The Manchester Board of Education voted to offer Dr. Joey Vaughn the job of Manchester city schools director on Monday evening. Vaughn is the former principal at Coffee County High School and is now the current Deputy Director of Coffee County Schools. He was also a District Supervisor for Manchester City Schools for 6 years.
Manchester Board of Education Chairman Travis Hillis claims Vaughn is interested in taking on the offer.
Last week we reported the Manchester Board of Education is not renewing current Director Lee Wilkerson’s contract. His term ends in June.
Vaughn was contacted by the board during the 2016 director search but pulled his name from consideration.

Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC) members should be on guard for an electric payment scam that has hit DREMC members over the weekend, taking advantage of a Bedford County business that fell victim to the scammers.
The people behind this fraud sound professional as they instruct DREMC members to pay a specific amount due or electric service will be disconnected. The scammers have reportedly spoofed the DREMC Shelbyville district phone number, 931-684-4621, so the call appears official. Upon talking to the scammer, the local business employee was told that the business had failed to pay a $1,000 deposit for which a notice was previously mailed. The DREMC member was then instructed to pay by purchasing Money Pak cards, scratching off the back to reveal the verification numbers so that the scammer could immediately apply the value of the money cards toward the unpaid deposit in order to avoid disconnecting the business’ electric service.
The member was told to call 855-303-7775 to complete the payment transaction once the money cards were purchased. DREMC has no toll-free numbers, so you are advised to hang up and call your local DREMC office to verify the payment request.
Remember, if you ever have questions about your bill, a deposit amount or a recent payment, call your local DREMC office yourself to ensure that you are talking to an actual DREMC employee.
Be advised that DREMC will not demand that you immediately purchase Green Dot, or any other prepaid credit cards in order to pay an unpaid balance. Be alert and do not give any personal or financial information to an unknown source.
There are a variety of ways to pay DREMC bills, including in the local offices, by phone talking to a DREMC representative on lines manned 24/7, online at www.dremc.com and by using our free and secure mobile app download.
If you receive a suspicious message regarding your electric service, please contact your local DREMC district office immediately.

At approximately 10:00am Tuesday morning authorities received a call of a bomb threat at North Middle School in Decherd. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, Decherd Police Dept., Decherd Fire Dept. and AEDC K-9 unit all responded.
The gym was cleared, and students were evacuated to the gym while the rest of the building was cleared and deemed safe to return the students to class.
The all clear was given by Director of Franklin County schools, Stanley Bean around 11am.
According to reports, a student found evidence of a bomb threat made in one of the bathrooms and reported it to the administration. Those leaders then determined that the school needed to be cleared and notified law enforcement to check out the threat.

16th District State Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) has been reappointed as Deputy Speaker, a key leadership role in the Tennessee Senate. The appointment was made by Lt. Gov. Randy McNally on Saturday.
The Deputy Speaker is appointed to a two-year term and serves at the pleasure of the Speaker of the Senate. Principle duties of the position include assisting the Speaker in regard to committee appointments and the assignment of bills to standing committees. The Deputy Speaker often presides over the Senate and assists the Speaker on special projects.

Tennessee is seeking federal approval to require about 56,000 low-income adults to work, volunteer, or take classes – or risk losing their government-funded Medicaid health coverage, known as TennCare.
Tennessee is following the call of President Donald Trump, who wants to require able-bodied adults on Medicaid to work. The state has asked Trump’s administration to approve a plan that would require TennCare recipients to average 20 hours of work a week for four months during six-month periods.
Violators could have their benefits suspended.
The requirement would not apply to pregnant women, elderly, disabled, one primary caregiver per household with a child younger than 6, caregivers for the medically frail, and other exemptions.