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Election office preparing for early voting

special features all month long. Our black history features include profiles of local names you’ll recognize, national and

international figures and im-portant news from across the years. Listen for the daily broadcast

and read the news features in the Brownsville Press. Inside this week’s issue, you can find features starting on page B2.

The Haywood County Election Commission is preparing for the upcoming elections by making sure the voting machines are ready to go. On Wednesday, January 29, a voting machine technician met Election Commission officials at the Justice Complex to begin pro-

gramming, testing and sealing the machines. As explained by Andrea Smothers, Haywood Administra-tor of Elections, machines for all precincts are checked out and then sealed before heading off to early voting. On the first day of early vot-ing, people working the machines

will cross reference machines with seal numbers to verify the seals are still intact before breaking the seal and opening the polls. Early voting in Haywood County for the March 3, 2020, Presidential Preference Primary is February 12 – 25.

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HEY, HGTV! TAKE OVER OUR HOME TOWN!

HGTV, the television network that broadcasts primarily home improvement and real estate pro-gramming, is picking one lucky town for its “biggest renovation project ever” and a group of lo-cal dreamers are hoping that that town is Brownsville. Since mid-January, a grass-roots team of Haywood Countians passionate about the town have been putting together a video that would sell Brownsville to HGTV’s “Home Town Takeover” show. The hosts of the program are Ben and Erin Napier, famous for their other HGTV show, “Home Town”, where they revitalize their small town of Laurel, Miss. Chris McCain, co-producer, vid-eographer and editor of the video, explained the HGTV producers only have a few requirements for the town they’ll pick. “The town they’re looking for has to have a population of less than 40,000,

have ‘homes with great architec-ture longing to be revealed’ and ‘a Main street that needs a facelift.’ Brownsville definitely fits the bill.” In addition to McCain, who is with McCain Creative, volunteers

organizing the submission were Casey Berry, Sharon Hayes with Haywood Heritage Foundation, Rita Hathcock, and Mary Ann Sharpe with Main Street Browns-ville. Carlton Veirs of Browns-ville Press and Brownsville Radio

helped tighten up the script which was voiced by area pastor and ed-ucator, Jay Boyd, and Berry. Mu-sic for the video was provided by

By Brooke McCainManaging editor

see “MUCH MORE TO BE DONE” A2

The court square was full of Haywood Countians Thursday, January 30, as they asked HGTV to take over Brownsville. The clip, filmedby an overhead drone, is the closing shot of a video being submitted to the network which is looking for a town to renovate.

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viewers on a tour across Brownsville, highlight-ing its strengths and showcasing the things that would appeal to HGTV producers, but it also gives a look into the struggles Browns-ville faces when trying to improve the com-

munity. As Boyd says in the video, “We’ve tried very hard to make Brownsville a good place to live. But in a town of about 10,000, our resources are lim-ited. Old homes have been renovated, and so have downtown

historic buildings … Main Street has new improvements … but there is so much more to be done.” “There are a lot of really deserving towns out there. Our situa-tion here in Browns-ville isn’t really unique

when compared to other rural towns. But what is unique about Brownsville is the pas-sion we have to make where we’re living bet-ter. We’re not sitting by and watching as our home town falls apart. We want to do some-

thing about it. Pair that passion with our rich history, famous musical talent and re-nowned local eateries and we’ve got a TV pro-ducer’s dream,” said McCain. “This place is special. We think HGTV will agree.”

Continued from A1

“MUCH MORE TO BE DONE”

Police chase ends in wreck and injuries A police chase and a wreck took place Wednesday, January 28, but not a lot of de-tail is available. Sourc-es are saying that the THP tried to stop a car on I-40 that got away

from them. They be-lieve that same driver wound up on Mercer Road and caused a wreck just outside of the Brownsville city limits. The car didn’t stop

after the wreck, was able to evade other officers who were trying to find it, and was eventually spot-ted on the bypass and then Highway 19 by motorist reporting a

reckless driver. Au-thorities in Ripley managed to get the vehicle stopped. They say it had two blown tires at the time and at least one of those witnesses who saw the

car said it was driving on a rim near Browns-ville. It’s unclear what that driver was up to. We don’t have any identities, charges or names to report.

There were minor in-juries requiring an ambulance as a result of the Mercer Road smash. The highway patrol is in charge on the in-vestigation.

Haywood’s unemployment rate stays below 5 percent to end 2019 The most recent data released by the Ten-nessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed most counties in Ten-nessee had unemploy-ment rates below 5 per-cent during December 2019, Haywood County included.

The county’s unem-ployment rate in De-cember 2019 was 4.3 percent. Haywood’s workforce is made up of 7,810 people and all but 336 were able to find work in December, according to the re-port. One year ago, the unemployment rate

was reported at 4.8 per-cent in the month of December.Contiguous Coun-ties:Madison Co. 3.1%Crockett Co.—3.2%Fayette Co.—3.5%Tipton Co.—3.7%Lauderdale Co.—5.0%Hardeman Co.—5.3%

It’s another scam You should know it by now, but a remind-er that government officials including law enforcement, so-cial security and lo-cal government will never contact you via telephone or e-mail saying you need to pay them or you’ll be

arrested. According to a so-cial media post pub-lished by the Haywood County Sheriff ’s of-fice, someone has been making calls identi-fying themselves as Sgt. Scott Hunter with the Haywood County Sheriff ’s Department

and insisting that the persons they’re call-ing must buy a pre-paid charge card, send to them or risk arrest. The post states this is a scam. If you receive a call like this be sure and report it to law en-forcement.

Two face felony charges The 28th Judicial Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force made two arrests last week in Brownsville. They stopped a car in

Brownsville and seized Ecstasy tablets, mar-ijuana and “proceeds from the sales of nar-cotics.” A social media post states “two men

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Students at Haywood Elementary School are about to have a much more expansive vocabulary thanks to the Brownsville Rotary Club. The local philanthropic organization donated dictionaries to every third-grader at HES on Monday, February 3. The donation of the scholastic resources is done annually by the club as one of its service projects. While Rotary supports its community in a variety of ways, they make significant strides in supporting education and literacy. The local club’s president is Brannon Williams. Distributing the dictionaries was (pictured L-R) Peggy Duke, Katherine Horn, Tommy Russell, Andrea Johnson, City of Brownsville Mayor Bill Rawls, Mark Dyer, and George Tyree (not pictured).

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Lights Camera Fash-ion show, a fundraising event for St. Jude host-ed by the Jackson bou-tique My Best Friend Jenna, the girl who raises the most money for the cause is named “Crowd Favorite.” Half of the money the win-ner raises is then given back to her in the form of a scholarship. Banks hopes to be this year’s

winner. Regardless of the scholarship prize, though, Banks said their ultimate goal with the movie night was to have fun and bring in money for St. Jude. “We’re just try-ing to do our part.” The girls said they chose a movie night as their fundraising effort be-cause, “We wanted to

do something that the whole family could be a part of.” They raised $500. Banks said the win-ner of “Crowd Favor-ite” will be announced at the Lights Camera Fashion show event February 22 at the Civ-ic Center. Last year, she said, the event raised more than $70,000 for St. Jude.

