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Pair arrested after attempt to get
drugs inside county jail
A plan to get drugs and tobacco
into the Cheatham County Jail was
foiled landing
changes against
four individuals
allegedly
involved. Two
were taken
into custody
outside the jail
on Saturday,
January 10,
around 7 p.m.
after dropping
“pixie stick”
straws filled
with tobacco
and drugs that
were to be
drawn into the
jail through
a hole in a
window.
Dustin Lee
Tozer, 23, 1123
Ella Drive,
Ashland City and Heather Colleen
Butterworth, 22, 1016 Bills Lane,
Joelton, were arrested and charged
with possession of schedule II,
and schedule IV drugs as well as
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introduction of drugs into a penal
institution.
Inmates
Winston
Fredric Holt,
34, 1054 Bills
Lane, Joelton
and Danny
Ray Legon,
Sr., 1123 Ella
Drive, now
face additional
charges of
introduction
of drugs
into a penal
institution.
According
to the report
filed by
Cheatham
County Sheriff
Investigator
Ken Miller,
a tip led
authorities
to stake out the jail outside of the
courthouse.
At approximately 7:15 p.m. a white
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SHS Students Compete in Regional
Engineering Competition
Accompanied by Coaches John
Staggs and Toby Miles, students
from Sycamore High School traveled
to Paige High School to compete
in the Middle Tennessee Regional
Technological Student Association
(TSA) competition on January 10.
According to Sycamore officials,
students from Sycamore High School
made the largest gains in 15 years.
“This year marked the second highest
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amount of trophies won by our
Sycamore students,” said Staggs.
Students placing in the competition
were Jack Yuill and Colten Tingler
(technology problem solving), Colten
Tingler (prepared presentation),
Tristian Horn (essays on technology),
Alex Walker (technological sketching),
and Kyle Spurlock and Dalton Stuard
(engineering design). In the dragster
design category, Brett Collins, Craig
Drenthe, and Colten Tingler placed
1st, 2nd, and 3rd for speed.
After competing in the Regional
TSA competition, 20 to 25 students
of the Sycamore High School TSA
team plan to attend the state-level
competition, which will be held in
When Everything Is Gone
Job 19: 23-26
What can you do when you loose
everything? That was the question
facing the Old Testament sage, Job.
To many it would appear that he
had literally lost every thing that he
had. Once a man of great wealth
and power, he was now reduced to
poverty and sickness.
His enemies had driven off his
flocks and herds. A mighty wind had
come and taken away his children.
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Murfreesboro in early March.
According to program
documentation, TSA is the only
student organization devoted
exclusively to the needs of students
engaged in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics
(STEM). Open to students enrolled
in or who have completed technology
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includes over 200,000 middle and
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2,000 schools spanning 49 states. TSA
is supported by educators, parents,
and business leaders who believe in
the need for a technologically literate
society. For more information, visit
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His body was covered with painful
ulcers. He was reduced to the status
of a lonely beggar, sitting on a pile of
ashes and scratching his sores with a
fragment of a broken jar.
Only his wife was left and she was
so depressed with their misery that
she urged Job to “curse God and die.”
Pretty desperate wouldn’t you say?
To make matters even worse, four
of Job’s friends come to console him.
All they did was to suggest reasons
for his pitiful plight. Although each
one of them had his own pet theory
as to just what had gone wrong and
what Job needs to do to fix things, it
all comes down to the idea that he has
committed some great, secret sin and
that God is punishing him. According
to them Job needed to confess his
wrongdoing and get “right” with God.
Truth be known, Job wasn’t being
“punished” for anything. Two things
were going on. Satan was trying to
tempt Job. At the same time, God was
allowing Job to be tested. Job did not
surrender to temptation but passed
the test.
Job’s faithfulness under pressure
resulted in some wonderful results.
First, and most important, God was
glorified by the faithfulness of His
loyal servant. Second, Satan was
soundly defeated. Third, Job was
given a much deeper insight into the
workings of God than he had ever had
before. Although, the book of Job is
thought by many scholars to be at least
one of the most ancient writings in
the Old Testament, Job was given an
amazing insight regarding the coming
Redeemer.
We can learn some lessons from
Job’s situation. First, when someone
else has “trouble” we are not wise to
speculate as to why they are going
through hard times. It is not ours to
say whether they are being punished
or tested.
Second, when we experience
difficult days, we are wise to ask how
we can bring glory to God out of our
adversity. Some of the most vital
testimonies are given by those who are
most sorely tested.
Third, we need to try to learn what
God can teach us in times of testing.
We can take courage in the fact that
God doesn’t let His children suffer
needlessly.
Although Job’s testing was painful
God used it to bring Him glory, to
defeat Satan, and to bless Job.
George Clark is pastor emeritus,
First Baptist Church of Pleasant View.
