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SPORTS SCHOOL LIFESTYLES Jackson County Blue Devils Play Against Gordonsville. See page 10. Anna Mai Lankford To Be Honored At Quilt Festival. See page 5. Kindergartners Learn The Letter “G.” See page 12. Volume 115, Number 39 Gainesboro, Tennessee, Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1 Section, 18 Pages 50 cents On April 18, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 6193 Jennings Creek Hwy. along with Central and Flynn’s Lick Fire Depart- ments. Upon their arrival, the home belonging to Shirley Wilson was fully engulfed in flames. Greg Whittaker, Special Agent with Tennessee Bomb and Arson, was contacted and an investigation was conduct- On Monday, Sept. 17 around 8:30 a.m., a one- vehicle accident occurred on Gladdice Hwy. between Trace Creek and Old State Rt. 85. Samuel Allison, 24, of Carthage, was driving a blue Chevy S-10 pickup when he lost control of the vehicle due to wet roads causing the vehicle to end up in a ditch on the side of the road. Allison was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident and was not transported to the hospital. While emergency crews were Fire Investigation Leads To Arrest Two Vehicle Accidents Occur Due To Wet Roadways ed as to the cause of the fire. It was determined that the fire was intentionally set. During the investigation of this incident, an indictment was obtained and served on Ricky “Biscuit” Stafford, charging him with arson. Stafford’s initial court appear- ance was on Sept. 17. During his arraignment on that day, Stafford was appointed a pub- lic defender and is to reappear in court on Nov. 19. en route to the scene of this accident, another driver, Sa- mantha Agee, 20, of Gaines- boro, was driving a pewter Ford Contour in the same area when she lost control of her vehicle due to the wet roads. Agee’s vehicle left the roadway, which caused her vehicle to flip onto its roof and came to rest on the hood of the Chevy pickup. Agee was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the accident and the airbag did deploy but she was not transported to the hospital. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, THP and Central Fire Department were on the scene of the accident. SENTINEL Photos / Joy Biggs Morgan County pastor Bobby Stewart has informed the Jackson County Sentinel that he is running as a Repub- lican for State Representative, District 41. The following is his statement: I am proud to call Mor- gan County and Tennessee my home. I have been over- whelmed by the support I have already received in the community and throughout District 41, encouraging me to run and supporting my candidacy. It is clear that the people of Fentress, Jackson, Morgan and Overton coun- ties want new, conservative leadership that will stand up for our Tennessee values. It is past time that our district has a Representative that is focused on getting Ten- nesseans back to work. Our campaign is focused on eco- nomic growth and creating an Stewart Announces Campaign environment for businesses to hire those that have been out of work for too long. Among other things, the people of the 41st District want a balanced budget, lower taxes and the best possible education for their children. I am excited about work- ing hard for the people of the 41st District. After 22 years of having the same State Rep- resentative, voters deserve someone who is not a career politician to represent them in Nashville. We need more job On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Jackson County Sher- iff’s Department executed a search warrant at 2154 Seven Knobs Road. This residence, along with its tenants Michael “Kook- ie” Lynch and Abby Jo Allen-Lynch, have been the subject of one of the longest running and largest narcotics investigations at the Jackson County Sher- iff’s Department. Items seized from the residence included, but were not limited to, 216 new and used syringes containing pill residue, over $1500 in cash, marijuana and a substantial amount of K4 Dilaudid pills packaged for resale. Both individu- als have been charged with possession of a Schedule II for resale, possession of a Schedule VI, six counts of Large Drug Investigation Ends With Two Arrests drug paraphernalia and tam- pering with evidence. Due to the severe and heinous nature of these charges, both subjects were held without bond until their initial court appearance. Also, Michael Gene Lynch is currently out on bond in Clay County for two counts of aggravated burglary. Sheriff Brad Stafford stated after the execution of the search, “we receive numerous calls every day about the drug activity in this county and a great num- ber of those calls are specific to Seven Knobs Road. We have a very strong case against these two individu- als and the evidence will speak for itself but there are two declarations people should take away from this: My department and I will continue to protect and serve this community to the best of our ability and if you sell narcotics and facilitate stealing from the good people of our county, your days are numbered!” Abby Jo Allen-Lynch Michael “Kookie” Lynch Please See Stewart Campaign Pg. 3 “This weekend Gaines- boro celebrated the opening of its newest art gallery and gift shop. Proprietor and local artist Freda Whita- ker proudly hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting of “A Love of Nature,” a unique and welcome addi- tion to historic downtown Gainesboro. This is the culmination of a longtime dream and a whole lot of hard word on Freda’s part. Freda says that she came to realize that even though Jackson and surrounding counties had a wealth of talented artists there was not a local venue to display the fruits of their labor. That’s when she went to work. Using a building that New Business - Front row left to right: Tracey Young, Allen Corvin, Freda Whitaker, John Dennis, Danny Bravender, Barcley Rhea. Back row left to right: Dulcey Endsley, Jim Whitaker, Connie Gilbert, Phyllis Taylor, Jim Greenwood and Jackson County Mayor John Cason. Not pictured: Tree Alsup and Garry Garrison. Art Gallery And Gift Shop Open had been in her husband Jim’s family for years, she turned it into an exciting shop where you just never know what you’ll see. Fre- da says she’s not done yet as her vision has not yet been completely realized. So we’ll just wait and sees what’s next for this ener- getic local entrepreneur.
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SPORTS SCHOOLLIFESTYLES
Jackson County Blue Devils Play Against Gordonsville.
See page 10.
