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Haywood County Commissioner’s body found in Lauderdale County

The search for Haywood County Commissioner James Morgan concluded Monday morning, March 30. His body was found not far from where he was first reported missing. Rescuers in Lauderdale Coun-ty were alerted Thursday and had been searching the area lo-cated on Out Of Bounds Road west of Ripley. The Haywood County Rescue Squad joined

the search during the weekend. Early reports, Sheriff Bil-ly Garrett Jr. said, were that witnesses saw a man fishing near the truck. That claim lat-er proved to be incorrect. But, Garrett says, family and friends believe Morgan was going fish-ing when he became missing. A pickup truck registered to Morgan was found partially submerged in an area where

flood waters were rising. That’s where the search began and Sheriff Gar-rett said C o m m i s -sioner Mor-gan’s body was found not too far from there.

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Amidst the sadness and anxiety, there are uplifting moments that remind us of the resilience of the human spirit, and we’ll be there to document those too. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said the corona-virus has created an unprecedented health and economic crisis in our state. “We need every Tennessean on board to beat this pandemic,” the governor said. “Success starts with swift, accurate infor-mation and we support the efforts of the

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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Haywood, mayors issue ‘State of Emergency’ order Haywood County has reported its first two positive cases of the novel coronavirus. County Mayor David Livingston made the an-nouncement Saturday, March 28, and Sunday, March 29, through press releases. “I was notified by the Tennessee Department of Health that a res-ident of Haywood County, Tenn., has tested positive … The Health

Department is working with the patient who is in quarantine,” the release read. “This is not un-expected. Your local officials have been preparing for and expecting that this would occur for weeks and have so warned you of the impending eventuality that this virus will come to Haywood … We are coordinating with the Tennes-see Department of Health and the

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More inmate releases likely in wake of COVID-19 On March 19, Hay-wood County General Sessions Judge Roland Reid ordered the release of 14 inmates from the Haywood County Jail in response to the coro-navirus pandemic. In a conversation with the Brownsville Press on Monday, March 30, Judge Reid explained what criteria he considered when deciding who was released. The number one stan-dard, he said, was that the inmates were non-vi-olent. Of the 14, Judge Reid explained nine were pre-trial defendants that couldn’t make small

bonds. “We had nine peo-ple that were pre-trial on simple violations of probation where there were no new charges. There were several child support contempts, then simple violations for not reporting as they should or paying on their fines and costs as they should. So, those were easy de-cisions there.” He said those nine inmates were given a future court date to report. Three of the inmates were sent to other juris-dictions that had other holds on them. “They were transferred over to other counties and given a future court date with

us.” Only two of the re-leased inmates were ac-tually serving sentences. “They were misdemean-or sentences and I think they were both viola-tions of probation,” he explained. “One of them had completed a fairly lengthy sentence in cir-cuit court and I had run my sentence consecutive-ly to Judge Peeples’ sen-tence. That person had been in there 3 ½ years and had served about 8 months of my sentence, which was an 11/29 [11 months, 29 days]. He’d been a good inmate so I said to release him. The other’s only charge was

misdemeanor, violation of probation, and he’d served about 6 months of an 11/29 sentence. I determined it was safe to release him as well.” Since Judge Reid made the releases, the Tennessee Supreme Court ordered that each presiding judge submit an affirmative plan to release inmates to re-duce jail populations. Over Haywood, Crock-ett and Gibson Counties is Circuit Court Judge Clayburn Peeples. He filed his orders Tuesday, March 31. In the orders, Judge Peeples indicates that taking record measures

to limit jail population is vital because “…the high population density of lo-cal jails during the cur-rent pandemic poses a potentially unprecedent-ed and especially dan-gerous problem, not only for those incarcerated, but for corrections offi-cers, sheriffs’ deputies, law-enforcement offi-cers, healthcare workers and other professionals who regularly come in contact with inmates …” He urges judges to strongly consider set-ting bail at zero for “de-fendants charged with nonviolent misdemean-or offenses”, for those currently being held in

jail on “violations of probation arising from any nonviolent misde-meanor offense” (and releasing them), for “any person arrested on any allegation of criminal or civil contempt, other than the failure to ap-pear for any alleged felo-ny offense or violation of felony probation”, and for “non-violent felony offenses for which any inmate has been deter-mined to be indigent.” While these are his recommendations, the order maintains judges still have full discretion to set “bail at whatever amount that judge deems appropriate.”

Data shows unemployment rates increase to begin 2020 New data released by the Tennessee De-partment of Labor and Workforce Devel-opment shows unem-ployment increases in nearly all of Tennes-see’s 95 counties in January 2020. Haywood County was one of them. Ninety-four counties experienced some lev-

el of increase during the first month of the year. U n e m p l o y m e n t rates are below 5 per-cent in 59 counties. The rate is 5 percent or greater, but less than 10 percent in 36 coun-ties. In December 2019, Haywood County had an unemployment rate

of 4.3 percent and it increased by an entire percentage point in January to 5.3 percent. 416 residents were shown to be with-out work during the first month of 2020; 7,396-out-of-7,812 were employed. In January 2019, the unemployment rate was set at 6 percent.

On Monday, March 30, Tennessee Gover-nor Bill Lee issued a “Safer-at-Home” order for the entire state which means all non-essential busi-nesses will need to close and everyone is encouraged to stay at home whenever possi-ble. Lee said Executive Order 22 is not a man-dated shelter-in-place order, but one that strongly urges citizens to stay home where possible “to protect the lives of your neighbors and Tenesseans.” Knoxville, Nashville and Memphis have al-ready issued similar orders, and more than 600 physicians – who signed a letter asking the governor to order a shelter in place across the state to prevent a

“disastrous” surge in cases – have called for Lee to do the same. Instead, Gov. Lee issued an executive order with new re-strictions like clos-ing restaurant dining rooms and gyms, but it did not mandate shel-tering in place or close all non-essential busi-nesses. It includes closing businesses that cannot operate safely during this time, including sa-lons and barbershops. Lee, who made the decision to expand the order state-wide out of fear that coronavirus would start spreading in Tennessee’s rural communities, hesitat-ed because he want-ed Tennessee to be a state where people can maintain their person-al liberties. By Tuesday after-noon, Mayor Living-

ston, City of Browns-ville Mayor Bill Rawls and Stanton Mayor Al-lan Sterbinksy issued a joint proclamation declaring a “State of Emergency” in Hay-wood. “There have been two confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hay-wood County and…COVID-19 is a danger to the health, welfare, and economic well-be-ing of the citizens of Haywood County, the City of Browns-ville and the Town of Stanton…” the proc-lamation reads. “…It is imperative that the municipalities take all necessary measures to contain COVID-19 and prevent its spread throughout the coun-ty…” The proclamation goes on to echo Gov. Lee’s orders of limit-ing activity and ser-

vices to those that are deemed “essential.” What to do about coronavirus in Haywood In Mayor Living-ston’s release about the virus now hitting Haywood, he advised Haywood Countians to remain calm, saying, “The worst thing we can do during these trying times is panic.” Mayor Livingston offered guidance for those concerned they may be infected and tips for preventing spread of the virus. “It is important to remember that the vast majority of pa-tients that contract this virus will have a mild course of illness and recover quickly. If you are ill with re-spiratory symptoms, it is very important that you call your medical care provider or doc-

tor’s office first. Do not just show up at the doc-tor’s office. Again, call first. Do not go to the emergency room with-out calling first. We are all in this together and we will make sure that our healthcare community is not over-whelmed. Here are some things you can do to help yourself, your family and your community: First, if you are sick, call your health care provider or doctor’s of-fice … Keep your hands clean and continue to practice social distanc-ing. This will reduce the chances that you spread the virus to others including your family. If you are feel-ing bad stay at home, but call your employ-er at inform him as to what is happening. Second, check on, by telephone, our el-

derly, people with im-mune problems, can-cer patients, dialysis patients, pregnant mothers or any of our other citizens that have their immune system compromised. They need to stay at home as much as pos-sible and we need to support them and keep them safe. People over the age of 65 and those in poor health are at the greatest risk. We, as a community, need to support them. This does not mean that people under the age of 65 cannot catch this virus … We will get through this together. Of this, I am certain. Individu-als with specific ques-tions, please call the Tennessee Department of Health for further information at their hot line: 1-877-857-2945 or 1-731-421-6782.”