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Three students from Haywood High School were honored by the Brownsville Ex-change Club Wednes-day, January 22. Se-niors Riley Simmons, Destiny Medina and Onterrio Woods each received the title of Student of the Month for the months of No-vember, December and January. The Ex-change Club Student

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Community College and transfer to Uni-versity of Memphis to become a nurse. Onterrio, son of Nicole Evans and Noah Woods, will next appear in the high school musical Sis-ter Act as Monsignor O’Hara. He’s a mem-ber of the FFA, is a Distinguished Scholar and will be a READY Graduate in May. He’s dual enrolled at Jack-son State Community College and has com-

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A blue book of a different color There is good news out of Nashville; the new 2019–2020 Tennes-see Blue Book is out. What is the Blue Book? It is a comprehensive collection of statistics and information about the State of Tennessee and its government, published by our Sec-retary of State Tre Hargett, every other year. It is a compilation of useful and informa-tive information about our state government and history. Indeed, it is the de-finitive manual on Tennessee state gov-ernment, containing detailed information about all three branch-es of government, as well as a thorough, well written history of the state that includes biographies and pho-tographs of each of our governors. It con-tains tables of the most recent state and congressional election results and current census data as well, not to mention useful information on all our

many state symbols. A veritable treasure trove of factual infor-mation, it’s the go to book for just about anything you want to know about Tennes-see. Who was the only Tennessee governor to serve in three differ-ent decades? Gordon Browning (1937-1939) (1949-1953), according to the Blue Book. Only Governor to die in of-fice? Austin Peay. Offi-cial State amphibian? (You didn’t even know we had one, did you?) It’s the Tennessee cave salamander. Want to know the lyrics of our 10 official state songs? That’s right, 10 if you count our Bicentennial Rap. (Tennessee is the home of Music City you know.) Well, the Tennessee Blue Book can help you sing them all. Although extremely well-written, it is eas-ily read, and is truly both a civics and his-tory course in one vol-ume, which makes it a great source for learn-ing the history of the state and understand-

ing our government. Many teachers across the state use it for just those purposes. The Office of the Secretary of State is justifiably proud of the tradition of excel-lence embraced by the Tennessee Blue Book, a tradition that dates back to the state’s first Blue Book, published in 1929, when it was then called The Ten-nessee Bluebook and Official Directory, re-placing a predecessor publication first pub-lished in 1890. Why is it called The Blue Book? The term “blue book” or some-times “bluebook” is used all across the nation to refer to com-pilations of statis-tics and information. Many other states also publish official blue books, usually bienni-ally, just like Tennes-see. But where did the term “blue book” orig-inate? Well, according to a previous Tennes-see Blue Book, it dates back to 15th Century England when large, blue, velvet-covered books used for record

keeping by Parlia-ment were referred to as “bluebooks.” The term then spread to other collections of statistics and made its way to America. And are blue books actually blue? Usual-ly they are, although the cover of Iowa’s blue book is red, and thus known, not sur-prisingly, as The Red Book. Here in Tennessee most, but not all, our Blue Books have had covers of some shade of blue. A few have been white, one or two grey, and the 2013–2014 Blue Book included a special run of 22,000 of them with vivid UT orange covers to hon-or Pat Summitt, then the coach emeritus of the Lady Vols basket-ball team. This year marks another significant change. The cover of the 2019–2020 Blue Book is yellow. Why yellow? To mark the centennial of one of the greatest political battles in American history, fought right here in Tennessee,

and one which result-ed in women being giv-en the right to vote, all across America. In the summer of 1920, the prospect of passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution (the one that guarantees wom-en the right to vote) was about to die for lack of one more state ratification. It had 35, but 36 were needed, and the Tennessee Leg-islature, which was its last, best hope for passage, was poised to cast the deciding vote. The heated legis-lative battle was ex-tremely raucous and featured, among other things, the wearing of roses by supporters on each side of the issue, yellow roses for those who favored full fe-male suffrage and red roses for those who opposed it. Naturally the national press cov-ering the event (and every major newspa-per in the country did) dubbed it, “The War of the Roses” after the 15th Century War of the Roses between the House of York and the

House of Lancaster for the throne of En-gland. The thrilling story of how it passed by a sin-gle vote in the Tennes-see House of Repre-sentatives is one of the most treasured tales in Tennessee history, and you can read all about it, and nearly every other significant event that has happened in our history, in the 2019 2020 (Yellow) Tennes-see Blue Book. And if you don’t have a personal copy of your own, you can read it online, because the Secretary of State’s Office has placed the entire volume on the Internet. But this edition is go-ing to be a collector’s item, so you might want a hard copy for yourself, and the great thing is, every Tennes-see resident can get one free of charge, ei-ther through your leg-islators in the General Assembly or by con-tacting the Tennessee Division of Publica-tions. You’ll be glad you did.

Mad as a wet henBy Tommy RussellAOK Correspondent

“Even if you’ve nev-er seen the 1976 movie Network, you’ve prob-ably heard its most fa-mous line: I’m mad as H… and I’m not going to take this anymore.” This opening sentence is taken from the Uni-versity of California Wellness Letter, which I receive monthly. I pay them for that privilege, because I like to keep on top of all things medical. These days, we are seeing and hearing a lot of that kind of lan-guage. Way too many of us are going to bed angry in spite of the

Biblical imperative, “Let not the sun go down on your anger.” The Gallup 2019 Global Emotions Re-port says that 22 per-cent of people in this country feel real anger on a daily basis. In a recent NBC/WSJ poll, it was reported that 70 percent of Americans describe themselves as being “angry” at our political establish-ment. There is nothing abnormal about oc-casionally feeling an-gry; sometimes it is a useful emotion. It can prompt action to fight against injustice or de-fend someone against it. It can fuel political movements to solve

problems and make beneficial social chang-es. I say it CAN, but not always is this the out-come. Chronic anger (CA) can sicken your body and soul in many ways. It can destroy com-munication by fueling one’s inability to listen, learn, or make wise decisions. CA can not only make YOU sick, but it can adversely affect the health of your family, neighbors, co-workers and more. Listen to these sta-tistical findings. The American Journal of Medicine reported that those who had signifi-cant anger issues also had higher all-cause mortality rates. That is,

they die younger than they should. Anoth-er study corroborates those findings, dis-covering a 60 percent greater chance of an-gry folks dying sooner. “How does this work?” you ask. Some of the many ways are by early heart attacks, strokes, and just poorer general health through lowered resistance to disease. The first and most critical step in dealing with anger is recogniz-ing you have a problem. Lifestyle changes are often critical to suc-cessfully dealing with many health issues, and CA is no exception. Now listen to this. This is important. It has been my experience,

and I have observed, that anytime you at-tempt to remove a bad habit from your life, it is imperative that you quickly replace it with something healthier. For example, if you are trying to stop smoking, start chewing gum in-stead. Another example is if your blood sugar is too high, but you love to eat cookies, switch over to sugar-free cookies. If you create a void in your life and don’t fill it with something better, something can come in even worse than what you were trying to get rid of in the first place. Now here’s where I am going with this. Consider CA to be a disease that will com-

promise your health sooner or later. Here’s your prescription, and it won’t cost you a dime. RX: Choose Kindness. When you feel anger coming on, use your thinker and ask yourself, “What’s the kindest thing I can do or say right now?” To feel even “more better,” double the in-structions! Money back guarantee. BTW, Goo-gle, “Mad as a wet hen.” “We are made kind by being kind.” Eric Hoffer Choose kindness, for goodness sake! Tommy Russell P.S. WARNING: Re-search has shown kind-ness to be habit form-ing.

