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McKenzie, TN 38201 Phone: 731.352.3323

Fax: 731.352.3322Contact Index Local - 2, 3Opinion - 4

People - 5General - 6

Obituaries - 7 Sports - 11

School - 10Classifi eds - 17

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Area High School Graduations, See Stories and Photos, Pages 2, 3,

and 10

McKenzie Teachers Honored For Service, 2

Nights on Broadway Continues, 2

Dresden Police Charge Two with Animal Cruelty, 2

Shopping with Sharon, 6

Perspective McKenzie By Bob McDonald, 6

Town Hall Meeting in Henry County Regarding Photo ID Law, 9

County Offi cials Make Budget Requests, 9

Drew Hayes to Play in Jackson, 11

District 13A Baseball, 11

District 13A Softball Recap, 11

MHS, MMS Baseball Banquet, 12

West TN Indian 8U Team Wins “Best of the South,” 13

Sheriff, Police Reports, 14

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OBITUARIES

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Lillian ‘Jo’ Bray, 69Robert C. Churchwell, 95Ray Foster, 80Flora Ollita Kelly, 85Rev. Aubrey Kyle, 82Curtis Patrick, 78Margaret Wissinger, 86

County Officials Make Budget Requests

Carroll County officials made their budget requests to the Carroll County Budget Com-mittee on Thursday, May 17 for the 2012-13 fiscal year beginning July 1. Carroll County Mayor Kenny McBride said the Budget Committee met with various departments to determine their budgetary needs for the new fiscal year.

There were no surprises in their requests, said McBride. He and bookkeeper Mary Jane Ezell are now inputting the data to take back to the full Budget Committee.

Sherif f Andy Dickson re-quested six additional jailers be hired in January 2013 to begin training for the opening of the new jail later in 2013. An estimated 15 additional jailers are needed for the new facility.

See HSSD on Page 3

By Ernie Smotherssmothers@mckenziebanner.com

HUNTINGDON (May 17) Dur-ing the regular monthly meet-ing of the Huntingdon Special School District Board of Edu-cation, board members, at the recommendation of Director of Schools’ Pat Dillahunty, ap-proved the $233,000 bid sub-mitted by Reynolds Electric of Dickson to increase the light-ing capacity at Paul Ward Sta-dium from 28 to 50-foot candles and move four existing light-ing poles with lights from the stadium to the Middle School football practice field to allow for night practices.

Addressing the board, Dil-lahunty said, “Reynolds Elec-tric submitted the lone bid of $233,000 for the lighting up-grade project at HHS and light-ing of the HMS football practice field. $195,000 of the total bid provides for the near-doubling of candle-foot power at Paul Ward Stadium and reduction of light poles at the stadium from six to four. The alternate bid of $38,000 provides for the removal of four existing poles with lights from Paul Ward Stadium for installation at the Huntingdon Middle School foot-ball practice field.”

S h e a d d e d , “ D u e t o t h e school’s re-financing bonds this year, this would be an excellent time financially for us to do this project.”

Board member Dr. Tim Tuck-er requested that media present at the meeting inform the pub-lic that installation of lights at the middle school football practice field are strictly for student-athlete safety and to allow for practices at night.

He said, “A lot of folks have been asking if football games will be held at the middle school once the lights are installed there. Please inform the public that the board’s intent of pro-viding lighting at the practice field is to give coaches the op-portunity to safely practice the middle school football team during summertime at night instead of during the heat of the day. The light installation at Huntingdon Middle School is solely based on safely protect-ing our student-athletes.”

Continuing, the board ap-proved the Town of Hunting-don’s total material cost submit-tal of $51,588 to provide for the installation of approximately 750 feet of sidewalk, ten pre-cast inlets, three brick inlets, three culverts and 60-feet of mandated handrails at HMS.

Dillahunty said, “Erosion behind the middle school is occurring due to inadequate water drainage. The parking lot is eroding and things will get worse if something isn’t done to correct the problem. The Town

HSSD Approves $233K Football Field Lighting Upgrades

(May 18) Carroll County Shooting Sports Park, Inc. was awarded a $150,000 grant from the Tennessee Wildlife Re-sources Agency on Friday. Commission-ers voted to approve the grant to help complete the new park.

According to Carroll County Mayor Kenny McBride, the shooting complex will feature four combination trap/skeet ranges and a 50-foot by 50-foot educa-tional building, where groups can meet to learn, compete or practice.

Lance Rider, TWRA Outreach Educa-tion Coordinator, said the grant was awarded through the Hunter Education

Fund. It requires a 24 percent local match by Carroll County Shooting Sports, Inc. Funds are provided by the Federal gov-ernment.

The park, located on McAdoo Cem-etery Lane, off of Industrial Drive in Huntingdon, will offer clay target, trap, skeet, sporting clays, and five-stand shooting, plus a 100-yard pistol/rifle range, a 300-yard rifle range, and an archery range.

