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47 Years Of Service, Thanks Belma Silva
Congratulations Belma Silva
Belma’s work family expressed how much she has been appreciated during her tenure in the Circuit Court clerk’s office.
Belma Silva
A little bird told us that Belma is a loyal listener to Thunder Radio and especially loves to hear the Atlanta Braves baseball games broadcast here, on her hometown station.
Belma received a special message from baseball hall of famer Don Sutton.
Lady Raiders Win Championship
(L-R) Savannah Quick and Hollee Sadler
In girls play the Coffee County Lady Raiders won the championship with a score of 148. Hollee Sadler led the way with a 73 over 18-holes and Savannah Quick scored a 75. Sadler won the individual tournament with Quick finishing 3rd.
Next up for the ladies is a tournament in Lawrenceburg on Monday.
In boys play the Raiders played well with a score of 323. Jacob Prater had the low round for Coffee County with a 78 followed by John Parigger with a 79, Hayden Proffit 80 and Justin Hall with an 86.
The boys and girls teams will play Shelbyville, Tullahoma and Franklin County on Thursday the 31st in Winchester.
New Coach Working Hard At Motlow
Dominic Tharpe
His first order of business was to hold an open tryout on Saturday, July 19, at Copperweld Arena on the Motlow Moore County campus. He then appeared on the Sports Plus radio talk show recently on ‘The Ticket’ sports radio in Tullahoma (our sister station), Motlow’s flagship broadcast outlet, and expressed how happy he was to be back in southern Middle Tennessee.
With the start of classes at Motlow College still a month away, the roster that Tharpe inherits in his first season is still very fluid. It appears a majority of the sophomores who played last year will return for their second season. Tharpe is familiar with them and sees the potential for improvement.
Tharpe’s first Lady Bucks team will begin preseason workouts in late August, and then hit the Copperweld Arena floor for the official start of practice Oct. 1. Although Motlow’s 2014-15 basketball schedule has not yet been announced, the season traditionally begins the final week of October.
7/27/14 —— Phillip “Phil” Gordon Marcrom
Phillip “Phil” Gordon Marcrom, age 49 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on July 22, 2014 at the St. Thomas – Rutherford Hospital in Mufreesboro after a short, but courageous battle with cancer.
Phil loved the outdoors with friends and family and enjoyed big trucks, “mudding”, working on cars, carshows, loud music, muscle cars and wrestling. He cherished life and everyone around him. He was the caretaker of his mother who is a cancer survivor.
He was preceded in death by his father, the late Kenneth Rogers Marcrom and brother Roger Marcrom.
Phil is survived by his mother, Annie Ruth Campbell Marcrom Mankin of Manchester, TN; children, Justin P. Marcrom of Manchester, TN and Priscella A. Jackson of Winchester, TN; brother, Chris Marcrom and his wife Lisa of Manchester, TN; several aunts, cousins, nieces, nephew and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation will be on Saturday, July 26, 2014 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at Central Funeral Home in Manchester.
A Graveside Service will be conducted on Sunday, July 27, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at the Hillsboro United Methodist Chrch Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the Family suggests Memorial Donations be made to the Central Funeral Home for Phil.
All donations will be greatly appreciated.
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME in Charge of Arrangements.
7/26/14 —— William Edward Bell
Funeral services for Mr. William Edward Bell, age 93, of Manchester, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ronnie Smith officiating.
Burial will follow at 3pm Saturday at the Greenwood Cemetery in Clarksville, TN.
Visitation with the family will be from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday at the funeral home and on Saturday prior to the service.
Mr. Bell passed away peacefully Tuesday morning at his residence.
Mr. Bell was born in Danville, TN, the son of the late K.I. and Eura Martin Bell.
Bill proudly served our country in the United States Navy at the height of World War II in the Pacific Theatre. He shared his experiences freely with the family in a manner which fully made us all proud to be an American and truly cherish the blessing of freedom. He was attending Brown University when he knew in his heart he had to serve his country. A man of so very many interests and an incredible zest for every moment of his life, Bill’s work brought him finally to Manchester, Tennessee. He and a handful of wonderful people established the very first Little League program in Manchester. He loved children and the community. He enjoyed a 30 year career at Arnold Engineering as a machinist. A brilliant mind kept him active every minute of the day. He lived for Christ and lived each day as if it were his last. His primary interest for many years until his health failed was his involvement in HAM Radio operations, an organization of HAM radio operators which reached globally. He organized their first convention which to date is an annual event. While most think HAM Radio operation is a hobby, it was developed not only for social networking, but played a key roll in disaster assistance worldwide in conjunction with the military, Red Cross and providing communication for soldiers and families to communicate with soldiers abroad. Bill was an avid golfer and enjoyed woodworking. He was creative, artistic and read endlessly.
