The McKenzie Banner, McKenzie, Tennessee, Tuesday, June 14, 2011 • www.mckenziebanner.com - Page 3 Historic ...From Front Page that the defendant knowingly hindered a secured creditor. Addressing Parish, Robin- son attorney’s James N. Grant and Tim Crocker of Milan said that Robinson had repaid both aforementioned companies in entirety prior to his Monday court appearance. Parish ruled that deferred probation sentences for counts one, two and three against Rob- inson are to run concurrent and under the supervision of the Carroll County Sheriff ’s Department. The judge noted that possible sentencing for counts one and two for forgery was $25,000 in restitution and 30 years impris- onment. He added that possible sen- tencing for hindering a secured creditor was one to six years imprisonment and restitution of $3,000. Parish informed Robinson that upon successfully complet- ing the specified terms of his deferred probation, he could request that the court expunge his record. Addressing Robinson, Par- ish added, “Be advised that if you violate the terms of your deferred probation, probation will be revoked from you. You will then serve the sentence.” Robinson admitted via plea agreement to forging a signa- ture to try to cash checks that were jointly made to his farming business and two other orga- nizations — Crop Production Services and Gibson Farmers Co-Op. Robinson is accused of allegedly forging a signature on a check for more than $92,000 payable to Robinson Brothers, which is owned by Robinson and two other organizations and allegedly forging a signature on a second check for more than $141,000 payable to Robinson Brothers and Crop Production Services. By law, checks made out to two organizations require au- thorization from both parties to be cashed. Cashing a check without the consent of the other organization constitutes forgery. Robinson also admitted via plea agreement to knowingly hindering a secured creditor by concealing cash subject to a security interest, security agree- ment or other statutory or equi- table lien owed to agricultural loan-based financial company Crop Production Services. In a separate court proceed- ing, Parish granted a two-day court trial date for former 12- year Carroll County coroner Steven L. Cantrell commencing on August 31. Cantrell is represented by Jackson attorney Daniel Taylor. Attorney Ben Dempsey repre- sented Cantrell prior to Taylor. Cantrell, 48, is accused of vot- ing in Carroll County in August while living in Weakley County and making false entries on elec- tion documents. The two-count indictments say Cantrell knowingly made a false entry on the ballot ap- plication by stating he lived in Carroll County when he voted on or around August 5. The in- dictment further stated that the defendant listed his address as being in a part of McKenzie lo- cated in Carroll County, but his true address was in the Weakley County portion of McKenzie. Months prior to his initial appearance before the Carroll County Circuit Court, Cantrell stated to media sources that he had been dividing his time be- tween his ailing father’s Weak- ley County home located on Tennessee 124 and his mother’s residence located in Carroll County because of illness in the family. His father, Billy Lon Cantrell, died on November 29, 2010. Cantrell said that he had no idea he was doing anything ille- gal by voting in Carroll County. Upon completion of investiga- tion by the 24th Judicial District Attorney’s Office via request of District Attorney General Han- sel McCadams, Cantrell’s case was directed to the grand jury. for everyone in the family to enjoy. Sponsors for the event are: McKenzie Industrial Board, Pepsi, ATT Account- ing, Bank of Gleason, Beta Sigma Phi-ladies service or- ganization, Bethel University, Dairy Queen, Farmers-Mer- chants Bank, Holland Farms, McKenzie Banking Co., Mer- chants Outlet Mall, Premier Realty of Huntingdon, and the City of McKenzie. In case of rain, the event will be at Bethel University’s Renaissance Theater (the for- mer Cumberland Presbyterian Church) located on Stonewall Street across from the City Hall. together and to benefit the educa- tional needs of West Carroll. Registration is 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., with a buffet meal at 5:00 p.m. and the program honoring former and current educators at 6:00 pm. For more information, email dinahgor- [email protected] or phone 731-987-9707. A reunion of McKenzie High School alumni is planned for Satur- day, September 3, 2011, 5:00 p.m. at McKenzie High School. All gradu- ates and persons who attended McKenzie schools are invited to attend this first-ever event. Pam Collins Bohanek and Steve