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8/27/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Claudia Baltazar, 9 — Pizza Winner!
Aurty Ferrell
Taylor Lorance, 13
Tim Nickeson, 48
Kenzie Waggoner, 2
Anniversaries:
Roe & Tracy Adams, 21
Suspicious Person call leads to Arrest of Alabama man
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On Monday Manchester Police received a call of a suspicious person at Sonic. The male subject was said to be acting erratic.
After receiving information about a vehicle the person was in, Manchester Officer Dustan Foster located the maroon Chevrolet Tahoe in the parking lot at Walmart.
Foster made contact with the driver and then the passenger approached the vehicle. The arrest warrant says the man identified as, Cory Scott Webster age 28 of Montgomery, AL smelled of an intoxicant and was unsteady on his feet. Webster was placed in custody for public intoxication.
While the officer was searching the man, he allegedly found a meth pipe in his left front pocket. Officer Foster also allegedly located a small wooden box with approximately seven Tramadol pills, two and a fourth of a Xanax and 4.7 grams of methamphetamine/ice along with two sets of scales, $331 in cash and also allegedly found was another half a gram of methamphetamine in a plastic baggie. The drugs were all tested at the scene for authenticity.
Webster was charged with; Manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, 2 counts of schedule IV drug violations, public intoxication and unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities
His bond was set at $56,500 and he’ll appear in court October 4, 2016.
Unemployment Rate Falls in Coffee County-Up in other areas
County unemployment rates for July show the rates decreased in 73 counties, increased in 11, and remained the same in 11 counties.
Coffee County went from 4.9 in June, down to 4.8 percent July.
Warren County’s unemployment rate was 5.1 percent, down from 5.3.
Bedford County fell from 5.6 percent to 5.5.
Franklin and Moore counties unemployment rate went up slightly. Franklin going from 5.4% in June to 5.5 in July and Moore from 4.3 to 4.4%.
Grundy County went from 6.8 to 6.7, and Cannon County went from 5.0 percent to 4.9.
Williamson County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 3.6 percent, while Hancock County had the highest at 8.7 percent.
Bear Seen Again
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Some residents say that it has been seen for several weeks in the area. One person told WMSR News that he saw it near the Arnold Golf Course.
Authorities have had several calls about a bear being seen near the Bonnaroo Festival grounds and in other areas of Manchester.
Sightings of small bears have been reported in Hillsboro and also in Grundy County.
Warning about Fentanyl-laced Counterfeit Pills and Compounds
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Commissioners and directors from four Tennessee departments are urging the public to have increased awareness about the substance. They include: Commissioner, Tennessee Dept. of Health, Commissioner, Tenn. Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Director, Tenn. Bureau of Investigation and the Assistant Commissioner for the Tenn. Dept. of Safety & Homeland Security.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid estimated by the CDC to be 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine and has been used for treating severe pain. Available initially in patches or lozenges for cancer patients, it is now being manufactured and sold illegally. Tennesseans should know:
Fentanyl is often mixed with heroin, cocaine or other drugs to increase the effects of those drugs. It is used to produce cheap counterfeits of Oxycodone, Xanax and Norco. It can be sold as counterfeit heroin. It can be inhaled, swallowed, injected, absorbed through skin contact or passed along in a vaporized form. It affects the central nervous system and respiratory functions; in overdoses, a victim loses the ability to breathe and can die if emergency care is not provided.
If you or someone you know is struggling with opioid dependence, please contact the Tennessee REDLINE (1-800-889-9789) to seek help now.
Coffee County Fair begins Sept. 17
The Coffee County Fair is coming up September 17-24 at the fairgrounds in Manchester. This year’s theme is “Country Scenes and Children’s Dreams.”
Booth space is still available to showcase your business or product to fair attendees and you can call the fair office at 723-1546 for more info.
The deadline to enter the beauty pageants is Sept 1 – forms can be found at www.WMSRradio.com so you can download and fill out.
Singers, musicians and entertainers are still needed for the “Front Porch Stage” if interested please call 728-4244 or 212-4347 ASAP while spots last.
The carnival rides begin September 19.
8/31/16 — Frank Edward “Buck” Greene
Funeral services for Mr. Frank Edward “Buck” Greene, age 80, of
Manchester, TN, will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, August 31,
2016 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro Benny Benjamin
officiating. Burial will follow in Blanton’s Chapel Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Tuesday evening at the
funeral home. Buck passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016 at Horizon
Health & Rehab in Manchester, TN.
Buck was born in Bedford County, TN, the son of the late Homer and Reldia
French Greene. He was an ironworker/rod buster in the construction
industry and a member of the local Steelworkers Union. He took a lot of
pride in his Cherokee heritage, taking a Trail of Tears ride every year.
Buck enjoyed fast cars, boats, motorcycles (owning 5 or 6), deep sea
fishing, and CB radios. One of Buck’s motorcycles was a Gold Wing that
had Harley parts on it that he called his “Little Red Honda-Davidson.”
In addition to his parents, Buck was also preceded in death by one
sister, Connie Donner; and one sister in law, Carol Greene. Buck is
survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Geneva Vickers Greene of
Manchester; one son, Frank (Laura) Greene of Murfreesboro, TN; one
daughter, Janet (David) Monroe of NC; one step-daughter, Debbie Driver;
two brothers, James and Linverd “Satch” Greene; one sister, Mildred
Greene; four grandchildren, David Greene, Jared Greene, Brittany Greene,
and Isabell Greene; one great grandchild, Adalynn Greene; and several
nieces and nephews.
