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Donnie “Rooster” Spivey Donnie “Rooster” Spivey, 67 of Gainesboro, passed away May 16 at his residence. He had chosen cremation, with memorial services at a later date. He was born March 10, 1952, in Gainesboro. He worked as a logger. He was preceded in death by parents, Ralph J. Spivey and Dimple Louise Spivey. Surviving…
Read MoreBetty Cobb Flatt Betty Cobb Flatt, 91, of Gainesboro, passed away May 5 at her residence. Funeral services were held May 7 at Anderson-Upper Cumberland Funeral Home with David Montgomery and Mark Stout officiating. Interment followed in the Granville Cemetery in Granville. She was born Nov. 10, 1927, in Glennville, Ga. She was a retired…
Read MoreDr. James Smith Dr James Smith, 83, of Cookeville, passed away April 21, near his farm in Overton County. Funeral services were held April 26 at Cookeville First Baptist Church with Pastor Scott McKinney officiating. Interment with military honors will be at Cookeville City Cemetery. He was born April 14, 1936, in Cookeville. He served…
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Jaryn Scantland is the 2019 Valedictorian with an average of 98.1875. She received the Jostens, Chad and Becky Bone award, the Doyene Anderson Memorial Scholarship and the Volunteer Scholarship. She will be attending the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Jackson County Sentinel on…
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Historic Granville celebrates the 21st Annual Granville Heritage Day on May 25, with the theme “Solid Gold Memories : White Walls & Fender Skirts” as the town celebrates the 1960’s during 2019. The day will begin with an opening celebration at 9 a.m. as the Granville Museum celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the Museum. For…
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Be sure to check out next weeks edition of the Sentinel for more Eighth Grade Graduation pictures. For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Jackson County Sentinel on newsstands now, or subscribe online at jacksoncountysentinel.net.
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For the first time in the Poke Sallet Eating Contest there was a tie. Both winners ate seven bowls of poke sallet. To break the tie they were going to have an “eat off” but neither one really wanted any more poke sallet. So, it was decided to just split the prize. Left to right:…
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Jaedyn Brooke Stafford was named the Poke Sallet Queen. She is the 17 year old daughter of Doug and Luanne Stafford of Gainesboro, TN. See more picutres on pg. 5-6 in this edition of the Sentinel. For more on this story, pick up a copy of this week’s Jackson County Sentinel on newsstands now, or…
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A 48-count indictment handed down last week, charged Patrick Martin, 48, of Gainesboro, Tennessee, with two counts of federal program theft, 30 counts of wire fraud, one count of possession of a forged security of an organization, 12 counts of failure to collect or pay employment taxes, two counts of filing false tax returns, and…
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