Fulton Leader
  March 16, 2010
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Tuesday, March 16
Citizen of Year nominations needed
Nominations are now being sought for the Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year award, according to Thea Vowell, Chamber Executive Director. The winner will be announced at the Chamber’s annual banquet April 24 at the Pontotoc Building, downtown Fulton. The deadline ...
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Spring Means Green
Spring officially begins March 20, and is well-anticipated by many. For gardeners, the season means time to ready the soil for plants such as those just received at Builders’ Supply. Edye Ortiz, Paint Department Manager at Builders’, helps organize the vegetables and fruit, including spinach, lettuce, collards, lettuce, broccoli, and strawberries. (Photo by Stephanie Veatch)

Snow day options discussed
Making up snow days was the major topic of discussion at the Fulton Independent Board of Education meeting, March 9. Options debated included attending school on two Saturdays; attending March 15 and 16, originally scheduled days off for students; making up the snow days at the end of ...
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Tractor Trailer Accident
The Fulton and South Fulton Fire Departments and the Twin City Ambulance Service responded to a one-vehicle automobile accident March 11, at 2:33 p.m., on the southbound on-ramp of the John C. Jones Parkway. A flat bed tractor trailer rig from West Virginia loaded with rolls of wire fencing rolled over on the ramp. The truck driver was extricated from the cab of the truck and transported via Air Evac helicopter to Jackson, Tenn. The South Fulton Police Department investigated the accident and was assisted by the Obion County Sheriffs Department. The Obion County Rescue Squad ...
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Cumberland Aires’ final concert marks 21 years of harmony
The Cumberland Aires will have their last performance March 21, at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in South Fulton. The group consists of, from left, Don Morgan, Robert Dilday, Mark Bennett, Dennis Bruner, Kenneth Stowell, and Leroy Sawyer. (Photo submitted)
After 21 years of singing southern gospel music, the Cumberland Aires will bid farewell with a final performance March 21 at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in South Fulton. The group formed in 1988 in the Fulton Cumberland Presbyterian Church with Leroy Sawyer, Charles “Moose” Ray, Brent Greer, Tom Couch, and Aleen Pollard on the piano. Through the years, there were others who joined the group and left, such as Jimmy Barber, Brent Tibbs and Gary Bradley. Sawyer is the only original member left in the group, accompanied by lead singer Robert Dilday, a 19-year ...
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