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5/21/15 —- Katherine “Kathy” Gray Fiske
Funeral services for Katherine “Kathy” Gray Fiske, age 63 of Tullahoma will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2015 at 3:00 pm at Living Water Pentecostal Church in Manchester with Pastor Rick Clouse officiating.
Burial will follow in Hopewell Cemetery in Manchester.
Ms. Fiske passed away on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Harton Regional Medical Center.
Visitation with the family will be on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm also at the church.
Katherine Gray Fiske was born on December 5, 1951 in Manchester, Tennessee and was the daughter of the late Jesse Benjamin Thompson and Mattie Bell Gray Thompson.
Survivors include her children: Jesse Fiske of Tullahoma and Sheena Martin and her husband Josh also of Tullahoma.
She is also survived by one brother, Jerry Thompson of Manchester.
Ms. Fiske is also survived by five grandchildren: Little Jesse Fiske, William Fiske, Landan Fiske, Xavier Martin and Lilly Martin all of Tullahoma.
She is also survived by countless nieces and nephews.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by one son: Lanny Edward Fiske Jr. in 1969, one brother: Joe Gail Thompson in 1986 and one sister: Jessie Ruth Gannon in 2004.
Gowen – Smith Chapel of Shelbyville, TN in charge of arrangements.
5/23/15 —– Ayla Vanee` Howse
Ayla Vanee` Howse, infant daughter of Angela Howse of Norcross, Georgia passed this life on Monday, May 18 at Emory Eastside Hospital in Snellville, Georgia at the age of 13 days.
Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 23 at 1 PM at Evergreen Cemetery with Rev. Deborah Peppers officiating.
In addition to her mother, she is survived by grandfather, James Howse of Murfreesboro and grandmother, Vocky Turner of Murfreesboro.
She was preceded in death by great grandmother, Jacqueline Adams.
“In her short life here on earth, she served her purpose and now she’s with her heavenly father.”
DAVES-CULBERTSON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
05/19/15
Birthdays:
Amber Rose Miecielica – 8 Pizza Winner!
Ruby Robinson, Abigal Taylor
Pam Riddle
5/17/15 —– Russell Leon Smith, Sr.
Russell Leon Smith, Sr., age 84 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on May 17, 2015 at the NHC Health Care Center in Tullahoma.
Mr. Smith was a retired E.M.T. Paramedic and United States Army Veteran.
He was preceded in death by his brother, James Smith; and sisters, Yvonne Smith Johnson and Claytie Ruth Smith.
He is survived by his son, Russell Leon Smith, Jr. of Manchester; sisters, Shelva Jean Smith-Poke of Nashville, TN and Charlotte Smith Carpenter of Niles, Michigan; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a host of friends.
No local public services are scheduled.
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.
CHS Athletics Looking to Fill Positions
CHS Principal Dr. Joey Vaughn
Coffee County Central High School principal Dr. Joey Vaughn, along with new athletic director Ryan Sulkowski, are spending this week looking to fill 3 positions in the athletic department. While interviews for 2 assistant athletic directors and a new head baseball coach are occurring concurrently, Dr. Vaughn hopes to fill the vacant assistant athletic director positions this week. CHS is expanding the assistant athletic director responsibilities from 1 position to 2 positions to allow for greater flexibility. Four finalists for the 2 positions have been selected and interviews are nearing completion.
According to Dr. Vaughn, more than 30 applicants applied for the head baseball coach position and nine applicants have been selected for an interview. Vaughn, without giving specifics, was satisfied with the number, diversity and quality of applicants for the vacant position. Initial interviews are expected to conclude by Friday with a preliminary decision to follow soon after the interviews. Background checks and candidate vetting will take place prior to a final recommendation being forwarded to schools director Dr. LaDonna McFall for a final approval. Vaughn says that he anticipates the position to be filled in the early summer.
Many Changes In The Manchester City School System
Dr Keith Brewer
The school system’s 2015-16 budget will be $13.1 million with a surplus of $1,823. Several positions were cut from the school system including some in the central office and school personnel.
In a 3-2 vote, the board hired Nashville attorney Chuck Cagel as its new legal counsel.
Gas Prices Up Slightly Around The Nation–Down Slightly Locally
For the first time in more than 100 days, the year-over-year difference in the national average price for regular unleaded gasoline fell below $1 per gallon this past Tuesday (-99 cents). Today’s price of $2.70 per gallon represents a new high for 2015. The national average has moved higher by 4 cents per gallon since last Sunday.
“Thanks to fluctuating oil prices, gasoline keeps inching up at a time of year when prices typically begin their fall,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Supply disruptions on the U.S. West Coast and increases in the price of crude oil are likely to keep upward pressure on gas prices in the near-term. Despite consecutive weekly increases at the pump, consumers are still expected to pay some of the lowest prices for the Memorial Day Holiday in nearly five years.”
Crude oil rose above $60 a barrel again last week, but finished the week at $59.69 on the NYMEX.
The average price in Tennessee ($2.46) is the highest since December 10, 2014. In Manchester the low price as of Tuesday night was $2.39 and in Tullahoma the low price per gallon was $2.36.
Rescue Squad Week In Tennessee
Standing: Leonard Pike, Mike Cassady, Dan Eydt, Neal Simmons, Stuart Carroll, Ricky Brown, Les Blackford, Patrick Bowles and Phillip Cyree.
Sitting: Beverly Carroll, Doris Pike, Jennifer Simmons, Polly Brown, Lynn Taylor, Linda Forrester and Michelle Jackson.
Not Pictured: David Spy, Eric Francisco, Ashley Francisco, Raymond Jeter, Eric Reed and DeAnna Reed.
This week is Tennessee Rescue Squads Week and the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads encourage all citizens to join them in this worthy observance.
The members of the 105 squads of the Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads, including Coffee County tirelessly give of their time and energy in humanitarian efforts and make themselves available every hour of the day, every day of the year to help save lives.
The Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads is concerned with accident prevention and works to promote research which will serve to advance techniques of rescue squads and lifesaving work throughout our state.
The Coffee County Rescue Squad is celebrating 52 years as a volunteer service. They have a total number of combined years of service of 289 years. The Coffee County Rescue Squad is always looking for dedicated volunteers. If you are interested they meet the third Tuesday of every month at 7pm. The rescue squad is located at 2270 Murfreesboro Highway in Manchester. You can give them a call at 931-728-1785.
New Abortion Law In Tennessee
Women seeking an abortion in the state of Tennessee will now have to wait 48 hours after consulting with a doctor before coming back in for the procedure.
Governor Bill Haslam signed the measure, which was sponsored by Republican Sen. Mae Beavers of Mt. Juliet, into law late Monday.
Doctors who fail to comply with the new law could face misdemeanor or felony charges.
Currently, Tennessee is among 28 states that require women to undergo some sort of a waiting period before having an abortion.
Haslam also recently approved a measure making facilities or physician offices be licensed as ambulatory surgical treatment centers if they perform more than 50 abortions in a year.
Haslam Signs $33.8 Billion State Budget
Gov. Bill Haslam
Haslam spokesman David Smith said the governor signed the appropriations legislation this week that establishes spending priorities for the spending year that starts July 1.
The plan does not include the first installment of a $2.8 billion plan to extend health insurance to 280,000 low-income Tennesseans. Haslam’s Insure Tennessee proposal would have had state hospitals cover the $74 million state share to draw down the money, but fellow Republicans in the Legislature twice rejected efforts to allow the governor to proceed with the deal.
The budget does include about $166 million in economic incentives for the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga.