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Old Timers Day In Manchester

Old Timers Day or days will be held Oct 3 & 4 in downtown Manchester. The big events begin Friday evening at 6 p.m. with Mayor Lonnie Norman speaking and announcing the reopening of the newly renovated Historical Downtown Square in Manchester. A concert by Messengers Edge will follow at 7 p.m.! Saturday’s activities will include the Old Timers Day Parade at 10am led by Grand Marshall Weldon Payne. Payne was the publisher of Manchester Times for 17 years plus he is known for his oil paintings and has written several books. Mr. Payne continues to write insightful articles each week in the Times. After the parade, come to the square for a petting zoo, greased pole climb, clogging, musical groups throughout the day, children’s activities, food and craft booths, an old fashioned ice cream eating contest, and much, much more!

10/4/14 — James Harold Crabtree

Funeral services for Mr. James Harold Crabtree, age 67, of Manchester, will be conducted at 4:00 PM on Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Horace Lee Jacobs officiating. Visitation with the family will be on Saturday from 2:00 PM until time of service. Mr. Crabtree passed away Wednesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Mr. Crabtree was born in Manchester, TN, the son of the late James Monroe and Willie Mae Perry Crabtree. He was a retired truck driver for ABF Freight. James enjoyed fishing, playing guitar, gardening, landscaping, and Nascar.

James is survived by his loving wife of 15 ½ years, Valerie Klota Crabtree of Manchester; one son, Jeff (Janet) Crabtee of South Bend, IN; one daughter, Shannan Crabtree of South Bend, IN; one brother, William (Lila) Crabtree of Manchester; one sister, Freda (Barry) Driver of Wartrace; five grandchildren, Tarren Rauen, Aiden Johnson, and Dylan, Brenden, and Carly Crabtree; and several nieces and nephews.

Arrangements by Manchester Funeral Home

10/4/14 — Gregg Richard Beitel

Funeral services for Gregg Richard Beitel, 57, of Murfreesboro, TN, will be conducted at 1:00 PM, Friday, in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 till 8:00 PM Thursday evening at Tullahoma Funeral Home. Gregg went home to be with our Lord on Monday, September 29, 2014. He is survived by his devoted wife, Myra Beitel and three beloved children; Natalie, Hayley, and Roscoe, all of Murfreesboro, TN.
A native of Charlotte, NC, he was born November 22, 1956 to Robert Beitel and the late Mary Huber Beitel. Gregg is also survived by his father and stepmother, Ann Beitel, of Lake Wylie, SC; brother, Wade Beitel (Jill), Charlotte, NC; sister, Gayle Jester (Royston), Lynchburg, VA; mother-in-law Lavoyce McGee (Braxton Ratcliff), Tullahoma, TN; sister-in-law Amy Young (Rodney), Fayetteville, GA; brother-in-law Larry McGee (Melissa), Tullahoma, TN; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He graduated from Purdue University with a BS in aerospace engineering, obtained a master’s degree from Georgia Tech in mechanical engineering, and did doctoral studies with the University of Tennessee Space Institute in fluid thermodynamics. Gregg enthusiastically used these skills while working as a research and testing engineer for Aerospace Testing Alliance at Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma for over 30 years.
Gregg thoroughly enjoyed his time with his family, encouraging his children toward excellence in academics, various sports, and other activities. He especially enjoyed participating with them in the All-American Soap Box Derby and made many friends both locally and across the country.
He was a member of Northside Baptist Church of Murfreesboro, TN. In lieu of flowers, donations for home missions in memory of Gregg can be made to Northside Baptist Church, 655 West Thompson Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. Gregg Beitel.

10/4/14 — Jeanie Carter

Memorial services for Jeanie Carter, age 66, of Tullahoma will be conducted at 10:00 AM, Saturday, at the Family Activity Center at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Paul Purdue officiating. The family will receive guest following the memorial service.

Jeanie was born in Tullahoma to the late James and Elsie Poole Glasgow. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Wayne Carter, infant son, Todd Alan Carter, brother, Charles “Bill” Glasgow, sisters, Nancy Quick and Gayle Nichols and a nephew, Danny Wayne Quick. She was a former employee of Wisco in Tullahoma where she was an offset printing press operator.

She is survived by two sons, Dr. Greg (Sarah) Carter, Jason (Andrea) Carter, a daughter, Cindy Carter, brother, R.D. (Kay) Glasgow, sister, Linda (James) Todd, grandchildren, Ben, Zoe, Hughes, Emmeline, Perri, Addison, Chandler, Ansleigh, Adleigh, several nieces and nephews and many close friends she loved dearly.

The family request for those who wish donations or memorial gifts be sent to the following organizations that were very dear to Jeanie’s heart. The Hospitality House of Nashville, HHH of Nashville, 214 Reidhurst Ave, Nashville, TN 37203. Http:/www.hhhnashville.org/donate/ or Partners for Healing, 109 West Blackwell St., Tullahoma, TN 37388.

Tullahoma Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Jeanie Carter.

10/4/14 — Michael Hall

Michael Hall, 58, of Shelbyville passed September 29, 2014 at Nashville General Hospital.

