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11/28/14 —- Malcolm Wayne Cunningham
Malcolm Wayne Cunningham age 67 of Lynchburg passed away Wednesday November 26, 2014 at the Lynchburg Nursing Center.
A native of Moore County he was the son of the late Jesse Edward Cunningham and Frances Rozell Cunningham.
Mr. Cunningham was a carpenter and a member of Marble Plains Baptist Church. He enjoyed woodworking, watching and feeding wild birds and gardening.
He is survived by a son, Jesse Cunningham and his wife Kari Ann of LaGrange, GA., daughters; Saprine Armstrong and her husband Chris of Temple, GA, Tonya Philips and her husband Chris of Villa Rica, GA, Lori Shelton and her husband Donnie of Lynchburg and Tammy Henderson of Fayetteville. Sisters; Judy Womble and her husband David and Louise Rainey and her husband J.E. all of Lynchburg. Several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Charles and James Cunningham and a sister, Jean Cunningham and a granddaughter.
The family will receive friends Friday November 28, 2014 from 12 until service time beginning at 2 PM with Bro. Jack Hice officiating burial will follow at Beech Hill Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Marble Plains Baptist Church or Beech Hill Cemetery Fund.
LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
LYNCHBURG FUUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
Coffee County Youth Basketball Results and Standings
There will be NO Elementary Basketball games this Saturday. Here are results from last week:
Girls
Deerfield edged East Coffee – 16 to 12
North Coffee clipped Hickerson – 34 to 9
Westwood tamed Hillsboro – 30 to 6
New Union dropped College Street – 26 to 10
Boys
College Street grounded New Union – 39 to 9
Westwood dumped Hillsboro – 25 to 3
North Coffee stopped Hickerson -17 to 2
Deerfield outlasted East Coffee – 24 to 7
Standings
Girls
Westwood – 5 & 0
Hillsboro – 4 & 1
New Union – 3 & 2
College Street – 3 & 2
North Coffee – 3 & 2
Hickerson – 1 & 4
Deerfield – 1 & 4
East Coffee – 0 & 5
Boys
College Street – 5 & 0
Westwood – 5 & 0
New Union – 3 & 2
Deerfield – 3 & 2
North Coffee – 2 & 3
East Coffee – 1 & 4
Hillsboro – 1 & 4
Hickerson – 0 & 5
11/26/14
Birthdays:
John Wilson – Pizza Winner!
Melody O’Callahan, Daniel Lane – 20,
Hank D. Anderson – 60
Anna Kilgore, Kevin Carter
New Football Coach Needed In Warren County After Scott Smith Resigns
The Warren Co. Pioneers will be looking for a new head coach in the coming weeks. Scott Smith coached the Pioneers for only one season in 2014, resigned his position as head coach and accepted an offer to coach at Franklin Co. High School in Winchester.
Smith took over the Pioneer head coaching job January 10 this year coming from Moore Co. High School, where he compiled a 30-16 record in 4 seasons. He won a state title while at Ezell Harding in 2001.
Motlow Splits Games With Wallace St
In college basketball action on Tuesday night Motlow hosted Wallace State. In the ladies game the Lady Bucks fell behind by 10 at halftime and had difficulty dealing with the great shooting of the Lady Lions falling by the score of 79 – 62. The Lady Bucks were led by, Sabrina Jackson and Erin Layne with 13 each.
In the men’s game the Bucks hosted the 25th ranked Lions. Motlow was attempting to defeat the second ranked team they have played this season. The Bucks defeated Columbia State, the 4th ranked team in the nation earlier in the season.
After grabbing an eight point lead at halftime the Bucks held on to pull out the 76-70 win. DaQuan Miller led Motlow with 20 points and Deandre Downey added 17 along with double digit rebounds and 8 blocked shots. The win improves the Bucks record to 8 – 1 on the season.
Motlow will return to action on Tuesday night as they travel to Boaz, Al. for games against Snead State.
Tullahoma Man Provides a Wonderful Gift
A Tullahoma man is reaching out to the Sumner County Food Bank with some help after recent burglaries.
News 2 reported Tuesday that the food bank had been burglarized twice within three days and was in desperate need of a security system with cameras.
The food bank; however, could not afford to purchase the security system since that money was needed to purchase food.
Danny Burton of Tullahoma saw the story and reached out, offering an eight camera security system to the food bank.
“I’m not rich,” Burton said. “My wife and I are not, but the fact that people are stealing from needy people and a church, I just don’t like it.”
Burton said he did not want to see the food bank forced to purchase a security system when that money could be used to buy food for Christmas. He remembered he had a home security system someone had given him, sitting in a closet. “It works, I checked it at home,” Burton said.
The Sumner County Food Bank was burglarized and thieves made off with about 800 pounds of meat according to Food Bank executive director James Gill.
Gill says the money saved on buying a camera security system will feed at least 30 families for 10 days.
HAZMAT Situation At MTSU Turns Out To Be a Student Prank
Authorities said late Tuesday morning the possible HAZMAT situation on Middle Tennessee State University’s campus has been determined to be a student prank.
Officials said around 8 a.m. a suspicious bucket was found on the sidewalk in the courtyard near the Business and Aerospace Building around 8 a.m.
The white plastic two-gallon bucket contained a message that indicated it contained a hazardous material and should not be opened.
Emergency crews have determined the liquid inside the bucket was not hazardous.
The area was blocked off until just before Noon.
The Murfreesboro Fire Department, alongside the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other agencies all responded to the scene.
No injuries were reported.
Drunk Driving and Holidays: A Deadly Combination in Tennessee
Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Tennessee is reminding people to have a designated sober driver for their holiday festivities. Photo credit: Alan Cleaver/Flickr.
Heating Safety Tips
The state fire marshal’s office is reminding Tennesseans to be careful when using different methods to heat their homes.
Officials say heating equipment is a major cause of home fires. According to the Tennessee Fire Incident Reporting System, last year heating equipment was involved in 654 structure fires, which caused 12 deaths, 14 injuries and more than $9 million in property damage.
Some safety tips include:
Keep anything that can burn at least 3 feet away from heating equipment, like the furnace, fireplace, wood stove or portable space heater.
Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.
Use fuel specified by the manufacturer for fuel-burning space heaters.
For more safety tips, visit: http://www.tn.gov/fire .
12/1/14 —– Norma J. Robinson
Norma J. Robinson 61, of Tullahoma passed Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at Harton Regional Medical Center.
She is the daughter of the late John C. Jennings and Virginia Jennings.
She was preceded in death by her father, John C. Jennings and brother, Jerome Jennings.
She is survived by her husband, Clifford Wesley Robinson of Shelbyville, TN;
Four children, Tadasha (Lamario) Hunt of LaVergne, TN; Topeka (Luis) Acosta of Tullahoma, TN; Ephriam Robinson of Tullahoma, TN; and Zoddy (Candice) Searcy of LaVergne, TN.
Mother, Virginia Jennings of Tullahoma, TN
6 Grandchildren
Sisters, Edmonia Williams , Debra (Lonzie) Trice, Annette Allen all of Tullahoma, TN and Shantell Jennings of Augusta, Ga.
Brothers, John C. Jennings, Jr ; Bobby Jennings both of Nashville, TN; Leon (Katie) Williams of Tullahoma, TN and Ray (Jessica) Williams of Tullahoma, TN;
Visitation Monday, December 1, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at MT. Zion Baptist Church with Memorial Services to follow at 1:00 pm at MT. Zion Baptist Church with Pastor Elmore Torbert, Jr Eulogist.
J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.