The family requests memorial donations be made in Buck’s memory to
ATTOTCAI DONATIONS, PO Box 11145 Huntsville, AL 35814.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE GREENE FAMILY
8/30/16—Emma Jean Daniel McCarver
EMMA JEAN DANIEL McCARVER, age 81 of Tullahoma, Tenn., formerly a native of Franklin County, Tenn., departed this life on Saturday, August 27, 2016, at her residence following an extended illness. Her loving and devoted family was with her when she went to meet her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was born on May 26, 1935 in Fort Payne, Alabama to the late Claude Raymond Daniel and Flora Mae Henderson Daniel. She is of the Church of Christ Faith. She was a homemaker. Ms. McCarver was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and sister. She loved sewing, baking and working puzzles. Ms. McCarver was always giving of herself and her time. She worked with various charity organizations during her lifetime. The thing she enjoyed most was being Mrs. Santa Claus in her later years. She was often seen around at parades and some of her charity organizations or wherever she was asked to play her “part”.
In addition to her parents; Ms. McCarver was preceded in death by her husband, Doyle Glenn McCarver, Sr., daughter, Rhonda Gail McCarver. sisters; Marie Eutilie Daniel Lawson and Lenora Ophelia Daniel Franklin, brothers; Charles Taylor Daniel, twin Elmer Joseph Daniel, Auddis Daniel. Great-grandson, Jaxson Lee Rixford and great-granddaughter, Addison Rose Rixford.
She is survived by her daughters; Janet Sue McCarver Morris and husband, Ron Morris of Manchester, Kathy June McCarver Graves and husband William of Dodd City, Texas, Karen Lynn McCarver Nee and husband, Chris of Hillsboro, Tenn., Sons; Doyle Glenn McCarver, Jr. and wife, Della of Attalla, Ala., Robert Dale McCarver and wife, Mary of Winchester, Tenn., Jerry Wayne McCarver of Altamont, Tenn., Kenneth Ray McCarver and wife, Sharon of Manchester, Tenn. Grandchildren; Christopher (Misty) McCarver, Corey (Kristen) McCarver, Shanna (Tim) Barnard, Michael McCarver, Kevin (Tounya) McCarver, Katrina Turley, Kristen (Norman) Rixford, Cotey McCarver, Travis McCarver, Dalton McCarver, Thaddius (Jill) Robinson, Kayla (Johnathan) Gordan, Bo (Maylasia) Jones, Jaimie Graves, Taylar (Jason) Sullivan, Kelly McCarver, Christopher (Kayla) Nee, Shannon Nee, Nicholas (Nikki) Nee, and Jeremy Nee. 30-Great-grandchildren. One brother, Wendell Daniel of Estill Springs.
Visitation for Ms. McCarver is scheduled for 5:00-8:00 P.M. Monday evening, August 29, 2016, in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday at Grant Funeral Services with Bro. Randy Davis, Officiating. Interment will follow in Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester where she will be laid to rest beside her late husband, Doyle Glenn McCarver, Sr.
8/29/16—Alma Jean Bailey Lesley
Mrs. Alma Jean Bailey Lesley passed away on August 27, 2016 at Golden Living Center in Winchester, Tennessee. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on July 16, 1943 to the late Everett and Eunice Morrison Bailey. A homemaker she loved to sew, making quilts, clothes. Mrs. Lesley was a member of the Marble Plains Baptist Church.
She was also preceded in death by her husband, Bobby Gray Lesley. She is survived by her son Doug Lesley and his wife Becky of Tullahoma along with her daughter Shona Lesley-Kesey also of Tullahoma.
Surviving siblings are Bill Bailey and his wife Donna of Michigan and Brenda Burton and her husband Earl of Tullahoma.
Also surviving are grandchildren Ava Kesey and Lesley Kesey along with great grandchild Jaxon Thompson.
Visitation with family members will begin at 12 p.m. on Monday, August 29 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home followed by a funeral service at 1 p.m. Interment will be in Lynchburg Cemetery. Bro Jack Hice will officiate.
Raiders Fall to Pope John Paul II on Friday Night
Alontae Taylor(file photo)
Despite a 277 yard rushing performance from Alontae Taylor that included 4 touchdowns, the Red Raider football team fell 54 to 30 to Pope John Paul II on Friday night in non-region football action in Hendersonville. The homestanding Knights raced out to a 34 point first half lead thanks to three touchdowns in the 2nd quarter. Taylor had 3 of his 4 touchdowns in the 4th quarter as the Raiders rallied late in an attempt to erase the deficit.
Taylor finished the night with 29 carries for 277 yards and the 4 rushing touchdowns. Alontae was also 1 for 2 passing for 9 yards. Colton Prater was 5 for 8 through the air for 32 yards and 1 interception. Andrew Mahaffey was the leading receiver as he had 3 catches for 26 yards.
The loss drops the Raiders record to 1 and 1 on the year. Coffee County travels to Smyrna on Friday night as they open region play against the Bulldogs of Smyrna High. That game will kick off at 7 PM, Thunder Radio begins coverage with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame Show at 6:00 PM