Waynesboro Man Assaulted In His Home By Burglars Waynesboro Police are looking for two suspects who allegedly broke into a Thunderbird Drive home Saturday night, set fire to it, and assaulted the owner after he arrived home and went inside to investigate. Barry Pierce of 208 Thunderbird Drive told Police he was struck in the right side of the head by one of two suspects as he investigated a possible burglary in progress. The fire appeared to have created enough damage to make the house a total loss.  Read More | Post Comment

Independence Day Celebration July 3-4 City Of Waynesboro The City of Waynesboro invites everyone to the annual Independence Day Celebration Friday evening, July 3 and Saturday, July 4. Friday’s events get under-way at 7 P.M. in the E.W. James parking lot with plenty of food and live music featuring “The Howells +2” with Jeff, Pam, Vickey, Kelbi, and Jace Howell, and Kale and Dillon Keith.  Read More | Post Comment

W’boro Teen To Sing At N’ville Sounds Ball Game Anna Ray, daughter of Jerry and Kim (Vencion) Ray, will sing the National Anthem at the Nashville Sounds baseball game Monday, July 6 at 7 P.M. A 2009 graduate of Wayne County High School, Anna auditioned for the role and was one of the top 15 singers selected. During her senior year, Anna sang the National Anthem at all of the WCHS basketball games as well as the district and regional tournaments. Read More | Post Comment

Waynesboro Commissioners Vote To Hire S. R. Officer Waynesboro City Commissioners voted unanimously Monday night to hire a School Resource Officer (SRO) for Waynesboro schools and the search for a candidate is already underway. Police Chief Keith Reeves told Commissioners he wanted an SRO officer hired by mid-July so that the person could finish an eight-week Police Academy course and be on the job by mid-September. Read More | Post Comment

Clifton Commission Is Told New City Hall To Face Pillow City Manager Dana Deem told Clifton City Commissioners at their June meeting that the new City Hall approved in May could not be built facing Main Street. Deem said the property adjacent to the existing City Hall at the corner of Main and Pillow Street was simply not available. The Main Street property was preferred for its visibility but now the project will have to go forward facing Pillow, behind the current City Hall. Read More | Post Comment

Wayne County 9-10 All-Stars State Bound Wayne County Dixie Youth Baseball 9 and 10 year old All Stars won the District Three tournament on Thursday evening, June 25th. This years tournament was hosted by the Loretto Dixie Youth. They will play in the Dixie Youth Class AAA state tournament in Bolivar beginning on Friday, July 17th. Wayne County All-Star champions will play the runner-up team from Distrist One at 2 P.M. on the 17th.  Read More | Post Comment

Annual History Fair July 11th At W.C.H.S. The annual Wayne County History and Crafts Fair will be held Saturday, July 11 from 9 A.M. until 1 P.M. at Wayne County High School. Admission to the fair is free but small per person donation will be accepted. There will be two genealogy workshops, one for beginners at 10 A.M. and another for advanced researchers at 12 noon.  Read More | Post Comment

Wayne’s Jobless Rate Rises To 13% In May Wayne County’s unemployment rate increased to 13.0 percent in May, the first rise in joblessness for the county after three straight months of decline. Wayne County followed the statewide trend of unemployment increases that saw 88 counties’ rates go up from April’s rates while only six declined. Tennessee’s 10.7 percent jobless rate in May was the highest since November 1983 and was up from April’s 9.9 percent. Read More | Post Comment

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COMMUNITY NEWS

Local Students Selected To Attend T.V.E.C. Washington Youth Tour More than 130 students from electric cooperative service areas across Tennessee added their names in June to the growing list of young leaders who have experienced the vibrant activities of the nation’s capital as part of the Washington Youth Tour. Read More | Post Comment

Former Sheriff’s Deputy Is Arrested On Forgery Charges Former Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputy Nicky Lee Langford, 32, of Iron City, is free on bond after his June 25 arrest on 15 counts of forgery. Langford had originally been jailed on $150,000 bond, $10,000 for each of the 15 counts, but at a bond hearing the amount was reduced to $20,000. Read More | Post Comment

AT&T Announces Enhanced Wireless Coverage In Wayne AT&T has announced enhanced wireless coverage in Wayne County. A new cell site is located 100 miles southwest of Nashville in Waynesboro and provides continual coverage along Hwy. 64 to Lawrenceburg. “We will continue to invest in our statewide technology infrastructure to ensure that customers in Tennessee have the latest wireless broadband services that help drive economic growth,” said Gregg Morton, president, AT&T Tennessee. Read More | Post Comment

