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TOP STORIES FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2002

	Carroll Watershed Lake Is Closer
	A 977-acre watershed lake is closer to becoming a reality after a 401 certificate was received from the Tennessee Department of Conservation. After 18 years when the Beaver Creek Watershed Authority was approved, the long series of bureaucratic obstacles is about to come to an end. The final decision lies with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which can decide the fate of the coveted 404 Permit, the final hurdle in the approval process. The lake, to be located in the Leach Community along Highway 70, is expected to be 50-feet deep at the dam with a portion of the lake reserved exclusively for fishing. The recreational lake will provide boating and water-skiing opportunities for area residents. Carroll County voters approved a $10 wheel tax in a November 2000 referendum. That increase will be implemented once the 404 Permit is issued. The total cost to develop the lake is estimated at $10 million.
	Local Chiropractor Dr. Ted Riddick Died Thursday
	Dr. Teddy Gene Riddick, 59, of McKenzie died unexpectedly Thursday, July 25 and was pronounced dead at Methodist Hospital of McKenzie. Funeral services were Saturday. Dr. Riddick had operated a successful chiropractic practice on Lawrence Street in McKenzie since 1976. He graduated from Palmers Chiropractic College in 1970 in Davenport, Iowa in 1970 and opened an office in Clinton, Kentucky. From 1976 to 1978 he operated both the McKenzie and Clinton offices on a part-time basis, before moving to McKenzie to begin a full time practice here. In 1998, he was named Tennessee Chiropractor of the Year by the Tennessee Chiropractic Association. He was also a member of McKenzie Rotary Club, the Chiropractic Association, and a Navy veteran. He leaves his wife, Tena Riddick; two daughters, Jill Shearon of Bolivar and Nancy Carter of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and one son, Mark Ford of Lenior City, Tennessee.
	Willie Mae Anderson Appointed to Fill Unexpired Term of Late Husband Gene Anderson
	By Deborah Turner    Mayor Patty Edwards nominated Mrs. Willie Mae Anderson to fill the unexpired term of her late husband, Mr. Gene Anderson, on the McKenzie Water Commission. The nomination passed unanimously. Jimmy and Ruth Carroll along with daughter, Rachel, were presented a framed copy of the June 13 resolution honoring the late Mr. Paul Carroll. Mr. Carroll, a member of the Industrial Board for over 35 years and a successful businessman and land developer, was highly esteemed in the City of McKenzie as an "upright, dependable and industrious man, who always had a keen sense of duty and responsibility, a high and courageous regard for fairness and impartiality, and a friendly spirit of cooperation." City Clerk Dana Deem announced the engineering company Barge, Waggoner, Summner and Cannon are in the final stages of state approval on the College Drive Project and will soon set a date to receive bids for paving the mile long stretch between Bethel College and Highway 22. He further advised Bethel College deeded to the City land adjacent to the new road entering the Como Street Recreational Park off College Drive. The Tennessee National Guard Unit at McKenzie will provide the equipment and manpower to level the land in order that a new soccer field may be available in the spring. In a related matter, the tennis courts committee advised the Council not to approve the $151,635.00 bid of Diversified Contractors for the installation of new courts at the entranceway to the Como Street Park. Headed by Councilmember James Knolton, the committee advised instead that estimates be sought for the repair of the existing cracks and for resurfacing of the courts as a temporary measure. The recommendation of the committee passed unanimously. Parks and Recreation Director Ricky French indicated the committee discussed the eventual relocation of the courts to a new area of the park at considerable savings to the city over the extreme amount of surface rehabilitation required to maintain the courts at their current location. The City anticipates the possibility of obtaining a grant within the next few years that would allow the courts to be rebuilt in a more suitable location, possibly along College Drive.
	Weakley County Selected As Site For Prison Proposal
	Gov. Don Sundquist released a state prison plan Tuesday, July 23 that includes building a $107 million lockup in Weakley County and closing the century-old Bushy Mountain Prison. The lame-duck governor's first step in adding some 7,000-inmate beds by 2011 involves "double-celling" at the Northeast Correctional Complex. That would add 170 beds by the end of this year. Sean Williams, the governor's deputy press secretary, said funds are already available for that step, as well as for eventually using up to 1,536 beds at the privately managed Hardeman County Correctional Facility and building the prison in Weakley County to accommodate 2,316 inmates. It also includes a possible addition of about 1,150 beds at the Southeastern Tennessee State Regional Correctional Facility near Pikeville "through new construction and replacement of the existing minimum security annex." The governor's plan would spend a total of $286 million on construction, including expanding the Morgan County Regional Correctional Facility to "absorb the Brushy Mountain bed sites and add approximately 822 beds through construction at the Morgan County site." Williams noted there is no specified time for the start of any construction, including the proposed prison in Weakley County. He said no site was selected for the prison. Williams described the governor's plan as a "draft" that is still subject to review by the State Building Commission and the Legislature's Select Oversight Committee on Corrections. The plan also does not specify a timetable for using the Whiteville lockup that is managed for Hardeman County by Corrections Corporation of America. "The expected unmet demand will exceed the current operational capacity before new construction will provide relief," according to the plan, which shows the state prison system can now accommodate about 18,000 inmates, with another 5,000 inmates in other lockups. The governor proposed adding 7,000 beds to accommodate the state's projected 30,000 inmates in 2011. The report shows the state felon population 10 years ago was about 14,000.
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