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Stanton man charged in Madison Co. shooting Keondrae Marquis Jackson of Stanton, Tenn., has been ar-rested and charged with First Degree At-tempted Murder, ac-

cording to Madison County Sheriff John Mehr. On March 9 at about 9:30 p.m., Mad-ison County deputies

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Invitation to create a community vision The bubonic plague, or the Black Death, which killed almost one-third of the earth’s population in the mid-dle of the 14th century, is considered by some historians to the most significant event in history. One important result of the plague, which was caused by a virus, was that many city residents fled to the less populated ru-ral communities, never to return to their city homes. In a recent news article published by The Washington Post online, the authors de-scribe a similar migra-tion, though we think far less dramatic, from large cities to less popu-

lated areas in efforts to escape COVID-19. One of the quotes in that ar-ticle could be instruc-tive as Haywood Coun-ty seeks a vision for its future: “…you’ll no longer have to choose between unaffordable, overcrowded cities and incredibly boring countryside.” We can expect our community to be a possible destina-tion of this accelerated migration, which, as pointed out in the Post article, had already begun as the result of over-crowding and the high cost of city living. Could Haywood County be that happy and pros-perous compromise- not overcrowded and not boring? Could that be our vision?

It is fortuitous that Brownsville, Haywood County and Stanton, under the cooperative leadership of Mayors Sterbinsky, Rawls and Livingston, are serious-ly asking the commu-nity as a whole, every willing citizen, to help plan our future. Four well-attended town-hall listening sessions, organized and hosted by county commission-ers, have consistently identified troublesome challenges and realis-tically assessed avail-able resources. Perhaps surprisingly, some of the most optimistic as-sessments for the coun-ty’s future heard at the listening sessions were made by persons who have recently located

to the county and made significant investments which bind them to the community and its fu-ture. As this newspaper has reported in previ-ous editions, there have been four listening ses-sions: at Union Grove Methodist Church, The Justice Center, the Ru-dolph firehouse, and Douglass Community Center. At each loca-tion, the discussions have focused on core is-sues which will define the community and its aspirations: education, jobs, I-40 traffic, Delta Heritage Center, loss of population, high local taxes, historic homes, the Hatchie Wildlife Refuge, lack of health care facilities, the delay

in developing the Mem-phis Megasite and what if the Megasite is not developed. The May-ors Citizens Advisory Committee has been asked by the mayors to articulate a vision that gives appropriate sig-nificance to these and other relevant factors. You can help! While many of us are presently isolated and have extra time for contemplation, we have a great opportu-nity to turn the televi-sion off and create our own comprehensive vision for the commu-nity. That surely would prove to be more in-teresting and certain-ly more productive. If you, the reader, should rise to this challenge,

you may send your notes, ideas, observa-tions, questions and recommendations to Mayor Sterbinsky at the Stanton City Hall or to me at the Browns-ville Press. This is a way for you to be really involved in an import-ant undertaking. Your contribution, in what-ever form and whether signed or anonymous, will be added to the material from which the community vision will be fashioned. Your suggestion could be the magic formula for enticing those persons who are looking for a new home to consider Haywood County as a very special place to live and work. Give it a try!

By Lyle Reid

Governor Bill Lee has enacted emergency rules permitting public bodies – like the school board, county commis-sion and city board – to conduct meetings so long as the public can

access the sessions. Haywood County May-or David Livingston has called a special meeting of the Haywood County Commission for Mon-day, April 6. The meeting will em-

ploy the video stream-ing services devel-oped by The Wireless Group’s radio stations, 95.3 Brownsville Radio and News/Talk 101.5, for live sports broad-casts. The streaming

audio and video system will be set up in the courthouse conference room where only May-or Livingston, County Clerk Sonya Castellaw and County Attorney Michael Banks will be

in attendance. County Commissioners will join the meeting re-motely via a conference telephone system ar-ranged by the mayor’s office. The meeting may be

viewed live by going to brownsvilleradio.com and clicking on Hay-wood County Commis-sion Monday April 6, 6pm broadcast located in the blue bar near the top of the home page.

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CommuNityVolunteers help Senior Center deliver meals

We all know it’s risky to leave the house as COVID-19 spreads throughout the coun-try, but where there are those in need, there are always those who are willing to lend a help-ing hand – especially in Haywood. On Thursday, March 26, the Brownsville/Haywood County Se-nior Center received 85

boxes of food from RIFA (Regional Inter-Faith Association), a Jackson, Tenn., organization that works to lead and en-gage the community in the fight against hun-ger. According to Nancy K. Cates, director of the Senior Center, the box-es were received at 11 a.m., and by 1 p.m., the Woodland Disaster Re-lief Team was ready to deliver all of the boxes. “I called Butch Porch Wednesday morning to

ask for help with this project and he said, ‘Let me make some calls.’ In less than 30 minutes, he had volunteers lined up to deliver,” Cates said. Despite the risks as-sociated with going out into the community, Cates said this group of 10 people didn’t hesitate to help, even with such short notice. “We are so blessed in Haywood County to have wonder-ful volunteers willing to help during any crisis.”SUBMITTED

Containers make for easy gardening Haywood County res-ident Emilie Dickinson knows the benefits of planting flowers in con-tainers. “You can grow plants in small spaces, move then around for added hours of sunlight, and they’re easy to water and fertilize,” says Dick-inson. “Plus, tending to the containers elim-inates the need to work on the ground.” Gardening in small

places, or containers, has been around for thousands of years. Se-niors may have down-sized to smaller yards or apartments and no longer need large ex-panses of space for gardening. A balcony, a deck, or even an area that is paved near your door makes a welcoming spot for a container. In recent years, both men and women have added gardening to their list of hobbies during retire-ment.

By Carolyn Tomlin Thomas Jefferson, our third United States Pres-ident was known as an avid gardener. Jefferson said, “When I’m in my garden, I’m a young man again.” It’s true! Those who garden spend time in the fresh air and sun-shine. You’re exercising the entire body as you pull, stoop, bend, lift and drag. Gather these materials:• Large container, with drainage holes• Pebbles or small stones• Drip tray • Potting soil• AnnualsFollow these easy steps:1. Containers can be plas-tic, wood, clay, metal or other materials. Drain-age holes are essential. 2. Set a drip tray under the pot if used indoors or where the pot can do damage2. Before filling with soil, position a heavy contain-er in its permanent loca-tion.3. Cover holes with small stones or broken pottery.4. Fill with a good quali-ty potting soil.5. Loosen roots of trans-

plants and insert in the container.6. Choose annuals in three categories…one for height, one to cluster in the middle, and one to over-hang the rim and cascade downward. 7. Water thoroughly and place in a shady location for a few days until plant is established. This tran-sition period from be-ing in a small container helps the plant adjust to a larger one.Tips for Success:1. Plants do better in large containers with plenty of soil for roots to

expand. 2. Cover the bottom with a paper coffee filter to keep soil from filling up the holes.3. Know the sun/shade, moisture requirements, height/width when ma-ture, and bloom time of the annuals you select.4. Give young trans-plants room to grow. They will soon fill and overflow the container. 6. Over-watering will kill the plants. However, don’t allow the soil to become too dry. Test for moisture levels by rub-bing a bit of soil between

your thumb and finger. 6. Container plants can be moved from one loca-tion to another. Container gardening is rewarding, inexpensive, and requires a small amount of time. Place a pot of annuals near your front door as a way to welcome family and friends.