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male wearing a white hooded jacket
walked from Frey Street to the front
of the jail into the shadows under
the windows of jail. The suspect then
continued toward Burger Alley off
Frey Street.
Officers apprehended Dustin Tozer
along with Colleen Butterworth who
was reportedly waiting for Tozer in a
green 1995 Infinity automobile.
Authorities confiscated “ten plastic
tubes (pixie candy tubes) taped
together with black electrical tape.”
A search of the vehicle turned up
additional pixie stick tubes, a package
of loose tobacco, a package of rolling
papers. Tablets of Oxycodone and
Xanax were found on the suspects
inside one of the tubes.
Inside the jail, a string that had
been dropped outside of the window
was confiscated.
Phone conversations intercepted
by authorities allegedly between the
four suspects led to the discovery of
the alleged plan to get the contraband
into the jail.
All four remained in the Cheatham
County Jail as of Wednesday. Court
date for the suspects is set for January
28.
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Cheatham Crime
Crystal Dawn Weston, 33, 1231 Shell
Road, Goodlettsville, was charged with
theft and fabricating or tampering
with evidence on January 7.
Tony Ray Brand, 28, 150 Shady
Springs Drive, Chapmansboro, on
January 7 was charged with escape.
Timothy Clay Robison, 31, 1018
Deerfield Drive, Chapmansboro, was
taken into custody and charged with
possession of schedule II drug, and
possession of drug paraphernalia on
January 8.
Troy Dean Nichols-Batts, 21, 2809
Forrest Drive, Pleasant View on
January 8 was charged with driving
on revoked, suspended or cancelled
license.
William Eldridge Evans, IV, 19, 1096
Boston Hollow Road, Ashland City
was charged with theft on January 9.
Christopher James Mullenax,
28, 1005 Hicks Lane, Joelton, was
charged with violation of protection/
restraining order on January 9.
Edward Andrew Bench, Jr., 37, 105
Hale Street, #18, Ashland City, was
charged with introduction of drugs
into penal institution on January 9.
Todd Harold Pence, 42, 313 Peggy
Drive, Cedar Hill, was charged on
January 10 with driving on revoked,
suspended or cancelled license,
and driving after habitual offender
conviction.
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Gordon Lain McCammon,
33, 129 Cherry Hill Drive, 18-B,
Hendersonville, was charged with
public intoxication, domestic assault,
and evading arrest on January 10.
supervision for life on January 13.
Edwin James Agee, 18, 152 Elliott
Lane, Apt. 206, Ashland City, was
charged with underage consumption
/ 18-21-responsibility act, and public
intoxication on January 11.
On January 7, an aggravated
burglary with vandalism was
investigated at 1154 Poole Road,
Ashland City.
Michael Rodney Gary, 48, 1001
Newland Hollow Road, Ashland City,
was arrested and charged with two
counts of domestic assault on January
13.
Edward Andrew Bench, Jr., 37, 105
Hale Street, #18, Ashland City, was
charged with violation of community
An aggravated burglary was
reported on January 7 at 1088 Old
Pinnacle Road, Joelton.
A theft report was filed at 1046
West Side Road, Ashland City on
January 10.
Shoplifting was reported at Dollar
General, 7605 Highway 41A, Cedar
Hill, on Jan uary 12.
January 19, 2015
PV Planning Commission holds
workshop
The Pleasant View Planning Commission held a workshop session to
discuss items that will be up for consideration at their Tuesday, January 27
meeting.
Mayor Perry Keenan gave history of
an item concerning a building under
construction on Christopher Drive.
Derek Denney, owner of the property is in the process of constructing
a building on the property. Keenan
explained to the commission that
the design standards passed by the
board of mayor and alderman were
not the same as the recommended
design standards from the planning
commission. The approved design
standards identify only brick and
stone as acceptable building materials
for building exteriors. Keenan said
the recommended design standards
had included, “or other acceptable
masonry product.” He reminded the
commission that Denney had presented two options for the exterior of
his building, one brick and one metal.
The commission required Denney to
adhere to the design standards after
a request was made to allow him an
exception to maintain a “campus-like
atmosphere,” and to match the building next door, also owned by Denney.
Keenan said, “We gave Mr. Denney permission to use a alternative,
acceptable building material as we
understood it to be in the language.
After which we found that it wasn’t.”
The material, HardiePlank siding, is a
fiber cement product made to look like
wood siding.
The options are to have a new elevation drawn showing the use of Hardie
siding or to require Denney to remove
the product and replace it will brick or
stone. Keenan told the commissioners, “With the city having given permission to Mr. Denney. There would
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be some debate, according to our city
attorney, as to wether or not a lawsuit
would ensue if the city tried to go back
and tell Mr. Denney to remove the
product from the building and replace
it with brick or stone.”
