Trenton Gazette - News
Bradford voters elect new mayor Dyer, Gibson, Medina, Rutherford incumbents win
By Crystal Burns Bradford has a new mayor. Dwayne Reynolds defeated incumbent Mayor Ray Arnold, securing 245 votes for nearly 55% Tuesday, Nov. 3. Arnold received 201 votes. “I was proud of running a good, clean race,” Reynolds said. “I think a lot of Ray Arnold. I consider him a friend. We’re still friends…
Read MoreTrenton police seek info on Halloween vandalism
By Crystal Burns The Trenton Police Department is seeking information on vandalism that occurred Halloween night on Church Street. According to Chief Bill Cusson, four vehicles parked on the street between the 400 and 700 blocks of Church Street were vandalized when suspect(s) spray painted lines and spots on them. A garage door was…
Read MoreTrenton leaders cut ribbon on dog park
By Crystal Burns More than a year after receiving a $25,000 grant from the Boyd Foundation, Trenton leaders were finally able to cut the ribbon on the city’s dog park last week. Alderman Bubba Abbott, the council’s representative on the park committee, addressed the long wait in his opening remarks. Abbott said the COVID-19…
Read MoreCounty, state smash early voting records
By Crystal Burns Gibson County and the State of Tennessee smashed early voting records during the two-week early voting period that ended Thursday, Oct. 29. According to Gibson County Administrator of Elections Julieanne Hart, 14,684 voters cast their ballots early in person or absentee by mail. The county is tied for fifth statewide in…
Read MoreInvestigators trying to ‘make sense’ of triple tragedy
By Crystal Burns Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas said Monday morning that investigators are trying to make sense of a triple tragedy that occurred Friday night in the Spring Hill community outside of Trenton. A couple in their 70s was shot and killed in their home on Henry Dickey Road, and the suspect later shot…
Read MoreDog park ribbon cutting is Wednesday
Trenton dog owners are encouraged to bring their pooches to the ribbon cutting at the dog park Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. The dog park is located in Shady Acres Park across from the Northwest Gibson County YMCA. Randy Boyd, whose Boyd Foundation provided the $25,000 grant to the city for the park, is…
Read MoreHarlan Morris to host trick-or-treaters
By Crystal Burns Harlan Morris Administrator Amanda Newell said she had heard how big Halloween was at the retirement home in Trenton, but she didn’t realize just how big until last year. “Hundreds of people lined these halls,” she said. “There were people everywhere. Our residents absolutely loved watching the kids come.” Newell knew…
Read MoreChamber banquet moved, still honored best
Greater Gibson County Area Chamber of Commerce leaders endured a feverish 48 hours last week, moving the planned outdoor banquet indoors to the cowboy church in Trenton, setting up tables and chairs for over 250 guests, and rallying to honor the Educator, Young Professional, Person, and Business of the Year. With rain pouring down Monday…
Read MoreOne killed in Hwy. 104 wreck
By Crystal Burns A two-vehicle wreck on Hwy. 104 in Trenton resulted in one fatality Wednesday morning, Oct. 14 around 11 a.m. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report, Jonathan Watford, 39, of Newbern was killed. His wife, Stacy Watford, 40, was injured. Air Evac airlifted her to the trauma center at the…
Read MoreSchool board salutes Teachers of the Year
By Crystal Burns The Trenton Special School District Board of Trustees saluted the 2019-20 Teachers of the Year at the district’s Oct. 13 meeting. Holly Knott, P.E. teacher at Trenton Elementary School, Kim Laughlin, sixth grade math teacher at Trenton Rosenwald Middle School, and Katie Bruketta, English I, ACT prep, and AP human geography…
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