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Sea of Blue honors fallen trooperBy ECHO [email protected]

COTTON LAKE – Norm Jenks stole a few minutes to stand on the side of the road, in the very spot where his son lost his life six years ago, and pay tribute to the man remem-bered every January in Tipton County.

“It’s real hard to come back here because this is where the tragedy oc-curred,” he said. “I stopped by here a couple of times in the earlier years, and it is just as hard now as it was then.”

Jenks’ son Calvin was shot to death during a traf-fic stop on a lonely stretch of Hwy. 14 in the Cotton Lake community.

Dashboard video from the trooper’s patrol car shows Jenks asked the driver of the vehicle, Or-lando Garcia if drugs were

in the vehicle. After Garcia told Jenks about the mari-juana in the center console, Jenks approached the ve-hicle and was shot by pas-senger Alejandro Gauna.

Garcia pulled the troop-er’s body from inside the vehicle and sped off, leav-ing him on the side of the dark highway.

Minutes later, Jenks’ body was discovered by a hunter.

The two, teenagers at the time of the killing, were in Tennessee to sell marijua-na.

Garcia and Gauna were convicted in the Jenks’

murder and each sentenced to life in prison. Both have also been convicted of fed-eral drug trafficking.

Each year a Sea of Blue memorial is held to re-member the fallen trooper.

“Trooper Jenks gave the ultimate sacrifice and we have to do what we have to do to keep this alive,” said Sheriff Pancho Chum-ley. “It puts everything back in perspective.”

Chumley understands the pain of losing a loved one in the line of duty. His brother, Charles “Lanny” Bridges, a 25-year veteran of the Covington Police

Department, was killed while responding to a pos-sible suicide call on Aug. 14, 1997.

“There’s nothing we can say or do to bring him back,” Chumley said, “but we can keep the memory alive.”

For Norm Jenks, it is dif-ficult to return to the place where his son lost his life. This was the second year he’s attended.

“The first couple of years they had it, it was just too hard for me,” he said.

Through the tragedy, though, he has found sol-ace in the way the commu-nity has reached out to his family.

“I can’t tell you how much the people of Tipton County and this commu-nity mean to us. You take a look at what goes on in today’s society and I just want everybody to know the way the folks of Tipton County have reached out to us is just unheard of. There’s a lot of good that still goes on in this country that can reflect in a very positive way relevant to the murder of my son.”

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Smith not guilty of fourth shootingA Covington man on trial for

his fourth attempted murder charge was acquitted Tuesday after the victim admitted he lied under oath.

After a two-day jury trial, Da-varius Datron “Nudy b” Smith, 21, was found not guilty of at-tempted second-degree murder, aggravated assault, reckless en-dangerment and employment of a firearm during the commis-sion of a dangerous felony.

The charges stem from the

Jan. 16, 2012 shooting of Aaron “Icy” Lewis at the intersection of Simonton and Hill streets in Covington.

According to testimony, Lewis, Rob Jones, Deon Tipton and Charles Hall were in the parking lot of the former Hall store when Smith and two others drove by. Shots were fired, shattering the passenger windows of the Jeep Cherokee Smith was driving and injuring Lewis.

The details leading to the shooting were never fully clear during the trial, Lewis and Jones testifying Smith was “mugging” as he drove by.

Mugging, explained Lewis and Jones, was the angry man-ner in which Smith was looking at them.

“You could tell there was anger in his face, like he had hostility toward us,” Lewis testified.

Smith and his passengers,

Ralph Alexander and Demarius Adams, testified Jones shot at them while they were turning on Hill Street.

Detectives recovered 9 mm and .45 caliber shell casings from the scene and it appeared the two groups were shooting at one another, however it was never determined during the trial who was in possession of either weapon.

As convicted felons, it is il-legal for Smith, Jones and Lewis

Jury acquits 21-year-old after victim

admits to lying on standBy ECHO DAY

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Norm Jenks, the father of fallen trooper Calvin Jenks, pauses at his son's memorial Monday night during the Sea

of Blue processional. The memorial honors the trooper who was killed during a traffic stop on Jan. 6, 2007.

Photo by Echo Day

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Keeping the memory alive

Crash kills mother, daughterBy ECHO [email protected]

A mother and daughter were killed Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle accident on Hwy. 51.

According to the Tennessee Highway Pa-trol, Sherry Claffey and Shelly Harvey were both traveling northbound on the highway when Claffey’s 2012 Ford Explorer hit Har-vey’s 1999 Toyota RAV4 in the right rear side.

The Explorer ran off the right side of the roadway, coming to a stop in a grassy area near the Kent Clinic billboard.

The RAV4 also ran off the right side of the roadway, hitting a utility pole and break-ing it in half before overturning, killing both Harvey, 47, and her mother, Peggy Harvey, 70. The two women lived in Munford.

The accident took place between Jack Ben-nett Road and the bridge over Indian Creek, near the Covington-Brighton border.

Shelly Harvey was a sales associate at Wal-mart and her mother, Peggy, was retired from the department store. Funeral services took place on Wednesday, Jan. 9 and both were buried at Helen Crigger Cemetery.

Claffey, 62, of Atoka, was injured in the ac-cident. She was treated and released.

All three women were wearing seatbelts. The initial report from the accident stated

speed was not a factor in the wreck.No charges have yet been filed. The acci-

detn is still under investigation.

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Burglar held at gunpoint by homeownerBy ECHO [email protected]

QUITO – To Alfred Wilson, gun control might be defined as the restraint he exercised when he found a woman burglarizing his home last month.

According to the Tipton County Sheriff’s Office, on Dec. 19, 2012, Wilson returned to his Quito-Drummonds Road home just before noon, after having been hunting, and found an unfamiliar ve-

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Editor’s note: This week we are continuing a feature called Q&A. Through this feature we hope to help you get to know your neighbors, government officials and others in the community. Today we are publishing a chat with Minnie Bommer, who's been an outspoken member of the community for many years and was elected as an alderman in Covington last November. She was director of Children and Family Services for 20 years, served as a Covington alderman in the 1980s and ran for mayor twice in the 1990s.. Q: When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A: My aunt teases my about it. She says I wanted to be a movie star. Then I changed to psychologist. Those are the two things I remember. Q: What person had the biggest influence on you growing up? A: My grandmother, I would have to say. I have to give Granny that credit. Even though there were a lot of grandchildren, she made us all feel special. She believed in honesty, cleanliness and treating others the way you wanted to be treated. Those were things I grew up believing. And of course watching my mother, how she had

three of us and we always had what we needed. As I grew up I realized she did without things for us to have what we needed. When I went to school the teacher that meant the most was Hattye Yarbrough because she taught me in fourth and fifth grade and gave all of her children a sense of feeling good about who we were and where we were. She made us get the most out of books and love books and understand how important it was to have that drive that you want to see something for yourself. She taught us to have the right to feel the way you do about whatever it is you feel. Those are three women that really impacted my life. The first man that had a real major impact on my life was Johnny's (late husband) uncle who raised him from a baby. He was the most honest, accepting good man. When I married into that family I was accepted as family. He was, to me, the epitome of what a man should be like. Q: What do you like to do in your spare time? A: Read. I really do. When I'm not reading I like to listen to books. Q: Why did you decide to return to the political arena last year? A: People that I thought would run against him (incumbent Alderman Shelvie Rose) wouldn't

do it. I couldn't allow somebody I really didn't agree with and that I didn't think was doing as a good of a job as I could do. I just could not allow them to do it. When I went to have my petition (to run for alderman) signed, I had people saying, “Miss Bommer, let me help you do this.” We wanted representation and I think we deserve representation. I'm going to try and give them what I have. Q: You've been pretty outspoken about race relations in Covington. Have you seen any significant improvement in the last five to 10 years? A: Honestly I'd have to say I have seen some improvement. I also have to say I've seen some covert types of racism. It used to be overt and you knew and understood what was going on. Now you see some things that you can't put your finger on, but you do know it's happening. But I do think, overall, if you look at it some things have changed that help everybody. Q: If you had a magic wand and could fix one of Covington's problems, what would it be? A: The biggest problem here in Covington to me is trust and cleanliness. I think Covington has allowed certain things to color who we are. We've allowed other negative things to define us rather than defining things the

way they happen. I don't like that. If I could wave a magic wand I would change the way we define ourselves. How we allow others to define us then we buy into it … I think Covington is a wonderful place. I really do. I've lived here my entire life and never wanted to live any place else, even though I've visited a lot of places. I love Covington. Because I love Covington

I don't like for people to define us as being a racially-divided town or a violent down or the nastiest little city around. I don't like those things. That's what I would change. A mindset. That we can be, as a whole community, whatever we want to be. That means we could control all of these problems. -Jeff Ireland

MAFD doubles manning of Station 3By ECHO [email protected]

In Atoka, fire protec-tion has nearly doubled thanks to a concentrated effort by reserve officers.

“It’s going real good,” Munford/Atoka Fire Chief Alan Barkelew re-ported during Tuesday night’s meeting of the Board of Mayor and Al-dermen. “They love it

and they’ve really been signing up for it.”

Increased protection has come as a result of complaints from citizens and city officials that Sta-tion 3, located on Walker Parkway, was going un-manned too much of the time.

Though the south cities share a fire department, it is headquartered in Munford and Atoka pays

its neighbor fees to cover firefighter salaries and operational costs, among other budget items.

Last month, tempers flared as an Atoka alder-man suggested Munford officials needed to “pony up” and bring more fire protection across the highway.

“Munford never goes unmanned,” Alderman Mike Joyner said.

The Town of Atoka be-gan paying reserve fire-fighters to spend nights at the station, increasing the percentage of time it’s been manned.

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to be in possession of firearms.

Following the shooting, Jones, who had report-edly met Lewis just prior to the incident, dropped Lewis off at Baptist Me-morial Hospital-Tipton and left. Smith dropped Alexander and Adams off at a nearby reside-ce, then returned to his aunt’s house and called the police.

A shots fired call was made by neighbors at 9:34 p.m. Smith called the police to report the shooting at 9:38 p.m.

After speaking with Covington police, Lewis was transported to the MED. He was inter-viewed the following day as well.

A week later, Smith was arrested and charged in the shooting.

On the stand Monday afternoon, Lewis admit-ted to defense attorney Bob Brandon he lied un-der oath during a prelim-inary hearing.

During that hearing, Lewis testified he didn’t know who shot him, however Monday he identified Smith as the shooter.

Brandon caught him in the lie.

“So you admit you lied under oath to protect your reputation?” Bran-don asked.

“Correct,” Lewis said. “I didn’t want to be a

snitch.”“What says you’re not

lying today?”Prosecutor Walt Free-

land asked Lewis why he didn’t want to point the finger at Smith during the hearing and Lewis said it was a matter of safety.

“I didn’t want to look out after my back. I know he has a lot of friends and brothers like that.”

During the trial, Bran-don also called into ques-tion the investigative tac-tics of Det. Sonny Foster.

After witnesses named Smith the shooter, Fos-ter visited Lewis at the MED, took a statement from him and showed him a Facebook photo of Smith.

“I’ve never before seen a one-photo show-up,” Brandon told Fos-ter. “This whole thing is completely tainted!”

Though Lewis testified Monday he was under the influence of pain killers when questioned in the hospital by police, Foster said he was “amazed” at how alert Lewis was “af-ter being shot like that.”

The identity of the shooter came into ques-tion following the incon-sistent testimony of Lew-is, Jones and Foster.

Statements taken from Lewis state the shooter exited the Jeep from the passenger side while a statement from Jones states the shooter came from the driver’s side.

Foster testified both state-ments were consistent – the shooter, he said, came from the driver’s side – but Brandon pointed out the discrepancy.

“Are you saying you just discovered Aaron Lewis said the person got out of the passenger side?” Brandon asked.

“It’s a small discrep-ancy,” Foster said.

“The witness identifi-cation of where a shooter got out of a car is a small discrepancy?”

Brandon also suggested the state was prosecuting Smith based on errone-ous information and that Foster never investigated Smith’s claims about the Jeep Cherokee being damaged by gunfire dur-ing the same incident.

“He was charged based on the facts of the case,” Foster said.

“One of those facts you were dead wrong about was the shooter came from the driver’s side,” Brandon said.

Foster replied that it was human error.

Smith took the stand Tuesday afternoon in his own defense. He testi-fied he did not have a gun and that he didn’t believe the shooting was gang-related.

“At least not from our side,” he said.

The 21-year-old testi-fied he didn’t get out of his vehicle during the shooting and that the at-tempted murder charges

“came out of nowhere” a week later.

Smith was acquitted on all of the charges by a jury of four white wom-en, five white men and two black men.

Smith will be serving time, however, after be-ing convicted of attempt-ed murder in Lauderdale County in July 2012. The conviction comes from a July 2011 incident where he was accused of shoot-ing at two men at a Ripley park.

His first attempted murder charge came in 2007, at age 16, in the shooting of Patrick Ad-ams. He was tried and, eventually, convicted on the lesser charge of at-tempted voluntary man-slaughter after a mistrial. While on house arrest be-tween the shooting and his trial, Smith was ar-rested for driving with-out a license, attempting

to sell marijuana and ag-gravated assault.

Additionally, in 2009, Smith spent five months in jail on charges of rape and voluntary man-slaughter. In Lauderdale County in 2010, Smith was charged with simple possession of a schedule V drug, reckless endan-germent and aggravated assault.

The 21-year-old is a fledgling rapper on the Get Money Entertain-ment label. His YouTube

channel, under the name PoloDaDunn, has several tracks from his album “I’m So Playa-Made.”

On Facebook, he lists his occupation as Found-er and CEO of Team Playa-Made where his responsibilities include rapping and hustling.

He is currently serv-ing prison time in Wayne County and will be eli-gible for release when his toddler son is in high school.

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hicle at the residence. His back window had also been broken out, and

that’s when he saw Melissa Rodriguez coming from behind his home.

Wilson held the 32-year-old at gunpoint and called the police.

“We are pleased Mr. Wilson was able to arm him-self for safety, react and capture his burglar,” said Sheriff Pancho Chumley. “She made the right deci-sion to comply with Mr. Wilson and the deputies.”

Detectives allege Rodriguez broke into the home, stole several long guns and a bow and arrow and gathered several other items and placed them near the door.

She was arrested at the scene. Deputies also searched for a second suspect, possibly a juvenile, who reportedly fled from the back of the residence during the incident. The K9 unit responded and searched a wooded area behind the home, but was unable to locate him.

Rodriguez, of the 100 block of Bridges Road in Drummonds, was charged with aggravated burglary, theft of property ($1,000 to $10,000) and vandalism. She spend Christmas in jail, but was released on bond on Dec. 30. She is set to appear in General Ses-sions court on Jan. 18.

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manned more than 80 percent of the time, nearly double the 42.5 percent in November.

“Hopefully we’ll get up to 85 to 95 percent in Janu-ary,” Barkelew said.

A hot topic lately, at the December meeting Atoka officials tabled the signing of a fire contract between the two cities until language about severing the con-tract could be made clearer. Town administrator Brian Koral reported Tuesday Munford’s town attorney had not yet had a chance to review the contract, further postponing it.

At the December meeting, aldermen also voted to allow Koral to explore the city’s options in regards to starting a fire department independent of Munford. He is expected to report those findings during the next meeting on Feb. 5.

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By Jeff [email protected]

Eric Brent is a 33-year-old administrator and basketball coach at Over-ton High School in Mem-phis.

After graduating from Covington High School in 1997, he earned Bache-lor's and Master's degrees and played college and professional football.

Back in the mid-1990s he was a teenager in Cov-ington looking to find his purpose in life.

Brent and several other area teenagers stumbled upon on an organization called Enlighten Males.

The group was formed by Minnie Bommer, who was director of Children and Family services, a lo-cal non-profit that helps underprivileged families with daycare and other services.

“We were already do-ing a similar program with girls,” said Bommer. “We were teaching them common sense things, like how to treat girls … making them understand there were certain things expected of them.”

Brent and the other participants in Enlighten Males took an oath back then to serve the commu-nity.

They served the com-munity as teenagers by planting trees, raking leaves for the elderly and

things like that. “We learned to be hon-

est men who strived for excellence,” said Brent, “as well as to be resil-ient.”

Since then the partici-pants in the group have moved on and, in many cases, like Brent, moved away.

Now they are trying to get back in touch with their roots and follow through on their oath to serve the community that helped them get where they are today.

In October of last year Brent and nine other former members of En-lighten Males, all in their 30s now, formed Men of Tipton with a conference call.

They've been in touch with each other since and have big plans.

In honor of Martin Lu-ther King Jr.'s birthday, the group is holding MLK Weekend Jan. 19-21.

On Jan. 19 there will be a presentation at the Brighton-Covington bas-ketball game in Brighton, plus a Tipton County Alumni Mixer at 9 p.m. at the Frazier Alumni Building. Admission to the mixer is two canned goods.

The group will pres-ent fruit baskets to sev-eral churches on Jan. 20 and explain the goals of MOT.

On Jan. 21 there will be

an MLK march starting at Frazier Park at 9 a.m., followed by an MLK progam at 10 a.m. at Collins Chapel Church. At 2 p.m. two basketball games involving Hay-wood Middle, Crestview Middle, Overton High and Covington High will be played at the CHS gym to cap off the MLK celebration.

That weekend's events are just the beginning, Brent said.

“The MOT's short-term objective is to enlighten young troubled youth to become productive citizens and help them realize there's a forest beyond the tree,” Brent said. “If we can display this benchmark in our short term, our long-term objective will be captured

because we have molded these individuals to see a brighter day.”

Men of Tipton is a di-verse group, including administrators, accoun-tants, educators, doc-tors, pastors, health care providers, industrial workers, truck drivers, professional musicians, engineers and police of-ficers.

Brent readily admits that some members have served time in jail or been in gangs.

“The reason for such a diverse group is to reach different genres of lives,” Brent said. “All of our backgrounds are differ-ent, but for everyone to come together and dis-play unity is what MOT symbolizes. Who under-stands a person if they

have never been in that person's shoes. A per-son's trials can be anoth-er's treasures.”

Bommer, who has re-tired from Children and

Family Services and is now an alderman in Cov-ington, couldn't be more pleased that her former pupils are taking leader-ship roles as men.

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As my country genius sages know there are many types of showers. To ’cipher a few there is a dusting, misting, light sprin-kling, good little sprinkle, slow to an off and on, to a steady drizzle. These droplets of pecip are very important to my farmer friends, James and Elaine at Mt. Car-mel and Richard at Burlison. No rain and it slaps a strain on the left hip pocket come gathering time in the fall.

As you know, city slickers do not have a clue about the correct amount needed to spring up some vegetation like my brilliant cultivating hands. Rain to them is a fog to a flood. No difference. Our Maker will decide whether we get a steady soaking rain or maybe a frog strangler to a gully washer or maybe a camel snorter. In case you have hidden under a root cellar and never been to B and M Drummond’s empori-um this will ’splain a snort. When a camel stands on his tip toes and stretches his long beak as high as possible blowing (snorting) water out of his nostrils so he don’t stran-gle. Simple!

But wait! I found out when I was a wart on a tad pole there was another kind of shower. Then we

had no television, no telephone, only the evening Memphis Press-Scimitar paper and a tan Philco ra-dio dialed in on station static and Derek Rooke’s farm news at the

same time. Also Sears-Roebuck catalog Santy pictures didn’t say one word about showers? So how in the world was I to know about a different kind of show-er?

As we commenced the fifth grade, a new addition completed during the summer, had been added to Rosemark Grammar that consisted of a huge

cafeteria, new classrooms and Mrs. Cason’s princi-

pal’s office. Also a new gymna-sium with built in bleachers (For Momma) and roll out bleachers on the other side with boys’ and girls’ dressing rooms on opposite ends. A high up stage with a big heavy curtain had been constructed on the west end to put on plays, sing-ing and shows. I mean us cookin’ on the front burner.

None of my friends actually un-derstood about showers. Some had older brothers and neighbors, my front porch store oracles that tried to explain about cleaning up, but none of my group had showers and never even heard of showers. Phil, Emerson and Arvis all had ei-

ther indoor tubs or big galvanized wash tubs to take a bath. Thur-man Tim, Bud Graves, Tommy and Lynn likewise splashed in a num-ber three gray vat.

Since we graduated to the fifth grade we were allowed to play football which meant we could dress out in the locker room. Now the older boys Carl Houston, Ed Haley, future Allstate at Milling-ton High, George Robert, ‘Bub’ Bo-mar were the big mean guns on the team and we were just little nub-bins, but allowed to play.

At recess that morning before practice we had a discussion about uniform sizes and those funny shoes with bottom studs protrud-ing back then. Marshall asked “when we finish are you going to take a shower and how or take it whereabouts?

Big Paul House questioned, “what is a shower?” Wayne re-sponded, “I ain’t real sure, but grab and hold it we’ll take it to Mr. Albert’s corn field and tie it up for the night. Sounds good to me. One never knows what might rain down on you in the redneck South…Glory!

Otis Griffin is the author of the book “Southern Raisin”. He was born in Charleston, Tenn., and attended Rose-mark Grammar School and Bolton High School.

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This photo shows a group standing outside of First Baptist Church in Covington between 1910 and 1920. Pictured are, from left, front, Ernest Dumas, Annie Mildred Smith, Rubie Major Eckford, Ernestine Smith, Lytle Worthaur; back, Effie Wood, Margurite Smith and Mr. J.G. Ferguson.

It was December 21, 2011 and I had been dealing with a sore throat and ear ache for 2 ½ months. I saw a doctor in early November, and being the season he quickly diagnosed flu and gave me a prescription for Z-PAC. This did not help and the pain just got worse, so after some prodding by a co-worker I finally made an appointment to see a doctor at the VA hospital where I am the Human Resources Of-ficer in Sheridan, WY. As an Iraqi veteran I had

earned 5 years of medical care through the VA so I finally decided use the benefit.

The doctor I was sup-posed to see had to go home sick that day and the physician on duty to cover just happened to be the facility’s only Oncolo-gist – cancer doctor. The redness in my throat and pain had only been on the left side, as was my

ear ache. It never spread beyond the left side. This apparently sent red flags up for the cancer doctor who looked far into my throat and said she saw something she wanted checked out. She did not seem alarmed or panicked, just slightly concerned, yet cheerful.

The next day I had a CAT scan of my head and neck. The person taking the images shot me with some fluids that would highlight areas within the scan that had issues. I did not know what this meant and was not concerned a bit. Other than an hour or two for doctor and dentist appointments, I had never asked for a sick day in my life. Except for being overweight, I considered myself very healthy. I could still pump out 50 pushups, do 75 sit ups and run a mile in ten minutes or less. My blood pressure always ran 120 over 80, choles-terol was normal and heart rate ran about 60 sitting down. Not bad for a guy about to turn 51 years old.

On the next day, the Friday before Christ-mas, I went back to the doctor to get the report. She did not have a somber look on her face and seemed cheerful, so I thought I was about to be told I had a throat and ear infection that just needed a certain strain of antibiotics to knock out. She sat me down and told me the scan found a tumor in my throat that seemed to originate from the left tonsil. This was the source of my left side throat and ear pain. She said she did not know if it was cancerous but that I needed to see a surgical ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor right away to have it removed and tested. I was shocked.

I now had to tell Debbie. She had just returned after spending nearly 2 months with her father in a hospital. Her mother had passed away the year before. I had recently uprooted her away from family and friends for a move from Tennessee to Wyoming and she was still adjusting to that. Now I had to tell her there was a 3 ½ by 1 ½ inches mass in my throat that may be cancer. Oh, and Christmas was in just 2 days.

The VA Oncologist made arrangements for me to see a surgical ENT in Billings, MT the very next week. I waited until Monday night after Christmas to tell Debbie. We were in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart in Sheridan, WY after catching some after Christmas sales when I told her. She told me she knew something was wrong. Apparently I was being too nice and free with the money in the sales. Women do have an intuition, especially about those they know very well and love dearly.

We saw the ENT who was concerned enough to clear a spot for me the next week to have the tumor removed. On January 5, 2012, I went under anesthesia and the scalpel for the first time in my life. By 7:30 am I was on the operat-ing table, talking and jesting with the surgical staff, and before I knew it was out.

I remember thinking that morning that this kind of thing just does not happen to me. Debbie and I had just survived a near tragic hydroplane on ice incident coming home from Oklahoma; I had survived rocket and mortar attacks in Iraq; and survived helping raise three teenagers. Cancer does not run on either side of my family, so the prospects of this be-ing cancer just seemed improbable. Perhaps

Cancer trilogy: part one

Jim Hardin

By Tom Vilsack, USDA Secretary

In recent days, Congressional leaders came together with an agreement to provide middle class tax relief and extend protection for two million unemployed Americans.

This agreement provides some relief for all of us who are frustrated with the gridlock that often domi-nates Washington.

It is also good news for the 98 percent of American families and 97 percent of small businesses who were protected from a tax increase.

At the same time, I am disappointed that Congress was unable to pass a multi-year Food, Farm and Jobs Bill. Congress did extend some 2008 Farm Bill pro-grams that will prevent a spike in the price of dairy and other commodities.

However, the extension fails to provide any of the long-term certainty that we know is vital for rural America.

At the start of this New Year, my New Year’s reso-lution is to redouble our efforts at USDA to achieve a strong and defensible safety net for producers in times of disaster; a comprehensive effort to build up the biobased economy; support for conservation efforts that are protecting our soil, water and forest land; increased resources for important agricultural research; and support for safer, more nutritious food for all Americans.

That’s why I will continue to work with Congress to encourage passage of a comprehensive, multi-year Food Farm and Jobs Bill.

Such legislation will help us at USDA to carry out our mission, and provide more certainty for those in rural America.

Our small towns and rural communities are too im-portant to be left out or let down. I look forward to continuing the effort to get this important work done without further delay.

Looking ahead to 2013

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this was just a big zit in my throat that needed to be squeezed out.

I came to in the post-op room several hours later. The surgeon and Debbie were there. The doctor told me they had to not only remove the tumor, but the right side tonsil, part of my left palate and my uvula. I was still groggy but the part about the uvula concerned me so I looked at the doctor and said “Uvula? Isn’t that a woman’s part?” She laughed and Debbie just rolled her eyes. Now it was time to tell me what the preliminary test of the tumor had found.

Jim Hardin is a sixth-generation Ten-nessean and former Republican candi-date for the District 81 Tennessee State House of Representatives seat. Retired from the Navy, Hardin writes opinion columns regularly for The Leader.

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Martha B. Green WilliamsDate of Death – December 29, 2012

Martha B. Green Williams of Memphis, formerly of Gallaway, died at Ashton Place on December 29, 2012. Visitation took place on Friday, Jan. 4 at Palmer Funeral Home. She was buried in Union Grove Cem-etery in Mason.

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Robert Leonard Tuller Sr. March 14, 1927 – January 3, 2013

Robert Leonard Tuller Sr., 85, of Brighton, died on January 3, 2013 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. Born in Austin, Texas, he was retired from the Tennessee Department of Correc-

tions and served in the Navy as a navigator/radio man during World War II.

Funeral services took place on Jan. 5 at Munford First United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with Rev. Mike Pilcher officiating.

Mr. Tuller is survived by his wife, Joyce; daughter Jeri Taylor of Brighton; sons Robert L. Tuller Jr. of Appling, Ga. and Tim Robertson of Foley, Ala.; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Vernon Tuller.


Peggy Lillian Harvey and Shelly Renee HarveyDate of Death – January 4, 2013

Peggy Lillian Harvey, 70, retired clothing de-partment associate for Walmart, and Shelly Renee Harvey, 47, sales associate for Walmart, died January 4, 2013.

Funeral services took place at 10 a.m., Wednes-day, January 9 at Munford Funeral Home, Munford Chapel. Interment will take place in Helen Crigger Cemetery.

Peggy leaves two sons (Shelly’s brothers), Adel-

bert Lee Harvey, Jr. and Kevin Wayne Harvey, and Peggy’s two grandchildren, Christopher Alexander Harvey and Amanda Leigh Harvey.

Memorials may be made to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.


Joyce Ann MillicanDate of Death – January 7, 2013

Joyce Ann Millican, 65, of Munford, died on Janu-ary 7, 2013 at Baptist East Hospital in Memphis. She was a retired factory worker for B&H Electronics.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, Jan. 10 from 5-8 p.m. and funeral services will take place on Friday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m., both at Munford Funeral Home, Munford Chapel. She will be buried at Poplar Grove Cemetery.

The widow of James Archie Millican, she is sur-vived by daughter Donna Johnson; sons Michael Millican and James “Bubba” Millican; sisters Barbara Newman, Patsy Caldwell and Cindy Throne; brother Johnny Redd; and grandchildren Matthew Johnson, Cody Johnson and Adam Millican.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Tipton County Animal Shelter.


Robbie Lynn SimmermanApril 27, 1956 – January 7, 2013

Robbie Lynn Simmerman, 56, died on January 7, 2013.

The family will receive friends from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 13 at the Burlison Community Center.

Mrs. Simmerman is survived by her daughter, Mechelle Dawn Ervin of Brighton; brothers Johnny and Marty Boswell of Covington; sisters Donna Kel-lum of Burlison and Tammy Billings of Covington; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by her son, Scott Pruitt, and parents John and Shirley Boswell.


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We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their prayers, phone calls, food, flowers

and monetary gifts during this time of our loved one’s illness and death.

We would especially like to thank Maley-Yarbrough Funeral Home for their kindness and thoughtfulness. We would like to especially thank Brenda Moss for

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Sincerely, The Family of Willie C (Pete) Simpson

The Community Calen-dar is a free service offered by The Leader. We make every effort to include all submis-sions for this section, how-ever these items are printed as space becomes available. To guarantee your event to be in the paper would re-quire paid advertising. A complete list appears in the Community Events section on our web site, www.cov-ingtonleader.com

January 17Barrie Foster will be

teaching adult begin-ning watercolor classes at the Baker Community Center in Millington on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. beginning Jan. 17. The cost is $10 per class. Please call Jule Dunham at the Baker Community Center at 873-5770 to reg-ister and for the supply list. For other questions please call Barrie at 212-7890.

The NARFE (National Active & Retired Federal Employees) Association, Chapter 1382 meeting will be held at noon at Old Timers Restaurant in Millington. The guest speaker will be Mr. Bud-dy Chapman, head of the SeniorBsafe Organiza-tion which is an initia-tive of CrimeStoppers of Memphis and Shelby County. He will discuss

the need for seniors to feel safe in their own homes & neighborhoods. For more information, call Carolyn Cribbis at 413-7123.

January 19The Men of Tipton will

host a Tipton County alumni mixer at the Fra-zier Alumni Building from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Ad-mission is two canned goods.

The Covington Ex-change Club’s second annual fish fry will be held at 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center. The menu will include fried fish, blackened catfish, hush-puppies, fries and slaw. The cost of sit down or carry out is $7. The pro-ceeds are used to fund Exchange projects like the scout hut, student of the month at Covington High School, fireman of the year, policeman of the year, ACE award and Boys State. For more info, call 387-9213.

Brighton AYSO Spring Soccer announces reg-istration for the spring soccer season, which will be held at Old Brighton High School Jan. 19, Jan. 26 and Feb. 2 from 10 a.m. to noon, and on Jan. 22, Jan. 29 and Feb. 5 from 6-8

p.m. Boys and girls from ages 4-18 are invited to learn to play soccer, have fun and make friends! The cost is $65 which in-cludes the soccer jersey, socks, trophy, and soc-cer accident insurance. . For complete registration information, please call 290-8187, email [email protected] or visit www.ayso1535.d4sports-club.com.

January 21An MLK march spon-

sored by the Men of Tip-ton will begin at Frazier Park at 9 a.m. and end at Collins Chapel Church where an MLK program will follow at 10 a.m.

January 26Dacus Riding Club, lo-

cated at 9051 Highway 51 in Brighton, will be-gin the 2013 season with a membership drive at the Brighton Community Center at 6 p.m. There will be a barbecue dinner with door prizes and an auction. Call Kenny Lane at 870-2986 for more in-formation.

February 2The Successful Gar-

dening event at the Tip-ton County Museum

will present “All About Herbs” with guest speak-er Eleanor Herron from 10-11:30 a.m. Cost is $5. Free to members.


dening event at the Tip-ton County Museum will present “Fertilizers: Everything You Need to Know” with guest speak-er Tom Mashour from 10-11:30 a.m. Cost is $5. Free to members.

February 12A Munford and Drum-

monds area Neighbor-hood Watch meeting will be held at the Quito/Drummonds Volunteer Fire Department from 7-8 p.m. For more informa-tion call Barbara Borum at 837-3244.


dening event at the Tip-ton County Museum will present “Sustainable Community Vegetable Gardening” with guest speaker Carl Wayne Hardeman from 10-11:30 a.m. Cost is $5. Free to members.

As a Christian Injury Lawyer, I look at issues quite differently than most people do. There are many examples of logical-sounding statements that are actually “fal-lacies.” Argument: “Guns only kill peo-ple; killing people is wrong, so guns should be banned.” Sound familiar? This is the “Fallacy of Generalization.” It sounds logical, but it is inaccurate and flatly untrue. (If you shot a gun, and did not kill a human, then you know the truth. Further, killing some people is regretfully necessary.)

Argument: “You are against gun control, so your statistics cannot be trusted.” This is an attack on the person, not the argument itself. In Latin, it’s called “Argumentum Ad Hominem.” If you think of a car-toon strip, when the comment at-tacks the speaker and not the idea in the white balloon above him showing what he is saying, you have it. (The statistics are accurate or not, no matter who states them.)

Another example is: “Fred argues that gun control works, but he is a communist, so he cannot be right.”

(His political affiliation doesn’t pertain to the truth of his claim).

Advertisers love “Argu-mentum Ad Populum” or “Appeal to the Majority.” Argument: “More sports fans choose Direct TV.” A related one, “Appeal to Au-thority,” includes: “More doctors smoke Camels; you should, too!” (The doctors could still be wrong to do so, and were).

Another fallacy is “Cir-cular Reasoning,” wherein two conclusions are used

as premises to support each other. (For instance, some geologists date a layer of sediment by using certain fossils, but then also date those fos-sils by using that layer in which it is found.)