The planning commission will determine what action it will take at its
meeting later this month.
Two other rezoning and subdivisions
of property were discussed. One was
to simply change a property line, and
the other would take two large lots on
Highway 41-A and divide it into five
or six lots, allowing for the construction of duplex units on the property.
A request presented by Deborah
Keenan for rezoning of property from
R2 to MPUD (mixed plan unit development) was discussed. Kennan
said the development would include
30 multi-family rental units as well as
approximately 4,600 of professional
office or retail space.
She told the commission the main
entrance to the complex would be off
Rachel Court with additional access
through Ren-Mar Center. She described the development as a gated
community for younger professionals
as well as the older population wanting
to down size. Keenan said, of the development, “I want it to be very homey, like a neighborhood among itself. I
want it to be a place that I would live.
It’s affordable, from all the numbers
were are pulling in at this point. It is
not low-income housing.”
Hoge told Keenan and the commissioners that if approved as a MPUD,
the plan presented could only be
changed by coming back before the
planning commission to request any
changes. He said, “PUDs are not like
traditional zonings, the plan is the
actual zoning. If this is adopted, this
is how it will be developed unless it
is brought back for an amendment to
it. The density that is on this plan is
set, you can build less units, but you
can not build more units.” He told the
commission he did not think a traffic study would be necessary for the
project.
Kenny Elrod, chairman of the planning commission recommended setting a workshop for the commission to
discuss only the town’s sign ordinance.
The commission has been considering changes to the sign ordinance for
several months now.
Charles Spurlock, owner of commercial rental property located on Industrial Drive, asked the commission
about getting signage for the businesses located on Industrial Drive. He said
several of his tenants are concerned
about the lack of signage. He said he
had discussed with a property owner
at the end of Industrial Drive about
possibly constructing a sign that would
allow for multiple businesses to be
displayed on the sign.
Spurlock said he was had recently
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been told the sign would be considered
off-site signage and not allowed by the
city’s current sign ordinance.
Elrod told Spurlock the commission
is aware of the issues and will continue
to work on the sign ordinance.
The commission’s next meeting is
January 27, 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
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Obituaries
BATTS, Phillip Hunter Batts, Sr. –
87 of Ashland City passed away on
Sunday January 11, 2015 at his home.
Phil was born on October 8, 1927 to
parents Homer and Mace (Hunter)
Batts in Henrietta. He is preceded in
death by his parents, sons Britt Batts,
Phillip H. Batts, Jr. and James Timothy
Vanatta,and sister Jewel Shearron.
Phil is survived by his wife Jessie
Batts, son Nathan Vanatta (Heather),
daughters Angie Guthrie (Mike),
Wanda West, Sharon Vanatta, Nicky
Brewer, Chrissy Brown (Jay), sisters
Patsy White, Jeri Hill, nephew Ben
Shearron (Sandra), fourteen grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
Phil served his country in the United
States Air Force and the United States
Navy. He is a Veteran of the Korean
War. Later he worked and retired from
the Corps of Engineers and enjoyed
the outdoors. Funeral service was held
January 13 with burial at the Batts
Cemetery in Henrietta. Arrangements
by the Boyd Funeral Home, Alan
Desmond, Director, 101 Elizabeth St.
Ashland City, TN. 37015 615-7924677 www.boydfh.com
BILLINGSLEY, Tamara “Tammy”
Lee, age 44, of Pleasant View, passed
away Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at
her home. Funeral services were
conducted Friday, January 16 with
burial in EverRest of Cheatham.
Tammy was born September 19,
1970 in Brookings, South Dakota.
She worked as an Occupational
Therapist at St. Thomas Midtown
and was a member of First Baptist
Church Joelton. In her spare time, she
enjoyed photography and spending
time with her family. She is survived
by her husband Dan Billingsley; son,
Evan Billingsley of Pleasant View;
daughter, Ella Billingsley of Pleasant
View; parents, Richard “Dick” &
Virginia Huppler of Watertown, SD;
sister, Kristine (David) Craig of
Springfield; parents-in-law, Lloyd
& Marilyn Billingsley of Mt. Juliet;
and sister-in-law, Estelle (Steven)
Waldron of Smyrna. The family
wishes to say a heartfelt “Thank
You” to Alive Hospice. Expressions
of sympathy may be made in the
form of donations to Liberty Baptist
Church Building Fund. All donations may be sent in care of Austin
& Bell Funeral Home. Austin & Bell
Funeral Home in Pleasant View was
in charge of arrangements. (615)
746-4433 www.austinandbell.com
EVANS,
Alexander
“Poochie”
Mathew, age
75, passed
away on
January 14,
2015, at
Centennial
Medical
Center in
Nashville. He was born
April 8, 1939, to Thomas Evans and
Mattie Lou Dickerson in Cheatham
County. He worked as an auto
mechanic and was well known
throughout Cheatham County for
his trade. He is preceded in death
by his parents; his wife, Dora Evans;
son, Stephen Evans; brothers, Roy
Evans, Jr., and William Carl Evans;
sisters, Martha Bell Evans and
Sarah Mantlo. He is survived by his
sons: Harold Evans, David (Laura)
Evans, and Mike Evans; brother,
Billy Evans; and sisters, Patricia
Wilson and Peggy Poole; 4 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on
Tuesday, January 20, 2015, at 2pm
in the Chapel of Cheatham County
Funeral Home. Burial will follow
in EverRest of Cheatham, LLC in
Pleasant View. The family will receive
friends on Tuesday before the service
from 12 noon until 2 p.m. Cheatham
County Funeral Home.