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Become a High Five Club member, support Carl Perkins CenterBy Brooke McCainManaging editor

Social distancing may have us all con-fined to our house, but the Haywood County Carl Perkins Center

is hoping to provide a safe way for families to get out and have a little fun. From April 4-12, the Center has scheduled a Social Dis-tancing Scavenger Egg Hunt for Child Abuse

Preven-tion Month. “There will be signs of a blue egg with clues to help you locate them,” representa-tives from the Center said. The signs will look like the image pictured right.

Instructions say, “par-ticipants will snap a picture and post with #CPCEggHunt.” To find out more about the egg hunt, follow the Center’s Facebook page, facebook.com/haywoodcountycpc. As the Center works together to put togeth-er this fun event, it’s important to remember that the services they offer – those supporting our children who are victims of child abuse – have not stopped due to the viral outbreak that has shut down the community. However, the Center isn’t allowed to hold scheduled fund-raisers that help keep them in operation. The Hay-wood County Carl Perkins Center needs our help now more than ever. In a letter from Pam Nash, President/CEO of Carl Perkins Cen-ters, she writes, “These are trying times for all of us, but especially our children who are victims of child abuse. This is a period of un-certainty both locally

and nationally. There are many things that are impacting the Cen-ter and our children … We are all charged with the responsibility of keeping the Center going and making sure our children are taken care of.” The Center has is-sued a call to action, en-couraging residents to participate in the Cen-ter’s “The High Five Club Initiative.” According to Beth Wilson, director of the Haywood County Carl

Perkins Center, “join the ‘High Five Club’ by donating $10 a month or $120 total to help the Haywood Carl Perkins Center.” Then, ask four friends, coworkers or relatives to join and do the same. Donations may be made by calling the Center at (731) 772-8378 or going to carlp-erkinscenter.org/high-five-club. All Haywood County donations stay in our county. “We need your help,” said Nash. “We cannot do this without you.”

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“God Our Refuge and Strength in Trou-bled Times,” taken form Psalms 46. We don’t have to be afraid of the future, if we know the Lord of the future. God is not some feeble, senile old man. He created the whole world and has it in his hands. Being a Christian doesn’t exempt us from the dif-ficulties of life, but God provides the strength we need and the hope for the future as the storms of

life are gathering. We can be confident in this cha-otic, uncertain world, for the Almighty God is in con-trol, and the Spirit of God guides us along the way. He is a present help in times of trouble. He tells us, “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray, seek my face and turn from their wick-ed ways, I will heal their land.” Our pastor, Brother Fred Campbell, Broth-er Ralph Brown, Nancy

Campbell and Matt An-derson singing special music brought the Holly Grove worship service online last Saturday. It was great. Happy birthday to Car-ol Waddell, Linda Petty, Shannon Hopper, Drew Haynes, Randall Hughes, Elizabeth Haywood, Hunter Green and Edna Morris. Most everyone remem-bers John Wayne, the ac-tor. He was friends with a preacher in California who told him about his daughter being in an ac-

Holly Grove NewsBy Martha H. Jones

cident, and she was going to have to have one of her legs amputated. He wrote a note to her saying, “Dear Cindy, sorry to hear about your accident. Hope you will be alright.” She de-cided she would send a note to him in reply. “Dear Mr. Wayne, I appreciated your note. I like you very much. Mr. Wayne, do you know Jesus? I sure hope you do. I can’t imagine heaven without you. If you don’t know Jesus, you need to give your heart to Him.” A visitor came by to see her in the hos-

pital. She told him about writing the note to Mr. Wayne, but that she didn’t know how to get it to him. He said that he was going to have dinner with him that night, and he would carry it to him. As he and 10 other men were sitting around the table, he gave the note to John Wayne, and later noticed him sit-ting with his head down, so he asked, “Duke, what’s the matter?” He looked up, read the note to the men, then began to weep. He said, “You go tell that little girl, that right now

in this restaurant, John Wayne gives his heart to Jesus Christ and will see her in heaven.” Three weeks later, he died, being 72 years old. You never know how your witness to another will affect their eternity. Those on the sick list needing our prayers this week are Mikie Dotson, Russell Hight, Tommy Brown, Vincent Mad-dox, Betty Barden, Ron-nie Vanstory, Tony Cas-tleman, Pete Lott, Lisa Jones, Scott Climer, Lynn Staggs and Elise Barker.

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Westside News Well, April Fools, y’all! Thankfully, we’ve made it out of wintertime and hopefully with God’s help, we’ll try to enjoy our springtime before summertime hits us. Donna and Leon Her-on’s sons, Mark of Arizo-na and Robert, wife and three children from Kan-sas, visited for a few days with their parents. I was sorry to read of Howard Durham’s death, who was 72, in

By Mary W. Lewis Lauderdale Community Hospital March 18. I had known him as a young-ster when he was attend-ing Brownsville Church of Christ when it was located on North Lafay-ette. My dear friend, Glen McKenney, was the neighbor of my husband, Henry Whitehead, Jr. and me when we moved to Cottonwood in 1986 from North Park Avenue where we had built and lived 28 ½ years. We soon learned Glen was a jack

of all trades, capable of repairing most anything from his sewing machine clientele on up, being very much sought after by the lady seamstress-es. At one time, he had a partitioned area for him of Railroad Salvage where he did nothing ex-cept that, when ex-mayor Webb Banks was owner of the establishment. Glen was from the Maryville, Tenn., area where his father worked for Alcoa, the local plant. When Glen graduated

high school, he tendered his resume to Sark-es-Tarzan Company here in town and was imme-diately hired sight-un-seen minus an interview and was employed until the company closed and moved from Brownsville. During and following high school, he had tak-en various courses pre-paring himself electri-cally and related works. Next he was hired by Todd Uniform Manufac-turing where he drove to Ripley. When they closed,

he became a Walmart employee for eight years until he retired, needing knee surgeries. He was knowledgeable where customers could locate the items they were seek-ing all over the store and a majority sought his competent help. Last fall, Glen suf-fered two strokes and a heart attack and follow-ing release, he became a resident of Crestview until his death Saturday, March 28, 2020. He was our family

friend of Paul Lewis and me. Henry had passed of cancer in 1992. Always we relied on Glen’s help. Glen was a veteran, once stationed in Cali-fornia, once an insur-ance salesman in Mem-phis. He leaves his wife of many years, Joyce, and one son, Robert, his friends including his doctor, Dr. Clary Dowl-ing. He was my confidant and friend as well and greatly missed. Creation followed his passing.

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Our residents have enjoyed these warm sunny days, sitting out

By Donna Lovell Spring Flower Facts. On Tuesday, Sit and Stretch in the morning; Balloon Pop Game in the afternoon. On Wednesday, Nail

on the patio. This week, they have enjoyed the following activities: On Monday, Bird Trivia in the morning; then that afternoon

Polishing in the morn-ing; Popcorn Social in the afternoon. On Thursday, Bingo in the morning; Base-ball Trivia in the after-

noon. On Friday, Name That Sound in the morning; Fishing Triv-ia in the afternoon. Thought for the

week: Never stop doing little things for others; sometimes, these lit-tle things occupy the biggest part of their hearts.

