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FHS Dinner Theatre
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Fulton High School drama students participated in the annual Dinner Theatre Nov. 20-21. Three plays were presented, “Big, Bad,” “First Date,” and “Snow Sort of White.” (Photo by Amy Garmon)
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Three-month investigation ends in arrests
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Fulton Police made several arrests Nov. 19 as part of their “Code Blue Operation.” (Photo submitted)
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Fulton Police Department recently conducted a fall drug roundup and served
drug trafficking warrants and other unrelated Circuit and District Court
warrants with the assistance of the Fulton County Detention Center.
The operation, dubbed “Code Blue,” was a result of a three-month
investigation of drug trafficking in the city of Fulton by the Fulton Police
Department.
“The teamwork provided by the Fulton Police officers required much of their
time to bring this operation to a end,” said Police Chief Terry Powell. “I am
proud of the hard
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Two charged in felony theft cases
A Ripley, Tenn. man and woman were arrested Nov. 19 on felony theft
warrants from Fulton District Court, following investigations of stolen
electronics from area Wal-Mart stores.
On Nov. 17, Fulton Wal-Mart reported the theft of two computers and a
printer from the electronics
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CDS telethon results favorable
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Residents of the CDS Parker group home in South Fulton, front row from left, Sloan McCalla, Dante Snead, James Rhodes, Ray Goodloe, David Nash, Brian Dollar and Brian Lyle, stand with Diamond Rio’s Jimmy Olander, Dana Williams, Dan Truman, Gene Johnson, Brian Prout and Marty Roe.
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Despite another difficult economic year, Community Developmental Services
remains hopeful about the results of the 53rd annual Lions Club/Local 6
Telethon of Stars, which was held at the Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center
in downtown Paducah. The 15-hour program of entertainment and interviews
aired live Nov. 14-15 on WPSD Local 6 and raised more than $427,000 for
adults and children with disabilities in a four-state area.
“Overall the Telethon process was very smooth in our second year at the
Carson Center,” said Cathy Cate, executive director of
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CDBG grant to be used for sewer repairs
South Fulton City Manager Jeff Vowell and Mayor David Crocker planned to be in
Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 19, to accept the $500,000 Community Development
Blocking Grant (CDBG) recently awarded to the city. The announcement was
made during the South Fulton commission meeting Nov. 17.
The
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New sign marks Industrial Park
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Coffey Construction Co. of Hickman recently erected the new Fulton Industrial Park sign at the park’s entrance. (Photo by Stephanie Veatch)
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A bigger, brighter sign now serves as the marker for the industrial park on
Highway 307 in Fulton, and as Eddie Crittendon, director of the Fulton Economic
Development Partnership (EDP), said, hopefully it serves as a sign of good things
to come.
The 20-foot-tall lit sign can be easily seen from the Purchase Parkway, which
will eventually be part of I-69.
“We’re trying to market the whole Highway 307 area,” said Crittendon.
In addition to the new sign, which was designed by Tennessee Valley Authority
and constructed by Coffey Construction Co. of
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| Obituaries |
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George W. Pritchard Sr.
George Wesley Pritchard, a resident of Mayfield, died Nov. 21, at his residence.
He was 92.
Services were Nov. 24 at Byrn Chapel in Mayfield with Revs. Cody Pritchard,
Jonas Taylor and Larry J. Salmon officiating. Burial was in Sharon Baptist Church
Cemetery. Military Graveside Rites
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Roy Mires
Roy Hubert Mires, a resident of Martin, Tenn., died Nov. 18, at Western Baptist
Hospital in Paducah. He was 80.
Services were Nov. 21, at Murphy Funeral Home in Martin, Tenn., with the Revs.
Eddie Mallonee and Kenneth Springer officiating, with burial in East Side
Cemetery in
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Clovis Latham
Clovis Latham, a resident of Fulton, died Nov. 19, at Obion County Nursing
Home in Union City, Tenn. She was 89.
Services were Nov. 21 at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel in Fulton, with Revs. Gerald
Barnes and Scott Ballard officiating. Burial was in Obion County Memorial
Gardens in Union
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Lillie V. Jones
Lillie V. (Hall) Jones, a resident of Kankakee, Ill., a former resident of this area,
died Nov. 7 in Illinois. She was 74.
Services were Nov. 14 at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Bradley, Ill.,
with the Rev. Vincent Edward Clark officiating. Interment followed at Kankakee
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