Then there is the famous “Non Sequitur.” This has given its name to a popular comic strip. It means, “It does not follow.” For example, “All men are humans. Martha is hu-man. Therefore, Martha is a man.”

Another one that kids love to use on their parents is called a “Red

Herring.” Dog trainers would drag a fish across the path of the animal the dog was to be track-ing and throw him off the path. It sounds like this: “Son, you can’t go until your homework is done.” “But, Dad, you did not let me have a friend over last week, and I had done all my homework then. You never let me do anything.” (This is a trail that leads to last week, and not the current homework, which still remains undone.)

Others create a “False Dilemma,” also called the “Either-or Fallacy,” in which the situation is oversim-plified. Examples you might hear include, “I don’t believe in divorce and I cannot change him, so I guess I am just stuck.” (It assumes that there are only two choices: divorce or no change. Common efforts like counseling, separation and media-tion are all falsely excluded).

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Just for Fun

Craft Club- The craft club meets this month on Tuesday December 11th at 10 a.m. in the dining hall of the CSC.

Bible Study- Bible Study will be held at the CSC on Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. This non-denominational class is open to all.

Bending Needles Quilting Club- Experi-enced hand stitch quilters are welcome to join the club. The quilters meet each Thurs-day and Friday morning from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the craft room.

Bingo- Bingo will be held in the dining hall of the CSC on Fridays December 7 & 28 beginning at 10 a.m.

To Your Health

Get Fit, Stay Fit- Join other seniors every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9:15 a.m. at the CSC for 45 minutes of great stretch-ing and strengthening exercises. This is just right for everyone 55 and older.

Tap Dance Class- Kay Catterton, our volun-teer instructor always welcomes new stu-dents. The tap class meets on Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. in the TCCA dance room. The cost is $3 a class.

Line Dance Class- Classes meet every Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in the TCCA dance room and at the Munford Senior Center every Monday at 9 a.m. Contributions are welcomed at both sites. Mrs. Juanita Joyner is the instructor.

Caregiver Programs

“Helen’s House” Adult Day/ Respite Ser-vice- Helen’s House currently has openings offering a great opportunity for those with some degree of memory loss or dementia to have a safe and therapeutic experience while their family caregivers enjoy a time for personal business or other activities. Helen’s House is licensed by the State of Tennessee. Helen’s House is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Please call Anita for more information or to receive a registration packet.

Caregiver Wellness/Support Groups meet across Tipton County…All shared information is confidential--- “what is said here, stays here”- Meal contri-butions are requested and transportation is available on a limited basis.

• South Tipton Caregiver Wellness Group- This group meets the second Tuesday of the month in Munford at the Restoration Church from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. • “…For Men Only” Caregiver Wellness Group- This group meet the second Monday of the month at TCCA meeting room from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The facilitator is Mr. Rus-sell Lindsay.• Lunch Bunch Caregiver Wellness Group- This group meet the third Tuesday of the month at TCCA meeting room from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. The facilitator is Mrs. Darlene Hopper Spaulding.• TCCA Breast Health Wellness Group- Please join facilitator, Sue Wheeler on the second Monday of the month at Covington Senior Center dining room from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Tipton County Commission on Aging

401 S. College, P.O. Box 631

Covington, TN 38019

901-476-3333/901-476-3398- Fax

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birth

McCammon family welcomes daughterA daughter, Sophia Isa-

belle, was born to Andy and Hollie McCammon of Drum-monds at 4:31 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 12, 2012.

She was born at Baptist Women's Hospital in Mem-phis and weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces. She measured 19½ inches long.

Paternal grandparents are Randy and Lea Ann McCam-mon of Munford. Maternal grandparents are Donald and Patsy Delk of Covington.

Paternal great-grandparents are Jack and Sue Sudduth of Munford, Shirley Lusbey of Covington and the late Byrle McCammon. Maternal great-grandparents are Mary Stevens of Mason and the late Jack and Dorothy Stevens and Robert and Marie Delk.

Sophia is welcomed home by big brother Jack, age 2½.

five generations

Five generations of the Glass family were recently together. Pictured, left, are Kathryn, June, Tammie, Josh and Alex. Pictured at right are Kathryn, June, Tammie, Zach and Brayden. Courtesy photos

public records

The following marriage licenses were recorded in the office of Mary Gaither, Tipton County Clerk, dur-ing the month of December 2012.

John Henry Adkerson II to Sarah Diane Houghtaling Allen

Tavarkis Dereko Bell to Kirsten Ladasha Hunt

Corey Bonds to Annette Juanita Boyd Williams

Alan Shane Bonifer to Kimberly Michelle House

Micah Andrew Bowers to Mi-chelle Lynn Frederick

Matthew Keith Brown to Carla Michelle Mcgough Brown

Jonathan Lee Burns to Ashley Nichole Harrison

Douglas Keith Carver to Jennifer Diane Roper Westcott

Adam Keith Cullum to Kali Rae Crow

Clint Wesley Dixon to Melissa Rene Collins Smith

Ricardo Estrada to Blanca E Buenrostro

David Glenn Ezell to Lara Lynn Papendik Osborn

Jeremy Brian Fields to Jasmine Abbasi

Robert Hamilton Jr. to Brandy Nicole Gilmore

Nicholas Howard Blake to Ra-ven Renee Thompson

Dtaune Quintrell Ingram to Saet-byul Kim

David Jeffrey Jolly to Elizabeth Leanna Lampley

Ricky Wayne Kidd to Jennifer Rae Baskin Yarbrough

John Henry Kindred III to Felicia Renee Dye

Herbert Bradley King to Ricci El-lynn Whitesell King

Burrell Lynn Kissell to Letitia Kaye Clark

David Allen Lawrence to Tiffany Lee Brandon Biffle

Stanley Edwin Nichols II to Mandy Elaine Pearce Sanford

Willard Oscar Phillips Jr. to Lori Michelle Kelley

Michael Joseph Racine Jr. to Kaci Lane Hanks

Christopher Wayne Shahan to Sheryl Marie Stuart

Wallace Lee Stoddard to Paula Jane Magruder Lyon

Kerry Lynn Taylor to Krista Ag-nes Wassel

Jimmy Dale Tims to Alsia Case Gentile

Charles Sherell Wade to Cheryl Lynn Watson Freeman

Marriage licenses - December 2012

Compiled by Russell B. BaileyTipton County Historian

The Army of Tennessee was con-centrated around Murfreesboro by Dec. 1, 1862. Cheatham’s Di-vision, Polk’s Corps had arrived there Nov. 24th from Manchester. Several regiments in Cheatham’s Division were consolidated for field and drill purposes due to attrition from battlefield casual-ties. The 4th and 5th Tennessee were consolidated, as were the 6th and 9th Tennessee Infantry Regi-ments. The “Tipton Rifles” Co. I, and “Lauderdale Invincibles” Co. G, of the 4th Tennessee Infantry were consolidated. In the 9th Ten-nessee, Tipton’s Company C was “temporarily united” with Com-pany A (organized at Dancyville, Haywood County). Lieutenant William Young of Tipton com-manded Co A and C.

Confederate President Jefferson Davis visited his western armies in December. Davis arrived at Murfreesboro Dec. 12; the next morning in a field a mile south of town he reviewed the troops of Polk’s Corps. Davis rode the full length of each division; the corps then passed in review “within 10 steps” of Mr. Davis. Tipton’s in-fantrymen of the 4th, 9th 51st and 154th all got a chance to see the President and Department Com-

mander General Joseph E. John-ston.

In North Mississippi Gen. U. S. Grant’s army advanced on Vicks-burg. Tipton’s troopers of the 7th Tennessee Cavalry fought the Fed-erals at Oxford on Dec. 2d where Jenkins Wilson of Covington was shot in the thighbone making him a permanent cripple; skirmishes were fought at Springdale and Cof-feeville on the 4th and 5th. On the 12th most of Tipton’s men of Co. K was consolidated with “Hill’s Cav-alry” Co. B.

Generals’ John Pemberton and Bragg ordered raids on Grant’s supply lines. Forrest’s troopers struck the Mobile and Ohio Rail-road supply line running from Columbus, Ky. to Jackson, Tenn. Rupturing Grant’s railroad Forrest fought combats with the Federals at Trenton and Humboldt.

Gen. Earl Van Dorn left Grenada, Miss. with 3,500 cavalry, including Tipton’s men of the 7th Tennessee and attacked Gen. U. S. Grant’s supply base at Holly Springs, Miss. on Dec. 20th. The Federal garrison offered a feeble defense and most of the 8th Wisconsin was caught in their beds:

“Van Dorn’s men routed them (Federals), and the vital sup-ply depot with its tons of medi-cal, quartermaster, ordnance, and commissary stores quickly fell into

Confederate hands. While about 1,500 prisoners were being paroled the Confederate raiders plundered warehouses, cut telegraph lines, and tore up track. After putting the torch to those supplies they could not carry with them the Confeder-ates withdrew. In 10 hours they had destroyed $ 1.5 million worth of supplies and burned several buildings including a new 2,000 bed hospital.”

Van Dorn continued as far north as Dancyville, Haywood County before returning south. The suc-cessful raids of Forrest and Van Dorn forced Grant to abandon his overland campaign against Vicks-burg and withdraw from Oxford to La Grange and Grand Junction.

On Christmas Eve, President Jefferson Davis, Generals’ J. E. Johnston and William W. Loring reviewed the troops at Grenada, Miss. Tipton’s former Fort Donel-son prisoners of war of the 51st Tennessee saw the Confederate leaders. All of the men of the 51st Tennessee captured at Fort Donel-son and exchanged had been con-solidated into a company com-manded by Captain John Gracey Hall of Mt. Carmel. This company was “massed” into Colonel Cyrus A. Suggs’ 50th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, later commanded by Colonel Thomas W. Beaumont.

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Greetings. Once again Happy New Year every-one. Prayfully if it did not go very well for you last year, this is your year?

Resolutions? For me each year I try and make mine one that I'll be sure to keep like being a friend to everyone I meet as I greet them with a lovely smile. How can you go wrong with that?

This past week for the Burton family was a rough one as we lost Wil-lie Mae Clewis Burton on Dec. 26. It was one Jan. 2-4 that we all said our final good byes! She was a loving wife to Isaiah Sr., a devoted mother of 11 children, grandmother of

25 and great-grandmoth-er of 22. Ninety years was spent in a wonderful life touching the hearts and lives of so many.

On Thursday after-noon Pastor S.P. Cole and associated pastor Pearl Andrews, along with members of Bright Hill family and friends all came to speak her praises as well as to sing songs of worship and joy for Willie Mae truly did love her church as well as the community. In the community she served as an active member of the Jamestown Comm. Heatlh Org., president of the Duration Social Club, an active member of the Tipton County Commission on Aging, also on the Tipton Coun-

ty Federated Club and Jamestown Community Education Club. For each one of these she received several awards for out-standing community services. Also she was highly recognized for her dedicated service to the Union Peace Association and the Tipton County Singing Union.

Our prayers are con-tinued with her husband, Isaiah Burton (67 years) and the entire family. Our special thank yous to the Barlow Funeral Home (Rev. Quincy Barlow Sr.) and the Methodist North Hospital for their won-derful care. Especially Pastor S.P. Cole, his staff and member of Bright Hill MB Church.

My sisters from Atlanta

came to the funeral ser-vices along with out old-est brother. Always good to see them along with the ones of us that live here. We all got together Friday afternoon for a lovely meal in Memphis.

All of our prayers are with our other loyal read-ers: Jennie Stewart, Posey Reed, Joseph Heaston Sr., Ruth Alston, Willie Shade Alston, Louise Mason, Eddie Dye, Katerne Har-ber, Flossie Woods, Viola Jones, Jessie Lawson, Ru-dolph Boykins, Ruby Coe, Carlotta Jones, Ruth Grif-fin, Ada Fletcher, Mary Ballard, George Hooper, Wayne Jerry, Charlene and David Sneed, Con-nie and Christine Brown, Mins. Pink Sherrill Jr., Menola Knot Hollands,

Eula Culbreath, Percy White and family, An-drew Jackson and family, Robert Smith and fam-ily, Thelma Nicoles and family, Eugene and Gigi Baker, Rhonda Heaston-McLin and family.

Happy birthday this week to Bree Miller (third), Aria Boddie (fourth), David Burton Jr. (fifth), Isiah Burton Jr. (sixth) and Sherman and Therman Boddie (ninth, my twin son's 35th).

All for this time. Re-member the word “should” be freed. Stop using the word, especial-ly when you're always using it like this: “Maybe I should?” If its a good feeling, just do it. You should! Until next time.

JamestownDarSay Burton

Hello everybody! Wow! What a crazy time of the year for this wired weather!! No wonder ev-eryone is sick! Nothing is dying off because it’s not getting cold enough. I hate fleas!! I am so al-lergic to them! I itch for three or four weeks after they bite me. So I’m re-ally hoping it gets colder at least for a few days, long enough to kill those things off.

Last week I ran out of room before I was able to finish all the thank yous’ for the great acts of kindness given to all our folks here at Dunlap around Christmas. Last but absolutely not least, is our most favorite high light of the year and that is when “The Barn” folks come with Santa and El-vis!!!!! Oh my, the folks

just get so excited when they know they are com-ing!! They start asking in November if they are going to come on Christ-mas Eve. Everyone was psyched for them to hur-ry up and get here!! They came around lunch time, which is a great time for them to come, as all the residents are in the din-ing room and ready to be “ENTERTAINED”!!!! And that they did!! Oh my goodness!! Presents for each resident, by name, gifts for the build-ings, (a much needed car-pet shampooer, YES!) and much singing and having a wonderful time! Thank you Cereice, Chris and all you wonderful people who have a heart as big as a house for the elder-ly and long to see them enjoy themselves!!! We

are already looking for-ward to next year!! Our people that were not here last year were absolutely blown away and can’t wait till they come back!!! Thanks Barn folks!

This coming Saturday we want to say “Happy Birthday” to one of our staff members, Beverly Hart, hope you have a great day Bev!!! Love you girl!!

Also another exciting thing going on this com-ing Saturday is the plan-ning committee for the “Dunlap Kids Reunion” will be meeting here at the center for the first time. This will be the initial meeting to start looking at dates and etc. They already know they want to have it in June, so if you lived here at Dun-lap anytime in your life, please stay tuned to my notes and I will be giv-ing updates about what’s

going on as I know them. I’m so excited and so are they!!! Now we want all ages of Dunlap folks, not just the young ones, so mark your calendar for the beginning of June, PLEASE?

I am in need of some-one to call Bingo for our folks one day a week! We usually do two days, but when it’s so cold, they don’t want to get out that much! So if the Lord lays it on your heart to come and be a part of this com-munity service, please call me at 476-70104, I would love it, and so would they!!

Until next week, please be safe, love and hug your kids and family more than normal, keep Christ at the center of your daily thoughts, let Him know you love Him as well, He died for you and all He asks in return is that you love Him.

Dunlap Retirement CenterKathy Keiter

On Sunday, Cally Bly-ue and son Emery Dean visited the home of Troy and Connie Blyue. The visit was good and so was the dinner of catfish, hushpuppies, fries and cole slaw.

On Monday, Bob Cool-ey, Brian Huffman and myself visited several at Covington Manor and Covington Care. We re-ally enjoy the visits and the fellowship.

The Gilt Edge Church of Christ will be having their second annual fam-

ily lectureship Feb. 9-10. The speakers will be Bro. Chris Harper and Bro. David Dalton. The top-ics will be announced at a later date.

The service times for Sunday morning are Bible study at 10 a.m., worship at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. and Wednesday night Bible study at 7:30 p.m. The church is locat-ed at 10726 Hwy. 59 W., and the phone number is 476-8482. The minis-ter is Daniel Dalton. The church also has a daily radio program on WKBL 1250 AM at 12:45 and 5:30

p.m. on weekdays.Happy birthdays to

Lindsay Dalton, J.L. Yarbro, Glenda Kight, Wayde Boswell, Tucker Patterson and a happy anniversary to Kyle and Jessie Huggins.

On the prayer list are Henry and Laverne Fowl-er, Louise Martindale, Andrea Stafford, Willie Mae Lawson, Lois Smith, Victoria Matthews, Caro-lyn Hanks, Carla Carl-son, Trixie Dawson, Janet Dempsey and Caroline Darden who are battling illnesses. Also remem-ber Dennis Gholson,

Jody Coker, Ian Boswell, Michael Barton, Ryan Hirsch, E.J. Perkins, Seth Kellow and the men and women who are serv-ing in the military. God bless.

Gilt EdgeJohnny Blyue

Warm sunny Tuesday morning. Well, above 20 anyway! Someone al-ready mentioned the "S" word for next week. Will have to check that out!

I want to express my sincere sympathy to those who were killed in the wreck in Brighton on Friday, also those who were injured in the oth-er car. I don't have their names but they all have been in my prayers.

This week's Cat Report: We asked Lyla last week what we should name our cat and she imme-diately said, "Minnie" so Minnie it is! Minnie has gone from hiding behind the washer and dryer to laying on us, purring. Took her a couple of days to get used to us and quit missing her Mama and siblings. She's going to be a great cat!