Around town with Marty Whew! Things are re-ally tightening up here in our little town! So-cial distancing, washing your hands, watching your church services on Facebook or your web-site, watching concerts on Facebook because live entertainment has been cancelled. All functions have been postponed and we are asked to only go out for necessities. Need-less to say, we women are starting to fret about our hair and what a mess it will be when we are set free to get it colored, cut or styled again…not to mention our an-nual spring pedicures! Whoa! So many activities

By Marty Williams have been cancelled, I don’t think we know what we are supposed to be doing! We are advised to stay at home unless working somewhere that is considered absolute-ly necessary and only shopping for essentials. Many are working from home or their lobbies are closed, but are work-ing behind the doors. In order to help our small businesses, we can or-der online, order ahead and then pick up! Curb service is available from many businesses also. The gift and silver lining in all of this is having to slow down enough to smell the roses and be with our families! For that I am thankful! We have been forced to step

off the treadmill for a while! Stay safe and watch over your loved ones! Keep in mind that the Chamber and City are on “lock down” due to the city mayor, county mayor and Governor’s safety precautions. We are working, but our doors are locked. Entry into the buildings are by appointment only. You can call us at City (772-1212), County (772-1432) or Chamber (772-2193). I had to get checks signed through the drive-thru at the bank today! What a hoot! Mission was accom-plished. We are having to get a little creative! Haywood Heritage An-nual Historic Home Tour is cancelled until further

notice due to the safety precautions of our town and country. Happy baby news! Our very own Laura Hoop-er Sigler and husband, Beau, are bringing a baby girl into the world in Oc-tober! She will be named Annie Kate Sigler! I can’t begin to tell you what kind of happiness is hap-pening in that family! They already have a little boy named Beck who is one year old and now this totally unexpected gift! I am so tickled, I don’t know what to do! What a blessing this is for these two and their families! Congratulations! Happy birthday Jay Boyd, Belinda Brinks, Wade Garrett, Joy La-man Mann, Jean Harvey,

Taylor Warren, Jessi-ca Ligon, Poodle Cates, Mary Kitty Boyd, Mary Fridley, Finn Davis, Bet-ty Robinson-Barden, Patrick Martin, Mag-gie Gardner Howell, Bobby Goodman, Lisa Stanfield, Eli Chilcutt, Nathan Reed, Kelsie Oliphant, Grayson Lew-is, Nicole Austin, John Parker, Mark Kendrick, Mary Marcantel, Mike Parker, Katelyn Camp-bell, Mike Coburn and Jimmy Craig. Happy 2nd anniver-sary to Betsy Reid and Bill Gruenewald! Happy anniversary to Roger and Donna Cowan! Hap-py anniversary to Sandy and Lynn Cates. Happy 58th anniversary to John and Bettye and John

Duckworth! Happy 48th anniversary to Jane and Dickie Hopkins! Happy 32 anniversary to Tina and Stephen Martin! Happy 7th anniversary to Jeremy and Clarissa Jones! Keep our Animal Shel-ter in mind! So many of us have extra time right now, please think about fostering a pet from our shelter. They are always in need! Thursdays are still half price day! Don’t forget to get them spayed and neutered! (Spay Hay-wood). Check their wish list on Amazon! If you have scoop, please email me or call me or 780-4111. In a world where you can be anything you want…be kind!

Psalm 22:19, “O Lord, do not stay far away! You are my strength; come quickly to my aid!” Almighty God, I need your strength to-day. You know my ups and downs, my good days and my failures. Only you know my joys and my deepest fears. There are times when I fail to trust you fully, but I pray that your love and your grace will re-new my strength today. In the name of Jesus, Amen! This has been an un-believable time that we are dealing with. Nev-er in my lifetime could I have dreamt of days where there would be no church, no school,

not able to go to the movies or the mall, to the beauty or barber-shop, to shop when you wanted and the fact that finding paper towels and toilet paper were like hunting for gold. Welcome the days of COVID-19. We are dealing with sickness and death beyond imag-ination. I was shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic passing of James “Jim” Morgan. He was an asset to the entire community as a com-missioner and a dea-con at London Branch Church. He will truly be missed by his fam-ily and friends. Also, Pkeep the families of Shiwanda Adams, Tar-ica Taylor, Detairien Tyus, John Spring-

field, Minnie Lee King, Laura Jean Baker Jor-gensen, Reverend Mau-rica Cotton, Geralyn Whitelow and James Harris in your prayers in their passing. Continue to pray for anyone that will haa a hand in the education and guidance of our young minds as this current school year hangs in limbo. Please continue to pray for our sick and shut in. Thought for the week: Today I choose firstly to seek you, to crave you, to want you, to hunger after you and to love you uncondi-tionally. The bills will be paid, the pain will be gone, I will be restored, my healing will come and, you, my Lord, will prevail.

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PubliC NotiCes PUBLIC NOTICE –

CALLED MEETINGOF THE HAYWOOD

COUNTY COMMISSION

Please take Notice that a Special Called Meeting of the Haywood County Commission shall be had on April 6, 2020, at 6:00 P. M. in the Conference Room of the County Mayor located on the 1st Floor of the Haywood County Courthouse, 1 North Washington, Brownsville, Tennessee for the purposes of conducting the business of the County denoted on the agenda pub-lished together herewith. Please further note that this Meeting shall be con-ducted in accordance with Executive Order No. 16 is-sued by the Honorable Bill Lee, Governor of the State of Tennessee. The Public may not attend in person, but can view the proceeding via the Internet. To view the meeting, log on to brownsvilleradio.com and click on “Haywood County Commission Monday April 6, 6pm broadcast” found in the blue bar located near the top of the home page. The live stream will begin five to ten minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting and will conclude at the end of the meeting.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSas required by TCA §30-2-306

Elizabeth Pittman Claiborne, DeceasedCase Number 2020-PR-17

Notice is hereby given that on March 25, 2020 letters testa-mentary, in respect to the estate of Elizabeth Pittman Claiborne, who died March 22, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Haywood County Chancery Court. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2); otherwise, their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication; or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication as described in (1)(A); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

Sarah Levy, Clerk & MasterHaywood Chancery CourtJustice Complex100 S. DupreeBrownsville, TN 38012(731) 772-0122 Al Claiborne and Robert Claiborne, Co-Executors Pat H. Mann, Jr., Attorney

RECEIVING BIDSHAYWOOD COUNTY

HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT1306 S. Dupree Ave.

Brownsville, TN 38012Perry Davis, Supervisor

Haywood County Highway Department will receive bids until 9:00 a.m. on Thursday April 9, 2020 on the following items:

1. Galvanized and aluminized corrugated steel culverts and connecting bands.2. Rock: Limestone, Chert, Redrock, etc.3. Commercial general liability, vehicle, and inland marine insurance.4. Liquid asphalt: RS-2, AE-3, Patch Magic, RM-90, SSIH, & CW Mix.5. Sand

All bids must be sealed. Specifications can be picked up at the Highway Department office. We reserve the right to reject any and all bids.

Perry Davis, Supervisor Haywood County Highway Department

PubliC ReCoRdsRecords courtesy of Steve Smith, Register of DeedsProperty Transfers

3/23/2020 Special War-ranty Deed Simmons Bank to James Burns; 508 S. Russell Street. $31,000. 3/24/2020 Warranty Deed James W. Carney to

Darrell Burk et ux Terry Burk; Coulston Road at HWY 70. $23,000. 3/24/2020 Warranty Deed Buddy Autry to Reco Pirtle et al; lot on Country Lake Es-

tates. $17,000. 3/25/2020 Substitute Trustees Deed Eldridge Davis et ux Sophie Davis to Com-munity Bank; 1696 Bond Fer-ry Road. $65,000.

Courtesy of Sonya Castellaw, County Clerk

Marriage LicensesJeremy Lee Anderson to Amy Catherine Furr Armstrong

3/26/2020 Warranty Deed Joshua D. Starks Sr. to City of Brownsville; 313 S. Bond Street. Exempt 3/27/2020 Warranty Deed Ann M. Nuckolls et al to Joey

Conner; 605 W. Main Street. $61,700. 3/27/2020 Quit-Claim Deed Betty R. Taylor to Crys-tal L. Cason; 1227 Dogwood Street. No Consideration.

