Gas prices continue to fall throughout the nation. Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group says, Gas prices fell below $2 a gallon at various filling stations in Georgia and Tennessee last week.
“Gasoline prices are plunging with little sign of slowing down,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Oil prices dropped for the fourth consecutive week because of increased oil production and low demand, and that’s keeping downward pressure on the price of gasoline. It is unclear exactly how low prices will go, but gasoline will keep getting cheaper as long as oil does.”
When 89.5 million Americans hit the holiday road, they will find the cheapest gasoline since May 2009, and the lowest Christmas day prices since 2008. On average, Americans are saving $13 for a tank of gas compared to this time last year. If prices remain at these levels, households will save $550 next year, according to the Energy Information Administration.
The average price per gallon in Tennessee is $2.20 and in Manchester the low price is $2.18 and in Tullahoma the price per gallon has dropped to $2.04.

A Shelbyville man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography.
Rodger Lee Mader, 33, of Oak Street must serve 30 percent of a 15-year term before he will be eligible for parole, according to a plea agreement he signed.
Mader was indicted by direct presentment to the grand jury in October on 47 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor.
Mader was investigated by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents starting in April, acting on a tip from National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
During the course of the investigation, agents developed information that on March 30, Mader uploaded images of child pornography to his Google E-mail account. (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)

This week has been very busy for Santa along with his helpers from the Manchester Police department and the Coffee County Sheriff’s department.
Manchester Police are helping at least 200 children including those in the Coffee County Headstart program. They teamed with the Manchester Kiwanis on that project. In total Santa and the Manchester Police helped 200 kids have a merrier Christmas with toys and clothing. Policemen also disturbed at least 60 food baskets.
The Coffee County Sheriff’s department employees have been busy helpers, as over 500 children have been helped out along with at least 250 food boxes for families.
Both departments would like to thank the public for donations to these projects.

Jacob Pearman waived his right to appear in court Monday as attorneys argued over whether pictures of his stepson’s injuries should be admissible during his child abuse case and murder trial set to being on Jan. 12, 2015.
Pearman is charged with murdering his wife Carla Pearman, formally Carla Dillard of Manchester, in their home on Valentine’s Day in 2013. He is also charged with child abuse for an incident in the days before the murder involving Carla’s son.
Pearman confessed to punching and then choking his wife to death after they argued about his child abuse charges.
According to Pearman’s confession, Carla Pearman told Jacob that she would not be attending a court hearing scheduled for the next day in regard to his child abuse charge.
She also told him that he needed to move out of the home so she could regain custody of her son.
Pearman’s defense attorney argued Monday that pictures of the child’s injuries would inflame the jury.
The judge said he would issue a written order in regards to the pictures. But, in court, he said the pictures did not appear to be inflammatory.
Another issue was a Facebook message between Carla and a friend. In the message the friend references Jacob Pearman’s multiple affairs and the fact Carla had confronted him about it in the past.
Prosecutors want to include the message to prove Carla knew her husband was cheating on her before her death.
Jacob’s attorney called the message hearsay. The judge will also issue a written ruling on that message.

Well known Tennessee broadcaster Teddy Bart passed away Saturday (12/20/2014). The 78-year old Coffee County resident prepared a statement to be released at his death: “I lived the life I dreamed of living. My love goes to all who shared that life with me. A bit of rest, and I’ll be back to learn more. May God bless you all.”
He requests that there not be any memorial service or visitation, and that “the public simply remember him for the work he has done.”
Most recently, Teddy Bart was active in the Tennessee Radio Hall of Fame. In fact, about two years ago he emceed that organization’s first induction ceremony at the Embassy Suites Hotel. And this last spring, he was induced into the Hall of Fame.
In addition to being the talk show host of such broadcasts as Teddy Bart’s Roundtable, Beyond Belief and others he was known for his time on WSMV-TV