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5/12/19 — Jean Alexander
Alexander, Jean, of Normandy, passed this life on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 at NHC in Tullahoma at the age of 85. Mrs. Alexander was born in Belvidere to the late Amos and Callie Northcott Hannah and was a member of Wesley Heights United Methodist Church in Tullahoma. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband. Col. Frank Alexander Jr.; one sister, Francis Gail Hannah; and two brothers, Howard and Wayne Hannah. Mrs. Alexander is survived by three sons, Andy Alexander and his wife Suzanne of Normandy, Barry Alexander of Channelview, Texas and Craig Alexander of Normandy; one daughter, Deedie Alexander Felecia and her husband Joe of Channelview, Texas; two sisters, Thelma Hammers and Earlene Luttrell; three brothers, Buck Hannah (Janie), Cap Hannah (Lois) and Bobby Hannah (Linda); one grandson, Joshua Luke Alexander (Erica); and two great-grandchildren, Cole and County. Visitation will be held on Sunday, May 12th, 2019 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 2:00-4:00pm with the funeral to follow at 4:00pm with Phil Jones and Bruce Luttrell officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Hospice Compassus, via Hospice of the Highland Rim Foundation, 110 East Lauderdale Street, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
5/14/19 — Joyce Christine Cable
Cable, Joyce Christine, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019 at Brookdale Assisted Living at the age of 93. Mrs. Cable was born in Akron, Ohio to the late William and Claudia Smith Thrasher and was a member of Homeland Baptist Church. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Wayne O. Cable. Mrs. Cable is survived by four children, Cathy Cable of Tullahoma, Jeff Cable of Tullahoma, David Cable of Orlando and Sandy Payne of Tullahoma; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and four great-great grandchildren. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00pm. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 at 11:00am in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with Jimmy Brazier and James Cable officiating. A private burial will be held at Cothran Cemetery in Rover, Tennessee. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Brookdale Tullahoma, 801 Wilson Avenue, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
5/9/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Wanda George — Pizza Winner!
Brooxie Caldwell, 48
Hannah Brock, 17
Coffee County High School Students Win National Competition
$10,000 prize winning check presentation. (L-R) In photo, Teacher Scott Anderson, John McGarry DEA, Students Yanely Luna, Brian Wang, Dalton Sherrill, Jackson Hamm, Colleen Whelan Program Coordinator for the DEA Educational Foundation and Assistant Principal Meghan Eaves. Coffee County CTE Director Richard Skipper stands on the back row.. Photo provided.
One of the groups from the level 3 class – consisting of Dalton Sherrill, Jackson Hamm, Brian Wang, and Yanely Luna – were selected as a finalist in the nationwide competition. On Thursday, Anderson announced that the group had won 1st place and were also selected as the People’s Choice winner.
Anderson gave us his thoughts on his students being honored in such a big way by winning the national contest…
Operation Prevention is a program created by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education to help lessen the epidemic of the abuse of prescription drugs. Their goal is to jump-start a life-altering conversation about the dangers of abusing opioids and the damage it can cause to a life.
Congratulations to teacher Scott Anderson and his students for winning the nationwide competition. The name of the video is “What Could’ve Been.”
The 1st place win for Coffee County means a $10,000 prize and by being the People’s Choice winner a trip to Quantico, VA for an exclusive tour of DEA training. Click here to watch the video. Winning Video
27th Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday
The 27th annual Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is on Saturday, May 11, 2018. The food drive, sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers, is the world’s largest one-day food drive, taking place in more than 10,000 cities and towns in all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Participating in the food drive couldn’t be easier. Before your regular mail pick-up on Saturday, May 11, postal customers are asked to leave bags of non-perishable food items by their mailboxes. Letter carriers will pick up the bags and—with help from retired letter carriers, other postal employees and countless volunteers—deliver the bags to local food agencies.
In its 25 years, the Stamp Out Hunger food drive has collected more than 1.5 billion pounds of food; last year’s drive collected approximately 75 million pounds.
Food collected locally will go to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee.
1 in 8 Middle Tennesseans, including 1 in 5 children struggle with hunger.
In Coffee County, 12 percent of individuals, including over 2,600 children are considered food insecure.
