Jeffrey Dismukes wanted to sell his farmland so a school could be built.
“At my age, I don’t have many wants anymore,” he said. “Mostly, I want to get out of bed and welcome another day.”
The 77-year-old lifetime farmer first met with Rutherford County Schools board member Stan Vaught about selling the property. A little more than 86 acres of the Dismukes property lies about one mile from the newly opened Poplar Hill Middle School…