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De-posting Ceremony Held

Water Contact Advisory Lifted

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 1:46 pm

Pictured (l to r): Senator Janice Bowling; Dr. Richard Urban (TDEC); John Christof, South Cumberland Trail State Park Manager; Tracy City Mayor Larry Phipps, TDEC Deputy Commissioner Dr. Shari Meghreblian; Monteagle Mayor Marilyn Nixon; and Representative Charles Curtiss.  The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has lifted a 13-year water contact advisory for Little Fiery Gizzard Creek and several of its tributaries in the Tracy City area of Grundy County. TDEC Deputy

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Benefit Yard Sale For Animals

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 1:53 pm

Animal Alliance South Cumberland will hold its spring yard sale on Saturday, May 25, at the old Grundy County High School in Tracy City beginning at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds from the sale will benefit their low-cost spay/neuter program. Please call 931-235-9006, if you have items to donate for the sale. AASC wants to invite local residents to come by this large yard sale and pick up a deal. The

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  • “Fire On The Field”

    Posted on May 14, 2013 at 2:06 pm

    The Tracy City Fire Department will present “Fire On The Field” Saturday, May 18 at the old Grundy County High School on the football field with proceeds to help purchase much needed equipment. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. (CST) with a car show with classic vehicles, trucks, motorcycles, fire engines, etc). There will be a corn hole tournament at noon and an IWF Wrestling Show at 2:30 p.m.

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  • He Will Be Missed

    Posted on April 30, 2013 at 2:52 pm

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    Kenneth King and Mike and Stanley Yarworth attended a George Jones concert in Haywood Wisconsin in 2007. King framed this poster from the event containing the autograph he received from Jones. The three had accompanied singer Kerri Hobbs who had opened for the legendary George Jones. As most of you know, Jones passed away last Friday at the age of 81.

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St. Jude Softball Tournament

Posted on May 14, 2013 at 2:16 pm

The Nineteenth Annual St. Jude Softball Tournament has been set for June 21 and 22 at the Volunteer Park in Gruetli-Laager. The fundraising efforts have already gotten off to a great start with Myers Hill Congregational Methodist Church holding their annual gospel singing and barbeque event in April, netting close to $3,000. “Myers Hill Church has been doing this event for a long time and the commitment of that church

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  • Softball Falls One Game Short Of Region

    Posted on May 14, 2013 at 2:14 pm

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      The Lady Jackets really turned up the heat as tournament time arrived and almost fought their way into the region tournament. They came up one game short falling in the finals of the losers’ bracket of the District 7AA tourney. A win would have pitted them against Bledsoe County and given them a guaranteed game in the region tourney. The Lady Jackets finished the season with an 11-18 overall

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  • Lady Jackets Advance In District Tournament

    Posted on May 7, 2013 at 2:25 pm

    The Lady Jackets remain alive in the District 7AA tournament as play in the tourney has been delayed due to the flooding rains over the weekend. Games for Saturday and Monday were washed out and play was set to resume Tuesday with Grundy facing off against Signal Mountain. The Lady Jackets have already handily beaten Signal twice this season. Results from the tournament will be in next week’s edition of

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Lifestyles

Gladys turns 100

Gladys Turns 100

Posted on May 21, 2013 at 1:58 pm

        Former Grundy County resident Gladys Creighton Arnett will celebrate her 100th birthday on May 24. She was born in Beersheba Springs, Tennessee on that date in 1913 to Morgan and Elizabeth “Lizzie” Perry Creighton.   Gladys met her future husband Bob Arnett at the Methodist Church in Tarlton where she attended Sunday school. He was from Pikeville, Tennessee and was in this area driving a truck

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  • Benefit Yard Sale For Animals

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 1:53 pm

    Animal Alliance South Cumberland will hold its spring yard sale on Saturday, May 25, at the old Grundy County High School in Tracy City beginning at 8:00 a.m. All proceeds from the sale will benefit their low-cost spay/neuter program. Please call 931-235-9006, if you have items to donate for the sale. AASC wants to invite local residents to come by this large yard sale and pick up a deal. The

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  • Deceased Veterans Remembered May 26

    Posted on May 21, 2013 at 1:52 pm

    This year’s Annual Memorial Service for deceased veterans will be held at Cumberland Funeral Home in Monteagle. The event, a part of the work of the Grundy County Veterans Society, will start at 3:00 p.m. and last about an hour. A Roll of Honor, including the names of all veterans who have passed on since last Memorial Day, will be read and survivors of each honoree will be presented a

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Entertainment

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Alma Mater Theater

Posted on May 20, 2013 at 4:11 pm

EPIC Rated PG 1 Hour 40 minutes  May 24, 25, and 26  Fri. & Sat. 7pm and  Sunday 3pm Ticket Prices: $6 Adult, $5 Children Tickets go on sale at 6:30pm For more information Call: 592-8222 or go to www.tracycitytheater.com

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