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Two McKenzians Deployed to Iraq |
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By Audrey Scruton
ascruton@mckenziebanner.com |
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William Hardy
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William "Bill" Hardy, a longtime seventh grade teacher
at McKenzie Middle School, and Andrew Wilson, a 2005
honor graduate of McKenzie High School, left June 29 to
begin training for a 12-month deployment to Iraq.
According to Hardy's wife, Terry Hardy, the unit left
June 17 for normal guard drill in Smyrna and arrived
June 29 at Fort Shelby, Mississippi to prepare for
deployment. Terry Hardy said the unit is expected to
leave for Iraq at the end of August. "His orders were
for 545 days, and that includes training and leave
time," she said.
Wilson and Hardy, who is a sergeant, are members of
Battery A, 1-115 FA BN out of Lawrenceburg, which is a
unit of the 196th Field Artillery Brigade in the
Tennessee Army National Guard. Hardy, who is 57 years
old, is the second-oldest person in his unit, his wife
said.
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Andrew Wilson
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Terry Wilson, Andrew's mother, said that this unit is
comprised solely of volunteers from all across the
state. Both women said the men have been anxious to
serve in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
"[William] wanted to go with the McKenzie unit, but he
wasn't able to get the paperwork together in time,"
Terry Hardy said. "So when this chance came up, he took
it." Terry Wilson said that her son was still in high
school when the McKenzie unit left, and a slot was
filled at the last minute for the Milan unit, preventing
him from leaving with them.
Hardy graduated from Trezevant High School in 1967 and
joined the Marine Corps immediately following. "He left
for boot camp the same weekend as graduation," Terry
said. He served in the Marines for 11 years, earning the
rank of gunnery sergeant and serving two years each in
Okinawa, Japan and Vietnam.
He returned to McKenzie in 1979 and attended Jackson
State Community College before transferring to Bethel
College. He received his bachelor's in education in 1982
and his master's degree a few years later.
Hardy began teaching seventh grade social studies in
1983 at what was then McKenzie Junior High School in the
now-demolished two-story building on Stonewall Street.
Terry said that Hardy has taught geography, Tennessee
history, and social studies in seventh grade in addition
to high school business math and computer classes and
summer school. Hardy was also Andrew's middle school
teacher.
Terry and her husband have two children, William Hardy,
Jr. of McKenzie and Alfred Curtis Hardy of Memphis. The
couple has four grandchildren, Damon and Kelly Hardy of
McKenzie and Cassie and Alex Hardy of Memphis, and one
great-grandchild, Mason.
Curtis is a Gulf War veteran, serving overseas in 1990,
and William Jr. returned from Iraq in December 2005 with
the National Guard Company A 230th Engineer Battalion.
Andrew, who is 19 years old, joined the guard as part of
a dual program while a junior in high school. His mother
said he completed basic training at Ft. Jackson in South
Carolina and AIT training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri.
While at MHS, Andrew was a member of the football and
soccer teams and was active in several school clubs. He
is a member of First Baptist Church in McKenzie, where
he has coached Upward basketball and been active in the
youth program.
Andrew also worked at Mallard's and Ruby's restaurants.
He recently completed his first year at Austin Peay
State University in Clarksville, Tenn., where he is
active in a fraternity.
Terry Wilson noted that Andrew's grandfather, the late
George Wilson, was a World War II veteran, driving tanks
in Europe during the war. "They were able to share
several special things together, both being in the
military" Wilson said.
Terry Hardy said her husband plans to resume teaching
when he returns from Iraq. "It depends on when he gets
home, but right now he's planning on starting back in
January 2008," she said. |
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Circuit Clerk Newmon Dies |
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 HUNTINGDON
(July 2) Paul Newmon, age 68, of Huntingdon died today
at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Huntingdon after a long
battle with cancer. Newmon was circuit court clerk for
the county of Carroll. Services were incomplete at press
time.
Dilday Funeral Home of Huntingdon has charge of
arrangements. Visitation will be sometime Wednesday.
He coached and taught at Trezevant, Clarksburg, and
Huntingdon. He served for 16 years as circuit court
clerk. In April, he was inducted in the Carroll County
Sports Hall of Fame. He played basketball at Mason Hall
where he was named All-State and honorable mention
All-American. He played at the University of Tennessee
and finished his college career at Bethel College. He
coached 21 years in Carroll County. His teams won
numerous championships. At the Hall of Fame banquet, he
was lauded for a 71 percent winning record. He was
remembered as the first coach in Carroll County to lead
a team to the state finals.
