Dinner Held In Honor Of Ed Jones and His 50 Years As Volunteer Members of the Decherd Fire Department recently had a dinner in recognition of one of its longest serving members, Edward Jones. Jones has been with the Decherd Fire Department as a firefighter for 50 years and is the department’s oldest member. Though his health no longer allows him to jump on a fire truck and head
Jonah Bradley was one of the three young men from Huntland killed in a tragic two-vehicle accident last November in Hazel Green, Ala. Sunday, June 2 would have been Jonah’s 20th birthday. On that day, family and friends gathered at Moore Cemetery in Huntland to celebrate Jonah’s life. “We wrote messages on balloons and sky lanterns that were released at dusk,” Kelly Golden, Jonah’s sister, said. “It was a beautiful
Young Arheala Taylor of Franklin County sang the National Anthem on Tuesday, June 4, in Chattanooga at the Chattanooga Lookouts game before a crowd of approximately 2,500 fans. Arheala sang without music and did an amazing job. The Lookouts players gave her encouragement before she sang, and following her performance, the players were yelling and cheering for her from the dugout. And, as she walked back to her seat in
The beer is cold, the atmosphere lively, and the friends are many during a recent get-together of the “Backwoods Carboys” brew club on a chilly Tuesday afternoon. The group, whose name comes from the equipment or “carboy” that is used for secondary fermentation in the brewing process, has been meeting since 2011. The idea for the club came from a meeting with a trio, Bryan Webb, Jon Rhea and
An ordinary Wednesday morning in the newsroom turned into anything but ordinary last week. First on the agenda that morning around 9 a.m. was an overturned vehicle on the Decherd railroad tracks. Rescue workers from the Decherd Fire Department skillfully cut the victim out of his vehicle with the jaws-of-life and transported him to the hospital. Some quick photos of the coordinated efforts of the rescue and EMT personnel and
Since 1948, Tennessee 4-H Congress has offered an opportunity for 4-H members to learn about their state government, citizenship, leadership and the state capital through a firsthand experience in state government. Two local students, McKayla Henley and Amanda Stewart attended 4-H Congress as delegates this year. As a 4-H Congress Delegate, the 4-H member steps into the role of senator or representative in a “junior” Congress setting. They discuss
The Annual Children’s Day and Homecoming services will be conducted at Walnut Grove United Methodist Church on Sunday, May 26 with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and a children’s program at 11 a.m. The children will lead the congregation in worship and the program will conclude with the lighting of a memorial candle and a special collection for the maintenance of the church cemetery. A big covered dish meal will
Dinner Held In Honor Of Ed Jones and His 50 Years
Jonah Bradley was one of the three young men from Huntland killed
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Dinner Held In Honor Of Ed Jones and His 50 Years
Jonah Bradley was one of the three young men from Huntland killed