Persistence Pays Off for Adult High Graduates
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The Daily Newspaper of the Upperpp Cumberland www.herald-citizen.com Soggy Sparta native closes TWEET TROUBLE Alberto churns inland bringing games out for NCAA- ‘Rosanne’ gets axe widespread rain Closer: bound Golden Eagles Page A5 Page A6 Page B1 116th Year | No. 128 | Wednesday, May 30, 2018 | Cookeville, Tennessee 50¢ President Campaigns in Nashville Persistence pays off for Adult High graduates BY JIM HERRIN [email protected] Shania Hill had completed the fi rst semester of her junior year of high school when life’s complications began piling up for her. “My mom passed away from cancer, and I just got really depressed and didn’t want to stay at Cookeville High School,” she said. “I just felt really pressured there with all the people.” Economic pressures also played a part. “I needed to get a job, and I couldn’t real- ly work with my hours at the high school,” she said. She said academics were really not an issue for her. “I was in honors classes for the major- ity of high school,” she said. “Luckily, I stopped after a whole semester so I got all those classes out of the way, and I was able to pick up those other half credits that I needed at the Adult High School.” Hill transferred almost immediately from CHS to the Adult High School, de- termined to stay on track to graduate as a member of the Class of 2018. According to Principal Robyn Nabors, the Adult High School provides the oppor- tunity for adults to complete the credits they left unfi nished when they left tradi- Brent Carl Fleshman tional school to earn a regular, Tennessee President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd in Nashville Tuesday evening in support of U.S. Rep. Mar- sha Blackburn’s eff ort to become a U.S. Senator. A related story is on Page A3. See AHS, Page A2 State to consider separate Pickett 911 district BY KATE COOK at 9:30 a.m., Friday, June 15. is only scheduled to meet four then hold a referendum. issued a bombshell report last [email protected] The only item on the agenda times a year. When business Last month, Pickett County month alleging the Overton/ is Pickett County’s request to comes up, they schedule a Executive Richard Daniel said Pickett E-911 district misused Pickett County may be one form a new emergency com- meeting. However, only one the county commission voted public funds. According to the step closer to getting its 911 munications district. special-called meeting was last year to request its own report, offi cials didn’t account district back. Kevin Walters, communi- held last year. emergency communications for the money or how it was The Tennessee Emergency cations director for the state If the board approves the district. spent and the board of direc- Communications Board will Department of Commerce request, then Pickett County All this comes after the hold a special called meeting and Insurance said the board can hold a public hearing, state Comptroller’s offi ce See 911, Page A2 Suspected sexual predator nabbed BY PAIGE STANAGE al exploitation [email protected] material.” There were also 25 child Another suspected sexual pred- pornography me- ator has been caught following an dia fi les available undercover operation conducted for sharing over a by the Tennessee Bureau of Inves- peer-to-peer net- tigation. work, the warrant The arrest warrant names Neal states. Scott, 26, of Cookeville, as the Scott Scott was suspect. charged with According to the warrants, sexual exploitation Lindsay McReynolds | Herald-Citizen Scott’s computer was seized by of a minor and aggravated sexual the Cookeville Police Department exploitation of a minor. His total through a search warrant. bond is $100,000. Morning Utility Work A forensic examination of the Scott is set to appear in Putnam A sign at the Putnam Courthouse square prepares motorists for the road computer revealed more than County’s General Sessions Court closure on Washington Avenue Wednesday morning between Broad and 100 media fi les of “child sexu- June 11 at 9 a.m. Boyd streets in preparation for utility work to be completed there. Index Obituaries, A7 OVIES IN THE ARK 2 Sections — 16 Pages M P Lorene Key Deborah Wilkerson Abby A8 Living A8 Stanley Looper Dotty Smith First up: “The Calendar A6 Opinion A4 Jenny Marshall Ancil Silvey Secret Life of Classifi ed B3 Sports B1 Phillip Roberts Pets” Comics A9 Sudoku A9 Crossword A9 Weather A2 Page A8 A2 — HERALD-CITIZEN, Cookeville, Tenn. — www.herald-citizen.com — Wednesday, May 30, 2018 LOCAL READER Citation issued after I-40 crash Macon County woman SERVICES BY PAIGE STANAGE involved in the crash and was