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2/2/19 — Peggy Lynn Harris

Peggy Lynn Harris, formerly of Manchester, passed this life on Tuesday,
January 29, 2019 in Malvern, AR at the age of 68 years. Funeral Services
are scheduled for Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 1 PM with burial to follow
at Blanton Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning at 11 AM.

A native of Pontiac, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late
Robert and Lucille Douglas Smith. She loved to cook and enjoyed
experimenting with different recipes. She enjoyed watching old mystery
movies and redecorating her home. She enjoyed working crossword puzzles and
had her time in the morning set aside for drinking a cup of coffee and
working crossword puzzles. She was always smiling and was friendly to
everyone. “Mrs. Harris was always well like and loved by family and
friends. She will be surly missed.”

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by son
Shawn Harris. She is survived by sons, Rick Harris, Michael Harris (Mona)
and Wesley Harris (Christy) all of Manchester; daughter, Alicia Harris of
AR; the father of her children, Paul R Harris of Manchester; brothers,
Larry and Mike Smith, both of FL; nine grandchildren and six great
grandchildren.

Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

COFFEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION meeting 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: February 4, 2019 Time: 4:30 p.m. Place: Coffee County Board of Education

AGENDA

I. Call to Order

II. Agenda Items

III. Discussion A. Board Member Concerns

1/29/19 — Birthdays

Birthdays:
Jason Williams, 53 — Pizza Winner!

Tina Jarman

Coffee County CHS Swimmers Make Splash at Region Meet

Editor’s Note: This story is a repeat of a story we brought you on Monday.  Today’s version contains additional information along with corrections from the original story.  I apologize for the errors – Dennis Weaver

On Friday, the Coffee County Central High School swim team was in action in the Middle Tennessee High School Swimming Association regional meet.  Competing with the ultimate goal of qualifying or improving times for the state meet coming up in February, the Raiders competed in the Tracy Caulkins Aquatic Center in Nashville’s Centennial SportsPlex.   In the overall team standings, the boys team finished in 17th place overall while the girls captured a 27th place finish.  In the combined standings, the Coffee County swimmers earned a 20th place finish out of 72 teams.

In the team relay races, the girls’ 200 medley relay team of Haley Richardson, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Lindsey Cauble posted a season best time of 2:11.74 to capture 23rd place.  The same Lady Raider quartet completed the 200 freestyle relay in 2:00.29 to capture 26th place.  The boys’ 200 medley relay team of Jack Beachboard, Jase Rice, William Tobitt and Gavin Benson finished in 28th place with a time of 2:02.49.  This Red Raider team also swam the 200 freestyle in 1:47.30 to finish in 29th place.   Both times were season best times for the Red Raider relay teams.

In individual races:

  • Jack Beachboard grabbed a 2nd place medal in the 200 IM with a time of 1:59.04.  Beachboard also nabbed a 2nd place medal in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00.36.
  • Kaylee Williams grabbed a 10th place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time 1:10.60.  Williams also added a 14th place finish in the 200 IM with a time of 2:21.12.
  • Anna O’Connor finished in 24th place in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:06.35.  O’Connor also posted a time of 1:07.93 in the 100 backstroke to end up in 31st place.
  • Jase Rice posted a 29th place finish in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:09.45 which was 3.92 seconds better than his season best.  Rice also finished in 36th place in the 100 freestyle with a time of 54:18 which eclipsed his season best time by 2.57 seconds.  .
  • Kennedy Norman-Young swam a season best time of 27.88 in the 50 freestyle.  Norman-Young also posted a time of 1:04.70 in the 100 freestyle
  • Lindsey Cauble posted a new season best time of 30.56 in the 50 freestyle.
  • William Tobitt completed the 50 freestyle in 26.57.  Tobitt also swam the 100 freestyle in 1:01.16.

Next up for the Raider swimmers is the Tennessee Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association state meet.  Qualifying for the state meet for Coffee County is: Jack Beachboard, Jase Rice, Kaylee Williams and Anna O’Connor.  The state meet for the high school swimmers will take place on Friday and Saturday, February 8th and 9th in Nashville.

Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders to Play for Sectional Final Berth

Coach George Pearson of CCMS basketball

The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider basketball team will tangle with conference rival White County on Wednesday afternoon in the TMSAA Section 2 Tournament.  The Lady Raiders, who have dropped 3 games to the unbeaten Warriorettes this season, are looking to pull the upset over the CTC champions at Stewarts Creek Middle School.  Wednesday night’s game will tip off at 4:15 at Stewarts Creek which is located in Smyrna.

