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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2004
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Community Easter Services |
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By Linda Bolton
linda@mckenziebanner.com |
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In celebration of the miracle of Easter, several area
church and ministerial associations are conducting
Holy Week Services. The public is invited at attend
any of these services.
MCKENZIE
The McKenzie Ministerial Association is sponsoring
Holy Week services this week at First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church at 16835 Highland Drive. Services
are being held from 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. each day.
Speakers for the remainder of the week include:
Wednesday, April 7, Rev. Dan Grisham, pastor of
Calvary Tabernacle Pentecostal Church; Thursday, April
8, Rev. Dr. R. Tony Janner, pastor of First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church and Friday, April 9, Rev. Frank
Criswell, pastor of First Assembly of God Church.
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
Community churches and guests are invited to join in
an Easter Morning Sunrise Service at First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church in McKenzie at 7:00 Sunday, April
11. Rev. James Stewart of Greater Enon Baptist Church
will be bringing the morning message, entitled "What
Does the Resurrection Mean to you."
Special music will be provided by The First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church choir, under the direction of
Minister of Music Walter Waddle. Musical selections
will also be presented by Greater Enon Church choir.
Rev. Dr. Tony Janner is the host pastor. All area
congregations are invited to attend.
TREZEVANT
The Trezevant community will conduct Easter Sunrise
Services at Mt. Ararat Baptist Church on Highway 105
at 6:30 a.m. Sunday. Bro. C.E. Pipkin, pastor of the
church, will be bringing the morning message. The
sermon entitled, "No Greater Love Than This," will be
taken from John 15:12-17.
Other participating pastors and churches will be Rev.
Malcolm Norton of First Baptist Church, Rev. James
Bittner of First United Methodist Church, and Rev.
Mike Ridley of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Other guests are invited to attend.
HUNTINGDON
First United Methodist Church, 201 Asbury Circle,
Huntingdon will hold Maundy Thursday, Communion and
Healing Services at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 8 and Good
Friday tenebrae services at 7 p.m. Friday, April 9.
Pastor Paul Mullikin will be leading those services.
First Baptist Church, 108 W. Paris in Huntingdon will
host Easter sunrise services Sunday at 6:30. Host
pastor is Rev. Fred Ward. Joining that congregation in
worship will be members of Eastview Baptist Church.
Rev. Johnny Burns, pastor of Eastview, will deliver
the sunrise message entitled, "A New Day Dawning,"
taken from I Corinthians 15: 51-55.
Regular morning worship services will also be held at
10:55 at First United Methodist Church.
MCLEMORESVILLE
First Baptist Church and First United Methodist
churches in McLemoresville will celebrate community
Easter sunrise services at First Baptist Church at
7:00
Sunday. Host pastor is Rev. Darryl Harris.
Rev. Jim Bittner, pastor of First United Methodist,
will deliver the sunrise
message.
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Candidates Qualify For Elections
School Boards, State Representative, Congress, and
County Commission |
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com |
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The candidates have qualified for the August 5 elections
for school boards, state representative, congress, and
an unexpired seat on the county commission. Thirty-six
candidates will appear on ballots in Carroll County for
the various seats. In area races, State Representative
Chris Crider (R-Milan) and U.S. Congressman John Tanner
(D-Union City) face opposition. State Representative
Mark Maddox (D-Dresden) is unopposed.
McKenzie School Board
What a difference two years makes in the McKenzie
Special School District Board of Education election. In
2002, write-in candidates were necessary to fill the
slate of available seats. This year, seven candidates
have qualified for three positions. Seeking the
positions are John Austin of Hico Road, Daphne Brown of
Chesapeake Drive, Brad Davis of Cherrywood Avenue, Gary
Gilmore of Old McKenzie Road, Jill Holland of Carroll
Street, Kyle Manns of Rich Road, and Spiro Roditis of
Sixteenth Fairway. Holland is the incumbent completing
her four-year term while Austin and Roditis were
recently appointed to the board to fill the unexpired
terms of Clay Kirk and Jack Hall, both of whom moved
from the school district.
Huntingdon School Board
Five candidates have qualified for two seats on the
Huntingdon Special School District Board of Education.
Jerry Morris, of 415 Browning Avenue, is seeking another
six-year term and is the lone incumbent. Steven W.
McClain, of Veterans Drive North, Monte P. Smith, of
Timber Lane, Paul E. Stokes, of Woodland Drive, and Paul
L. Ward, Jr., of Skyline Drive are seeking six-year
terms on the board. Lee Butler is not seeking
re-election to the board. Term of office is six years.
