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Warning from the Tennessee State Fire Marshal
Medical oxygen is a necessity for those suffering from respiratory illnesses, but, tragically, medical oxygen has been present in several home fires that resulted in the deaths of Tennesseans in 2018.
State fire data shows medical oxygen was present in 9% of the fatal fires that have occurred so far in 2018 (eight out of 89 total fatalities). In October 2018 alone, medical oxygen was present in one-third of fatal home fires (two out of six fire fatalities). As winter approaches and people spend more time indoors, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) urges consumers using medical oxygen to renew their commitment to taking fire-safety precautions in order to prevent fires and burns from occurring.
Why is medical oxygen so prevalent in home fire deaths? Fire needs three things to grow: Heat, fuel, and oxygen. Where medical oxygen is present, the surrounding air’s oxygen saturation is increased. This allows fires to start easier and burn hotter and faster, making escape more difficult.
The SFMO encourages Tennesseans to remember the following tips to avoid fire hazards associated with the presence of medical oxygen:
• There is no safe way to smoke in a home when medical oxygen is in use. A person utilizing medical oxygen should never smoke.
• Candles, matches, wood stoves, and even sparking toys can be ignition sources and should not be used in a home where medical oxygen is present.
• Keep oxygen cylinders at least five feet from heat sources, open flames, or electrical devices.
• Items containing oil or grease, like hand lotion, can easily ignite. Keep oil and grease away from where medical oxygen is being used.
• Never use aerosol sprays, especially those that indicate flammable contents, near the oxygen.
• Post “No Smoking” and “No Open Flames” signs inside and outside the home to remind people that medical oxygen is present.
• Ensure smoke alarms are working by testing them monthly. Replace the unit if it is more than 10 years old.
• Create a home fire escape plan with two ways out of every room and a designated meeting place outside. Practice the plan with every member of the household.
For more information on keeping you and your family fire safe, visit tn.gov/fire.
Manchester Rotary Club Christmas Choir Concert Friday and Saturday
The 20th annual Manchester Rotary Club Christmas choir concert is this Friday and Saturday, November 30 and December 1st in the sanctuary of Trinity Baptist Church, located at 1513 McArthur Street in Manchester.
Dana M. Brooks, Minister of music at Manchester First United Methodist Church is the director of the production. Longtime director Evans Baird is retiring. Brooks tells us about this year’s production:
“It is my esteemed honor to direct the 40-voice choir this year and I’m privileged to be a part of this Manchester tradition!
The choir will be singing many of your traditional favorite songs as well as a few well selected more recent selections! We will also be featuring several very gifted soloists.”
And the best part? It’s all free!
The Manchester Rotary Club Christmas choir takes place this Friday and Saturday at 7 pm each night in the sanctuary of Trinity Baptist Church, 1513 McArthur Street in Manchester.
COFFEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Special Called Meeting
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 / Special Called Meeting DATE: November 28, 2018 TIME: 4:30 p.m. PLACE: Coffee County Board of Education
WORK SESSION AGENDA
I. Call to Order
II. Director of Attendance Job Description
SPECIAL CALLED AGENDA
I. Director of Attendance Job Description
Coffee County Basketball Sweeps Nashville Central Christian
Jacey Vaughn of CHS Basketball
Head Coach Joe Pat Cope said the Lady Raiders played a little sloppy in the first half, but still held a 39-20 lead at the break.
The defensive pressure and many scoring opportunities for Coffee County helped the ladies outscore the Lady Warriors 19-0 in the 3rd quarter. The Lady Raiders went on to win their seventh game against no defeats, 64-25.
Bella Vinson and Abby Morgan were high scorers with 14 each. Jacey Vaughn came off the bench to score 10 and was named the Crazy Daises Player of the Game.
Darius Rozier of Coffee County CHS basketball
Led by Senior Darius Rozier’s 34 points the Raiders were finally able to pull away for a 75-58 victory. Coffee County now at 3-0 on the season also got 9 points from Jaxson Vaughn, 8 from Chase Simpkins and 7 from Andrew Mahaffey. Rozier was named the Crazy Daises Player of the Game.
Coffee County will travel to Lawrence County on Friday for the first district action of the year. Airtime 5:50pm live on Thunder Radio.
Rockets Win Two on the Road
Anna Johnson of Westwood basketball
The Lady Rockets controlled the game from start to finish. After grabbing a 10-1 lead after the 1st quarter, Westwood dominated the game for a 36-12 win.
Anna Johnson led the balanced scoring with 10, followed by Joely Sain with 9 and Bryleigh Gray finished with 8.
The Westwood boys also defeated Liberty by a final score of 25-19.
6th grader Jayden Carter led the scoring for Coach Will Pannell’s Rockets with 9 points. Brayden Dixon chipped with 8. Coach Pennell said he was very pleased with his team’s effort against a difficult zone defense. Pannell added that Konor Heaton might have only scored 2 points, but those were 2 big free-throws late in the 4th quarter to seal the Westwood win.