We took the Queen of Mt. Carmel, Catherine

McCalla, to lunch at the new restaurant last Wednesday. Elizabeth and Lyla joined us but everyone else was sick (Clint had flu) or at work. We had a nice Christmas luncheon though and a lot of fun! She liked her yearly calendar but also got coasters this year, as everyone else did!

I've been going through old slides. Boxes and boxes of slides. The pic-tures of my whole child-hood are slides! And then some - Brian, Clint and Elizabeth have some slides too! I remember how exciting it was when a box came in. We'd put up the ol' pull-up screen and look at the new batch! It's a job sorting them now and deciding what to keep so they can be put on a disc.

Friday night was Movie Night and 11 of us went to see "Parental Guidance" with Billy Crystal and Bette Midler. Laughed out loud so much I need

to see it again because I laughed through the next lines! Great movie - no bad words! Go see it and you can take the children! We went for ice cream af-terwards - good night!

Carol "Buddie" McMa-han is back in the hospital in Memphis and in all our prayers. Sue Bringle is out of the hospital and in rehab in Covington. Bar-ry Brown and his mother, Thelma, are especially in our prayers at this time. There are so many are on our prayer list, including those taking treatments and all our servicemen and women.

This week's Farmer's Almanac Quote: "In co-lonial times, wallpaper was hung with tacks, not paste". That would be easier to remove!

"Thanks for Reading" this week goes to Mary Jane Walden and Frances Slover! Double Sa-lute!

Short column this week!

Until next week . . .

Mt. CarmelElaine Watkins

During its fall 2012 commencement exer-cises, Bethel awarded the following degrees:

Graduating from the College of Professional Studies with a Bachelor of Science were: Tracy Danette Dubois Gray and Barry M. Tompkins (Magna Cum Laude),

both of Burlison. Graduating from the

College of Education with a Master of Arts in Education were: Helene Beth Keeman and Jenni-fer Michelle Tyler, both of Brighton; and Johnny R. Washington, Jr., of Munford.

Graduating from the

College of Liberal Arts with a Bachelor of Sci-ence was: Courtney Leigh Cook of Burlison.

Established in 1842, Bethel University is af-filiated with the Cumber-land Presbyterian Church and offers bachelor’s, master’s and associate degrees.

Bethel graduates local students

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Munford's Precious Mills brings the ball upcourt against pressure during action at home against Bartlett on Tuesday. Munford won handily, 56-24, to move to 15-4 on the season. Photo by Jeff Ireland

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Munford boys, girls get revengeStark, Foster lead wayBy JEFF [email protected]

Munford fell to Bartlett a month ago by two points.

Through three quarters Tuesday against those same Panthers at home, it looked like the game was going to come down the last pos-session again.

It didn't happen. Brighton senior Kameron Foster

hit a runner on the baseline with 3:27 left in the third to break a tie and hit a 3-pointer with eight sec-onds left in the period to push Mu-nford's lead to 35-29.

Bartlett never got closer than six points the rest of the way as Mun-ford went on to a 52-39 win.

With 1:07 left in the game, Mu-nford (10-8) put an exclamation point on the win when Foster stole an inbounds pass and fed Jonathan Stark for a thunderous two-handed dunk.

The win felt especially good for Stark.

Last year as a Brighton Cardinal, Stark saw Bartlett's Anthlon Bell sink a 3-pointer at the buzzer to end

Girls finish off sweepBy JEFF [email protected]

Last February the Munford Lady Cougars had to swallow a bitter over-time defeat at the hands of Bartlett in the region semifinals.

On Tuesday at home, Munford blew out the Lady Panthers 56-24, finishing off a season sweep of Bartlett and ex-acting a little revenge.

The second quarter was the differ-ence for Munford (15-4).

Shaliyah Wiggins and Kierra Rich-ardson each hit a pair of 3-pointers in the period, which Munford won 19-2 to build a 29-8 lead and take complete control of the game.

Munford head coach Steve Poin-dexter pointed to rebounds for his team's success.

“We did a pretty good job on the offensive boards tonight,” said Poin-dexter. “We've lost four games, and were outrebounded by 16 a game in those. We're doing a better job … We're starting to get better effort and I'm pleased with that for sure.”

Munford showed no signs of slow-ing down in the third quarter.

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Covington's Ashia Jones maneuvers

for position in the post during her team's win over

Crockett County Friday night at

home. Photo by Jeff Ireland

Lady Chargers keep rollingBy STEVE [email protected]

The holiday doldrums were evident in the first quarter for the Covington Lady Chargers in their opening dis-trict game of 2013 as they defeated the Crockett County Lady Cavaliers 76-56 on Friday.

Cold shooting and sloppy ball han-dling let Crockett hang around before Covington took control with a 13-5 run to open the second period.

Covington (15-2 overall, 6-1 District 13-AA) took advantage of its height and depth to wear down Crockett, which had only eight players on the roster.

Offensive rebounding was the decid-ing factor. Covington at times had five or six opportunities on the “O” boards.

Crockett (6-8, 4-4) committed 26 turn-overs while CHS had 15 turnovers and made 17 of 26 of their free throws.

Covington’s Ashia Jones led the scor-ing with 33 points, including 20 in the first half. Teammates Precious Harvey with 15 points and Precious Dyson with 11 added offensive punch for Cov-ington.

Libby Hart led Crockett with 12 points. Lanie Riley and Aja Robertson added 10 each for the visitors.

In other games:• The Lady Chargers were inhospi-

table to the Milan Lady Bulldogs on Saturday, posting a 47-13, mercy rule-invoked home win. CHS (16-2, 7-1) ran out to a 37-4 halftime lead and were not threatened. Coach Dion Real in-

Chargers solidify first place in districtBy STEVE [email protected]

An improved Crockett County Cavalier squad came to Covington on Friday seeking to knock the Chargers out of first place in District 13-AA and claim the top spot at the same time.

An intense, foul-plagued affair saw the Chargers remain unbeat-en in the district with a 92-78 win that was closer than the score indicated.

Both teams had the post-holiday shooting blues in the first quarter. Neither could pull away due to cold shooting and excellent defensive play. CHS (13-3, 7-0) managed a slim 2-point advantage at period’s end, 18-16.

A basketful of Coving-ton fouls in the first half kept the Cavaliers (10-6, 6-2) in the game. The visitors attempted 18 free throws to three for Cov-ington in the half. De-spite that disparity, CHS outscored Crockett in the second period 28-15 to take control.

The Charger lead hov-

ered around 15 points for most of the second half. Crockett closed the gap to seven points with two minutes remaining but could come no closer.

Four Chargers put up double figures. Demetri-us Dyson’s team-leading 24 points gave him 1,500 points for his high school career. DaMarcus Seaber-

ry kept Covington in the lead in the first half with 17 of his season-high 21 points, which included five 3-point baskets. Che-via Hughes had a season high 19 points, many of them on snowbirds off brilliant assists from Dy-son and Bobby Shanks, whose 15 points featured

Charger senior Montell Williams looks for an open man during Coving-ton's win over Crockett County Friday night in Covington. Photo by Jeff IrelandSee chs, page a16

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Lady Cards beat JCMBy JEFF [email protected]

The Lady Cardinals got in the win column last Saturday with a 47-16 win over visiting Jackson Central Merry.

Alaina Bierdz led the way for Brighton (4-9) with 20 points and seven rebounds and Shayna Johnson added seven points.

The boys were not as fortunate, dropping a 58-42 decision to JCM. Lorenzo Hunt led Brigh-ton with 14 points and Joshua Golden added 13.

In other area action:• Rossville Christian

defeated Tipton-Rose-mark at Rossville on Sat-urday 52-47. Matt Moody led the Rebels with 18 points and Nick Biggs added 10. Rosemark led by five at the half.

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new lIfe communIty church5123 Highway 176 Covington, TN 38019901-476-0062

new lIfe presByterIAn chruch133 Munford AveMunford, TN 38058901-837-6804

new sAlem unIted methodIst7803 Munford Gilt EdgeBurlison, TN 38015901-476-8536

oAk grove BAptIst church4048 Highway 59 WCovington, TN 38019901-476-7259

pleAsAnt grove BAptIst church4625 Highway 59 SCovington, TN 38019901-476-7016

pleAsAnt grove methodIst 314 Gainesville RdCovington, TN 38019901-476-3162

poplAr grove AssemBly of god2600 Glen Springs Rd.Drummonds, TN 38023901-835-2611

poplAr grove u.m.c.228 Quito Drummonds Rd.Drummonds, TN 38023901-835-2568

pArAdIse BAptIst church520 Simonton St.Covington, Tennessee 38019

QuIto unIted methodIst4580 Quito Drummonds Rd.Millington, TN 38053901-835-2318

rAndolph AssemBly of god church1135 Randolph Rd.Burlison, TN476-8244

rAvenscroft epIscopAl chApel8219 Holly Grove Rd, Brighton, TNHoly Eucharist, 1st & 3rd Morning Prayer - 2nd & 4th 8:45 a.m.837-1312

redeemIng grAce lutherAn 1496 Munford Ave.Munford, TN 38058901-831-3980

the refuge749A N. Main StCovington, TN 38019901-603-3897

restorAtIon church60 East Main StreetMunford, TN 38058901-837-6721

rIver of lIfe 220 Beaver RdMunford, TN 38058901-837-8781

sAlem presByterIAn church3400 Atoka-Idaville RoadAtoka, TN 38004901-837-8210

shIloh mB church584 John Hill RdBrighton, TN 38011901-476-0081

sImonton AssemBly of god4100 Munford Gilt EdgeBrighton, TN 38011901-837-2168

smyrnA BAptIst church7512 Hwy 59 WBurlison, TN 38015901-476-6178

south tIpton AssemBly of god538 Simmons Rd.Drummonds, TN 38023837-2140

st. Alphonsus cAtholIc church1225 Highway 51 SCovington, TN 38019901-476-8140

st. luke BAptIst church632 St. Luke Rd.Covington, TN 38019901-476-9746

st. mArk Ame church842 Tipton RoadMunford, TN 38058(901) 837-1456

st. mAtthew's epIscopAl303 S. Munford StreetCovington, TN 38019901-476-6577

st. mAtthew mB church296 Mason-Charleston Rd. Stanton, TN 38069901-476-5935

st John mIssIonAry church2086 Atoka-Idaville RdAtoka, TN 38004901-837-2474

st. John mIssIonAry BAptIst church1602 Highway 59 WestCovington, TN 38019901-4767645

st. pAul epIscopAl church2406 Hwy 70 EastMason, TN 38049901-294-2641

st. stephens m.B. church3827 Hwy 51 NorthCovington, TN 38019901-476-1559

tABernAcle unIted methodIst church4258 Highway 179Covington901-756-1071

temple of prAIse8323 Richardson LandingDrummonds, TN 38023901-835-3462

tIpton church of god In chrIst470 Watson RdMunford, TN 38058901-837-8356

trInIty BAptIst church5954 Brighton Clopton Rd.Brighton, TN 38011901-476-8889

trInIty epIscopAl church11886 Main St.Mason, TN 38049

vIctory BAptIst church5422 Drummonds RdDrummonds, TN 38023901-835-2280

western vAlley BAptIst836 Church Rd.Covington, TN 38019901-475-1255

westsIde AssemBly non-denomInAtIonAl33 Paulette Circle Covington, TN 38019

wIllow grove mIssIonAry BAptIst church618 Willow Grove Rd.Covington, TN 38019901-476-7337

Church bulletins, the sec-tion where we will share news briefs and church-re-lated events, will run when space is available. To submit something to this section, call Echo Day at 901-476-7116 or send an email to [email protected].

ON-GOINGA women's Chronologi-cal Bible Study will take place at Covington As-sembly gym on Tuesday nights January 8 – March 26 at 6:30. Free childcare is available.

A community bible study on Beth Moore’s “Jesus The One and Only” will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Thursdays from Jan. 3-April 11 at Quito Unit-ed Methodist Church, 4580 Quito-Drummonds

Road. You must purchase your own workbook be-fore coming to class.

Great Expectations Min-istries, located at 2053 Hwy. 51 S in Covington, is hosting a clothing give-away on the third Satur-day of each month from 12-2 p.m. They are giving away clothing for men, women and children.

An exercise class meets each Tuesday and Thurs-day at Central Christian Church, 400 S. Maple, Covington, at 6 p.m. No charge. Everyone wel-come.

First Baptist Church Cov-ington will host Awana every Sunday evening at 5 p.m. This group is open to children from PreK3 to

sixth grade.

A community Bible study will be held Wednes-days from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Gateway Baptist Church in Atoka. This year's study includes He-brews, 1st and 2nd Thes-salonians and Galatians. Classes are available for children up through five years of age. Registration is $25 per adult, $10 per child and up to $20 for a family. For more infor-mation, call 476-5857 or 385-4327.

Central Christian Church Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. Sunday Morn-ing worship 10:45 a.m. and Sunday Evening worship at 6 p.m. Youth and adult Bible Study meets every Wednesday at 6 p.m. at 400 S. Maple Street.

Gateway Baptist Church will meet each Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. for Celebrate Recovery, a program de-signed to share experi-ence, strength, and hope in overcoming life’s hurts, hang – ups, and habits where anonym-ity is a requirement. If you have any questions, please call 901-837-8087.

Paradise Baptist Church will be hosting a free fitness program for the public every Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. at 520 Simonton St., in Cov-ington. All ages are wel-come, and the public is invited. For more de-tails, please email pastor, Minister Shelia Bryant at [email protected] or call the church at 491-7061.

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The first disciples of JesusBy Ralph KelleyThe Church at Shiloh

The first day in this period of time, John had a discussion with those who had been sent from the Pharisees. The second day, John the Baptist saw Jesus coming to him and proclaimed that this “is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world”. The third day, John the Baptist is standing with two of his disciples as he sees Jesus walk-ing, and directly tells his two disciples, “Be-hold, the Lamb of God!”. I believe that one of the disciples standing with John the Baptist is John, soon to be an apostle of Je-sus. He clearly recalls to the most minute detail, the time, the place, the manner, the words and the at-titudes of all of those associated in this particular period. I believe that John the Apostle recalled exactly where he and the other disciple were standing when their teacher, John the Baptist, made the identi-fication of Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah sent by God. What was John the Baptist doing here? Defi-nitely and openly, John the Bap-tist identified Jesus as the Lamb of God. It was if John the Baptist had said, ‘there, I have identified Him. There is nothing more for me to say. It is now upon you….fol-low Jesus….and his two disciples did follow after Jesus. And Jesus is aware that these two are follow-ing Him and asks them, “What do you seek?”. It is strange that they did not reply that they understood that He was the Messiah and that they wanted to follow Him. They were very polite in their response, calling Him Rabbi, and asked where did He live. It is interesting to note that John, the writer of this gospel explains the term “Rabbi” to mean teacher. This explanation lets us know that John seemed to understand that to whom this was written was the Gentiles, because

shortly, the “Jews” are to be identi-fied as the unbelieving and hostile portion of Israel. Also, by the use of the title “Rabbi”, it is clear that these two disciples were showing a desire to know more of Jesus, about

whom their teacher, John the Baptist had made such wonderful declarations. Jesus re-warded their interest by His encouragement, and invited them to where He was stay-ing. Now here is the strange thing, depend-ing upon your trans-lation, the tenth hour could be two different

times, depending if it is Roman time or Hebrew time. The Roman method of counting time starts from midnight. The hours numbered by the Hebrew started from 6 a.m. Since John wrote this book, I tend to believe he was go-ing by the Hebrew hour. And, it is my belief that John was aware of the very day and the very hour because it first brought him into contact with the Messiah.

One of the two disciples of John the Baptist that heard him declare that Jesus was the Son of God, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Pe-ter. I believe that the two disciples of John are first Andrew, as stated here, and the second, the Bible does not say, but historically, it is John the Apostle. I believe it is John, by his detailed account of the events and circumstances of these first few days, from the deputation that came from Jerusalem to inter-view John the Baptist to His bap-tism. For some reason, John leaves out the forty day and forty nights that Jesus spent in the wilderness, tempted by Satan.

John seems to be very reserved in his writing and never mentions himself by name and the same feeling which led John to withhold his name elsewhere may account for his withholding his name here. But he tells us, “one of the two who heard John” and “followed” Jesus, was Andrew, and we do find the

first thing that Andrew does is go in search of his brother Peter, to tell him that he had found the Mes-siah. The Messiah and The Christ both mean and are interchange-able for ’The Anointed One”. No-tice that John says that Andrew “first” found his own brother, and leads us to the conclusion that An-drew did not stop with Peter, and I believe that John too, went to his brother James, but John did not stop with James, but both contin-ued to search out men to tell them that they had found the Messiah. “We have found the Messiah” im-plies that Andrew, Peter, John and James had been sincerely expecting and waiting for the coming of the Messiah, and that they may have even been searching for Him. It is apparent that their attitude of ex-pectancy was a direct result of the ministry of John the Baptist. They first addressed Jesus as “Rabbi”, but just a short time later, they rec-ognize Jesus as the Messiah.