Poole, both alumni of MHS, are heading the event to bring all alum- ni and teachers back home. Ms. Bohanek said the event will provide a time for old friends to get together and a chance to make new friends at the free event. McKenzie High School will sell food conces- sions, school T-shirts, and special event shirts. Steve Poole is coor- dinating area bands from the 1960s and 70s and a DJ to provide music. All entertainment is provided free of charge. “We are operating on a zero budget,” said Ms. Bohanek. Several graduating classes have scheduled events to coincide with the event. “We will attempt to start an alumni association,” said Ms. Bo- hanek. If there is enough interest, a $5.00 fee will be collected. A new Facebook page for the McKenzie High School Homecom- ing 2011 has been established. Additional details will be release later. For more information, phone Bohanek at 731-693-0104 or visit the Facebook page. Huntingdon is hosting its annual Huntingdon Alumni Association Mega Reunion on Saturday, Sep- tember 24, 6:00 p.m. at the Carroll County Civic Center in conjunction with the city’s Heritage Festival. The reunion will honor the class of 1961 on its 50th anniversary. For more information, contact Steve Carter, president, or visit the website www.huntingdon.tn.hsh. schoolinsites.com or visit www. huntingdonschools.org and click on Huntingdon Alumni Associa- tion. Brian Tucker said the average fee of area counties is $80 an- nually. The city will dispatch fire units to any fire in the service area. Non-subscribers are charged $1000 and subscrib- ers are charged $500 for the response. Homeowners insur- ance will generally cover a $500 response fee. The council approved a $4,087.46 bill from United Utili- ties for the purchase of a water meter for a project at Bethel University. Billy Wood, supervi- sor of the Water Department, said the meter will monitor both low and high water flow. A “tap fee” paid by Bethel will cover the costs, said Wood. During citizens’ input, Kevin Jones said he has over 10 prop- erties in the city and would like to work with the Historic Preservation Commission con- cerning some of those proper- ties. Mayor Jill Holland directed Mr. Jones to meet with Charles Pruneau, the chairman of the Historic Research Committee, which makes recommendations to the Historic Preservation Commission. Rosalind Winston of McClure Street said there is stench each evening on her street. She asked the city to investigate the cause of the smell. In council reports, Council- man Raymond Glisson said the city convened a meeting with area contractors. That meeting went well, said Glisson. Councilman Billy Barksdale said Fire Chief Brian Tucker at- tended a meeting concerning the distribution of disaster funding, which should be forthcoming. Councilwoman Dianna Lank- ford said the regular summer ball season is winding down. She said the Tennessee Wild- life Resources Agency recently stocked the city pond with cat- fish and people are enjoying fishing and picnicking in the park. Mayor Holland said all coun- cilmembers are attending the annual Tennessee Municipal League convention held in Mur- freesboro. This is the first time all council members have at- tended, said Holland. The McKenzie City Council and department heads will hold a budget workshop on Tuesday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m. at McKenzie City Hall. Reunions ...From Front Page Court ...From Front Page Nights ...From Front Page PRESBYOPIA From age 40 onward our eyes' lenses gradually lose the ability to focus on close-up objects, a condition called presbyopia. By our 50s or 60s, almost everyone experiences blurry near vision, although distance vision often remains good. More than 60 mil- lion people in the United States are presbyotic, as are more than 400 million worldwide. Reading glasses are the most popular solution, but many people are interested in glasses-free vision correction. Options now avail- able include a form of LASIK that improves near vision in one eye, called monovision, and intra- ocular lenses (IOLs) that replace the eyes' natural lenses. Within a few years, several new presbyopia treatments will likely be available in the U.S. Presented as a service to the community by Drs. Smith and Smith, 592 N. Main St., McKenzie, TN 38201 (phone 731-352-2020 or TOLL FREE 1-877-710-2020). by Drs. Tom & Mark Smith Your Eyes John Mark Robinson leaves the Carroll County Circuit Courtroom after receiving four years of deferred probation via plea bargain agreement for two counts of forgery and one count of hindering a secured creditor. The front of a 2011 Ford Fusion, received extensive damage when it rear-ended a horse- drawn buggy last week on State Route 124, approximately five mile from McKenzie. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. However, the female driver of the horse and buggy was transported from the scene by ambulance to McKenzie Regional Hospital, where she was treated for injuries sustained in the crash. Miraculously, the Amish woman’s three small children escaped injury. “With Willing Hearts” concert was cut short because of rain. The gospel group includes: (l to r) Dwayne Griffith, Beverly Griffith, Tiffany Hill and Rick Finney. Wreck ...From Front Page NASHVILLE — A Madison County woman is charged for the second time with TennCare “doc- tor shopping,” or going to multiple doctors in a short period to obtain the same or similar controlled substances and using TennCare as payment along the way. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) today announced the arrest of 43-year old Tammy Marie Du- nagan, indicted in Gibson County on one count of fraudulently using TennCare to obtain controlled sub- stances by “doctor shopping.” She is accused of seeing multiple phy- sicians within a 30-day period, re- ceiving prescriptions for the strong painkillers Oxycodone and Hydro- codone, with the physician office visits being paid for by TennCare. Dunagan was held in the Carroll County jail on unrelated charges and was later transported to Gib- son County where she was served with the indictment and arraigned. Dunagan was arrested just over two weeks ago, on May 27 on an indictment in Carroll County, charging her with two counts of “doctor shopping” for the same drugs, Oxycodone and Hydroco- done, using TennCare to pay for the office visits. “Prescription drug abuse is a concern of communities large and small across Tennessee,” Inspector General Deborah Y. Faulkner said. “With the help of providers, we’re sending a message that abusing TennCare will have serious reper- cussions.” TennCare fraud is a Class E felony carrying a sentence of up to two years per charge in prison. District Attorney Garry Brown will be prosecuting the Gibson County case. Woman Charged in Carroll, Gibson Counties for TennCare Fraud On May 26, the U.S. Census Bureau released a 2010 Census brief on our nation’s changing age and sex composition. The Report shows the nation grew older in the last decade. The country’s male popu- lation grew faster than the female population during the last ten years. According to Age and Sex Composition: 2010 [PDF], the median age of Americans is now 37.2, with seven states recording a median age of 40 or older. The brief also shows the male population grew 9.9 percent between 2000 and 2010, while the female population grew 9.5 percent. Of the total 2010 Census population, 157.0 million people were female (50.8 percent) and 151.8 million were male (49.2 percent). Between 2000 and 2010, the population 45 to 64 years old grew 31.5 percent to 81.5 million. This age group now makes up 26.4 percent of the total U.S. population. The large growth among 45- to 64-year- olds is primarily because of the aging of the baby boom population. For those under 18 and be- tween the ages of 18 and 44, growth rates were much slow- er. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of people under 18 grew 2.6 percent to 74.2 mil- lion people, comprising 24.0 percent of the total popula- tion. The 18 to 44 age group grew at an even slower rate of 0.6 percent to 112.8 million, comprising 36.5 percent of the population. In 2010, the median age in- creased to 37.2 from 35.3 in 2000, with the proportion of older Americans increasing. The 1.9-year increase between 2000 and 2010 was a more mod- est increase than the 2.4-year increase in median age that occurred between 1990 and 2000. The aging of the baby boom population, along with stabilizing birth rates and longer life expectancy, have contributed to the increase in median age. In 2010, there were 96.7 males for every 100 females in the United States, repre- senting an increase from 2000 when the male-to-female ratio was 96.3 males for every 100 females. The increase in the population of older males was notable over the last decade, with males between the ages of 60 and 74 increasing by 35.2 percent, while females in the same age group increased by just 29.2 percent. This increase in the male population relative to the female population for those 60 and over has led to a notable increase in the sex ratio among this age group - potentially because of the narrowing gap in mortality be- tween older men and women. 2010 Census Shows Nation’s Population is Aging
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that the defendant knowingly hindered a secured creditor.
