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Raiderette Dance Team Hosting a Clinic This Sunday
The Coffee County Central High School Raiderette Dance Team will be hosting a dance clinic on Sunday, December 7th, from 1-3:30pm.
Children grades Pre-k-12th are invited to attend.
The cost is $25 and includes a t-shirt and admission to a ballgame to perform.
The game date has not been set in stone, but we hope to perform at the home basketball game the following Tuesday, December 9th during the girls’ halftime. The game starts at 6 pm.
If you are interested, please contact Mandy Ballard at (931) 273-4135.
Coffee County Unemployment Rate Drops Again
County unemployment rates for October 2014, show the rate decreased in 80 counties, increased in 10 counties, and remained the same in five counties.
Tennessee’s unemployment rate for October was 7.1 percent, two tenths of one percentage point lower than the 7.3 September revised rate. The U.S. preliminary rate for October was 5.8 percent, down from 5.9 percent in September.
Coffee County dropped one-half percent going from 6.1% to 5.6, the lowest rate in years. There are currently 1,480 people unemployed in Coffee County. Bedford County went down from 6.3% to 5.9. The unemployed in Cannon County dropped from 5.6 to 5.3%. Grundy County fell 0.4% to 7.3. In Franklin County they went down from 5.5 to 5.3. Down in Moore County the unemployment rate is now 5% down 0.4% and Warren County their rate went up slightly going from 6.8 to 6.9%.
Lincoln County had the state’s lowest rate at 4.4% and Scott County the highest at 11.8%.
Gas Prices Will Continue To Fall
U.S. motorists in southern and mid-west states could see a handful of gas stations hit the $2 a gallon mark just in time for the Christmas holiday season. OPEC’s failure to cut oil production could cause gas prices to fall by as much as 20 cents. The national average has fallen for 67 consecutive days the longest streak since 2008. The streak of declines is 16 in Tennessee.
“Drivers in southeastern states, such as Tennessee, may see a select few stations selling gas at or below $2 in the coming weeks,” said Josh Carrasco, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “The chances of gasoline averaging $2 per gallon are highly unlikely. Oil prices would have to drop another $25 to $30 a barrel before we reach the $2 threshold.”
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil, the U.S. benchmark, fell $7.54 on Friday to $66.15 per barrel, the lowest close in five years.
Motorists should expect gas prices to fall throughout the holiday season.”
The national average for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline ($2.78) is 4 cents cheaper than last week, 23 cents cheaper than a month ago, and 49 cents cheaper than this time last year. Tennessee’s average of $2.57 is 4 cents cheaper than last week, 19 cents cheaper than a month ago, and 59 cents cheaper than this time last year.
The low price in Manchester is $2.44 per gallon and in Tullahoma the low price has dipped to $2.43.
Be Extra Cautious Of Identity Theft This Time Of Year
State safety officials are urging Tennesseans to protect themselves against identity crimes this holiday season.
Last year, identity theft accounted for 14 percent of all complaints recorded by the Federal Trade Commission, leading the list of top consumer complaints.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security’s Identity Crimes Unit is offering the following tips for protection:
Don’t allow clerks to put your receipts in your bag, but rather carry them in your wallet where they are less likely to fall out.
Watch cashiers, waiters and bartenders, ensuring that they don’t “skim” or save your card number for later use.
Check your bank statements, credit card bills and credit reports often to avoid any efforts to use your identity.
For more tips, visit: www.TN.Gov/safety.
58th Annual Tullahoma Christmas Parade Is Friday Night
Tullahoma High School graduate and 2013-14 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year Justus Sheffield has been named Grand Marshal of the 58th annual Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade.
The event is being sponsored for the second consecutive year by Stan McNabb Automotive Group and is set for Friday, Dec. 5.
Sheffield was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball Draft.
The theme for this year’s event is “A Movie Time Christmas,” a tribute to favorite seasonal films.
Floats will be awarded prizes in five categories: Business, Civic/Non-profit, CEO/School, Jingle Bell Music, and the Mayor’s Award.
12/7/14 —– Lonnie Lee of Tullahoma
Mr. Lonnie Ray Lee, age 67, of Tullahoma passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at his residence.
He was born in Winchester, TN to the late Girlie D. and Bobby Welch Lee. In addition to his parents he is also preceded in death by his wife, Louise Lee, two brothers, Don Lee and John Lee, sister, Jackie Louise Lee and a granddaughter, Netanya M. Acosta. Lonnie enjoyed riding motorcycles, managed his equestrian farm, Bridle Sweet Farms.
