Tennessee native Gary Granstaff Produces Faith-Based ‘The Masked Saint’ FRANKLIN – After decades of living in Seattle, Wash., and Los Angeles, Tennessee native and movie producer Gary Granstaff returned to his roots. Granstaff was reared in the small community of Defeated in Smith County near Carthage. He attended and became a member of First Baptist Church, Carthage, where his mother (Hazel Granstaff) was an icon in the church and in

By Lonnie Wilkey Editor, Baptist and Reflector MARTIN — Weslee Hill has counseled people through stressful times in their lives for the past 10 years as the counselor for Weakley County Baptist Association, based in Dresden. She is now putting into practice advice she has been giving to others for the past decade. Hill has especially walked with despondent clients through holidays including Christmas. The despondency quite often is dealing

Baptist Association sees 10 people make commitments to Christ, 44 in three years By Connie Davis Bushey News Editor, Baptist and Reflector WINFIELD — Just like a time traveler, one enters the stone-walled streets filled with residents of another time. Cloaked women carry baskets of wares as robed men go about their business. Many are working at stalls and discussing their products. Roman soldiers stride among them, unsmiling. Soldiers also