Trenton school board passes $12.5M budget
By Crystal Burns Using money left over from the 2016-17 budget, the Trenton Special School District Board of Trustees passed a $12.5M, balanced budget that includes a two-percent raise for all employees and a robust list of one-time expenditures. “I tell you I think it’s a really healthy budget, and I tell you I think…
Read MoreYouth Engagement Summit provides fun activities for local kids
By Crystal Burns The Peabody High School Little Theater was transformed into a Price Is Right showcase-style game show last week on the first of a three-night Youth Engagement Summit. A DJ kept the crowd hyped between questions while the host tested the competitors’ knowledge of pop culture, ‘70s music, and more, occasionally sliding in…
Read MoreTrenton church celebrates 150th anniversary
By Crystal Burns Members of Trenton’s oldest African-American church culminated a month-long celebration of the 150th anniversary with a gala Saturday and rededication Sunday morning. First Baptist Church was organized in 1850 and established as an African-American church in 1867. Members first met on West Huntingdon Street until moving into a new building on North…
Read MoreCounty, city battle major fires July 12
By Crystal Burns The Gibson County and Trenton Fire Departments battled two major house fires in and around the city last week. On July 12 at around 7:30 p.m., county firefighters responded to 27 Marion Dodd Loop in Brazil after a passerby reported heavy smoke coming from the roof. Fire Chief Bryan Cathey said the…
Read MoreTrenton school board picks Haney
By Crystal Burns The Trenton Special School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously Thursday evening to select Peabody principal Tim Haney as the next Director of Schools or superintendent. “The board has spoken, and the community has spoken,” said Dr. Mark Harper, board chairman. Because state law does not allow a school board to enter…
Read MoreCounty historian ‘belongs to the ages’
By Crystal Burns When President Abraham Lincoln died in 1865, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton said, “Now he belongs to the ages.” Lincoln was one of Gibson County Historian Frederick Culp’s favorite leaders, so it was fitting that his family chose to print Stanton’s famous quote on the back of Culp’s funeral bulletin. Culp,…
Read MoreFireworks likely sparked Independence Day blaze
By Crystal Burns Trenton firefighters believe fireworks are to blame for an Independence Day blaze that destroyed a vacant home. Trenton Fire Chief Terrence Elam said based on what firefighters learned on the scene Tuesday night, children were engaged in a “war” with fireworks when some may have sought refuge in the house on East…
Read MoreGibson County family thanks God for Cummins Falls rescue
DRAMATIC RESCUE – A Tennessee Highway Patrol pilot rescued nine people, including five members of a Gibson County family, from a flash flood at Cummins Falls State Park in Middle Tennessee on Wednesday. Bradford High School principal Shane Paschall and his wife Monica can be seen in this photo waiting on their turn to go…
Read MoreRestoration at Villa Belle is ongoing
By Crystal Burns When Jesse Gordon walked in the door of 310 South High Street in Trenton, he knew he was home. Gordon bought the Italianate home in 2008, named her Villa Belle, and began the restoration process that continues today. “This is ongoing,” Jesse says. “What I’ve done is basically take it back to…
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