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Lafayette | Chris McKenney

by Chris McKenney
The pool hall in Red Boiling Springs is an after-school handout for boys like James Nelson, left, and Teddy Young, who also play pinball and video poker there. It’s no place for some their age though. A sign inside reads, “No Girls Under 16 Allowed”.
Tommy Spivey makes a note as he delivers bread to Holland’s Store in Frog Pond, Tn. The store is of the 48 stops he makes delivering Sunbeam bread.
Tommy Spivey loads bread into his truck outside the City Market in Red Boiling Springs, Tn.
Mayor Tommy Spivey at a Red Boiling Springs, Tn. city council meeting.
Tommy Spivey, mayor of Red Boiling Springs, Tn., finishes up the day’s work in city hall after a city council meeting.
Tommy Spivey adds up the total for a bread delivery.
John Tuck, 87, strolls across a covered bridge in Red Boiling Springs, Tenn.
Louis Andrews works on demolishing a house on Rt. 52 in Lafayette, Tn. The house is being moved to make room for the road’s expansion.
James Nelson (left, foreground) and Teddy Young play pool in with friends (background, left to right) Randy Knight Paul Lyons(black shirt) and Jerry Copus (white shirt). The pool hall in Red Boiling Springs, Tn. is a popular hangout for kids after school.
Tommy Spivey leaves the Jr. Food Store in Lafayette, Tn. after making a bread delivery at 5 am.
Mayor Tommy Spivey (center) discusses the evenings city council meeting.
Horses stand in a field off Tn. route 262 after an early morning storm.
J.C. austin gathers hay on his 1400 acre farm near Frong Pond, Tn.

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