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Theft At Tullahoma Business
Skateworld in Tullahoma
Tullahoma police are investigating a burglary that occurred at Skateworld located on Ledford Mill Road. In this latest burglary at the business, the thieves entered the building by prying a back door open. The thieves went to a machine and broke the door off the machine stealing quarters from the machine. The thieves then went to the office and crawled through a window and took a bag containing some $500 of quarters. Tullahoma Police Investigator Ty Brazier is investigating this theft.
Drug Take Back Is Saturday
The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition, Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Tullahoma Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration will be collecting used medication Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. The medications will be collected at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department in Manchester and Northgate Mall in Tullahoma. The service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
Crash Takes The Life Of 3-Year-Old
A crash involving a four-wheeler has claimed a child’s life in Warren County. Harmony Enos, 3, was riding a four-wheeler with her father Friday. The Warren County Sheriff said they were in a wooded area of Harrison Ferry Mountain when the vehicle rolled, landing on the pair. The little girl did not survive her injuries. No charges were filed. However, the sheriff’s department is investigating whether proper safety precautions were taken for the child.
Possible Vote In Decherd Would Have 2 Voters
An overflow crowd attended Tuesday night’s Decherd Planning Commission meeting. The only item on the agenda was annexing 181 acres of farmland for a proposed rock quarry on Greenhaw Road. Annexing the land would be an important first step to that end. The eight member commission voted to send the matter without recommendation to the Decherd Board of Mayor and Alderman, who will decide if a referendum vote should be held. According to city rules, it would be a referendum involving two voters, the people who own the land up for annexation. In this case it’s a husband and wife.
Veterans Awareness Bike Ride Comes Through Manchester
Bikers have lunch in Manchester... By Barry West
Jeremy Staat makes his way to downtown Manchester
In 2011 the former NFL football player and Marine veteran founded The Jeremy Staat Foundation, which he describes as a foundation of inspiration and motivation. Jeremy helped in organizing a bicycle and motorcycle ride from the Wall of Valor in Bakersfield, California to the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The distance between the two is about 2,638 miles. Along the way they will visit as many veteran memorials, schools, churches, veteran posts, sporting events, and speaking engagements as time and logistics allow. Yesterday the ride stopped in Manchester, and the group was greeted by Manchester officials at city hall. The Manchester Police Department provided a meal to the riders. Staat also gave a speech at the courthouse on the square. The total ride will take approximately 100 days. Together, their overall goal is to reach the Vietnam Memorial Wall by Memorial Day, 2012 for the 25th year anniversary of “Rolling Thunder” and the 30th year anniversary of the Vietnam Memorial Wall. As an event of The Jeremy Staat Foundation, The Wall-to-Wall Cross-country Bicycle ride exists for the overriding purpose of raising awareness and support for our nation’s veterans, veteran organizations, veteran suicide awareness, and to promote veteran centers on all college campuses throughout our nation.
Motlow Sports Update
The Motlow Bucks and Lady Bucks will wrap up their baseball and softball regular seasons during the next few days, then begin making preparation for the upcoming Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA)/Region VII Tournament which begins May 6th in Chattanooga. The Bucks (32-21, 9-15) have an opportunity to move up in the conference standings when they travel to Gallatin this weekend to face rival Volunteer State in a three-game series. Friday’s single game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., with Saturday’s doubleheader scheduled for a noon start. The Bucks dropped their final home game 9-2 to non-conference opponent Wallace State on Tuesday at the Driver Baseball Complex, where Motlow posted a 23-8 home record this season.
The Lady Bucks (18-26, 4-13) could also secure a higher seed in the tournament when they host Roane State for a single game on Friday at 1 p.m. The two teams played one game on Mar. 31, but the second contest was postponed due to rain. Motlow will host nationally-ranked Wallace State on Monday at 1 p.m. for a doubleheader that was originally scheduled for Mar. 25, but was postponed due to inclement weather. The Lady Bucks had an opportunity to move up in the conference standings when they traveled to Cleveland State on Tuesday but dropped a doubleheader 5-4, 5-2 to the Lady Cougars. The Lady Bucks will be one of four teams involved in ‘play-in’ games, with the two winners advancing to the conference tournament.
4/27/12 — Frances Speegle
Frances Speegle, age 74 of Lynchburg, passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Centennial Medical Center.
She was a homemaker.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Isom Speegle and Bena (Knott) Speegle and her husband. J. T. Speegle.
Survivors include a daughter, Shirley (Steve) Staples of Winchester; sons, Rickey Speegle and Tony (Stephanie) Speegle of Tullahoma and Robert (Angela) Speegle of E. Moline, IL; sister, Janice (Wayne) Graham of Cullman, AL; brother, Wayne Speegle of Cullman, AL; grandchildren, Sabrina, Holly, Oliver and Carrie Staples and Shawn, Rachel and Rebecca Speegle ; great grandson, Aiden Walker; nephew, Michael Speegle; nieces, Angela (Bryant) Hudson, La Tonya Mecklenburg; great nieces, Olivia and Victoria Hudson and Jade Mecklenburg; and great nephew, Jonathan Speegle.