He loved his grandchildren and was very proud of his kids.
Funeral services for Mr. Lee will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel.
Burial will follow in the Maplewood Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 12:00 till 2:00 PM Sunday at Tullahoma Funeral Home.
He is survived by two daughters, Tina (Carlos) Acosta, Terry Chapman, son, Lonnie Ray Lee Jr., grandchildren, Alix Lee, Lonnie Ray Lee III, Teia Lee, Michael Clapsaddle, Mitchell Clapsaddle, Kyle Acosta, Shawn Acosta, sister in law, Lynda Lee, several nieces and nephews and cousins.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Lonnie Ray Lee.
12/3/14 —– Chloe Mae Filson
Mrs. Chloe Mae Filson, age 67 of Tullahoma, Tennessee, passed from this life on Sunday, November 30, 2014 surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Filson was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her loving husband of thirty years, George Filson, one son Keith Filson and wife Kimberly of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, four grandchildren, Kaitlyn Filson, Kristin Filson, Spencer Raline, Abigail Raline, and two Goddaughters, Elizabeth Raline of Estill Springs, Tennessee, and Melodie Atchley and husband Adam of Huntsville, Alabama.
Mrs. Filson was a member of the Westwood Church of Christ in Tullahoma, Tennessee. She was a home health care nurse for many years. Chloe Mae enjoyed shopping for antiques and caring for others. She was a caring, loving person that spent most of her time caring for others. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Chloe Mae Filson will be conducted on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 11:00 AM with Brother Paul Smithson and Brother John Daniel officiating.
Burial will follow in the Sartain Cemetery in Coffee County, Tennessee.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel, Manchester, Tennessee.
COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF CHLOE MAE FILSON.
12/3/14 —– Dale Frame
Dale Frame, age 66 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on November 29, 2014 at the St. Thomas-Rutherford Medical Center in Murfreesboro.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Frame; parents, Lonnie Frame and Claytie Anderson Frame; daughter, Dala Frame-Elliott; and brother , Robbie Frame.
Dale is survived by his son, Shannon Dale “Tater Bug” Frame and his wife Angela of Tullahoma; daughter, Nicki Helms and her husband Jon of Manchester; six grandchildren, Schiler Frame, Shannah Frame, Lucas Frame, Dillon Helms, Nicholas Helms and Nathan Helms; three step-sons, Jerry Nunley of Chattanooga, Mark Nunley of Manchester and Chris Nunley of Grundy County, TN; two brothers, Billy Frame (Dottie) of Manchester and Jewell Frame (Debbie) of Manchester; two sisters, Dean Jones (Lonnie) of Alabama and Donna Smallwood (Mike) of Georgia; several nieces, nephews, friends and hundreds of “Ballpark Grandkids”.
VISITATION:
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE:
Wednesday afternoon, December 3, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. at the Central Funeral Home Chapel
OFFICIANTS:
Brother Danny Anderson, Mark Nunley and Pastor Mike Morris
BURIAL:
Farrar Hill Cemetery
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.
Man Dies In Jail– Committed Murder Inside Coffee County In 1985
Gregory Thompson
On New Year’s Day 1985 Gregory Thompson and a 15 year-old female accomplice abducted Brenda Blanton Lane at knife point from the parking lot of a Shelbyville Wal-Mart and forced her to drive to a remote location outside Manchester just off Short Springs Road.
There, Thompson stabbed Lane multiple times in the back and ran over Lane with her car and left the woman alone to die. Thompson’s only motive for the murder was to obtain Lane’s car.
At the time of her death, 28-year-old Brenda Lane was married and a budding journalist, having worked as a reporter and columnist for the Shelbyville Times- Gazette and, later, for United Methodist Communications in Nashville. In 1982, Lane was named the “Outstanding Young Woman of Bedford County.”
Thompson would have been the second man to be put to death in Tennessee in 40 years, but his execution date came and went.
Thompson gained national attention after 60 Minutes reported on him, claiming Thompson was schizophrenic, paranoid and delusional at the time he was supposed to be put to death.
Thompson, 52, was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. His death is believed to be from natural causes.
Area Police Officer Charged With DUI
Sgt. Danny Mantooth of the Winchester Police Department was arrested recently by the Tennessee Highway Patrol on a DUI charge. Winchester City Administrator Beth Rhoton says that Mantooth, has been suspended without pay following his arrest on November 26 and his employment status will be determined at a later date.
Mantooth was released from the Franklin County Jail after being booked on the DUI charge on $2,500 bond.
The officer has been a policeman in Franklin County for 30 years.