Editing Selmer, Tennessee

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{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Selmer, Tennessee
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = Selmer City Hall.JPG
| image_caption      = Selmer City Hall (2013)
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = 
| image_map          = File:McNairy County Tennessee Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Selmer Highlighted 4766940.svg
| map_caption        = Location within McNairy County and Tennessee
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Tennessee]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Tennessee|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[McNairy County, Tennessee|McNairy]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = Sherry Inman <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtas.tennessee.edu/city/selmer|title=Selmer &#124; MTAS}}</ref>
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1901<ref name="Tenn-Blue-Book">[http://www.state.tn.us/sos/bluebook/05-06/48-data.pdf Tennessee Blue Book], 2005-2006, pp. 618-625.</ref>
| named_for          = [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]], Alabama<ref>[http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/local/mcnairy McNairy County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130222044116/http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/local/mcnairy |date=February 22, 2013 }}, Tennessee History for Kids.  Retrieved: February 4, 2013.</ref>
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='47'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 24.79
| area_land_km2      = 24.73
| area_water_km2     = 0.05
| area_total_sq_mi   = 9.57
| area_land_sq_mi    = 9.55
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.02
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly"/>
| population_total   = 4446
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| population_density_km2 = 179.76
| population_density_sq_mi = 465.55
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 137
| elevation_ft       = 449
| coordinates        = {{coord|35|10|20|N|88|35|35|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 38375
| area_code          = [[Area code 731|731]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 47-66940<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1301051<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|http://townofselmer.com/}}
}}

'''Selmer''' is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[McNairy County, Tennessee]], United States,<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> in the southwestern part of the state.  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 4,446.

==History==
The community is named after [[Selma, Alabama|Selma]], Alabama.  It incorporated in 1901.<ref name="Tenn-Blue-Book"/>

On June 16, 2007, a [[Pro Modified]] [[drag racing]] car driven by Troy Warren Critchley lost control while performing a [[Burnout (vehicle)|burnout]] routine during a car show charity parade on Mulberry Avenue in downtown Selmer.  His car left the road and struck part of the crowd attending a charity parade for "America Can! Cars For Kids".<ref>{{Cite web |url= https://www.carsforkids.org/AboutUs|title=Cars for Kids™️| access-date=February 19, 2024}}</ref> Six young people were killed (two died at the scene of the accident, and four died later at hospitals), and 20 others were injured. Lawsuits filed against the city and event organizers asked for more than $US 85 million in damages.<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |last1=Jones |first1=Yolanda |title=Crash victim’s family sues city, claims Memphis police didn’t follow procedures |url=https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2016/07/30/crash-victims-family-sues-city-claims-memphis-police-didnt-follow-procedures/90572568/ |website=The Commercial Appeal |access-date=28 May 2024 |date=July 30, 2016}}</ref><ref name="JackSun">[http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070618/NEWS01/706180315/1002]{{dead link|date=March 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref><ref Name=MSNBC>[https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna20607405 "Lawsuits over parade accident cripple charity"]</ref> The City of Selmer approved a $500,000 settlement in September 2011.<ref>{{cite news |title=Selmer Discusses Cars for Kids Settlement |date=September 7, 2011  |url=https://www.wbbjtv.com/2011/09/07/selmer-discusses-cars-for-kids-settlement/ |access-date=27 May 2024 |publisher=WBBJ News}}</ref>  On March 4, 2008, the McNairy County grand jury returned an indictment against Critchley on six counts of vehicular homicide due to recklessness, a Class C felony, and 22 counts of reckless aggravated assault, a Class D felony. Neither <em>Cars for Kids</em> nor the City of Selmer were named in the indictment.<ref Name=IndAppeal>[http://www.independentappeal.com/html/cfk/index.html "The Independent Appeal newspaper - March 5, 2008 Grand Jury indicts driver in Cars for Kids tragedy; NO festival this year"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080326000318/http://www.independentappeal.com/html/cfk/index.html |date=March 26, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="autogenerated1">{{Cite web |url=http://tn.gov/safety/newsreleases/2008/080320SelmerInvestigation.html |title="Tennessee Department of Safety - Race car driver indicted by special Grand Jury" |access-date=March 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120221225/http://tn.gov/safety/newsreleases/2008/080320SelmerInvestigation.html |archive-date=November 20, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  Troy Critchley pleaded guilty to 28 charges of reckless assault and was sentenced to 18 months' probation.<ref>{{cite web |agency=Associated Press |title=Drag racer pleads guilty in Tenn. parade deaths |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna26207572 |website=NBC News |access-date=28 May 2024 |language=en |date=14 August 2008}}</ref>

On [[Tornado outbreak and floods of April 2–5, 2025#Selmer–Hornsby, Tennessee|April 3, 2025]], a tornado of at least [[EF3]] intensity struck the city in the early hours, killing six people and injuring twenty one others. The city lost an estimated $10,000,000 in property damage. The tornado touched down in Downtown and Oak Hill neighborhoods destroying multiple homes and buildings.

