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12/1/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Steve Posey — Pizza Winner!
Pam Smotherman, 51
Robert Hiers
James Harmon, 72
Brenda Totherow, 52
Dejsha Hunter, 9
Elias Massey, 1
Christy Baker
Travis Hollis
12/4/16 — Peggy Louise Thomas
Peggy Louise Thomas, 76, of Tullahoma, passed away on Wednesday, November
30, 2016 at her residence. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday,
December 4, 2016 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial to
follow at Pennington Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be
Saturday, December 3 from 5 PM – 8 PM at the funeral home.
A native of Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Perry and Martha
Smith Hopkins. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. Mrs. Thomas
retired from Eaton Corp in Shelbyville. She loved cooking for her family
and enjoyed reading and shopping.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one son, Farrell
Williams; two brothers, Ronald and Randy Hopkins and one sister, Brenda
Russell.
She is survived by her husband, Doug Thomas of Tullahoma: three sons, Terry
Wayne Williams and his wife, Julie of Tullahoma, Jeff Thomas of Tullahoma
and Jamie Thomas and his wife, Nikki of Tullahoma; two daughters, Anita
Williams of Estill Springs and Pamela Thomas of Tullahoma; three sisters,
Faye Smeltzer of Michigan City, IN, Linda Rozinski and her husband, Robert
of Laporte, IN, Pam Chapman and her husband, Don of Auburn, IN; eleven
grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and two more on the way.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Stolen Property Recovered
On November 14, 2016 Deputy Eva Villegas responded to a call on Fredonia Road. The owner of the property said he noticed his John Deere tractor valued at $11,000 and bush hog missing. He said there were some visible tracks on the road heading toward Gnat Hill Rd. A previous burglary was reported at the same address that occurred a few days earlier.
On Wednesday November 30, 2016 investigators located the property at an undisclosed location in Cannon County. The recovery of these items and more has helped solve at least a half a dozen thefts in Coffee, Cannon and Rutherford counties.
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jason Dendy says that charges are pending and the investigation remains ongoing. He also wanted to thank the citizens for their tips that helped lead to the discovery of the items.
As always Sheriff Steve Graves thanks you for your assistance.
More details will be released when deemed necessary.
Tornado Aftermath Drug Bust
Two Tullahoma men riding around looking at the aftermath of Tuesday’s tornado, were arrested Wednesday Nov. 30 for possession of drugs by Tullahoma Police officers.
According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Matthew Pruitt, Paul Isaac Son, 28, of Mt. Vernon Road, was charged with possession of schedule II and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $2,500.
Joseph Daniel Phelps, 33, of Decherd Street was charged with possession of schedule II, simple possession and possession of drug paraphernalia. His bond was set at $3,000.
The officer’s police report states that while directing traffic at Setters Point Drive and Country Club Drive a vehicle driven by Phelps approached him. Phelps told the officer that they were just driving through the area looking at the damage caused by the tornado. While the officer spoke with the men, he allegedly detected a strong odor of marijuana coming out of the vehicle. According to the police report, the men told the officer that they had been smoking marijuana.
Officer Pruitt searched Phelps and found a small amount of marijuana and a container with a white crystal rock which the man said was meth. Officer Josh Leverette searched Son and allegedly found a white crystal like rock which Son said was meth. Both men were arrested.
During a search of the vehicle officers found two glass pipes and rolling papers.
The men were booked into the Coffee County Jail. They are to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Jan. 26, 2017.
Tennessee to receive Federal Grant
Tennessee is among 18 states that will receive more than $247 million in federal grants to continue expanding access to high-quality preschool for children from low- to moderate-income families.
The grants are jointly administered by the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. This is the third year of awards to states working with local communities to prepare vulnerable children to succeed in school and afterward.
Tennessee’s share of the funds announced Wednesday is $17.4 million.
The Education Department said in a news release that the Preschool Development Grant program has invested $750 million and expanded access to new high-quality preschool classrooms, or improved classrooms, in 230 high-need communities.
Open House set for the Sheriff’s Department
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department will be hosting its annual open house on Saturday December 3rd, 2016 from 8am until noon at the new jail at 76 County Jail Lane. Sheriff Steve Graves and his staff will be providing public tours and refreshments at the new facility. This will be the 2nd year for the open house at the new jail so the sheriff and his staff would love to see everyone.
They will be accepting donations to the sheriff’s Christmas charity fund such as unwrapped toys, non-perishable food, hygiene products and monetary donations; this is not required to attend. Sheriff department employees will be helping Santa as they distribute items to those in need later in the month of December.