Hollow Rock-Bruceton School Board
One of the four district races for the Hollow
Rock-Bruceton school board is contested. In the Bruceton
District, Joey Hedge, of Hemlock Street, and Brad
Hurley, of Chestnut Street are seeking the post making
it the lone contested race. Tim Runions, of Cole Circle,
Hollow Rock is seeking re-election to the Hollow Rock
District, Sonda Kee, of Vale-McKenzie Road, Bruceton is
seeking re-election to the 17th District, and Joe
Robinson, of Rowland Mill Road, Buena Vista, is seeking
re-election to the Spanish Grove District. Term of
office is four years.
South Carroll (Clarksburg) School Board
One of three district races in the South Carroll School
Board is contested. Seeking the 24th District (Concord)
seat are Marty McKnight, of Anark Road, Huntingdon and
Steve Stokes, Hawkins Creek Road, Huntingdon. Ronnie
Breeden (incumbent), of Damron Road, Yuma is seeking the
14th District (Yuma) seat, and Philip Moore (incumbent),
of Clarksburg Road, Westport is seeking the 24th
District (Westport) seat.
West Carroll School Board
One candidate qualified in each of the three West
Carroll districts. Sam Inman, of Clay Farm Road, Atwood,
is seeking the Old Atwood District seat. Donald
Cunningham, of Rimmer Road, Atwood, is seeking the Old
Trezevant District seat. Mike Foster, of Kelly Road,
Huntingdon, is seeking the Old County District seat.
Carroll County School Board
Only the three incumbents qualified for seats on the
Carroll County School Board. Harold McLain, Jr, of Old
Stage Road, Huntingdon qualified for the First District.
Amanda McMackin, Cedar Street, Bruceton, qualified for
the Second District seat. Janet Brown, Browning Avenue,
Huntingdon, qualified for the Third District seat.
District 2 County Commission
Bobby E. Argo, Main Street, Trezevant and Billy W.
Arnold, Oak Grove Road, Trezevant, are both seeking the
unexpired term of the late Frank Newsom, District 2
Commissioner. Argo was appointed by the county
commission to fill the position until the August
election. Arnold was also a candidate who sought the
commission appointment.
State Representative District 79
State Representative Chris Crider, R-Milan, and Harris
Jones, D-Milan, are both vying for the District 79 seat.
Crider defeated long-time legislator Paul Phelan,
D-Trenton, during the 2002 election. District 79 covers
all of Gibson County and the southern portion of
Carroll. The two face no opposition in party primaries
in August, but will oppose each other in the November
election.
State Representative District 76
Mark Maddox, D-Dresden, will be unopposed in the primary
and the general election.
U.S. Congress - 8th District
Four candidates have qualified for U.S. Congress- 8th
District. Two democrats, one republican, and one
independent are running. U.S. Congressman John Tanner,
D-Union City, will face opposition from James Howard
(D-Putnam County) in the August primary. James L. Hart,
R-Henry County, is seeking the Republican nomination,
and Edward L. Ward, I-Putnam County, is running as an
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MHS Band is Florida Bound |
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Fifty-one McKenzie High School Marching Band members and
chaperones are heading to Florida on Friday for a
four-day trip to Disney theme parks. The band will
travel via charter coach, room at the Hampton Inn -
Orlando, and perform at DisneyWorld at 10:00 a.m. Easter
Sunday. The entourage will enjoy fun-filled days at
Animal Kingdom, DisneyWorld, and MGM Studios.
Band members and their booster organization raised
approximately $24,400 to make the trip. Band students
make a major trip each four years, allowing each MHS
band student the opportunity to participate in at least
one of the trips during his or her high school tenure.
Mr. Keith Breeden is the director of the band. |
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Council to Consider Parking Ban |
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Members of the Streets and Police departments will
present a list of streets deemed to be problem parking
areas when the McKenzie City Council meets in regular
session this Thursday, the council agreed at their
informal meeting on April 1. Proposed is a ban on
street parking on any road that does not have
pre-designated parking places. Mentioned were streets
near the elementary school and other streets which,
members advised, were "hard to get down" because of
cars parked alongside of the road.
From the audience, Mr. George Nolen asked if the city
would pay for the installation of culverts purchased
by citizens. Mayor Walter Winchester responded in the
affirmative, however, culverts would have to be paid
for in advance because, Councilmember Darra Adkins
advised, when bills have been sent subsequent to
installation, they have remained unpaid.
Also to be considered this Thursday is whether to
borrow sufficient funds to undertake a larger paving
project rather than paving "one street per year."
"We can still designate money from the wheel tax to
pay back the loan and we may get a better rate (on
asphalt) that way," said Mayor Walter Winchester, who
cited low interest rates as another plus in seeking a
loan.
May will likely be proclaimed as pick-up, clean-up
month in the city with possible incentives for most
improved properties, possibly in the form of a gift
certificate redeemable at a local merchant.
