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Study Finds Greater Rural Reliance On Food Stamps
PHOTO: According to the Center for Rural Affairs, rural areas have higher percentages of households receiving SNAP benefits than urban areas or small cities. Photo credit: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Flickr.
But a new study shows some of the greatest need can be found where America’s food supply is grown and raised.
Jon Bailey, director of rural public policy program for the Center for Rural Affairs, authored the report, which examines the use of food stamps, now called SNAP benefits, from 2008 to 2012.
“And what we found is that during that time period, more households in rural areas received SNAP benefits than did households in more urban – both metropolitan and small-city – areas,” he says.
During the years reviewed, more than 14 percent of rural households received SNAP benefits, compared to slightly less than 11 percent of urban households.
Another key finding, says Bailey, is that rural areas and small cities have higher percentages of households with seniors and children receiving food support than in larger urban areas.
“SNAP is providing a way for those people and those households to meet their food needs, which is important,” he points out, “because those two population groups are probably most at risk of hunger and food insecurity.”
In rural areas, one in nine households has a SNAP recipient who is either under age 18, or an adult 60 years of age or older.
BBB Warning
You may be receiving a late night phone call from 713-981-0098 and the caller says you are listed as emergency contact for someone who has been in a serious accident. YOU ARE TALKING WITH A CLEAVER SCAMMER who will urge you to immediately call Dr. Roberts at the emergency hotline.
*72-323-458-8263
WARNING: STAR *72 is a custom feature for call forwarding. When you dial *72 followed by a phone number, it activates the call forwarding feature causing all your incoming calls to ring at another number.
At the end of the other line, whether calls have been forwarded to a landline, cell phone or as in this scam, to a jail system payphone located in Texas, the original callers partner in crime will be able to accept all collect calls and 3rd party calls WHILE ANSWERING CALLS FROM YOUR LEGITIMATE CALLERS and telling them that they have the wrong number.
This call forwarding can go on for days before you realize what has happened.
Yes, you will get billed for the calls made because your number is the number from which calls are forwarded.
DON’T FALL FOR IT!
If your phone has the * 72 custom feature for call forwarding, you can deactivate call forwarding by dialing *73
Local Sports Roundup For Tuesday (August 12)
Jacque Crossland rolls in a put.. Photo by Dennis Weaver
In boy’s play the Raiders suffered a difficult loss dropping the District 8-AAA match by 5 shots 164-169. Justin Hall had the low score with a 41, his low round of the year. Hayden Proffitt shot a 42 followed by Jacob Prater and John Parrriger scoring 43’s on the day.
The boys will try and improve with a 3-way match against Grundy and Cannon Counties on Thursday at home.
The Westwood Lady Rockets soccer team opened their 2014 season on the road in Wartrace taking on Cascade on Tuesday night. The Rockets ran into a hot shooting Lady Champions team that dropped the Lady Rockets 5 to 1. Jessica Barrera got the lone Westwood goal as she knocked in a penalty kick for the Lady Rockets. The Lady Rockets will travel to Sewanee next Thursday to take on St. Andrews. That match will kick off at 4:30.
The Lady Raider volleyball team of Coffee County Middle School dropped a tough 2 set match in McMinnville on Tuesday night. Amanda Mukai had 2 aces dig and a kill to lead Coffee County. The JV team got a 3 set win over the Lady Pioneers. Willow Justiss and Anabelle Layne each served 3 aces to help lead the JV Lady Raiders to the win. The Lady Raiders will be back in action this weekend in Nashville at the Donaldson Christian Tournament.
Eliza Masters works the ball for Coffee County High School.. Photo by Dennis Weaver
Coffee County Moving To 5A Football In 2015
The TSSAA Board of Control voted Monday to split the state’s largest 32 schools into their own classification beginning with the 2015 football season. The remaining schools will be split into five classifications under the old Class 5A format with the top four teams from each region earning playoff berths.
All of the 32 Super 6 teams will automatically qualify for the playoffs, making the regular season a mosh pit for seeding.
It looks like at this time District 8-AAA will be split, with Tullahoma and Lawrence County likely dropping to 4A while the rest of the district’s teams; Coffee County, Columbia, Franklin County, Lincoln County and Shelbyville will change to 5A.
The TSSAA will meet again in November to check enrollment from each school and finalize new classifications and regions. The changes will take affect for next year’s 2015 football season.
8/14/14 —- Pauline Beatrice Rust
Funeral services for Mrs. Pauline Beatrice Rust, age 91, of Hillsboro, TN, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ben Day officiating.
Burial will follow in the Hillsboro Presbyterian Cemetery.
Visitation with the family will be from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Rust passed away on Monday at Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville.
