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Motlow Basketball Update
The Motlow Lady Bucks came into this week’s TCCAA/Region VII Tournament as the No. 9 seed. Motlow took on 8 seed Roane St on Tuesday. Motlow finished the season at 7-20 after a 71-65 loss.
Roane St moves on in the tournament with a matchup against the No. 1 seeded Walters State Lady Senators the No. 8 in the nation in the latest NJCAA poll.
The Motlow Bucks are the No. 2 seed in this week’s TCCAA/Region VII Tournament and will play their first game on Thursday at 6 p.m. The tournament is being played at Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis. The Bucks (22-5, 14-4) finished second in the conference during the regular season and received a first-round bye in the tournament, despite losing their final regular season game 98-75 to Columbia State Saturday afternoon in Columbia.
The winner of the TCCAA/Region VII Tournament receives an automatic bid to the National Junior College Athletic Association Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., beginning March 16. Due to their outstanding overall records; Motlow, Columbia and Southwest will each be considered for a ‘wild-card’ invitation to the national tournament if they don’t win the TCCAA tournament.
3/6/15 —– David E. Anderson
David E. Anderson, age 44 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on February 28, 2015.
David was a Forklift Operator with Ravago, Inc. in Manchester.
He was born in Tullahoma, TN to his parents, the late Earl Shoffner Anderson and Helen Marie Shannon Anderson.
He is survived by his daughter, Allison Taylor Anderson of Manchester, TN; sister, Donna Grosch and her husband Mike of Manchester, TN; nephew, Joshua Grosch of Manchester, TN; niece, Jennifer Tucker and Chris of Manchester, TN; great nieces, Paige Bolts and Kyndal Grosch of Manchester, TN; great nephews, Kortland Grosch and Raylan Tucker of Manchester, TN; very special friends, Tammy & Bob Wilson of Manchester, TN; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be on Thursday, March 5, 2015 from 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN.
The Celebration of Life Service will be on Friday afternoon, March 6, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home with Pastor Jonathan Tolbert officiating.
In lieu of flowers, Memorial Donations may be made to the David Anderson Memorial Fund c/o First Vision Bank, 2134 Hillsboro Blvd., Manchester, TN 37355.
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.
Gas Prices Continue To Rise
The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline has increased 34 consecutive days for a total of 37 cents per gallon. The national average rose 35 cents during the month of February.
“Gas prices are surging in California which could elevate the national average at a faster rate than prices in the southeastern United States,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. However, motorists in Tennessee could still see prices inch up another 10 cents in the next two weeks, because of rising wholesale gas prices due to ongoing seasonal maintenance at gulf coast refineries.”
The rising price of oil, which has had the biggest influence on pushing pump prices higher, fell back below $50 a barrel this week. WTI settled at $49.76 on the NYMEX, after settling as high as $53.53 February 17. The EIA forecasts that WTI could average $55 a barrel this year.
“Gas prices should not reach $3 a gallon this year, especially if the price of oil remains below $60 a barrel,” Jenkins said. “Gas prices will be relatively volatile in the coming months, but should decline by the summer following the end of maintenance season.”
The low price per gallon in Manchester is $2.07 and in Tullahoma it’s $2.04.
Sybil Partin Henley
Sybil Partin Henley age 70 of Pelham passed away Monday, March 2, 2015, at Hospice of Chattanooga.
She was born in Pelham, a daughter of the late Bryan and Emma Partin and was preceded in death by a son, Statton and a grandson, Trae Bean.
Survivors include her son, Nash Bean, Soddy Daisy; daughter, Laura Bean, Chattanooga; brother, Quentin (Wanda) Partin, Pelham; sister, Barbara Landrum, Pelham; grandchildren, Farrah, Nick, Tim, Tristan, Cameron and Evan.
Funeral services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Brother Mike Partin officiating.
Burial will be in Warren Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Friday 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home.
Funeral arrangements are by Cumberland Funeral Home, 207 Mabee Avenue, Monteagle, Tennessee.
Some State Leaders Want To Block FCC Ruling On Expanded Broadband Service
A ruling by the Federal Communication Commission may have given cities like Tullahoma, Chattanooga and others the green light to expand their municipal broadband service, but state officials who oppose the decision are lining up to block the move.