When Jesus looks upon Peter, He immediately gives him a dif-ferent name; Jesus tells Peter, “you shall be called Cephas”. This new name given to Peter means “stone” or “pebble”. There are many who confuse this to mean ’rock’, but ’rock’ is an incorrect translation. Cephas is a Syriac word, and is equivalent to the Greek word pet-ros, which we translate "Peter“. Both Syriac and Greek translations mean a stone or a portion of a rock. Petra means a rock, and pet-ros a piece of rock. Peter was the pebble, whereas Jesus is The Rock. I believe that Jesus had a perfect understanding of Peter’s person-ality and temperament from the moment He saw him. I believe Isaiah spoke rightly of Jesus when he said in Isaiah 11:2, “The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and under-standing, The Spirit of counsel and might, The Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord”. Such knowledge was supposed by the Jews, to be a particular quality of the Messiah.

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF

TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE

Tipton County, Tennessee in its own behalf and on behalf of the State of Ten-nessee, and the City of Covington, Ten-nessee, the Town of Mason, Tennessee, the City of Munford, Tennessee, the Town of Atoka, Tennessee, and the Town Of Brighton, all municipalities located within Tipton County, Tennessee,PLAINTIFFS NO. 28,636Vs.THE DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS as shown on the 2009 Real Property Delin-quent Tax Records of Tipton County, Ten-nessee, and the 2009 Personal Property Tax Records of Tipton County, Tennes-see, all as set out in Exhibit annexed hereto as Exhibit A for Tipton County, Tennessee, the 2009 Real Property and Personal Property Delinquent Tax Re-cords of the City of Covington, Tennes-see, all as set out in Exhibit B, the 2009 Real Property and Personal Property De-linquent Tax Records of the Town of Ma-son, Tennessee, all as set out in Exhibit C, the 2009 Real Property and Personal Property Delinquent Taxes of the City of Munford as set out in Exhibit D, and the 2009 Real Property and Personal Prop-erty Tax Records of the Town of Atoka all as set out in Exhibit E, and the 2009 Real Property and Personal Property Tax Re-cords of the Town of Brighton all as Set out in Exhibit F, all of which Exhibits are attached hereto,Defendants PUBLIC NOTICE OF COMPLAINTFOR COLLECTION OF REAL PROP-ERTY TAXESPublic notice is hereby given to Vanders Culbreath and Virgie Culbreath, Charles Melvin Culbreath, Eula Ray Culbreath, Lawrence Culbreath, Leonard Culbreath, Ester Lee Culbreath and Michael Cul-breath and/or their unknown heirs, Pa-mela Ford, Janice Virginia Roberts, Amos Russell and Edith Russell, Deborah Per-menter, John O. Chorley, Jr., Billie Jean Perette, Joyce Curtis, Martha Fletcher, William Harrison, Jr., Jack Baker, Sr., Olivia Baker Barker, Sammie Baker Renaud, Marian Baker Kennedy, Sarah Baker Duncan, Lela Cotton, Almeda Smith, Mazie Bernard, Elisha Whitmore, Ora Teamer, Sandra Ann Smith, Spillmon Gooden, Eddie Lee Gooden aka Good-win, Robert Earl Goodwin aka Gooden, Joann Goodwin Washington, Palm Good-win aka Gooden, Glenn Cunningham and Hattie S. Cunningham, Steven Chad Smith, Bobby Stone and Mae Lois Stone, Shameika Thompson, Douglas Allison, Ronald Grimes, Milton Grimes, Betty Traylor, James Elkins, Charles Elkins, and Tommy Lee Elkins, Willie Tipton anc Estella Tipton, Roy Tipton, Wayne Tipton, Yvonne Tipton Irons, Arber Nathaniel Tipon, Evelyn Tipton McAnally, Evelyn Tipton McLemore, Samuel Woodland, Samuel Wright, Willie P. Hodge, Connie Scott Hadley, Eddie Hadley, and Brandy Pruitt and or any unknown heirs of any persons named herein whether the same are residents or non-residents of Tipton County, Tennessee, that they are un-known and their present whereabouts and addresses cannot be ascertained after diligent search and inquiry. That said defendants and/or their unknown heirs are therefore re-quired to appear on or before Wednes-day, February 20, 2013, before the Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court of Tipton County, Tennessee at 1801 South College Street, Covington, Tennessee, and make defense to the Complaint filed against them by Tipton County, Tennes-see and its municipalities in said Court. Otherwise, the Complaint will be taken as confessed as to each of them and for this cause proceed ex parte. It is further ordered that this notice be published for four (4) weeks in The Covington Leader, a newspaper published in Covington, Tennessee. This 17th day of December, 2012.JUDY T. BILLINGSCLERK AND MASTERELIZABETH B. ZIARKODELINQUENT TAX ATTORNEY

FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made by failure to comply with the terms and conditions of a certain Deed of Trust dated April 30, 1999, executed by Tommy R. Barnes, recorded in Record Book 864, Page 958, Register’s Office for Tipton County, Ten-nessee, and wherein the said Tommy R. Barnes conveyed the property therein described to John McManus, Trustee, to secure the indebtedness therein de-scribed, and the entire indebtedness hav-ing been declared due and payable as provided in said Deed of Trust and note, and payment not having been made as demanded; and the undersigned, Joel E. Jordan, of 3326 Aspen Grove Drive #604, Franklin, Tennessee 37067, having been appointed as Substitute Trustee in the place and stead of John McManus, Trustee, said appointment being set forth in the Register’s Office for Tipton County, Tennessee, notice is hereby given that I, Joel E. Jordan, Substitute Trustee, hav-ing been requested so to do by the law-ful owner of said indebtedness, will on Friday, January 18, 2013, at 12:15 p.m. at the North corner of the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, free from equity of re-demption, homestead and dower, and all other exemptions of every kind, all of which are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, the following described real es-tate in Tipton County, Tennessee:LYING IN THE SECOND CIVIL DIS-TRICT OF TIPTON, COUNTY, TENNES-SEE:Beginning at an iron stake the northeast corner of the C. M. Cullum Lot No. 5 of the 1.5 acre of which this survey is a part, the same being the southeast cor-ner of Michael Roach and in the west line of Charles Kinney; thence with the west line of Charles Kinney S 17 ¾ de-grees W 224.2 feet to an iron stake the southeast corner of lot described; thence across the lot, N 80 deg. W 139.6 feet to an iron stake the southwest corner of lot described; said stake being in the east line of Dogwood Lane a 60 foot road; thence with the east line of Dogwood lane N 10 degrees E 168 feet to a stake to the south end of a cul-de-sac having a radius of 50 feet; thence with said cul-de-sac in a northeasterly direction 46.35 feet to an iron stake the northwest corner of lot described, said stake being a point in the south line of Michael Roach’s lot No. 6; thence with the south line of Lot No. 6, S 85 ½ degrees E 151 feet to the begin-ning, containing .75 of an acre.Being the same property conveyed to Tommy R. Barnes by Warranty Deed from Hazel M. Harkness dated April 2, 1999 and recorded in Record Book 863,

Page 789, Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee.Also being the same property conveyed to Tommy Barnes by Quit Claim Deed from Willie Harkness dated April 23, 1999 and recorded in Record Book 864, Page 126, Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee.Included in this conveyance is a 1999 Southern Homes mobile home, Serial #DSDAL28721A/B.This is improved property known as 806 Dogwood Ln, Brighton, Tennessee 38011.The 2012 taxes are currently due and payable. The 2011 and 2010 taxes are currently past due and delinquent. Said sale is subject to any and all unpaid taxes and any other prior claims, liens, easements, set back lines and restrictions.THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO AD-JOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLI-CATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALE.IN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER. THE NOTICE OF RIGHT TO FORECLOSE HAS BEEN SENT AS REQUIRED BY T.C.A. §35-5-117.

JOEL E. JORDAN Substitute TrusteeSTELTEMEIER & WESTBROOK, PLLC3326 Aspen Grove Drive, #604Franklin, Tennessee 37067

Insertion Dates: December 27, 2012, January 3, 2013 and January 10, 2013.

SUBSTITUTE

TRUSTEE’S SALE Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust executed December 15, 2003 by James R. Fultz, a single person to Larry Butler, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of Tipton County, Tennes-see, in Record Book 1113, page 101, and the undersigned having been appointed Substitute Trustee by instrument record-ed in Record Book 1557, Page 339, in the said Register’s Office, and the owner of the debt secured, BancorpSouth Bank, having requested the undersigned to ad-vertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part there-of, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Thursday, January 17, 2013 commenc-ing at 10:00 AM, at the Front (North) Door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tip-ton County, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit:

Situated in County of Tip-ton, State of Tennessee.

Lot 1, Haddad-Beaver Road Minor Sub-division as recorded in Plat Cabinet G, Slide 19-A, in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more par-ticular description of said lot. This con-veyance is subject to building lines and easements in Plat Cabinet G, Slide 19-A, in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee.

Notice of the Right to Foreclose has been given in compliance with T.C.A. § 35-5-117.

Tax Parcel ID: 06-082-050.03

Property Address: 2575 Beaver Road, Brighton, TN.

Other Interested Party: First Citizens Na-tional Bank

All right and equity of re-demption, homestead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is be-lieved to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute TrusteeWeiss Spicer Cash PLLC208 Adams AvenueMemphis, Tennessee 38l0390l 526 8296File # 2162-098191-FCPublished: December 27, January 3, January 10BancorpSouth/James Fultz

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a certain Deed of Trust ex-ecuted May 25, 2007 by Fred A. Tucker and Martha J. Tucker, husband and wife to The Law Office of Lincoln Hodges, as Trustee, as same appears of record in the office of the Register of Tipton County, Tennessee, in Record Book 1346, Page 44, and the undersigned having been ap-pointed Substitute Trustee by instrument recorded in the said Register’s Office, and the owner of the debt secured, Mid-first Bank, having requested the under-signed to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that the undersigned will, on Thursday, January 17, 2013 com-mencing at 10:00 AM, at the Front (North) Door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tip-ton County, Tennessee proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to wit:Situated in County of Tipton, State of Ten-nessee.Lot 78, Section G, Reeder Place Subdi-vision, Plat Cabinet C, Slide 116, in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Ten-nessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said property.Notice of the Right to Foreclose has been given in compliance with T.C.A. § 35-5-117.Tax Parcel ID: 095L-A-078.00Property Address: 225 Kathleen Drive, Munford, TN.All right and equity of redemption, home-stead and dower waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.

ARNOLD M. WEISS, Substitute TrusteeWeiss Spicer Cash PLLC208 Adams Avenue

Memphis, Tennessee 38l0390l 526 8296File # 1882-097866-FCPublished: December 27, January 3, January 10MidFirst Bank/Fred Tucker

SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE’S SALE

Default having been made in the pay-ment of the debts and obligations se-cured to be paid in a certain Deed of Trust executed on January 5, 2005 by Tyrone D. Salmon to Charlotte Miller, Trustee as same appears of record in the Office of the Register of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 1187, Page 292, the beneficiary being First South Financial Credit Union (formerly known as First South Credit Union). Subsequently STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C. was appointed suc-cessor trustee in Book 1460, Page 585; and the owner of the debt secured having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will on Friday, January 25, 2013 com-mencing at 10:00 a.m. at the north door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, and proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property to wit:Description of a 1.33 acre tract, being the Barry Gene White property as recorded at Deed Book 652, Page 684, said prop-erty being situated in the Eighth Civil District of Tipton County, Tennessee and located on the West side of Old Memphis Road.Beginning at a found c.p.s. in the cen-terline of Old Memphis Road, being the Northeast corner of this 1.33 acre tract, being the Barry Gene White property as recorded at Deed Book 652, Page 684, said being the Southeast corner of the Gary P. Hartwell property (773/624); thence in a Southwestwardly direction, along the centerline of Old Memphis Road and the East line of this tract, the following two courses, South 17 degrees 36 minutes 07 seconds West, a called and measured distance of 146.38 feet to an angle point; thence South 23 degrees 09 minutes 51 seconds West, a called and measured distance of 111.74 feet to a found c.p.s., being the Southeast cor-ner of this tract and an exterior corner of the Mrs. C. E. McCain property (256/251); thence in a Northwestwardly direction, along the South line of this tract and a North line of McCain, North 60 degrees 02 minutes 29 seconds West a called dis-tance of 291.61 feet, but a measured dis-tance of 291.70 feet to a found iron post, being the Southwest corner of this tract and an interior corner of McCain; thence in a Northeastwardly direction along the West line of this tract and an East line of McCain, North 18 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds East, a called distance of 136.93 feet, but a measured distance of 137.03 feet to a found iron post, be-ing the Northwest corner of this tract and an interior corner of McCain; thence in a Southeastwardly direction, along the North line of this tract and a South line of McCain, South 83 degrees 34 minutes 04 seconds East, passing through a found iron post at 90.09 feet, being an exterior corner of McCain and the Southwest cor-ner of Hartwell and continuing along the North line of White and the South line of Hartwell and passing through a found iron post at 274.68 feet, but in all a called distance of 300.00 feet, but a measured distance of 300.15 feet to the Point of Be-ginning and containing 1.33 acres, more or less.However, there is excepted out of the above described property all that por-tion occupied by the Right of Way of Old Memphis Road.Property address: 8113 Old Memphis Road, Brighton, TN 38011This sale is subject to 2012 county taxes. This sale will erase, as to this property only, the judgment lien of Noland Com-pany, Case No. CH-06-2115-2 and re-corded in Book 1358, Page 885 of the Tipton County Register’s Office.All right and equity of redemption, Statu-tory and otherwise, homestead and dow-er are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will sell and convey only as successor trustee.The sale date and time may be adjourned and rescheduled, without additional newspaper publication, within one year from the originally scheduled date, by an-nouncement at the date, time and place of the new postponement date and time in accordance with T.C.A. 35-5-101.This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C.Successor TrusteeBy: Roger A. Stone, Presidentthence in a Northwestwardly direction, along the South line of this tract and a North line of McCain, North 60 degrees 02 minutes 29 seconds West a called dis-tance of 291.61 feet, but a measured dis-tance of 291.70 feet to a found iron post, being the Southwest corner of this tract and an interior corner of McCain; thence in a Northeastwardly direction along the West line of this tract and an East line of McCain, North 18 degrees 09 minutes 00 seconds East, a called distance of 136.93 feet, but a measured distance of 137.03 feet to a found iron post, be-ing the Northwest corner of this tract and an interior corner of McCain; thence in a Southeastwardly direction, along the North line of this tract and a South line of McCain, South 83 degrees 34 minutes 04 seconds East, passing through a found iron post at 90.09 feet, being an exterior corner of McCain and the Southwest cor-ner of Hartwell and continuing along the North line of White and the South line of Hartwell and passing through a found iron post at 274.68 feet, but in all a called distance of 300.00 feet, but a measured distance of 300.15 feet to the Point of Be-ginning and containing 1.33 acres, more or less.However, there is excepted out of the above described property all that por-tion occupied by the Right of Way of Old Memphis Road.Property address: 8113 Old Memphis Road, Brighton, TN 38011This sale is subject to 2012 county taxes. This sale will erase, as to this property only, the judgment lien of Noland Com-pany, Case No. CH-06-2115-2 and re-corded in Book 1358, Page 885 of the Tipton County Register’s Office.All right and equity of redemption, Statu-tory and otherwise, homestead and dow-er are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will sell and convey only as successor trustee.The sale date and time may be adjourned and rescheduled, without additional newspaper publication, within one year from the originally scheduled date, by an-nouncement at the date, time and place of the new postponement date and time in accordance with T.C.A. 35-5-101.

