A true war hero... [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="250"] Sgt. Joe Dudley Mann[/caption] As some of you know, we are going through yearbooks and adding memorials for our former classmates to the Find A Grave site. We are currently working on the class of 1943, where I came across the story of fellow Grove graduate, Joe Dudley Mann, that I felt compelled to share. Joe was a volunteer who attained the rank of Sergeant in the US Army Air Force. He...

Anne Wilson Blanton Crosswy, age 96 of Nashville, TN passed away peacefully surrounded by family at her residence Wednesday morning, January 19, 2022. She grew up in Paris, as did her parents and grandparents. Her funeral service will be 2:00 PM Thursday, January 27, 2022 at McEvoy Funeral Home in Paris, TN, with Dr. Ben Boone officiating. A private family burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Visitation will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, prior to the service at McEvoy Funeral...

IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM F. (BILLY) CROSSWY Mr. Crosswy came to Paris to direct bands and choral groups in Henry County in the late 40’s until his untimely death in June 1970. By August 1965 the number of school musicians under his direction had grown to 250. Having not only an interest in music but also in school administration he served as president of the Henry County Education Association. In June of 1964 he was presented the Jaycees annual Distinguished...

This May 2019 article by Brooks Clark was originally posted on the University of Tennessee's Noteworthy website and is posted here with their permission and that of the University of Tennessee School of Music. It is as fitting a tribute as can be found to our former classmate, Dan McGehee... When Knoxville lawyer Daniel F. McGehee, dapper in his bow tie and Atticus Finch seersucker suit, talks about bringing music and the arts to Paris, listeners might wonder at first—until they...