FULLER,
Mai B., age 84,
of Cedar Hill,
died Monday,
January
12, 2015 at
Centennial
Medical Center
in Nashville.
Funeral services were
conducted
January 14 with burial in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery in Nashville. Mrs. Fuller
was born August 26, 1930 in Dickson
County, Tennessee to the late James
L. and Dorianda Waynick Felts. She
was a homemaker and a member of
Liberty Baptist Church. In addition to
her parents, she is preceded in death
by her husband of 62 years, Leland
Fields Fuller, Sr.; great-grandsons,
Michael D. Spain, Jackson C. Spain,
Jacob F. Lankford; brothers, James
Felts, Jr., Lloyd Felts, Virgil Felts,
and Donald Felts. She is survived by
her sons, Leland Fields (Mai) Fuller,
Jr. of Gallatin, James “Greg” (Betty)
Fuller of Goodlettsville; daughter,
Betty Sue Fuller (Wayne) Spain of
Pleasant View; sister, Verbal Walker of
Hendersonville; sisters-in-laws, Jean
Felts of Dickson County, TN, Judy
Felts of Vanleer, TN, Nancy Felts of
Hendersonville; grandchildren, Leland
Fields Fuller, III, Leanna (Matthew)
Forsythe, Mike (Tammy) Spain, Jason
(Chasity) Spain, Chris Spain, Autumn
(Josh) Vincent, Amber (Tim) Ewing,
Adam Baldassarre; 20 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great grandchild.
Expressions of sympathy may be made
in the form of donations to Liberty
Baptist Church Building Fund. All
donations may be sent in care of
Austin & Bell Funeral Home. Austin
& Bell Funeral Home in Pleasant View
was in charge of arrangements. (615)
746-4433 www.austinandbell.com
HARGROVE, Mamie Louise, 50
of Scottsboro, TN, passed away on
Thursday January 15, 2015 at the
Skyline Medical Center in Nashville.
Mamie was born in Nashville on
March 3, 1964 to parents William
and Verlia (Smith) Hargrove. She is
preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband
David Hargrove, son David Romines
(Candi), daughter Victoria Pate,
seven brothers, one sister, and two
grandchildren. Visitation will be on
Saturday and Sunday Jan. 17 & 18
from 3-7 p.m. and Monday from 10
a.m. till service at 12 noon. Burial will
follow at the Cowden Cemetery in
Scottsboro. Arrangements by the Boyd
F.H. 101 Elizabeth St. Ashland City,
TN 37015 615-792-4677 www,boydfh.com
HATTERFAIRBANKS,
Dawn, age 43,
passed away
at TriStar
of Ashland
City, TN,
on Saturday,
January 10,
2015. She
was born
in Detroit,
Michigan, on March 11, 1971, to
Talmadge McMillan and Pamela
Collins. She worked as a caregiver in
her past. She is survived by her parents; her children, Kandice Pontious
(Morgan Hendricks), Elijah Hatter,
Kodie Hatter, Katie Hatter and Drew
Runyon; sister, Theresa McMillan; and
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Obituaries
HOOPER, Margaret Louise, 75 of
Ashland City passed, away on Tuesday
January 13, 2015 at the Ashland City
Tri Star Centennial Medical Center.
Margaret was born on March 26, 1939
in Ashland City to parents Lawrence
and Ruby (Harris) Hooper. She is preceded in death by her parents, sons
Tony and Terry Hooper, daughter
HOLLAWAY, Sharon Lee Richards, Tina Hooper, and brother Lawrence
age 70, passed away peacefully January Binkley, Jr. She is survived by her
11, 2015. She was born on April 7,
husband Floyd Lewis Hooper, sons
1944 in Ithaca, NY to Erma Perkins
Eric Hooper and Michael Hooper
and was soon adopted by Harry and
(Mickey), daughter Teresa Mitchell
Alice Richards. She had two sisters;
(Ricky), sister Fay Hardesty (Jim), four
Jane (deceased) and Natalie. When
grandchildren Jason Hooper, Alyssa
Sharon was 2, the family moved to
Pruitt, Dustan Pruitt (Danielle)
Miami, FL. Sharon later moved to
and Carla Hooper, and one great
Athens, TN for college. She spent
grandchild Austin Pruitt. A gravemost of her life in Nashville. She
side service was held on January 15
also received additional education at
at the Greenbrier Church of Christ
MTSU, UT, and Trevecca Nazarene
Cemetery. The family has requested
College. She was a certified elementary donations in honor of Margaret be
school teacher however reading was
made to the Greenbrier Cemetery.
