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1/29/15 —– Jose Angel Arredondo Rodriguez
Jose Angel Arredondo Rodriguez, age 16 of Winchester passed away Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga.
No local services are scheduled.
A native of Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico he was the son of J. Angel Arredondo Barcenas and Victoria Rodriguez Dorantes.
He is survived by his brother, Esteban Arredondo of Winchester and Angeles Arredondo of Winchester and cousin, Laura Shrum of Tullahoma.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
2/2/15 —– Dorothy Lee Powell
Funeral services for Mrs. Dorothy Lee Powell, age 92 of Manchester will be conducted at 1:00pm, Monday, February 2 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bennie Benjamin officiating.
Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Visitation with the Powell family will be from 11am, Monday until service time at the funeral home.
Mrs. Powell passed away Saturday at the Manchester Healthcare Center surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Powell was born in Cannon County, Tennessee the daughter of the late Herbert L. Lewis and Clatie Bush Lewis.
She worked for many years at her family’s grocery store (Lewis Market) in Manchester and was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church in Manchester.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Homer Prater Powell who died in 2004, by a brother, Herbert Lewis, Jr and by two sisters, Dalah Jones and Daphna Garrett. Mrs. Powell is survived by:
Her son, Prater Powell and his wife, Gayla of Manchester
Brother, Doyle Lewis and his wife Edna Ruth of Manchester
Grandchild, Jennifer Powell Whittington and her husband, Richard of Columbia
Great grandchildren, Benjamin Whittington and Nathan Whittington of Columbia
Several nieces and nephews
FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO MAKE MEMORIAL DONATIONS, THE FAMILY SUGGESTS:
The First Baptist Church of Manchester Building Fund or
The Red Hill Church of Christ Building Fund
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE POWELL FAMILY
Drug Bust On I-24
A portion of the items taken in drug bust. Photo provided.
Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol said a vehicle was stopped last week for speeding in a construction zone on Interstate 24 near mile marker 115.
27-year-old Mucker was driving the vehicle and according to reports was apparently behaving strangely and told a state trooper the men were traveling from Georgia back to Kentucky. He denied officials consent to search the vehicle.
The trooper found out that Tompkins, age 37, and 31-year-old Graham, who were in the car were both convicted felons.
A K-9 was called to the scene and discovered more than a half pound of crystal methamphetamine in two plastic bags inside the glove compartment.
Another bag of meth weighing 20 grams, two ounces of marijuana, five meth pipes and three marijuana pipes were also found, along with marijuana grinders, digital scales, several plastic bags used for resale, $1,093 in cash and a loaded 9 mm handgun.
Mucker is being held on a bond of $95,000. While Tompkins and Graham are being held under bonds of $120,000. All three are scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court on March 24.
No Agreement Yet Between School Board and Manchester Mayor and Aldermen
Thursday night’s joint meeting of the Manchester Board of Education and Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BOMA) ended without a clear agreement on the city’s next step regarding a possible transfer of schools.
Interim schools director Sandra Morris, who is serving the schools while Dr. Keith Brewer is on medical leave, predicted the dire consequences of a transfer referendum.
Alderman Lana Sain was quick to confirm the quality of education offered by the system, but challenged the overall wisdom of having three separate systems in the county.
Cuts in administration is said to be the large portion of $1.2 million that the board of education foresees reducing in the 2015-16 school budget, but the details of the cuts were not given.
No official decision has been made on the referendum issue. (Thanks to the Manchester Times)
Tullahoma Man Arrested On TennCare Charges
Nickolas Dewayne Ferrell
Nickolas Dewayne Ferrell is charged with TennCare fraud for using the program to obtain prescription drugs and later distributing the drugs to others. Ferrell, 35, of Tullahoma, is accused of using TennCare to obtain the painkiller Hydrocodone, later selling a portion to an undercover informant. Tullahoma Police assisted with his arrest.
“Prescription drug fraud is a significant burden on the health care system and on communities across the state,” Inspector General Manny Tyndall said. “We´re committed to eliminating this crime in the TennCare program, and local police and providers across the state are working with us in this effort.”
District Attorney General Craig Northcott is prosecuting the Coffee County case.
The Office of Inspector General, which is separate from TennCare, began full operation in February 2005 and has investigated cases leading to over $3 million being repaid to TennCare, with a total estimated cost avoidance of over $163.6 million for TennCare, according to latest figures. To date, 2,274 people have been charged with TennCare fraud.
