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Veteran’s Day Ceremony set for Friday
The Coffee County Veteran’s Day Ceremony will be Friday November 11th 2016 on the Manchester Square.
Everyone invited to come out and help celebrate our Veterans.
The High School Jr. ROTC will be there, also The Westwood Middle School Band.
The Main Speaker for Veteran’s Day event in Manchester will be Sergeant Major Larry Williams, United States Army, Retired with over 30 years of service to our county.
Our National Anthem will be sung by Mrs Karen Wainwright.
We look forward to seeing everyone there on the Manchester Square this Friday November 11, 2016 at 11am.
DREMC Offices Closed on Wednesday
All Duck River Electric Membership Cooperative offices will be closed on Wednesday, November 9 so that all Duck River Electric Membership Cooperative employees can attend a mandatory day-long training event.
In the event of an emergency, there will be crews available. The emergency number for the Manchester area is (931) 728-7548.
Offices will reopen on Thursday November 10.
Mock Election held at Westwood
With 100% of precincts reporting in, Westwood Middle School held a mock presidential election with 325 students and faculty participating.
The winner with 215 votes, which is 66.2% was Donald Trump.
With 58 votes, HILLARY CLINTON claimed 17.8% and 2nd place.
With 18 write-in votes, BERNIE SANDERS claimed 5.5% and 3rd place
With 16 votes, GARY JOHNSON claimed 4.9% and 4th place.
Others receiving votes:
Jill Stein- 6 Votes
Alyson Kennedy- 1 Vote
Rocky De La Fuente- 6 Votes
Mike Smith- 0 Votes
Write-In: Evan Mcmullin- 1 Vote
Write-In: Mitt Romney- 4 Votes
11/8/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Lillian Revis, 5 — Pizza Winner!
Kittrell Parker, 83
Lucille Gann
Levi Poe, 3
11/11/16—North Coffee Elementary Fall Festival
North Coffee Elementary ChargerFest Fall Festival
Friday, November 11 @ 5:00-8:00
Turkey and Dressing Dinner, games, vendors, silent and live auctions!
11/12/16—Helen Haley Hollis
Funeral services for Mrs. Helen Haley Hollis, age 81, of Manchester, TN, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Benny Benjamin officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the Hollis family will be from 12:00 Noon until time of services at the funeral home. Mrs. Hollis passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Helen was born in Manchester, TN, the daughter of the late James Walter and Myrtle Shelton Haley. She was a homemaker, who had a warm and loving heart and will be sorely missed by all those who knew and loved her. Mrs. Hollis was married to her husband for 63 years. Their pride and joy was their family and friends. Together, they enjoyed a long retirement while researching family history, reading, gardening, and going on Hollis’ famous road trips.
In addition to her parents, Helen was also preceded in death by her husband, Elliehue “Hollis” Hollis, Jr.; one son, Jeffrey Wayne Hollis; one grandson, Jason Hollis Armstrong; and siblings, James “Buddy” Earl Haley and Wilma Haley Holly. She is survived by her sister, Sue Haley Foster; daughters, Cathy Hollis McKee and Karen Hollis Armstrong; grandchildren, James Daniel Armstrong, Bobbi Jo Hollis Chesser and husband, Josh, John Cory McKee and wife, Lena, Brandi Nicol Armstrong and partner, Brittaney Hilleson, Rebecca Morris and husband, Jeremy, and Alec Ian McKee; great grandchildren, Skylar Rain Morris, Jayden Kian Morris, Jason David Chesser, Rylan Jackson Chesser, Cara Reece Chesser, and Asa Alexander McKee.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Hollis family.
11/7/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Xander Gilliam, 13 — Pizza Winner!
11/6/16 — Birthdays
No birthdays to report.
11/5/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Ruth Davenport — Pizza Winner!
Coffee Swimmers Open the Season with a Splash
The Coffee County Swim Teams opened their regular season on Friday night with several spectacular individual performances and a 3rd place team finish against 5 Rutherford County schools. When the water had settled, 6 high school swimmers had posted times that were good enough to qualify them for the regional meet and one posted state qualification times. Additionally, 4 middle school swimmers posted regional qualifying times. And to top off the successes, 3 different relay teams won their races.
The Lady Raiders got 2 relay team wins. In the 200 yard medley, Lindsey Caudle, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Lacey West won with a time of 2:03.5 which was a full 3 seconds ahead of Siegel. In the 200 yard freestyle relay, the team of Lindsey Caudle, Kaylee Williams, Lacey West and Anna O’Connor came in 1st place with a time of 2:05.63.
Individual swimmers with Top 5 times were:
Kaylee Williams – 1st place, 200 yard freestyle; 2nd place, 500 yard freestyle;
Anna O’Connor – 3rd place, 200 yard freestyle; 2nd place, 100 yard freestyle;
Region qualifiers were: Anna O’Connor (100 freestyle and 200 freestyle) and Kaylee Williams (200 freestyle, 500 freestyle)
The Red Raiders won the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:43.56 as the team of Ryan Farless, Andres Cavalie, Donald Ridner and Jack Beachboard beat Siegel by 4 seconds. The Raiders also placed 2nd in the 200 yard medley relay as the team of Andres Cavalie, Jack Beachboard, Ryan Farless and Donald Ridner touched the wall at 1:58.26
Individual swimmers with Top 5 times were:
Jack Beachboard – 1st place, 200 yard freestyle; 1st place, 100 yard butterfly;
Ryan Farless – 2nd place*, 200 yard IM; 2nd place, 100 yard freestyle;
Nick Smith – 3rd place, 50 yard freestyle;
Region qualifiers were: Jack Beachboard (200 freestyle and 100 butterfly); Ryan Farless (200 IM and 100 freestyle); Donald Ridner (50 freestyle and 100 freestyle); and Nick Smith ( 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle). Jack Beachboard qualified for the state in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly.
For the middle school swimmers, who were racing against the clock to qualify for the region, there were 4 regional qualifiers. Amber Ingleburger qualified in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle; Emily Williams qualified in the 100 freestyle; Aly Hutchings qualified in the 50 freestyle; and William Tobitt qualified in both the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle.
The Coffee County swimmers will be back in action on November 17th when they travel to LaVergne. That meet will get underway at 6 PM.