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam and the speakers of state House and Senate had written to the FCC before the ruling to urge the panel not to override a state law blocking Chattanooga’s electric utility from expanding its super-fast Internet network beyond its service area.
The FCC nevertheless voted 3-2 in favor of the utilities in Chattanooga and Wilson, North Carolina.
On Tuesday Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Jeremy Durham of Franklin are urging the state’s Attorney General to file a lawsuit to block the decision.
In Tullahoma, LightTUBe staff has long been wanting to provide broadband Internet services to rural customers outside of Tullahoma electric limits.
3/7/15 —- Belinda Faye Thompson
Funeral services for Mrs. Belinda Faye Thompson, age 64, of Manchester, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. David Kidder officiating.
Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the Thompson family will be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Friday evening at the funeral home.
Mrs. Thompson passed away Tuesday morning at her residence, surrounded by her loving family.
Belinda was born in Manchester, TN, the daughter of the late Robert E. and Edna Nunley Adkins. She was a homemaker.
Belinda is survived by her loving husband of 45 years, Robert H. “Bobby” Thompson of Manchester; one son, Rob (Samantha) Thompson of Hillsboro; two daughters, Meredith (Steven) Stamey of Manchester and Jillian (Alan) Turner of Pensacola, FL; four grandchildren, John Parker Michal, Lillian Grace Thompson, James Overton Turner, and Robert Holt Thompson, IV; and Michael Bryan of Murfreesboro, whom she thought of as a son.
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Stores Are Signing Up To Sell Wine
Tennessee regulators expect 270 stores across the state to be among the first wave of supermarkets to sell wine under a new state law going into effect in July 2016.
Keith Bell of the state Alcoholic Beverage Commission told lawmakers that those first stores include 109 in Middle Tennessee, 105 in Chattanooga and Knoxville regions and 56 in West Tennessee.
Bell said neither his agency nor the alcohol industry would be prepared if lawmakers decided to move up the date of supermarket wine sales to this July.
Special Nursing Department Meeting Coming Up At Motlow
The nursing department at Motlow College will host a site review for continuing accreditation of its associate degree nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) on March 17-19. ACEN visitors will meet with the public on March 18, in room 112 of the Marcum Technology Center on the Moore County campus from 4 – 5 p.m.
The community is invited to share their comments about the program with the site visit team. The public may also submit written comments directly to Dr. Marsal Stoll, Chief Executive Officer of ACEN.
Comments should be made out to Dr. Marsal Stoll, Chief Executive Officer; Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing; 3343 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 850; Atlanta, GA 30236. Comments may also be emailed to mstoll@acenursing.org.
All written comments should be received by ACEN by March 12.
Fly-In Set For Tullahoma Airport In October
Tullahoma Airport
They are expecting between 500 and 700 planes to fly into the airport during the two day period.
There will also be exhibits set up by manufacturers, vendors and other exhibitors. Among the exhibitors will be 30 aircraft set up in front of the Beechcraft Museum, as well as the latest technology equipment available such as GPS and laptop equipment.
Charles Parrish of the Beechcraft Museum stated after the meeting that the event will be a big one and will bring a lot of attention to Tullahoma.
Airport Manager Jon Glass says he is excited and looking forward to the October event.
3/6/15 — Lisa Dawn Christian
Mrs. Lisa Dawn Christian, age 39 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away, Saturday, February 28, 2015.
Graveside Services will be held Friday, March 6 at 2 PM at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Manchester. 
Visitation with the family will be Friday, March 6 from 11 AM till 1 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
Mrs. Christian, a native of Altamont was the daughter of the late Dwight and Myrna Tate King.
She attended Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church. She enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, David Christian of Manchester; two sons, Keagan Christian of Grundy County and Jacob Christian of Manchester; three daughters, Briaunna Partin of Monteagle and Hannah and Kaytee Christian, both of Manchester; three sisters, Andrea Richards and her husband, William of Crystal River, FL, Christy Locke of McMinnville and Heather King of Grundy County and three grandchildren, Taelyn Wright and Khloe and Kinsley Christian.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the memorial fund at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS