
TN, two grandchildren,
Erica McCaa and Kay-
lon Wilkerson and two
great-grandsons,
Hunter McCaa-Wolverton and Aidan McCaa.
Visitation will be held
Wednesday 3:00PM to
9:00PM at Pafford
Funeral Home. Services will be at 2:00PM,
Thursday, May 15,
2008 at Pafford Funeral Home Chapel with
Charles Thomason and
Dan Hughes officiating.
Burial will follow in
Fairview Church of
Christ Cemetery. In
lieu of flowers, the family requests any memorials be dedicated to
Fairview Church of
Christ in Lexington,
TN. The family expresses their deepest gratitude and appreciation
for all of the prayers,
visits, and support
from family and friends
during Mr. Jowers illness.
Charles "Chuck"
Joyner
Funeral services for
Mr. Charles “Chuck”
Joyner, age 80, were
10:30a.m.,
Monday,
May 12, 2008 in the
chapel
of
Pafford
Funeral Home in Lexington with Bro. Lewis
officiating.
Screws
Burial will followed in
Middlefork Cemetery.
Mr. Joyner died Friday
in Jackson. He was
born February 12,
1928 in Chester County to the late Joddie
and Tancy Millner
Joyner. Mr. Joyner was
retired from the U. S.
Army and worked as
an LPN. He was a Baptist in belief. Survivors
include his wife, Mrs.
Betty Joyner of Huron,
two sons, Greg Joyner
of Arlington and Louis
Joyner of Huron, four
daughters, Sonia Britt
of Beech Bluff, Sandy
Wood and Renee Joyner of Lexington, and
Shelia Stewart of Copperas Cove, TX, and six
grandchildren.
Beulah Mae Brasher
Funeral services for
Beulah
Mae
Mrs.
Brasher, age 77, were
2:00 p.m., Tuesday,
May 13, 2008 in the
of
Pafford
chapel
Funeral Home with
Bro. Jim Dennison officiating. Burial followed
in Sand Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Brasher died
Sunday at her daughter’s home in Lexington, surrounded by her
family. She was born
February 9, 1931 in
Henderson County to
the late Everette and
Ivy Welch Phillips. She
was a retired employee
of Salant & Salant and
a Baptist in belief. Mrs.
Brasher was preceded
in death by her first
husband, Mr. Dwitt
Williams, three brothers, Merle, John, and
James Phillips, two
sisters, Louise O’Brien
and Butone Dennison,
and one grandchild,
James
Edward
Williams, Jr. Survivors
include her second
husband, Earl Brasher, two sons, Tony
(Nancy) Williams of
Reagan and Eddie
(Wanda) Williams of
Lexington, two daughters, Donna (Jerry)
Hopper and Debbie
(William) Page of Lexington, one brother,
Loyce Phillips of Lexington, three sisters,
Lula Pratt, Ilene Buck,
and Myrtle Weaver all
of
Lexington,
ten
grandchildren, Andy
Allen, Patricia Western,
Jeremy Hopper, Bridget Allkins, Walea Hopper, Candy Stowe, Jody
Williams,
Brandy
Erica
and
Horn,
Stephanie Martindale,
and fourteen great
Ally,
grandchildren,
Colton, Jeri Lynne,
Jacquelyne, Jada, Josi,
Calvin, Shawn, James,
Madeline,
Shelby,
Cordel, Jacob, and
Tylen.
News
Sears receives appointment to West Point
Jackson Christian School senior
Samuel Sears has accepted an
appointment to attend the United
State Military Academy this fall.
Through the effort, belief and
encouragement of William ‘Bill’
Duffy and the congressional
nomination of Congressman Marsha Blackburn, Sears was awarded this opportunity. Sears is the
son of Kimba and Gerald Sears of
Lexington.
Sears is one of the first residents
of Henderson County to receive an
appointment to attend West Point.
He is looking forward to the academic challenge and to playing for
Army football and soccer teams of
Army.
Duffy, Sears’ head soccer coach
at JCS, is a West Point graduate
and now serves as area field director for West Point. Duffy said that
after getting to know Sears, he saw
in him the academic, leadership
and physical qualities that would
be a great fit for him at West
Point. After interviewing Sears,
Blackburn also
was
convinced that
he was a
great
choice,
warranted
a
congressional
nomination
and
deserved the
opportunity to
attend West Point.
Sears will graduate from JCS this
month and leaves to join the West
Point Class of 2012 in June.
Photo courtesy of the Sears Family
Page 13, Henderson County News, May 14, 2008
Griffin, Carrington to exchange vows
Mr. and Mrs Kenneth Guy Griffin if Lexington
announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter,
Miss Courtney Nichole Griffin to Spc. William Hunter
Carrington, son of Mrs. Sandra Dell Carrington and Mr.