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Mobile ultrasound clinic making stops in HaywoodSubmitted byJerilyn Thornton Recently, an enthu-siastic regional crowd gathered in Jackson to celebrate the arrival of a new state-of-the-art medical bus (pictured XX) which will serve women in three coun-ties who need confirma-tion of a pregnancy. The medical vehicle was purchased with funds donated to Birth Choice, a crisis preg-nancy center which services women of

West Tennessee. It is equipped with ultra-sound equipment and will be staffed with trained medical person-nel. Beginning this spring, the mobile ultra-sound clinic will travel to Haywood, Hardemanand Fayette Counties and set up on speci-fied days to minister to women at a vulnerable time in their lives. When a pregnancy is confirmed as a result of the ultrasound, the mother will then meet

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A piece of Stanton history has been added to the already impres-sive Haywood Coun-ty Museum collection

housed at College Hill. On Wednesday, Jan-uary 29, John Adams of Stanton loaned the museum a silver goblet that once belonged to Grace Arington Howell Stanton Adams, daugh-

ter of Joseph Blackwell Stanton, founder of the town of Stanton. The goblet, which is one of a matching set from the 1800s, will remain at the Haywood County Museum until Stanton has its own location to display historic arti-facts. In a record provided by Adams, the goblets have been passed down through generations of family members re-lated to Grace Adams. “In her will written 1/1/1812, Grace dis-tributed most of her personal items and property to her first cousin, Joseph Henry Ware, and his family. The Wares were relat-ed through her moth-er’s side of the family. Grace stated that Mary Speed (Molly) Boyd Ware, wife of Joseph


H., was to receive many items, which included two silver goblets and were to be passed down to future generations.” The goblets passed hands from Mary Ware to Annie Boyd Ware Sanford, Anne Sanford, Marianne Boyd San-ford Turner, and Molly Ware Turner. In 2010, when Molly Turner moved to Florida, she told John Adams she

felt the goblets “be-longed in Stanton” and sent them to him. “I want to give Mrs. Molly all the glory and all the praise for sending them like she did,” said Ad-ams. When asked why he feels it’s important to hold on to historic items like these, Ad-ams commented, “It’s our history. [For good or bad], it’s our history

and all of it needs to be preserved for our pos-terity. We don’t need to lose any of our heritage ... This is a quote from Christina Metz in 1846 – ‘Behold the work of the old. Let your heritage not be lost but bequeath it as a memory, treasure and blessing. Gather the lost and the hidden and preserve it for thy children.’ And that’s re-ally how I feel about it.”

Pictured L-R John and Linda Adams, Haywood County Historian, Dr. Beth Tripp, and President of Haywood County Historical Society, Dr. Robert Rooks.

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Haywood senior Markeston Douglas leaps high to slam the ball on Wildcat defenders during the Tomcats Tuesday night game at Fayette Ware.

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TOMCATS BATTLE IT OUT WITH FAYETTE-WARE

HHS FOOTBALL PLAYERS LAND DIVISION I OFFERS

Markeston Douglas (left) and Darion Williamson (right) smile after officially signing with Florida State University.

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Throughout the years, Haywood County has been known to pro-duce top level athletes. In the past, football players like Emmett Goodman have made it to Division 1 level colleges. Following in tradition, the Haywood High School Class of 2020 has not just one, but two football players who are making a name for themselves by com-mitting to a D1 school. Tuesday afternoon, January 82, Darion Williamson, son of Chanstity Comer and Xavier Williamson, and Markeston Douglas, son of Carla and Char-on Douglas, publicly committed to Florida

State to play football as Seminoles. Williamson, who was injured midway through the 2019-2020 football season, com-mented, “I chose Flori-da State because of the staff there and with the relationship I have with some of them ... and of course, it’s Flor-ida.” He was recruited as a wide receiver and plans to major in Civil Engineering or Busi-ness Management, but has not fully decided. Last July, Williamson committed to Tennes-see but decomitted a day before the Florida State announcement. Despite it being his first year playing high school football, Markeston Douglas received several colle-

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giate offers to play foot-ball, but like his class-mate, chose to attend Florida State. When asked what drove his decision, Douglas re-sponded, “I chose FSU because it made me feel like it was a place I could call home. It’s one of the best univer-sities for education and playing football there with one of my home-town teammates is the best thing that could ever happen. Plus, the coaches are really good at what they do.” He plans on being a tight end while majoring in engineering. Both players say they’re excited for what Florida State’s new head coach, Mike Nor-ville, has planned for them.

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Looking back on a week of play as this season’s basketball Tomcats and Lady Cats continue to take to the hardwood, both teams saw ups and downs. On Friday, February 1, both Haywood teams defeated the Ripley Ti-gers. The Tomcats won 62-48 while the Lady Cats won 70-23. The next day, both teams traveled to Union City

to face the Tornados. The boys’ team defeat-ed the Tornados 55-46 but the girls’ team lost to the Tornados 51-33. During Haywood’s second matchup this season against the Fay-ette-Ware Wildcats on Tuesday, February 4, the Tomcats played a hard game that sent the boys into triple over-time. They ultimately defeated the Wildcats 78-71. The Lady Cats, however, saw a dif-ferent outcome when

they were defeated 35-48. The boys’ team increased their sea-son record to 10-13 and district record to 5-5, whereas the Lady Cats decreased their season record to 10-18 and dis-trict record to 5-5. The Tomcats will travel to Millington Friday, February 7, to take on the Trojans. Lady Cats During the first quarter of the Lady Cats’ Tuesday night game against the Fay-ette-Ware Wildcats, the Cats trailed. Despite four points from both Shakinsh Tisdale and Anteniysh Washing-ton, the ladies trailed 15-10. In the second quarter, the Tomcats fell behind the Wildcats again, this time by six points. The Tomcats scored 12 to the Wild-cats’ 19. At the end of the half, the Lady Cats trailed 22-34. Ja’Derri-ka Field led in scoring with four points. The beginning of the second quarter saw a tie between the Cats and the Wildcats. Each time had five points during the quarter. Shakira Drake led the Tomcats in scoring with four points. Again during the final quarter

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of the game, the Lady Cats trailed the Wild-cats. Despite Mecassia Taylor’s six points, the Cats only scored eight points while giving up nine. The final score of the game was 35-48. Tomcats Tuesday night, the Tomcats also trav-eled to Fayette-Ware to face off against the Wildcats. The Tom-cats led at the end of the first quarter with 15 points to the Wild-cats’ 11. Markeston Dougls led in scoring with seven points. The second quarter’s score was much closer than the first. The Tom-cats scored 16 points and gave up 15. Again, Douglas was the lead scorer with six points during the quarter. The score at the end of the half was 31-26. The second half was just as close as the first. During the third quarter, the Tomcats scored 12 points while allowing the Wildcats to score 11. Tylon Chat-man led the quarter in scoring with seven points. The final quar-ter saw the Tomcats fall behind the Wild-cats for the first time in the game. The Tomcats only scored 16 points

while giving up 22. In doing so, both teams ended regulation with 59 points. In their second over-time game of the year, the Tomcats had to fight hard, not during just one OT period, but three. During the first overtime period, the Tomcats and Wild-cats both scored three points. During the second overtime peri-

od, both teams scored six points. Separation began as tensions be-tween the two teams, as well as the crowd, began to rise. The Tom-cats scored 10 points during the third and final overtime period and only gave up three. Douglas led the Tom-cats in scoring in over-time with eight points. The final score of the game 78-71.

Haywood senior Anteniyah Washington pushing past Wildcat defenders during the Tomcats Tuesday night game at Fayette Ware.