HistoRyAbram Shapard’s communityBy Dr. Dorothy GranberryGeneva Miller Historical Society

Maria (pronounced Mo ri ah), a 17-year-old teenager, was a part of the enslaved community of which Abram Shapard was a member in both North Carolina and Ten-nessee. Maria was given by Thomas and Fannie Shapard to their oldest daughter, Sarah Jane, in 1933 when she married

Charles Lewis Bullock in Person County, N.C. Ma-ria was 10 years old at the time and was Sarah Jane’s personal maid. The 12-year-old Maria came with the Shapard/Bullock families to Hay-wood and Fayette counties in Tennessee in 1835. Her mother may have been a member of the enslaved Shapard community, but there is no hint as to who she might be on the sur-viving 1840 slave list.

Later in life, Maria names her first daughter Polly. This naming strong-ly suggests that Maria’s mother may have been named Polly. However, there is no adult bearing that name on the Shapard slave list. The only Polly is a one-and-a-half-year-old whose mother appears to be a woman named Ann among the enslaved living with the Shapard’s second daughter, Ariana Shapard Webb. Of course, Maria’s

mother may have been in this enslaved communi-ty and died before 1840. There are other possibil-ities, none of which can be plausibly ruled out based on the surviving ev-idence. Evidently Maria mar-ried an enslaved man named John while she lived near Dancyville. John apparently was not owned by the Shapards or Bullocks as he did not make the trek to Clark

County Arkansas in 1846/47. By the time of the move to Arkansas, Maria had two children, Polly and Eliza. Maria’s mistress, Sar-ah Jane Shapard Bullock, died in 1852 in Clark/Dallas County, Ark. With Sarah Jane dead, Maria became the cook for the Charles Bullock family. Sometime around 1850, she married William (Bil-ly) Somerville and had at least three additional

children: Emily, Charles L. and Leah. Sadly, Maria lost her eyesight and died before 1888. Eliza, one of Maria’s daughter’s born in Ten-nessee, was alive and well in Arkansas in 1920. In a 1917 letter to one of the Bullock children, she notes, “My health contin-ues good but I sure do take the best of care of myself and get everything I need with the Howards (her employers).”

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Tennessee; thence North 2 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 74.00 feet along the east right-of-way of Pinewood Street to a point,iron pin set on line at back of con-crete curb; thence North 88 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 114.20 feet along the south line of Lot 64, Rolling Acres Subdivision, to an iron pin set; thence South 2 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East 74.00 feet along the east line of Lot 63 and the north 3 feet of Lot 62 to an iron pin set: thence South 88 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 114.20 feet with a Line that cuts off the northern 3 feet of Lot 62 to the point of be-ginning, as surveyed by Walter R. Powell, RLS #832, on February 21, 1994.

BEING the same lot or parcel of land conveyed to Dwight Shaw and wife, Sandra Shaw by deed of James Adcox, as recorded in Deed Book 201, Page 441, Register`s Office, Haywood Coun-ty, Tennessee. The said Sandra Shaw executed a Quit-Claim Deed con-veying her interest in said property to Dwight Shaw, as recorded in Deed Book 244, Page 494, Register`s Office, Haywood Coun-ty, Tennessee.THIS CONVEYANCE is made subject to a 30 foot minimum setback line on the west of said property, as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 49, Register`s Office, Hay-wood County, Tennessee. Tax ID: 074A F 00400 Current Owner(s) of Property: DWIGHT SHAW AND OLA MAE SHAW The street address of the above described property is believed to be 318 Pinewood Ave,

bidder subject to all un-paid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record: C O M M E N C I N G at a point being the in-tersection of the north right-of-way of Ber-rywood Street, 25 feet from center, and the east right-of-way of Pine-wood Street,25 feet from center; thence North 2 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West 244.00 feet along the east right-of-way of Pinewood Street to a point being the southwest corner and the point of beginning of the following described lot, said point of beginning being a point that is 3 feet south of the Northwest corner of Lot 62, Roll-ing Acres Subdivision, as recorded in Plat Book 2, Page 49, Register`s Of-fice, Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville,

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

Sale at public auction will be on April 27, 2020 on or about 12:00PM lo-cal time, at the Haywood County Courthouse, Brownsville, Tennessee, conducted by the Sub-stitute Trustee as identi-fied and set forth herein below, pursuant to Deed of Trust executed by DWIGHT SHAW AND OLA MAE SHAW, to I Dyke Tatum, Trustee, on June 22, 2001, at Re-cord Book TD231, Page 616 in the real proper-ty records of Haywood County Register’s Office, Tennessee. Owner of Debt: Citi-bank, N.A., as trustee for CMLTI Asset Trust The following real es-tate located in Haywood County, Tennessee, will be sold to the highest call

Brownsville, TN 38012, but such address is not part of the legal descrip-tion of the property sold herein and in the event of any discrepancy, the legal description referenced herein shall control. SALE IS SUBJECT TO OCCUPANT(S) RIGHTS IN POSSES-SION. THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO AD-JOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO AN-OTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER P U B L I C A T I O N , UPON ANNOUNCE-MENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TERMS OF SALE ARE CASH. ANY TAXES OR FEES WILL BE THE RESPONSIBIL-ITY OF THE PUR-CHASER. IF THE SALE IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY REASON, THE PURCHASER AT

PubliC NotiCesTHE SALE SHALL BE ENTITLED ONLY TO A RETURN OF THE PURCHASE PRICE. THE PURCHAS-ER SHALL HAVE NO FURTHER RE-COURSE AGAINST THE GRANTOR, THE GRANTEE, OR THE TRUSTEE. OTHER INTER-ESTED PARTIES: None THIS IS AN AT-TEMPT TO COL-LECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. If applicable, the no-tice requirements of T.C.A. 35-5-101 have been met. All right of equity of redemption, statuto-ry and otherwise, and homestead are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, but the under-signed will sell and con-vey only as Substitute Trustee. If the U.S. Depart-ment of Treasury/IRS, the State of Tennessee Department of Revenue, or the State of Tennessee Department of Labor or Workforce Development are listed as Interested Parties in the advertise-ment, then the Notice of this foreclosure is being given to them and the Sale will be subject to the applicable governmental entities’ right to redeem the property as required by 26 U.S.C. 7425 and T.C.A. §67-1-1433. This property is being sold with the express res-ervation that the sale is subject to confirmation by the lender or trustee. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchas-er at the sale shall be en-titled only to a return of the purchase price. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mort-gagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. MWZM File No. 20-000009-347-1

Mackie Wolf Zientz & Mann, P.C., Substitute

Trustee(s)COOL SPRINGS

COMMONS, SUITE 273

7100 COMMERCE WAY

BRENTWOOD, TN 37027

TN INVESTORS PAGE: HTTP://

MWZMLAW.COM/TN_INVESTORS.PHP

JOB OPPORTUNITYPART-TIME 911 DISPATCHER The City of Brownsville is currently accepting applications for part-time 911 dispatcher. The appli-cant will train 8am-8pm for 6-8weeks, then 40 hours online class for certification. Part-time is 25 hours weekly. Job description/job qualifications and appli-cations may be obtained at City Hall, 111 N. Wash-ington Ave., Monday-Friday 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. or by email: [email protected] Applications will be accepted through April 10, 2020. Previous applicants need not apply. The City of Brownsville is an equal opportunity employer

NOTICE TO FURNISHERSOF LABOR

AND MATERIALS TO:F8th Construction Company, LLC

PROJECT NO.:98049-4184-04

CONTRACT NO.: CNS143COUNTY: Haywood

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 5/15/2020.

NOTICE TO FURNISHERSOF LABOR

AND MATERIALS TO:Lu, Inc.

