Trenton Gazette - News
Trenton hires consultant for Street Department
By Crystal Burns The Trenton Board of Alderman unanimously voted to hire a consulting company out of Nashville to help the city get in compliance with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC). At the Aug. 27 City Council meeting, Major Ricky Jackson recommended hiring K.S. Ware and Associates, a privately held engineering firm…
Read MoreVolunteers, Century Farms, City of Dyer honored at fair opening ceremonies
The Gibson County Fair Association kicked off the week by honoring two longtime volunteers, four Century Farms and the City of Dyer at opening ceremonies Aug. 26 in Trenton. Zach Marbrey, president of the fair association, served as emcee and thanked all of the businesses and individuals that sponsored this year’s fair. He also announced…
Read MoreSchool directors react to state designations
By Crystal Burns Directors of Schools for all five county school districts have shared their initial reactions to the Tennessee Department of Education’s designations, released recently along with TNReady (third-eighth grade assessments) and End of Course (high school) test results. The Gibson County Special School District (GCSSD) received the state’s highest designation, earning Exemplary status.…
Read MoreFormer historic church demolished in Trenton
By Crystal Burns Members of Trenton’s first African-American church recently made the difficult decision to tear down their former home. First Baptist Church, now located on Gibson Street, met for decades in the 1898-constructed building on North High Street. The church had sat empty since First Baptist relocated in 1999. After 10 to 15 years…
Read MoreFormer Navy Seal to speak at God & Country Rally
A former Navy Seal will be the featured speaker at the God & Country Rally to be held Wednesday, Sept. 11 at 6:31 p.m. at the Gibson County Courthouse in Trenton. Michael H. Imhof is an evangelist with a unique background. The retired Navy commander and former Navy Seal has lived and worked all over…
Read MoreChristian Women’s Job Corp closes on transitional home
By Crystal Burns Christy Skelton, executive director of the newly incorporated Gibson County Christian Women’s Job Corp (CWJC), flashed a big grin last week as the group closed on a transitional house for women. The home, located in Trenton, will house up to eight women beginning in November. Skelton said the women would likely come…
Read MoreBrothers donate Air Evac subscriptions to every Trenton resident
By Crystal Burns At the ribbon cutting of the Trenton helipad, located on Halliburton Street off Highway 45 Bypass W, brothers Bob and Ken Wilson donated one-year, basic subscriptions to Air Evac Lifeteam for every Trenton resident. Bob Wilson, owner of AVC Inc. in Trenton, introduced his brother Ken, who lives in Connecticut and owns…
Read MoreCounty Fire Chief questions dispatcher training
By Crystal Burns “When you call 911 for help and you don’t get help, what do you do?” Gibson County Fire Chief Bryan Cathey posed the question after learning that a Bells man called 911 around 10 p.m. Sunday, July 21 but didn’t get the assistance he needed. Thomas Smith was on Hwy. 70/79 in…
Read MoreTrenton school board approves $13.9M budget
By Crystal Burns The Trenton Special School District board voted 4-0 to approve a $13.9M budget for the 2019-2020 Fiscal Year at its July 30 meeting. Board member Doug Smith was absent. Director of Schools Tim Haney walked the board through last year’s actual budget figures and this year’s estimated numbers. He highlighted a 1%…
Read MoreBradford man sentenced to 35 years in state prison
By Crystal Burns Circuit Court Judge Clayburn Peeples recently sentenced a Bradford man to 35 years in state prison for charges ranging from attempted murder to false imprisonment. A jury found Torey Estes, 39, guilty of attempted first-degree murder, attempted voluntary manslaughter, aggravated assault with injury and weapon, and false imprisonment in March. Peeples sentenced…
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