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Media May Have To Get Permission From Judges To Bring Electronics Into Court
Reporters may soon have to get permission from a judge any time they want to bring a cell phone, laptop or other digital device inside a courtroom.
Officials with the Administrative Office of the Courts said Friday those requirements are part of a proposed Tennessee Supreme Court rule that regulates media coverage in the courtroom. AOC officials said permission would be required even if the reporter were not Tweeting or streaming video from the courtroom but simply wanted to use a laptop to take notes or have a silent phone on hand.
Reporters would have to make a written request to a judge at least two business days in advance of any hearing they wanted to cover.
The Supreme Court is encouraging comments on the proposed changes.
Rain nor Lincoln County Can Stop Coffee County
Lady Raider Ashlynn Morton battles the rain in rightfield on Monday night… Photo by Barry West
Jones was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
Rhianna Roberson was the only Lady Raider with multiple hits as she finished with 2 singles.
Lincoln County scored one run in the fifth before heavy rain caused a nearly one hour rain delay.
Coffee County improved to 16-3-1 and 9-0 in district and will play Columbia at home Tuesday night beginning at 6pm with Senior Night activities starting at 5pm. Thunder Radio will have the broadcast at 5:50pm.
4/17/15 —- Elizabeth C. Jennings
Elizabeth C. Jennings, age 95, passed this life on Friday, April 10th, 2015 at Maury Regional Medical Center.
Mrs. Jennings was born in Hartsville, Tennessee to the late Robert N. and Mayme Young Chenault.
She was a member of First Baptist Church in Tullahoma.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Jennings is preceded in death by her husband, Lyndon B. “Pop” Jennings; one son, Tom Patterson Jennings; and two sisters, Martha Stanfield and Mary Chenault.
She is survived by one son, Jack Jennings of Tullahoma; two daughters, Lynda Shelton and her husband James of Franklin and Susan Owens and her husband Bill of Columbia; 8 grandchildren, Jessica Lane Jarrett and her husband Jonathan, Callie Elizabeth Jennings, Laura Abigail Jennings, Marcy Schell and her husband Edward, Nick Shelton and his wife Amy, Jay Shelton and his wife Cathy, and Suzanne Murff and her husband Harvey, and Amelia Owens; and eight great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Friday, April 17th, 2015 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm at Kilgore Funeral Home.
Funeral services will then be held at 2:00 pm at First Baptist Church in Tullahoma with Dr. J. Herbert Hester officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
For those who wish, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123-1718.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
4/15/15 —– Juanita C. Keele
Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita C. Keele, age 94, of Manchester, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Red Hill Church of Christ with Bro. Ralph Hart officiating.
Burial will follow in the Manchester City Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Tuesday evening at Manchester Funeral Home and Mrs. Keele will lie in state at the church on Wednesday, beginning at 11:00 AM.
Mrs. Keele passed away Sunday evening at Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma, surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Keele was born in Tullahoma, TN, the daughter of the late Arthur Thomas and Beulah McFarland Campbell.
She was a retired librarian at Manchester Public Library. She was of the Church of Christ faith, having attended Southside and Red Hill. Juanita loved to read the Bible, gardening, cooking, and naturally, reading.
Juanita was also preceded in death by her loving husband, Sam Keele, who passed in 1997; one daughter, Judy Keele Strode, who passed in 2005; and two sisters, Nancy Duncan and Jessie Mai Huskin.
She is survived by two daughters, Mary Jane (Bryan) Barton of Normandy and Susie (Russell) Cox of Nashville; seven grandchildren, Dana Strode (Josh) Threet, Leslie (Luke) Aaron, Greg (Monica) Barton, Beth (Eric) Grosch, Taylor Cox, Ryan Cox, and Aubrey Cox; and one great grandchild, Kierce Threet.
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
4/14/15 —— Joyce Eloise Tuck-Gorby
Joyce Eloise Tuck-Gorby, age 71 of Estill Springs, Tennessee, passed away on April 12, 2015.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Prairie Plains Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Tuck; parents, William Floyd Meyers and Eloise Iva Jeane Campbell Meyers; brothers, Billy Meyers, Carl Anthony Meyers and Wendel Meyers; and grandson, Johnathan Tuck.