This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C.Successor TrusteeBy: Roger A. Stone, President

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE

NOTICEDefault having been made in payment of the debts and obligations to be paid by JAMES ROBERT LYLES and wife, TERESA DAWN LYLES as shown in a certain Deed of Trust dated the 24th day of September, 2010, to DAVID E. OWEN, as Trustee, as the same appears of re-cord in the Office of the Register of Tipton County, Tennessee, in Book 1492, Pages 412-414; andGLENN D. EVERTON having been ap-pointed Substitute Trustee by Substitution of Trustee recorded at Book 1572, Page 1028 in said Register=s Office; andROY LEONARD INMAN, JR., the owner of the debt secured, having requested the undersigned to advertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebt-edness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that GLENN D. EVERTON will on Friday, Jan-uary 25, 2013, commencing at 12:00 p.m. at the north door of the Tipton County Courthouse, Covington, Tennessee, pro-ceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit:Situated in the County of Tipton and State of Tennessee: Being Lot No. 1 of the Lyles-Sunnyside Road Subdivision, as shown on final plat in Plat Cabinet H, Slide 517, of the Tipton County Register=s Office, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more par-ticular description of said lot.Property address: 3203 Sunnyside Road, Brighton, TN 38011This being the same property conveyed to James Robert Lyles and wife, Teresa Dawn Lyles by Warranty Deed of record at Book 1492, Pages 409-411, in the Register=s Office of Tipton County, Ten-nessee. Other interested parties: None.All right and equity of redemption, statu-tory and otherwise, homestead and dow-er are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee.Sale made subject to lien for unpaid City and County property taxes; and any rights of existing tenants.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.TRUSTEEGLENN D. EVERTONPublication Dates: 01/03/13, 01/10/13, 01/17/13


Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid in a certain Deed of Trust executed on November 3, 2008 by Paul K. Stout and Valerie E. Stout, husband and wife, to Danny Goulder, Trustee as same ap-pears of record in the Office of the Reg-ister of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 1416, Page 720, the beneficiary being InSouth Bank. Subsequently STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C. was appointed successor trustee in Book 1567, Page 1104; and the owner of the debt secured having requested the undersigned to ad-vertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will on Friday, January 25, 2013 com-mencing at 10:00 a.m. at the north door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, and proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property to wit:Situated in the City of Covington, County of Tipton and State of Tennessee:Lot 43, Hidden Ridge Estates Subdivi-sion, Amended Section C, as shown on plat of record in Plat Cabinet H, Slide 553, in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, to which plat refer-ence is hereby made for a more particu-lar description of said lot.Property address: 1866 Wooten St., Covington, TNThis sale is subject to 2011 and 2012 city and county taxes.All right and equity of redemption, Statu-tory and otherwise, homestead and dow-er are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will sell and convey only as successor trustee.The sale date and time may be adjourned and rescheduled, without additional newspaper publication, within one year from the originally scheduled date, by an-nouncement at the date, time and place of the new postponement date and time in accordance with T.C.A. 35-5-101.This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C.Successor TrusteeBy: Roger A. Stone, President3jan3w


Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid in a certain Deed of Trust executed on November 3, 2008 by Paul K. Stout and Valerie E. Stout, husband and wife, to Danny Goulder, Trustee as same ap-pears of record in the Office of the Reg-ister of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 1416, Page 701, the beneficiary being InSouth Bank. Subsequently STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C. was appointed successor trustee in Book 1567, Page 1103; and the owner of the debt secured having requested the undersigned to ad-vertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will on Friday, January 25, 2013 com-mencing at 10:00 a.m. at the north door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, and proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property to wit:Situated in the City of Covington, County of Tipton and State of Tennessee:Lot 41, Hidden Ridge Estates Subdivi-

sion, Amended Section C, as shown on plat of record in Plat Cabinet H, Slide 553, in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, to which plat refer-ence is hereby made for a more particu-lar description of said lot.Property address: 1900 Wooten Street, Covington, TennesseeThis sale is subject to 2011 and 2012 city and county taxes.All right and equity of redemption, Statu-tory and otherwise, homestead and dow-er are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will sell and convey only as successor trustee.The sale date and time may be adjourned and rescheduled, without additional newspaper publication, within one year from the originally scheduled date, by an-nouncement at the date, time and place of the new postponement date and time in accordance with T.C.A. 35-5-101.This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C.Successor TrusteeBy: Roger A. Stone, President3jan3w


Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid in a certain Deed of Trust exe-cuted on May 27, 2009 by Paul K. Stout and Valerie E. Stout, husband and wife, to John Weedman, Trustee as same ap-pears of record in the Office of the Reg-ister of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 1439, Page 675, the beneficiary being InSouth Bank. Subsequently STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C. was appointed successor trustee in Book 1567, Page 1106; and the owner of the debt secured having requested the undersigned to ad-vertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will on Friday, January 25, 2013 com-mencing at 10:00 a.m. at the north door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, and proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property to wit:Situated in the City of Covington, County of Tipton and State of Tennessee:Lot 44, Hidden Ridge Estates Subdivi-sion, Amended Section C, as shown on plat of record in Plat Cabinet H, Slide 553 in the Register’s Office of Tipton County, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular de-scription of said lot.Property address: 1877 Wooten, Cov-ington, TNThis sale is subject to 2011 and 2012 city and county taxes.All right and equity of redemption, Statu-tory and otherwise, homestead and dow-er are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will sell and convey only as successor trustee.The sale date and time may be adjourned and rescheduled, without additional newspaper publication, within one year from the originally scheduled date, by an-nouncement at the date, time and place of the new postponement date and time in accordance with T.C.A. 35-5-101.This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C.Successor TrusteeBy: Roger A. Stone, President3jan3w


Default having been made in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid in a certain Deed of Trust exe-cuted on May 27, 2009 by Paul K. Stout and Valerie E. Stout, husband and wife, to John Weedman, Trustee as same ap-pears of record in the Office of the Reg-ister of Tipton County, Tennessee in Book 1439, Page 651, the beneficiary being InSouth Bank. Subsequently STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C. was appointed successor trustee in Book 1567, Page 1105; and the owner of the debt secured having requested the undersigned to ad-vertise and sell the property described in and conveyed by said Deed of Trust, all of said indebtedness having matured by default in the payment of a part thereof, at the option of the owner, this is to give notice that Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will on Friday, January 25, 2013 com-mencing at 10:00 a.m. at the north door of the Courthouse, Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee, and proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property to wit:Situated in the City of Covington, County of Tipton and State of Tennessee:Lot 39, Hidden Ridge Est., Section C Amended as recorded in Plat Cabinet H, Slide 553 in the Tipton County Register’s Office to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular description of said lot.Property address: 1928 Wooten, Cov-ington, TNThis sale is subject to 2011 and 2012 city and county taxes.All right and equity of redemption, Statu-tory and otherwise, homestead and dow-er are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but Stone, Higgs & Drexler, P.C. will sell and convey only as successor trustee.The sale date and time may be adjourned and rescheduled, without additional newspaper publication, within one year from the originally scheduled date, by an-nouncement at the date, time and place of the new postponement date and time in accordance with T.C.A. 35-5-101.This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.STONE, HIGGS & DREXLER, P.C.Successor TrusteeBy: Roger A. Stone, President3jan3w

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF

FORECLOSURE SALE

Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated JULY 23, 2007, executed by CLAYTON A. ROSE, A SINGLE MAN, to RALPH HENSON, Trustee, of record in RECORD BOOK 1357, PAGE 736, for the benefit of MORT-

GAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an in-strument of record in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness described; WHEREAS, the said Deed of Trust was last assigned to TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOP-MENT AGENCY; the entire indebtedness having been declared due and payable by TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOP-MENT AGENCY BY AND THROUGH ITS SERVICER AND AUTHORIZED AGENT, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSO-CIATION, as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on FRIDAY, FEB-RUARY 15, 2013 AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON), AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE TIPTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN COVING-TON, TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, home-stead, and dower, and all other exemp-tions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in TIPTON County, Tennessee, to wit:PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUN-TY OF TIPTON, TENNESSEE:BEGINNING AT A FOUND C.P.S. IN THE CENTERLINE OF DETROIT-GARLAND ROAD BEING THE NORTHEAST COR-NER OF THIS 1.00 ACRE PARTITION OF THE J.E. WILSON PROPERTY. DEED BOOK 251, PAGE 543, WHICH THIS PARTITION IS A PART, ALSO BE-ING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF RANDY PARSONS (585/52); THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTWARDLY DIREC-TION, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THIS PARTITION AND THE WEST LINE OF PARSONS, S 01 DEGREE 41 MINUTES 07 SECONDS W 209.72 FEET TO A SET REBAR BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS PARTITION, ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF PARSONS; THENCE IN A SOUTH-WESTWARDLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF THIS PARTITION, S 86 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 07 SEC-ONDS W 220.00 FEET TO A SET RE-BAR BEING THE SOUTHWEST COR-NER OF THIS PARTITION; THENCE IN A NORTHEASTWARDLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF THIS PAR-TITION, N 01 DEGREE 41 MINUTES 07 SECONDS E, 186.96 FEET TO A SET P.K. NAIL IN THE CENTERLINE OF DE-TROIT-GARLAND ROAD BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS PAR-TITION; THENCE IN A NORTHEAST-WARDLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF DETROIT-GARLAND ROAD, N 79 DEGREES 52 MINUTES 03 SECONDS E, 126.88 FEET TO A FOUND SPINDLE IN THE CENTER-LINE OF DETROIT-GARLAND ROAD; THENCE CONTINUING IN A NORTH-WESTWARDLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE CENTERLINE OF DETROIT-GAR-LAND ROAD, N 81 DEGREES 00 MIN-UTES 49 SECONDS E, 96.47 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.HOWEVER, THERE IS TO BE EXPECT-ED FROM THIS DESCRIPTION THAT PORTION OCCUPIED BY THE R.O.W. OF DETROIT-GARLAND ROAD.BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CON-VEYED TO CLAYTON A. ROSE, A SIN-GLE MAN, BY DEED DATED JULY 23, 2007 OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 1357, PAGE 734, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TEN-NESSEE. THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 2065 GARLAND DETROIT ROAD, BURLISON, TENNESSEE 38015.MAP 015 PARCEL 019.04THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROP-ERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY.THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UN-PAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEAS-ES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH TAKE PRIORITY OVER THE DEED OF TRUST UNDER WHICH THIS FORECLOSURE SALE IS CONDUCTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DEPART-MENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REV-ENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNES-SEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE AP-PLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. IF APPLICABLE, THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF T.C.A. 35-5-117 HAVE BEEN MET.THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO AD-JOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLI-CATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALEIN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGH-EST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESS-FUL BIDDER.OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NONE OF RECORDTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This day, December 31, 2012. This is improved property known as 2065 GAR-LAND DETROIT ROAD, BURLISON, TENNESSEE 38015.J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE1800 HAYES STREETNASHVILLE, TN 37203(615) 254-4430www.phillipjoneslaw.comF12-109010jan3w

SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated AUGUST 10, 2007, executed by GEORGE R. JACQUES, SR (A/K/A GEORGE RAY JACQUES, SR) AND CLAUDIA L. JACQUES (A/K/A CLAUDIA LYNNE HOPKINS, A/K/A CLAUDIA LYNNE JACQUES), HUSBAND AND WIFE, to RALPH HENSON, Trustee, of record in RECORD BOOK 1358, PAGE 28, for

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the benefit of MORTGAGE ELECTRON-IC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR FIRST CITIZENS NA-TIONAL BANK, in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substi-tute Trustee in an instrument of record in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness described; WHEREAS, the said Deed of Trust was last assigned to TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY; the entire indebtedness having been de-clared due and payable by TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCY BY AND THROUGH ITS SERVICER AND AUTHORIZED AGENT, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013 AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON), AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE TIPTON COUN-TY COURTHOUSE IN COVINGTON, TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in TIPTON County, Tennessee, to wit:PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUN-TY OF TIPTON, TENNESSEE:LOT 19, SECTION A IN COTTONWOOD SUBDIVISION, AS RECORDED IN TIP-TON COUNTY REGISTER’S OFFICE, PLAT CABINET A, SLIDE 187 AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DE-SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF PARK ROAD, SAID POINT BE-ING A COMMON CORNER OF LOTS 13 AND 19; THENCE NORTHWARDLY ALONG SAID EAST LINE A DISTANCE OF 100.0 FEET TO A POINT OF CUR-VATURE; THENCE ON A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 25 FEET A DISTANCE OF 39.27 FEET TO A POINT IN THE SOUTH LINE OF BEACHWOOD DRIVE; THENCE EASTWARDLY ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 65.0 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 20; THENCE SOUTHWARDLY ALONG THE LINE DIVIDING LOTS 20 AND 19 A DISTANCE OF 125.0 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 13; THENCE WESTWARDLY ALONG THE LINE DIVIDING LOTS 10 AND 19 A DIS-TANCE OF 90.0 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.PROPERTY SUBJECT TO SUBDIVI-SION, RESTRICTIONS, BUILDING LINES AND EASEMENTS AT PLAT CABINET A, SLIDE 187, IN THE REG-ISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CON-VEYED TO GEORGE R. JACQUES, SR AND CLAUDIA L. JACQUES, HUSBAND AND WIFE, BY DEED DATED AUGUST 10, 2007 OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 1358, PAGE 26, IN THE REGIS-TER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 216 PARK STREET, MUN-FORD, TENNESSEE 38058.MAP 111A GROUP B PARCEL 014.00THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROP-ERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY.THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UN-PAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEAS-ES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH TAKE PRIORITY OVER THE DEED OF TRUST UNDER WHICH THIS FORECLOSURE SALE IS CONDUCTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DEPART-MENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REV-ENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNES-SEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE AP-PLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. IF APPLICABLE, THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF T.C.A. 35-5-117 HAVE BEEN MET.THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO AD-JOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLI-CATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALEIN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGH-EST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESS-FUL BIDDER.OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NONE OF RECORDTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This day, December 31, 2012. This is improved property known as 216 PARK STREET, MUNFORD, TENNESSEE 38058.J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE1800 HAYES STREETNASHVILLE, TN 37203(615) 254-4430www.phillipjoneslaw.comF12-114610jan3w


SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated SEP-TEMBER 30, 2009, executed by STACI NELSON (A/KA/ STACI STAFFORD, A/K/A STACI SMITH, A/K/A STACI N. NELSON), A SINGLE WOMAN, to TIP-TON & OWEN TITLE, Trustee, of record in RECORD BOOK 1454, PAGE 24, AS CORRECTED BY SCRIVENERS AF-FIDAVIT OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 1456, PAGE 546, for the benefit of MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGIS-TRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMI-NEE FOR FIRST STATE BANK, in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an in-strument of record in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee, to secure the indebtedness described; WHEREAS, the said Deed of Trust was last assigned to TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOP-MENT AGENCY; the entire indebtedness having been declared due and payable by TENNESSEE HOUSING DEVELOP-MENT AGENCY BY AND THROUGH ITS SERVICER AND AUTHORIZED AGENT, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSO-CIATION, as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Substitute Trustee, on FRIDAY, FEB-RUARY 15, 2013 AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON),

AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE TIPTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN COVING-TON, TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, home-stead, and dower, and all other exemp-tions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in TIPTON County, Tennessee, to wit:PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUN-TY OF TIPTON, TENNESSEE:BEING LOT 4 OF DETROIT ESTATES, SECTION A, AS RECORDED AT PLAT CABINET D, SLIDE 6, OF THE REGIS-TER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, TO WHICH REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PAR-TICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SAID LOT.INCLUDED IN THIS CONVEYANCE IS A 1996 SUNDANCE MOBILE HOME, SE-RIAL #SRP1160AAL.RESTRICTION: SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING: TO EASEMENTS, SET-BACK LINES AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD OR AS MAY AFFECT THE PREMISES; ZONING REGULA-TIONS FOR THE APPROPRIATE GOV-ERNMENTAL AUTHORITY, RIGHTS OF PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC RIGHTS OF WAY, AND TO MATTERS WHICH WOULD BE DISCLOSED BY AN ACCURATE SURVEY; CITY AND/OR COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES TO BE ASSUMED BY GRANTEES.BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CON-VEYED TO STACI NELSON, A SINGLE PERSON, BY DEED DATED SEPTEM-BER 30, 2009 OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 1454, PAGE 22, IN THE REGIS-TER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SEE ALSO AFFIDAVIT OF AFFIXATION (MANUFACTURED HOME) OF RE-CORD IN RECORD BOOK 1462, PAGE 290, AS CORRECTED IN SCRIVENERS AFFIDAVIT OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 1468, PAGE 371, IN THE REG-ISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 2031 DETROIT ROAD, BURLISON, TENNESSEE 38015.MAP 029F GROUP A PARCEL 005.00THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROP-ERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY.THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UN-PAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEAS-ES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH TAKE PRIORITY OVER THE DEED OF TRUST UNDER WHICH THIS FORECLOSURE SALE IS CONDUCTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DEPART-MENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REV-ENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNES-SEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE AP-PLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. IF APPLICABLE, THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF T.C.A. 35-5-117 HAVE BEEN MET.THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO AD-JOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLI-CATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALEIN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGH-EST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESS-FUL BIDDER.OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: TEN-NESSEE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGENCYTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. This day, December 31, 2012. This is improved property known as 2031 DE-TROIT ROAD, BURLISON, TENNES-SEE 38015.J. PHILLIP JONES SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE1800 HAYES STREETNASHVILLE, TN 37203(615) 254-4430www.phillipjoneslaw.comF12-102610jan3w

