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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2004
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Commissioners Hear Planning is for Lake Only |
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com |
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An agreement for planning assistance from the
Department of Economic and Community Development Local
Planning Office is just for the proposed recreational
lake area, not the entire county. That was the message
that County Mayor Kenny McBride delivered to the
Carroll County Commission on Monday.
Commissioners Virgil Coleman and Roger Hollowell asked
that the contractual arrangement be clarified to be
geographically specific. Hollowell noted the
commission had been through a "bitter battle" over a
plan to zone the entire county approximately six years
earlier. Hollowell said the contract does not mention
a lake. "It looks like legally it's the whole
county...We need to take the mind reading out and
include only the lake," Hollowell said of the
contractual language.
Commissioner Billy J. Smith said the contract is the
state's boilerplate language . All planning conducted
by the state planners must be approved by the county
commission and all eight municipalities, said Smith.
The unanimous approval is necessary before sending the
amendment to the state for final approval.
Commissioner T. Richard Goodwin asked if any one
municipality could veto the plan to which McBride
answered "yes."
McBride confirmed commissioner Mike Creasy's inquiry
of a simple change from a designation from "rural" to
a "planned growth area" for the lake.
The state's local planning office can only contract
with a governmental entity for planning services, said
McBride. The Carroll County Watershed Authority, the
developer of the 977-acre recreational lake in the
Leach Community, is not a governmental entity. That
body will fully reimburse the county for the expenses
of the planning, said the mayor. The contract will
begin January 1 at an annual cost of $10,500.
In other business, the commission approved the
purchase of a radio repeater for the sheriff's
department at a cost of $6,000, and approved a budget
amendment of $3,127 to debt service as a housekeeping
measure.
A resolution to honor the veterans in Carroll County
was also approved.
Notaries elected were: Gina G. Burton, Ann Mann, Linda
Bolton, Sylvia Dill, Robin L. Luther, Darren Wilks,
Glenda Cathers Glosson, and Peggy Hopper.
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Former Huntingdon Man Found Dead in New Orleans |
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Dr. Steve Williamson and Evelyn Williamson of
Huntingdon received word this week that their son,
Richard Andrew (Andy) Williamson, 29, had died October
13 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The coroner's office in
New Orleans confirmed that Williamson's death resulted
from natural causes. The department would release no
further details concerning the death.
Andy was a Mariner Merchant Marine for the Coast
Guard.
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Crocker Pleads Not Guilty to
Attempting to Acquire Explosives |
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Demetrius "Van" Crocker of McKenzie appeared in U.S.
District Court in Jackson Friday and pleaded not
guilty to four counts of attempting to acquire C-4
explosives and Sarin, a nerve agent.
Crocker, who is represented by federal public
defender, Stephen Shankman, is accused of plotting to
destroy government buildings with explosives and
chemical weapons.
Crocker, 39, entered the courtroom without restraints
for the brief hearing. Several of Crocker's family
members and supporters were in the courtroom, but were
never able to speak with the accused.
Crocker and Shankman appeared before U.S. Magistrate
Judge S. Thomas Anderson as Shankman read Crocker's
plea.
The next step is to set the case for trial, according
to a U.S. District Court Clerk in Jackson. As of
Monday, Judge Anderson had not set a date.
U.S. Attorney Terrell Harris has described Crocker as
having "hatred for the government and anti-Semitic and
racist views."
A federal investigation began April 1 and ended with
Crocker's arrest at his home at 17855 Highland Drive
(Highway 79) in McKenzie just after 1 p.m. Monday,
October 25. Agents of the FBI, TBI, 24th Judicial Drug
Task Force, McKenzie Police Department, and Tennessee
Highway Patrol Special Operations Unit converged on
the Crocker home to make the arrest and begin
collecting evidence.
During the investigation, an undercover agent met
Crocker in Jackson to deliver what Crocker believed to
be explosives and ingredients for Sarin, authorities
said. According to the federal indictment, Crocker
paid the undercover agent $500.
If convicted, Crocker will be required to forfeit all
property involved in the offense and faces
imprisonment for any number of years and fines up to
$750,000.
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Firefighters reported to Cathey's Café in downtown
McKenzie Sunday noon. |
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Firefighters reported
to Cathey's Cafe' in downtown McKenzie Sunday at noon.The year 2004 has been a tough year for Tammy
Cathey. She has overcome brain surgery and lived
through the trauma of losing her stepfather, James
Gallimore, after a long illness. And now, her downtown
café has burned. The café provided a livelihood for
she and her mother, Marie, and occasionally other
family members.
McKenzie Fire Department responded to Cathey's Café,
22 Lee Street at 12:04 p.m. after the fire was
discovered by McKenzie policeman, Sgt. Gary Walker.
MFD Assistant Chief Roger Christian said the
department requested mutual aid from Macedonia,
Pillowville, Gleason, and Greenfield because of the
exposed adjacent property to the building. The "air
van" out of Huntingdon also responded to refill the
self-contained breathing apparatuses. Christian said
firefighters were able to contain the fire to the
restaurant while adjacent buildings sustained some
smoke damage.
Everything in the restaurant is a total loss. The
suspended ceiling is lying on top of the dining
tables and everything has heavy smoke and fire damage.
Christian said the origin of the fire is under
investigation.
Edmond Alley of Tennessee Quality Home Care and Home
Care, Inc, on either side of the restaurant said
employees of the healthcare business were able to
return to work as scheduled on Monday. Both buildings
sustained some smoke damage and broken doors where
firefighters entered to make sure neither building was
on fire. The company has called in Service Master to
mitigate the smoke film from the walls. The exterior
of the building sustained some damage to the awning
and metal siding, said Alley. Monday, employees took
advantage of the mild temperatures by opening the
doors for fresh air.
Brandy Auvenshine, owner of Designing Women Beauty
Shop on Bruce Street, behind the restaurant, saw the
smoke escaping from the rear of the restaurant. She
and her husband were doing some repair work on the
beauty shop at the time of the fire. The beauty shop
sustained some water damage to the floor and possibly
some roof damage from the heat, said April Moore, an
associate and former owner of Designing Women.
Marvin and Katy Chandler owned City Café in 1992 when
it was destroyed by fire. At that time, the Chandlers
rented from building owner Joe Chadwick, Sr. The
building was rebuilt after that fire.
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These stories and more exclusively
in the print edition: |
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- County Retains Bellwether Status
- Veterans Day Programs Thursday at Area Schools
- McKenzie Poets Earns Place Among Tennessee Authors
- Grandmother Volunteers Time, Talent for Soldiers
- McKenzie Woman Loses Battle with Lung Disease
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Phone (731) 352-3323 or Fax (731)
352-3322
washburn@mckenziebanner.com
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