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Naomi Meadows Reece Naomi Meadows Reece, 81, of Cookeville passed away Sept. 28 at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held Sept. 30 at Anderson-Upper Cumberland Funeral Home with Shannon Brinkley and Bro. Jeff Burton officiating. Interment followed in the Defeated Creek Memorial Gardens in Smith County. She was born July 4, 1938 in…
Read MorePauline Holland Mrs. Pauline Holland of the Bagdad Community died at the age of 77 at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning September 22, 2019 at her Salt Lick Creek Road home surrounded by her loving family. She was pronounced deceased at 9:02 a.m. by Caris Hospice of Cookeville. Funeral services were conducted at 1 p.m. from…
Read MoreMichael D. Dyer Michael D. Dyer, 63, of Gainesboro passed away Sept. 16 at his residence. Funeral services were held Sept. 19 at Anderson-Upper Cumberland Funeral Home with Bro. John Mabery officiating. Interment followed in the Byers Cemetery in the Center Grove Community. He was born June 24, 1956 in Jackson County. He was the…
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The Tennessee Highway Patrols Criminal Investigations Division (CID) began assisting the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department in a burglary report from July 2019. Among items stolen from the burglary was an unregistered or unknown registration aircraft, which was last known to be on a custom trailer for transport. CID investigators led a coordinated effort with the…
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Pickett County, at some point we all must feel for Pickett. We feel for them because we have all been them once or twice before. Pickett is a team of just 15 young men with big hearts that held on till the end, and when they scored their one touchdown celebrated like they just won…
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The warm and inviting confines of the Bull and Thistle in Gainesboro provided the setting for a gathering of rural leaders and local concerned citizens last week – a gathering to address community needs and concerns. The Rural Leaders of America Conference was hosted in Gainesboro at the Bull and Thistle and was billed as…
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Federal, State and local officials gathered with local citizens at Wildwood Resort and Marina in Granville today to break ground on a $3 million expansion designed to position Wildwood to host corporate leadership retreats, weddings, family reunions and other events. Wildwood Resort and Marina formerly the Granville Marina and Resort, is a popular recreational facility…
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Cascade, before coming to face the Blue Devils Cascade had yet to win a game. We were going to change that for them. Most of you that take the time to read these articles now that I try to put as much positive spin on our teams as I can, last night’s game makes it…
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The Jackson County Board of Education met in regular session on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, at 6 p.m. at the Central Office. Members present were Mark Brown, James Robert Childress, Amanda Taylor, Mark Allen, Michelle Hix and Marty Woolbright. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Mark Brown. A motion made by Amanda Taylor,…
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