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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)
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Husband, wife recovering from gunshot wounds
A local husband and wife are recovering from gunshot wounds, following an
incident at their home, March 12.
Graves County Chief Deputy Dewayne Redmon reports the Sheriff’s Office
received a 911 call at 7:46 p.m. from Gary B. Williams, 45, of 3078 Kingston
Road, near the Water
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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
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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)
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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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Cathey sentenced to 15 years in prison
According to a press release from the United States’ District Attorney’s Office,
Danny Lee Cathey, 53, of Water Valley, was sentenced to 15 years imprisonment
in United States District Court, Paducah, for the knowing possession of
methamphetamine with the intent to distribute
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SF Pre-K, Kindergarten pre-registration set
Obion County Schools Pre-K and Kindergarten pre-registration will be held
March 19, from 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m. at Black Oak, Hillcrest, Lake Road, Ridgemont,
and South Fulton elementary schools.
Children must be five years old on or before Sept. 20 to register for
Kindergarten, and four
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Obituaries |
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Roger Roper
Roger Roper, of Hickman and formerly of Clinton, died March 14 at Parkway
Regional Hopsital in Fulton. He was 64.
A private memorial service will be held at a later date. Strong Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include one daughter, Tammy Lomax of Hickman; four
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Jewell Robinson
Jewell D. Robinson, a resident of St. Louis, Mo., died Feb. 18, at her home. She
was 84.
Services were Feb. 25, at Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis,
with Bishop Arthur L. Kelley officiating.
Survivors include three daughters, Carlene Wynn of South Fulton and Bobrie
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