12/2/16—H&R Block Student of the Week David O’Connor
Congratulations to Student of the Week -David O’Connor!!! David, the son of Ray and Patricia, is an eighth grader at Coffee County Middle School. David was chosen to be honored because “he is a good kid, a good math student and treats people well”, says Holly Rodriguez, math teacher at David’s school. David wants to be a police officer or a member of the military like others in his family. Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all through hockey season. What does hockey season have to do with our local students? Well, H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a set of Nashville Predators Hockey tickets, a commemorative plaque, as well as a special letter of recognition. Check back here every Friday for H&R Block’s next Student of the Week award!
Pictured with David is Rosalyn Partin of H & R Block and Kim Aaron, Principal of Coffee County Middle School.
12/15/16–Rec Center Events coming up
Little Squirts Little Squirts is a swim lesson program designed to teach toddlers swimming and water safety skills. The program will start on December 1st and end on February 28th. No registration is required. Classes are offered every Monday and Wednesday from 10:30 am to 11:30 am and every Tuesday and Thursday from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Cost is $3.00 per class for members of the recreation complex and $5.00 per class for non-members. For additional information, contact the Manchester Parks and Recreation Department at (931) 728-0273.
Swim to Santa Challenge Can’t wait to see the jolly elf? Well, take a swim with us to the North Pole to see him. From December 12th to January 16th we will be hosting a Swim to Santa Challenge. For every one lap that you swim, you will move 10 miles on our map. The total distance to swim is 3,300 miles (330 laps) which equals to 10 laps per day. Come on! You know you can do it! Prizes will be awarded along the way. The deadline to register is December 5th. Registration fee is only $10.00 Christmas Shopping Road Trip
Are you thinking about Christmas shopping yet? On Thursday, December 8th , get in the holiday spirit with us as we take a road trip to shop, eat, and see The Dancing Lights of Christmas. We will be leaving the Manchester Recreation Complex at 11:00 am for our first stop at the Cheesecake Factory at the Mall at Green Hills. Then we will continue on our merry way to Opry Mills Mall to do some shopping. Our last stop for the day will be at Jellystone Park to see The Dancing Lights of Christmas. Cost to participate is $20.00
12/3/16 — Charlene J. Young
Charlene J Young, 81 of Tullahoma, passed away on Wednesday, November 30,
2016 at Tennova Healthcare – Harton. Funeral services are scheduled for
Saturday, December 3, 2016 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with
Bro. Jack Lambert officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial
Gardens. Visitation with the family will be Saturday from 12 PM until the
service time.
A native of Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Beverly Eugene and
Irene VanSickle Pool. She was a nurse and worked at various nursing homes
in Michigan and the Shelbyville hospital after relocating to Tennessee. She
was also employed by Ford Corp and Stanley Tools. She retired from the
Dept. of Human Services where she was a caregiver. She enjoyed dancing,
country music and watching NASCAR racing. She also loved Betty Boop.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons,
Christian Anthony Bates and Jonathon Robert Bates; four brothers, Beverly
Eugene Pool Jr, Andrew William Pool, Earl Franklin Pool and Donald Pool;
four sisters, Rosalind Gayle Lee, Darla Pool, Vera Pool and Shirley Pool
and one grandson, Mason Zath Painter.
She is survived by her son, Scott Bates of Tullahoma; four daughters, Renee
Holmes O’Neal and her husband, James of Warren, MI, Sheila Sanders of
Sarasota, FL, Jennifer Denise Lewis and her husband, Wayne of Estill
Springs and Pam Garcia of Independence, MO; nine grandchildren and eighteen
great grandchildren.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
2017 Coffee County Football Scheduled Released
Coffee County Central High School athletic director and head football coach, Ryan Sulkowski announced the schedule for Coffee County football for the 2017 season. Coffee County will remain in Class 6A for football and will compete in Region 3 with the 4 large high schools from Murfreesboro; Riverdale, Blackman, Siegel and Oakland. Additionally, Cookeville and Warren County will be in Region 3 with Coffee County. The 2017 schedule will feature 6 region games with those schools, and 4 non-region games. Remaining on the schedule for 2017 will be Tullahoma while the 3 other non-region match-ups will be against Lebanon, Franklin County and White County. Each school has signed a 2 year contract meaning that the 2018 schedule will feature the same opponents with a change in the location of the contest. Below is the schedule, you can click on the picture to save/print the file.
2017 Coffee County Football Schedule