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Chumley pleads guilty to official misconduct
Chumley pleads guilty to official misconduct
Kim Chumley, former chair of the Trousdale County Board of Education, pleaded guilty Monday in a Trousdale County court to one felony count of official misconduct and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Under the terms of a plea agreement made with the state, she will serve four years' probation.
By LIZ FERRELL, Managing Editor

County Commission to fill seat vacated by Chumley
Trousdale County School Board Chair Kim Chumley formally submitted her resignation to Director of Schools Clint Satterfield last week, according to Satterfield.


By LIZ FERRELL, Managing Editor

Youth and Community Fair is Aug. 13-15
Youth and Community Fair is Aug. 13-15
The longest running youth fair in the state has a new name: The Trousdale County Youth and Community Fair.


By LIZ FERRELL, Managing Editor

David Wilhoite named interim CEO at Sumner Regional Health Systems
GALLATIN, Tenn. (June 12, 2009) -- The Board of Directors of Sumner Regional Health Systems (SRHS) today announced that David Wilhoite will serve as interim chief executive officer of SRHS and hospital administrator of Sumner Regional Medical Center while a search for a new top administrator is undertaken. William T. Sugg, who served in that capacity, is stepping aside, effective immediately.
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BZA turns down exception for ATV/Motorcross park
BZA turns down exception for ATV/Motorcross park
At a special called meeting Monday night, the Hartsville/Trousdale County Board of Zoning Appeals rejected a request for permission to build a motorcross track for all-terrain vehicles at 23 Lick Creek Road.


By LIZ FERRELL, Managing Editor

July 4th Music in the Park adds red wagon parade, picnic table decorating competition
July 4th Music in the Park adds red wagon parade, picnic table decorating competition
Hartsville's eighth annual Music in the Park celebration promises to be better than ever this year. This year's event, sponsored as always by the Trousdale County Band Boosters, will boast two new competitions – a red wagon parade and a picnic table decorating contest.


By LIZ FERRELL, Managing Editor

An era in Hartsville history closes with The Jacket’s Nest
An era in Hartsville history closes with The Jacket’s Nest
Trousdale County residents reacted first with disbelief, then with sadness, as news spread Monday of the sudden closing of The Yellow Jacket’s Nest, one of Hartsville’s most popular and enduring family restaurants.
By LIZ FERRELL, Managing Editor

SPORTS

Yellow Jacket track season sets new records
Yellow Jacket track season sets new records
The Trousdale County track season came to a close in the Middle Tennessee Sectional Finals at David Lipscomb High School on May 14.
By JERRY RICHMOND, Hartsville Sports Writer

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Obituaries for June 18, 2009
James Bryan "Jim" High, Jr., Carroll Hart Smith, Billie Ruth Sutton, Myrtle Irene Tomlinson

Obituaries for June 11, 2009
Thomas B. "Tommy" Perkins, Franklin "Mack" Bennett

Obituaries for June 4, 2009
Katharine Browning Cothron, Josephine Patterson, R.V. Sircy

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