Brooksville Community Celebrates 120 Years

  • Frances Phillips, far left, offers Kaylee Counts, 6, a variety of foods in the potluck line, as Counts' grandmother Shirley Cooks looks on, during the Brooksville 120th Year Celebration held at the Brooksville Community Center on Oct. 14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Frances Phillips, far left, offers Kaylee Counts, 6, a variety of foods in the potluck line, as Counts' grandmother Shirley Cooks looks on, during the Brooksville 120th Year Celebration held at the Brooksville Community Center on Oct. 14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Kaye Napoleon, second from left, talks with her grandson, Anthony O'Guinn, far left, Bobby Jackson, and Bonita Huffman during the Brooksville 120th Year Celebration on Oct. 14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Kaye Napoleon, second from left, talks with her grandson, Anthony O'Guinn, far left, Bobby Jackson, and Bonita Huffman during the Brooksville 120th Year Celebration on Oct. 14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Brooksville Fire Department volunteer and heavy equipment operator Frank Phillips said they recently erected a flag pole and a new gate at the Brooksville Cemetery. He has also done the dirt work on an adjoining two acres land donated last year by Paul Meyer and Deborah Ball. Brooksville is celebrating 120 years as a town and held a reunion at the Brooksville Community Center on Oct. 14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Brooksville Fire Department volunteer and heavy equipment operator Frank Phillips said they recently erected a flag pole and a new gate at the Brooksville Cemetery. He has also done the dirt work on an adjoining two acres land donated last year by Paul Meyer and Deborah Ball. Brooksville is celebrating 120 years as a town and held a reunion at the Brooksville Community Center on Oct. 14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Clarence Cooks, Jr. prepares a to-go box.
    Clarence Cooks, Jr. prepares a to-go box.
  • Clarence Cooks, Jr. and De'Leisha Phillips prepare for the potluck dinner at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
    Clarence Cooks, Jr. and De'Leisha Phillips prepare for the potluck dinner at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
  • Leonard Phillips, right, sells Bobby Jackson a T-shirt.
    Leonard Phillips, right, sells Bobby Jackson a T-shirt.
  • Kathryn Oliver pays for a Brooksville 120th Celebration T-shirt at the reunion on Oct. 14. Also shown, from left, are Margie Sumlin, Leonard Phillips, and Elsie Colburn. Oliver was the eldest in attendance. She grew up in Brooksville, and her late husband, Lee, was the long-time mayor of the town and pastor of St. John's Baptist Church. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Kathryn Oliver pays for a Brooksville 120th Celebration T-shirt at the reunion on Oct. 14. Also shown, from left, are Margie Sumlin, Leonard Phillips, and Elsie Colburn. Oliver was the eldest in attendance. She grew up in Brooksville, and her late husband, Lee, was the long-time mayor of the town and pastor of St. John's Baptist Church. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Kathryn Oliver pays for a Brooksville 120th Celebration T-shirt at the reunion on Oct. 14. Also shown, from left, are Margie Sumlin, Leonard Phillips, and Elsie Colburn. Oliver was the eldest in attendance. She grew up in Brooksville, and her late husband, Lee, was the long-time mayor of the town and pastor of St. John's Baptist Church. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Kathryn Oliver pays for a Brooksville 120th Celebration T-shirt at the reunion on Oct. 14. Also shown, from left, are Margie Sumlin, Leonard Phillips, and Elsie Colburn. Oliver was the eldest in attendance. She grew up in Brooksville, and her late husband, Lee, was the long-time mayor of the town and pastor of St. John's Baptist Church. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Clarence Cooks, Jr. speaks at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
    Clarence Cooks, Jr. speaks at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
  • Clarence Cooks, Jr. speaks at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
    Clarence Cooks, Jr. speaks at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
  • Clarence Cooks, Jr. speaks at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
    Clarence Cooks, Jr. speaks at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
  • Clarence Cooks, Jr. speaks at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
    Clarence Cooks, Jr. speaks at the Brooksville 120th Celebration.
  • Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
    Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
  • Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
    Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
  • Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
    Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
  • Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
    Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
  • Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
    Brooksville 120th Celebration potluck line.
  • Brooksville 120th Celebration
    Brooksville 120th Celebration
  • Brooksville 120th Celebration
    Brooksville 120th Celebration
  • Brooksville 120th Celebration
    Brooksville 120th Celebration
  • Frances Phillips and De'Leisha Phillips serve Billy "Bobby" Cooks in the potluck line during the Brooksville 120th Year Celebration, held at the Brooksville Community Center on Oct. 14. Cooks grew up in Brooksville, and his father, Arthur Cooks, owned a grocery store there. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Frances Phillips and De'Leisha Phillips serve Billy "Bobby" Cooks in the potluck line during the Brooksville 120th Year Celebration, held at the Brooksville Community Center on Oct. 14. Cooks grew up in Brooksville, and his father, Arthur Cooks, owned a grocery store there. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Carver Elementary School (now Brooksville City Hall) and the ruins of the high school gym
    Carver Elementary School (now Brooksville City Hall) and the ruins of the high school gym
  • Brooksville Cemetery
    Brooksville Cemetery
  • Two acres west of the Brooksville Cemetery was donated by Paul Meyer and Deborah Ball last year, and heavy equipment operator Frank Phillips has been leveling it and adding gravel paths recently. The cemetery has also been improved with a new gate and flagpole. Brooksville is celebrating its 120th year of township and held a reunion at the Community Center on Oct. 14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Two acres west of the Brooksville Cemetery was donated by Paul Meyer and Deborah Ball last year, and heavy equipment operator Frank Phillips has been leveling it and adding gravel paths recently. The cemetery has also been improved with a new gate and flagpole. Brooksville is celebrating its 120th year of township and held a reunion at the Community Center on Oct. 14. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Brooksville Cemetery
    Brooksville Cemetery
  • Brooksville Cemetery
    Brooksville Cemetery
  • Brooksville Cemetery
    Brooksville Cemetery
  • St. John's Baptist Church
    St. John's Baptist Church
    On Sat., Oct. 14, the Brooksville Community Center was filled with current and former residents - along with stories from the past and hopes for the future. They were there to celebrate the town’s 120th birthday, and the theme was “Coming Back Together.” The last time they held a reunion like this was in 2003 for the centennial anniversary. Brooksville is one of 13 rem...

    To access content, please login.