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Court website, the Supreme Court Fellows Commission selects four talented individ-uals to work for one of four federal judiciary agencies for a year-long appointment in Washington, D.C. The Fellows Program, founded in 1973, offers them an opportunity to broaden their understanding of the judicial system through exposure to federal court administration.

Supreme Court Fellows gain practical experience in judicial administration, pol-icy development and educa-tion. They also benefit from time to study and produce scholarship, and a vantage point from which to develop an academic research agen-da. During the fellowship year, Fellows will attend arguments at the Supreme Court, meet with judges and judicial administrators and participate in other programs hosted by government insti-tutions.

Miss Bruff, who is the daughter of Tracy and Jennifer Bruff of Union City, has been assigned to the United States Sentencing Commission. The U.S. Sentencing Commission engages in policy analysis of crime and punishment at the national level and uses the results in the development of federal sentencing guide-lines. The other Fellows

will be placed among the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, the Federal Judicial Center and the Office of the Counselor to the Chief Justice.

She joins the Supreme Court Fellows Program from her position as the rules law clerk to the Honorable David G. Campbell, U.S. District Judge and chair of the Judicial Conference Standing Committee on the Rules of Practice and Procedure.

She previously clerked in Memphis for the Honorable Julia Smith Gibbons of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She earned a bachelor of arts degree with distinction in history from Rhodes College in 2014 and a juris doctor with highest distinction in 2018 from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she was an executive cases edi-tor of the Mississippi Law Journal and president of the student body.

Miss Bruff, who was the UCHS valedictorian in 2010, is the granddaughter of Johnny and Patsy Bruff of Union City and Lawrence and Beverly Doring of Memphis.Polaris...

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not only that all individu-als should be treated fairly and equally, but also that all persons have the right to express their opinions through Black Lives Matters and other similar organiza-tions. Abernathy’s deeply regrets these posts and apol-ogizes to everyone that has been offended.”

On June 3, Polaris chair-man and chief executive offi-cer Scott Wine had issued a statement from the company regarding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

“George Floyd’s senseless death, and the unfortunate incidents that have followed, are a crushing reminder of the divisions that plague communities,” he said. “Developments since I wrote those words have fur-ther illuminated the fact that racial bias, unconscious or otherwise, remains a very real issue in our society. I am heartbroken by the unneces-sary, avoidable loss of life, and disgusted by the fractur-ing of this country I love and proudly served. Our com-plete and utter intolerance for racism and bigotry must be unyielding.

“These hateful concepts deserve only scorn and con-tempt, and we must unite in the noble goal of eradi-cating them from our soci-ety. Polaris can, and will, do more to help bridge this ugly, indefensible, yet tragi-cally persistent divide that plagues America.”

Since the original post on Abernathy’s Facebook page, response on social media has been overwhelming, with many continuing to express outrage.

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ROOM WITH A VIEW — Members of the Everett-Stewart Regional Airport board were silhouetted by the light from the open door as they met early this morning in the hangar now occupied by the newly-launched Full Stop Aviation Services. The spacious hangar gave board members ample room for social distancing as Full Stop employees went about their day’s work servicing aircraft. A couple of planes also took off

from the nearby runway as the board met, including a single-engine Cirrus SR22 (background). Among those on hand for the session were (from left) airport board member Kay Stegall, Brian Vogt of Barge Design Solutions, board chair-man Wayne McCreight and airport manager Chris Rodgers. The Messenger will have a story and another photo from this morning’s meeting in an upcoming edition.

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Grant funding will be uti-lized to add glass partitions in the court clerks’ offices at the Obion County Courthouse.

Resolutions supporting the submissions of Court Security Grants and related funds were approved by the Obion County Commission during its session Monday.

The grants are 90 per-cent funded by the State of Tennessee, Administrative Office of the Courts, with a 10 percent match due from the Obion County General Fund.

The commission app-roved two separate resolu-tions related to the funding — one for partitions in the circuit, general sessions and juvenile court clerks’ offic-es and another to similarly provide partitions for the chancery clerk and master’s office.

The purpose of the Court Security Grant is to improve courtroom security and to “provide safe and secure facilities” to conduct the courts’ business and duties.

The glass partitions to be installed in the local court clerks’ offices will act as a barrier and prevent the

transfer of germs — such as COVID-19 — from the cus-tomers to the deputy clerks, according to the resolutions passed Monday.

The grant includes 28- to 36-inch high glass which is enclosed in steel frames that run the length of the public counters in each office. Each partition will have arched pass-through openings and speak holes.

Obion County’s match will be $985.30 for the $9,853 Court Security Grant being sought for the partitions in the circuit, general sessions and juvenile court offices, while the $3,200 in grant funding for the clerk and master’s office partition will require a $320 match from the county.

The grants are designated as reimbursement grants, which means the county must first purchase the par-titions. Upon completion, the county provides the Administrative Office of the Courts with supporting doc-umentation to receive reim-bursement of $8,867.70 for the circuit, general sessions and juvenile offices project and $2,880 for the clerk and master project.

The resolutions approved

by the commission will amend the 2019-20 fiscal year budget to reflect the funding.

In other action during Monday morning’s 75-min-ute meeting, opened with prayer led by the Rev. Robert Johnson and with the Pledge of Allegiance, the commis-sion:

• Voted to uphold its October 2019 decision to have local cities pay half of property reappraisal costs. After extensive discussion, a motion to rescind the previ-ous action failed by a 15-4 vote. (Editor’s note: A sepa-rate story on this action was published in Tuesday’s print edition.)

• Celebrated Obion Coun-ty’s clean audit, with no findings, for the 2018-19 fiscal year that ended June 30, 2019. (Editor’s note: A separate story on this achievement was published in Monday’s online edition and Tuesday’s print edition.)

• Voted to accept a county finance committee recom-mendation to keep the inter-est rate at 3.35 percent on the interfund school note the county borrows from itself.

• Approved a tax abate-ment schedule for a prospec-

tive future solar farm which would have a total invest-ment of $60 million. The company is considering an area north of Union City, according to Obion County Mayor Benny McGuire.

• OK’d the 2018 county taxes to be released — based upon figures which repre-sent an impressive collection rate of 99 percent by Obion County Trustee Tracey Westbrooks’ office.

The commission com-mended Mrs. Westbrooks and her staff for their out-standing efforts.

• Approved four resolu-tions for amendments to the General Purpose School Fund budget for the cur-rent fiscal year which ends June 30. The Obion County School Board had approved all four resolutions at its June 1 meeting (which was previously covered by The Messenger).

• OK’d six notary public applications.

• Received a brief update on pending litigation from county attorney Steve Conley.

Commissioners Kenneth Barnes and Blake Cheatham were absent from Monday’s meeting.

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