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Black history 105 years later: Do we still need Black History Month?By John AshworthGeneva Miller Historical Society

Dr. Carter G. Wood-son, the father of Black History and the founder of the Asso-ciation for the Study of Negro Life and History (ASLAH), intended black his-tory to be a counter narrative to the insti-tutionalized hatred and vision of African Americans as infe-rior beings. “Those who have no record of what their fore-bears have accom-plished lose the inspi-ration which comes from the teaching of biography and his-tory,” said Dr. Carter G. Woodson. His hope was that the history

and contributions of Black Americans to civilization would become a part of the American story. Once accomplished there would be no need for a separate black his-tory moment. The events of 1915 renewed Dr. Wood-son’s sense of urgen-cy and compelling motivation to cre-ate ASLAH and the Black History week. On February 8, 1915, D. W Griffith’s mov-ie, Birth of a Nation, was released. This cinematic marvel depicted the African American Commu-nity as savage and uncivilized while glo-rifying the Ku Klux Klan. History books of that period were

filled with much the same distorted view of African Ameri-cans. Birth of a Nation was a silent movie based on Thomas Dix-on’s book, The Clans-man. It used cutting edge cinematic tech-nology. Cinematic ef-fects of that day com-bined with explicit racism performed by white actors in black-face left audiences convinced that what they saw was truth. Their biased beliefs were further rein-forced by President Woodrow Wilson who commented after the three-hour screening in the White House that, “It is like writ-ing history with light-ning. And my only re-

gret is that it is all so terribly true.” Fast forward to the 21st Century, scholars

and historians have acknowledged Birth of a Nation as a cin-ematic marvel for its time, but unequivo-cally one of the most viciously racist films ever produced. The counter narrative Dr. Woodson sought has yet to be realized. The continued omission of the Afri-can American story from mainstream his-tory and relegation of this story to a single month is to continue to imply that African Americans are less than. Rarely in the dis-cussions of contribu-tions and accomplish-ments of African Americans is there a

discussion of the so-cial, educational and economic barriers that were erected to deliberately main-tain their status as second-class citizens. Dr. Woodson’s dream of no need for a con-tinuation of black history week/month will only be realized when barriers are re-moved and the com-plete history is told and taught 24/7 365. Until then, black history month will continue to be needed and serve as a serious reminder to all that many still believe his-tory is being written with lightning and that the distortions are true.

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Remembering the outstanding operatic singer, Eugene HolmesBy Mary-WyattPettigrew

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for many operas, was born on March 7, 1932, in Brownsville. He had thirteen brothers and sisters. Holmes grew up helping on his father’s

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Holmes became a so-cial worker until he was certified to teach high school. From 1956 to 1959, Holmes served in the US Navy where he began singing in the Navy’s Bluejacket Choir. Holmes met Dorothy Zeigler, an opera ac-companist and director, who then introduced him to Boris Godofsky, the one in charge of the opera workshop in Wheeling, West Virgin-ia. After the workshop, Holmes was offered a scholarship at the Uni-versity of Indiana in Bloomington for clas-sical voice training. It was after this that he began performing with the Metropolitan Opera National Touring Com-pany, and after only a year of touring, he de-buted in the New York Metropolitan Opera. In total, Holmes per-formed in more than 75 different operas, and composer Gian Carlo Menotti created a role in his “the Most Im-

portant Man” specifi-cally for Holmes. Eventually, Holmes left the United States to perform at the Deut-sche Opera am Rheine in Dusseldorf, Ger-many. It was difficult, during the 1960s, for an African American to become a popular clas-sical artist. Even so, Time Magazine once reported his singing as “superb,” as well as acclamation from New York Magazine and

Germany’s Style Mag-azine. He became well-known in Germany for his singing talents and humanistic activities with UNICEF. Holmes had the op-portunity to sing at the White House twice, once with the Blue-jackets and a second time during First Lady Johnson’s Art Festival Week. Holmes passed away on the nineteenth of January in 2007.

By Dr. Dorothy GranberryGeneva Miller Historical Society

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Mary Emma born in 1872. The Evans family put a high premium on edu-cation and worked hard to send their children to Roger Williams Universi-ty in Nashville. Pictured here is the Evans Family around 1890. The older man seated second from the left is Frank Evans. To Frank’s immediate right is his wife, Fannie Evans. The other six per-sons are their children. Frank and Fannie Ev-ans purchased a 171-acre farm after enslavement ended. Both Frank and Fanny died in 1911 or 1912. They were buried at Woodlawn Church where they and their family were members. Readers who have additional information about the Frank and Fannie Evans family and their descendants are asked to share this infor-mation with GMHS by sending it to [email protected]. SUBMITTED


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Arrested at just 15 years old, Claudette Colvin refused to give her seat to a white passenger on a segregated bus. Colvin eventually became a nurse and played a key part in the civil rights movement. Her brave actions inspired Rosa Parks to do the same thing a few months later, which began the Montgomery Bus Boycott.



Making history nowNote from the editor: In honor of Black History Month, Haywood High School junior Trey Cunningham decided to write profiles highlighting notable Af-rican Americans who are making waves today and, as he explained, “epitomizing black excellence in our community.” We at the Brownsville Press were impressed by Cunningham’s activism and are encouraged to see local youth getting involved...so much so that we offered him a place in this year’s Black

History Month pages to share his articles. Enjoy.

Rev. Johnny W. Shaw

Latonya Jackson

Rev. Johnny W. Shaw is an American politi-cian, radio personali-ty, former Gospel art-ist, pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, and Chief Ex-ecutive Officer. Rev. Shaw was born on January 5, 1942, in Laconia, Tenn. He is married to the Gospel Great and First Lady, Opal Shaw. Together, they have six children. Rev. Shaw is widely known for his politi-cal involvement as a member of the House of Representatives, representing District 80, and for his work as a pastor. In 2000, a spot was left open in the legislature after Page Walley left. Him being the outgoing individ-ual that he was and is

took a chance and ran in the three-way race. He won by 2,216 votes (47.1 percent, to be ex-act). At that time, he became the first Afri-can American to serve in the state legislature since reconstruction. These are just a few of the many things he does. While balancing his political career he also co-owns and oper-ates his own radio sta-tion. For those of who live in the West Ten-nessee area, we know the saying, “WOJG Bo-livar, Tennessee,” all too well. Rev. Johnny W. Shaw is a true inspiration and most definitely the epitome of Black Ex-cellence! Public Service Record of J.W Shaw:• House member of the 102nd through 107th General Assem-

blies• Past Chair, Tennes-see Legislative Black Caucus• Member, House Fi-nance, Ways & Means

Committee• Member, House Agri-culture Committee• Member, House Eth-ics Committee• Member, House Gen-

eral Sub-committee of Agriculture• Member, House Gen-eral Sub-committee of Finance, Ways & Means• Member, Joint Coun-

cil on Pensions and In-surance Committee• Member, Joint Fiscal Review Committee• Former Hardeman County Commission

By Trey CunninghamContributor

As I looked through the nominations on the online suggestions box, I began to see one name quite often. One of the most diligent and outstanding Afri-can American educa-tors and administra-tors Haywood County has ever seen, Latonya Jackson. Jackson is a high school administrator, former school coun-selor, visionary, and staunch advocate for education. A native of Lauderdale Coun-ty and graduate of Ripley High School, she went on to obtain an associate degree in Human Develop-ment and Learning from Dyersburg State Community College, a bachelor’s degree

in education from the University of Mem-phis, a master’s degree with a focus in school counseling from the University of West Al-abama and a master’s degree in educational leadership from Trev-ecca Nazarene Univer-sity. Jackson has taught seventh-grade En-glish and science in Tipton County, served as school counselor for Brighton Middle School, and held the posts of assistant principal and princi-pal at Ripley Middle School. She has dedicated her life to the better-ment of students and others dating back to August of 1998 when she became a school counselor at Brighton Middle School. Jack-son has always had the

By Trey CunninghamContributor

mentality of wanting to help others and to see people succeed. She joined the Home of the Mighty Tom-cats in the Spring of

2018. Under her lead-ership, she has made Haywood High School a force to be reckoned with, leading the school to a Level 5 title

and numerous other school-wide scholastic accomplishments. With over 20-plus years in the game, Mrs. Jackson is more

than a school princi-pal, a former counsel-or, and former educa-tor. She is an example of Black Excellence in education!

