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5/31/15 —- James Frances Fishe
Mr. James Frances Fishe, age 79 of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee passed this life Wednesday, May 27, 2015 at the Countryside Nursing Home in Lawrenceburg.
The Fishe family has chosen cremation and memorial visitation will be held on Sunday, May 31, 2015 from 2:00 PM until 5:00 PM at Manchester Funeral Home.
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
6/9/15 — Michael Lewis Murdock
Funeral services for Mr. Michael Lewis Murdock, age 63, of Manchester will be conducted Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Elder Keith Sims officiating.
Interment will follow at Old Reddens Cemetery.
Visitation will be held Monday evening from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mr. Murdock passed away Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Williamson County Medical Center in Franklin, TN.
He was born December 31, 1951 in Perry County, Tennessee the son of the late Lewis Carroll Murdock and Ola Barber Murdock. He graduated from Perry County High School and was valedictorian of his his class. Michael attended University of TN at Martin for two years prior to going to University of TN at Knoxville where he graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree. His career as an Electrical Engineer spanned a 40 year period with Jacobs/Svrdrup and his last year with ATA. Michael was known by family and friends to be a quiet, intelligent, logical person who was immensely thoughtful. However, he also had a quick wit and a dry sense of humor. He enjoyed most any activity spent outdoors, whether it be hiking in the mountains or boating and water skiing with his family at Normandy Lake. One of his true passions was for music and playing his guitar with friends. Michael did not claim to be a religious person but most people, who were close to him, knew he knew his Bible cover to cover and what it said. Michael was saved and lived his life as the good Lord intended us all to live our lives each day. Michael will be forever missed by his loving family and all who knew him.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two very dear best friends, William “Bill” Murdock and Glen Estep.
Survivors include his loving wife of 12 years, Vickie Herman Murdock of Manchester; three children, Melissa Ann Murdock and Christopher Brian Tate both of Manchester; and Jessica Leigh Tate of Nashville, TN; and the “other woman” in his life that brought him great joy, Bluesy, his Australian Shepherd.
Memorial contributions in Memory of Michael may be made to the American Cancer Society, Hospice Compassus of Tullahoma or to the Friendship Baptist Church.
COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONOREDTO SERVE THE FAMILY OF MR. MICHAEL LEWIS MURDOCK
Manchester Youth Baseball Post Season Tournament Gets Underway on Monday
The Manchester Youth Baseball League concluded their regular season on Saturday and will begin their postseason tournament on Monday. The tournament will take place on Monday & Tuesday of this week, then resume the week following the Bonnaroo. The tournament will conclude with championship games for all 4 age divisions on Friday, June 19th. Monday’s game schedule is as follows:
5:00 PM – 10U – Coffee Financial vs. Rose Hill – American Field
5:00 PM – 8U – Central Funeral Home vs. Traders Bank – National Field
5:00 PM – 8U – KOA vs. Lewis Motor Co – T-Ball Field
7:00 PM – 12U – Bush Insurance vs. Coffee County Bank – American Field
7:00 PM – 12U – Peoples Bank vs. Shelter Insurance – National Field
7:00 PM – 8U – KK’s Music vs. Star Physical Therapy – T-Ball Field
2015 MYBL Post Season Tournament bracket. Click to zoom…..Right Click to save to your computer
Late Strike Gives Nashville Winning Edge
The Sounds used ninth inning heroics for the second straight game to move past New Orleans on Sunday afternoon at Zephyr Field, 3-2.
Held even in a 2-2 tie, Nashville entered the ninth inning trying to repeat last night’s success of overcoming the Zephyrs late. The feat seemed too great after New Orleans recorded two quick outs, but the Sounds had other things in mind. Jason Pridie smoked a line drive out to left that went for his 13th double of the year and two batters later, Alden Carrithers drove him in with a two-out single. It was the left fielder’s first hit of the game but it was enough to help Nashville move to 28-29 on the year.