Joyce is survived by her husband, Ken Gorby of Estill Springs; children, Ernie E. Tuck of Hillsboro, Cindy K. Martin (Johnny) of Hillsboro, Mandi Farra of Eagleville, James Farra of Shelbyville, Kenny Gorby and Chelsey Gorby; brother, Gene D. Meyers (Judy) of Hillsboro; four grandchildren, Bo (Lisa) Martin, Adriene (Jeremy) Martin, Kristy Tuck and Jennifer Moore-Smith; five great-grandchildren, Sierra Martin, Eli Gilliam, Faith Willoughby, Jacob Smith and Hollane Willoughby; and a host of other relatives and friends.
VISITATION
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Prairie Plains Church of Christ
FUNERAL SERVICE
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Prairie Plains Church of Christ
OFFICIANT
Bro. Billy Robison
BURIAL
Prairie Plains Church of Christ Cemetery
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements
Suffering Animals Rescued In Coffee County
Nearly 100 small to medium dogs and several cats, suffering and dying in cages rusted shut and covered with cobwebs, some matted to the wire and unable to move were rescued in Coffee County from a home in the Fountain Grove community early Sunday morning.
Local authorities found they were living in “extremely neglectful conditions.” The dogs, which were a variety of breeds including Golden Retrievers, Yorkshire Terriers and Border Collies, were found very thin and living in complete darkness.
The remains of 10 other dogs, wrapped in sheets were found on the property.
The Animal Rescue Corps (ARC) assisted the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office in taking the 90 adult dogs and puppies and seven cats, which were surrendered by the property owner. 
The Animal Rescue Corps is calling this rescue, Operation Midnight Run, because after receiving a call late Saturday night from Coffee County authorities, they drove all night, to reach the animals in less than 12 hours. The team worked throughout the day on Sunday to get the animals the medical and other care they needed.
Scam Warning From Coffee County Authorities
Scammers are hard at work in Coffee County. Coffee County Sheriff’s Investigator Jason Dendy contacted WMSR News on Friday to issue a warning about a new scam that is making its rounds in the county.
Dendy says that scammers are calling people claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service and say they have money for them. They also ask for the person’s bank account number and their social security number.
Some people have provided the criminals with personal information, costing them hundreds of dollars.
The investigator warns that the IRS does not do this. People should not give out their social security number and bank account to callers. He also said that the IRS would have your social security number and would not have to ask for it.
If anyone has received one of these calls or have fallen victim to the calls or have questions about a possible scam to contact him at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department 728-3591 or 723-3028.
Hillsboro Home Suffers Heavy Damage
Heavy smoke coming from a Hillsboro home on Friday… Photo by Barry West
According to Hillsboro Fire Chief Jerry Brown, the cause of the blaze was a possible electrical fire in a bedroom. Three rooms were destroyed and the other rooms in the home at 461 Fred Lusk Road were heavily damaged by smoke and water.
The Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department fought the fire with assistants from other volunteer departments.
No injuries were reported.
House Fire In Manchester
Firefighters on the scene Saturday morning… Photos by Barry West
A fire Saturday morning at 65 Walnut Lane in Manchester caused a small amount of damage. The fire call came in around 5:30am at the home Brent Desalvo. Manchester Fire Department responded to the small fire and contained it to the front porch area of the home. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.
Emergency personnel reported to Walnut Lane early Saturday
Jeremy Woods, fire investigator for Manchester said Sunday afternoon the fire remains under investigation. He said the bomb and arson unit of the State Fire Marshall’s office and Manchester Police will assist in the investigation this week.
Manchester Police and Coffee County EMS also responded to the scene.
Warren County High School Threatened Again
Marlene Madewell intake photo at the Warren County Jail
Later in the day the Warren County Sheriff’s Department made an arrest in connection with Thursday’s bomb threat at Warren County High School.
Sheriff Jackie Matheny said Marlene Madewell, who is a custodian at the school was arrested Thursday, just hours after the school was evacuated for a second straight day.
Matheny said Madewell told investigators she was angry with the Principal when she wrote the threatening message on the walls of a boy’s bathroom. Authorities are still investigating to determine if she was also responsible for the message that prompted Wednesday’s evacuation.
Madewell has been charged with filing a false report. Matheny said she was the one who reported Thursday’s threat. The sheriff said investigators are working to determine if more serious charges can be filed.
Bond for Madewell was set at $30,000.
Police say an 8th grader has confessed to scrawling a bomb threat on a bathroom wall at Warren County Middle School on Thursday. That school was also evacuated. The youngster was taken to the Warren County Sheriff’s Department for questioning.