A riding lawn mower was stolen from Tri-Green Equipment on Interstate Drive in Manchester on Monday (3/4/2019). The Manchester Police Department is looking for the male suspect and the suspect’s vehicle he was driving.
If you can help them identify this subject or locate the vehicle you can see on our website, wmsrradio.com, please contact Manchester Police Investigator Trey Adcock at 931.728.2099. You can also respond to the police department’s social media pages (Facebook or Twitter) with information.
The vehicle is believed to be a 2-tone 90s model, standard cab GMC pickup truck. Your help is appreciated.

The so-called Daylight Saving bill, moved one step closer to becoming law this week.
A version of the bill already passed the Senate in February.
If the bill passes, the state of Tennessee would establish daylight saving time as the standard time in Tennessee.
According to a report by National Public Radio, studies show that changing the clocks does not lead to significant energy savings, and is not linked to increased heart attacks, strokes and traffic accidents due to the disruption in our daily biological cycles.
Remember to spring forward Saturday night (3-9-19).

A recent study examined data from the national highway traffic administration from 2015 to 2017. Between that time, it states more than 1,400 fatalities were attributed to car crashes involving drivers that were distracted by their cellphones. It shows Tennessee having the highest rate of distracted driving fatalities.
AAA representative Megan Cooper says the company did their own traffic safety study. In it, the study reveals 88 percent of drivers believe distracted driving is happening more often.
Currently, Tennessee only has a handheld ban on using cellphones in school zones while lights are flashing. There is a bill moving through the legislature right now that would ban drivers from using handheld devices on any Tennessee road or highways.

AARP Tennessee is accepting applications through April 17 for its 2019 Community Challenge Grant to fund “quick-action” projects that spark change in local communities.
The grant program is in its third year and is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative.
Eric Hoke, design manager at the Nashville Civic Design Center received one of the grants in 2017 and says the program aims to make communities accessible for people of all ages.
Hoke said the center applied for temporary low-cost installations that made two Nashville neighborhoods safer for bicyclists and pedestrians.
“It was a really great opportunity because it allowed us to really get and become more involved with this specific community,” he said. “I’m told that, this spring, the designs that we informed will be implemented by our government.”
The Community Challenge Grant is open to nonprofits and government entities and can range from several hundred dollars for small, short-term activities to several thousand for larger projects.
Grant funds can be used to improve quality of life through transportation, walkability, bike-ability, wayfinding and housing in Tennessee communities.
Hoke explained that the Nashville Civic Design Center benefited by increasing community involvement in its design process. The group relied on civic and church groups as well as local festivals and parks for implementation of its projects.
“I definitely would encourage people to apply for it, because it allowed us this opportunity to experiment with public space, and then we could actually see some physical change come from it,” he added, “so we had pretty good community engagement on this.”
Since 2017, AARP has awarded 217 Community Challenge grants to nonprofit organizations and government entities representing every state and U.S. territories.

Congratulations to Student of the Week -Mario Arellano!!! Mario is a fifth grader at East Coffee Elementary School. Mario is the son of Serrvando and Laura Arellano.
Mario was nominated “because he is a very well-behaved and respectful young man. He excels in every subject and is especially interested in science and computer coding. Mario makes East Coffee Proud!”, said Mrs. Leedy, Mario’s homeroom teacher. Mario says that his favorite subject is math. Mario enjoys reading mysteries. Mario likes to play video games.

Mario’s future plans include re-opening Rafael’s restaurant and to be the manager. His parents used to own the Manchester Rafael’s.

Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all through hockey season. What does hockey season have to do with our local students? Well, H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a set of Nashville Predators Hockey tickets, a commemorative plaque, as well as a special letter of recognition.
Pictured with Mario is Rosalyn Partin of H & R Block, Tiffany Clutter of Thunder Radio and Kelvin Shores, Principal of East Coffee Elementary School.