State agriculture commissioner deems livestock markets ‘vital’
By Crystal Burns Trenton’s sale barn will remain open for business during the COVID-19 pandemic, but owner Darrell Ridgely is taking extra precautions to keep buyers, sellers, and staff safe, he and his attorney have assured city leaders. Charlie Hatcher, D.V.M, Tennessee commissioner of agriculture, sent a letter dated March 27 to livestock market…
Read MoreTrenton women sewing, donating protective face masks
By Laurin Stroud Three Trenton women are sewing protective face masks and donating them to community members and health care professionals. Tiffany Bowen, Keisha Woods, and Pat Bobbitt have been sewing masks a little over a week to fill the gaps of the shortage of personal protective equipment that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed.…
Read MorePiercey ‘built for job’ as health commissioner
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, a Trenton native and Gibson County resident is providing a calm but confident voice of reassurance to Tennesseans. Dr. Lisa Piercey, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health, was born and raised in Trenton, where she graduated from Peabody High School. She is a key player in Governor…
Read MoreYorkville teen pursues rodeo dreams at state, national levels
Taylor Dunlap is a Yorkville teen who’s been passionate about horses since the day she was born. Of course, being born to horse-loving parents, she was exposed at an early age, sitting atop quarter horses since she herself was able to sit up. Now 16-(almost 17, she reminded me) year-old Dunlap is a front-runner among…
Read MoreRep. Halford seeks re-election to Tennessee House
The following is a political announcement paid for by Friends of Curtis Halford, Charlotte Halford treasurer. Curtis Halford (R) of Dyer is announcing that he will seek re-election to the Tennessee House of Representatives. “It will be my great pleasure to continue to serve the people of Carroll and Gibson counties,” Halford said. While…
Read MoreTSSD director to parents: ‘Give us what you can’
By Crystal Burns On Wednesday, March 25, Governor Bill Lee asked all Tennessee schools to remain closed through April 24, extending the shutdown from March 31, in continuing efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. Leaders from all five schools districts in Gibson County quickly posted information to websites and social media announcing their…
Read MoreDyer Mayor and Board of Aldermen hold first “e-meeting”
By Cara Zarecor On the evening of Thursday, March 26, the Dyer Mayor and Board of Aldermen held its first ever virtual meeting via Zoom, an online cloud platform that allows web conferencing through audio and video. City Recorder Nathan Reed coordinated the “e-meeting,” and all eight alderpersons logged in to attend. The first…
Read MorePruett reacts to school shutdown extension
By Crystal Burns On March 25, Governor Bill Lee asked that all Tennessee schools remain closed through April 24, extending the shutdown from the end of March to the last full week in April. Leaders of all five school districts in Gibson County announced soon thereafter that local schools would follow Lee’s directive.…
Read MoreBradford officers pulled shifts in Mt. Juliet to help with tornado recovery efforts
By Laurin Stroud On Tuesday, March 3, an EF-3 tornado ripped through Mt. Juliet, a town about 20 miles east of Nashville, during the night. After seeing a Facebook post made by Mt. Juliet’s Police Department requesting help, Bradford Police Chief David Andrews sent Lt. Sherman Perry and Sgt. Allen Weeks to help the…
Read MoreFor teachers ‘hardest thing is not having closure’
By Crystal Burns When Trenton Special School District teachers sent their students home March 16, they did so with more questions than answers. Governor Bill Lee released a public statement that morning urging all school districts in the state to shut down by Friday, March 20 and remain closed at least through March 31.…
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