He is survived by his Mother, Sadie Mays Hill of Shelbyville, TN;Grandmother, Omha Hall of Lynchburg, Tn;

Three sisters, Beverly Hall, Rochelle Hall, and Stephanie Hall Chery all of Shelbyville, TN;

Three brothers, Kenneth Bernard Hall of Shelbyville, TN; Tony and Gregory Brown both of Chattanooga, TN. Host of cousins, relatives and friends.

Visitation Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 11:00am at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ. Funeral Services to follow at 12:00 Noon at Bright Temple Church of God in Christ with Elder Greg Wilhoite as Eulogist.

Interment Egypt Cemetery in Chapel Hill, TN.

Arrangements by J.A. Welton & Son Funeral Home

Lady Raiders Finish Runner-Up In State Golf Championship– Sadler 3rd Overall

The Coffee County Lady Raiders capped off the best season in school history with an 80-4 record and a 2nd place finish in the state. L-R Jacque Crossland, Hollee Sadler and Savannah Quick. Sadler finished 3rd individually.

The Coffee County Lady Raiders capped off the best season in school history on Wednesday with an 80-4 record and a 2nd place finish in the state. L-R Jacque Crossland, Hollee Sadler and Savannah Quick. Sadler finished 3rd individually. Click on picture for larger view.

The TSSAA State Golf Tournament wrapped up on Wednesday in Manchester for Class AAA high school teams. The Coffee County Lady Raiders finished as state runner-up with a two-day total 302. Senior Hollee Sadler completed her two days with a 1-under 143, good for 3rd place overall. Sophomore Savannah Quick posted a 79 on day-2, good for 17th overall. Freshman Jacque Crossland also competed for Coffee County. Rossview won the team state championship competition with a score of 143. Aubree Jones of Brighton shot a 70 Wednesday to go along with Tuesday’s 69 to win the individual title and Reagan Greene of Rossview finished runner-up.
In boy’s play Coffee County’s Jacob Prater shot 79 on day-one and completed day-two with a 78. Jacob finished in the middle of the standings at 43rd. Jacob Sherlin of Hendersonville and Cameron Davis of Brentwood tied for the individual championship. Sherlin made a birdie on the first hole of the sudden-death playoff to win the state title.
Farragut High School won the team championship.

Items Stolen From Tullahoma Football Team Members– Investigation Continues

McMinnville Police say charges are pending against a handful of teenage Warren County students in connection with the theft of numerous cells phones and cash from the Tullahoma locker room last Friday night. The theft happened during the Warren County-Tullahoma football game.
Police said the door had been left unlocked, and someone was able to go through the players’ belongings.
Police were able to recover most of the cell phones over the weekend. As of Tuesday, no arrests had been made. But investigators expect to make some arrests soon as the investigation continues.

Huntland Woman Sent To Federal Prison On Weapons Charges

Vickie Lynn Burks

A Franklin County woman has been sentenced in U.S. District Court for weapons charges. Vickie Lynn Burks of 2716 Pleasant Ridge Road, Huntland, TN was the person charged. Burks has been ordered to serve 51 months (4.25 yrs.) in federal prison for charges relating to the “Safe Neighborhoods Act”, according to a report released by Franklin County Investigator Todd Hindman.
The defendant was currently on state parole and will face serving the completion of her state sentence once released from federal custody.

October Is Attachment Parenting Month

PHOTO: October is Attachment Parenting Month, and this year marks the 20th anniversary of Attachment Parenting International. Photo credit: Spirit-Fire/Flickr.

Attachment Parenting International is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and while the times have changed tremendously for families in Tennessee and across the nation in the past two decades, the group’s board president says most of the main philosophies of parenting really have not. Today’s parents have to deal with children growing up with new technology, social media and the like, said Janet Jendron, but “what’s changed is not the basic parenting. Attachment parenting is natural parenting. It’s what people have the instincts to do, and that’s what’s kept the human race going all these years. It’s being close, feeding on demand and all of that.” The past 20 years have brought a great deal of research into parenting, on everything from the benefits of breastfeeding to the use of corporal punishment, which Jendron noted has garnered much recent attention with the happenings in the National Football League. “It’s most interesting that that’s coming out now on such a big scale,” she said, “because Attachment Parenting all along said, ‘These decisions you make in a family make a difference in society, in violence in society.’ And the way a child is parented is the way he’s going to instinctively, or she, raise his or her own children.” Another growing challenge in raising children, Jendron said, is how parents are becoming overwhelmed with opinions and products. “Parents now have in front of their eyes – Facebook, on TV – it’s all of these things that they think they need to have to raise a child,” she said. “And really, actually, very few of those things are absolutely necessary. And so, I think there’s a lot of stress on new parents to have the right product, do the right thing.” Attachment Parenting International was founded in 1994 with a goal of promoting practices that create strong and healthy emotional bonds between parents and children. October is Attachment Parenting Month. More information is online at attachmentparenting.org.

MTSU Crime Report Released

Middle Tennessee State University has released its annual crime report, showing an increase in reported sexual assaults.
There were ten sexual assaults reported on or near campus in 2013. Just three were reported in 2012.
There were also twenty reports of dating-related violence and eleven reports of domestic violence in 2013.
Middle Tennessee State University did see a drop in campus robberies, burglaries, assaults and alcohol-related offenses.

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