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Juveniles facing several charges
Five juveniles were taken into custody on Wednesday night after they were found in the old Jones Elementary School located on Riley Creek Road.
A report by Deputy Joey Ricco states that the officer arrived at the school building and found a car pulled in the back of the building. While checking the license tag on the vehicle, the officer heard yelling coming from inside the building. Deputy Ricco then called for assistance from other deputies. Deputy Antonio Frost arrived and the juveniles tried coming out the back door of the building and to run. Deputy Sgt. David Grosch arrived with his K-9 unit and they started to track two of the five teens. Grosch and the K-9 located shoes and a jacket apparently belonging to one of the teens. He also found a bag of marijuana in a culvert area. Grosch was able to get the names of the teenagers.
They caught the teenagers and took them to the Coffee County Jail where they were charged with burglary, vandalism, evading arrest and curfew violation. All five admitted to being in the building numerous times. Two other juveniles will be facing charges as well.
The five juveniles that were caught were released to the parents. The juveniles will appear in Coffee County Juvenile Court.
Local Industrial and Business Parks receive Grants
Gov. Bill Haslam
The Site Development Grant program, part of the larger Rural Economic Opportunity Act passed in 2016, helps communities prepare industrial sites for businesses.
“Providing more opportunities for citizens in rural Tennessee is one of our top priorities and with the assistance of the Site Development Grants, the rural communities receiving these grants will be ready for investment and economic success,” Haslam said. “We are strengthening our future workforce through programs like Tennessee Promise, and I look forward to seeing these 18 communities succeed and grow for the next generation of Tennesseans.”
• Manchester Industrial Park – $137,453 – Extension of approximately 1150 linear feet of waterlines, relocation of electric utility lines, and drainage improvements.
• Tullahoma Airport Business Park – $280,000 – Clearing of approximately 26 acres of wooded area and drainage improvements.
Man Arrested after Stolen Semi-Truck is Recovered
Ryan Robinson
Stolen semi-truck
Ziggy’s Tree Wildlife Rehabilitation Center receives Grant
Ziggy’s Tree Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Tullahoma has received a $4,000 grant to continue its work.
The grant was presented by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, a charitable organization dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the 40 Middle Tennessee counties it serves.
Ziggy’s Tree Wildlife Rehabilitation Center will use the grant to provide food and medical care for Tennessee’s orphaned and injured native wildlife with the goal of returning them to their natural habitat.
Ziggy’s Tree provides care for over 900 orphaned and injured wild animals every year with the goal of returning healthy animals to their free and wild lives.
Ziggy’s Tree is an all-volunteer organization and holds rehabilitation permits from both Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and US Fish and Wildlife. They specialize in caring for native species songbirds and small mammals, and also provide information to the public on living in harmony with our wild neighbors. For more information, visit their website at www.ziggystree.org or follow them on Facebook.
Seat Belts on School Buses Bill moves forward
A bill to require Tennessee school buses to be fitted with seat belts by July 2023 is advancing in the House.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the House Transportation Subcommittee advanced the measure on a voice vote on Wednesday.
The vote came after a pediatric surgeon testified about how three-point safety belts could have benefited children injured in a Chattanooga school bus crash that killed six children in November.
Democratic Rep. JoAnne Favors of Chattanooga said she was pleased to see her bill advance, but acknowledged that she will have to address the estimated $400 million it would take for school districts to buy new buses equipped with seat belts.
Investigators have said the driver was speeding and off of his route when the bus crashed.
3/25/17-Nancy Abigail Phelps
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Abigail Phelps, age 94, of Manchester,
TN, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Coffee
County Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday,
March 24 at the funeral home. Mrs. Phelps passed away at her residence
on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.
Nancy was born in Manchester, TN, the daughter of the late Raymond M. and
Dedie Herrell Rigney. She retired after 25 years of service at Genesco
as a seamstress. She loved cooking, spending time with her family, and
attending church at Westwood Church of Christ, where she was a member.
In addition to her parents, Nancy was also preceded in death by her
husband, Owen Phelps; one grandson, Johnny “JJ” Prosser; one
granddaughter, Barbie Prosser; two sisters, Evelyn Rigney and Jean Elrod;
and one brother, Hoyt Rigney. She is survived by one daughter, Tammy
Phelps Mann of Manchester; one grandson, Chris (Amanda) Prosser of
Pelham, AL; two great granddaughters, Brianna Prosser of Manchester and
Chloe Prosser of Pelham, AL; four great grandsons, Christopher, Caleb,
Cason and Christian Prosser, all of Pelham, AL; one brother, Ewin L.