HHS Principal Latonya Jackson (right) hands out awards at the awards banquet Thursday, January 30. BEN NAYLOR

Tenn. State Representative District 80 Johnny Shaw (left) explaining to a forum in August 2018 he shares Haywood County’s concerns regarding CAFOs (concentrated animal feedlot operations).

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Pretrial misdemeanor - 15Other/Hold for other agency - 9

Total - 117 (93 men, 22 women)

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“Recipe for Romance” – A marriage conference will be held at Holly Grove Baptist Church at 8488 Poplar Corner Road on Sunday, February 9, from noon until 4 p.m. The conference will be led by Dr. Pepper Pratt, a licensed professional counselor at the Pratt Clinic in Jackson. Guests are welcome. This conference is for those already married who want to strengthen their marriage with new input, those thinking about marriage (or remarriage) in the not-too-distant future, teens (as they will one day be thinking of marriage), and other interested adults. Subjects taught are: What are the Biblical Principles about Marriage?, Why Marriage Anyway?, What Puts Romance into a Marriage?, How in the World Do I Get Along with a Man/Woman?, and more. Conference cost is $15 per male/female twosome (married or not), $15 for husband/wife and their teen(s) 7th grade up as a family package, or $8 each (adult or teen.) Lunch and refreshments will be included. Free childcare will be available for babies through 6th grade. Deadline to sign up and pay is Thursday, February 6. Contact Ann Faulkner at (731) 772-2627 or (731) 345-0161. Dr. Pepper will be speaking at the 11 a.m. worship service as well.

February 9 Carl Cannon will be the guest speaker February 9, starting at 11 a.m. at Beech Grove Church of Christ, 778 Beech Grove Rd., Brownsville.

February 10-12 Macedonia Baptist Church, 103 Macedonia Road, will have its Fresh Wind Revival 2020 February 10-12, 7 p.m. nightly. Guests will be (Monday) Pastor Charles Hayes and Laughter M.B. Church of Covington, (Tuesday) Pastor Billy Johnson and St. Paul Baptist Church of Brownsville, and (Wednesday) Pastor Dexter Moragne and St. Luke Baptist Church of Covington. Everyone is invited.

February 13 Ward 2 will have its Neighborhood Watch and Community Meeting Thursday, February 13, at 6 p.m. at the Haywood-Brownsville Parks and Recreation, 100 Boyd Avenue. Guest Speakers include Colton Lilly, Code Enforcement Officer for City of Brownsville, and David Turner, Supervisor of the Sanitation and Street Department for City of Brownsville. Sponsored by City Alderman Carolyn Flagg. For more information, call (731) 772-0425 or (731) 225-2570.

July 16-19 The local chapter of Dunbar-Carver-High School is sponsoring a bus to the All School Reunion that will be held in Decatur, Ill., July 16-19. This is for anyone who would like to go. You do not have to be a Carver graduate. The cost is $100 per person. For more details, contact Linda Bond (731) 432-3660, Willie Delk (731) 432-2761, or Opal Hay (731) 267-4908.

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NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S FORECLOSURE SALESale at public auction will be on February 19, 2020 at 1:00 P.M., local time, at the East Door of the Haywood County Courthouse, 1 North Washington Avenue, Brownsville, TN 38012, pursuant to the Deed of Trust executed by Jeremy Alex-ander Jones for the bene t of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for American Mortgage Service Company, as Bene ciary, dated March 30, 2018, of record in Instrument Number 43164, Book 162, Page 10 in the Registers of Deeds Offi ce for Haywood County, Tennessee, (“Deed of Trust”), conducted by James E. Albertelli, P.A. d/b/a ALAW, a Florida corporation duly authorized to conduct business in Tennessee, having been appointed Trustee, all of record in the Register of Deeds Offi ce for Haywood County, Tennessee. Default in the performance of the covenants, terms, and condi-tions of said Deed of Trust has been made; and the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable. Party entitled to enforce the debt: AmeriHome Mortgage Company, LLCOther Interested Parties: Credit Acceptance CorporationThe hereinafter described real property located in Haywood County, Tennessee will be sold to the highest call bidder subject to all unpaid taxes, prior liens and encumbrances of record:

BEING LOT NO. 4, GRAND HILL SUBDIVISION, AS SHOWN ON PLAT OF RECORD IN PLAT BOOK 2, PAGE 313 (SLIDE 255), IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE, REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT IS HEREMADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SAID LOT.THIS PROPERTY IS MADE SUBJECT TO DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDI-TIONS AND RESTRICTIONS RECORDED IN RECORD BOOK 32, PAGE 307, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE. ALSO MADE SUBJECT TO INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT RECORDED IN RECORD BOOK 32, PAGE 305, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAYWOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE.BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED TO JEREMY ALEXANDER JONES BY DEED OF RECORD IN BOOK 70, PAGE 226, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF HAY-WOOD COUNTY, TENNESSEE. PROPERTY ALSO KNOWN AS 114 N. GRAN AVE., BROWNSVILLE, TENNESSEE 38012

Street Address: The street address of the property is believed to be 114 N. Grand Avenue, Brownsville, TN 38012, but such address is not part of the legal description of the property. In the event of any discrepancy, the legal description herein shall control. Map/Parcel Number: 075C-K-001.00-004Current owner(s) of the property: Jeremy Alexander JonesThis sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded Plat or Plan; and unpaid taxes and assessments; any restrictive covenants, easements or setback lines that may be applicable; rights of redemption, equity, statutory or otherwise, not otherwise waived in the Deed of trust, including right of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; and any and all prior deeds of trust, liens, dues, assessments, encumbrances, defects, adverse claims and other matters that may take priority over the deed of Trust upon which this foreclosure sale is conducted or are not extinguished by this foreclosure sale. THE PROPERTY IS SOLD WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, RELATING TO TITLE, MARKETABILITY OF TITLE, POSSESSION, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR THE LIKE AND FITNESS FOR A GENERAL OR PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE. The title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Trustee. The right is reserved to adjourn the sale to another time certain or to another day, time, and place certain, without further publication upon announcement on the day, time, and place of sale set forth above or any subsequent adjourned day, time, and place of sale. If you purchase the property at the foreclosure sale, the entire purchase price is due and payable at the conclusion of the auction in the form of a certi ed check made payable to or endorsed to Albertelli Law Trust Account. No personal checks will be accepted. To this end, you must bring suffi cient funds to outbid the Lender and any other bidders. Insuffi cient funds will not be accepted. Amounts received, in excess of the winning bid, will be refunded to the successful purchaser at the time the foreclosure deed is delivered. This property is being sold with the express reservation that the sale is subject to con rmation by the Lender or Trustee. This sale may be rescinded by the Trustee at any time. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. James E. Albertelli, P.A. d/b/a ALAW, Trustee401 Commerce Street, suite 150Nashville, TN 37219PH: (615) 265-0835FX: (615) 265-0836File No.: 19-025623

NOTICE TO CREDITORSas required by TCA §30-2-306

MyraJo T. Hurley, DeceasedCase Number 2020-PR-6

Notice is hereby given that on January 28, 2020 letters tes-tamentary, in respect to the estate of MyraJo T. Hurley, who died January 14, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Haywood County Chancery Court. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2); otherwise, their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication; or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication as described in (1)(A); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

Sarah Levy, Clerk & MasterHaywood Chancery CourtJustice Complex100 S. DupreeBrownsville, TN 38012(731) 772-0122 Nan H. Downing and Sue H. Keathley, Co-Executrices C. Thomas Hooper, III, Attorney

NOTICE TO FURNISHERSOF LABOR

AND MATERIALS TO:Sweeping Corp. of America, Inc.