A win on Wednesday would earn the Lady Raiders a bid in the sectional finals for the 2nd time in 4 years.   The sectional final will be held on Thursday, January 31st at 6 PM at Stewarts Creek Middle School.

The winner of the sectional tournament will advance to the inaugural 4 team TMSAA middle school state tournament which will also be held at Stewarts Creek on February 8th and 9th.

2019 CHS Football Schedule Released

The 2019 football schedule for the Coffee County CHS football team has been finalized and released.  This fall’s schedule features the addition of a region contest as Rockvale High School will open up this fall and field their first ever team.  The Rockets, who originally were expected to compete at the 5A level, was pushed to Region 3-6A after a higher than expected projected enrollment.  The Rockets will be coached by former Wayne County head coach Rick Rice and will join Coffee County, Blackman, Riverdale, Oakland, Siegel, Cookeville and Warren County in the 8 team region.

Coffee County will play 7 region games against each of their Region 3-6A rivals along with 3 non-region contests.  Coach Ryan Sulkowski was able to maintain local rivals Franklin County and Tullahoma as 2 of the non-region games, and those will take place on the first 2 weeks of the season as they did in 2017 and 2018.  Spring Hill will return to the Coffee County schedule as a non-region opponent for the first time in more than 20 years.  The Raiders of Spring Hill compete in Region 4 of Class 4A.

The updated schedule is as follows:

Coffee County CHS football schedule for 2019

 

Safest and Not so Safe Cities in Tennessee

The National Council for Home Safety and Security (NCHSS) has just released a study that reveals the safest cities in the Tennessee. The study was completed primarily to highlight the cities that have had the least amount of violent and non-violent crimes per population, while also bringing awareness to the cities that are more likely to have crime per capita.
Tennessee, for example, has property crime rates that fall below the national average. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about the crime rate, as it is 170% higher than the national average. However, as the data shows, there are often vast differences from one city (or state) to the next.
Many people choose their next destination based on cost, geography, city size, and other variables, yet they neglect to consider how safe that destination is — especially in relation to other nearby cities, the state itself, or the nation as a whole.
NCHSS has discarded two segments from the study: cities with a population under 10,000, and cities that failed to submit complete crime reports to the FBI.
The safest area in Tennessee is Germantown. Manchester ranked 26th and Tullahoma was ranked 37th. Athens finished last at number 53.

Gas Prices begin to Fall

Gas prices in Tennessee are drifting lower again, after rising 6 cents last week. Sunday’s state average of $2.06 per gallon is down 1-cent from Friday, but remains 5 cents more than this time last week, and 2 cents more than a month ago.
The average driver in Tennessee is still paying about 34 cents per gallon less than they did this time last year.
AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said gas prices are slipping lower due to an oversupply of gasoline. He said gasoline supplies are at record highs because refineries had been running hard to meet seasonal demand for both heating oil and exports.
The national average price for gasoline rose 3 cents last week, but prices are moving lower. Sunday’s average price of $2.26 per gallon was one cent less than Friday.
Gas prices have been dropping in Coffee County with the low price being in Tullahoma at $1.95 and in Manchester the low price per gallon was a $1.96 as of Tuesday afternoon.

State Senator wants Bingo Legalized in Tennessee

A joint resolution in the Tennessee State Senate seeks to legalize Bingo games in the state.
Senate Joint Resolution 97 was filed on Friday by Senator Frank S. Niceley (R-District 8).
SJR97 would change language in Article XI, Section 5 of the Tennessee Constitution which currently prohibits all other forms of lottery games not already in practice unless each house in the General Assembly gets a 2/3rds vote.
The new legislation would amend the section to allow the legislature to authorize Bingo games as long as revenues from the games are used for public and private school benefit.

$50 Billion Needed for Infrastructure Improvements in Tennessee

Tennessee’s annual estimated cost for its needed public infrastructure improvements is now nearly $50 billion, marking an increase for the third straight year.
According to the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, that estimate is up by $5 billion – or around 11 percent – from last year. The group released the report this week.
Transportation and utilities projects make up most of the costs, with $25.9 billion projects identified that need to be in some sort of development between now and 2022. The second highest category was education improvements, like school renovations and additions, with $13.6 billion projects identified.
However, the report also notes that funding for more than two-thirds of the estimated costs of the needed improvements were not available when conducting the inventory.