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8/26/12 — Woodrow Wilson Smith, Jr.
Woodrow Wilson Smith, Jr. age 54 of Tullahoma, passed away Thursday, August 24, 2012 at Life Care Center.
He was the son of the late Woodrow Wilson Smith, Sr. and Cara Louise Smith.
Survivors include his son, Christopher Smith of Murfreesboro; daughter, Tammy Marie Smith of Murfreesboro; brother, Billy Joe Taylor of Tullahoma; sisters, Cara Sue Brady, Josephine Phelps and Kathylene Sons, all of Tullahoma; and grandson, Seth Tyler Smith.
Visitation is 5-8 PM Saturday.
Funeral services will be 3:30 PM Sunday, August 26, 2012 at Moore-Cortner Chapel with interment at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery.
Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 1st Ave NW, Winchester, TN
8/26/12 — Anthony Mark Ricco
Funeral services for Mr. Anthony Mark Ricco, age 54 of Tullahoma will be conducted at 2:00pm, Sunday, August 26 at the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jack Lambert officiating.
Visitation with the Ricco family will be from 3pm until 5pm, Sunday at Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Mr. Ricco passed away Wednesday at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville.
Mr. Ricco was born in Tullahoma, Tennessee the son of the late Raymond Joseph Ricco, Sr. and Betty J. Collins Ricco of Tullahoma who survives.
He was a landscaper in Tullahoma for many years.
In addition to his father, Mr. Ricco was also preceded in death by his wife, Debra Ricco and by a sister, Theresa Papa.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by:
4 brothers- Raymond Ricco, Jr of Sierra Vista, Arizona, Harry Ricco ofTullahoma, Jeff Ricco of McMinnville, Louis Ricco of Tullahoma:
Daughter; Krystal (Kevin) Carpenter of Tullahoma:
Son; Jay Tucker of Tullahoma :
Grandchildren-Trinity, Daniel, Tevin & Tadarius Carpenter, and Hunter & Brandon Brown.
Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Titans Beat Cardinals
Jake Locker threw for 134 yards and two touchdowns in his home debut as Tennessee’s starting quarterback, and the Titans beat the Arizona Cardinals 32-27 on Thursday night.
Locker threw for 124 yards and both TDs in giving Tennessee a 17-10 halftime lead and finished 11 of 20 for 134 yards
Punt returner Marc Mariani broke his left leg early in the game returning a punt.
8/25/12 — Benjamin Robin McMahan
BENJAMIN ROBIN MCMAHAN, age 34, of Manchester, passed away onTuesday, August 21, 2012, at Manchester United Medical Center.
Mr. McMahan was born in Manchester, Tenn. He was disabled.
Mr. McMahan is survived by his wife, Becky McMahan, son, Benjamin “B.J.” McMahan, parents; James and Jean McMahan, sister, Donna Williams all of Manchester.
Visitation for Mr. McMahan is scheduled for 10:00 A.M. Saturday, August 25, 2012 until service time at 12:00 in the chapel of Grant Funeral Services.
Interment will follow in the Summitville Cemetery in Summitville, Tenn.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to be made by contacting Grant Funeral Services for information.
Grant Funeral Services in charge of the arrangements.
Lady Raider Volleyball Team Wins Again
Coffee County defeated Cumberland County on Thursday night 3-0. The District 6-AAA win improves the Lady Raiders to 3-0 on the year. Coffee County travels to Lincoln County on Monday night and you’ll hear it live on Thunder Radio.
Inmate Walks Away From Work Detail
Mark Andrew Cope
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is looking Mark Andrew Cope. The 31-year-old walked away from working on a work detail in Manchester. Cope weighs approximately 150 lbs. Blond hair, Blue eyes. Contact the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department if you have any information on the whereabouts of Mark Andrew Cope call 931-728-3591.
Golf Teams Compete At Home
Megan Kriz drives the ball at match earlier in the season
In girls play Megan Kriz led the Lady Raiders to one win with a score of 43 followed by Hollee Sadler shooting 44 for a team score of 87. White County picked up two wins with team score of 79 and Warren County came in with 92.
The Raider boys playing without Andy Stout who’s been under the weather shot a score of 160. White County had the low score of 152 and the Warren County had a 159. Tennessee Tech signee AJ Wilkerson of White Co. shot an impressive 32, 4-under par for the overall low round.
Coffee County was led by Justin Mooneyham with a 38 with teammates Kyle Johnson shooting 39, Matt Johnson 41 and Garrett Adams and Jacob Prater tying at 42.
The two teams travel to Sparta on Monday.
Lawsuit Continues Against BellSouth By Coffee County 911 and Others
Lawsuits claiming that BellSouth owes millions in unpaid fees to ten 911 districts in Tennessee can move forward.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports a federal judge this week declined a request by BellSouth to dismiss suits filed by 911 districts in Hamilton, Blount, Bedford, Bradley, Coffee, Cheatham, Giles, Roane, Franklin and Knox counties.
The suits claim that Bellsouth did not collect certain fees that it is required to pass along to 911 operations. They claim the utility’s failure to collect was intentional, done in order to give Bell South a competitive advantage when bidding on county phone service.
BellSouth has declined to comment on the litigation.
Four other Tennessee counties have received settlements from BellSouth over similar claims.
The case is scheduled for trial in September 2013.
8/23/12
Birthdays:
Cindy Nowlin – Pizza Winner!
Janice Clark – 50, Nancy Newman, Kayla & Brian Anderson (twins) – 22, Brent Bernard – 8, Bonnio Rewis.
Grundy County Teenager Dies In Motorcycle Crash
A 17-year-old Grundy High School student was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday evening.
It happened on Colony Rd. in Grundy County. Investigating Trooper Carl Seagroves reported that James “Matt” Reuhling from Gruetli Laager was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle.
Reuhling was wearing his helmet when he failed to negotiate a curve. Trooper Seagroves reported that Reuhling’s Yamaha traveled about 200 feet along a ditch before slamming into a tree.