The Manchester Board of Education will begin its interview process of candidates for Director of Schools starting Monday March 7, 2016 downstairs in the administrative building.

March 7, 2016      

4:00 p.m. – Dr. Sharon Harper

5:15 p.m. – Dr. Charles Lawson

6:30 p.m. – Mr. Chad Fletcher

 

On Thursday March 10, 2016

4:00 p.m. – Dr. William Childers

5:15 p.m. – Dr. Don McPherson

6:30 p.m. – Ms. Sharon Edwards

The Governor’s Foundation for Health and Wellness has announced Tullahoma has been awarded a $5,000 Healthier Tennessee Community Grant to help sustain community-wide projects and activities that encourage and enable physical activity, healthy eating and tobacco abstinence.
To earn the grant, Tullahoma’s Health Council achieved:
• At least 50 percent of K-8 teachers using GoNoodle, an interactive, online tool that encourages exercise during the school day.
• At least 15 percent of faith communities with 100 or more members using Small Starts @ Worship wellness programs.
• At least 20 percent of workplaces with 35 or more employees using Small Starts @ Work wellness programs.
“We are pleased to be a part of the Healthier Tennessee Community initiative, and we will use these grant funds to continue our wellness plans,” Tullahoma Mayor Lane Curlee said.
In Tennessee, one in four adults smokes, and one in five high school students uses tobacco. Approximately 31 percent of the population is classified as obese and an additional 34 percent are overweight, and type-2 diabetes and high blood pressure are at epidemic levels.
To be designated a Healthier Tennessee Community, Tullahoma must initiate and sustain community-wide events and activities that support physical activity, healthy eating and tobacco abstinence, and then track and measure outputs and accomplishments of the program.

Two new stores are headed to Tullahoma. An ALDI discount grocery store will be built adjacent to Electronic Express on two acres at the intersection of North Jackson Street and Hoover Lane. The 18,142-square-foot store is scheduled to open later this year.
An unnamed grocery store is also set to open in Tullahoma. The supermarket will be connected to the north end of the Northgate Mall structure.
As the new businesses move in, some will be relocating. Developers are planning the move of Radio Shack to inside the mall, American City Bank will be move back some 85 yards, Aspen Dental will also be relocating. These moves are being done to create more parking around the mall area.

On Saturday night Coffee County Deputy Lee Marcom responded to 4076 Woodbury Hwy in Manchester about a suspicious vehicle. When Marcom requested the subject to move his vehicle to the nearby Dollar General parking lot, the man allegedly sped away and Marcom pursued. According to Marcom’s report, the man identified as Randy Joe Williams age 37 Silver St Tullahoma ran at least one stop sign and was speeding through a subdivision and ended up in a residential backyard. The deputy says he approached the subject’s vehicle telling him to get out of the car. Williams allegedly accelerated his vehicle and hit Deputy Marcom’s car. Williams then according to the arrest warrant exited his car on the passenger side and ran into the woods where he fell down and Marcom took him into custody.
Williams was charged with vandalism, evading arrest, reckless endangerment and aggravated assault. His bond was set at $21,200 and he has a court date of March 14, 2016.

On Wednesday morning at approximately 2:25am Deputy Kevin Smith was dispatched to 365 Stacy Rd in Summitville for a reported structure fire. According to Smith’s police report, upon his arrival he spoke with the victim Tanya Rymer who told him the fire started in the home due to grease on her stove that was apparently left on.
The report went onto to say that Rymer stated that she is unsure of the damage done but was assuming the value is around $20,000.
Summitville Fire Department responded and extinguished the early morning fire.