PROJECT NO.:98049-4126-04, 98049-4127-04

CONTRACT NO.: CNQ324COUNTY: Haywood

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is about to make nal settlement with the contractor for construction of the above numbered project. All persons wishing to le claims pursuant to Section 54-5-122, T.C.A. must le same with the Director of Construction, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Suite 700 James K. Polk Bldg., Nashville, Tennessee 37243-0326, on or before 3/20/2020.


AND MATERIALS TO:Ramm FencingPROJECT NO.:98049-4190-04

CONTRACT NO.: CNS295COUNTY: Haywood


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AND MATERIALS TO:J. R. Farms

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AND MATERIALS TO:J. R. Farms

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conveying certain property therein described to Fidelity National Title Insurance Company as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registra-tion Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for LOANDEPOT.COM, LLC, its successors and as-signs; and the undersigned, Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire in-debtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee, by Lakeview Loan Servic-ing, LLC, will, on March 24, 2020 on or about 11:00 AM, at the Hay-wood County Courthouse, Browns-ville, Tennessee, offer for sale cer-tain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR certified funds paid at the conclusion of the sale, or credit bid from a bank or other lending entity pre-approved by the successor trustee. The sale is free from all exemptions, which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more partic-ularly described as follows: THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SIT-UATED IN THE COUNTY OF HAYWOOD, STATE OF TEN-NESSEE, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TRACT NO. 1: BEING LOT NO. 8, VIVIAN VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, SEE

PLAT BOOK 1, PAGE 176-177 (NOW SLIDE #77),REGISTER’S OFFICE, HAY-WOOD COUNTY, TENNES-SEE. BEGINNING AT A STAKE IN THE WEST MARGIN OF VIVIAN AVENUE, THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HEREIN DESCRIBED LOT AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT NO. 7, VIV-IAN VILLAGE SUBDIVISION; RUNS THENCE SOUTH WITH THE WEST MARGIN OF SAID AVENUE 145.0 FEET TO A STAKE, THE NORTH NORTH-EAST CORNER OF LOT NO. 9, VIVIAN VILLAGE SUBDIVI-SION; RUNS THENCE WEST WITH THE NORTH BOUND-ARY LINE OF LOT NO. 9,141.0 FEET TO A STAKE; RUNS THENCE NORTH 145.0 FEET TO A STAKE; RUNS THENCE EAST WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF LOT NO. 7,140.3 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. ALSO KNOWN AS: 905 Vivi-an Drive, Brownsville, TN 38012 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restric-tive covenants, easements, or set-back lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state or federal; any prior liens or en-cumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-refer-

or federal; any prior liens or en-cumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. In addition, the following parties may claim an interest in the above-refer-enced property:W&A No. 333546 1 SHERONDA EVANS The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Suc-cessor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. In the event of inclem-ent weather, the trustee hereby an-nounces that the sale will be post-poned for a period of two weeks. In such situations, notices will be mailed to interested parties of re-cord. W&A No. 333546 DATED January 16, 2020

WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,

Successor Trustee_______________

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default has oc-curred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated January 25, 2016, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded February 5, 2016, in Book No. 138, at Page 350, in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Kimberly T Hopkins,

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

WHEREAS, default has oc-curred in the performance of the covenants, terms, and conditions of a Deed of Trust Note dated September 26, 2016, and the Deed of Trust of even date securing the same, recorded September 26, 2016, in Book No. 145, at Page 486, in Office of the Register of Deeds for Haywood County, Tennessee, executed by Sheronda Evans, con-veying certain property therein described to Law Office of Josh Shearon as Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Everett Financial, Inc. D/B/A Su-preme Lending, its successors and assigns; and the undersigned, Wil-son & Associates, P.L.L.C., having been appointed Successor Trustee by PennyMac Loan Services, LLC. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire in-debtedness has been declared due and payable; and that an agent of Wilson & Associates, P.L.L.C., as Successor Trustee, by virtue of the power, duty, and authority vested in and imposed upon said Successor Trustee, by PennyMac Loan Ser-vices, LLC, will, on March 18, 2020 on or about 11:00 AM, at the Hay-wood County Courthouse, Browns-ville, Tennessee, offer for sale cer-tain property hereinafter described to the highest bidder FOR certified funds paid at the conclusion of the sale, or credit bid from a bank or other lending entity pre-approved by the successor trustee. The sale is free from all exemptions, which are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, said property being real estate situated in Haywood County, Tennessee, and being more particu-larly described as follows: LYING and being situate in the 7th Civil District of Haywood County, Tennessee and being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Near the corporate limits of the Town of Brownsville, being the same lot sold by W. A. Moody Hubbard Boyd, said deed recorded in Book “Z”, page 595, Register’s Office, Haywood County, Tennes-see, being on the road leading from Brownsville to Esatanaula, and is designated as Lot 2 in the subdivi-sion of the tract purchased by W. A. Moody of Wm. M. Smith and bounded as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of Lot No. 1 sold Chapman Johnson, on the north margin of said road, runs thence north 40 poles, thence east 8 poles to the beginning, containing 2 acres 6 poles. There is excluded from this conveyance an undivid-ed 1/32nd interest in and to all of the minerals, including oil and gas, heretofore sold to D.J. Dupree, H. L. Clark, J. O. Bomer and H.S. Dupree by deed recorded in Deed Book 63, Page 453, Register’s Of-fice, Haywood County, Tennessee. ALSO KNOWN AS: 1307 East Jefferson Street, Brownsville, TN 38012 This sale is subject to all matters shown on any applicable recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restric-tive covenants, easements, or set-back lines that may be applicable; any statutory rights of redemption of any governmental agency, state

enced property: KIMBERLY T HOPKINS The sale held pursuant to this Notice may be rescinded at the Successor Trustee’s option at any time. The right is reserved to ad-journ the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain with-out further publication, upon an-nouncement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. In the

event of inclement weather, the trustee hereby announces that the sale will be postponed for a period of two weeks. In such situations, notices will be mailed to interest-ed parties of record. W&A No. 326828 DATED January 28, 2020

WILSON & ASSOCIATES, P.L.L.C.,

Successor Trustee

PUBLIC NOTICE OF TOWN HALL

MEETING A TOWN HALL MEETING shall be had between the Haywood County Commissioners of District 6 and District 7 and the public on Thursday, February 13th, 2020, at 6:00 P. M. in the Union Grove Methodist Church, located on Highway 70 East in the Union Grove Community. Presiding shall be your County Commissioners of those Districts: Larry Gene Stanley (tel: 780-8077); James Morgan (tel: 780-4473); Becky Booth (Tel: 780-2641); and Link Carlton (tel: 780-3398). The purposes and goals of this community meeting are to allow the public to participate, identify the problems that you the public wish addressed, and suggest solutions thereto. The results shall be included in the upcoming strategic planning for the future of Haywood County, Brownsville, and Stanton, Tennessee. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS NEEDED. THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO BE HEARD AND HELP IMPROVE THE FUTURE OF YOUR COUNTY. Please join us and bring your ideas.