Anna Mai Lankford To Be Honored At Quilt Festival.
See page 5.
Kindergartners Learn The Letter “G.”
See page 12.
Volume 115, Number 39 Gainesboro, Tennessee, Tuesday, September 25, 2012 1 Section, 18 Pages
50cents
On April 18, Jackson County Sheriff’s Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 6193 Jennings Creek Hwy. along with Central and Flynn’s Lick Fire Depart-ments. Upon their arrival, the home belonging to Shirley Wilson was fully engulfed in flames.
Greg Whittaker, Special Agent with Tennessee Bomb and Arson, was contacted and an investigation was conduct-
On Monday, Sept. 17 around 8:30 a.m., a one-vehicle accident occurred on Gladdice Hwy. between Trace Creek and Old State Rt. 85. Samuel Allison, 24, of Carthage, was driving a blue Chevy S-10 pickup when he lost control of the vehicle due to wet roads causing the vehicle to end up in a ditch on the side of the road. Allison was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the accident and was not transported to the hospital. While emergency crews were
Fire Investigation Leads To Arrest
Two Vehicle Accidents Occur Due To Wet Roadways
ed as to the cause of the fire. It was determined that the fire was intentionally set.
During the investigation of this incident, an indictment was obtained and served on Ricky “Biscuit” Stafford, charging him with arson. Stafford’s initial court appear-ance was on Sept. 17. During his arraignment on that day, Stafford was appointed a pub-lic defender and is to reappear in court on Nov. 19.
en route to the scene of this accident, another driver, Sa-mantha Agee, 20, of Gaines-boro, was driving a pewter Ford Contour in the same area when she lost control of her vehicle due to the wet roads. Agee’s vehicle left the roadway, which caused her vehicle to flip onto its roof and
came to rest on the hood of the Chevy pickup. Agee was wearing her seatbelt at the time of the accident and the airbag did deploy but she was not transported to the hospital. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department, THP and Central Fire Department were on the scene of the accident.
SENTINEL Photos / Joy Biggs
Morgan County pastor Bobby Stewart has informed the Jackson County Sentinel that he is running as a Repub-lican for State Representative, District 41. The following is his statement:
I am proud to call Mor-gan County and Tennessee my home. I have been over-whelmed by the support I have already received in the community and throughout District 41, encouraging me to run and supporting my candidacy. It is clear that the people of Fentress, Jackson, Morgan and Overton coun-ties want new, conservative leadership that will stand up for our Tennessee values.
It is past time that our district has a Representative that is focused on getting Ten-nesseans back to work. Our campaign is focused on eco-nomic growth and creating an
Stewart Announces Campaignenvironment for businesses to hire those that have been out of work for too long. Among other things, the people of the 41st District want a balanced budget, lower taxes and the best possible education for their children.
I am excited about work-ing hard for the people of the
41st District. After 22 years of having the same State Rep-resentative, voters deserve someone who is not a career politician to represent them in Nashville. We need more job
On Saturday, Sept. 15, the Jackson County Sher-iff’s Department executed a search warrant at 2154 Seven Knobs Road. This residence, along with its tenants Michael “Kook-ie” Lynch and Abby Jo Allen-Lynch, have been the subject of one of the longest running and largest narcotics investigations at the Jackson County Sher-iff’s Department. Items seized from the residence included, but were not limited to, 216 new and used syringes containing pill residue, over $1500 in cash, marijuana and a substantial amount of K4 Dilaudid pills packaged for resale. Both individu-als have been charged with possession of a Schedule II for resale, possession of a Schedule VI, six counts of
Large Drug Investigation Ends With Two Arrests
drug paraphernalia and tam-pering with evidence. Due to the severe and heinous nature of these charges, both subjects were held without bond until their initial court appearance. Also, Michael Gene Lynch is currently out on bond in Clay County for two counts of aggravated burglary. Sheriff Brad Stafford stated after the execution of the search, “we receive numerous calls every day about the drug activity in this county and a great num-ber of those calls are specific
to Seven Knobs Road. We have a very strong case against these two individu-als and the evidence will speak for itself but there are two declarations people should take away from this: My department and I will continue to protect and serve this community to the best of our ability and if you sell narcotics and facilitate stealing from the good people of our county, your days are numbered!”
Abby Jo Allen-LynchMichael “Kookie” Lynch
Please SeeStewart Campaign Pg. 3
“This weekend Gaines-boro celebrated the opening of its newest art gallery and gift shop. Proprietor and local artist Freda Whita-ker proudly hosted a grand opening and ribbon cutting of “A Love of Nature,” a unique and welcome addi-tion to historic downtown Gainesboro. This is the
culmination of a longtime dream and a whole lot of hard word on Freda’s part. Freda says that she came to realize that even though Jackson and surrounding counties had a wealth of talented artists there was not a local venue to display the fruits of their labor. That’s when she went to work. Using a building that
New Business - Front row left to right: Tracey Young, Allen Corvin, Freda Whitaker, John Dennis, Danny Bravender, Barcley Rhea. Back row left to right: Dulcey Endsley, Jim Whitaker, Connie Gilbert, Phyllis Taylor, Jim Greenwood and Jackson County Mayor John Cason. Not pictured: Tree Alsup and Garry Garrison.
Art Gallery And Gift Shop Openhad been in her husband Jim’s family for years, she turned it into an exciting shop where you just never know what you’ll see. Fre-da says she’s not done yet as her vision has not yet been completely realized. So we’ll just wait and sees what’s next for this ener-getic local entrepreneur.