Children Benefit from Voluntary Pre-K
Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn
Revisions to the Tennessee Early Learning Developmental Standards (TN ELDS) aligned instructional expectations with Tennessee’s K-12 Academic Standards to ensure kindergarten readiness.
For the 2019-20 school year the Coffee County School system will continue to have 7 classes, Manchester City keeps their number at 3 and Tullahoma will have the same as 2018-19 with 4 classes.
McMinnville Police Investigating Business Break-Ins
McMinnville police are investigating break-ins at three businesses and at the civic center.
Police reports indicate someone broke into Taco Bell sometime early Tuesday morning. Entry is believed to have been gained by breaking a drive-thru window. An unknown amount of cash was taken in the break-in.
A break-in was reported at the Coffee Cat in the Northgate Shopping Center. Reports indicate the owner of the business came in Tuesday morning and discovered the place had been burglarized. An unknown amount of money was taken.
Police were also called to the McMinnville Civic Center, where someone had entered and had made off with some tools and batteries belonging to the construction company that is working on the renovation.
McMinnville Police are also investigating a break-in at the Sherwin-Williams store on Smithville Highway. Police reports indicate someone had used a piece of asphalt to break the glass in a side door to gain entry. Police say cabinet and desk drawers had been opened, several items had been stolen, including sprayers, a vacuum, a dolly and a cart. Several other items had been moved around.
Police were alerted to the break-in early Wednesday morning.
5/11/19 — Clifton Harrell
Graveside services for Mr. Clifton “Snip” Harrell, age 77, of Manchester, will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Asbury Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Friday, May 10, 2019, at Manchester Funeral Home. Mr. Harrell passed from this life on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at Tennova Healthcare – Harton in Tullahoma, TN.
Snip was born in Coffee County, TN, the son of the late Thomas Clinton and Annie Pearl Brown Harrell. He retired as a supervisor from Eden Industries after 20 years of service. Snip was an avid pool player, and he also enjoyed fishing and coon hunting.
In addition to his parents, Snip was also preceded in death by his loving wife of 48 years, Betty Harrell; two brothers, Charlie and Bud Harrell; three sisters, Elizabeth Kennedy, Louise Vandergriff, and Della Cooper. He is survived by one son, Jeff Harrell; one daughter, Tammy (Jeff) Townsend; three brothers, James (Helen), T.C., and John Harrell; one sister, Lorene Rackley; two grandchildren Nathan (Emily) Townsend and Nikki (Will) Jacques; grandchildren, Hunter Jacques, Case Jacques, Eli Morgan, Emery Townsend, and Easton Townsend; and special friends, Ashley and Carter.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Harrell family.
5/16/19 — Sara Ruth Kesler Ward
Private graveside services for Sara Ruth Kesler Ward, age 81, formerly of Chattanooga, TN, will be conducted at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Tullahoma, TN, with Norman Roger McCullough officiating. Mrs. Ward passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at Life Care Center of Tullahoma.
Sara was born on May 14, 1937, the daughter of the late James Preston and Lois Hearn Kesler. In earlier years, she was a lab technician at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga.
In addition to her parents, Sara was also preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Ward; two sons, Barry and Rodney Ward; and two daughters, Vickie Ward Sims and Carol Ward Barbee. She is survived by one sister, Edith Joyce Kesler McCullough; six grandchildren, Jason Ward, Christopher Ward, Valerie Ward, Heather Ward, Daniel Barbee, and Amy Sandoval; three great grandchildren, Michael Jeffery
Barbee, Mariano Sandoval, and Uriah Ward; nephew, Norman Roger McCullough; and nieces, Sheila McCullough Waggoner and Amy McCullough Powers.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Ward family.
Wednesday Prep Results and Thursday Prep Schedule
Wednesday Prep Results
CHS Softball beats Lincoln Co – District 8AAA Tourn(Finals) – 7 to 5 – See the Story HERE
Thursday Prep Schedule
4:00 PM – WMS Golf at Tullahoma – Conference Tournament at Lakewood
6:30 PM – CHS Boys’ Soccer at Shelbyville – District 8AAA Tournament(Finals)