(Betty Jo) Rigney of Manchester; one sister, Helen (Wayne) Haley of
Winston-Salem, NC; one sister-in-law, Suzanne Mathews Rigney of Niles,
MI; one brother-in-law, Clarence Phelps of Manchester; and several nieces
and nephews.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Phelps family.
3/25/17–Dorothy Dean Lightfoot
Dorothy Dean Lightfoot was born March 20, 1933, in Winchester, Tennessee to the late Connell Jack and Maggie Lou Byrom Grubbs. Mrs. Lightfoot was a homemaker. She enjoyed singing, dancing, writing music, drawing, and working in the yard watching her birds. Mrs. Lightfoot was a very talented, creative lady. Preceded in death by three sons; Arthur Lightfoot Jr., Steven Lightfoot, and Chris Lightfoot, two sisters; Wilma Jean Damron and Doris Hasty McGowen, and two brothers; Curtis Grubbs and Don Grubbs. Survived by one daughter; Vonette C. (Donald) Holloway of Winchester, TN, three sons; Quinn (Shelia) Lightfoot of Estill Springs, TN, Stacy Lightfoot of Estill Springs, TN, and Tracy (Helen) Lightfoot of Estill Springs, TN, five grandchildren; Maggie Huggin of Winchester, TN, David Hastings of Spencer, TN, Dottie, Gina, and Quincy Lightfoot, eight great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; five sisters; Macon Hunt, Linda Cowan, Diane Alford, Rita Wright, and Delilah Grubbs, one brother; Curtis Grubbs, and several nieces, nephews, and friends.
VISITATION: Saturday, March 25, 2017, 5 – 6:00 P.M. at the Central Funeral Home, 2812 Hillsboro Highway, Manchester, Tennessee
MEMORIAL SERVICE: Saturday, March 25, 6:00 P.M. at Central Funeral Home
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
3/24/17–Marion Elizabeth Elam
MARION ELIZABETH ELAM
(September 13, 1930 – March 21, 2017)
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Marion Elizabeth Elam, was born September 13, 1930, in Morrison, Tennessee, to the late Harvey Albert and Beulah Marie Toliver Elam. Marion was known throughout the county to be an outstanding homemaker. She excelled in everything she attempted. She sewed, cooked, baked, but her main joy was in her love for flowers. She grew flowers that others only could dream about. Her flowers were so pretty they looked as if they were painted in the yard. When the flowers were brought indoors the aroma would make a whole room smell wonderful. Ms. Marion was extremely generous sharing her gorgeous roses in all colors, sizes, and varieties. She would place tightly as many rose stems possible in buckets for the sick and people in the community for all kinds of occasions through out the years. Marion was a member of the Pocahontas Church of Christ. Preceded in death by three brothers; Gordon K. Elam, Glenis E. Elam, and James Donald Elam, and one nephew; Stanley D. Davis. Survived by two sisters; June Elam Davis and Doris Elam Hamann, and two brothers; Jerry Thomas Elam and Ralph Albert Elam.
VISITATION: Thursday, March 23, 2017, 5 – 8:00 P.M. at the Central Funeral Home, 2812 Hillsboro Highway, Manchester, Tennessee
FUNERAL: Friday, March 24, 2017, 2:00 P.M. at the Central Funeral Home
BURIAL: Hopewell Cemetery
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS.
Wednesday’s Prep Results
Wednesday’s Prep Results
CCMS Baseball lost to North Franklin – 6 to 4
CCMS Softball lost to North Franklin – 6 to 2
WMS Baseball defeated Moore County – 8 to 3
WMS Soccer lost to Lincoln Co – 1 to 0
WMS Softball defeated Liberty – 8 to 1
CHS Baseball defeated Lincoln County – 3 to 2
CHS Softball defeated Franklin County – 11 to 0
CHS Softball Blasts Franklin County on Wednesday Night
Haley Hinshaw of CHS softball [Photo by John St. Clair – stclair-sports.com]
Entering the 5th inning leading 3 to 0, the Lady Raiders rallied for 8 runs in the inning to end the game via the mercy rule. Haley Hinshaw’s 3 RBI triple capped off the rally and moved Coffee County’s record to 3 and 0 on the year and 3 and 0 in district play. Raven Rogers led the Lady Raiders with 3 hits. Hinshaw, Katie Rutledge and Lauren Tomberlin all finished with 2 hits apiece.
The Lady Raiders are back in action on Thursday when they travel to Murfreesboro for a pair of games in the Warrior Southern Invitational. The Lady Raiders take on Plainfield East out of Illinois at 6 PM and Heritage out of Arkansas at 8. Both of those games are scheduled for Riverdale High School.