Monterey Monkey, Mayoral Money & M**der in Meigs made Monday Morning mildly memorable
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Round 1
Monterey had their 6th annual banana pudding festival over the weekend where the best banana pudding would win $1000.
But despite the huge crowd, the fresh-made banana pudding, and the cash prize, one little fella wasnt feeling the vibe.
That little fella was Stiles
A pet monkey owned by a visitor to the festival.
When the owners went to get him outta the car, he took off!
Maybe it was the crowd that scared Stiles away,
Or maybe he was just sneaking off to look for the stash of bananas at the banana pudding festival,
Or maybe he had some other super secret Monkey Business to attend to.
Whatever it was, he went missing for several hours!
But Stiles's story has a happy ending.
Sometime late saturday or early Sunday Stiles was found safe & returned to his owners, who I am sure will be giving him a stern talking to.
And who knows, if he runs away again they might even have to spank the monkey.
Round 2
Next, today is the last day to register to vote if you plan to participate in the upcoming May primary, but that isnt the only election deadline making the news today.
Williamson County Mayoral candidate Andy Marshall, who is also the owner of the famous Puckett's restaurant in Franklin, appears to have not submitted his Statement of Interests disclosure.
Statement of interest disclosures are 1 check against potential conflicts of interest betore an election.
They are not the same thing as campaign finance reports, which shows who donated to a candidate, and have their own deadlines.
Instead these reports are where candidates list their current financial and business interests as well as any other potential financial conflicts—and in a rich county like Williamson where the budget is upwards of a Billion Dollars, those could be important.
According to TruthWire news who broke the story, a complaint is to be filed first thing THIS morning,
but with early voting just 9 days away, the process to address the absent disclosure could take longer than the election itself
So, was this a strategic move to keep information scarce? Or just an unimportant oversight by a first-time candidate? We reached out to Mr Marshall last night but did not hear back before publishing.
Let us know what you think in the comments!
That's 2 stories down, 1 to go, let us know in the comments if you plan to vote this primary season!
Round 3
And last, a Decatur man is sitting in jail after a man would up unalived Saturday night.
According to an Easter Day press release from the TBI, 58 year old Jeffrey Kendall Barton was found at a residence in the 400 block of Shiloh Rd with an apparent pewpew injury on Saturday night.
They rushed him to the hospital, but he didnt make it.
During the course of the investigation the Meigs County Sheriff's Office & Agents from the TBI identified the man responsible as Tyler Steven Meadows, age 32.
They charged Meadows with 2nd degree unaliving & was released yesterday on 200k bond.
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