Through the OIG Cash for Tips Program established by the Legislature, Tennesseans can get cash rewards for TennCare fraud tips that lead to convictions. Anyone can report suspected TennCare fraud by calling 1-800-433-3982 toll-free from anywhere in Tennessee, or log on to www.tn.gov/tnoig/ and follow the prompts that read “Report TennCare Fraud.”
Former Jailer Indicted By Grand Jury
A former corrections officer at the Coffee County Jail was indicted last week by the Coffee County Grand Jury on charges of bribery of a public servant and official misconduct.
Jo Nannette Cole, 46, of Hillsboro was indicted for taking tobacco into the jail and then charging $150 to deliver it to inmates in the cell block area.
Cole is scheduled to be arraigned Feb 18 in Coffee County Circuit Court.
The case against the former jailer was investigated by Sgt. Danny Ferrell of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department.
County Unemployment Rates For December
County unemployment numbers for December 2014 show the rate decreased in 20 counties, increased in 64 counties, and remained the same in 11 counties.
Coffee County went down from 5.7 to 5.6 percent.
Warren County’s unemployment rate for December was 6.5 percent, a slight increase from the November rate of 6.4. Grundy County went from 7.6 to 8.2 percent. Cannon County went from 5.4 to 5.6 percent. Bedford County dropped from 6% to 5.9. Franklin County went up slightly from 5.5 to 5.6%. Moore County jumped upwards from 4.8% to 5.7.
Lincoln County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 4.4 percent, while Scott County had the highest at 13.1 percent.
CCMS Lady Raiders Win CTC Conference Tournament Championship
Abby Morgan, Alisha Jennings and Julia Duncan(left to right) were named to the CTC All Conference team on Saturday night.
In a game where neither team had a lead bigger than 4 points, the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders forced a South Franklin Lady Trojan turnover as time expired to claim a 25 to 24 win on Saturday night in the Central Tennessee Conference tournament finals. The two teams, who split their 2 regular season meetings, traded the lead back and forth for 3 quarters before the Lady Raiders took a 23 to 19 lead with 3:55 left in the game. After an Abby Morgan free throw with 43 seconds to go, the Lady Raiders forced 2 Lady Trajan turnovers in the last 15 seconds to hold on for the win. Julia Duncan led Coffee County in scoring with 7 points while Alisha Jennings, Abby Morgan and Jacey Vaughn each netted 6 points. With the win, Coffee County finished the season with a record 19 to 1 and avenged their only loss of the season to South. After the game, Jennings, Duncan and Morgan were named to the CTC All-Conference Team. An encore presentation of the game will be broadcast on Monday night at 6 PM on Thunder Radio. Download Thunder Radio’s broadcast
The Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School with their CTC championship trophy
Motlow Basketball Weekend Results
On Friday night the Motlow Lady Bucks fell to Cleveland St. 53-35. Lauren Brown, Sabrina Jackson and Chelsea Holman led Motlow in scoring w/ 8 pts each.
The Bucks defeated Cleveland St. 87-79. Dequon Miller led Motlow in scoring with 26 pts. Jaylen Barford added 25. Also in double digit scoring, Clint Nwosuh and D’Andre Downey finished with 12 pts. A piece. Greg Mason finished with 10 in tonight’s win.
On Saturday the Lady Bucks had an offensive explosion, scoring 56 points in the 2nd half on their way to a 90-74 upset win over Chattanooga St.
Former Coffee County Lady Raiders Lauren Brown led Motlow with 24 points. Winchester’s Chelsea Holman added 15.
The Lady Bucks travel to Roane St on Friday.
In the men’s game the Bucks had 3 players score more than 20 points as they moved to 17-3/10-2 with a 103-90 win over the Tigers.
Jaylen Barford led Motlow with 28 followed by D’Andre Downey’s 25 and Clint Nwosuh’s 21.
The Bucks will host the Bryan JV Monday at 7:30pm.
CCMS Red Raiders Fall in Tournament Semifinals
Andrew Mahaffey and Weston Hargrove(not pictured) were named to the CTC All-Conference team.
The Coffee County Middle School Red Raiders gave the top seeded Warriors of White County a 4 quarter fight before falling 44 to 26 in the CTC Tournament semifinals on Fright night at Coffee County Middle School. Tied after 1 quarter at 7 and trailing 6 at the half had Coffee County in position to stun the regular season champions. The 4th quarter saw the Warriors depth blow open a tight game over the exhausted Red Raiders. Weston Hargrove led Coffee County in scoring with 13 points while Andrew Mahaffey added 9 points. Following the tournament, Hargrove and Mahaffey were named to the CTC all-conference team.