NOTICE TO CREDITORSas required by TCA §30-2-306Robert Y. Moses, Deceased

Case Number 2020-PR-9 Notice is hereby given that on February 3, 2020 letters tes-tamentary, in respect to the estate of Robert Y. Moses, who died December 14, 2020, were issued to the undersigned by the Haywood County Chancery Court. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2); otherwise, their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication; or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication as described in (1)(A); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

Sarah Levy, Clerk & MasterHaywood Chancery CourtJustice Complex100 S. DupreeBrownsville, TN 38012(731) 772-0122 Tracey Lea, Allison Ferrell, & Melanie Quinton, Co-ExecutricesC. Thomas Hooper, III, Attorney

NOTICE TO CREDITORSas required by TCA §30-2-306

Truly Mae Taylor, DeceasedCase Number 2020-PR-8

Notice is hereby given that on February 3, 2020 letters of administration, in respect to the estate of Truly Mae Taylor, who died June 5, 2019, were issued to the undersigned by the Haywood County Chancery Court. All persons, resident and non-resident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the estate are required to file the same with the Clerk of the above-named Court on or before the earlier of the dates prescribed in (1) or (2); otherwise, their claims will be forever barred: (1) (A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication; or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors, if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication as described in (1)(A); or (2) Twelve (12) months from the decedent’s date of death.All persons indebted to the above Estate must come forward and make proper settlement with the undersigned at once.

Sarah Levy, Clerk & MasterHaywood Chancery CourtJustice Complex100 S. DupreeBrownsville, TN 38012(731) 772-0122 Matthew West, Administrator Cameron Himes, Attorney


“The Greatest Abili-ty is Availability” was the subject of the mes-sage. Faithfulness is a quality God looks for and expects in every-one who calls them-selves a Christian. It is a demonstration of our faith, to be devot-ed, trustworthy and reliable, living as God would have us to. He doesn’t call on us to do something we are incapable of doing. He

is faithful to forgive and deliver us from sin when we repent. No church can become great if its members are unfaithful. It would be extremely hard to live a Christian life apart from other Chris-tians, who hold each other accountable. Christians, who are unfaithful to God, will be unfaithful to others. It’s good to be a Chris-tian and know it, but it’s even better to be a Christian and show it. A dinner and movie

will be held at Holly Grove Church on Sat-urday, February 15, at 5 p.m. This will replace our usual Sweetheart Banquet. Holly Grove will celebrate National Marriage Week on the week of 7-14 by hosting on Sunday, February 9, a conference held from 1 - 4 p.m. A meal will be served at noon that day following church services for those who register. Sign up with our Church Secretary, Ann Faulkner, by Feb-ruary 6.

Holly Grove NewsBy Martha H. Jones

Ed Davis, Holly Grove’s minister at the Haywood County Jail in Brownsville, teach-ing God’s word there, gave a testimony Sun-day. He said that God is at work in Haywood County. He and other ministers to the jail baptized 15 men last week who had respond-ed to God in faith. Happy birthday to Amaris Houy, Carol Waddell, Monica Elrod, Tyler Martin, Eliza-beth McCage, Caffey Sullivan and Thomas

Young. Happy anni-versary to Mikey and Tabitha Dotson. I was very impressed with the Senate Chap-lain, who led in prayer each day before the meetings at the Capitol. In one of his prayers, he prayed, “Dear God, help each one to re-member that You, the Almighty God, controls their next breath.” Those on the sick list counting on us to go to the Great Physician on their behalf are Joy Williams, Lynn Staggs,

Bob Alexander, Abbie McBride, Betty Barden, Vincent Maddox, Glad-ys McGahey, Dottie Taylor, Paul Clenney, Elsie Haynes,Danny Murphy, Scott Climer and Linda Tilman. We rejoice over the good re-port from little Corbin Campbell and little Grey Bolinger. Brother Fred and Nancy Camp-bell, Ann Faulkner, Jackie Coburn, Deb-bie Jones and Barbara Philpot attended the VBS clinic in Nashville last Saturday.

Heard around HaywoodNews from the communities

Westside News If you are interested in an important discus-sion considering the needs for security in worship, Wednesday, February 5, at 4:30 p.m. during the 84th annual Bible Lectureship at Freed-Hardeman Uni-versity in Henderson, Tenn., you may go there in person or online at fhu.edu/lectureship. The most recent at-tack was December 29

By Mary W. Lewis at the West Freeway Church of Christ at White Settlement, Tex-as. The church was observing the weekly Lord’s Supper when a gunman opened fire at the back of the audi-torium with two shots killing deacon Anton “Tony” Wallace, 64, who held a silver tray as he served commu-nion. His first victim had been 67-year-old Richard White, a church security team

member who had yelled to the gunman to “drop it!” as he reached for his own pistol, but the perpetrator shot and killed him. Wear-ing a disguise of a long black wig, fake beard and bulky coat, Keith Thomas Kinnunen, 43, was known to be in the crowd of over 242 that day and the minister, Britt Farmer, identi-fied him as a man the church had helped sev-eral times with food.

After having shot the two men, the attacker turned toward the front of the auditorium and fired a third shot that ended up to the right of the pulpit. Just as Kinnunen did that, the church security team leader, Jack Wilson, pulled his own trigger. The single shot struck him, who immediately fell down. Jack Wilson, in an-swer to being cheered on Facebook, replied,

“The events here at West Freeway Church of Christ put me in a position that I would hope no one would have to be in, but evil exists and I had to take out an active shooter in church.” Those on the panel for “Church Shootings (Protecting the Flock)” Wednesday, February 5, at 4:30 will be the above church minis-ter, Britt Farmer, Joey Spann from Antioch,

Tenn., whose congre-gation experienced a fatal shooting also, and retired police captain, Stewart S. Brackin of California and director of Freed-Hardeman’s Office of Safety and Security. Moderator will be Bobby Ross, Jr., editor of the Christina Chronicle published in Oklahoma City, Okla., and will be held in FHU’s Loyd Auditori-um in Henderson. No charge, of course.

Crestview News Thank you volun-teers for coming this week: Christ Tem-ple Ladies, Mrs. Ann Baird, Grace Dance Team, Rev. Charles Bates, First Assem-bly of God Church members, Thornton

By Donna Lovell in playing fruit bin-go. Also, thank you to Mrs. Dora Mann for the bananas she donat-ed for the game. Thank you to Grace Dance Team for com-ing Saturday after-noon and performing for our residents. They always enjoy watch-

Road Church of Christ members, Willow Grove Baptist Church members, Bingo La-dies, and Beech Grove Church of Christ members. Thank you to Mrs. Ann Baird for coming Saturday morning and assisting our residents

ing the talent of young people. Thank you to Mrs. Constance Douglass- TCAT Whiteville and Mrs. Norine Coving-ton-TCAT Browns-ville HTM for coming and bringing several students to assist in polishing our ladies’

nails. They did a fan-tastic job and the res-idents really enjoyed socializing with them. It’s that time of year again for choos-ing Valentine King and Queen. We will be crowning our Valen-tine King and Queen on February 14. We have a

decorative Valentine box set up in the lob-by for you to cast your ballot for your favorite resident for Valentine King and Queen. Come one! Come all! Thought for the week: Start each day with a positive thought and a grateful heart.

Around town with Marty Applause! The video made for HGTV in front of the courthouse was amazing! So many vol-unteers! I am so proud of the turnout! That would be fantastical if we won a makeover for our town, wouldn’t it? You can check out the pictures on Facebook if you want to see how cute everyone looked! Cross your fingers! Baby news! Robert and Brandi Callery are over the moon with excitement! They will be adding a weensy Callery to their fami-ly! The new addition is expected to arrive in August of this year! Needless to say, both families are overjoyed! Congratulations, Rob-ert and Brandi!