He wed Jeanie Newman in February after dating her three
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New Veterans' Monument Honors Soldiers |
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The new memorial erected at Downtown
Veterans Memorial Park honors the soldiers of Company A,
230th Engineer Battalion and the late Sgt. James "Dusty"
Carroll, who was killed by an improvised explosive device
July 31, 2005 south of Bagdad, Iraq.
By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com |
MCKENZIE (June 8) - Just in time for the celebration of
Independence Day, a new veterans' memorial was installed
in the downtown McKenzie City Park Thursday, June 29.
The memorial honors the soldiers of Company A, 230th
Engineer Battalion and the late Sgt. James "Dusty"
Carroll, age 23, who was killed by an improvised
explosive device July 31, 2005 south of Bagdad, Iraq.
Also injured in that blast were Robert Gulledge, Timmy
Dyal, and Chris Lewis, all of McKenzie.
Curtis Monument Company designed and constructed the
monument, which consists of three sections, with the
center section being a trapezium shape dedicated to the
memory of Dusty Carroll and inscribed "Dedicated to Our
Friend and Hero Dusty Carroll" along with an engraved
photo of Carroll. The two flanking rectangular monuments
bears the inscription "Operation Iraqi Freedom" and
"Company A 230th EN BN" on facing rocks. The center
stone, made of black granite, is three feet tall and
4-1/2 feet wide. The writing and Dusty's photo is
engraved in white. The wing stones are 22 inches tall,
and three feet wide, constructed of Georgia blue granite
with black writing. Names of the Company A soldiers who
served in Operation Iraqi Freedom are engraved in
alphabetical order on the back. Flanking stones are set
at a slight angle to the center stone.
The Family Support Group for the 230th Engineer
Battalion soldiers raised the $4,000 to manufacture and
erect the monument on the northwest corner of the
downtown park near the James Monroe McKenzie memorial
marker.
McKenzie City Council approved the erection of the
monument in early June. It complements the Veterans'
Walk and memorial marker downtown that honors the war
dead of WWI, WWII, Korean Conflict, and Vietnam.
Carroll's name was recently inscribed on that marker as
well.
The new memorial was installed on concrete foundations
and can be relocated, if necessary, to a proposed
Veterans Memorial Park, being planned by the city along
College Drive, adjacent to State Route 22. |
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City Overspends Budget, Major Projects Partially Blamed |
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By Joel Washburn
washburn@mckenziebanner.com |
MCKENZIE (June 29) - McKenzie's 2005-2006 fiscal year
General Fund ended in the red $701,126 after budgetary
revenues were lower and expenses were higher than
expected.
During a special meeting Thursday evening, McKenzie City
Council approved the budgetary amendments to reconcile
the actual revenues and expenses with the budget to be
submitted to auditors.
Closing the fiscal year, the city's ending fund balances
were $1,775,542 for the General Fund, a reduction of
$701,126; $6,553,199 for the Water and Sewer, an
increase of $57,895; $22,396 in the Drug Fund, a
decrease of $15,064; $39,881 in the Solid Waste Fund, an
increase of $55,000; and $108,919 in the Debt Service
Fund, a decrease of $57,407.
Mayor Walter Winchester said the city had three major
unbudgeted expenses, which affected the final figures:
$211,000 was spent to extend water lines in the Hanson
Meadows area; $211,000 was spent in extra paving around
downtown and Walnut Circle; and the
$65,000 purchase of 7.9 acres of the Lawrence property,
adjacent to the City Park on Como Street. The mayor said
the paving was completed in the 2005-2006 fiscal year in
advance of significant price increases in asphalt. Only
$30,000 is budgeted in the 2006-2007 fiscal year for
paving. That's mainly for patching and repairs, said the
mayor.
Councilman Jerry Arthur and City Clerk Charlie Beal said
significantly more paving has been completed in the last
two years than usual.
Revenues in the General Fund fell short $203,037 of the
$2,898,200 budgeted. Total expenses were $549,750 higher
than the $3,390,729 budgeted in the General Fund. In
separate funds, the General Government's expenses were
$755,341; Police Department's final budget was
$1,000,891; Fire Department's final expenses were
$308,514; Streets and Highways final expenses were
$664,520.24; Street Lighting's final budget was
$99,145.72; Parks and Recreation's final budget was
$312,877.The Water/Sewer Budget had a profit of
$57,895.00 on $1,581,600 in revenues.
Councilwoman Darra Adkins was absent due to illness. |
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