==Geography==
Selmer is located at {{coord|35|10|20|N|88|35|35|W|type:city}} (35.172333, -88.592964).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|9.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:McNairy Courthouse.JPG|thumb|McNairy County Courthouse (2013)]]
''Downtown'' is a neighborhood in the heart of Selmer, often referred to as "the main drag of Selmer", this historic neighborhood is also the site of McNairy County Historical Museum, Selmer City Police Department, Selmer Civic Center, First Baptist Church, The Latta Theatre, and many more historic buildings, the Civic Center and the Latta Theatre and the police department are all operated by the city.

''Eastside'' is a neighborhood in East Selmer, this neighborhood is the site of Eastside Church Of Christ and McNairy Central High School. the church is operated by the city, but the school is operated by McNairy County School Board.

''Eaglewood'' is a neighborhood in Northeast Selmer, it is the site of Chip-A-Roos and Eaglewood III Estates, the recreational facility and the apartment complex are operated by the city.

''[[Falcon, Tennessee|Falcon]]'' is a neighborhood in South Selmer, this neighborhood is the site of the Falcon Church, Falcon Cemetery, City of Selmer Fire Department, Owl Creek Lumber, Phillips 66, and McNairy County Sheriff's Office, the church, the cemetery, the fire department, Owl Creek Lumber, Phillips 66, and the sheriff's office are all operated by the city.

''Lakeview'' is a neighborhood in West Selmer, this neighborhood is the site of Lakeview Church, First United Methodist Church, and Selmer Golf & Country Club, both churches and the country club are operated by the city.

''Oak Hill'' is a neighborhood in North Selmer, the majority African American neighborhood is the site of Oak Hill Cemetery, North Selmer Fire Station, Selmer Second Baptist Church, and Monogram Refrigeration LLC, Monogram and Oak Hill Cemetery and the fire department are all operated by the city.

''Rosewood'' is a neighborhood in Southwest Selmer, Tennessee, this neighborhood is the site of what used to be Sweats Trailer Park Mobile Home Park, it is also the location of Purdy Place Apartments, and Rosewood Place Apartments, both high income apartment complexes operated in the city.

===Climate===
{{Weather box
|location = Selmer, Tennessee (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1958–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 89
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 96
|Jun record high F = 107
|Jul record high F = 106
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 101
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 77
|year record high F = 107
|Jan high F = 49.1
|Feb high F = 53.7
|Mar high F = 62.8
|Apr high F = 72.7
|May high F = 80.3
|Jun high F = 87.4
|Jul high F = 90.3
|Aug high F = 89.7
|Sep high F = 84.3
|Oct high F = 73.8
|Nov high F = 61.8
|Dec high F = 51.9
|year high F = 71.5
|Jan mean F = 39.3
|Feb mean F = 43.1
|Mar mean F = 51.4
|Apr mean F = 60.4
|May mean F = 68.9
|Jun mean F = 76.5
|Jul mean F = 79.8
|Aug mean F = 78.8
|Sep mean F = 72.6
|Oct mean F = 61.1
|Nov mean F = 50.1
|Dec mean F = 42.2
|year mean F = 60.4
|Jan low F = 29.5
|Feb low F = 32.5
|Mar low F = 39.9
|Apr low F = 48.2
|May low F = 57.6
|Jun low F = 65.7
|Jul low F = 69.3
|Aug low F = 67.8
|Sep low F = 60.8
|Oct low F = 48.5
|Nov low F = 38.4
|Dec low F = 32.5
|year low F = 49.2
|Jan record low F = -21
|Feb record low F = −11
|Mar record low F = 7
|Apr record low F = 22
|May record low F = 29
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 47
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 22
|Nov record low F = 5
|Dec record low F = −14
|year record low F = -21
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 4.69
|Feb precipitation inch = 5.30
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.75
|Apr precipitation inch = 5.64
|May precipitation inch = 5.36
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.79
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.17
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.84
|Sep precipitation inch = 4.35
|Oct precipitation inch = 4.14
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.37
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.66
|year precipitation inch = 59.06
|Jan snow inch = 0.3
|Feb snow inch = 0.4
|Mar snow inch = 0.2
|Apr snow inch = 0.1
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch = 1.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 11.5
|Feb precipitation days = 11.2
|Mar precipitation days = 11.8
|Apr precipitation days = 10.5
|May precipitation days = 11.1
|Jun precipitation days = 9.6
|Jul precipitation days = 9.7
|Aug precipitation days = 8.6
|Sep precipitation days = 6.8
|Oct precipitation days = 7.3
|Nov precipitation days = 9.5
|Dec precipitation days = 11.5
|year precipitation days = 119.1
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 0.3
|Feb snow days = 0.3
|Mar snow days = 0.1
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.0
|Nov snow days = 0.0
|Dec snow days = 0.0
|year snow days = 0.8
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=meg
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00408160&format=pdf
| title = Station: Selmer, TN
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = September 25, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 588
|1910= 529
|1920= 546
|1930= 925
|1940= 957
|1950= 1759
|1960= 1897
|1970= 3495
|1980= 3979
|1990= 3838
|2000= 4541
|2010= 4396
|2020= 4446
|footnote=Sources:<ref name="GR9">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=March 4, 2012|title=Census of Population and Housing: Decennial Censuses}}</ref><ref name=CensusPopEst>{{cite web|title=Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|work=Population Estimates|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=December 11, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130611010502/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012.html|archive-date=June 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:47&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Selmer, Tennessee – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Selmer town, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US4766940|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Selmer town, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4766940&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Selmer town, Tennessee|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4766940&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|3,657
|3,545
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,425
|80.53%
|80.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |77.04%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|722
|636
|style='background: #ffffe6; |658
|15.90%
|14.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14.80%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|8
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |14
|0.18%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.31%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|12
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|0.26%
|0.50%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.56%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some Other Race]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11
|0.00%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.25%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed Race or Multi-Racial]] (NH)
|72
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |203
|1.59%
|1.98%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.57%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|70
|91
|style='background: #ffffe6; |110
|1.54%
|2.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.47%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''4,541'''
|'''4,396'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''4,446'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,446 people, 1,669 households, and 1,104 families residing in the city.