driv- indicted for filing false [email protected] ing a dump truck, the report reveals. According to the report, Fannon Contact us: An Ohio driver was cited Tues- was travelling westbound on I-40 sexual assault report Address: day for failing to exercise due care and was travelling at a high rate of following a traffi c crash on I-40. speed. She also failed to slow down From Staff Reports re- 1300 Neal St. The report from Tennessee High- and hit the back of Hardiman’s vealed Cookeville, TN 38501 way Patrol names Kathy Fannon, 81, dump truck. A Macon County that the as the driver. She had one passenger Fannon and her passenger suf- woman has been indict- inci- with her in the vehicle. fered minor injuries. ed for falsely report- dent did Mailing Address: Steven Hardiman, 54, of Living- All involved were properly wear- ing a sexual assault not oc- P.O. Box 2729 ston was named as the other driver ing their seat belts. incident, according to cur,” a Cookeville TN 38502 the Tennessee Bureau release of Investigation. from Sarah Elizabeth the TBI Phone: 931-526-9715 Man arrested holding purse with meth Suddarth, 24, was in- Suddarth states. Fax: 931-526-1209 dicted after TBI special The BY PAIGE STANAGE Underwood was agents began investi- Fentress County [email protected] the passenger of the gating allegations of Grand Jury indicted Email: vehicle. Bean noticed sexual assault involv- Suddarth last week, News A Cookeville man was arrested him clutching a purse ing a Jamestown man. charging her with one [email protected] Tuesday after he allegedly held a with multiple baggies Suddarth had reported count of fi ling a false Sports purse containing methamphetamine. in it. that the man sexually report. She turned [email protected] The arrest warrant named Aaron A search of the assaulted her while she herself in Tuesday Underwood, 33, of Quinland Lake Underwood vehicle and purse was at his home in De- morning and was Advertising Road, as the suspect. yielded 8.3 grams of cember 2016, according booked into the Fen- [email protected] According to the warrant, Offi cer methamphetamine and more than to the TBI. tress County Jail on a Living Brandon Bean of the Algood Police 20 Xanax pills. The warrant also “The investigation $2,500 bond. [email protected] Department noticed a woman who reveals the woman had $1,000 in Circulation appeared to be trying to enter a Mi- her bra. [email protected] randy Road home through a window. Underwood was arrested for Business News Bean followed the unnamed wom- controlled substance off enses and Man faces charges after [email protected] an’s vehicle to Old Highway 42 and manufacturing/delivering/sell- Church News initiated a traffi c stop. ing/possessing meth. He was also [email protected] The warrant states the woman, cited for simple possession/casual drawing gun during fight also the driver, had no license and exchange. His total bond is $10,000. School News had warrants out of White County There was no word on the wom- BY PAIGE STANAGE [email protected] for violating probation. an or what charges she might face. [email protected] Classifi ed Ads classifi [email protected] A Cookeville man was placed in custody earlier this month follow- ing an incident with a gun at Cane Letter Guidelines Creek Sportsplex. All letters to the editor must be The warrant names Ethan Mee, signed and include the writer’s name, 21, of Benton Young Road, as the address and phone number. Letters suspect. According to warrants, Mee drew are subject to editing and/or rejec- Mee tion. A strict 400-word limit will be a gun during a fi ght involving fi ve enforced. Send letters to the mailing other individuals on May 18. Mee was arrested and charged address listed above, or email to with fi ve counts aggravated assault. [email protected]. His total bond is $25,000. In other recent arrests: Richard Benge, 26, of Algood, was Order a Photo arrested for two counts of simple Every photograph taken by a possession/casual exchange and Benge Herald-Citizen photographer and Jim Herrin | Herald-Citizen theft Monday. The warrants state published in the paper is available Adult High School teacher Susan Bryant, at left, talks with soon-to-be Benge had methamphetamine for purchase. Go to www.herald-citi- new graduates Shania Hill and Eddie White. hidden in his sock and was allegedly zen.com and click on “Photo Gallery.” driving a vehicle reported stolen Also, many photos included in online from Cookeville. His total bond is stories are available for purchase. $8,000. AHS: Adult graduates look Ian Robertson, 27, of Cookeville, was arrested for simple possession/ Robertson Subscriptions casual exchange and tampering with evidence Sunday.