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALEDefault has occurred in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a Real Estate Deed of Trust (the “Deed of Trust”) dated October 17, 2007, by Southern Custom Home Builders, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability com-pany (“Southern”), to Richard Exley, as Trustee, for the benefit of Community Bank, North Mississippi, formerly known as Community Bank, N.A. (“Community Bank”), of record in the Register’s Office, Tipton County, Tennessee, at Record Book 1368, Page 100-109, to secure payment of a Promissory Note dated October 17, 2007, executed by Southern in the original principal amount of Two Hundred Eight Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($208,000.00) in favor of Com-munity Bank (“Note”). Community Bank has appointed Mark E. Beutelschies and Patricia L. Everitt as Successor Trustees under the Deed of Trust, by Appointment of Successor Trustee recorded in said Register’s Office at Record Book 1519, Page 964, with all of the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in the Deed of Trust. All of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust has matured upon demand of the owner thereof. This is to give notice that Mark E. Beutel-schies and Patricia L. Everitt, as Succes-sor Trustees, or their agent(s), will on Monday, February 4, 2013 commencing at 12:00 P.M. at the North entrance of the Tipton County Courthouse, in Coving-ton, Tennessee, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit:Being within the corporate limits of the Town of Covington, Tennessee, bounded on the north by an alley on the east side by the lot formerly owned by C.H. Hill and recently conveyed by Neil H. Johnson et. al; on the south by East Liberty Street; and on the west by the property owned by T.P. Elcan; and being a lot of land front-ing about 40 feet on the north side of East Liberty Street, and running back north about 80 feet to an alley. Tipton County and City of Covington real property taxes for the years 2010 and 2011 are due and delinquent. Tipton County and City of Covington real prop-erty taxes for the year 2012 are now due and payable.As permitted by the Deed of Trust, this sale will also include all rights, ease-ments, appurtenances, royalties, mineral rights, oil and gas rights, crops, timber,

all diversion payments or third party pay-ments made to crop producers, all water and riparian rights, wells, ditches, reser-voirs, and water stock and all existing and future improvements, structures, fixtures and replacements owned by Southern on the above-described real property.The following information is believed to be correct but has not been verified: Property Address: 132/134 E. Liberty Avenue, Covington, Tennessee 38019Prior Deed Ref.: Record Book 1282, Page 920-921Current Property Owner: Southern Cus-tom Home Builders, LLC aka Southern Custom Homebuilders, LLCOther Interested Parties: Rodney Sim-mons The right is reserved to adjourn the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon an-nouncement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This sale shall be subject to: unpaid property taxes and assessments (plus penalties and interest); subdivision re-strictions, building lines and easements of record (if any); and any prior liens or other prior encumbrances of record. The equitable right of redemption, statu-tory right of redemption, homestead, curtesy, dower, appraisement, marshal-ling of liens and assets, and all other exemptions are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Successor Trustee(s).Mark E. BeutelschiesSuccessor Trustee10jan3w

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

SALEDefault has occurred in the payment of the debts and obligations secured to be paid by a Real Estate Deed of Trust (the “Deed of Trust”) dated June 13, 2006, by Southern Custom Home Bldrs, LLC, a Tennessee limited liability com-pany (“Southern”), to Richard Exley, as Trustee, for the benefit of Community Bank, North Mississippi, formerly known as Community Bank, N.A. (“Community Bank”), of record in the Register’s Office, Tipton County, Tennessee, at Record Book 1280, Page 935-945, rerecorded at Record Book 1282, Page 835-845, to se-cure payment of a Promissory Note dated November 15, 2006, executed by South-ern in the original principal amount of Six Hundred Twenty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($620,000.00) in favor of Com-munity Bank (“Note”). Community Bank has appointed Mark E. Beutelschies and Patricia L. Everitt as Successor Trustees under the Deed of Trust, by Appointment of Successor Trustee recorded in said Register’s Office at Record Book 1519, Page 965, with all of the rights, powers and privileges of the original Trustee named in the Deed of Trust. All of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust has matured upon demand of the owner thereof. This is to give notice that Mark E. Beutel-schies and Patricia L. Everitt, as Succes-sor Trustees, or their agent(s), will on Monday, February 4, 2013commencing at 12:00 P.M. at the North entrance of the Tipton County Court-house, in Covington, Tennessee, pro-ceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit:Description of Lot 7 of J.F. Wooten Sub-division, Section D as recorded at Plat Cabinet C, Slide 129, said property being located on the South side of Cobb Av-enue and being situated in the Seventh Civil District of Tipton County, Tennes-see. Beginning at a found iron post in the South Right of Way line of Cobb Avenue (having a 60 foot total Right of Way) being the Northwest corner of Lot 7 of J.F. Woo-ten Subdivision, Section D, as recorded at Plat Cabinet C, Slide 129, also being the Northeast corner of Lot 3 of J.F. Woo-ten Subdivision, Section B, (Plat Cabinet C, Slide 7); thence in a Northeastwardly direction, along the South Right of Way line of Cobb Avenue and the North line of Lot 7, North 84 degrees 40 minutes 15 seconds East, a distance of 100.00 feet to a found iron post being the Northeast corner of to 7 and the Northwest corner of Lot 6 of J.P. Wooten Subdivision, Sec-tion C (Plat Cabinet C, Slide 81); thence in a Southeastwardly direction, along the East line of Lot 7 and the west line of Lot 6, South 05 degrees 19 minutes 45 sec-onds East, a distance of 225.72 feet to a found iron post being the Southeast cor-ner of Lot 7 and the Southwest corner of Lot 6; thence in a Southwestwardly direc-tion, along the South line of Lot 7, South 85 degrees 41 minutes 40 seconds West, a distance of 100.02 feet to a found iron post being the Southwest corner of Lot 7 and the Southeast corner of Lot 2 of the J.F. Wooten Subdivision, Section B, (Plat Cabinet C, Slide 7); thence in a North-westwardly direction, along the West line of Lot 7 and the East line of Lot 2 and Lot 3, North 05 degrees 19 minutes 45 seconds West, a distance of 223.93 feet to the Point of Beginning and containing 0.52 acres, more or less.However, there exists on the above de-scribed property a utility easement run-ning 5 foot South of and parallel with the North property line as shown on plat of survey. This conveyance is made subject to building line and easements of record at Plat Cabinet C, Slide 129 of the said Register’s Office.Lot 2, Section B, of J.F. Wooten Subdivi-sion as recorded in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 7, in the Register’s Office of Tipton Coun-ty, Tennessee, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more particular de-scription of said lot. This conveyance is made subject to Subdivision Restrictions, building lines and easement in Plat Cabi-net C, Slide 7, in said Register’s Office. Lot 3 of J.F. Wooten Subdivision, Section B, as recorded in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 7 and located on the East side of Tipton Road in the 7th Civil District of Tipton County, Tennessee. Beginning at an iron pin located on the Southwest corner of Lot 3 of J.P. Wooten Subdivision, Section B, as recorded in Plat Cabinet C, Slide 7 and being in the East R.O.W. line of Tipton road; thence in a Northwestwardly direction, along the West line of Lot 3, also being the east R.O.W. line of Tipton Road (30 feet from centerline), N 05 degrees 19 minutes 45 seconds W, 95.00 feet to a point of curvature; thence in a Northeastwardly direction, along a curve to the right hav-ing a radius of 25.00 feet, a distance of 39.27 feet to a point of tangency located in the south R.O.W. line of a 60.00 foot wide road; thence in a Northeastwardly direction, along the south R.O.W. line of said road, also being the North line of Lot 3, N 84 degrees 40 minutes 15 sec-onds E, 195.00 feet to an iron pin being the Northeast corner of Lot 3; thence in a southeastwardly direction, along the East line of Lot 3 also being an interior line of Munford Development Company property (623/14), S 05 degrees 19 min-utes 45 seconds E, 120.00 feet to an iron pin located in the Southeast corner of Lot 3, also being the Northeast corner of Lot 2; thence in a Southwestwardly direction, along the south line of Lot 3, also being the North line of Lot 2, S 84 degrees 40 minutes, 15 seconds W, 220.00 feet to the point of beginning and containing 0.60 acres.

Tipton County and City of Atoka real property taxes for the years 2010 and 2011 are due and delinquent. Tipton County and City of Atoka real property taxes for the year 2012 are now due and payable.As permitted by the Deed of Trust, this sale will also include all rights, ease-ments, appurtenances, royalties, mineral rights, oil and gas rights, crops, timber, all diversion payments or third party pay-ments made to crop producers, all water and riparian rights, wells, ditches, reser-voirs, and water stock and all existing and future improvements, structures, fixtures and replacements owned by Southern on the above-described real property.The following information is believed to be correct but has not been verified: Property Address: 2094 Tipton Road, Atoka, Tennessee 38004 Prior Deed Ref.: Record Book 1228, Page 389-391Current Property Owner: Southern Cus-tom Home Builders, LLCOther Interested Parties: Rodney Sim-mons The right is reserved to adjourn the sale to another day, time and place certain without further publication, upon an-nouncement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. This sale shall be subject to: unpaid property taxes and assessments (plus penalties and interest); subdivision re-strictions, building lines and easements of record (if any); and any prior liens or other prior encumbrances of record. The statutory right of redemption, home-stead, curtesy, dower, appraisement, marshalling of liens and assets, and all other exemptions are expressly waived in the Deed of Trust, and the title is be-lieved to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Successor Trustee(s).Mark E. BeutelschiesSuccessor Trustee10jan3w


SALE Default having been made in the terms, conditions, and payments provided in a certain Deed of Trust dated JUNE 14, 2002, executed by ANDREW KUNKEL (A/K/A ANDREW J. KUNKEL) AND NI-COLE KUNKEL (A/K/A NICOLE M. KUN-KEL, A/K/A NICK KUNKEL), HUSBAND AND WIFE AND NICK HARRISON, SR (A/K/A NICK T. HARRISON, SR), to GAIL JOHNSON, Trustee, of record in RECORD BOOK 1009, PAGE 414, AS CORRECTED BY SCRIVENER’S AFFIDAVIT OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 1564, PAGE 33, for the benefit of UNION PLANTERS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee and to J. PHILLIP JONES AND JESSICA D. BIN-KLEY, either of whom may act, appointed as Substitute Trustee in an instrument of record in the Register’s Office for TIPTON County, Tennessee, to secure the indebt-edness described, the entire indebted-ness having been declared due and pay-able by REGIONS BANK, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO UNION PLANTERS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, be-ing the present owner/holder or autho-rized agent, designee or servicer of the holder/owner of said indebtedness, has requested foreclosure proceedings to be instituted; and as provided in said Deed of Trust, I, J. PHILLIP JONES/ JESSICA D. BINKLEY, will by virtue of the power and authority vested in me as Substi-tute Trustee, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013 AT 12:00 P.M. (NOON), AT THE NORTH DOOR OF THE TIPTON COUN-TY COURTHOUSE IN COVINGTON, TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, sell to the highest bidder for cash, free from the equity of redemption, homestead, and dower, and all other exemptions which are expressly waived, and subject to any unpaid taxes, if any, the following described property in TIPTON County, Tennessee, to wit:PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE COUN-TY OF TIPTON, TENNESSEE:DESCRIPTION OF LOT 21 CHISOM TRAIL, SECTION B, AS RECORDED AT PLAT CABINET B, SLIDE 114 & 115, SAID PROPERTY BEING SITUATED IN THE SEVENTH CIVIL DISTRICT OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE AND BEING LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF CHISOM TRAIL.BEGINNING AT A FOUND IRON POST ON THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CHISOM TRAIL (60 FOOT TOTAL RIGHT OF WAY) BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 21 OF CHISOM TRAIL, SECTION B, AS RE-CORDED AT PLAT CABINET B, SLIDE 114 & 115, ALSO BEING THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF LOT 19 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE IN A NORTH-WESTWARDLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF CHISOM TRAIL, ALSO BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 21, THE FOL-LOWING TWO (2) COURSES, NORTH 57 DEGREES 39 MINUTES 45 SEC-ONDS WEST, A CALLED AND MEA-SURED DISTANCE OF 160.79 FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE; THENCE FOLLOWING A CURVE TO THE RIGHT HAVING A RADIUS OF 339.74 FEET, A DELTA ANGLE OF 11 DEGREES 50 MINUTES 41 SECONDS, A TANGENT LENGTH OF 35.24 FEET, AN ARC LENGTH OF 70.23 FEET, A CHORD BEARING OF NORTH 81 DEGREES 44 MINUTES 24 SECONDS WEST, AND A CHORD LENGTH OF 70.11 FEET TO A FOUND IRON POST ON SAID RIGHT OF WAY LINE BEING THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF LOT 21, ALSO BEING THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 22 OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE IN A NORTHEASTWARDLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF LOT 21 AND THE EAST LINE OF LOT 22, NORTH 11 DEGREES 32 MIN-UTES 34 SECONDS EAST, A CALLED DISTANCE OF 223.52 FEET, BUT MEA-SURED DISTANCE OF 223.48 FEET TO A FOUND IRON POST BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 21 AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 22; THENCE IN A SOUTHWEST-WARDLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 21 SOUTH 65 DEGREES 33 MINUTES 22 SECONDS EAST, A CALLED DISTANCE OF 194.83 FEET, BUT A MEASURED DISTANCE OF 194.74 FEET TO A FOUND IRON POST BEING THE NORTHEAST COR-NER OF LOT 21, ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 19; THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTWARDLY DIRECTION, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 21 AND THE WEST LINE OF LOT 19, SOUTH 02 DEGREES 17 MIN-UTES 30 SECONDS WEST, A CALLED DISTANCE OF 220.72 FEET, BUT A MEASURED DISTANCE OF 220.68 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CONTAINING 1.09 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CON-VEYED TO ANDREW J. KUNKEL, A MARRIED PERSON AND NICK T. HAR-RISON, SR, BY WARRANTY DEED DATED OCTOBER 7, 1998 OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 843, PAGE 451, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE. SEE ALSO PARTIAL RELEASE OF DEED OF TRUST OF RECORD IN

RECORD BOOK 1564, PAGE 35, IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.SUBJECT TO FIRST DEED OF TRUST OF RECORD IN RECORD BOOK 843, PAGE 453, IN THE REGISTER’S OF-FICE OF TIPTON COUNTY, TENNES-SEE.THIS IS IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS 260 CHISOLM TRAIL, ATOKA, TENNESSEE 38004 (A/K/A 260 CHISOM TRAIL, ATOKA, TENNESSEE 38004).MAP 110B GROUP A PARCEL 019.00THE SALE OF THE SUBJECT PROP-ERTY IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND IS FURTHER SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF ANY TENANT(S) OR OTHER PARTIES OR ENTITIES IN POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY.THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY UN-PAID TAXES, IF ANY, ANY PRIOR LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES LEAS-ES, EASEMENTS AND ALL OTHER MATTERS WHICH TAKE PRIORITY OVER THE DEED OF TRUST UNDER WHICH THIS FORECLOSURE SALE IS CONDUCTED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PRIORITY OF ANY FIXTURE FILING. IF THE U.S. DEPART-MENT OF THE TREASURY/ INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, THE STATE OF TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF REV-ENUE, OR THE STATE OF TENNES-SEE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND WORK FORCE DEVELOPMENT ARE LISTED AS INTERESTED PARTIES IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, THEN THE NOTICE OF THIS FORECLOSURE IS BEING GIVEN TO THEM, AND THE SALE WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE AP-PLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES RIGHT TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY, ALL AS REQUIRED BY 26 U.S.C. 7425 AND T.C.A. 67-1-1433. IF APPLICABLE, THE NOTICE REQUIREMENTS OF T.C.A. 35-5-117 HAVE BEEN MET.THE RIGHT IS RESERVED TO AD-JOURN THE DAY OF THE SALE TO ANOTHER DAY, TIME AND PLACE CERTAIN WITHOUT FURTHER PUBLI-CATION, UPON ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE SALE SET FORTH ABOVE. THE TRUSTEE/SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO RESCIND THE SALEIN THE EVENT THE HIGHEST BIDDER DOES NOT HONOR THE HIGHEST BID WITHIN 24 HOURS, THE NEXT HIGH-EST BIDDER AT THE NEXT HIGHEST BID WILL BE DEEMED THE SUCCESS-FUL BIDDER.OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES: NA-TIONSBANC MORTGAGE CORPO-RATION; CITIBANK SOUTH DAKOTA, N.A.; ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC ASSIGNEE OF GE MONEY BANK; LVNV FUNDING, LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF HSBC BANK NEVADA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (RECORD BOOK 1456, PAGE 400; RECORD BOOK 1444, PAGE

649); DISCOVER BANK, ISSUER OF THE DISCOVER CARD; LVNV FUND-ING, LLC AS ASSIGNEE OF GE CAPI-TAL; NICK T. HARRISON, SRTHIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OB-TAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.This day, January 7, 2013. This is im-proved property known as 260 CHISOLM TRAIL, ATOKA, TENNESSEE 38004 (A/K/A 260 CHISOM TRAIL, ATOKA, TENNESSEE 38004).J. PHILLIP JONES/ JESSICA D. BIN-KLEY, SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE1800 HAYES STREETNASHVILLE, TN 37203(615) 254-4430www.phillipjoneslaw.comF12-131810jan3w

IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF

TIPTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE

DAVIDA HAYESVS. NO. 23,949SAMUEL O. HAYES, DIANE BERNICE HAYES, PATRIOT BANK, FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORA-TION AND CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC,with agent, PEELLE MANAGE-MENT CORPORATION

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

It appearing from the Affidavit of Publica-tion, which is sworn to, that Samuel O. Hayes, the Respondent, is evading ser-vice and that personal service of process cannot be had upon him; that Respon-dent, Diane Hayes, is a nonresident of Tennessee and that personal service of process cannot be had upon her; service of process by publication having been ordered, he is hereby required to appear andanswer or otherwise defend the Petition of David Hayes, petitioner, whose attor-ney is J. Thomas Caldwell, 114 Jefferson Street, Ripley, Tennessee, 38063, within 30 days after the date of the last publi-cation of this notice; otherwise, default judgment may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition and amended petition. It is further ordered that this notice shall be published in The Leader, a weekly publication of general circulation, once weekly for four consecu-tive weeks beginning January 10, 2013.