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2020, there were 4,446 people, 1,783 households, and 1,069 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 77.81% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 14.82% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.31% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.56% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.21% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 5.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.47% of the population.

There were 1,783 households, out of which 20.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 27.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 14.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.21.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 18.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 25% from 45 to 64, and 17.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.6 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $46,696, and the median income for a family was $68,503. Males living alone had a median income of $45,412 versus $19,075 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,350. About 14.3% of families and 18.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.2% of those under age 18 and 23.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Arts and culture==
===Annual cultural events===
The Rockabilly Highway Revival is an annual event held in downtown Selmer to commemorate its rich musical heritage.

==Government==
Selmer, Tennessee, operates under a municipal governance system consisting of a Mayor and a Board of Aldermen, all of whom are elected officials. Unlike some municipalities where Aldermen represent specific districts or wards, Selmer's Aldermen serve the city at large. The Mayor, along with the Aldermen, oversees various aspects of local governance, including public services, infrastructure development, and community initiatives.

== Education ==

===Primary schools===
* McNairy Central High School
* Selmer Middle School
* Selmer Elementary School

===Secondary schools===
* Selmer/McNairy County [[University of Tennessee at Martin]] Satellite Campus

==Infrastructure==

===Major highways===
The major highways [[U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee|U.S. routes 64]] (east-west), and [[U.S. Route 45 in Tennessee|45]] (north-south) intersect in the city, making it an important crossroads. In 2009, the Tennessee Legislature designated Highway 45 South, between [[Interstate 40 in Tennessee|Interstate 40]] and the [[Mississippi]] state line, Rockabilly Highway in recognition of the region's contributions to the development of rockabilly music.

===Railroad===
The railroad that runs through the city is owned by Class 1 railroad, Norfolk Southern, and is operated by West Tennessee Railroad.

===Robert Sibley Airport===
The [[Robert Sibley Airport]] ([[IATA airport code]] '''SZY''' ([[ICAO airport code|ICAO]]: KSZY)) is located in the area, with no ATC, a {{convert|5002|ft|m|adj=on}} runway, and at {{convert|610|ft|m}} above sea level. The [[UN/LOCODE]] for the city is {{mono|USSQE}}.

==Media==

===Newspapers===
The oldest existing business in McNairy County is newspaper publisher, Independent Appeal, which was founded in 1902. The Independent Appeal discontinued the print edition of its newspapers on December 28, 2022, and transitioned to a strictly online presence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rail |first1=Janet |title=Independent Appeal Moves to Online Only Format |url=https://issuu.com/independent_appeal/docs/full_page_independent_appeal_no_2_2023/s/18223742 |website=Issuu |publisher=Independent Appeal |access-date=27 May 2024}}</ref>

The McNairy County News began publication in 2009. The paper has an online presence at mcnairycountynews.com and a Facebook page, as well as a weekly printed publication each Thursday.

===Radio broadcasting===
;FM stations
*[[WXKV]] 90.5 [[Contemporary Christian]]
*[[WWGM]] 93.9 Mix
;AM station
*[[WDTM]] 1150 [[Southern Gospel]]

==Notable people==
* [[Ray Bodiford]], Tennessee politician
* [[Chad Harville]], baseball pitcher who pitched for four teams over parts of six seasons
* [[Buford Pusser]], served as the sheriff of McNairy County from 1964 to 1970. Selmer, as the county seat, is the location of the courthouse and old jail, which was his base of operations. His story has been made famous in the ''[[Walking Tall (1973 film)|Walking Tall]]'' movies starring [[Joe Don Baker]] and [[Bo Svenson]]. The movies were filmed in nearby [[Henderson, Tennessee|Henderson]].

==References==
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