PROJECT NO.:98049-4185-04

CONTRACT NO.: CNS196COUNTY: Haywood

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 5/15/2020.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION

The following vehicle will be sold April 11,2020 to satisfy towing and storage costs:

1999 Honda PreludeVIN: JHMBB6155XC003953

OWNER: KENNETH LLOYD

Lewis Towing and Recovery, Inc.4164 Coburn Rd.

Brownsville, TN 38012731-432-1237

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

FROM: THE OWNER (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS OWNER ): City of Brownsville Address: Brownsville City Hall 111 N. Washington Ave. Brownsville, TN 38012 & THE ARCHITECT/ENGINEER (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS ARCHITECT/ENGINEER ): A2H, Inc. Address: 3009 Davies Plantation Rd. Lakeland, TN 38002 TO: POTENTIAL BIDDERSA. Separate sealed bids will be received by the Owner, at the office of the Owner, until 10:00 A.M. local time on April 22, 2020, and then at said office publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are requested for: Project: City Hall Security Renovations Project Description: The Project consists of the selective demolition, con-struction, and alterations of existing building elements to include providing a new security enclosed reception desk and lobby area.B. A Mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be scheduled for each bidder to visit the site one at a time on either April 9, 2020 or April 15, 2020. The bidder will choose which date is most convenient for him. Attendance on both dates is not required. Each bidder is responsible to call Kat Gates, Project Manager at 901-483-3096 on April 7, 2020 to reserve his time. Each bidder will be let into the building one at a time. A GoToMeeting will be conducted at a time and date to be announced to answer questions and review the plans and specs.C. Electronic files may be downloaded free of charge from the A2H Plan Room at www.a2hplanroom.com. Hard copy sets of plans and specifications will also be available on the plan room at the contractor’s expense.D. Documents may be obtained only by general contract Bidders. Others may view the Bid Documents at the office of the Owner and the following Plan Rooms: A2H Planroom: www.a2hplanroom.com Memphis Builders Exchange; 642 South Cooper; Memphis, TN 38104; www.memphisbx.com West Tennessee Plans Room; 439 Airways Blvd.; Jackson, TN 38301; www.wtplanroom.comE. Bidders will be required to provide Bid security in the form of a Bid Bond of a sum no less than 5 percent of the Bid Amount.F. All Bidders must comply with the applicable provisions of the Contractors Licensing Act of 1994, found in “Tennessee Code Annotated,” Section 62-6-119, as amended. In accordance with this act, the following information must appear on the outside of the envelope containing the bid for all projects in ex-cess of $25,000: Name of Bidder Address and Phone Number of Bidder Name of Project for which Bid is Submitted Bidder’s License Number Expiration Date of License The Portion of Classification of Bidders License that Applies to this Project The name, license number, expiration date, and the classification for the Elec-trical, Plumbing, and HVAC contractors must also be included on the outside of the envelope unless the value of that portion of the work is less than $25,000. Public Chapter 768 requires that the name, license number, expiration date and classification of the Masonry contractor be included when the cost of the masonry portion (including materials and labor) is $100,000 or greater.G. Refer to other bidding requirements described in Document 00 2113 - Instructions to Bidders.H. Submit your offer on the Bid Form provided. Bidders may supplement this form as appropriate.I. Your offer will be required to be submitted under a condition of irrevocability for a period of 30 days after submission.J. The Owner reserves the right to waive any informalities, and/or, accept or reject any or all bids.K. The Owner is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer, drug-free with policies of non-discrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or military service.L. An official list of bidders will be maintained at www.a2hplanroom.com to ensure eligibility requirements of the bidder are met prior to bid opening. Any bid submitted from a bidder not on the official bidders list and/or not con-taining the above information will not be opened. For: City of Brownsville By: William Rawls, Jr., Mayor

AGENDACALLED MEETING - HAYWOOD COUNTY

COMMISSIONAPRIL 6, 2020 at 6:00 P.M.

1. Call to Order2. Roll Call3. Prayer Commissioner: Joe Barden4. Pledge of Allegiance5. Approval of Minutes6. Reports of Officials A. County Mayor B. County Trustee C. Board of Education D. Highway Department7. Report of Standing Committees A. Education: Commissioner Eubanks B. Solid Waste: Commissioner Stanley C. Public Safety: Commissioner O’Quin D. Budget: Commissioner Richmond8. New Business: Consider Passage of the following: A. Resolution regarding Electronic Participation B. Amendment to Zoning Ordinance C. Authority to execute the Amendment to Jail Contract D. Authority to execute farm Contracts E. Appointment of Industrial Development Board F. Appointment Board of Equalization G. Budget Amendments:1. Sheriff’s Budget: Sheriff Billy Garrett2. Emergency Management: Budget Director Richard Brown9. Old Business:10. Call of the Districts11. Mayor’s Comments 12. Adjournment


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Adult learners, don’t let COVID-19 disrupt your education Despite most or-ganizations limit-ing services during the coronavirus out-break, Haywood Coun-ty Adult Education

wants the community to know that it is still serving the needs of adult learners, even during this time of cri-sis. In a press release

the organization said, “Even though classes are temporarily sus-pended, individuals may contact our office for alternate atten-

dance credit options. Don’t let our circum-stances determine your fate! Come back to class, sign up today, or work on assignment

from home. The oppor-tunity is still available. For more information, contact the Haywood County Adult Educa-tion at (731) 772-8330 or

e-mail us at [email protected]. Our office hours are 9-12, Monday – Thurs-day. Waiting to hear from you!”

eduCatioNHCS plans to roll out educational resources online in coming week As schools remain closed through April 24 due to the corona-virus, local families are wondering what becomes of their children’s education. Haywood County Schools Superinten-dent Joey Hassell posted on social me-dia Tuesday evening, March 31, informing

families of Haywood County Schools’ In-structional Support Plan. Hassell explained a one-page outline will be released later in the week, but by Monday, April 6, three weeks of educational activ-ities for English Lan-guage Arts and math for pre-school-12th

grade will be available online at haywood-schools.com. “Educa-tional links will also be shared for extra support, and social studies and science materials will also be available for middle school,” he contin-ued. Paper packets of instructional materi-al will be made avail-

able and can be picked up at each school on Wednesday, April 9, from 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m. Participation in us-ing the resources is voluntary, and Hassell assured the activities would not impact stu-dent grades. He also revealed Haywood County

Schools will host a Facebook Live Town-hall on Monday, April 6, at 7 p.m. He encour-ages anyone with questions to e-mail [email protected]. “I know that our families want the learning process to continue during the extended closure, and

our amazing teach-ers are eager to be engaged with our students. We do hope that this plan will al-low some learning to continue during the closure as we imple-ment some academic support. Stay safe, be smart, and take care! We miss you, Hay-wood Tomcats.”

Financial aid available for certain families that lost employment due to COVID-19 The Tennessee De-partment of Human Services (TDHS) is mak-ing essential financial resources available to families that have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 emer-gency. As of Thursday, March 26, families can apply, online, for up to two months of emer-gency cash assistance if they were employed as of March 11, 2020, and they’ve lost em-ployment or at least 50 percent of their earned income as a result of the pandemic. All TDHS offices are currently operat-ing on appointment only as a precaution for COVID-19. During this time, the depart-ment is asking appli-

cants to complete the application process for emergency cash assis-tance online at https://tdhs.service now.com/relief ?id=relief_regis-tration. Applicants are required to upload their verification to the ap-plication prior to sub-mitting to TDHS. Once the application and verifications have been submitted, no further action will be needed. Applicants do not need to call the DHS office for an interview. Ap-plicants will receive a notification of denial or approval via email within 5 days. If ap-proved, applicants can expect an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card to be sent within 5-7 days of approval via

mail. The Emergency Cash Assistance provides two monthly cash pay-ments to families that were employed as of March 11, 2020, and have lost a job or lost at least 50 percent of their earned income due to the COVID-19 emergen-cy. This money is fund-ed by the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and provides: • $500 for a household of 1 to 2 persons. • $750 for a household of 3 to 4 persons. • $1000 for a household with 5 or more persons. This assistance is available in addition to any unemployment benefits individuals in the family may be re-

ceiving. To be eligible, fam-ilies must have been employed as of March 11, 2020 but have since then lost employment or at least 50 percent of their earned income due to the COVID-19 emergency, include a child under the age of 18 or a pregnant wom-an, have a valid Social Security Number, must not have resources ex-ceeding $2000, and the gross and/or unearned monthly income may not exceed 85 percent of the State’s Median In-come that’s currently: • Gross Monthly In-come of $2,696 for a household of one. • Gross Monthly In-come of $3,526 for a household of two.

