Dwayne E. "Bubba" Melton Jr., 34, died Monday at his home at 510 Mitchell Road in the Henry County portion of McKenzie. Funeral services were incomplete at presstime with Brummitt Funeral Home of McKenzie in charge.

Mr. Melton was owner and instructor at World Class Fitness Center in McKenzie. He served as Tennessee Chairman of the North American Strongman Society. He has won many competitions in strength and weight lifting competition.

He was also a member of the Omega Force and Extreme Strength Team, which are both Christian-based ministries. He traveled extensively in the U.S. promoting Christ through this ministry.

He was a 1985 graduate of McKenzie High School.

He is survived by his wife, Jennifer Curtis Melton of McKenzie; one daughter, Caitlyn Melton of McKenzie; his father, Dwayne E. Melton Sr. of McKenzie; a sister, Derinda Wade of McKenzie.

His mother, Oleta Melton and a sister, Charlotte Melton Harris preceded him in death.
 

Ashley is the daughter of Danny and Sandra McElhiney of Gleason, who own and operate McElhiney's Men's Shop in downtown McKenzie. She has one sister, Kellie Sims, who played basketball at UTM.

Danny noted their athlete daughter won't return to the US until the first week of September.

"She is excited about representing the U.S., Vanderbilt, and going for the gold medal," he added.

Miss McElhiney and Vanderbilt's Chantelle Anderson were among 11 players who made the 12-member team in May following four days of tryouts by 38 players at U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. Three others have been named finalists for the final roster spot, with an additional four chosen as alternates.

Five-foot-five McElhiney is the team's shortest player and one of the three point guards on the roster-along with Tennessee's Kara Lawson and Oregon's Shaquala Williams.

The six-day training camp will run through August 11 and will be held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center's Sports Center I. Additionally, the U.S. squad is slated to compete in a four-team round-robin tournament in China August 14-16 versus World University Games team from Australia, Canada and China.

University of Virginia head coach Debbie Ryan will coach the USA women's basketball team. She will be assisted by University of Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder and East Carolina University (N.C.) head coach Dee Stokes.

The training camp began Monday with a session from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.(all times MDT) The U.S. team will be training twice a day on August 7, 8, and 10, from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 - 7:00 p.m., and will conduct a single practice session on August 9 from 11:00 - 1:00 p.m. The USA's Colorado Springs training concludes on August 11 with an 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. practice.
  

The USA team's preparation continues with a four-team round-robin tournament in Zhangjiagang, China, from August 14-16. The American squad will face Australia on Tuesday, August 14 at 7:00 p.m.; Canada on Wednesday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m. and will conclude pre-World University Games action against China on Thursday, August 16 at 8:45 p.m. All games times are local.

The 2001 World University Games is expected to feature 19 teams that have been divided into four preliminary round pools. The United States is in Pool B with Canada, Japan, and South Africa. The U.S. squad opens competition on August 22 facing South Africa at 11 a.m., then meets Canada on August 23 at 8:30 a.m., and concludes preliminary play against Japan on August 25 at 7:00 p.m. Tournament quarterfinals play gets underway August 27, with semifinals being conducted August 30 and the medal games being held August 31. All times are local Beijing time which is 12 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time.

The World University Games, held every two years and organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU), is a multi-sport competition open to men and women between the ages of 17 and 28 (born between Jan. 1, 1973 and December 31, 1983) and who are, or have been within the past year, a student at a college or university. The USA Women have enjoyed outstanding success in the World University Games and have earned 11 medals in 12 appearances, including four golds, six silvers and one bronze medal, and have compiled an overall record of 68-14 (82.9 winning percentage) since beginning World University Games play in 1973. In the last competition, which was held in 1999 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, the U.S. finished with a 4-2 record and the silver medal. The USA Women last earned the World University Games gold in Sicily in 1997.

Miss McElhiney's college honors include being named to the 2001 Southeast Conference (SEC) All-Tournament Team. She averaged 12.0 points per game, 4.3 rebounds per game and 4.3 assists per game. She scored 27 points against Tennessee in the semifinals to lead Vandy to the tournament finals. She was named as her team's 2001 co-Most Valuable Player, Most Outstanding Defensive Player and earned Chloe Stroop Spirit awards. She also earned 2000 First Tennessee All-Tournament Team honors.

She helped lead the Commodores to a 24-10 record, an SEC Tournament runner-up finish, helped Vanderbilt earn its 14th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, fourth in the Elite Eight, and helped earn the Vanderbilt team a No. 7 final ranking.

Ashley was ranked 17th among all 2001 NCAA Division I leaders for assists (6.2 apg.) and 21st in free throw percentage (86.3%) She passed off for 191 assists in 2001 to rank third among all-time Commodore single-season assist leaders, also ranks sixth for single-season free throw percentage leaders after shooting 86.3 percent from the line (101-117 FTs)

She attended Gleason High School where she was named the 1999 Tennessee Player of the Year by USA Today and Gatorade. Her high school jersey (#24) was retired at Gleason and displayed at the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.

She was also named 1999 Tennessee Class A Miss Basketball.
 

Carroll County Commissioners will consider a proposal to share with the Town of Huntingdon the costs of constructing and operating a new dog pound on Tower Road in Huntingdon. Each party has proposed to equally share the construction cost of $25,800 with each governmental body also equally sharing the cost of cleaning and maintaining the facility. However, each entity will provide personnel to collect, feed, and maintain animals in its custody.

A plan to reapportion the legislative boundaries of the nine county districts will also be considered. Earlier this year, an ad hoc committee approved a map of reapportionment with only minor changes from the previous map. County Executive Kenny McBride said Carroll County's could be the first to be approved in the State.

A final resolution to be considered allows the County Highway Department to perform roadwork for the City of Clarksburg with all costs reimbursed for the work.

Commissioners meet at 7:00 p.m. on August 13 at the Carroll County Courthouse.