her specialty throughout her 32 years
Arrangements by the Boyd Funeral
in education. Sharon also spent 11
Home, 101 Elizabeth St. Ashland City,
years teaching volunteer tutors how to TN 37015 www.boydfh.com 615teach reading as well as volunteering
792-4677.
herself. She directed the adult literacy program in Nashville-Davidson
OSBORNE,
County. Under her leadership, the
Mildred Evelyn
program grew from just 22 students
England
to over 450 in some years. She met
Williams
and married John Wood in Fort
Daugherty,
Lauderdale, FL. Their child John-Paul closed her beauwas born in 1973. Sharon married
tiful blue eyes
Ernest Lee Hollaway and added two
for the last time
step-daughters Lori and Lynn. Sharon on Saturday,
leaves behind her loving son JohnJanuary 10,
Paul (Jeannie); step-daughters Lori
2015. She
(Logan) and Lynn (Jonathan); grandwas born on
son Carson and granddaughter Ava;
September 18, 1930 to Leslie England
and step-granddaughter Charlotte. A
and Ola Aileene Lindsey England. Celebration of Life was held January
She is preceded in death by her
15. Spring Hill Funeral Home and
mother and father, her beloved sisCemetery.
ter Katherine Reed, great uncle and
aunt Henry Clay and Vivian Lindsey,
grandmother Emma (Mama) Lindsey
and her beloved nephew Les Reed
four grandchildren, Chesney, Peyton,
Kendyl and Zoie. Funeral service was
held on January 14, 2015. In memory
of Dawn, the family wishes for you to
take a moment to hug your parents,
children, grandchildren, or friend
as time waits for no one. Cheatham
County Funeral Home.
and cousin Renee Caruthers. She is
survived by children Mildred Dianne
Morton Travis, Deborah Morgan
(Tony) and Danny Williams (Andrea);
grandchildren Bobby (Lori) Morgan,
Samantha Louallen (Chris), Mike
Morgan (Stephanie), and Shane
Morgan (Amy); great-grandchildren
Zack Morgan, Desiree Woodard
(Sean), Jacob Morgan, Evelyn Clare
Morgan, Elizabeth Kate Morgan, and
William Morgan; and one great-greatgrandchild Abbigrace Rina Aileene
Adams. She is also survived by her
beloved nephew Jim (Clate) Reed and
two beloved nieces Kathy Reed and
Donna Kay Davis and special cousin,
Tommy Wright. She was blessed with
many great friends throughout her
life, and she particularly loved Wilma
and Sandra. Evelyn was an amazing
mother who loved her family beyond
measure and always put them first. She loved to travel, visiting all 50
states more than once, Great Britain
twice and Canada. There will be a
memorial service at the Cheatham
County Funeral Home at 1 p.m. on
Saturday, January 17, 2015. The family will receive friends on Saturday,
January 17, 2015, from 11am until
service hour of 1pm. The family asks
that in lieu of flowers donations be
made to Alive Hospice, who was so
very kind and helpful throughout her
illness. Cheatham County Funeral
Home.
PHILLIPS,
Wilma Ruth
Bolton, age 90,
passed away
at Vanderbilt
University
Medical Center
on Monday,
January 12,
2015. She
was born in Du Quoin, Illinois, on
February 21, 1924, to Andrew Jackson
Bolton and Jenny Manning Bolton. She was preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Fred Phillips;
her daughter, Brenda Ruth Phillips;
brothers, Taylor Bolton and Billy
Bolton; sisters, Gracie Morris, Lucille
Richardson, Lorene Davis, and Mae
Hardcastle; grandson, Steven Roy
Phillips, and granddaughter, Kelsey
Corbitt. She is survived by her sons:
David, Bobby (Eva), Andy, and Roy
Phillips; daughter, Lisa (Jerry) Sharpe;
sister, Elizabeth Borowski; 12 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Miss Wilma was a homemaker and
mother. Funeral service was held
January 16, 2015, with burial in the
Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville. Cheatham County Funeral Home.