• Gross Monthly In-come of $4,356 for a household of three. • Gross Monthly In-come of $5,185 for a household of four. • Gross Monthly In-come of $6,015 for a household of five. “We know the next few months are going to be a challenge for fam-ilies across our state who unexpectedly lost a job through no fault of their own,” said TDHS Commissioner Danielle W. Barnes. “This emergency cash assistance will provide families with the tem-porary resources they need to support them-selves during what we hope will be a short time away from their jobs. Helping families

through this emergen-cy is how we continue building a thriving Ten-nessee.” The Temporary As-sistance for Needy Fam-ilies (TANF) program is a federal workforce de-velopment and employ-ment program empha-sizing work, training, and personal responsi-bility. It is temporary and has a primary focus on gaining self-suffi-ciency through employ-ment. Existing TANF customers receiving Families First benefits will be eligible to apply for this emergency cash assistance. Learn more about the Tennessee Department of Human Services at www.tn.gov/humanser-vices.


By Clayburn Peeples

Red sky at morning Well, the rain is coming back as I write this. More clouds, more soggy soil and mud in the house, which, of course, my lovely young wife blames on me. She, for some reason, can tramp all over the yard and come into the house with-out getting a drop of dirt on the kitchen floor, but no matter how carefully I walk across the lawn, I come in trailing leaves, mud and who knows what else. She thinks it has something to do with the use, or not, of doormats near the back door, and she may be onto something. But whatever, it’s been a wet cloudy March here in West Tennessee. My tulips, spent now, only saw the sun for two of the 15 or so days that they bloomed. But I wasn’t surprised, because beginning the mid-dle of February I began checking the long white range weather forecast, and every day both brought the same gloomy prediction. “Maybe,” I said to myself every morning, “things will change. There’s no way they can accurately predict weather more than a day or two out.” But increasingly, there is, and they do. A week be-fore the first bloom the fore-cast predicted cloud cover and cold weather nearly every day of the blooming season, and they were right, to the exact two days the sun would shine, and their

temperature predictions were pretty much on the money too. They’ve gotten really, really good at telling us what the weather is go-ing to be. It wasn’t always so. To-day we define weather fore-casting as “the application of science and technology to predict the conditions of the atmosphere for a giv-en location and time,” but what about the era before science and technology? The ancients also had their weathermen. In 650 BC the Babylonians used cloud patterns and halos around the sun and moon to predict the weather, and around 340 BC Aristotle wrote a huge treatise on earth sciences and weather in which he called precipi-tation and the clouds that form it “meteors,” from the Greek word meteoro mean-ing “high in the sky,” and it is from that word that we get our word “meteorolo-gy.” But as for actual fore-casting, the ancients relied on observed events and con-ditions. “Dew on the grass, rain will pass,” or “Red sky at morning, . . .” for example. Natural phenom-ena were thought to have predictive value, and often did, at least locally, but by the end of the Renaissance it was increasingly evident that folklore was inade-quate to the task. Private meteorologists looked to the sky and cloud formations to predict the weather. Mares tail clouds, which hold moisture at high

altitudes, were thought to signal the arrival of wet weather soon, which they do. Halos of high, thin cir-rostratus clouds around the sun or moon indicated an approach of a warm front and its associated rain. Morning dew does indeed portend no rain, but fair weather instead. All sorts of people, all over the world, began to keep logs and charts of local weather conditions. One famous early Ameri-can who did so was Thom-as Jefferson. When he went to Philadelphia in the sum-mer of 1776 he purchased both a thermometer and a barometer there (one of the few very few available in America then), and be-cause of him, we know the exact temperature on July 4, 1776; it was76 degrees. Measuring instruments were a game changer in weather forecasting. Gali-leo invented the thermom-eter in 1592, and in 1643 an Italian inventor came up with the barometer. A German inventor had ear-lier devised a hygrometer, so now the properties of moisture, air pressure and temperature could all be accurately measured and used to predict local weath-er changes. But the real game chang-er was the telegraph, which, by the middle of the 19th century, allowed people to instantaneously spread weather informa-tion along long distances. This led to the develop-ment of weather charts

and allowed forecasters to see weather conditions and large-scale weather patterns across entire con-tinents and make educat-ed guesses as to what was coming their way. The first “modern” weather reports were for maritime use, to predict storm warnings for ships at sea, but it quickly be-came apparent that all sorts of other industries, not to mention military forces as well, needed ac-curate information about coming weather. In 1872, Congress tasked the Army Signal Corps with the duty

of providing accurate fore-casts for commercial and especially for agricultural interests, which were so great during the latter half of the 19th Century, the entire weather forecasting program, was transferred to the Department of Ag-riculture and named “The United States Weather Bu-reau.” In addition to fore-casting weather, the bu-reau was also tasked with responsibility for issuing flood warnings on the na-tion’s rivers as well. The coming of the avi-ation age in the early 20th Century brought a new ur-

gency for reliable weather forecasting, and new dis-coveries and advances in the understanding of atmo-spheric physics led to even greater accuracy. Weather radar, satellites, supercom-puters, sophisticated equa-tions of fluid motion, ther-modynamics and physics all led to computer forecast-ing models that today have given us the ability to say what the weather will be like a week out with greater accuracy than we could’ve predicted tomorrow’s weather a century ago. Now if we could only fig-ure out a way to change it.

Six feetBy Tommy RussellAOK Correspondent

“Yesterday” is one of my favorite songs from my favorite singing group, the Beatles. It seems like yes-terday when I moved back to Brownsville to practice dentistry with my father. It seems like yesterday when I was throwing my sons up into the air, and I never once missed catch-ing them on the way back down. It seems like yester-day when I encountered severe headaches, high blood pressure, and the sudden inability to speak. Retirement was thrust upon me by that, as was the anxiety of wondering what I would do to fill all those impending long days of free time. I began mak-

ing a list of all the options I might possibly enjoy, like new hobbies or college courses. Little did I know that sooner, rather than later, my days would be filled with home, church and community respon-sibilities, requiring me to put that list of hobbies away. I now cannot even re-member where it is! Here’s where I am going with this. I am now busi-er than ever. (By the way, I have a beautiful rocking chair, only one owner, and very slightly used, for sale. I’ll make you a good price!) Still I wondered what it would feel like to experi-ence whole days with no meetings or responsibili-ties – days without having to set my alarm clock for 5:30 a.m. or days when I could just play it by ear on

what I would do or not do. That sounded like real re-tirement! Then came COVID-19. My church has cancelled all activities and meetings, not for just one snowy weekend, but indefinitely. Holy cow! Then the Rota-ry Club cancelled all its meeting around the world. I never thought that would happen! Then our Gover-nor says no assemblages above 10 people, acting stupid not being a reason-able excuse. There went my AARP Spring Break in Branson! I can now see the wood on the top of my desk, which used to be covered with a 12-inch-deep pile of papers. I have repaired the tear in our screened-in porch, caused by a trapped bird some months ago. I’ve

