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Motlow Athletes Honored By NJCAA
Four Motlow College student-athletes were recently named as 2012 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Exemplary Academic Achievement Honorees.
Baseball players Shaw Dickerson from Dyersburg, Zach White from Lawrenceburg, and Jacob Honea from Tullahoma were joined by softball player Morgan Hemmingsen from Woodlawn.
The NJCAA awards student-athletes each year for academic achievement. The Exemplary Academic Achievement award goes to student-athletes with a grade-point average between 3.60 – 3.79 based on a 4.00 scale.
Over 1,680 NJCAA student-athletes met the requirements for individual academic honors.
Nearly 60,000 student-athletes competed in the NJCAA for the 2011-2012 academic year on over 3,500 teams in 28 different sports.
The 2011-2012 season marks the 29th year the NJCAA has recognized the success of its student-athletes in the classroom. With minimal changes, the NJCAA academic awards program has been in place since 1983.
Cancer Run Big Success
Runners take off in Colors for Cancer Run... Photo provided
The Second Annual Colors of Cancer 5K Run & Family Walk was held Saturday June 23 2012 at the Manchester Recreation Center. With a total number of 124 participants, the event was a blazing success as the final activity affiliated with the Coffee County Relay for Life this year. They had entries from as far away as Bowling Green KY and Grovetown GA and ages from 5 to 80 years old! A great time was had as we joined forces to raise funds and awareness in our community.
Overall Male Finishers:
First – Alex Levasque
Second – Larson Metzler
Third – Jonathan Bird
Overall Female Finishers:
First – Heather Fox
Second – Jackie Wright
Third – Amanda Prosser
6/28/12 — Bettye Sue Bourne Daniel
6/23/12 — Joe Allen Horn
Kilgore Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
6/26/12 — Margaret Amos
Mrs. Margaret Amos, age 82, of Tullahoma, passed away Sunday at Harton Regional Medical Center.
She was a native of Hazel Green, Alabama and the daughter of the late Jonnie and Ethel Mears Preston. In addition to her parents she is also preceded in death by her husband, Richard Amos, grandson, Seth Amos, sister, Martha Lawson and a brother, Ralph Preston.
She is survived by 2 sons, David (Barbara) Amos of West Palm Beach, FL, Dwight (Debbie) Amos of Tullahoma, 2 sisters, Ruth Landers of Shelbyville, Thelma Overcast of Shelbyville, brother, James Preston of Huntsville, AL, grand-daughters, Angie (Jason) Baker of Shelbyville, Ambre (Shane) Holloway of Tullahoma, great grandchildren, Haylee, Caleb and Lauren Holloway of Tullahoma and Drew and Christian Baker of Shelbyville.
Visitation with the family will be Tuesday, from 12:00PM until 2:00PM at the Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2:00PM in the Tullahoma Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Elbert Smith officiating.
Burial will follow in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
6/23/12 — Tammela Dawn Odom Bell Anderson
TAMMELA DAWN ODOM BELL ANDERSON, age 46 of Estill Springs, Tenn. departed this life unexpectedly on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at her residence.
She was a homemaker. Mrs. Anderson enjoyed horseback riding and swimming. She was a loving and devoted wife, daughter, mother, and sister.
She is survived by her husband, Robbie Anderson of Estill Springs, Tenn., Mother, Sandra Odom, daughters; Ashley (Tim) Bowers all of Bolton, Miss., Hope Bell of Manchester, Tenn., son, Sammy Mears of Estill Springs, Tenn., sisters; Jill Pennebaker of Madison, Miss., Kelley Hickey of New Orleans, Louisiana.
It was Mrs. Anderson’s wishes that she be cremated.
No Services are scheduled at this time.
Grant Funeral Services in charge of the arrangements.
6/28/12 — Brenda Sue Nunley
Memorial services for Brenda Sue Nunley, age 58 of Manchester will be conducted at 3pm, Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Jerry Barrett officiating.
Visitation with the family will be from 1pm Thursday until service time at Manchester Funeral Home.
Mrs. Nunley passed away Saturday at her home surrounded by her loving family.
Mrs. Nunley was born in Harvey Illinois the daughter of the late William Franklin Pogue and Illa Bee Harden Pogue. She was a home caregiver in the Home Health industry and was a member of the Church of Christ. Mrs. Nunley enjoyed crosswork puzzles and baby sitting for her grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by a daughter, Rebecca Kay Pogue and by a brother, Bobby Lee Pogue.
Mrs. Nunley is survived by:
Her son- Chris Pogue of Manchester
3 sisters, Diane Barrett of Manchester
Sylvia (Jimmy) Bush of Manchester
Kay (Jerry) Barrett of Woodbury
1 brother- Mike Pogue of Manchester
1 granddaughter- Gloria Fults of Manchester
Several Nieces and Nephews
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Nunley family.
Fire Damages Summitville Home
Firemen work to control fire... Photo by Barry West
Saturday morning (June 23, 2012) just before 8:00am, the Summitville VFD was paged to a structure fire at 1018 Summitville Road. The home was not occupied but was being worked on. The house, owned by Richard Onderka, suffered heavy smoke and water damage. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined. Coffee County Sheriff’s Department will be investigating.
No injures in Saturday fire... By Barry West
County Unemployment Goes Up
County non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates for May 2012 in Tennessee show the rate decreased in three counties, increased in 87 counties, and remained the same in five counties. Tennessee’s unemployment rate for May rose to 7.9 percent, up from the April revised rate of 7.7 percent. The national unemployment rate for May 2012 was 8.2 percent, 0.1 percentage point higher than the April rate. Coffee County went up 0.2 to 7.8% in May. Moore Co. reported the same numbers as Coffee County. Cannon County also went by 0.2 to 7.7. Other area counties; Bedford Co. up from 8.3 in April to 8.9, Franklin Co. goes up 0.3 to 7.9% in May, Grundy Co. went up by a half a percent to 9.5 and Warren County rose from 8.7 in April to 8.9 %. Williamson and Lincoln Counties were lowest in the state at 5.4% in May. Scott County reported the state’s highest unemployment rate in May at 15.9%.
Sex Offender Arrested In Franklin County
A Michigan man was arrested late last week on violating sex offender registry law. Christopher John Birman was arrested at a residence on Alabama Street in Huntland where Franklin County sheriff’s deputies learned that he is a convicted sex offender from Michigan and that he has not registered in Tennessee. In addition to not registering, plus there are outstanding felony warrants for his arrest from Michigan. There were also small children living in the house where Birman has been living which is a violation of the sex offender law. Birman is being held in Franklin County Jail under a bond of $35,000.