Beatrice was born in Grundy Co., TN, the daughter of the late Sam and Jessie Bell Roberts Cunningham.
She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church. She enjoyed canning, gardening, playing the guitar, puzzle books, and working in the garden.
In addition to her parents, Beatrice was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Francis Marion Rust; one daughter, Linda Lokey; and three sisters, Pearl Sherrill, Alene Hodges, and Alice Wagoner. She is survived by one son, Wayne (Joyce) Rust of Shelbyville; four daughters, Jeanette Kirby of Hillsboro, Glenda (George) Hill of Wartrace, Jane (Gary) Carr of Murfreesboro, and Donna Gann of Smithville; 12 grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren; and 10 great, great grandchildren.
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
08/11/14
Birthdays:
Jeff Waller – 48 – Pizza Winner!
Mildred Hill – 73
Juan Hermandez – 9
08/10/14
Birthdays:
Allen Barnes – Pizza Winner!
Johnny Duke
08/09/14
Birthdays:
Hannah Martin – 14 – Pizza Winner!
Teresa Payne – 47
Crystal Hill – 31
Anniversaries:
Iva & Brian Smith – 55th!
CCMS Teams Sparkle on Monday
CCMS midfielder Allie Amado(right) centers the ball against the defense of a DeKalb County defender in Saturday’s scrimmage
Monday was a great day for the Red Raiders and Lady Raiders of Coffee County Middle School as all 3 teams in action on Monday got big wins. The Lady Raider soccer team played host to North Franklin in a lightning shortened affair on Monday afternoon. The Lady Raiders got a pair of goals from Allie Amado and a goal each from Julia Duncan and Bailey Sherrell in the first half to take a 4 to 0 lead at the halftime break. At the half, both teams were pushed off the field due to lightning and the game never resumed giving the Lady Raiders a perfect start to their season. Even though this was a conference opponent, the game was played as a non-conference game. The Lady Raiders will host Harris Middle on Thursday at CCMS at 5 PM in a conference battle.
The Lady Raider volleyball team traveled to Flintville on Monday and tamed the host Bobcats. The varsity and JV teams each got straight set wins over the Lady Bobcats to open their seasons in winning form. Coach Lora Selvog and the Lady Raiders will take on Warren County on Tuesday night at Warren County Middle School beginning at 4:30 PM. The first HOME match of the year for the Lady Raiders will be on Tuesday, August 19 as they host Eagleville in a 5:00 PM contest. You can hear a broadcast of that match on Thunder Radio as a part of our Hometown Tuesday series will bring you live play-by-play action of the match.
The Coffee County Middle School JV football team opened the season under the lights at Carden-Jarrell Field on Monday night with a 40 to 0 win over Warren County. After a late start due to weather, the Raiders got two 1st half rushing touchdowns each from Hayden Skipper and Tanner Hulvey, along with a 37 yard fumble recovery TD from Drake Medina to lead 40 to 0 at the half. Hulvey and QB Bryson Hullett each scored a pair of 2 point conversions, while Justin Gravitt added the other PAT. The Raiders reserves held the Pioneers scoreless in the 2nd half to seal the win. The Coffee Middle varsity team is off this week, they return to action on Tuesday, August 19th as they will travel to take on Whitwell. That game is set to kick off at 6:30 PM
Hayden Skipper(#7) takes the hand off from Raider QB Bryson Hullett (#10) during the CCMS JV football game on Monday night
8/14/14 —- Martha Phinazee Kraft
Martha Phinazee Kraft of Tullahoma, passed this life on Monday, August 11th, 2014 at Life Care Center at the age of 95.
Mrs. Kraft was born in Forsythe, Georgia to the late John E. and Frances Rumble Phinazee Sr.
Mrs. Kraft was a retired registered nurse and a former employee at Snoddy-Galbraith Clinic and Harton Regional Medical Center. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Tullahoma, the Order of the Eastern Star, and the Vol State Winnies Camping Club.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Roger Kraft Sr.
Mrs. Kraft is survived by one son, Roger Kraft Jr. and his wife Judy of Manchester; one brother, J.E. “Bill” Phinazee and his wife Maxine of Buford, Georgia; two granchildren, J.P. Kraft and his wife Ashley of Manchester, and Rachel Grosch and her husband Nathan of Murfreesboro; two nieces, Kim and Kathy; and two great nieces, Mallory and Erin.
Visitation for Mrs. Kraft will be held on Thursday, August 14th, 2014 from 10:00 am-1:00 pm with the funeral to immediately follow at 1:00 pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Paul Purdue officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in memory of Martha Kraft to the charity of your choice.
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