Visitation is 5-8 PM Thursday at Jennings Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral services will be 11 AM Friday, April 27, 2012 at First Baptist Church in Lynchburg with Pastor Carl Tucker officiating.
Interment at Hurricane Cemetery.
Jennings Moore-Cortner Funeral Home of Lynchburg in charge of arrangements.
4/26/12 — Hazel Ann Ward Burton
Hazel Ann Ward Burton of Lynchburg, Tennessee died on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at Harton Regional Medical Center. She was 64.
She was preceded in death by her father, Elijah Ward and mother, Maggie T. Miller.
She is survived by her daughter, Gloria Damron (Mike) of Normandy; son, Ricky Glenn Burton (Kim) of Unionville; sisters, Bernice Finney (Gordon) of Estill Springs, Jean Montgomery of Tullahoma, Charlotte York (David) of Normandy and Rebecca Denby (John) of Tullahoma; four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 5 P.M. at Lynchburg Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Jim Growden officiating.
A private interment will be held in Lynchburg Cemetery.
The family will receive friends Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 4-5 P.M. at the funeral home.
Lynchburg Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
4/26/12 — Edna E. Garrett
Edna E. Garrett, age 70 of Winchester, passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 at Southern Tennessee Medical Center.
Mrs. Garrett was an avid “yard-saler” and enjoyed bowling and crocheting. She is preceded in death by a son, Terry McLendon, her mother and father, Chaffin and Ruby Teal.
She is survived by her daughters, Deanne McTeer of Pelham and Tammy (Larry) Hauser of Valdosta GA; sons, Johnny Ray Garrett of Winchester, Gary (Frankye) Sons of Crossville, TN and Taxton McLendon of Waynesboro, GA; grandchildren, Chad McLendon, Terry McLendon, Taxton McLendon, Jr., Christopher Shumen, Taylor Hauser, Hanna Hauser, Felicia Garrett, Kenneth Ray Garrett, Tyler McTeer, Megan McTeer and Christopher Wise; great-granddaughter, Abby Smith; sister, Deborah Hancock of Haynes City, FL; a host of nieces and nephews.
The funeral service will be conducted from the chapel of Watson-North Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Thursday April 26, 2012.
Interment will follow at Maxwell Cemetery in Belvidere with friends and family serving as pallbearers.
The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6-8 p.m.
Watson-North Funeral Home, Cremation Center & Memorial Park in charge of arrangements.
4/26/12 — Leonard Jasper Sweeton
Funeral services for Mr. Leonard Jasper Sweeton, age 84 of Manchester will be conducted Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 11:00 AM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Ray Winton officiating.
Burial will follow at Coalmont Cemetery in Grundy County, TN with Military Honors.
Visitation will be Wednesday from 5:00-9:00 PM at the funeral home. A Masonic service will be conducted at 7:00 PM.
Mr. Sweeton passed away Monday, April 23, 2012 in Nashville, TN.
He was born November 8, 1927 in Coalmont, TN the son of the late Edward Sweeton and Maude Hargis Sweeton.
He grew up in Grundy County having graduated from Coalmont School in 1943. He joined the United States Navy in 1946 and was released honorably from active duty in December 1947. Leonard then moved north to Michigan where as fate would have it he would meet a Tennessee girl named Lesley Beatrice Sweeton who would become his wife in April 1951. The couple started their family and resided in Eastpointe, Michigan until 1989 when Leonard retired from General Motors after 35 years of service. They then moved to Manchester where Leonard enjoyed gardening and helping friends and neighbors by plowing their gardens or whatever they needed. He enjoyed the outdoors and woodworking. He was a member of Hillsboro Masonic Lodge # 382. To friends and family he was known to always have a “grin” on his face.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife and a brother, Charles Sweeton and a sister, Clara Mae Nunley.
Survivors include children, Shirley A. Murphy of Chesterfield Township, MI; Richard Sweeton and wife, Treva of Manchester; Sandra K. Prince and husband, Robbie of Troy, IL; April Y. Sweeton of Murfreesboro, TN and step-daughter, Brenda L. Presley and husband, James of Tullahoma, TN; three grandchildren, Robbie Prince, Jr. of Edwardsville, IL, Patrick G. Murphy of Chesterfield Township, MI and Andrea Moody and husband, Joe of Watauga, TX; a brother, Kenneth Sweeton and wife, Eloise of McMinnville, TN and three sisters, Alma Lee Sanders of Manchester, Myrtle Northcutt of Morrison and Wanda Sweeton of Portland, TN; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loving friends.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements.