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Dr. RANDY MACKIN REVIEW Editor Part memoir, part philosophy, part prediction—E. Lowell Morgan’s collection of essays, Live What You Preach, is impossible to pigeon-hole, but ultimately, that unpredictability makes the book readable and surprising. Divided into three parts, the 200+ page volume reads like three books at times, with each section focused on separate but…

First Baptist Church-Linden is now enrolling for their free-of-charge after-school enrichment program for first through fourth graders that will take place on Wednesdays. Students will explore, grow social and life skills, read, experiment, create, and much more. Each session will begin with snacks, socializing, and Bible study. Students will have gross motor games and playtime…

Following the close of Governor Bill Lee’s called special session on public safety, the Buffalo River Review contacted Perry County’s legislators—Senator Ed Jackson and Representative Kirk Haston—to gauge their opinions on the event. The Review asked the legislators for six responses: How did you vote on the bills that were passed? Please give a brief…

A Perry County man was killed in a tree-cutting accident on Tom’s Creek Lake Road just after 1:00 p.m., Saturday, August 26, 2023. Phillip Majors, Jr.—better known locally as “Peter Rabbit”—was cutting the tree for a property owner he has worked for in the past, said Perry County EMS Director Gary Rogers who responded to…

The Perry County Commission met Monday, August 21, 2023, in regular session with only a quorum—seven members—present, and handled routine county business by approving unanimously the following motions: –by Jeff Graves, second by Mary Ann Qualls, to approve Gaye Treadwell as a new notary; –by Jonathan Hickerson, second by Daniel McCoy, to approve county committee…

DAVID TALLEY Special to the REVIEW The grave of a veteran of the American Revolutionary War who disappeared decades ago was recently rediscovered, thanks to the efforts of two Tuckers and three Talleys. John P. Tucker was a private in the Virginia Militia, part of the Continental Line. After the war, he moved to Chatham…

Dr. RANDY MACKIN REVIEW Editor You might think the most rewarding aspect of a Veterans Service Officer’ job is connecting former servicemen and -women with the benefits they have earned—and that’s certainly a major duty. But for Dan Riley, who was appointed Perry County’s new VSO a year ago on August 22, 2022, the real…

Perry County Senior Center will receive $8,000 in funding from a grant approved this session by the Tennessee Legislature. The Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability (TCAD) announced a total of $1 million in grants to senior centers across 82 of the state’s 95 counties­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­—the most in the Commission’s history. “As the aging population increases in…

Perry County’s elected and appointed county-wide office holders have received another substantial salary increase approved by the Tennessee legislature, and effective at the start of the current fiscal year which began July 1, 2023. Based on a county’s population, the legislature has set the following salaries for officials in counties with 0-11,999 residents: The County…

Not only has the Perry County Sheriff’s Office been awarded a $300,000 grant to fully-fund five School Resource Officer positions for the 2023-24 academic year, but the funds have already been deposited, according to Sheriff Nick Weems. The Sheriff’s Office applied for the funding earlier this summer, and anticipated approval, but at the July meeting…