Pridie scored the Sounds first run of the game in the second as well. After leading the frame off with a single and seeing Niuman Romero follow with one as well, Luke Carlin eventually drove the outfielder in with a two-out double. Carlin collected two hits in total to allow Nashville to outhit New Orleans, 10-6.
The home team quickly tied it in the third but Nashville regained the advantage when Ryan Roberts doubled in Matt Carson. New Orleans plated its last run in the seventh before seeing the Sounds put them away in the ninth.
The theme of terrific pitching continued as Brad Mills worked his team-leading sixth quality start. The left-hander took a no-decision despite striking out four over 6.1 innings of two-run ball. Angel Castro earned his first win of the season, but did allow one of his two inherited runs to score. Overall, the right-hander recorded 1.2 scoreless innings. R.J. Alvarez wrapped up the contest and moved into a tie for the team-lead with his fifth save of the year.
Nashville and New Orleans will complete a suspended game from April 27 Monday beginning at 5:00 p.m. before starting the regularly scheduled contest immediately after. The second game will feature Chris Bassitt (2-3, 3.38) against Mat Latos.
Coffee County Soccer League to Elect Board on Monday
Coffee County Soccer League will hold it’s general board of elections on Monday, June 8 @ 5:30pm at Duck River Electric conference room. These elections are open to anyone who has a child registered through Coffee County Soccer League, and we would encourage all parents to come out and be part of making Coffee County soccer league successful!
Manchester Police Looking For Theft Suspect
Suspect entering Wal Mart on June 1
According to a report by Corporal Jon Holland, loss prevention personnel at Wal Mart on the Hillsboro Hwy reported that a white female entered the store and took $798 worth of razors from the store and left without paying.
The suspect may have left in a black 4-door Ford pick-up.
Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at 728-2099 or Chief Investigator Billy Butler at 931-247-5133.
Possible black truck the suspect left in
Grundy County Escapee Captured
Kenneth Jason Franklin
Deputies in Grundy County are trying to figure out how an inmate went unsupervised and escaped.
Police say Franklin had a history of running from law enforcement.
Police say Franklin asked to use the bathroom Wednesday night during worship service and was allowed to go unsupervised where police say he crawled under a fence, and escaped through the woods.
Franklin was taken into custody April 9th after a pursuit that started in Warren County and ended with a crash involving a patrol car in Grundy County.
Bonnaroo Traffic Starts Wednesday
Photo from last year’s Bonnaroo
During the festival motorists should call 511 from any mobile or land line phone for traffic updates or visit the TDOT website at www.tn.gov/tdot where they can also find information on alternate routes. Thunder Radio 107.9 FM and AM1320 will have live traffic reports beginning Wednesday afternoon and running throughout the day Thursday.
Former Warren County Teacher Back In Jail
Photo of Pamela Rogers from 4 years ago
Last month, Rogers and two inmates at the Max Lutrell Correctional Complex in Memphis were indicted for felony introduction of contraband into a state penal facility. The three allegedly worked together to bring cell phones into the prison.
Rogers was arrested last week at her home in Clarkrange and taken to Memphis, where she was held on a $50,000 bond.
Local Educators Learning About Chinese Education
Some Tennessee school administrators will devote a small part of their summer to learning more about education in China.
The Confucius Institute at Middle Tennessee State University is leading a delegation of educators on a 10-day excursion to China for a whirlwind sample of Chinese elementary and secondary schools.
This is being done to enhance educators’ understanding of each other’s methods. For example, the pupil-teacher ratio is considerably smaller in China because schools hire 20 to 50 percent more faculty.
In addition, Chinese teachers spend only 16 to 20 direct contact hours with the students out of their 40-hour workweek. They have the rest of the week to spend on planning and giving students’ meaningful feedback compared to about two-and-a-half hours for American teachers.
The 2015 American participants include:
Susan Fanning, principal of Farrar Elementary School and Debbie Edens, principal of East Middle School from the Tullahoma City School District.