William David Carrington, both of Memphis.
The bride is the granddaughter of Mrs. Ethel Griffin
and the late Mr. Kenneth Deems Griffin of Old Fort,
N.C. and the late Mr. and Mrs. J.S. and Virginia Petty
of Lexington.
The prospective groom is the grandson of Mr. Thomas
and Sandra Carrington of Parsons and the late Mr. and
Mrs. Earl and Ruby Bryant of Memphis.
Courtney is a 2004 graduate of Lexington High School
She is currently attending Union University, where she is completing a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine with an emphasis in Athletic Training.
Hunter is a 2002 graduate of Central Baptist High School of Memphis and a graduate of Southwest Community College in Memphis. He is currently serving a tour in
Afghanistan as part of the 82nd Airborne Division of the Army. Upon his return he will
be stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C.
The wedding will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 24, 2008 at First Baptist
Church in Lexington, with a reception to follow. All friends and family are invited.
The couple will honeymoon in Jamaica and will reside in Spring Lake, N.C.
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www.hcnewspaper.com
Page 14, Henderson County News, May 14, 2008
News/Class.
You can be confident of help when misfortune strikes
by insuring your car with an independent State Auto agent
who’s committed to serving you.
In our agency, we feel you should get a prompt, fair settlement at time of loss. A good policy assures you of good
claims service - and that’s
what we provide.
Give us a call.
You’ll find we’re friends
you can depend on.
968-6649
Dyer’s Employment Agency, Inc.
23 North Main St. Suite C • Lexington, TN
731-968-8030
Putting People To Work
In Lexington & Henderson County
Do you need to work?
Are you tired of scanning the classifieds day after day
without results, or going on countless interviews for
positions that don’t meet your needs and goals?
Dyer’s Employment Agency can help!
AT NO COST TO YOU!
• 72% of temporary employees say it is the best way
to get a permanent job.
• 72% of temporary employees obtain a permanent
job while working for a staffing company.
Rhonda Barnes
Customer Service Mgr.
• 82% of temporary and contract employees work
full-time, virtually the same as the rest of the work force.
Businesses today need to maintain the highest quality staff. When a business
needs to fill a vacancy, they need to do so as quickly as possible. But advertising,
interviewing and checking references can take up valuable time that businesses
simply do not have in today’s marketplace. Dyer Employment Agency helps
businesses fill vacancies quickly by providing quality employees who have
already been interviewed, screened and qualified to do the jobs industry needs
them to do.
Dyer Employment Agency specializes in matching employees with the job,
placing the right people in the right positions for them to shine, grow and
advance.
Dyer Employment Agency offers its employees higher than average wages and
affordable benefits comparable to those offered by other employers.
If you’re tired of searching for a job, and ready to go to work or begin a career,
call Dyer Employment Agency today!
We are currently staffing for the following companies: LeRoy Somer, Volvo
Penta, Columbus McKinnon, Fluid Routing Solutions (formerly Mark IV Automotive), Falcon Plastics, Kolpak, McCall’s Refrigeration.
We are currently accepting applications for the following positions:
• CNC • Machine & Press Operators •
• Production & Assembly • Welders •
EOE
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
Sealed bids for the South Haven Elementary School
will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time on May 29,
2008 at 80D South Broad Street, Lexington, TN 38351,
at which time and place they will be publicly opened
and read aloud.
Contract Documents may be examined at the office of
the Kaatz, Binkley, Jones, & M orris Architects, Inc.,
1008 Charlie Daniels Parkway, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee;
F.W. Dodge Plan Room, Nashville, Tennessee;
Nashville Contractors Association, Nashville, Tennessee; and the West TN Plan Room, Jackson, Tennessee.
Plans Deposit: $350 per set to General Contractors,
Mechanical Plumbing,
and Electrical Subcontractors
5% Bidders Bond is required.
Performance Bond and Payment Bond in the full
amount of the bid will be required.
All bidders must be licensed Contractors as required
by the Contractors Licensing Act of 1976, as currently
amended.
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
Sealed bids for the Henderson County Jail Mass Grading Package will be received until 2:00 p.m. local time on
June 5, 2008 at 80D South Broad Street, Lexington, TN
38351, at which time and place they will be publicly
opened and read aloud.
Contract Documents may be examined at the office of
the Kaatz, Binkley, Jones & Morris Architects, Inc., 1008
Charlie Daniels Parkway, Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; F.W.
Dodge Plan Room, Nashville, Tennessee; Nashville Contractors Association, Nashville, Tennessee; and the West
TN Plan Room, Jackson, Tennessee.