WATSON, Roy “Burt” Burtis,
Jr., age 51, passed away NorthCrest
Medical Center on Saturday, January
10, 2015. Burt was born February 1,
1963, at Vanderbilt University Medical
Center in Nashville, TN, to Roy Burtis
Watson, Sr., and Linda Jean Stroud
Watson Moore. Burt worked for
Cremation Funeral Services as a delivery driver. He is preceded in death by
his father; brothers, David Anthony
Watson and Marcus Shane Moore;
brother-in-law, William “Buddy”
Armstreet; and beloved pet, Doogish. He is survived by his mother, Linda
Moore; wife, Rachel Watson; brothers:
Mike (Linda Dale) Moore, Robert
(Vicky Kanefsky) Moore, and William
Shawn Moore; sisters: Teresa Watson,
Kimberly Armstreet, and Connie
(Ronald) Garcia; 22 nieces and nephews and 10 great-nieces and nephews. Funeral service was held January
14, 2015, with burial in the Adams
Cemetery in Adams, Tennessee. Cheatham County Funeral Home.
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District names Williams Interim Academic Director and Athletic Director at SHS
The Cheatham County School
District recently named Tyler Williams
as the interim academic director and
athletic director at Sycamore High
School.
With a focus on sports broadcasting,
Williams received a Bachelor of Science
degree in Journalism and Electronic
Media from University of Tennessee
– Knoxville. He later served as the
graduate assistant football coach at
Middle Tennessee State University
(MTSU) where he received a Master’s
degree in Sports Management and
Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in
K-12 Administration and Supervision.
Prior to joining the Cheatham
County family four years ago, Williams
Pet of the Week
Meet Turbo Diesel!
Turbo Diesel loves meeting everyone. He’s never quite sure if he should
drop for belly rubs or break into
zoomies and broadcast his joy.
He is a young, friendly boy, about
two years old. Some might even say
that Turbo Diesel is overly affectionate. He has no sense of personal
space and LOVES to snuggle, kiss,
and play.
Being the affectionate boy that he
is, Turbo Diesel’s dream home will be
with adults and children!!! Please!!!!
Children!!!! He is good with other
dogs and has been known to climb
out of his kennel to go on a play
date. A tall fence would be perfect
for our sweet boy (or he doesn’t mind
hanging out in a crate.) He hasn’t
been tested with cats but, if you have
a cat in your home, just let us know
and we’ll be happy to see how he
does around the cats. As always, if
you already have a dog, please bring
served as crisis intervention teacher,
dean of students for special education,
and assistant athletic director at
Boynton Beach High School in
Florida. Most recently, Williams
served the students at Sycamore High
School as athletic director, P.E. teacher,
and head football coach.
Williams said, “I come from a
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family of educators and I am proud
to serve the students of Cheatham
County.”
Williams will immediately step
into his new role as interim academic
director and athletic director.
Wanna feel young? Go to the parkand watch the young’n’s play.
them to the shelter for a meet & greet
and let’s make sure you have a great
match!
His adoption fee is $50. Turbo
Diesel is neutered and has had all of
his shots. For information on Turbo
Diesel, please contact Cheatham
County Animal Control at 615-7923647 or ccactn@gmail.com. We are
located at 2797 Sam’s Creek Road in
Pegram, about ten minutes off River
Road outside of Ashland City.
Come meet Turbo Diesel and see
if this friendly boy can silly his way
into your heart!
Each year Amy Castleberry’s 1st graders become surgeons! To
learn about contractions, the students don masks and gloves
in order operate on the two words. They stitch them together
with the apostrophe to make a contraction!
Sports
THE
VIEW
Lawrence
Gunnells
Exchange
Sports Editor
Harsh reality: 2015
post-season may be
Peyton’s swan song
Perhaps the rumors a month ago
about Peyton Manning coming back to
Tennessee in some non-playing capacity were not far off.
Last Sunday as the Denver Broncos’ season fell apart in about every
conceivable way, the possible end of
their quarterback’s Hall of Fame career seemed very real. While early in
the year, Manning seemed to be ageless, a 38-year-old arm will eventually
look lake a 38-year-old arm. Revelation
of a strained quad certainly makes his
uncharacteristic inacurracy somewhat
explainable, one has to wonder what’s
left in the tank.
Only Peyton knows, and the choice
of what he does will be completely
his own. As has been said, what Peyton Manning brings to a team is worth
every penny they give him. Even $19
million, which is what Denver is on the
hook for.
Manning got what at 36 what few 26
-year-old quarterback’s get: a big fat
contract. And how smart do the Colts
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Lady War Eagles on familiar pace
Girls undefeated in
district through six;
Boys struggle to 1-5
By Lawrence Gunnells
I-24 Exchange Sports Editor
Some things have change since last
year for the Sycamore Lady War Eagles basketball team. Three seniors,
all starters are gone, and this year’s
team is gettting lots of minutes from
a couple of freshmen.
But the numbers looks pretty similar so far.