Billy Joe Royal To Headline Clifton Festival Clifton is ready to welcome another outstanding group of musical talent to this year’s Horseshoe Riverbend Festival, slated for September 10 – 12. This year’s Friday night headliner will be Billy Joe Royal who will take the Main Street Stage from 7:15 P.M. – 9 P.M. With success in both the pop and country fields, and hits that stretch from the ‘60s to the ‘90s, Billy Joe Royal continues to thrill radio listeners and concert-goers with his R&B-tinged tenor. Read More | Post Comment

Donates Hair To Locks Of Love Vanessa Alonzo of Waynesboro recently donated 10 1/2 inches of her hair to Locks Of Love. The cut was made by Stephanie at Mendy’s Salon. Read More | Post Comment

Legislature Increases Taxable Wage Base The Tennessee General Assembly recently passed a law increasing Tennessee’s taxable wage base from $7,000 to $9,000. The change is effective January 1, 2009, meaning all wages paid in the current year (including those previously reported for the first quarter) are subject to the $9,000 wage base. Read More | Post Comment

Patsy Cline Show Delights Peoples Bank VItoP Club Peoples Bank VItoP Club and guests did not know what a treat was in store for them when they left home on Saturday for Nashville. Carla Rich Peoples Bank hostess, as always, provided tasty samples of her culinary talents while passengers visited on the motorcoach. Helen Ary, Bobbie Steele, June Thompson, Clenna Clifton, and Joyce White joined the group at the rest stop in Columbia. Dan and Betty Spoerl were given a CD of Patsy Cline’s original hits as a prize for a bus game about hit music, and birthdays were acknowledged. Read More | Post Comment

W’boro Student Attends A.L.A. Girls’ State MTSU Maria Pulley, daughter of Dion and Eleonore Pulley, recently attended the American Legion Auxiliary Volunteer Girls’ State at MTSU in Murfreesboro. She was sponsored by the local Waynesboro Auxiliary. In her city at VGS, she was appointed to the powerboard committee. At the end of the week, her essay was chosen to be read in the closing assembly. When asked about her experience, she replied, “It changed my life and way of thinking. It’s a place where you can be who you want to be.”  Read More | Post Comment

SOCIETY & EDUCATION NEWS

Carter - Daniel To Wed July 3 Ashley Kay Carter and John William Daniel will be united in holy matrimony on July 3, 2009 at 7:30 P.M. at 5199 Pumping Station Road, Iron City, TN. Jacky Ward will perform the ceremony. Ashley is the daughter and step-daughter of Vinessa Metheny and Steve Metheny and the granddaughter of Jacky and Tonya Ward. Ashley graduated from Collinwood High School in 2008 and will attend Tennessee Technological Center in Hohenwald this fall where she will pursue a degree as a Surgical Tech. Read More | Post Comment

Smith - Bratcher To Wed July 11 Cameron and Blase Smith and Triston and Shalayna Bratcher would like to announce the engagement of their parents, Missy Smith and Shayne Bratcher. Missy is the daughter of Larry Simmons and Rita Simmons, both of Waynesboro. Shayne is the son of Jerry and Linda Bratcher, both of Waynesboro. Read More | Post Comment

Crossroads FCE Club Meets Members of the Crossroads Family, Community and Educational Club met on Tuesday, May 19th for their regular meeting at Chiefs BBQ with Frances Burgess as hostess. President Ivadean Bryant opened the meeting with the thought and the pledge of the Flag. The group repeated the FCE pledge. Devotional was given by Clara Davis who read from Matthew 18:4. Read More | Post Comment

C’Wood Lawn Chair Movie Is Big Success Who Heard A Who? Two year old Drake Pope, son of Josh Pope and Ann Hamaker, is shown here sporting elephant ears he made himself prior to the movie shown at the Collinwood Lawn Chair Theater. Read More | Post Comment

Dual Enrollment Held C.S. Clifton Campus Dual enrollment orientation and pre-registration session for students residing in Wayne County will be held July 21 from 6 till 7:30 P.M. at the Columbia State’s Clifton campus. The purpose for the session is to provide dual enrolling students with a brief orientation, highlighting the College syllabus, textbooks, the College’s academic calendar, 2009 State Dual Enrollment Grant and some of the ways college is going to be different from high school. Read More | Post Comment

Genesco Retirees Enjoy Seventh Annual Reunion The Genesco retired employees, family, and friends met for their seventh reunion, Saturday, June 13th, at the City Park. It was a beautiful day and all had a good time and enjoyed a great meal. Everyone was glad to see each other after another year and those who couldn’t be there due to sickness were missed. Read More | Post Comment

Inspirational Magician To Perform July 5, In L’burg Lawrenceburg’s annual Liberty Fest will feature a “disappearing act” for its last segment this year. Master Magician Scott Humston will perform a Salute to America entitled “Red White, and YOU!” on Sunday, July 5 at 2 P.M. at the historic Crockett Theatre. Read More | Post Comment

