Weakley County Municipal Electric System

Lee Lawrence ( Principal)

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District 2 School Board member Lindell Roney of Gleason is resigning before the end of his elected term, and a replacement will soon be named to finish out the remainder of his term. Fellow School Board members offered words of praise for Roney’s exemplary service to the people of his district and Weakley County.

Gleason High School Holds Academic Banquet

Senior class top ten Front Row: (L to R) Lillian Nichols, Savanna Scarbrough, Khali O’Connor, Rachel Hughey and Frazier Wilson; Back Row: Maycie Rollins, Kelsey Borneman, Murrie Blassingame, Mitchell Moore and Daniel Morris. Photo courtesy Cristi Wallace

Junior class top ten Front Row: (L to R) Chandler Brawner, Braxton Vickers, Cameron Harrison, Seth Bowers and Aubrey Wallace; Back Row: Jayden Green, Jayne-Shaye Bailey and Ericka Denton. Not pictured are Brittany Corum and Tobi Dillard. Photo courtesy Cristi Wallace.

Sophomore class top ten Front Row: (L to R) Chloe Martin, Dalana Veazey, Edward Castleman, Cassie Griffin and Hannah May; Back Row: Will Morris, Autumn Wilson, Shelbie Burton, Whitney Clark and Branden Arant. Photo courtesy Cristi Wallace.

Freshman class top ten Front Row: (L to R) Martha Nichols, Kenady Atkins, Cody O’Callaghan, Lily Shannon and Katie Freeman; Back Row: Marissa Laws, Lillie Freeman, Elizabeth Smith and Madison Fuzzell. Not pictured is Josie Long. Photo courtesy Cristi Wallace - .Source:McKenzie Banner.

           Lady Bulldogs Join 1000-Point Club

GLEASON — Gleason Lady Bulldog basketball team members Kelsey Borneman and Lillian Nichols were recently honored for scoring 1,000 points respectively in their prep career. Borneman reached the 1,000th-point plateau against Hollow Rock-Bruceton while Nichols netted her 1,000th point against McKenzie. (L to R): Lady Bulldog 1,000-Point Club honorees Lillian Nichols and Kelsey Borneman. Photo courtesy of Christi Wallace.

Gleason Teen Named Volunteer Star

BY JASON MARTIN

GLEASON (February 3) — Jayne-Shaye Bailey a junior at Gleason High School was named Weakley County’s youth recipient of the Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award. The award recognizes the efforts of 84 volunteers statewide who strive to improve their communities through service. One youth and one adult volunteer were selected from participating counties to receive the award.

Nominees were judged based on the community’s need of the volunteer service performed, initiative taken to perform the service, creativity used to solve a community problem and impact of the volunteer service on the community.

Bailey has volunteered for six years at AseraCare and Avalon Hospice, completing over 2,000 hours of service. Her efforts included annual planning of memorial services, assisting with yearly veterans programs, wrapping Christmas gifts for patients, attending health fairs, shopping for patients and families, addressing and mailing Christmas and birthday cards and helping the nursing staff set up for new patients.

Bailey is a member of the First United Methodist Church in Gleason and an active member of the Methodist Youth Fellowship group. She is a member of the Gleason High School Beta Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes leadership team. She is junior class secretary, FFA president, co-captain of the award-winning Gleason High School cheerleading squad and the winner of several pageantry titles. Despite her incredible schedule, Bailey stands out as a Weakley County volunteer.

The volunteers from 53 counties will be honored at the Ninth Annual Governor’s Volunteer Stars Awards ceremony at the Franklin Marriot Cool Springs in Franklin on February 12, 2017. Miss Tennessee 2016, Grace Burgess will present the awards. Source: McKenzie Banner; Photo by Joel Washburn/The McKenzie Banner.

      GHS 50-year Class Reunion - Class of 1964

The Gleason High School Class of 1964 celebrated their 50th class reunion during Tater Town festivities on August 30, 2014. The reunion was held at Mallards Restaurant in Huntingdon, with classmates having additional time to catch up on old times friends at the Dixie Carter Performing Arts Center in Huntingdon.

Front L-R: Rosemary Jorge, Suzette Edmonston, Martha Boone, Brenda Pickler, Judy Mansfield, Karen Dellinger, Sonja Godwn;

Back L-R: George Sawyers, Ronnie Dilday, Iva May Lowery, Wanda Maddox, Betty Bradberry, Sandra Tilley, Martha Brewer, Carol Sue Delinger, Mrs. Floyd and Mr. Floyd (Class Sponsor), John Bradberry (Note - maiden names used for ladies).

Gleason High School Class of 1962:

Follow-up to their 50th Reunion

The Gleason High School Class of 1962 celebrated their second annual follow up to their  50th class reunion during Tater Town festivities on August 30, 2014.

Barbara Clement White, Ronnie Parks, Ferrellin Webb Cassidy, Coy Segraves, Curtis Mayo, Linda Ray Bevis, Sammy Tilley, Joyce Holland Straughn, John Ozment, Joyce Stewart Jones, Bobby Langley, Linda Elinor Boone, Kenneth Doster, Linda Travillian Langford, Terry Bunnell

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GHS 50-year Class Reunion - Class of 1963

The class of 1963 had their 50 year class reunion on Saturday, August 31, 2013.  Members of the class participated in the Tater Town Special parade by riding on  a "Class of 1963 ~ 50-year Reunion trailer. A member of the Class of  '63, the former Sandra Taylor who was the 1963 Miss. Gleason rode in a red 1963 Chevrolet Corvette owned and driven by Dale Nunnery, also a member of the Class of 63.

The 50-year reunion was held at the First Baptist Church on Saturday evening. The festivities were also attended by several well wishers from other Gleason High School Classes from the early to mid 1960's. A good time was  had by all!

Below is a picture of those members of the Class who were in attendance.

Class members attending included, pictured from left to right are: Front Row: Carol (Tucker) Dycus, Delois (Boane) Shaw, Kaye (Billington) Owens, Sandra (Taylor) Johnson, Wanda (Hodges) Pritchett, Patricia (Reed) Segraves Back Row: Robert Smyth, Pat Dewberry, Bobbie Lou (Williams) Chandler, Janis (Hodges) Featherstone, Jean (Burrows) Cunningham, Dale Nunnery, LeRoy Segraves.

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Gleason High School Class of 1962:

Follow-up to their 50th Reunion - 2013

Members of the Class of 1962 followed up on their last year's 2012 Tater Town 50-year reunion by having a get together on Saturday, August 31st at at Hig's Restaurant in McKenzie. All members of the Class of 1962 and other friends were invited.

As can be seen from the picture below, the turn out for this follow-up was great, with 16 Class of 62 members attending and having a good time interacting with old classmates and other friends from Gleason School.

Members of the Class of 1962 attending included, FRONT ROW: Joyce (Stewart) Jones, Ferrelin (Webb) Cassidy, Linda (Elinor) Boone, Joyce (Holland) Straughn, Linda (Ray) Bevis, Lynda (Travillian) Lankford, Barbara (Clement) White. BACK ROW: Terry Burnell, Curtis Mayo, Bobby Langly, Ronnie Parks, Coy Segraves, Pert Pritchitt, John Ozment, Jim Lawrence, Sammy Tilley. (Picture compliments of Linda Bevis).