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4/6/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Mac Ayer, 3 — Pizza Winner!
Ellie Anderson, 12
Amanda Newman
Keighley Reed, 13
Tommy Stem, 56
Anniversaries:
Jane & Thomas Watkins
Runaway Juvenile
Dinah Gail Loughridge
Story from 4-8-19. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement to be on the lookout for a runaway juvenile. Her name is Dinah Gail Loughridge. She stands 5’3”, weighing 170lbs with Blonde and Brown hair.
She was last seen on 3/24/19 in Coffee County in the Old Seminary Road area. She was wearing black jogging pants with a white stripe going down the leg, black sweatshirt, green Nike hoodie, and a cream-colored backpack.
If you see Dinah Gail Loughridge or have any contact with her, please call Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Laura Nettles at 931-570-4425.
Law Enforcement begin Operation Incognito
Now through April 12th, the Manchester Police Department, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, and other agencies are having a special enforcement known as “Operation Incognito.”
It is a specialized enforcement operation aimed at reducing crashes by concentrating efforts on the main contributing factors involving injury-related crashes which are distracted driving, aggressive driving, speeding, seat belt violations and other high-risk driving behaviors.
More than 3,400 people are killed in distracted driving crashes each year. Drivers are being urged to put down their phone and avoid distractions when behind the wheel, especially now during April’s Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Update–Shelbyville Police have Shooting Suspect in Custody
Jamichael Richardson
A 17-year-male victim was rushed to a Nashville hospital after being shot.
One Person Arrested after Theft at Monteagle Motel
Crystal Gail Coffelt
On March 24th, 2019, an individual reported $6,300 stolen from a jacket pocket left at the motel. After officers with the Monteagle Police Department reviewed security footage from the motel, warrants were issued for the individuals responsible.
Just 3 days later on March 27th Dunlap Police Department stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction with one of the individuals responsible for the theft driving the vehicle.
The following day officers from the Monteagle Police Department interviewed the driver and obtained from Dunlap Police Department the remaining money that was stolen just days prior.
Crystal Gail Coffelt, 38, of Grundy County, was arrested on suspicion of stealing $6,300. She was transported to the Sequatchie County Justice Center where she is being held on multiple charges: Possession of Schedule II (methamphetamine), Sched. III, Sched. IV, and Sched. VI drugs, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Coffelt is scheduled to appear in Sequatchie County General Sessions Court April 25. Another person is still at large.
Overdose-Prevention Program Equips More Tennesseans with Naloxone
Regional overdose-prevention specialists in Tennessee have given away 35,000 units of naloxone across the state. (@monsterphotoiso/Twenty20)
Tennessee has seen increasing numbers of overdose deaths in recent years because of opioid use. But the program, which already has put 35,000 naloxone kits into residents’ hands, aims to change that.
In October 2017, the state placed regional overdose-prevention specialists in communities where overdose deaths were highest. These individuals are training others on when and how to use naloxone, the opioid overdose antidote. They’re handing out naloxone kits and educating people about addiction.
Matthew Parriott, director of communication for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, confirmed the program is saving lives.
“We have documented that at least 2,000 lives have been saved through this program,” Parriott said, “and we believe the actual number to be much higher. But because of the stigma of addiction and other reasons, somebody might not necessarily report to us, ‘Oh yeah, I saved my brother’s life with the naloxone you gave me. He’s still at risk for overdose. Can I have another dose?'”
Regional overdose-prevention specialists have trained more than 30,000 people statewide, and Parriott said the program is now expanding.
“What we did was, we partnered with the Tennessee Department of Health to look at, where is the overdose prevalence highest, where is the need the greatest?” he explained. “And so, we added additional coverage in Memphis, Knoxville and Nashville. And then, the suburban area around metro Nashville-Davidson County we divided up, so we added coverage there.”
He added many of the people employed as regional overdose-prevention specialists are in recovery from addiction, and are using their life experiences to help others.
Coffee County BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS meeting agenda
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
COFFEE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAZA
April 9, 2019 @ 6:00 p.m.
A G E N D A
1.Sheriff Proclaims Commission Open for Business
2.Invocation
3.Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4.Roll Call
5.Approve agenda.
6.Review and approval of the minutes of previous meeting.
7.Resolution of Memorial, Sympathy and Commendation
8.Elections, Appointments and Confirmations
a.Notaries
b.Public Building Authority
c.Other
9.Unfinished Business
10.New Business
a. Resolution 2019-05 – Resolution of the County of Coffee to be a Complete Count
County and Partner with the United State Census Bureau to carry out the mandate in the Constitution of the United States, Article I Section II, for the 2020 Decennial Census; Thereby fostering an environment of Participation of its residents to maximize a complete and accurate count of its population during the 2020 Decennial Census.
b.Resolution 2019-06 – A Resolution Authorizing the Issuance of Rural School Refunding Bonds of coffee County, Tennessee, in the Approximate Aggregate Principal amount of Seventeen Million Four Thousand Dollars ($17,400,000) for the purpose of refinancing all or a portion of certain outstanding obligations of the County; Making provision for the Issuance, Sale and Payment of said bonds; Establishing the terms thereof and the disposition of proceeds therefrom; and providing for the Levy of Taxes for the payment of principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the bonds.
c.Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Z7A Refunding Plan
d.Resolution 2019-07 – Resolution Authorizing Submission for a Litter and Trash Collection Grant from the Tennessee Department of Transportation and Authorizing the Acceptance of Said Grant.
e.Resolution 2019-08 – Resolution Specifying the Residential Location of Members Appointed to the Public Building Authority
f.Tri County Railroad Funding Request
g.Resolution 2019-09 – Resolution Amending Resolution No. 2017-32 which adopted certain of the 2012 Edition Building Codes to Revert to the 2009 Edition in regard to the International Energy Conservation Code.
h.Other
*Report of standing committee and action thereon by the commission.
*Report of special committees and action thereon by the commission.
11.Statements & Announcements
12.Public Comments
13.Adjournment
Coffee County Election Commission Meeting
The Coffee County Election Commission will meet on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. in the Election Commission office in the Administrative Plaza 1329 McArthur Street, Suite 6 in Manchester. The purpose of this meeting will be to audit registration forms, selection of Chairperson and Secretary, combine ballot boxes.
Coffee County Government Meetings WEEK OF APRIL 8, 2019
MEETINGS THE WEEK OF APRIL 8, 2019
Monday, April 8
4:30 p.m. – Purchasing Commission
Caucus Meetings
5:00 p.m. – Rural Caucus at CCAP Conference Room #1
5:00 p.m. – Manchester Caucus at CCAP Conference Room #2
6:00 p.m. – Tullahoma Caucus at the Marcum Building
Tuesday, April 9
6:00 p.m. – Full Commission Meeting
Thursday, April 11
4:30 p.m. – Law Enforcement Committee
COFFEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION work session AGENDA
COFFEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
1343 McArthur Street
Manchester, Tennessee 37355
Telephone – 931-723-5150 Facsimile – 931-723-8285
To: All Board Members
From: Brett Henley, Chairman
Subject: Work Session
Date: April 8, 2019
Time: 3:30 p.m.
Place: Coffee County Board of Education
AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Agenda Items
1. Timeline for Dr. McFall’s Transition
2. Timeline for Filling the Director’s Position