Addressing Parish, Robin-son attorney’s James N. Grant and Tim Crocker of Milan said that Robinson had repaid both aforementioned companies in entirety prior to his Monday court appearance.
Parish ruled that deferred probation sentences for counts one, two and three against Rob-inson are to run concurrent and under the supervision of the Carroll County Sheriff ’s Department.
The judge noted that possible sentencing for counts one and two for forgery was $25,000 in restitution and 30 years impris-onment.
He added that possible sen-tencing for hindering a secured creditor was one to six years imprisonment and restitution of $3,000.
Parish informed Robinson that upon successfully complet-ing the specified terms of his deferred probation, he could request that the court expunge his record.
Addressing Robinson, Par-ish added, “Be advised that if you violate the terms of your deferred probation, probation will be revoked from you. You will then serve the sentence.”
Robinson admitted via plea agreement to forging a signa-
ture to try to cash checks that were jointly made to his farming business and two other orga-nizations — Crop Production Services and Gibson Farmers Co-Op. Robinson is accused of allegedly forging a signature on a check for more than $92,000 payable to Robinson Brothers, which is owned by Robinson and two other organizations and allegedly forging a signature on a second check for more than $141,000 payable to Robinson Brothers and Crop Production Services.
By law, checks made out to two organizations require au-thorization from both parties to be cashed. Cashing a check without the consent of the other organization constitutes forgery.
Robinson also admitted via plea agreement to knowingly hindering a secured creditor by concealing cash subject to a security interest, security agree-ment or other statutory or equi-table lien owed to agricultural loan-based financial company Crop Production Services.
In a separate court proceed-ing, Parish granted a two-day court trial date for former 12-year Carroll County coroner Steven L. Cantrell commencing on August 31.
Cantrell is represented by Jackson attorney Daniel Taylor.
Attorney Ben Dempsey repre-
sented Cantrell prior to Taylor.Cantrell, 48, is accused of vot-
ing in Carroll County in August while living in Weakley County and making false entries on elec-tion documents.
The two-count indictments say Cantrell knowingly made a false entry on the ballot ap-plication by stating he lived in Carroll County when he voted on or around August 5. The in-dictment further stated that the defendant listed his address as being in a part of McKenzie lo-cated in Carroll County, but his true address was in the Weakley County portion of McKenzie.
Months prior to his initial appearance before the Carroll County Circuit Court, Cantrell stated to media sources that he had been dividing his time be-tween his ailing father’s Weak-ley County home located on Tennessee 124 and his mother’s residence located in Carroll County because of illness in the family. His father, Billy Lon Cantrell, died on November 29, 2010.
Cantrell said that he had no idea he was doing anything ille-gal by voting in Carroll County.
Upon completion of investiga-tion by the 24th Judicial District Attorney’s Office via request of District Attorney General Han-sel McCadams, Cantrell’s case was directed to the grand jury.
for everyone in the family to enjoy. Sponsors for the event a r e : M c K e n z i e I n d u s t r i a l
Board, Pepsi, ATT Account-ing, Bank of Gleason, Beta Sigma Phi-ladies service or-ganization, Bethel University, Dairy Queen, Far mers-Mer-chants Bank, Holland Farms, McKenzie Banking Co., Mer-chants Outlet Mall, Premier Realty of Huntingdon, and the
City of McKenzie.In case of rain, the event
will be at Bethel University’s Renaissance Theater (the for-mer Cumberland Presbyterian Church) located on Stonewall Street across from the City Hall.
together and to benefit the educa-tional needs of West Carroll.
Registration is 4:00 to 5:00 p.m., with a buffet meal at 5:00 p.m. and the program honoring former and current educators at 6:00 pm. For more information, email [email protected] or phone 731-987-9707.
A reunion of McKenzie High School alumni is planned for Satur-day, September 3, 2011, 5:00 p.m. at McKenzie High School. All gradu-ates and persons who attended McKenzie schools are invited to attend this first-ever event.
Pam Collins Bohanek and Steve Poole, both alumni of MHS, are heading the event to bring all alum-ni and teachers back home.
Ms. Bohanek said the event will provide a time for old friends to get together and a chance to make new
friends at the free event. McKenzie High School will sell food conces-sions, school T-shirts, and special event shirts. Steve Poole is coor-dinating area bands from the 1960s and 70s and a DJ to provide music. All entertainment is provided free of charge. “We are operating on a zero budget,” said Ms. Bohanek.
Several graduating classes have scheduled events to coincide with the event.
“We will attempt to start an alumni association,” said Ms. Bo-hanek. If there is enough interest, a $5.00 fee will be collected.
A new Facebook page for the McKenzie High School Homecom-ing 2011 has been established.
Additional details will be release later. For more information, phone Bohanek at 731-693-0104 or visit the Facebook page.
Huntingdon is hosting its annual Huntingdon Alumni Association Mega Reunion on Saturday, Sep-tember 24, 6:00 p.m. at the Carroll County Civic Center in conjunction with the city’s Heritage Festival. The reunion will honor the class of 1961 on its 50th anniversary. For more information, contact Steve Carter, president, or visit the website www.huntingdon.tn.hsh.schoolinsites.com or visit www.huntingdonschools.org and click on Huntingdon Alumni Associa-tion.
Brian Tucker said the average fee of area counties is $80 an-nually. The city will dispatch fire units to any fire in the service area. Non-subscribers are charged $1000 and subscrib-ers are charged $500 for the response. Homeowners insur-ance will generally cover a $500 response fee.
T h e c o u n c i l ap p rove d a $4,087.46 bill from United Utili-ties for the purchase of a water meter for a project at Bethel University. Billy Wood, supervi-sor of the Water Department, said the meter will monitor both low and high water flow. A “tap fee” paid by Bethel will cover the costs, said Wood.
During citizens’ input, Kevin Jones said he has over 10 prop-erties in the city and would like to work with the Historic Preservation Commission con-cerning some of those proper-ties. Mayor Jill Holland directed Mr. Jones to meet with Charles Pruneau, the chairman of the Historic Research Committee, which makes recommendations to the Historic Preservation Commission.
Rosalind Winston of McClure Street said there is stench each evening on her street. She asked the city to investigate the cause of the smell.
In council reports, Council-man Raymond Glisson said the city convened a meeting with area contractors. That meeting went well, said Glisson.
Councilman Billy Barksdale said Fire Chief Brian Tucker at-
tended a meeting concerning the distribution of disaster funding, which should be forthcoming.
Councilwoman Dianna Lank-ford said the regular summer ball season is winding down. She said the Tennessee Wild-life Resources Agency recently stocked the city pond with cat-fish and people are enjoying fishing and picnicking in the park.
Mayor Holland said all coun-cilmembers are attending the annual Tennessee Municipal League convention held in Mur-freesboro. This is the first time all council members have at-tended, said Holland.
The McKenzie City Council and department heads will hold a budget workshop on Tuesday, June 21 at 7:00 p.m. at McKenzie City Hall.
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PRESBYOPIA From age 40 onward our eyes'lenses gradually lose the ability to focus on close-up objects, a condition called presbyopia. By our 50s or 60s, almost everyoneexperiences blurry near vision, although distance vision oftenremains good. More than 60 mil-lion people in the United Statesare presbyotic, as are more than400 million worldwide. Reading glasses are the most popular solution, but many people are interested in glasses-free vision correction. Options now avail-able include a form of LASIK that improves near vision in one eye, called monovision, and intra-ocular lenses (IOLs) that replacethe eyes' natural lenses. Within a few years, several new presbyopia treatments will likely be availablein the U.S. Presented as a service to the community by Drs. Smith and Smith, 592 N. Main St., McKenzie, TN 38201 (phone 731-352-2020 or TOLL FREE 1-877-710-2020).
by Drs. Tom & Mark SmithYour Eyes
John Mark Robinson leaves the Carroll County Circuit Courtroom after receiving four years of deferred probation via plea bargain agreement for two counts of forgery and one count of hindering a secured creditor.
The front of a 2011 Ford Fusion, received extensive damage when it rear-ended a horse-drawn buggy last week on State Route 124, approximately five mile from McKenzie. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. However, the female driver of the horse and buggy was transported from the scene by ambulance to McKenzie Regional Hospital, where she was treated for injuries sustained in the crash. Miraculously, the Amish woman’s three small children escaped injury.
“With Willing Hearts” concert was cut short because of rain. The gospel group includes: (l to r) Dwayne Griffith, Beverly Griffith, Tiffany Hill and Rick Finney.
Wreck ...From Front Page
NASHVILLE — A Madison County woman is charged for the second time with TennCare “doc-tor shopping,” or going to multiple doctors in a short period to obtain the same or similar controlled substances and using TennCare as payment along the way.
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) today announced the arrest of 43-year old Tammy Marie Du-nagan, indicted in Gibson County on one count of fraudulently using TennCare to obtain controlled sub-stances by “doctor shopping.” She is accused of seeing multiple phy-
sicians within a 30-day period, re-ceiving prescriptions for the strong painkillers Oxycodone and Hydro-codone, with the physician office visits being paid for by TennCare. Dunagan was held in the Carroll County jail on unrelated charges and was later transported to Gib-son County where she was served with the indictment and arraigned.
Dunagan was arrested just over two weeks ago, on May 27 on an indictment in Carroll County, charging her with two counts of “doctor shopping” for the same drugs, Oxycodone and Hydroco-
done, using TennCare to pay for the office visits.
“Prescription drug abuse is a concern of communities large and small across Tennessee,” Inspector General Deborah Y. Faulkner said. “With the help of providers, we’re sending a message that abusing TennCare will have serious reper-cussions.”
TennCare fraud is a Class E felony carrying a sentence of up to two years per charge in prison. District Attorney Garry Brown will be prosecuting the Gibson County case.
Woman Charged in Carroll, Gibson Counties for TennCare Fraud
On May 26, the U.S. Census Bureau released a 2010 Census brief on our nation’s changing age and sex composition. The Report shows the nation grew older in the last decade.
The country’s male popu-lation grew faster than the female population during the last ten years.
According to Age and Sex Composition: 2010 [PDF], the median age of Americans is now 37.2, with seven states recording a median age of 40 or older. The brief also shows the male population grew 9.9 percent between 2000 and 2010, while the female population grew 9.5 percent. Of the total 2010 Census population, 157.0 million people were female (50.8 percent) and 151.8 million were male (49.2 percent).
B e t w e e n 2 0 0 0 a n d 2 0 1 0 , the population 45 to 64 years old grew 31.5 percent to 81.5 million. This age group now
makes up 26.4 percent of the total U.S. population. The large growth among 45- to 64-year-olds is primarily because of the aging of the baby boom population.
For those under 18 and be-tween the ages of 18 and 44, growth rates were much slow-er. Between 2000 and 2010, the number of people under 18 grew 2.6 percent to 74.2 mil-lion people, comprising 24.0 percent of the total popula-tion. The 18 to 44 age group grew at an even slower rate of 0.6 percent to 112.8 million, comprising 36.5 percent of the population.
In 2010, the median age in-creased to 37.2 from 35.3 in 2000, with the proportion of older Americans increasing. The 1.9-year increase between 2000 and 2010 was a more mod-est increase than the 2.4-year increase in median age that occur red between 1990 and
2000. The aging of the baby boom population, along with stabilizing birth rates and longer life expectancy, have contributed to the increase in median age.
I n 2 0 1 0 , t h e re we re 9 6 . 7 males for every 100 females in the United States, repre-senting an increase from 2000 when the male-to-female ratio was 96.3 males for every 100 females. The increase in the population of older males was notable over the last decade, with males between the ages of 60 and 74 increasing by 35.2 percent, while females in the same age group increased by just 29.2 percent. This increase in the male population relative to the female population for those 60 and over has led to a notable increase in the sex ratio among this age group - potentially because of the narrowing gap in mortality be-tween older men and women.
2010 Census Shows Nation’s Population is Aging
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