In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by his first wife, Amanda Richardson Bell, three brothers, Ira, Walter and Richard Bell and one sister, Margaret Beasley.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jimmie Smith Bell of Manchester; one son, Kenneth Thomas (Melissa) Bell of Bon Aqua, TN; two daughters, Martha Ann Bell and Katherine Lee Bell, both of Atlanta, GA; one step daughter, Brenda Fugitt (Pat) Winningham of Murfreesboro, TN; one brother, Michael Bell of Stewart, TN; 7 grandchildren, Patrick (Laura) Fox of Texas; Elle (David) Shroyer of Oklahoma; Allie Bell of Nashville, TN, Amanda (Brian) McGeshick of Clarksville, TN; Amy Sartin (Greg) Coady of Murfreesboro, TN; Patrick (Annie) Winningham of Franklin, TN and Laurie (Andy Gardiner of North Carolina; 9 great grandchildren, Aiden Fox, Aurora Fox and Samantha Turner; Hannah and Jake McGeshick, Amberly Shroyer, Madeline Coady, Gavin and Abigail Gardiner.
Bill, you are loved and missed but rejoiced knowing heaven holds you as do our hearts forever.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY ASKS THAT DONATIONS BE MADE TO ST. JUDE’S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL, THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH IN MANCHESTER OR THE CHARITY OF THER GIVER’S CHOICE
Manchester Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Property Tax Increase? Not Yet
Coffee County commissioners met on Tuesday night with a property tax increase on the agenda along with a resolution under unfinished business about placing a referendum on the November ballot concerning a motor vehicle tax or wheel tax.
Commissioners decided not to vote on the 27-cent property tax hike. They instead voted to have an emergency meeting on August 12 at 6pm, 5 days after the Coffee County elections. Commissioners will not be paid to attend the August 12 meeting.
Commissioners on Tuesday did approve for voters to decide on a motor vehicle tax or wheel tax. On the November ballot voters will have a choice to say yes or no to a $50 wheel tax.
Man Accused Of Shooting At Police In Court This Week
Shawn Michael Luce
Shawn Michael Luce, 25, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, theft of property, two counts of unlawful carrying of a weapon, reckless endangerment and resisting arrest involving an incident that occurred June 18 on Normandy Road.
He is accused of being in a domestic dispute with his girlfriend Michelle Haney and getting out of the car and then leaving her. He then allegedly fired several rapid shots while police were in the area.
After a massive search the next day, he was apprehended by sheriff’s investigator James Sherrill on Riley Creek Road.
After the hearing, Luce was returned to his cell in the Coffee County Jail under a $500,000 bond.
Other cases involving Luce concerning 70 burglaries in Tullahoma, Manchester and rural Coffee County are expected to be presented to the grand jury in August.
Home Burns In Normandy
The Shelbyville Times-Gazette is reporting that several Normandy residents said they heard one or more explosions and saw flames suddenly burst from a vacant home late Sunday night.
No one was injured. The old, wood-frame home was destroyed, the cause remains undetermined, the Bedford County Fire Department said.
Homes on College Street in Normandy are very closely packed and fire officials were initially concerned flames could spread to nearby structures.
The home, owned by Patricia Smith of Normandy, is directly across from the town’s old school.
Tennessee Children Improving In Education and Health
The latest national ranking of the well-being of children shows Tennessee is among five states that made the biggest improvement in the last year.
The Kids Count Data Book, an annual report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, grades states on education, health care and poverty.
Tennessee moved from 39th to 36th this year. The state made strides on all eight scores for education and health.
Particularly in the case of education, more children met reading and math goals, preschool enrollments increased, and more teenagers graduated high school on time.
The state improved from 42nd to 37th in education, and from 33rd to 31st in health.
Education advocates say education reforms the state has put in place over the last few years contributed to the improvements.
Residual ACT To Be Given At Motlow
Motlow College will administer the complete Residual ACT assessment test twice during the month of August.
Applicants under 21 years of age who plan on attending Motlow College should register for the ACT assessment. Scores cannot be transferred to another college or university. All applicants taking the ACT test must have a Motlow admission application on file prior to taking the test.
The Residual ACT assessment test will be given from 12:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1 and Thursday, Aug. 14. The test will be administered in Crouch Center Room 1046 on the Moore County campus.
Applicants are required to complete an application as soon as possible to be eligible for the test. Applicants must complete the ACT application and enclose a check/money order for $34 to be eligible. Picture identification is required on the day of the test.
For complete information regarding the test or to obtain a printable application, visit the Motlow website at <www.mscc.edu/testing> or contact the testing office at 931-393-1763, or 1-800-654-4877 ext. 1763.