Tennessee State Parks announced its annual FREE state parks day for all Tennessee veterans on Monday, Nov. 12, offering one free night of camping and complimentary greens fees for 18 holes of golf with appropriate identification.
The free day on Nov. 12 is in addition to Tennessee State Parks’ current veterans’ policy, which includes a camping discount within the state parks system and is available annually beginning November 1 through March 31, offering a 15 to 25 percent reduction off the standard nightly base rates (depending on the type of site chosen). This camping discount is available to Tennessee residents showing proof of prior military duty.
A special state park discount also is in place for active duty military personnel and members of the Tennessee National Guard. This year-round discount is given to all U.S. military – regardless of their branch of service or where they are stationed. Disabled veterans also are eligible for the Tennessee State Parks year-round ADA discount that provides a 25 to 50 percent discount for campsites.
Tennessee’s 54 state parks and 82 natural areas span the state from the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River.

U.S. drivers should see lower gasoline prices in the fourth quarter of this year. The national pump price is expected to average $3.56 per gallon during the period said the U.S. Energy Information Administration in its new monthly short-term energy outlook. That’s down 4 cents from what the agency projected in last month’s forecast. The low price per gallon currently in Manchester is $3.09 and in Tullahoma it’s $3.12.

In Cannon County, Liquor Stores are coming to the Woodbury City Limits now that 55.45% of the registered Woodbury City voters voted yes on the issue. 407 voters gave the green light while 327 voters (44.55%) voted no. Again, liquor stores will soon be a part of the community in Woodbury.

As those in the northeastern United States continue to dig out from Hurricane Sandy a group of Tennesseans are up east helping out.
A Duck River EMC crew headed out this past Sunday morning to assist Rappahannock Electric in Fredricksburg, VA. restore power to that area. DREMC crews are one of a number of Tennessee electrical crews helping to restore power to that area.

Coffee County Unofficial Totals:

President
Romney – 13013
Obama – 5865

Coffee County Commissioner, District 20
Kidd – 553
Buckner – 393

U.S. Senate
Corker – 13216
Clayton – 4487

U.S. House
Black – 12649
Riley – 1552
Beasley – 2887

TN Senate
Bowling – 12054
Lewis – 5815

TN House
Matheny – 11736
Price – 6347

 

Overall Totals

District 47 State Rep.

Judd Matheny (Rep) 14,898

Scott Price (Dem) 7,779

District 16 State Senate

Janice Bowling (Rep) 39,018

Jim Lewis (Dem) 22,575

State winners: Romney, Corker and 6th District Congress- Black

Donnie Jones, 37, of Tullahoma, has been charged with first-degree murder in July 2 death of Megan Sharpton, 24, also of Tullahoma. Jones is also facing felony murder, two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping and two counts of aggravated rape in Sharpton’s death.
Sharpton’s partially burned body was found by a passerby in the early morning hours of July 2 of this year on Awalt Road near the bridge in Franklin County. Her car was found later that day on Three Forks Bridge Road in Bedford County, while her purse was discovered two days later in Rock Creek near Estill Springs. Sharpton was a nursing student at Shelbyville Tech and waitress at a Tullahoma restaurant.
Jones was arrested late Monday by Franklin County Sheriff Department investigators after being indicted by the Franklin County Grand Jury. He was transferred Monday night to the Franklin County jail from the Coffee County Jail, where he was being held on unrelated weapons charges. He is being held without bond

The Manchester Police and the Coffee Sheriff’s departments worked together Monday to bust two individuals for possession for resale marijuana. The departments used a tip that the duo would be attempting to sell the 1lb of pot to someone they were to meet at Hullett’s Shell on the Woodbury Highway. Tony Chanthavone of Manchester and Cody Vongnarath of Antioch, TN. are facing charges in the case. According to Manchester Police Investigator Sturat Colwell, police here contacted Nashville Metro and ask for them to search of a residence in Antioch. After getting a warrant police in Nashville found another pound of marijuana and a gun. Chanthavone and Vongnarth were booked into the Coffee County Jail.

Later in the day Manchester Police conducted a search of a residence at 328 Rogers Dr. Investigator Colwell and other officers recovered approximately a half a pound of marijuana, several hundred dollars in cash and drug paraphernalia. Charges are pending in this case.