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TOP STORIES FOR
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2001
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Pictured are: Windle Barnes of District 16 (Trezevant),
Danny Curtis of District 16 (Trezevant), Janice Newman,
Tommy Long of District 16, Ronnie Murphy on the County
Fire Committee, (back) Dennis Graves of Deep South Fire
Equipment, Anthony Moore of District 10 (Macedonia), Steve
Price of District 1 (Huntingdon), Greg Baker of District 1
(Huntingdon), County Executive Kenny McBride, Nick Barton
of District 10 (Macedonia), and Campbell Rice of Deep
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County Receives Fire-Fighting Equipment |
Carroll County received four of five new
fire-fighting apparatus on Monday. Two pumpers and
two tankers arrived and will be placed at Macedonia,
Trezevant, and Huntingdon. A pumper and tanker each
will be placed at Trezevant and Macedonia and a
pumper will be placed at Huntingdon. Only a 1959
International fire truck, based in Huntingdon, will
be retired and will be used in area parades.
Janice Newman, county fire chief, said the equipment
was obtained through a $300,000 CDBG. The County
provided a local match of $33,500. Additional
fire-fighting accessories were also purchased, said
Mrs. Newman.
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Structural Collapse Reported At Greenfield High
School |
By Staff Reporter - David Fisher
Students and faculty were moved to safety in other
parts of Greenfield High School Friday afternoon
when portions of the outer brick wall on the
southwest corner began to crumble.
"Students were immediately evacuated to the high
school gym," said Jackie Vaughan, the school's
principal. "At approximately one o'clock we heard a
very loud noise, similar to that of a car wreck. I
went outside to see what had happened and
immediately saw the damage."
"It was at that point," Vaughan continued, "we took
action to ensure the area was cleared of all
students and personnel. The Director of Schools and
emergency officials were notified and on the scene
immediately."
High school students were dismissed early, and those
riding buses were taken to a classroom separate from
the high school building.
On Monday, the high school students reported to the
elementary school gym at 8:00 a.m.
Since the collapse of a portion of the brick wall,
which fell onto the sidewalk where students had
walked only 30 minutes earlier, officials have been
assessing the damage to the building, which is
approximately 50 years old.
A preliminary evaluation of the situation by
architects and engineers has resulted in the
recommendation that the upper three feet of the
bricks on the outside wall of the building be
replaced in order to make the wall safe. However,
other than the face bricks adorning the outer walls,
the rest of the structure is reportedly sound.
According to the structural analysis done by the
engineers, the interior is considered to be
perfectly safe. But, until the bricks can be
replaced, a fence has been erected around part of
the wall to prevent area children from getting too
close and getting hurt should more of the wall
collapse.
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McKenzie City Council Approves Bid for Como Street
Bridge Work |
By Deborah Turner
The McKenzie City Council had a slim agenda at its
August 23, 2001 meeting. Council members approved
the recommendation of Barge, Waggoner, Summner and
Cannon to contract with Riley Construction Company
of Maury City, Tennessee to perform needed repair of
the Como Street Bridge. Riley Construction Company
was the low bidder at $114,987.40. Other companies
bidding for the job were King Construction Company
with a bid of $125,345.40 and Ford Construction
Company with a bid of $117,739.90.
Work is expected to commence within the next few
weeks with Como Street traffic re-routed to the
newly made College Drive which runs from the end of
Main Street at the periphery of Bethel College to
Highway 22. College Drive is currently graveled and
navigable.
Bills approved at the session included: Tennessee
Asphalt (for work on Moore Avenue), $1,406.16;
Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, $9,932.50;
Arnold's Hardware, $588.32; and B & E Electronics,
$3,012.60.
Money expended with B & E Electronics was spent in
repairing radio communications equipment at the
Police Department after lightening put the
Department in the dark for the better part of a day
recently.
City Attorney Kent Jones asked the Council to
consider adopting a policy restricting the placement
of ribbons, signs, or any distracting element on
stop signs and yield signs in the City. He explained
that any such item that distracts a driver from
obeying the command set out by the traffic signal is
liable to kill someone.
"I want you to think about that," he said. "Stop and
yield signs are traffic controls and I see abuse in
our city."
He excluded less critical signs from the
recommendation.
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or
Fax (731) 352-3322
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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