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New Adult League Baseball In Manchester

baseballThe Manchester Youth Baseball League will premiere a new adult baseball league on Friday night. The new league is open to players from ages 17 to 45 and will feature 4 teams. The teams are populated with former Red Raider stars such as Bubba Vincent, Dallas Holmes, Clark Carden, Jason Crosslin and many more. The league will play doubleheaders on Friday nights at 6:00 and 8:30 PM and single games at 6:30 on Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 6:30. All games will be played on the Babe Ruth Field at Fred Deadman Park. Folks are encouraged to come out and relive some memories and enjoy some good baseball action.

Shelbyville Man Charged With Rape In Tullahoma

Rape investigationGraphic details, please be aware… A Shelbyville man is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a $250,000 bond after being arrested Monday.
Aled Key Marable, 28, of Highway 41A South, Shelbyville is charged with rape and aggravated assault following an alleged incident Sunday.
The victim told Tullahoma Police Officer Lynn Cannon that she was held against her will at an apartment. When the officer found the woman she was at the intersection of Freeman and East Lincoln Street with visible severe injuries to her head and face. She also had bruise marks on her upper torso. She also, according to the officer’s report, was not wearing any pants when she was found.
The woman told the officer that she was beaten to a blackout state after she refused to take part in group sex with her boyfriend and others.
According to the warrants, in addition to the bruises the victim also had her head shaven as punishment for not participating.
According to the officer’s report, the woman had something sprayed into her eyes.
She told the officer that she knew she had been raped and forced to have an oral encounter. A rape kit was conducted at Harton Regional Medical Center.

Two Tullahoma Businesses Fined For Selling Beer To Minors

Tullahoma City Attorney Randall Morrison

Tullahoma City Attorney Randall Morrison

Recently the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Alderman, meeting as the beer board, assessed the maximum penalties to two business that sold beer to minors during a compliance check conducted back in April.
Gregory Jackson, who holds the permit in use at the Piggly Wiggly on East Lincoln Street, appeared before the board to answer for two complaints. One was for selling beer to someone underage. The other was for a store clerk selling the product, that clerk had been barred from selling beer and tobacco after a conviction back in 2012. That conviction disqualified the clerk from selling beer for a period of 10 years.
Jackson was fined a total of $2,000. The clerk no longer works at the store.
Another hearing involved the Mapco Express on East Lincoln Street, also known as Favorite Market. Representing the business at the hearing was Yuri Rodriguez, the store’s general manager.
Tullahoma City Attorney Randall Morrison said a clerk at the market sold beer to a 19-year-old undercover informant back in April. The clerk has since pleaded guilty in city court and been assessed the maximum fine.
The board voted to assess a $1,000 fine to the market, the maximum penalty for a first offense. (Portions of this story provided by the Tullahoma News)

Early Voting Starts Friday

vote hereOver 32,000 Coffee County citizens are registered to vote in the August 7th state and federal primaries, as well as the Coffee County General election and the Tullahoma and Manchester city elections. Locally, Manchester voters will elect 3 aldermen from 8 choices. Tullahoma voters will be weighing in on a mayor, two aldermen seats, and two school board seats. In the county elections, County Mayor, Trustee, Road Superintendent, Register of Deeds, Judge Part 2 and District Attorney are all contested races. Several county commission and constable seats are also up for grabs. State contested races include U.S. Senate, Governor, 6th District Congress and state executive committee.
Early voting starts July 18 and runs through August 2 with Election Day set for August 7.
See a very clear and easy to read sample ballot at www.wmsrradio.com look for the ad that says Election Central, brought to you by the Oak Family Restaurant.

Lottery Has Record Sales Year

lottery2The Tennessee Education Lottery Corp. has had a record year with $1.4 billion in sales for fiscal year 2014.
According to the lottery, this year’s sales provided more than $337 million for targeted education programs. Those include college scholarships and grants, after-school programs for children and an initiative to make schools more energy efficient.
In all, the lottery has provided more than $3 billion for education since ticket sales began a decade ago. It has funded more than 800,000 grants or scholarships since 2004. More than 100,000 grants or scholarships were awarded just in the past academic year.
This was the 10th consecutive year of increased sales for the lottery. The corporation attributes this year’s sales growth to the introduction of 47 new instant ticket games.

Important County School Information

back to school 3Registration for new students who will be enrolling at Coffee County Central High School (grades 10-12) will be held on July 21-23 between the hours of 8:00 – 11:00 a.m. and 12:00- 2:30 p.m.

The following documents are required for enrollment:

1.    Two proofs of legal birth name (Ex. Birth Certificate and Social Security).

2.    Proof of Immunization on a Tennessee School Entry Immunization Form.

3.    Proof of Legal Custodial Guardian, if parents are divorced.

4.    Copy of a current physical, if the student is enrolling for the first time in a Tennessee school.

5.    Two documents that verify proof of residence in the school zone for a Coffee County School.

6.   Final report card from previous school

For more information, call (931) 723-5163.

In other school news for the Coffee County school system; they are pleased to announce Open House for the new Coffee County Middle School, Tuesday, July 29. The student/parent Open House will be 4:00 to 5:45 p.m. The Dedication Ceremony will begin at 6:00 p.m. in the gym for all visitors. The Community Open House will begin immediately following the dedication until 7:00 p.m. The new school is located on Highway 53, Woodbury Highway.

7/18/14 —- Bill Harlow

Mr. Bill Harlow, age 63 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away, Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the Medical Center of Manchester.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, July 18 at 11 AM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. L E Butler officiating.

Visitation with the family will be Thursday, July 17 from 5 – 8 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

Mr. Harlow, a native of El Centro, California was the son of the late Cebron and Eva Jane Wanzer Harlow.

He was a retired U S Army veteran. He enjoyed being outdoors and fishing and was a member of the Church of God of Prophecy.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Edward Harlow and one son, James Eczell Harlow.

Mr. Harlow is survived by one son, Robert Harlow and his wife, April of Manchester; one daughter, Amanda Huspen and her husband, Edward of Minneapolis, Minnesota; ex-wife, Connie King of Manchester; three brothers, John Harlow and Kenneth Howard, both Oklahoma and Jim Harlow of Manchester; three sisters, Betty Carmichael and her husband, Roy of California, Linda Adams of Manchester and Tammy Ivey of Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Kyle Williams and Colby Harlow and many nieces, nephews and loving friends.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to Haven of Hope, P O Box 1271, Manchester, TN 37349.

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07/15/14

birthdayBirthdays:

Mark Moore – 49 – Pizza Winner!

Jimmie Lou Weaver,  Ricky Vandagriff – 55

 

07/14/14

Birthdays:

J. J. Jackson – 35 – Pizza Winner!

Derwin and Dwight Vandagriff – Twins

Ronnie Blackburn – 57,  Roberta Hatfield.

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07/13/14

Birthdays:

Shay Lytes – 8 – Pizza Winner!

Alton Dugan,  Eva Lewis

Juanita Banks,  Kay Taylor – 53

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