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- [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 172.
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 9 Jan 2010.
Just Plain Talk - Under the ice, an old but familiar landscape
- [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 9 Jan 2010.
Under the ice, an old but familiar landscape
The further along we moved into January the colder it has gotten in our hometown where schools closed last week, ponds froze over, and people sought warmth.
Former sheriff Tunney Moore dropped by for a chat and told me it is the first time in many years that his cattle watering trough has frozen. Many farmers are facing this problem, as winter pastures wither. By the way, I got a phone call from his grandson, Matt Munsey, who is in a popular Gospel bluegrass band, Barry Scott & Second Wind. The group has been nominated for a Grammy Award and so the band members are trying to raise funds for a trip to Los Angeles to be at the awards in late Jan. You will be reading about a local benefit concert Jan 15 here. Matt is the son of the late minister James Munsey and former Mitzi Moore. Matt and his wife, Juliann, whose parents are Tracy and Charlene Jones of Newport, are Free Will Baptist Bible College students in Nashville. They are interested in becoming missionaries. I recall that James Munsey had a mission in Mexico from McAllen, Texas. He died when Matt was 16. The other Munsey children are Rachael, who you may recall suffered from a rare kidney problem and had a transplant many years ago. She is 19 and attends Free Will Baptist Bible College and may need another kidney transplant. Laura Bosworth, 27, is married to William, who is in construction in Nashville where she works in radio advertising. As a youth, Matt learned to play guitar, banjo, and mandolin and teamed with Carter Moore to start the Mountain Edge Band.
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