Plans Deposit: $350 per set to General Contractors,
Mechanical Plumbing, and Electrical
Subcontractors
5% Bidders Bond is required.
Performance Bond and Payment Bond in the full
amount of the bid will be required.
All bidders must be licensed Contractors as required by
the Contractors Licensing Act of 1976, as currently
amended.
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
Notice is hereby
given on the ninth Day
of May, 2008; letters
testamentary
in
respect to the estate of
Janet
Paschall,
deceased, were issued
the undersigned by the
Chancery Court of
Henderson
County,
Tennessee. All persons, resident and
non-resident, having
claims, matured or
unmatured, against
her estate are hereby
required to file notice
of same with the clerk
of the above named
court
within
four
months from the date
of first publication of
this notice, otherwise
their claims will be forever barred.
This 9th day of May
2008, Brenda Douglass, Executrix of the
estate
of
Janet
Paschall, deceased.
Leigh J. Milam
Clerk & Master
5/14; 5/21 PD
PARKER’S
PRESSURE WASH
Dirty Roof?
• Remove Dark Streaks
• Retards Mold Growth
• No High Pressure
• Concrete Sealing
• Clean Brick, Fences, Decks
• All Vinyl Siding
731-343-9725
731-968-2813
NOTICE
Pursuant to Section 67-5-508, Tennessee Code Annotated, the property assessment
records of Henderson County will be available for public inspection in the Property
Assessor’s Office in the Henderson County Courthouse. during normal business
hours. Any person desiring to inspect these records may do so at the appointed time
and place.
The Henderson County Board of Equalization will begin its annual session to
examine and equalize the county assessments on June 2, 2008.
THE BOARD WILL ACCEPT APPEALS FOR TAX YEAR 2008
ONLY UNTIL THE LAST DAY OF ITS 2008 REGULAR SE SSION,
W H I C H W I L L B E J U N E 6 , 2 0 0 8 . The Board will meet each weekday from the
hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the Henderson County Courthouse. Any owner of
property who wishes to make a complaint or appeal to the County Board of Equalization must appear before said Board at this time personally or by personal appearance
of an agent for the owner bearing the owner’s written authorization. Failure to appear
and appeal an assessment will result in the assessment becoming final without further
right of appeal.
ANIMALS
Rabbits.
Live
for
breeding stock and
pets or dressed for
meat. Dennis’ Small
Engine. 1-731-9675405. 5/28
VEHICLES/BOATS
& PARTS FOR SALE
2001 Holiday Rambler
Alumascape.
Excellent condition.
Lots
of
optional
equipment. $18,500.
731-798-6881. 5/21
1968 Fabuglass opu
100 hp 17 ft. Outboard motor, brand
new switch box or
brain box, new carpet. Runs great. New
tires. Needs seat.
1,000 obo. 307-9437
125 Honda 3-wheeler. Big tires. $300
obo. 307-9437
1983 Ford F350 1
ton with steel bed.
Best offer. 731-9689499.
1986 International 2
1/2 ton diesel bob
truck w/ 24 ft. van
body bed. $4,000.
968-4843 after 6
p.m. or 968-9675679 ext. 101.
1975 Ford 4 wheel
drive wrecker with
6,000 pound winch
on front. $2,500 obo.
731-968-9499.
FOR SALE
Classifieds
New 12 hp Briggs &
Stratton engine. 9680448. 5/14
Martin’s Greenhouse.
Vegetable
plants,
flowers and baskets
in their prime. Buy
Now! Discount for
quantity on Regular
and Tidal Wave petunias. 967-1481 5/21
SERVICES
Mowing & Trimming.
cell 731-298-4166 or
home 731-968-2777.
8/16
Cash for scrap - vehicles, farm equipment, etc. You call, I
haul. No Sunday
calls.
968-5183.
5/21
Will sit with the sick
& elderly 3 p.m.-11
p.m. 967-0898 or
798-0173.
Lawn and garden
equipment serviced,
repaired. Buy your
parts here too. Dennis’ Small Engine. 1731-967-5405. 5/28
New Image Health
Food, Diet Center,
Gym, No Chemicals Call for free consultation. If We Don’t
Have It We Will Get
It. 777 West Church
St. Ste D. Jane
Vestal,
Sandra
McPeake,
owners.
731-968-8160. 8/27
HELP WANTED
MISCELLANEOUS
Housekeeper-Aide,
must work flexible
house in p.m. Must
Drive. NOT A SITTING JOB. Call after
5
p.m.
731-9686736. 5/14
Picnic
tables,
swings,
swing
frames, gliders, rockers, playsets, etc.
Dennis’
Small
Engine. 1-731-9675405. 5/28
Part-time
cable
repair man needed.
Must have experience
with
Amps
line
Extenders
Power
supply. Call 931589-5131.