Through six district games, the
Lady War Eagles are 6-0; same as
last year. That team was 12-0 in
9-AA play at the end of the regular
season.
The average winning margin is
20.3 point per game so far. As impressive as that is, last year it was
closer to 30 points.
Coach Kim Taylor said there’s a
clear explanation..
“Everybody in the district is better
this year,” Taylor said. “We are not
going to get any easy ones, and we
know it.”
One of those improved teams was
Sycamore’s opponent last Friday:
White House-Heritage. The Lady
Patriots kept things very close in the
first half, but Sycamore led by ten,
29-19, at the break. More defensive
intensity pushed the final to 45-31.
Last year, the winning margins were
33 and 23 in Sycamore’s wins.
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Sycamore’s Bailey Baker was an important part of the War Eagles’ early
success against White House-Heritage. Teresa Binkley photo
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just
have
to
keep
working
to
get
better.”
SIMILAR
Against the Bobcats, perhaps the
From Page 12
main thing missing was obvious. Top
The win over Greenbrier was also scorer Matt Brown was sidelined becomfortable, though again closer than cause of illness, and with his 17.1 points
last season. The 30-point win, 55-25, per game also out, the War Eagles loss
was some improvement over the 34 and became Greenbrier’s first district win of
the year, 74-61.
53 point margins of last year.
Last Friday, the War Eagles had an
“We’re more prepared for competitive
games because of those 3A opponents in all-important road win in their pocket
the first half of the season,” Taylor said. against White House-Heritage, but let it
slip away.
After holding the Patriots to only five
Similar story for the boys
The margins of this year’s boys losses points in the first quarter, Sycamore
are very similar to last year’s first six clung to a 21-20 lead at the half.
Missed free throws did the War Eadistrict games, and the record is also the
gles in, and even though Heritage only
same, 1-5.
But while the games have been close, led by one going into the fourth quarter,
the feeling of “almost” and the instanc- Sycamore’s 12-for-23 shooting from
es of late fades are wearing on the play- the line finally caught up with them, and
they fell, 48-43.
ers and coach.
Taylor
The War Eagles are 4-13, but still
A somber coach Toby Miles said after the Greenbrier loss on Tuesday, “We hold their future in their own hands.
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Sycamore High School Basketball
Players of the Week vs WH Heritage & Greenbrier
Coach Kim Taylor talks strategy with her team during a time out against
White House-Heritage. Halfway through their district schedule, the Lady
War Eagles are 6-0. Teresa Binkley Photos
Pleasant View
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Cost: $100.00 for first participant and $90.00 for each additional participant
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We a look forward to a great season! Play ball!
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Bailey Baker
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THE VIEW
From Page 14
Taylor
Bnikley
(30) runs
the floor,
leading
Sycamore
on a fast
break.
Taylor
Binkley
Photo
after turning their sights to the future.
Quite frankly, Andrew Luck is everything he was billed to be coming out of
college. The only question at this point
is how many Super Bowls and MVP
awards is he going to win compared to
the franchise quarterback he replaced.
I believe there’s an excellent chance
he gets his first Lombardi Trophy this
year. If he does, it will be more than just
a little remarkable and will cast a huge
spotlight on his cannon arm. Luck has
no running game to make his job easier,
but yet defenses have had major problems stopping him from winning.
Despite the fact that my Cowboys are
out (giving me reason to consider to
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possibility that karma actually works),
I think the remaining teams all have interesting story lines that will make the
conference championships and Super
Bowl worth watching.
Here are my predictions: Tom Terrific continues to amaze, and Bellichick’s
record of post-season wins seems insurmonable. But as I have already hinted, I
think this is Andrew Luck’s coming of
age. Colts, 31-27.
In the NFC, it’s the probable MVP,
Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, hobbling
into Seattle and facing the 12th Man,
which is almost as formidable as the
Seahawks defense. I know he’s capable,
but the ‘hawks also have a pretty good
QB.
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PV Council holds first meeting of
2015
The Pleasant View Board of Mayor
and Aldermen met Tuesday, for their
first meeting of the year. All members
of the board were present.
The board approved the second and
final reading of a rezoning of property
on Highway 41-A. The property was
owned by Esquire Wire and a manufacture facility was approved by the
city for the property. However, in a
lawsuit filed by adjacent landowners, a
court decision said the use of the property for a manufacturing facility could
not be allowed. The request to rezone
the property from C1 to R1. Mark
Mills, spoke to the council during the
public hearing for the rezone and said
he intended to purchase the property
from Esquire Wire to construct his
personal residents.