Virginia GrayClerk Master

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www.covingtonleader.com Thursday, January 10, 2013 • The Leader • A15

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

All contractors interested in participating in Delta Human Resource Agency's Weatherization Assistance Program are invited to attend a meeting on Tuesday, January 15, at 8:30 a.m. at the Delta Human Resource Agency Central Office, 915 Hwy 51 South, Covington, TN. To be considered for in-clusion on Delta'S Approved Contractor List con-tractors must present the following at the meeting: Contractor licenses (Home Improvement or General Contractor), Certification of TVA Weatherization Training, Certification of Lead Safe Work Training, RRP Certification, OSHA Certification (30 hours for contractors - 10 hours for Workers), County/City Business Permit, Public Liability Policy (not less than $50,000.00), and Workman's Compensation Insurance.

For further information regarding this meeting, contact Ronnie Twisdale or Gloria Williams at (901) 476-5226.

Delta Human Resource Agency is an Equal Em-ployment Opportunity employer, funded in part by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING(Text Amendment to the Municipal Zoning

Ordinance – Adoption of Standards for Outdoor Display or Sale of Merchandise)

Pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated Sec-tion 13-7-203, a public hearing will be held on the 12th day of February, 2012, at 5:30 p.m., in Covington City Hall. The hearing is to receive public input into a proposed text amendment to the Covington Municipal Zoning Ordinance relating to the adopting of standards for the purpose of regulating outdoor display or stor-age of merchandise. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for review at Coving-ton City Hall during normal business hours. All interested persons are invited to attend and comment.10jan1w

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGAN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE

2011-12 BUDGETNotice is hereby given that a public hearing will

be held before the Covington Board of Mayor and Aldermen for Budget Amendment Ordinance for the 2011-12 Budget Year.

Said hearing will be held at the regular meeting of the Covington Board of Mayor and Aldermen on January 22, 2013 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at Coving-ton City Hall.

Any interested party is invited to appear before the Covington Board of Mayor and Aldermen and be heard in objection or in favor of the adoption thereof. Copies of the proposed ordinance will be available for public examination in the Mayor’s Office, Cov-ington City Hall.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGAN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE COVINGTON

MUNICIPAL ZONING MAP TO REZONE PROPERTY ON WEST SHERROD AVENUE (DR. TRAVIS

BOLTON AND DR. ROY WRATHER PROPERTIES) FROM R-2 (MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) TO

B-2 (HIGHWAY COMMERCIAL);

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the Covington Board of Mayor and Aldermen on proposed modifications to the Covington Municipal Zoning Map.Said hearing will be held pursuant to the provisions of Section 13-7-105, Tennessee Code Annotated. Said hearing will be held at the regular meeting of the Cov-ington Board of Mayor and Aldermen on February 12, 2013 BEGINNING AT 5:300 P.M. AT CovINGToN CITy HAll.

Any interested party is invited to appear before the Covington Board of Mayor and Aldermen and be heard in objection or in favor of the adoption thereof. Copies of the proposed ordinance will be available for public examination in the Mayor’s Office, Covington City Hall.

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InvItatIon to BIdThe Tipton County Board of Education is ac-

cepting bids for a literacy resource for grades 3-8. The resource should address literacy skills including comprehension and fluency. If the product is electronic, the bid should cover use for three years and begin February 15, 2013.

Sealed bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday January 24, 2013 at the Tipton County Board of Education, 1580 Highway 51, Coving-ton, TN 38019. All bids should be sent to the attention of Marion Samuel at the Tipton County Board of Education, 1580 Highway 51 South, Covington, TN 38019.

The Tipton County Board of Education re-serves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informality or irregularity in any bid received.10jan2w

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICEThe Town of Atoka will hold a Public Meeting on January

17, 2013 at 6:15 p.m. at the Atoka Town Hall. This is a public involvement meeting to notify the community of the intended project scope for the Town’s upcoming TA application funded under the Tennessee Department of Transportation Alterna-tives Grant. The Town of Atoka encourages your attendance and welcomes your comments on the proposed project.

Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact Town Administrator Brian Koral, (901) 837-5300. The Town of Atoka does not discriminate on the ba-sis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, familial status, or disability. The Town of Atoka complies with Title VI-Civil Rights of 1964; 49 CFR, Part 26.

Daryl Walker Mayor

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PUBLIC NOTICEPoplar Grove Utility

District Board of Directors Meeting for January 2013 has been changed. The new date

will be January 15, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.

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The Atoka Police Department is currently

accepting applications for a Certified Police Officer

until noon Friday, January 11, 2013. Application

can be picked up at 139 Wesley Reed, Suite E,

Atoka between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., weekdays.

Town of Atoka is an equal opportunity employer.

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10 in the fourth period. Elijah Shaw led Crockett

with a game-high 25 points. Teammates Jordan Mosier and William Edwards add-ed 16 and 13, respectively, for the Cavaliers.

In other action:• The Chargers were just

too much for the Milan Bull-dogs on Saturday as CHS romped to an 88-44 mercy-rule home-court win. The Chargers (14-3, 8-0) led 32-10 after the first period and would expand that lead to as many as 50 in the second half.

Covington dominated the

boards at both ends of the court while forcing 20 Bull-dog turnovers. Milan (2-13, 1-7) was led in scoring by Joe Longmire with 19 points. Keenan Booth pitched in 10 for the Bulldogs.

Demetrius Dyson took game scoring honors with 33 points. He was recognized between games for having reached 1,500 points scored in his career. The milestone was reached at Dyersburg on Dec. 7. Fellow Chargers scoring in double figures were Montel Williams and DaMarcus Seaberry with 11 each and Chevia Hughes with 10.

• Demetrius Dyson’s 24 points and 17 rebounds paced the Chargers in a 75-60 win over the surprisingly tough Obion County Rebels on Tuesday.

Nursing a 50-43 advan-tage entering the fourth period, the Chargers saw Obion get within five points twice but did not allow them over the hump as Dy-son drained multiple free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Tarecus Hughes returned to the varsity lineup with a solid game contributing 12 points. DaMarcus Seaberry had 11.

serted the second and third teams two minutes into the third period.

Covington forced 31 Mi-lan turnovers versus 11 for CHS. Ashia Jones paced CHS with 12 points and Le-shundra Somerville added 11.

• The Lady Chargers went to Obion County on Tuesday knowing that the game was for outright sec-

ond place in District 13-AA. They expected a tough night and got one with mis-ery added on when Real was ejected on back-to-back technical fouls with 1:40 left in the first quarter.

Covington had the coach’s back however and posted a strong come from behind 59-53 win.

With Real’s exit Coving-ton (17-2, 8-1) trailed 17-3. They were tied at 28 at the break and came out ready to

play in the third period. Ja-neika Mason was unstoppa-ble in the frame with seven of her 11 points and six re-bounds. Free throws down the stretch sealed the win as the Lady Rebels (10-6, 6-2) got no closer than three in the fourth.

Jones led all scorers with 22 points. Harvey chipped in 13.

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• The Lady Rebels defeat-ed Rossville 54-46 behind 15 points from Virginia Moore and 14 by Taylor Beasley. Rosemark trailed 28-19 at the half before rallying with 22 points in the fourth quar-ter.

• Arlington got 15 points from Adarius Avery in a 78-40 win over Brighton on Tuesday in Arlington. Jer-icho Williams led Brighton with 10 points and Hunt added eight.

• Bierdz scored 14 for Brighton at Arlington, but it wasn't enough as the Lady Tigers prevailed 78-44. Mc-Callie Ruffin added nine for Brighton and Raygan Hoffman scored eight. Tori Sewell led Arlington with 24.

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points, started off the sec-ond half with her third 3 of the game. Robneisha Lee, who led all scorers with 22, added a three-point play moments later as the lead ballooned to 44-12 with 3:50 left in the period.

Richardson hit another 3-pointer in the fourth quar-ter and finished with 13 points.

Munford hosts Milling-ton on Saturday in another non-district game. The Lady Cougars (4-0 district) will host Dyer County, the dis-

trict's second place team, on Jan. 18.

“I think they understand what the regular season is about,” Poindexter said. “It's about getting better for the tournament. Hopefully that mindset will pay off when we get there.”

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his season in the region semifinals.

“It felt real good,” said Stark, who led all scorers with 18. He was 4 for 4 on free throws in the final two minutes to help seal the win.

“We were ready to play and just came out and

played hard as a team.”Bartlett earned its first

lead of the game at the 4:32 mark of the second quarter when a bucket by Eric Wad-dell gave the Panthers a 14-12 lead.

Munford answered with an 11-3 run and led 24-21 at the half.

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Covington High School senior Jeffrey Sartain, third from right, was recently named the January Student of the Month by the Covington Exchange Club. Pictured are, from left, Jerry Johnson, CHS teacher; Bobby Sartain, father; Serena Sartain, mother; and Peggy Murdock, CHS principal. Photo by Jeff Ireland

Sartain named student of month

For seniors onlyGuidance department

staff are available begin-ning Jan. 3 to assist in preparation of FAFSA applications. Students must have their parents IRS information to com-plete the forms.

The computer lab will be open on Jan. 17 and 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. for students to com-plete FSFSA applications. Parents’ IRS info is re-quired.

There will be a Col-lege Goal Tennessee on the DSCC- Dyersburg campus and the Jimmy Naifeh Center on the Covington campus from 1-7 p.m. on Jan. 27.

Seniors may access the senior Facebook page at www.facebook.com/covingtonhs2013 for up-to-date information on senior news, scholar-ships, financial aid, se-nior events and gradua-tion.

DECA officersRecently elected 2012-

13 DECA officers are

Brandon Griffith, presi-dent; Kanasha Malone, vice-president; Kiara Boyd, secretary; Justin Fisher, reporter; Danni Haynes, treasurer; Ben Wessel, parliamentarian; and Faith Adams, chap-lain.

Rose Parade honorCongratulation to

CHS’ Aryn Mullins who was one of two Tennes-see musicians selected to march in the 2013 Tour-nament of Roses Parade in Pasadena.

Project EXCELLProject EXCELL ACT

tutoring is offered Mon-day-Thursday 7-7:30 a.m.

and again from 3-5:30 p.m. The Project EXCELL computer lab is open at the same time son the same days.

Project EXCELL is also offering Zumba, Insanity and physical fitness to any student who wants to lose weight and/or get fit. Snack and juice are provided.

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Brighton Middle School has selected the following students as January Students of the Month. A Student of the Month from each grade is selected monthly from a pool of nominations given by BMS teachers. Left to right, they are 8th grader Abi Martin, 7th grader Robert Amundson and 6th grader Cameron Webb.

The outstanding aca-demic achievements of undergraduate students at the University of Ten-nessee at Martin have been honored with pub-lication of the Fall 2012 Chancellor’s Honor Rolls:

• Whitney D. Crow, Atoka, TN 38004, High-est Honors

• Kaitlyn M. Downing, Atoka, TN 38004, Hon-ors

• Jonathan R. Jones, Atoka, TN 38004, High Honors

• Katarzyna Keen, Atoka, TN 38004, High-est Honors

• James W. Moeller, Atoka, TN 38004, High Honors

• Katrina D. Moeller, Atoka, TN 38004, High-est Honors

• Keith Paluso, Atoka, TN 38004, Honors

• Sean L. Riley, Atoka,

TN 38004, Honors• Julie E. Settles, Atoka,

TN 38004, High Honors• Andrew M. Carter,

Brighton, TN 38011, Honors

• Christopher K. Cole-man, Brighton, TN 38011, Honors

• Soobin K. Crabb, Brighton, TN 38011, Highest Honors

• Brittany L. Fields, Brighton, TN 38011, Honors

• Nathan D. Ray, Brigh-ton, TN 38011, Honors

•Raechell A. Seagrave, Brighton, TN 38011, High Honors

•Nicholas P. Stevens, Brighton, TN 38011, Highest Honors

• Staci L. Willey, , TN 38011, Highest Honors

• Jacob D. Wilson, Brighton, TN 38011, High Honors

• Erika M. Boswell,

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We want to thank the Dyersburg State Commu-nity Psychology Club for the paper products and craft products. We appre-ciate the donation very much.

We want to thank the First United Methodist Church in Covington for their donation to the cen-ter also. We appreciate it very much.

We also drew names for our Christmas party at the center. Staff and service re-cipients also made Christ-mas tree ornaments to put on the tree and take home to parents and relatives.

The staff and service re-cipients went to the Cov-ington Sportsplex to work out and get some exercise on Dec. 4.

We are watching a DVD

of “The Incredible Hulk” in the front room and do-ing devotionals Monday-Friday.

Staff and service re-cipients went to Kroger in Covington to help donate food goods to the Mid-South Food Bank, which is located in Memphis.

We got our pictures taken with Justin Hanson of New Channel 5 on Dec. 5. Some of the staff and service recipients went into the Kroger store to purchase some items and work on money manage-ment. They are also watch-ing a DVD of “The Three Stooges” in the front room. The center was cleaned too.

We had a pizza party on Dec. 7 from Ms. Aud-rie Clark. We appreciate

the nice lunch that was provided. We worked on Christmas tree ornaments as well and decorated the tree on Dec. 11.

Staff and service recipi-ents are working on cups to put candy and goodies in for the nursing home residence on Dec. 12.

We went to watch Scott C's mother and the tap dancers on Dec. 17. We want to thank Marcie H's mother and Brenda T's aunt for the delicious lunch we had for birth-days on Dec. 17. We also celebrated Brenda T's and Marcie H's birthdays with cupcakes and cookies and also made snowmen for the staff.

We also went to the nurs-ing home and the mayor's office, plus the courthouse and chamber to pass out Christmas mugs. On Dec. 18 we went to Gi Gi's cup-

cake place in Memphis.Staff and service re-

cipients and parents and relatives had their an-nual Christmas party and brunch on Dec. 10.

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• Cyrus T. Morgan, Bur-lison, TN 38015, Highest Honors

• Chapell S. Smith, Bur-lison, TN 38015, High Honors

• Kaitlyn B. Wilson, Bur-lison, TN 38015, Honors

• Pauletta Y. Alston, Covington, TN 38019, High Honors

• Jessa C. Bibb, Coving-ton, TN 38019, High Hon-ors

•Leah G. Chapman, Covington, TN 38019, High Honors

•Elizabeth A. Coulston, Covington, TN 38019, Honors

•Amy L. David, Cov-ington, TN 38019, High Honors

•Michael K. Davis, Cov-ington, TN 38019, High Honors

•Walton L. Downing, Covington, TN 38019, Honors

•Britton M. Dunn, Cov-ington, TN 38019, Honors

•Jamia L. Flowers, Cov-ington, TN 38019, Honors

•Ashley N. Glass, Cov-ington, TN 38019, High Honors

•Autumn C. Glenn, Covington, TN 38019, Honors

•Summer G. Hamilton, Covington, TN 38019, Highest Honors

• Hunter W. Harris, Covington, TN 38019, High Honors

• Leah N. Heathman, Covington, TN 38019, Highest Honors

•Robert A. Hensley,

Covington, TN 38019, Honors

•Rashunica T. Holland, Covington, TN 38019, High Honors

•James H. Love, Cov-ington, TN 38019, Highest Honors

•Katheryn M. Massey, Covington, TN 38019, Highest Honors

•Elizabeth P. Newman, Covington, TN 38019, High Honors

•Sarah A. Newman, Covington, TN 38019, Honors

•Mary A. Smith, Cov-ington, TN 38019, High Honors

•Winston M. Turner, Covington, TN 38019, Honors

•Janie J. Brammer, Drummonds, TN 38023, High Honors

•Robert E. Elam, Drum-monds, TN 38023, Hon-ors

•William N. Mills, Drummonds, TN 38023, Honors

•Cesalee R. Mullen, Drumonds, TN 38023, Honors

•Quanesha S. Richard-son, Drummonds, TN 38023, Highest Honors

• Emma L. Sanders, Drummonds, TN 38023, Highest Honors

•Kaitlyn E. Trobaugh, Drummonds, TN 38023, High Honors

•Mary E. Wilson, Drum-monds, TN 38023, High Honors

•James D. Copeland, Martin, TN 38237, High-est Honors

• Veronica E. Knight, Martin, TN 38237, High Honors

•Anthony L. Radcliffe, Martin, TN 38237, Hon-ors

•Leslie N. Serrano, Mar-tin, TN 38237, Honors

•Angela Johnson, Ma-son, TN 38049, High Hon-

ors•Courtney S. Stone, Ma-

son, TN 38049, Honors•Elizabeth C. Anderson,

Memphis, TN 38120, High Honors

•Thomas T. Bowen, Mil-lington, TN 38053, High-est Honors

• Ashley N. Adkison, Munford, TN 38058, High-est Honors

• Kayla D. Ballard, Mu-nford, TN 38058, Highest Honors

• Ashlea T. Baskin, Mu-nford, TN 38058, Highest Honors

•Cody F. Jennings, Mu-nford, TN 38058, High Honors

• Cody J. Lemmons, Mu-nford, TN 38058, Highest Honors

•Rachel L. Lenagar, Mu-nford, TN 38058, Highest Honors

• Jeff B. Rogers, Mu-nford, TN 38058, High Honors

• Danielle E. Stagner, Munford, TN 38058, High Honors

• Sarah A. Stevens, Mu-nford, TN 38058, Honors

• Wesley G. Courtney, Oakland, TN 38060, Hon-ors

• Abbie J. Smith, Stan-ton, TN 38069, Honors

• Maria L. Downing, Tipton, TN 38071, Highest Honors

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