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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2003
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Profile Metals to Expand |
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Construction to Begin on 18,000 Square Foot Expansion
Profile Holdings, Inc announced Tuesday that Profile
Metals will expand its 25,354 square-foot facility in
McKenzie by 18,000 square feet. Construction will begin
immediately and should be complete by mid-April. The
original building was constructed in 1985, according to
tax records.
The company, located at 370 Republic Drive, in the Henry
County portion of McKenzie, has increased its employee
base by 42.8 percent since January 2003. Management
expects sales to increase by 70 percent during the year
2004. Current employment stands at 50.
Profile purchased the McKenzie company from Del-Met
Corporation in 1996. Since that time, the company has
transformed from a wheel trim producer to a premier heavy
stamping operation making exhaust components. The company
supports tier one automotive suppliers through the
southeast and midwest.
"We are really excited about Profile's expansion," said
Billy Barksdale, executive director of the McKenzie
Industrial Board. "Profile is certainly a great asset to
this community."
Barksdale said Profile purchased the building from the
Industrial Board approximately two years ago. Since then,
the company has made many improvements to the facility and
added both equipment and personnel. |
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Death Creates Two Board Vacancies; Four Qualify in
Trezevant Election |
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By Linda Bolton
linda@mckenziebanner.com |
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The unexpected death of Frank Newsom has left vacancies
on two boards, Trezevant city board and Carroll County
Commission.
Carroll County Election Registrar Linda Radford stated
the county commission can appoint someone to serve in
Mr. Newsom's position until the next General Election
August 5, 2004. Candidates who reside in District 2 (McLemoresville-Trezevant)
must qualify by April 1, 2004 to run for a two-year term
to complete the unexpired four-year term of Mr. Newsom.
County Mayor Kenny McBride said he will announce the
vacancy at the next commission meeting in January. The
vacancy will be filled at the February 9 meeting. During
the February meeting, commissioners and the general
public may make recommendations for the position, which
will be followed by a vote of the full commission.
"It only takes a simple majority (11 votes) to appoint a
position," noted Mayor McBride.
Concerning the Trezevant Council position, Mrs. Radford
said the mayor and aldermen can appoint someone to serve
until the next city election on March 2, 2004. The
qualifying deadline for candidates in that election has
been set for Thursday, December 18 at noon. However, in
the event of death such as the case of Mr. Newsom, the
deadline for qualifying for the remaining two years of
his four-year term will be January 7, 2004, which is 55
days prior to the election as required by law. The
January 7 deadline will apply only to Mr. Newsom's
position and will not affect the December 18 deadline
for other candidates in the election.
As of Monday, December 15, current alderman Michael
Cunningham is the only candidate to qualify for the
position of Mayor of Trezevant. Those filing qualifying
petitions for the aldermen positions of Michael
Cunningham and Joe Butler are Eddie Granger, Bobby
McAlexander and Larry Searatt. The mayor and two
aldermen will be elected to four-year terms.
The last date a person may register to vote and be
eligible to vote in the upcoming Trezevant city election
is January 30, 2004. |
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County Installs New Emergency Equipment to Track 911
Wireless Calls |
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By Linda Bolton
linda@mckenziebanner.com |
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Early next year, Carroll County E-911 will be able to
locate the victim of a car accident who is able to dial
911 for help but is unable to communicate with the
dispatcher.
"Currently, if for some reason you were unable to speak,
we could not find you," said Tressia Barksdale, Carroll
County 911 Director. The director explained that
currently, dispatchers would know only which tower the
call was transmitted to, but would not have a specific
location.
Carroll County is in the process of installing a new
dispatch center, which will make the 911 system FCC
Phase II compliant. The Emergency Operations Center,
located at the Carroll County Law Enforcement Complex at
200 Norandal Drive in Huntingdon, is planning a live
switch-over to the new system on January 8, 2004.
Once the new equipment is in operation, dispatchers will
be able to get a latitude and longitude coordinate for
911 wireless phone calls, which would tell dispatchers
where the caller is located, with an accuracy of a few
feet.
The Emergency Operations Center has also been equipped
with new work centers for computer equipment. The total
cost of the new dispatch center and new work centers is
approximately $90,000, said Mrs. Barksdale. The
purchases are funded by grant monies, as well as 911
fees paid by cell phone users.
Tennessee is one of the forerunners in the nation in
being Phase II compliant.
Mrs. Barksdale explained that five years ago, the
Carroll County Center used its own funds to complete the
mapping concept and get the 911 center up and running,
at a cost that exceeded $220,000. This year, the state
awarded $50,000 grants to 911 districts that were in
compliance with 911 mapping policies. Carroll County was
among those districts receiving the grant.
The state 911 board retains 75 percent of the funds
collected from wireless or cell phone fees and the
county receives 25 percent, said Mrs. Barksdale. The
amount retained by the state is used to help counties
that do not have 911 service at all or do not have
enough population to fund 911 centers. There are a lot
of counties that have those needs, related Mrs.
Barksdale.
With the new system, local 911 dispatchers will now be
equipped with headsets. Training on the new equipment
began Monday for all staff members. Dispatchers include:
Fay Clark of Bruceton, TAC, RAC Supervisor; Betty Belew
of McKenzie, ARAC; Jennifer Wilkes of McKenzie, Jamie
Verner of Camden and Renee Morgan of Cedar Grove.
The addition of the new equipment required the dispatch
center be moved to the conference room from another
location at the law enforcement complex.
Currently there is only one dispatcher on duty at a
particular time during non-emergency situations. The
center will now have the capacity to have two full-time
dispatchers should the need arise, such as during an
emergency situation, Mrs. Barksdale said.
During 2003, Carroll County Emergency Operations Center
processed to date 3,653 E-911 calls, 8,526 Cad (Computer
Aided Dispatch) Calls, and assigned 144 new addresses.
Total records processed were 26,520. Cad Calls include
any calls that requires response by an emergency vehicle
or one in which information is retained for future
reference, such as domestic disturbances or threats of
some nature.
This new equipment would not have been possible except
through the commitment of the 911 board, said Mrs.
Barksdale. Board members include: William McClain of
McKenzie, Chairman; John Mann of Hollow Rock,
Vice-Chairman; Beth Sisson of McKenzie, Secretary; Larry
Elliott of McLemoresville, Treasurer; Larry Wade of
Huntingdon, Billy Smith of Cedar Grove, Jimmy Kee of
Hollow Rock, Doug Pruett of Huntingdon and Danny Brawner
of Huntingdon. |
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or Fax (731)
352-3322
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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