finally caught up on read-ing my medical newslet-ters. I’ve cemented in an outside wall vent that has been regularly falling out for the last two years. Oh, I almost forgot. To-day I checked the air in my spare tire of my Toy-ota Prius. It was fine the last time I checked it. Of course, that was 13 years ago. Today it had a whop-ping five pounds of air pressure. (Recommended is 60!) I learned my lesson however, that I probably need to check it more of-ten. Actually I am enjoying the respite, but some folks are feeling incarcerated. To stay sane many peo-ple are turning to music. I listened to several ver-sions of “The Solid Rock,” (aka “My Hope is Built,”) on YouTube the other

night. It not only bolstered my faith, but also helped me to actually be excit-ed about the future. And then, of course, there are always the Beatles! Music has the power to calm the storms within our souls. Whatever works for you, you should do. Exercise is also an ex-cellent means of fighting boredom. I’ve never seen so many families walking and riding bikes down my street. There are dogs be-ing walked and babies be-ing pushed in their stroll-ers. Simply walking is one of the best exercises, but if you can’t walk, find some form of regular in-house exercise. Lastly treat yourself in some way as a reward for staying cloistered. Watch movies, eat popcorn, call

a friend or check on neigh-bors to see how they are doing. Put together a jig-saw puzzle, check the air in your spare tires, then wash your hands well with soap and hot water. Repeat often. Stay six feet apart. I’m not hearing anyone on TV saying this, so I will. Please pray for your town and for our nation. Pray for our leaders and our healthcare providers. There are so many who are sacrificing or suffering during this unprecedented crisis. One of our Founding Fathers, John Dickinson, in 1768 said, “United we stand. Divided we fall.” So now let’s stand together by staying apart. Choose kindness and share a smile. Tommy Russell

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We’re going on a bear hunt Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write: Haywood Coun-tians have been going on a bear hunt. That’s right, for the past week, families have been par-ticipating in Browns-ville Bear Hunt, a so-cial media movement where households and businesses are plac-ing stuffed animals in windows and on front porches for local chil-dren to scope out. During a time where the community is being told to keep separate, local mom Elizabeth Lovell Lovelace saw an opportunity for resi-dents to stay connect-

ed through the project. Having seen similar ideas on social media, she thought it would be a great idea for Hay-wood. “Other places were doing it around us and lots of friends were talking about it. My kids were going a little stir crazy from not be-ing able to go anywhere so I thought this would give us something to do while social distanc-ing,” she explained. Initially, Lovelace posted about the idea on her personal Face-book page, encourag-ing others to put up a bear to find and share their street name. “The response was over-whelming,” she said. At the suggestion of a

friend, she, with the as-sistance of fellow mom Tommie Rowell, start-ed a Facebook group, aptly named Browns-ville Bear Hunt, where people could announce their participation and families could share photos of themselves on the hunt. Over the course of a week, hunters report-ed seeing hundreds of bears across town as not only individual res-idents took part, but local businesses and churches as well. Some stuffed friends were hanging out on window sills while others were in rocking chairs or up in trees. On Key Cor-ner, a fluffy white po-lar bear owned by the Castellaws sported an outfit change each day, ranging from a Revolu-tionary War costume to Grizzlies sports gear. “Everyone has been so supportive!” said Lovelace. “I definite-ly think this has al-lowed the community to come together. The Markowskis opened up their light display. Sugar Creek Senior Living Community participated which al-lowed residents to see the children from their windows.” Bears were also spotted at Bliss Salon, Cowart Reese Sargent, Dynamix, the

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Nellie Ann Wells Spitzer, 83, passed away March 25 peacefully at home surrounded by family. Nellie Spitzer was born August 2, 1936, in

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vived by her brother Cecil (Bill) Wells, Jr., Cordova, Tenn.; and her sisters, Elaine Wells Barbour, Mobile, Ala., and Sheila Wood (Gar-ry) Jacksonville, Fla. A private family graveside funeral service was conducted Friday, March 27, at Brownsville Memorial Gardens in Brownsville, Tenn. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Mary Francis Trottman, 1805 Rudolph Road, Brownsville, TN 38012.

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and Betty Maness Cooke, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Andrew King, Sr. and their infant son, Tony Lee King. She is survived by her children, Karen West (Jim), Kathryn King, John A. King, Jr., and Sherry King. She also was survived by her brother, Don-ald Lee Cooke, and her sister, Linda Cooke Smith. She leaves a legacy of 13 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Her abiding passions in life was her love for her husband and being a wonderful mother to her family. She worked as a substitute teacher and was a member of Westside Church of Christ in Brownsville, Tenn. Honorary pallbearers for King were Jack Fox, Zach Fox, Seth Glidewell, Caleb Glidewell, Jerry Myers and Bobby Neal. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Westside Church of Christ, 3235 Hwy. 54 W, Brownsville, TN 38012.

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Looks like our fast moving, helter–skelter world, has been forced to take a pause and reset. Being of the Christian Faith and believing that God is still in control, we are determined to make this inconvenient inter-lude an opportunity to not only re-evaluate our present situation but to be thankful for the fami-ly and fortunate circum-stances we do have. Guess we will have to forgo our second part of the Nat-

chez trip, for now. Instead we are sharing a day trip we took last week to one of our favor-ite, close by, destinations, Columbus–Belmont State Park, in Western Ken-tucky. This historic Park holds special meaning for me, Joe, in that my great grandfathers on both sides of my family were stationed here in 1861 as members of the 22nd and 33rd Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A. Many of you, more than likely, had ancestors that were once involved in this same event. This Kentucky State

migrating birds heading north for the summer. A huge flight of White Pel-icans flew right in front of us while were walking the cliff side trail.With two of our Morey grandsons, Evan and Sean, we enjoyed a picnic lunch and while we ate, two American Bald Ea-gles, glided right above us, another unexpect-ed treat. A plethora of songbirds were singing their songs surrounding us with Mother Nature’s most beautiful music. Af-ter lunch, Susan and the boys walked the trail into

the, once occupied, can-non embrasures while our Cavalier, “Kizzy” and I rested in the solitude of the grounds with only the distant rumbling of a riv-er boat and the buzzing of a far way lawn mow-er to indicate any sem-blance of civilization. In these times of “Social Distancing”, we have an opportunity to settle back, reconsider our op-tions, reconnect with our inner selves, and even share with loved ones our blessings of real im-portance. The “Beards and Ros-

es” Country Store at Co-lumbus has all you need for a pleasant picnic as well as grilled burgers and fried items. To reach Columbus-Belmont State Park, go to Bells, to Hwy. 412. GO north to the in-tersection of Hwy.51/ I-69. Take 51 to South Ful-ton, to the junction that goes to Clinton, Ky. At Clinton, take State Hwy, 56 ten miles to the Park. Total travel time is a flat two hours through very scenic byways bordered by flowering shrubs, bushes, and trees. Ramble on!

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Historic Park ranks high on the list of State parks we have visited all around Middle America. Situ-ated on the First Chick-asaw Bluff overlooking the “Mighty Mississip-pi”, it was constructed to inhibit the downstream movement of military ships from the Northern States. Over 140 cannons commanded the heights guarding the River. A giant chain, a portion of which is on display, was anchored on the east bank and stretched across to the Missouri side also meant to inhibit boat traffic. The Park, itself, is ex-ceptionally clean and well maintained with a number of picnic pa-vilions and individual tables scattered about under the verdant cano-py of oaks, cottonwoods, and black locust. The lo-cation at the crest of the nearly 300-foot bluff af-fords a breathtaking view of the River, over into Missouri, and southward to Kentucky and Tennes-see. The major mid-con-tinent Mississippi River Waterfowl Flyway is an-other feature that may, if you were as lucky as we, present a big surprise of SUBMITTED PHOTOS