Codes Enforcement Officer Ray Berryman touched on the
issue of unkempt properties in discussing another item
on the agenda: inoperable or junked cars parked at
residences within the city limits. Currently, the city
ordinance covering such vehicles is lumped with other
nuisance conditions such as weeds and grasses. He
advocated the adoption of an ordinance modeled after
the much stricter and more explicit Jackson ordinance
which, in part, allows only ten days versus the
current 60 days to remedy problem situations and
imposes a fine, which, by statute, is limited to $50
per day.
"We're not out to make a lot of money, we just want it
cleaned up," said Berryman, who also cited the need to
restructure the ordinance regarding animals, as
complaints concerning cats have increased.
"They're running everywhere; I've had three or four
complaints," he said.
In another matter, the council will consider the
appointment of additional members to the Parks
Advisory Board, with nominations including Henry
Carter, Dorothy Oglesby, and Debbie Broadbent.
"We need a diverse group of ladies and men," remarked
the mayor, who further advised Jeff Gaia had
approached the city with the recommendation of
installing flagpoles behind the welcome site located
at the intersection of Highway 79 across from
Cherrywood Road. The mayor discussed placing the
American flag, Tennessee flag and a third flag bearing
McKenzie's logo at the site. He also recommended the
construction of a welcome site on Highway 22 from
Dresden/Gleason.
Bids for the construction of a utility building at the
recreation park on Como Road will be considered as
well as the installation of vinyl siding on existing
buildings which, Councilmember James Knolton advised,
were rotting. The council agreed these projects would
be accomplished immediately rather than including them
in the possible $100,000 recreation grant anticipated
to fund upgrades to the park. The 50/50 grant would
entail the expenditure of $50,000 in city funds and/or
in-kind labor and other services. The grant monies
were anticipated to become available the first of
September. |
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Area Jobless Rates Reflect Slight Decrease |
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By Linda Bolton
linda@mckenziebanner.com |
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Unemployment rates in the tri-counties dipped
slightly during the February reporting period, according
to latest statistics released from the Tennessee
Department of Employment Security.
Carroll County's jobless rate for February was 10.6
percent, down from 11.4 percent in January. From an
available labor force of 12,490, a total of 11,160 were
employed, leaving 1,330 jobless.
"Once again we are seeing very little movement in the
employment picture in Carroll County. There were slight
increases in the manufacturing sector and
education/health services sector," said Judith Bradberry,
Labor Market Analyst. "The rate remains high due to
previously reported economic conditions."
"All counties showed some increases in government as
there were some temporary workers due to the state
primary election," she added.
The unemployment rate in Henry County decreased slightly
from 10.2 percent in January to 9.4 percent in February.
From a labor force of 14,490, a total of 13,130 were
employed, leaving 1,360 jobless.
"Again the rate in Henry County remains high due to
previously reported economic conditions with very little
movement in the employment sectors," said Mrs. Bradberry.
Weakley County's jobless rate was reported at 7.3
percent for February, down from 7.8 percent in January.
From 16,950 available workers in that county, a total of
1,230 were jobless.
Mrs. Bradberry noted that Weakley County experienced
slight increases in the manufacturing sector and
education/health services sector.
Tennessee's unemployment rate for the month of August is
5.0 percent, the same as the seasonally adjusted July
rate, according to Commissioner of Labor & Workforce
Development James Neeley. The state rate remains below
the August national rate of 6.1 percent.
"The number of Tennessee nonfarm jobs in August is
essentially unchanged from last year. Although we have
seen a decline in manufacturing, it has been offset by
increases in health care/social assistance and food
services/drinking places," said Commissioner Neeley.
"This month, we have schools opening and some employees
returning to work in the manufacturing industry,
especially in durable goods."
The July-to-August figures show increases in local
government educational services jobs, up by 10,000.
Manufacturing increased by 3,700 and the
administrative/support/waste management industry rose by
2,000 jobs. Month-to-month decreases took place in other
services, down 1,100; financial activities, down 600;
and federal government, down 600 jobs.
From August 2002 to August 2003, health care and social
assistance jobs increased by 7,600. There were
employment increases in food service/drinking places, up
by 3,200, and in local government jobs, increasing by
4,300. Decreases took place in manufacturing, down by
11,200. Construction jobs decreased by 4,700.
Transportation and warehousing jobs declined by 4,000. |
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These stories and more exclusively
in the print edition: |
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- Deer Smashes Through Windshield
- Cancer bake Auction Nets $14,403.53
- Budget Amendments, Computer Procedures Head County
Agenda
- Bethel Opens Public Policy Institute
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or Fax (731)
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washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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