Used riding mowers
for sale. Also offering
service and repair.
Dennis’
Small
Engine. 1-731-9675405. 5/28
Need part-time delivery/drivers.
Home
weekends. Call for
details.
731-9872917
• Roofing
Yard sale season
is here!
Advertise your
yard sale for
$5 in HCN
Cal 9 6 8 - 6 1 6 1 today!
Dennis
O’Dell
Contractor
• Small Jobs Welcome
• Siding
• 22 years Experience
• Carpentry
• Free Estimates
Get two estimates
Call Denny Jackson
731-225-6442
NOTICE OF SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
There will be a special called meeting of the Henderson
County commission at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, May 19, 2008
in the Courtroom at the Henderson County Courthouse. The
Budget Committee will meet at 6:00 p.m. in the Mayor’s
office. The Highway Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. in
the Little Courtroom.
The Henderson Coutny Commission agenda includes:
Approving minutes; Approving transfers and amendments;
Industrial Board Request; Feasibility request for Parker’s
Crossroads; Danny Garner to address commission concerning MIG audit; Jimmy Tate findings at the Henderson County Highway Dept.; Thomas Lee Davis to address the Commission concerning County Highway Dept. and Criminal
Justice Complex; David Ables to address Commission concerning Wheel Tax; Harold Hensley and Steve Milam to
address Commission; Approving notaries.
2 or 3 Bedroom
All have washer, dryer, stove,
refrigerator & AC
All Utilities Included
No Deposit
ELLIOTT’S PAINTING
SERVICES
• Commercial and Residential
• Licensed and insured
30+ years’ exp. • Billy Elliott
• Antique Buying/Refinishing
731-968-9689
731-968-1374
FOR RENT
Mobile Homes & Houses
Page 15, Henderson County News, May 14, 2008
Preferred Realty
968-8328
If you’re thinking about selling your home or
farm and want a full-time agent working for you
give me a call.
James Ivey
614-3799
Turn your unwanted stuff into much needed cash!
HCN classifieds are $1 per inch.
Call 9 6 8 - 6 1 6 1 to place your ad today!
Beech Lake Family
Camping Resort
495 Beech Lake Campground Road, Lexington, TN 38351-6515
Phone: 731-968-9542
NOTICE GIVEN
Beech Lake Family Camping Resort is a private
RV/tent camping facility/business located in Henderson County, TN.
use of the resort is limited to BLFCR customers only.
A BLFCR customer is any individual 21 years or older
that has registered and paid a fee to use the resort services. The purchase of a BRWDA Lake and Land Use
Permit does not allow the purchaser of said permit the
use of any part of the resort facility. In other words,
only a paying, properly registered, BLFCR customer
can have use of the resort launch, boat slips, bank side,
beach side, campsites, sports field, pavilion, restrooms
and activities. All others are considered trespassers and
will be treated as such according to TN law. All vehicles making entry onto resort property must be registered with the resort business office. Failure to do so
will result in vehicle removal & tow with the cost
going to the vehicle owner.
Visit the resort website at www.beechlakecampingresort.com for general information and current facility
rates, or contact the resort office.
May, 2008
Glen & Marsha Dams, BLFCR Co-proprietors
Page 16, Henderson County News, May 14, 2008
LINDA
LIPSCOMB
Owner/Broker
H: 968-5656
C: 695-1118
lindalipscomb@remax.net
JAMIE PERKINS
Affiliate Broker
O:249-5376
C: 343-3362
NEW CONSTRUCTION HOMES!!!
jamieperkins@remax.net
Turtle Creek Estates
Turtle Creek Estates
KATHY FISHER
E pro Realtor
282 Turtle Creek Rd.
MLS 125005 • $101,900
265 Turtle Creek Rd.
MLS 128084 • $109,900
O:249-5376
C: 845-3413
kathyfisher@remax.net
BRENT ROSS
Affiliate Broker
O:249-5376
C: 431-2878
bjross@netease.net
JANICE JOHNSON
Affiliate Broker
O: 249-5376
C: 614-4396
janicejohnson1@remax.net
West Pointe
Rolling Hills
Rolling Hills
597 West Pointe Dr.
MLS 121961 • $171,900
1444 Poorhouse Rd.
MLS 124808 • $122,900
1426 Poorhouse Rd.
MLS 124807 • $129,900
Madison Place
Turtle Creek Estates
Monte Royal Estates
72 Pasture Rd.
MLS 122449 • $188,000
203 Turtle Creek Rd.
MLS 124770 • $109,900
349 Plantation Dr.
MLS 128086 • $129,900
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Each Office Independently Owned And Operated. This information, although believed to be accurate, is not guaranteed or warranted to be so.