Peter Taylor House owners say ‘We tried’
By Crystal Burns The day before a backhoe stirred up the dust tearing down the Peter Taylor House on South High St., owners Bob Wilson and his son Bryan posted a sign over the gaping hole where the front door used to be. “We tried,” it said with two frowning faces drawn on each side…
Read MoreConstruction on new wastewater treatment plant is underway
By Crystal Burns Despite a wet winter that included the rainiest February on record, construction of a $10 million Sequencing Batch Reactor (SBR) wastewater treatment plant is well underway on North College Street in Trenton. Scott Daniel, engineer and vice president of J.R. Wauford & Company, welcomed the city mayor and board members, Trenton Light…
Read MoreSen. Corker: Every day’s a new day in D.C.
By Crystal Burns Retiring Republican Senator Bob Corker visited Gibson County last week with admittedly no agenda. “It’s recess, and this is my favorite thing to do – travel the state,” Corker said. The two-term veteran offered a candid look at President Trump’s White House and the staff turnover that has come to define it.…
Read MoreThree killed in head-on collision
By Crystal Burns A head-on collision on Hwy. 45 between Trenton and Dyer resulted in three fatalities Saturday afternoon. Anthony D. McMinn, 21, of Dyer, Thomas M. Aird, 62, of Cuba City, Wisc., and Mary Louise Aird, 60, also of Cuba City, were killed. According to the Tennessee Motor Vehicle Fatality Report, McMinn was driving…
Read MoreDethloff announces candidacy for Register of Deeds
The following is approved and paid for by the Committee to Elect Pam Dethloff, LeAnne Smith, Treasurer. Pam Dethloff, of Bradford, is announcing her candidacy for the office of Gibson County Register of Deeds. Dethloff has been a resident of Gibson County since early childhood and has worked in the county for most of her…
Read MoreCouncil chooses Cusson as chief
By Crystal Burns Bill Cusson remembers the moment he knew his family had made the right choice. Cusson, his wife Joann, and their sons Wyatt and Will followed the couple’s daughter Tiffany Welch and her family to Trenton from Arizona about two years ago. Cusson said the scene at their new home, the former Crim…
Read MoreFlowers will seek re-election as Circuit Court Clerk
Circuit Court Clerk Cindy Flowers has announced that she is seeking re-election to her second term. Flowers has 28 years of experience in Gibson County Circuit and General Sessions courts in Trenton. During her nearly three decades, she has done every job in the office. Flowers served as chief deputy for two years before the…
Read MoreDavidson is running for Register of Deeds
Register of Deeds Barbara Davidson is announcing her candidacy for election. Davidson has served as the register of deeds since May 2017 when the County Commission appointed her to fill the unexpired term of the late Hilda Patterson. Prior to that, Davidson worked in the register’s office for 16 years. “I was taught by the…
Read MoreCusson is new Trenton Police Chief
By Crystal Burns With a 4-2 vote, the Trenton Board of Aldermen selected Bill Cusson as Chief of Police after interviewing three candidates Tuesday evening. Cusson currently holds the rank of patrolman with the Trenton Police Dept., where he has worked for 18 months. He has 23 years of law enforcement experience, most of it…
Read MoreSex offender compliance check nets multiple arrests
The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Marshal Service recently completed a sex offender compliance check throughout Gibson County that resulted in multiple arrests. Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas said the purpose of the operation was to ensure those individuals registered as sex offenders were living within the restrictions placed on them and…
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