C a r r o l l C o u n t y C l a y b u s t e r s , McKenzie Shooting Sports, and Bethel University’s shooting and new archery teams will use the facility. It will also

be available for the public for shooting and hunter safety classes. Local law enforcement officers can use the facility to certify and train on handguns. Plus, handgun permit classes can be taught at the park. The park could possibly open in the fall of 2012.

Carroll County Shooting Sports, Inc. is a non-profit organization headed by president, Clay Dillahunty.

Tennessee has the largest number of youth clay target shooters in the nation and west Tennessee has the highest concentration among those shooters in the state.

McKenzie and Huntingdon officials announce Memorial Day events on Monday, May 28. Everyone, especially veterans and those who are currently serving in the military, have a special invitation to attend these ceremonies.

Memorial Day commemorates U.S. men and women who died while in military service.

McKenzie’s Memorial Day ceremony is at 10 a.m. in the downtown Veterans Memorial Park, with opening remarks by Mayor Jill Holland, followed by Angie Bruce singing The National Anthem.

Tennessee National Guard Com-mand Sergeant Major Jerry Hudson of McKenzie will give the opening prayer and a Memorial Day poem.

Lexie Bolin of McKenzie will present her VFW Patriot’s Pen winning essay, entitled “Are You Proud of Your Coun-try.” Lexie’s essay won first in the state and eighth place in the nation.

Speaker for the event is Tennessee National Guard First Sergeant Randy McCadams, retired.

Mr. McCadams was born and reared in McKenzie and has lived in McKenzie all of his life. His father was a Navy combat veteran of World War II, as

was his uncles, General Dana C. Ram-say, Douglas McCadams and many of his friend’s dads also. It seemed only befitting that the military come to be a way of life.

In May of 1971, Randy joined the McKenzie unit of Company A, 4th Battalion/109th Ar mor, Tennessee Ar my National Guard immediately upon turning 18 years of age and re-mained in the Army Guard until his retirement in 2004 with 33 years of service. In 1983, Randy attended the Tennessee Military Academy for one year and was commissioned as a second lieutenant. After two years of serving

as an officer, he resigned his commis-sion to take a full time active duty position with the Army Guard working at the company level in four different units as a training sergeant, readiness sergeant and finally as the first ser-geant at Union City and Trenton, TN.

His service also included 22 years as an armor crewman which consisted of working as the master gunner on the M60, M60A1, M60A3 and M1A1/2 medium combat ranks. His final 11 years consisted of serving in the 194th Engineer Brigade as a combat engineer.

Currently he spends his time working with Healing Hands International, a hu-manitarian organization in Nashville, conducting agriculture workshops in various countries of Africa and Hon-duras, Central America and organizing mission teams to Honduras with his lo-cal church, McKenzie Church of Christ.

Randy is married to Judy Scott Mc-Cadams and has two daughters Jan Jackson of McKenzie and Jennifer Hall of Los Angeles, CA. He also has two grandsons Lucas Travis, sixteen years of age and Henry Hall, four years of age.

See MEMORIAL on Page 3

County Shooting Park Awarded TWRA Grant

McKenzie, Huntingdon Memorial Day Events

McKenzie High Graduates 94!McKenzie

Valedictorian Sarah Brawner

HuntingdonValedictorian

Allison McClure

MCKENZIE (May 20) Friends and family filled the McKenzie High School gymnasium to watch the 94 graduates receive their diplomas during the Sun-day afternoon commencement.

Following the processional of Pomp and Circumstance played by Zia Locke, candidates for graduation filed two by two into the gymnasium. The ladies wore the tradition red gowns while the men wore gray. Phoebe Cunningham, vice president of the class, led the gath-ering in the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Class President Taylor Patterson wel-comed the gathering. Patterson recalled some of the funny and unique moments

of their association with the teachers and administrators.

Salutatorian Kendra Gilm-ore said, “During the last few years of high school, we have changed. We came into high school as wide-eyed timid fresh-man who wondered what high school was all about. We leave as mature, well-educated young adults. Over the years, we’ve be-come smarter, more sociable, and more aware of what the future holds for us. Each laughter-filled mo-ment and friendship made has taught us what we need to move on and has strengthened us as individuals. We have

had friends, family, and faculty who have made these past four years worthwhile.”

M i s s G i l m o r e p r a i s e d t h e t e a c h -

ers and principals for teaching valuable edu-cational lessons and life lessons.

“Now as graduates, we have reached the point where we must confront the unavoid-

able word…future. It is the uncertain

Mortarboards Away – Excited 2012 graduates toss their mortarboards into the air to signify their accomplishment.

Captain Emily Newman

First Sergeant Randy McCadams,

retired

See GRADS on Page 2

West CarrollValedictorian

Darian Matheny