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10/26/14 —– Mark Regan Ainsworth
Mark Regan Ainsworth, age 48 of Manchester passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014 at his residence.
Private family memorial services will be held at a later date.
A native of Nashville, TN, he was the son of the late Joe Ainsworth and Sherry Bankston Grosch of Manchester.
He was a painter who enjoyed woodworking and fishing.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by one son, Mark Casey Ainsworth of Waynesboro, MS; five brothers, Joe Ainsworth and his girlfriend, Carolyn Marlin of Manchester, Scott Thompson and his wife, Dana of Manchester, P J Thompson and his girlfriend, Leslie Haley of Manchester, Nathan Grosch and his wife, Rachel of Murfreesboro and Frank Thompson of Covington, KY; one sister, Shelly Walden and her husband, Matt of Dunkirk, Maryland and several nieces and nephews.l
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Motlow Bucks Open Season Oct. 31 At Copperweld Arena
Seated from left: Clint Nwosuh, Houston, TX; Jahaad Lyons, Murfreesboro; Axel Magnuson, Clarksville; C.J. McEwen, Nashville; Dequon Miller, Charleston, WV; Jaylen Barford, Jackson, TN; Dezon Dozier, Nashville; and Montrez Van Zant, Winchester. Standing from left: Matt Joines, assistant coach; Cass Barnes, assistant coach; Jade Patrick, Nashville; Kytrel Williams, Memphis; Reggie Williams, Detroit; Seth McKelvey, North Charleston, SC; D’Andre Downey, Milwaukee, WI; Jordan Darden, Ashland City; Reid Pierce, Murfreesboro; Greg Mason, Washington D.C.; Terry Holt, Nashville; Matt Sligh, head coach; and Robert Hayes, assistant coach… Photo by Motlow College
With the opening of his second season as head coach in Lynchburg on the horizon, Matt Sligh has recruited an outstanding group of newcomers to join four returning sophomores who contributed significantly to last year’s success, including All-American point guard Dequon Miller. Expectations are high for a program that has won over 20 games in four of the previous seven seasons.
Most Motlow home games will be broadcast live on Tullahoma’s ‘The Ticket’ sports radio, Thunder Radio’s sister station. Listeners can tune in on the radio at 105.1 FM and AM 740, on the internet at www.theticketradio.com, on a smartphone using the free Tune-In Radio app, and in Tullahoma on LightTUBe television channel 11. Video replays can be seen on LightTUBe channel 23.
Robert E Lee PTO and Faculty Invites Runners To The Great Pumpkin 5k and Fall Festival
REL Fall Festival Team. Pictured R to L: Haley Lockhart, Dr. Woody Dillehay, Winston Brooks, Laurie Perry, Brittany Cleveland, Katie Kazmark and Adria White.
“It’s always very exciting to have any type of community 5k,” said principal, Dr. Woody Dillehay. “Robert E Lee has a tradition of excellence and this fundraiser helps to support the faculty and students.”
The course will start at the front of the school and wind through the neighbourhood and end back at the school in time for the Fall Festival Fundraiser. Tickets are available before Saturday at the school or at the door the day of the event.
“This is a great way to have fun and Get Fit!,” said Mayor Lane Curlee. “Our health is one of our greatest assets, and I want to encourage everyone to join in the fun.”
The community is invited to join the fun. After the fun run and walk, there will be carnival games, face painting, craft fair, auctions, balloons, prizes food and pony rides.
For more information, call Robert E Lee at 454-2637.
10/28/14 —- Terry Wayne Sanders
Mr. Terry Wayne Sanders, age 50 of Tullahoma passed away Sunday, October 26, 2014.
Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, October 28 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with Bro. Michael Banks and Timmy Banks officiating.
Burial will follow at New Redden’s Chapel Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, October 28 from 12 Noon until service time.
A native of Manchester, he was the son of the late Dorothy Smith Sanders and Curtis Sanders of Tullahoma.
He was a diesel mechanic who enjoyed working on his motorcycle. He also enjoyed hunting and fishing as well as drawing and sketching.
In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Danny and James Sanders.