Maury Regional Recipient Natl. Award Maury Regional Medical Center (MRMC) has been recognized by the Premier health care alliance as a winner of the Premier Award for Quality. MRMC is one of 23 winners out of more than 3,796 eligible hospitals nationwide and the only winner from Tennessee. Read More | Post Comment

Thurman - Andrews Memorial Bridge Dedication Ceremony Held A bridge dedication ceremony was held recently for the Herbert C. L. Thurman / James “Jack” Andrews Memorial Bridge on Hurricane Creek Road. Herbert Cecil Lee Thurman was born May 21, 1904 and he married Blanche Risner in 1927. Their house was built in 1946 and they had two children Terry Lee Wayne Thurman and Patsy Elaine Thurman. Mr. Thurman deceased on May 20, 1966. His wife and children still survive. Read More | Post Comment

4-H NEWS AND FARM REPORT

4-H NEWS To all those in the chick-chain competition, I would like to meet with each of you, and view the progress of your poultry projects. If I have not yet met with you, simply call the extension office (722-3229) to set up an appointment. Remember, if you have questions about this or any other 4-H project, don’t hesitate to call or stop by. Read More | Post Comment

HELP FOR FAMILIES IN FINANCIAL CRISIS Do you need help with day to day living expenses through hard financial times? Families faced with job loss and less income have a hard time keeping up with expenses of food, utilities, transportation and shelter. UT Extension agents collaborated with Tennessee Career Center, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and Wayne County Bank to provide Tool Kits for Tough Times to help you deal with these problems. Read More | Post Comment Cindy Duren

Start Some Vegetables in July Spring-grown, cool-season vegetables are frequently finished by early summer. Some warm-season vegetables also cease production before fall. The open garden space presents an opportunity for a fall garden. Fall gardens, however, are considerably more difficult to grow than spring gardens. Problems include extreme heat, drought, difficulty in seed germination, insects, diseases and weeds.  Read More | Post Comment Kenneth Burress, County Extension Director

OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

Letter To The Editor As I left the Collinwood City Commission meeting Monday night, June 15, I was somewhat dismayed (not surprised) as the commission seemed to completely ignore the VOICE AND WILL of the people, who on very short notice, filled the meeting room to be heard. As the result the change in the ordinance to allow beer sales in the City of Collinwood passed. The ordinance existing since 1977 limited the sale of packaged beer to within 2000 feet of a Church, park, school or any place of public gathering. As it stands now the distance is 100 feet. Read More | Post Comment

SPORTS NEWS

Racing Action At Thunderhill The top three qualifiers in the Super Late Model division were: (1) Jaybird Marlin 12.377 (2) Grant Helms 12.712 (3) Donald Johns 12.768. The top three qualifiers in the Open Wheel Mini class were: (1) Dillon Scott 15.326 (2) Eddie Hartley 15.455 (3) Dustin Stutts 15.589. Read More | Post Comment

DEATHS

Bertha Marie Daniel Funeral services for Marie Morris Daniel, 86 of Lutts, TN were conducted Friday, June 26, 2009 at 3 P.M. from Shackelford Funeral Chapel in Collinwood with Willie Paul Kilburn officiating. Burial followed in Lutts Cemetery. Mrs. Daniel departed this life on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at Harbert Hills Nursing Home. Read More | Post Comment

Nina Ruth Hines Funeral services for Nina Ruth Hines, 92, of Florence, AL, formerly of Collinwood were conducted Saturday, June 27 at 11 A.M. at Shackelford Funeral Chapel in Collinwood, TN with Steve Martin and Ricky Nelson officiating. Burial followed in Bethlehem Cemetery. Mrs. Hines departed this life on June 24, 2009 in Florence, AL. Read More | Post Comment

Wesley Earl Whitten Funeral services for Wesley Earl Whitten, 88 of Waynesboro, TN were conducted Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 2 P.,M. at Shackelford Funeral Home Chapel in Waynesboro with John E. Banks and W. L. Wallace officiating. Burial with military rites followed in Memorial Gardens in Waynesboro. Mr. Whitten departed this life on Thursday, June 25 at Wayne Medical Center in Waynesboro. Read More | Post Comment

Everett McCoy Howell Everett McCoy Howell, 92, of Waynesboro, TN departed this life on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Wayne County Nursing Home in Waynesboro. He was born June 5, 1917 in Nansemond, VA, the son of the late Everett J. and Haddy McCoy Howell. He was united in marriage to Rebecca Loretta McWilliams on January 8, 1950 and Mrs. Howell preceded him in death on July 1, 1999. He served in the Army during WWII and was of the Baptist faith. Read More | Post Comment

PUBLIC NOTICES

Public Notices for 07-01-2009 Read More | Post Comment