The Rockets will be back in action on Thursday as they host Moore County. Those games will be heard live on Thunder Radio.
Temple Baptist School Boys Pick Up Basketball Win
Cody Swayze of Temple Baptist Christian School basketball
Coach Jeff Stewart got a combined 43 points from Cody Swayze (26) and Alex Golden (17) in the road victory.
Preds Fall at Home
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice and the Nashville Predators fell to the Colorado Avalanche by a 3-2 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result ends Nashville’s 11-game, regular-season win streak against the Avalanche and also sees their six-game home win streak come to a close.
On a night that saw both teams trade chances – including 38 shots for the Preds – it was Colorado who simply got the extra shots to fall and earn two points in the divisional matchup.
“There was looks both ways and they took one more,” Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “I thought it was a game that went back and forth. There was lots of chances and special teams was the difference.”
Ryan Hartman got the scoring started when he threw a puck at the net and got a member’s bounce off a Colorado defender for a 1-0 lead. However, Nathan MacKinnon scored the game’s next two goals – one in the first and another in the second – to give Colorado a 2-1 advantage.
Before the middle frame was out, Kevin Fiala redirected a Filip Forsberg feed top shelf for his third tally of the season and first in eight games to even the score at two all after 40 minutes.
“I thought Kevin was really strong,” Laviolette said of Fiala. “He was probably our most noticeable guy out there tonight – just with his speed. The puck was on his stick all the time. He generated scoring chances and turned in a really solid game.”
In the third, Tyson Jost capitalized on the man advantage to give the Avalanche the last lead they’d need, and although the Predators continued to press until the final horn, Semyon Varlamov turned aside 36 Nashville shots to earn the win.
“I thought that we had enough chances to win the game, but I have to give them credit,” Preds goaltender Pekka Rinne said. “Their power play was very effective tonight. It’s a good team. Obviously, it’s disappointing when it’s a division game and you come up short and it’s played at home, but we battled until the end and just couldn’t get the tying goal.”
Nashville’s homestand continues on Thursday and flows right into next week with three games left in the set, three more opportunities for the Preds to find success at Bridgestone Arena once more.
“Tonight, we came a little short which is disappointing,” Rinne said. “It’s just nice to know we have a few games at home here.”
Roman Josi now has points (4g-11a) in 11 straight regular-season games vs. Colorado, including four multi-point contests. He has 28 points in 30 career meetings with the Avs.
Filip Forsberg now has 25 points (13g-12a) in 22 games against Colorado, including four game-winning goals.
Nashville’s homestand continues on Thursday night when the Arizona Coyotes come to town before Chicago visits on Saturday, followed by Buffalo on Monday.
11/29/18 — Evelyn Keith Barton
Mrs. Evelyn Keith Barton, 88, of Normandy, TN
passed away November 26, 2018 at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville. She
was born in Winchester, TN on September 11, 1930 to John Keith and Daisy
Roberson Keith who preceded her in death, along with her husband, Arthur
“Buck” Barton.
Evelyn worked at AEDC and later as bookkeeper for Barton Implement in
Manchester, TN. She was a member of the Normandy United Methodist
Church.
She is survived by daughter Barbara Barton of Murfreesboro, TN; son
Richard and his wife Mary Lee of Normandy, TN; son Bryan Keith Barton and
wife Mary Jane of Normandy, TN; grandchildren, Jill Barton, Kristen
(Joey) Coriano, Leslie (Luke) Aaron, Greg (Monica) Barton, Beth (Eric)
Grosch, Will Barton, Carrie Barton, Audrey Barton; and 4 great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 1:00 PM in the funeral home chapel
with Pastor Laurie Raulston officiating. Burial will follow at Bethany
Cemetery in Normandy, TN. Visitation will be Wednesday November 28, 2018
from 5:00 to 8:00 PM at Central Funeral Home, Manchester, TN.
www.centralfuneralhome.com
Central Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements
11/27/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Jason Harmon — PIzza Winner!
Amanda Perry, 52
Anniversaries:
Andrew & Michelle Taylor, 25
County Commission Approves almost $1 Million Settlement with Terminated Employee
Coffee County commissioners voted to make a settlement offer to a former employee who said she was wrongfully terminated from her job in 2010. She took the county to court over her losing her job and now a financial settlement is in the works.
On May 27, 2010, Melinda Keeling was fired from the Coffee County codes department. At that time, Glenn Darden was the department director and David Pennington served as a county mayor.
According to County Attorney Bob Huskey, Keeling was laid off because there was not enough work to justify keeping her position.
After a trial and an appeal by the county, an opinion was issued by the Tennessee Court of Appeals affirming the judgment of the trial court in the case of Melinda Keeling v. Coffee County.
Monday county commissioners voted to approve a settlement with Keeling for $985,000.
Coffee County Mayor Cordell who was not the mayor at the time of Keeling’s termination but is the leader of the county now explains how this will or will not affect taxpayers.