Goodrich Maintenance and Facilities Manager, Joe Pannell, (on left) is resented the TVA award, “Innovator of the Year for Efficiency and Renewable Energy” by Brian Skelton, TUB General Manager.

At the Tennessee Solar Solutions Conference held in Memphis, in early April Tullahoma Utilities Board General Manager, Brian Skelton, and TUB Chairman received an award from the TVA on behalf of Goodrich Corporation, Landing Gear Tullahoma Division, which manufactures aviation parts for the aerospace industry.

At the Tennessee Solar Solutions Conference held in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 9th, Tullahoma Utilities Board (TUB) General Manager, Brian Skelton, and TUB Chairman, Duane Thorpe, received an award from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on behalf of Goodrich Corporation. Goodrich was selected to receive the award for outstanding combination of Green Power Switch support and energy efficiency improvements in operations.

The recognition Goodrich received was TVA’s “Innovator of the Year for Efficiency and Renewable Energy” award.  This award is an effort by TVA to increase community awareness of the investment customers are making in green power, such as solar, wind, and alternative fuels.  In order to participate, businesses must purchase green power blocks through TUB.  The energy program is made available through TVA, which is TUB’s provider of electricity in Tullahoma. Details of the program can be found at TVA’s website, which is www.tva.gov/greenpowerswitch.

“Duane and I were proud to accept the award on Goodrich’s behalf,” said Brian Skelton, General Manager of TUB.  “This shows how much effort Goodrich has consciously made to focus on renewable energy and make their business more energy efficient.”

The award was brought back from the conference by Skelton and presented to Goodrich at the local Tullahoma Goodrich plant last week to Maintenance and Facilities Manager, Joe Pannell.  He was pleased to receive the award and said that Goodrich has plans to purchase more green power blocks in the near future.

The City of Manchester Water & Sewer Department invites everyone to attend an Open House on May 16, 2012 from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Tours will be available of the recently completed expansion of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The plant is located at 736 West High Street in Manchester.

Cruisin Downtown Style on May 12, 2012 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Join us for door prizes, music, and fun for the whole family. Admission is FREE!! Cars, motorcycles, and trucks welcome! There will be a 50/50 drawing with the proceeds going to American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Donations will also be accepted. Call Jeff Burnette for more information at 931-273-1902.

Portion of Normandy Lake

A Murfreesboro teenager drowned Sunday while swimming at Normandy Lake.
Daxton Flannery, 18, of Shelbyville told Coffee County Sheriff’s Deputy Kelly Smith that he and four others were wading in the lake near Barton Springs Boat Ramp and then decided to attempt to swim across the lake.
As they started to swim, the water temperatures caused them to become fatigued and they decided to turn back.
One of the swimmers, Todd Zills, 18, of Greerson Court, Murfreesboro, started to go underwater and he began to yell for help. Several boaters and swimmers attempted to rescue him but were unable to reach him in time.
Officers of the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency and members of the Coffee County Rescue Squad responded to the area and assisted in the recovery of Zills’ body.
Zills was a senior at Shelbyville High School.