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Pearman Murder Trial Continues

Day three of the Jacob Pearman murder trial continued on Thursday in Murfreesboro with testimony about the plans his murdered wife had before her death in 2013.
According to WKRN, a divorce attorney testified Carla Pearman met with him about getting a divorce from Jacob.
John Green said Carla cited “adultery” and “inappropriate marital conduct” on the paperwork.
Pearman is on trial for murdering Carla at the couple’s Murfreesboro home on Valentine’s Day 2013. He is also charged with abusing her then 7-year-old son.
Due to the child abuse charge, Pearman wasn’t allowed near Carla’s son so she lost custody. Carla wanted to re-gain custody so she saw a lawyer.
Carla Pearman whose maiden name was Carla Dillard was a 2003 graduate of Coffee County High School.
The trial is expected to continue into next week.

Deadline Looms in TN for Comments on Farm Conservation

Time is running out for Tennessee farmers and ranchers to voice their concerns on how the Conservation Stewardship Program is set to operate for the next five years. Photo credit: Noel Pennington/Flickr.

It’s an opportunity that only comes along once every five years, so as the public comment period on the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) nears an end, Tennessee farmers and ranchers are being urged to make their voices heard. The program offers payments for actively managing, maintaining and expanding conservation activities, but Traci Bruckner, senior policy associate for conservation and agriculture with the Center for Rural Affairs, says among the concerns with the CSP Interim Final Rule is that it places a higher emphasis on the adoption of new practices. “Rather than supporting the farmers and ranchers who have been implementing conservation as a very central part of their farming operation,” she points out. “So we’re saying that they should level the playing field there, reward farmers and ranchers equally for the environmental outcomes, regardless of when they adopt those.” The deadline to comment to the Natural Resources Conservation Service on the rule is Tuesday, Jan. 20. Additional concerns are being raised that the CSP rule doesn’t do enough in supporting beginning and small-acreage farmers. Bruckner also says that it should be amended to close the loopholes that allow the largest operations to exceed payment limits. “We’re saying there should be ‘actively engagement rules’ applied to this, and that they should actually limit the payment limit to what the statute says, which is $40,000 per year and $200,000 over five years,” she stresses.

State Leader Wants Loophole In Domestic Violence Law Changed

Republican State Rep. William-Lamberth

A bill filed in the Tennessee Legislature Wednesday would do away with a loophole in the current domestic violence law.
Right now, those accused of domestic abuse are required to stay in jail for a 12-hour “cooling off” period, but a judge has the right to waive that period if they choose.
The bill filed this week at the state capital by Republican State Rep. William Lamberth of the 44^th district would take that ability away from judges, requiring the mandated 12-hour waiting period.

Change In Coffee County Basketball Schedule

The girls’ basketball game scheduled for Sat the 17th has been moved to Monday the 19th due to Siegel’s request. The boy’s team will take on Central Magnet

3pm – Girls JV

4pm – Boy’s freshmen

5pm – Girls Varsity

01/15/15

Birthdays:

Lindsey Ray Carter – 24 – Pizza Winner!

Lidona Hill, Ann Harper, Kitty Lottery

Lauren Smith – 15

01/14/15

Birthdays:

Cecil Roberts – 55 – Pizza Winner!

Francis Simmons, Joyce Pruszak,

Travis Heatherly – 21, Austin Beaty – 11

1/17/15 —– Bobbie Jo Alford Harmon

Bobbie Jo Alford Harmon, age 49 of Morrison, Tennessee, passed away into rest on January 10, 2015 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Jo was a homemaker and will be fondly remembered as a very giving person who loved everyone and was there for you when needed.

She was born in McMinnville, Tennessee and was preceded in death by her father, the late Howard “Bill” Jackson Alford.

Jo is survived by her fiance, Dewayne Sissom of Morrison; mother, Bobbie Sue Vickers Alford of Manchester; children, Kayla S. Keele (Jason Pope) of Manchester, Billy S. Dykes of Manchester, and Tabitha R. Dykes of Manchester; two sisters, Beverly Gray of Manchester and Dolores Ellis of Manchester; one brother, Louie W. Alford of Manchester; seven grandchildren, Kyra M. Dykes, Hunter L. Keele, Harlan W. Pope, Selena J. Dykes, Cash Houghtelling, Cruz Dykes and Desaraye Dykes all of Manchester; and a host of other relatives and friends.

VISITATION

Saturday, January 17, 2015, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home

FUNERAL

Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 2:00 p.m., Central Funeral Home Chapel

BURIAL

Gnat Hill Church of Christ Cemetery

OFFICIANT

Brother Virgil Alford

Central Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

1/17/15 —– Leonard Leslie Bibb, Jr.

