Secor launches church school
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DECEMBER 2016 Volume 47 Number 12 Issue 562
Editor Duncan Warwick
Contributors David Allan , Janet Aspley , Donnie Ayers , Craig Baguley , Larry Delaney , Don Cusic , Julie Flaskett , Kelly Gregory , Michael Hingston , Spencer Leigh , John Lomax III , , Douglas McPherson , Stephen O ’ Hanlon , Rob Patterson , Roland Purdy , Adrian Peel , Paul Riley , Wayne Smart , Chris Smith , Danielle Smith , Alison Stokes , Tom Travis , Walt Trott
Special projects coordinator Kelly Gregory
Photographers Helen Parish , Patricia Presley , Ian Tilbury , Barry Dixon , Billie McAleer
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Conn convicted
Mervyn Conn , 82 , the man behind the Wembley Country Music Festivals of the 1970s and 80s has been convicted of historic sex crimes . He was found guilty at Kingston Crown
Secor launches church school
A toxicology report has confirmed singer Craig Morgan ’ s son Jerry Greer , 19 , died from drowning last summer . Further , the findings showed at the time of his death , Jerry tested positive for marijuana and a low level of alcohol in his system . Readers may recall he disappeared the afternoon of July 10 while tubing with friends on Kentucky Lake in
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Court on October 18th and later sentenced to 15 years behind bars . He must serve a minimum of seven years and will be made to sign the sex offenders register .
Conn was convicted of one count of indecent assault and two of rape but was acquitted on some other offences . Conn had pleaded ‘ not guilty ’ to the charges .
Conn , who in addition to working with country legends like Johnny Cash , Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton was instrumental in shaping the success of 60s artists including The Beatles . He reportedly forced himself on his victims in the 70s and 80s , including one girl of 15 who was hired to work at the 1976 Wembley Festival dressed as a cowgirl .
Since the trial it has been disclosed that Conn previously served a two month prison sentence in 1989 for sexual assaulting a secretary at his offices . In 2014 he was arrested at Gatwick Airport when fresh claims were made .
Old Crow Medicine Show lead singer Ketch Secor helped launch a new Episcopal School of Nashville , one of 12 in Tennessee , which was dedicated Oct . 14 . Located adjacent to St . Ann ’ s Episcopal Church in East Nashville , it will serve pre-kindergarteners and elementary grades . The Reverend Daniel Heischman praised Secor ’ s work on behalf of the project , “ From the word ‘ go ,’ from our standpoint , it truly was a model how to go about starting a school .”
Secor serves on the school board and has a child in the school . Secor says , “ I think oftentimes that spiritual component is missing from early childhood education and this is really the time to get it . What you learn in the spiritual formation are ethics , tolerance , loving your neighbour as yourself , sharing , seeing humanity in a great order of all living things . What it doesn ’ t mean is exclusivity or indoctrination .”
BMI gave Kenny Chesney its President ’ s Award in recognition of his influence on country music through the years , even as he celebrates another successful single Settin ’ The World On Fire ( with P ! nk ). Prolific Ross Cooperman won Songwriter of the Year at BMI ’ s 64th annual awards show , Thomas Rhett ’ s “ Die a Happy Man ” earned Song of the Year ( co-written with Sean Douglas and Joe London ). Sony / ATV Music received best publisher accolade .
Humphreys County . A case summary concluded he had been riding on an inner tube behind his boat when the tube flipped and Jerry went underwater , but did not surface . His body still in a life-jacket was discovered the next day during a widespread search . Greer often appeared with his dad on the Outdoor Channel ’ s Craig Morgan All Access Outdoors reality show .
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