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6 Dead In Shootings That Started In Lincoln County
A fifth body that was found Tuesday morning in Huntsville, AL, near the state line is being investigated in connection with four homicides in Lincoln County, TN. The victim was identified as Jeffrey Pope, who was found dead from a gunshot wound to the chest.
A body found on a rural road in Alabama just south of the Tennessee state line may be that of the person of interest in five deaths in Lincoln County and Huntsville, AL.
The Madison County (AL) corner, told the Associated Press the body found Tuesday in the Hazel Green area of Madison County may be that of Warren Vincent Crutcher, who was wanted for questioning by Lincoln County authorities.
Facebook Post Gets Woodbury Woman In Trouble
Posting threats against another person is against the Terms of Use on Facebook. It is also not a good idea when the person on the other end of those threats is Woodbury Police Chief Kevin Mooneyham.
According to police reports that’s exactly what 25-year-old Sheenia Grant of Woodbury did when she posted on the social media giant that if she ever got her hands on Mooneyham, she would crush his head and bash it in until blood pours from his ears.
Once the Woodbury Police Department were made aware of the comments, Assistant Chief Lowell Womack made a visit to her residence and arrested her on charges of retaliation for a past act. Ms. Grant made bond and is due in General Sessions Court on November 13th to answer to the charge.
Coffee County Rescue Gets New Sonar

Coffee County Mayor David Pennington, Manchester Alderman Roxanne Patton, State Rep Judd Matheny and others show off new equipment... Photos by Barry West
in underwater environments. This highly specialized sonar will be operated by specially trained Tennessee Rescue Squad members and housed in Coffee County for use state wide.
Applications for this equipment include drowning recoveries, evidence recovery, underwater pipeline and infrastructure inspection. Acquisition of this piece of equipment, valued at over $125,000, was
made possible through cooperation between the Tennessee Association of rescue Squads, State Representative Judd Matheny and the citizens of the State of Tennessee. This piece of equipment comes with an Eight Year Service Agreement.
Veterans Day Ceremony In Manchester
On Veterans Day, Sunday November 11, 2012, the Manchester American Legion Gold Star Post 78 will host a ceremony at 2pm on the square in Manchester. All citizens, but especially veterans, the families of any deceased veteran or any person currently serving on active duty, reserve or in the guard are invited to attend. The ceremony will honor those who have or still serving our country. In case of bad weather, the event will be held at the Coffee County Veterans Building at 130 Shelton Lane in Manchester.
SEC Pre-Season Basketball Picks
Defending national champion Kentucky is the preseason favorite to win the Southeastern Conference title.
The Wildcats received 17 of the 24 first-place votes in balloting by a panel of media members despite losing six NBA draft picks, including national player of the year and No. 1 selection Anthony Davis. Kentucky went 38-2 last season and won all 16 SEC games, and coach John Calipari brought in a highly rated recruiting class.
Florida was first on five ballots while Missouri and Tennessee got one first-place vote apiece.
Missouri point guard Phil Pressey is preseason player of the year. His six votes outpaced Florida’s Kenny Boynton (five). Arkansas’ BJ Young, Tennessee’s Jarnell Stokes and Kentucky freshman Nerlens Noel each got three votes.
Those five are first-team preseason All-SEC picks.
AP Top 10 Football
Record Pts Prv
1. Maryville (16) 9-0 179 1
2. Siegel 9-0 149 2
3. Whitehaven (1) 9-0 146 3
4. Kingsport Dobyns Bennett (2) 9-0 142 4
5. Science Hill 9-0 115 6
6. Mt. Juliet 8-1 90 7
7. Oak Ridge 8-1 78 10
8. Brentwood 8-1 47 5
9. Bearden 7-2 29 8
(tie) Sevier County 8-1 29 NR
Class 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. Beech (17) 9-0 186 1
2. Jackson Northside (1) 9-0 162 2
3. Lenoir City (1) 8-1 150 3
4. Powell 9-1 131 4
5. Knoxville West 7-2 108 5
6. Henry County 7-2 91 6
7. Daniel Boone 7-2 76 7
8. Columbia 7-2 49 9
9. Clarksville NE 6-3 25 10
(tie) South Doyle 7-2 25 8
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Giles County (13) 9-0 182 1
2. Covington (5) 9-0 173 2
3. East Hamilton (1) 8-1 141 4
4. DeKalb County 9-0 124 5
5. Lexington 8-1 98 6
6. Knoxville Fulton 7-2 94 3
7. Greeneville 6-3 79 7
8. Dyersburg 8-1 65 8
9. Livingston Academy 8-1 57 9
10. Mitchell 7-2 19 10
Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Alcoa (15) 8-1 183 T1
2. CAK (4) 9-0 167 T1
3. CPA 9-0 145 3
4. Cheatham County 9-0 132 4
5. South Gibson 9-0 107 5
6. Elizabethton 7-2 93 7
7. Sullivan North 8-1 73 8
8. Milan 7-2 65 6
9. Fairview 6-3 43 10
10. Polk County 6-3 21 9
Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Dresden (11) 9-0 177 2
2. Grace Christian (4) 8-1 163 3
3. Boyd Buchanan (1) 8-1 146 1
4. Friendship Christian (2) 8-1 143 4
5. Adamsville 9-1 102 6
6. Oneida 8-1 98 5
7. Hampton (1) 8-1 79 7
8. Silverdale Baptist Academy 8-1 35 NR
9. Peabody 6-3 26 NR
10. Westwood 7-2 21 9
Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Gordonsville (12) 8-1 175 1
2. Moore County (5) 9-0 173 2
3. South Pittsburg (1) 7-2 144 3
4. Greenback (1) 8-1 143 4
5. Huntingdon 7-2 111 5
6. West Carroll 7-2 85 6
7. Coalfield 8-1 83 7
8. Clarksville Academy 7-2 48 8
9. Copper Basin 7-2 39 9
10. Union City 6-3 23 10
Division II
Record Pts Prv
1. Ensworth (17) 9-0 170 1
2. MUS 7-2 139 3
3. Brentwood Academy 7-2 134 2
4. CBHS 8-1 120 4
5. Knoxville Webb 7-1 94 5
6. Baylor 6-3 82 7
7. University-Jackson 9-0 77 6
8. MBA 6-3 58 8
9. St. George’s 8-1 34 9
10. Briarcrest 7-2 26 10
10/25/12 — Willard Arthur Hurst
Mr. Willard Arthur Hurst, age 73, of Beechgrove, TN. passed away Saturday, October 20, 2012 at the Veteran’s Hospital in Nashville.
Inurnment services will be held at 10 AM, Thursday, October 25, 2012, at Gnat Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hurst was born April 4, 1939 in Sevierville, Tennessee, the son of the late Mack Connie and Glecern Williams Hurst. He was a U. S. Army Veteran. Mr. Hurst retired from Mid-South Wire Company in Nashville, TN. He enjoyed making walking sticks and collecting old coins.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Kenneth and Claby Hurst.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Garrett Hurst of Beechgrove; one son, Stephen Hurst and his wife, Patricia of Bon Aqua, TN; one daughter, Misty Jones of Beech Grove; three sisters, Wanda Hooper of Ohio, Hazel Rhea of Sevierville and Kathleen Whitehouse of North Carolina; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
COFFEE COUNTY FUNERAL CHAPEL IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FAMILY OF MR. WILLARD A. HURST.