Leonard Leslie Bibb, Jr. (Len) passed away on Monday, January 12th, 2015 after extended multiple illnesses.

A resident of Beech Grove, Tennessee, Len was the beloved husband of Debbie (Goforth) Bibb for 36 years, father to Aaron Bibb of Monona, Wisconsin, and Nathan Bibb of Youngstown, Ohio.

He is survived by mother, Orene (Lewis) Bibb, sister Cherry (Costello) Larkin, and grandchildren James Louis and Hannah Jo Bibb, children of Aaron Bibb and Elizabeth Wheeler Bibb.

At various times during his life, Mr. Bibb enjoyed metal detecting, and built a large collection of lead bullets and other Civil war artifacts. Mr Bibb was also a musician and enjoyed playing his guitar, bass, and drums.

Visitation will be held at 12 o’clock noon on Saturday , January 17th at the Tullahoma Funeral Home, 401 Westside Drive, followed by a memorial service at 3 o’clock p.m. at the funeral home.

Donations in lieu of flowers are requested to the University of Michigan Depression Research Center, http://www.depressioncenter.org.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Leonard Leslie Bibb, Jr.

Westwood Lady Rockets Season Comes to an End on Wednesday Afternoon

Westwood Lady Rocket Ashley Starks follows through on a free throw attempt

Featuring a lineup that started at least three 7 graders all season long, the Lady Rockets fought and scrapped their way to a 9 & 9 regular season record and a 5th place finish in the Duck River Valley Conference. Facing Huntland for the 2nd time in a week, Westwood fell by a final score of 34 to 24 on Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the DRVC tournament. The Lady Rockets cut an 8 point halftime deficit to 2 as they began the 4th quarter, but could only muster two 4th quarter points in the loss. Ashley Starks led the Lady Rockets in scoring with 9 points, while Morgan Jones added 6. Haley Miller got the lone goal for Westwood in the 4th quarter and finished with 4 points. The loss ended the season for the Lady Rockets who finished with a record of 9 and 10.

1/16/15 —– Derek “Tom” Harryman

Funeral services for Derek “Tom” Harryman, age 29 of Manchester will be conducted Friday, January 16, 2015 at 1:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel.

Interment will follow at Manchester City Cemetery.

Visitation will be held Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel.

Derek passed away Monday, January 12, 2015 at his home in Manchester.

He was born January 19, 1985 in Franklin County, Tennessee the son of Lori Jones Harryman and Jim Harryman.

He graduated from Coffee County Central High School Class of 2003. Derek joined the staff of The Saturday Independent and began writing about one of his passions in life which was sports. Derek had a gift for writing the sports column as well as announcing play by play action for numerous sporting events. At one point, Derek was also the sports columnist for The Manchester Times. He was active in coaching several youth football teams as well as assisting with the Red Raider Girls softball team. He was instrumental with the girls softball team by helping them with their weight training program as well as any advice they needed along the way. He also Broadcast High School Sports for WMSR Radio and last year became the voice of Red Raider Football as play by play man on Fantasy Radio 101.5 FM WFTZ. He served as the Stadium PA Announcer for Coffee County Central High School Softball along with production work at WFTZ. He also served on the Manchester Little League Board. Derek was loved by everyone he met and was a true and loyal friend to all who knew him. His other passion in life was his music. Derek was a talented guitar player who started playing in a youth band while attending Trinity Baptist Church. His love for music continued into garage bands with friends all the way to professional gigs all over the Middle Tennessee area and Knoxville. Other musicians loved to play with Derek as he wrote much of his own music as well as lyrics, some of which were published on albums such as “Rock for Life”. Derek touched many lives and will be forever missed by all.

He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Charles and Kathryn Harryman; maternal great-grandparents, John and Lottie Jones; and maternal great-grandparents,
Willie Mae Petty and Dewey Petty, Sr., and an uncle, T.C. Harryman.

Survivors include his parents, Lori Jones Harryman and Jim Harryman of Manchester; three sisters, Kalee Harryman of Knoxville, TN; Poppy Morris and husband, Paul of Lynchburg; and Amy Harryman of Tullahoma, TN; maternal grandparents, Verlon and Wilma Jones of Manchester; uncle, Scott Jones and wife, Kitty of Manchester, aunts, Norma Baker of Manchester; Sharon Brown of Florence, AL; and Margaret Bandy of Winchester, TN; nieces and nephews, Christopher Corsi, Carrigan Corsi, Aidan Poteet, Jacob Jett and Luke Jett; and cousins, Jason and Jared Jones and numerous other loving cousins and devoted friends.
Memorial contributions may be made in Memory of Derek to assist family with funeral expenses.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Harryman family.

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