In addition to his father, Curtis Sanders of Tullahoma, he is survived by his wife, Becky Sanders of Tullahoma; three daughters, Valerie and Terri Nicole Sanders and Brianna Brewer, all of Tullahoma; niece, Tiffany Sanders of Tullahoma and four grandchildren, Na’Tyiah Barnes, Jazlyn Henderson, Gavin Barnes and Juel Henderson.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Coffee County Cross Country Team Wraps Up Season
Maxwell Nicoll running for the Raiders… Photo by Dennis Weaver
For the Lady Raiders, Makenzie Morgan finished at 24:16, Kayla McCormick ran a season’s best 27:44 and Claudia Bertuzzi finished in 28:30 cutting 1 minute off of her best time for the season. The Cross Country team is coached by David Muckle who resurrected a program that had been dormant since the 1980’s. Muckle had the following praise for his runners: “I am really proud of all of our runners for their hard work and consistent improvement all season”
Elementary Basketball League Begins 2014-15 Season
The Coffee County Elementary Basketball League opened play on Saturday with all 12 teams in action. In the girl’s contests: College Street edged North Coffee 17 to 16; Hillsboro dropped Deerfield 26 to 6; New Union stopped East Coffee 16 to 4 and Westwood clipped Hickerson 33 to 3
In boy’s action: College Street beat North Coffee 49 to 11; Deerfield outlasted Hillsboro 18 to 10; New Union overcame East Coffee 28 to 7; and Westwood grounded Hickerson 26 to 4.
All 6 schools will be back in action on Saturday, November 1st with the following schedule:
Hickerson vs. East Coffee-Girls-10:00; Boys-11:00
Westwood vs. New Union-Girls-12:00; Boys-1:00
Deerfield vs. North Coffee-Girls-2:00; Boys-3:00
Hillsboro vs. College Street-Girls-4:00; Boys-5:00
Former Coffee County Corrections Officer Arrested
James M. Mayes intake photo
James M. Mayes, 26, of Brandontown Road, Manchester, is charged with bribery of a public servant, extortion and official misconduct.
According to warrants obtained by Sheriff’s Investigator Sgt. Danny Ferrell, Mayes took $100 from an inmate to allow him to keep a quarter pound of tobacco the inmate had in his possession in the tobacco-free jail. According to the warrants, he had told the inmate to pay up after catching him with the tobacco.
Ferrell alleges that Mayes then threatened to “lock the inmate down” and restrict his privileges if the money was not paid.
Ferrell alleges that the inmate was told that for another $150 he could bring anything he wanted into the jail.
After the $100 was allegedly paid, Ferrell took possession of the money. “I had recorded the serial numbers and the serial number on the money seized was the same,” Ferrell said.
According to the investigator, the sheriff’s department had been investigating Mayes for the last six months after allegations arose.
“He had been allowing cell phones and other contraband to be taken into the jail for a fee,” the investigator alleged. Ferrell stated that several inmates in the jail had been a victim of the corrections officer for allegedly taking money for favors.
Mayes is being housed in the Franklin County Jail under $150,000 bond and is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Nov. 17.
(Story from Wayne Thomas of the Tullahoma News)
Unemployment Rate Down In Coffee County
County unemployment rates for September show the rate decreased in 94 counties and increased in only one. Fayette County in west Tennessee experienced a slight increase of one tenth of a percentage point.
Coffee County had a good month dropping from 7.0 percent to 6.1.
Warren County’s unemployment rate for September was 6.8 percent, which is down a full percentage point from the August rate of 7.8 percent. Bedford County fell from 7.1% to 6.3. Franklin County dropped a full point to 5.5%. Down in Moore County they fell from 6.2% to 5.4. In Grundy County the unemployment rate went from 8.7 in August to 7.7 in September, and Cannon County the percentage went from 6.6 to 5.6.
Lincoln County had the state’s lowest unemployment at 4.6 percent. Scott County had the highest at 12.3 percent.
Emergency Training Exercises Going On This Week
Coffee County Emergency Management Agency will be conducting some joint training exercises with Coffee County Emergency Medical Services, Local Fire Departments, Harton Regional Medical Center, the Medical Center of Manchester, and United Regional Medical Center. The inter-agencies training exercises will be utilized in testing the emergency response services and medical facilities capabilities in the safe handling, transport, and receiving of patients with possible Blood borne Pathogen exposure through the various facilities Emergency Departments.
The training exercises will be conducted from October 27th thru November 4th at the various medical facilities.