The council voted and approved to
place surplus military vehicles owned
by the town on govdeals.com with
a minimum price of $3,250. There
is a 12% fee for selling items on the
website, however the fee is only paid
if items are sold. Police Chief Tad
Wheeler told the council the auction
could be set up in different ways to
cover the 12% fee. He explained the
fee could be required to be covered by
the buyer, split between the buyer and
the city or covered completely by the
city. If sold the funds will go into the
town’s general fund. The two military
dump trucks were acquired by the city
through military surplus. Alderman
George Leasure made the motion to
set the minimum price for the vehicles
at $3,250. It was unanimously approved by the board of aldermen.
The board of Mayor and Aldermen’s
next meeting will be a workshop on
Tuesday, January 27, 7:00 p.m. at City
Hall.
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Cheatham School District receives
Kinder Morgan Foundation grant
The Cheatham County School
District is pleased to be the recipient
of grant funding from Kinder
Morgan Foundation in the amount of
$4,500.
District grant writer, Jeff Bennett
said, “We are pleased to help Kinder
Morgan Foundation further its
mission in Cheatham County by
providing the resources to strengthen
student proficiencies in reading and
language arts.”
Bennett said this funding would
offset the cost of narrative writing
curriculum for the Cheatham
Achievers after school program. “One
of our goals in Cheatham Achievers
is to enrich student achievement
in reading and language arts. This
narrative writing curriculum will be
a fun way for students to develop
critical thinking skills and build
personal confidence.”
According to program organizers,
the narrative writing project will
guide students through the process
of authoring her/his own storybook.
Upon completion, students will
receive a soft-cover, published copy of
their individually authored book.
Kinder Morgan Foundation funds
programs that promote the academic
and artistic interests of young
people in the many cities and towns
across North America where Kinder
Morgan operates.
In 2013, the Kinder Morgan
Foundation donated more than $1
million to youth programs.
For more information, visit www.
kindermorgan.com/community
The Sycamore Middle School Lady Knights basketball team are leaders in the
classroom and on the court. As Jr. Beta members, as well as athletes, the girls
participate in service-oriented projects each year in their school and community. Pictured here are a group of them who assisted with setting up for the Christmas
Anonymous store which has been hosted by Sycamore Middle for many years.
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County Records
BUILDING PERMITS
Joe & Beverly Fort, Accessory Building, 1808 Mt. Zion Rd., Ashland City,
$10,000.00
Chad Hunnell, Accessory Building,
1000 Willowbank Ct., Ashland City,
$9,000.00
Richard & Sandy Taylor, 1163 Marvel
Rd., Ashland City, $6,000.00
PROPERTY TRANSFERS
Wade & Dana Gwyn to Theresa Ashner 101 Annette Dr., Ashland City
$108,000.00
Victor & Jennifer Shelton to Caleb
& Kathryn Anderson, 528 Janet Dr.,
Pleasant View, $178,000.00
Eric & Tessa Walker to Joseph & Tiffany Blair, 1603 Hwy 12N, Ashland City
$149,900.00
Edwin Rutherford III to Windsor
Properties LLC, 137 N. Poole St., Ashland City, $104,000.00
Linda Schmitt to Kody Knight, 128
Plum Dr., Ashland City, $77,000.00
Jimmy Jr. & Melissa Allen to Linda
Freeman, 1018 Dogwood Dr., Ashland
City, $18,000.00
Jerry & Stephanie Davenport to Brian
& Tracy Cothran, 1128 Rustling Oaks
Dr., Pleasant View, $191,000.00
Kevin & Tasha Heckard to Cody &
Jamie McCone, 1189 Kimbrough Rd.,
Ashland City, $200,000.00
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Rep. Littleton awards scholarship
A student from the Tennessee College
of Applied Technology – Dickson has
been awarded a Littleton Scholarship.
Solar Photovoltaic student Erik Ibarra
received a $1,142 award to cover his
tuition for the Spring 2015 term. State
Rep. Mary Littleton (R-Dickson)
established the Littleton Scholarship
fund at TCAT Dickson in 2012 to help
residents of Dickson and Cheatham
counties with job training. Ibarra enrolled in October 2014 and is about to
complete the term of the three-trimester program. He has an A average and
is a Dickson resident.
Pictured at the check presentation is
(L to R) Littleton, Ibarra and interim Assistant Director Laura Travis.
Anyone interested in the scholarship
opportunity can contact Travis at
615.441.6220.
The Tennessee College of Applied
Technology - Dickson, with satellite
campuses at Ashland City, Clarksville
and Franklin, is one of 27 technology
colleges governed by the Tennessee
Board of Regents. The institution
serves students in Dickson and seven
surrounding counties with 20 fulltime and special industry programs.
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The office staff at Sycamore Middle School have been hard at work
remodeling the front office to give it a new, fresher look. Along with painting
the walls, adding new floral arrangements monthly, and incorporating school
colors throughout the space, each person who enters is now greeted by this
welcome sign designed by art teacher, Paige Keatts.
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