By Marty Williams Sue Tipton Harvey is beside herself with delight! Her daughter Dorothy just gave her a new grandchild! They named him Deaton Louis Rogers and he was born February 1 at 4:55 p.m. He weighed in at 7 pounds 13 ounc-es and 20 inches. Now that baby will never touch the earth! Con-gratulations to every-one and welcome to the world Deaton Louis! Elam Smith and wife, Sarah Jo, have given their families a wonderful gift! They are expecting a baby girl! Cindy Smith and Sandy Cates will be fighting for babysit-ting rights! They have made a whole lot of people deliriously hap-py with the news! Con-gratulations, Elam and

Sarah Jo! Beth Thomas is beaming! Her young-est daughter, Abbey, will be getting married to Kyle Newson this coming weekend! The whole family is beyond happy! Grandparents Lynn and Pat Banks are tickled to death! I wish Abbey and Kyle and happy life! Applause! Applause to Morris Jewelers on being awarded Browns-ville Business of the Month! They have cer-tainly stepped up their game and I love their inventory! Well de-served! FYI! Carl Perkins Ad-vocacy Center’s “Danc-ing with the Stars” event is April 4 at the Ann Marks Perform-ing Arts Center! Dine on the lawn and pop in

and watch the LOCAL dancers! It’s a hoot! It is sponsored by Faith Family Medicine and Pictsweet Farms. All proceeds benefit the Prevention of Child Abuse! Call 772-8378 about tickets. It’s time for West Tennessee’s 4th annu-al GenerosiTea at The Barn at Snider Farms in Denmark on Satur-day, February 29, from 11:00-2:00. This event benefits Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital! Many entertaining events are planned for the girls, their families and friends. Early Bird ticket sales end Febru-ary 15 at 11:59 p.m. at $25. Brownsville Home-coming is this Satur-day, February 8, at 7 p.m. at the Ann Marks

Performing Arts Cen-ter. It is sponsored by the Brownsville Arts Council. Call Achana Jarrett for more info 772-4883. It will be up-lifting! Haywood County Youth Baseball 2020 signups begin: Satur-day, February 8 and 15 from 9-12-Courthouse on Court Square; Tuesday, February 18 amd 20 from 6-8 Parks & Rec on Boyd Ave.; Saturday, February 22 from 9-12 Court House Square. Registration fee is $60 for all ages 3-12. Bring your child for uniform size and cop of their birth cer-tificate. The age of the player on May 1, 2020, determines their age division. Happy birthday to Stewart Gillespie,

Joe Stephens, Steve Brown, Kendall Moore, Deejah Pickens, Ryan Hobock, Christian Canada, Nathan Bailey, Beecher DeBerry, Billy Wright, Kayla Craw-ford, Amy Baddour, Baker Russell, Wylie Ing, El Graves, Eliza-beth Lovelace, Mel Cox, Jody Lea, Reba Ward, Harriet Stewart, Cher-ith Ing, Amanda Neal, James Peace, Katrina Voss and Cheri Velotta. Don’t forget our An-imal Shelter! They are always in need! Thurs-days are half price day! Don’t forget to get them spayed and neutered! (Spay Haywood). If you have scoop, please email me or call me or 780-4111 In a world where you can be anything you want…be kind!

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1 John 4:1, “Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.” Dear Lord, thank you for ev-ery person you have sent into my life to love me and share my journey. Thank you for every friend I could always de-pend on. Thank you

By Sylessie Ross for my enemies who taught me to wait on you. I am grateful for angels in disguise who came for a mo-ment or a season and left a lasting impres-sion. Father, thank you for the many times I’ve failed and you’ve sent encour-agement, sometimes a stranger, to lift my spirits. Thank you for children who

teach us how to love, how to share, and to step back and laugh at ourselves. Lord, thank you for every person you have sent into my life to love me and share my life long journey. In the name of Jesus, Amen! Pastor Harden preached a beautiful sermon from Hebrew 11:8-11 using, “I’ll Trust God” as he text.

He was really enjoyed by everyone in atten-dance and the senior choir and musicians were at their very best. They sang until heaven got the news. I was so glad to see so many turn out for the HGTV Home Town Takeover event and hopefully our small town of Brownsville will be considered for the show and they can

bring more beauty to what already is a great place to live and raise a family. P l e a s e pray for the family of Jerry “Jabo” Ingram in his passing, as well as the family of Jimmy Bufford. Please con-tinue to pray for our sick and shut in. Thought for the week: Like the rain can’t be stopped from falling, God’s love,

grace and blessings keep on pouring on you. May you be re-newed, refreshed and comforted by His presence and covered you and your family by the blood of Jesus, in His name I pray. When life doesn’t feel fair, please make crooked ways straight, remove the wrong people and arrange things in my favor.


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Students added to list of READY Graduates Congratulations to Haywood High School’s newest READY Grad-uates: Alyssa Allen, Carson Conaster, Dji-mon Jackson, Kiley McChesney, Breydenn Mora, Ashley Neal, Asia Palmer, Jacob Sanchez, Kevin Stanley, Drevion Tyus, Katie Walls, Kelsey Manns, Onterrio Woods, Rob-ert McCord, Sannaa Muex, Lauren Qualls, Shakiyyah Robinson, Trianna Tyus, Anteny-iah Washington, and Dantayshia White. READY Graduates are more competitive in the job market and in their collegiate en-

deavors. To become a READY Graduate, stu-dents must complete

one of the following: (1) earn a 21 or higher in the ACT, (2) com-

pete 4 Early Postsec-ondary Opportunities (EPSOs), (3) complete 2

EPSOs and an industry certification, (4) com-plete 2 EPSOs and a 31

or higher on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test.

By Leanne KingStaff writer

BEN NAYLOR

HHS Awards Recognition Ceremony On January 30, parents, family and friends filled the Hay-wood High School gym as students were presented awards for honor roll, industry certification, ASVAB scores and perfect at-tendance. The requirements for each award were: Honor Roll Award was given to students who averaged an 85 or high-er both nine weeks of this school year; Indus-try Certification went to students who have earned certificates through the Career

and Technical path in OSHA, Microsoft Of-fice and Serve Safe; ASVAB awards went to students scoring 31 or higher on the apti-tude test, with a special award to those scoring 70 or higher; Perfect Attendance was just that, students who have committed to be-ing in school every day. “It has been a true pleasure to witness the achievements of our student body here at Haywood High School,” said Lena Thomas, as-sistant principal of Haywood High School. “The awards distrib-uted today are not just recognizing students

who have excelled ac-ademically, but also to honor those who have received indus-try certification, met the minimum score on ASVAB, and have not missed any days of school. It is a plea-sure to see our student body performing and excelling in their re-spective areas of in-terests. School award ceremonies are just the beginning. I would like to leave you with this quote, ‘What the mind of a man or woman can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thank you all for celebrating with Haywood High School.’”

By Leanne KingStaff writer

BEN NAYLOR

Sorority delivers supplies to East Side Sigma Gamma Rho sorority recently per-formed their annual act of kindness as they do-nated school supplies to East Side Interme-diate School. This act is in accordance with the sorority’s mission of reaching out to stu-dents in the communi-ty. This year, the soror-ity’s mission expanded into surrounding coun-ties. Monday, January 27, marked the fifth year for this event as they greeted excited children at East Side.

Students were giv-en things they need, which included: paper, pencils, pens, glue, and many other items. The supplies were given to help students complete the second semester of the school year. Having basic school supplies makes things a little easier for both students and parents. In addition to deliv-ering school supplies, the sorority is available to offer support and en-couragement to fami-lies, as well. Dr. Tressy Halbrook,

East Side Principal, and teacher Marty Todd were both on

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hand observing stu-dents as they eagerly made their selections.

The representatives from Sigma Gamma Rho were Cassandra

Owens, Toni White, Monica Mathis, Latoya Bond and Opal Hay.

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