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Bus and SUV Burst into Flames after Monday Morning Crash
Photo provided by the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The two-vehicle crash happened around 6:45 a.m. on Monday.
Lincoln County Director of Schools Bill Heath said the investigation is on-going, but the bus driver has taken a mandatory drug test and went to a local hospital.
This is part of district procedure any time there is a school bus crash.
Pictures captured what appeared to be the head-on collision between the bus and the SUV.
The crash happened before the route started, so no children were on board.
The driver of the SUV went to a local hospital to be checked out. (WKRN-TV)
Tennessee Expected to Grow Over the Next Year
Tennessee officials are projecting growth in general state revenue to range from 2.7 to 3.2 percent during the budget year that starts in July.
The State Funding Board approved the revenue estimates during a meeting Monday. The numbers will provide the framework for Republican Gov.-elect Bill Lee’s incoming administration to craft its first state spending plan.
The low- and high-end projections of 2.7 and 3.2 percent represent a difference of $184.7 million.
In presentations made to the State Funding Board last week, budget experts projected the state’s revenue growth could range from 2.7 percent to 3.7 percent in the upcoming year.
Analysts have said that while growth will slow, an economic recession is unlikely in the next year.
CHS Library to Host Craft/Vendor Fair Saturday
The CHS Library will host a craft/vendor fair on Saturday, December 1st from 8:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. There are about 25 booths selling items from baked goods to handmade animal calls. There will also be a Scholastic Book Fair and Pictures with Santa.
Proceeds from the fair booth sales will go toward the CHS Library and the Coffee County Imagination Library.
Pictures with Santa will benefit The Dusty Elam foundation.
12/1/18 — Marian Combs Brown
Brown, Marian Combs, 80, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday,
November 2nd, 2018 at her home surrounded by her husband and children.
Mrs. Brown was born in Old Hickory, Tennessee to the late Wesley and
Josephine Goode Combs. During her life she enjoyed playing on her high
school basketball team, hiking in the Smoky Mountains, cooking,
collecting cookbooks, playing table tennis with family and friends and
traveling in the U.S. and abroad. She was fond of hosting family
and friends for social events and holidays and took pride in making her
homes beautiful and welcoming. Marian was a voracious reader, loved
puzzles of all kinds, relished in playing Mah Jongg at the senior center
and adored the friends she made there. But her lifelong passion was
dancing. She enjoyed square dance, ballroom styles, country and western
dance and line dancing. Her talent for writing earned her a scholarship
for journalism to the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where during
their freshman year she met Marshall, her husband of 62 years. She both
attended and worked at Motlow State Community College, holding the
position of executive secretary to the Vice President for Business
Affairs before her retirement in 1995. Other departments in which she
worked there included nursing, career education, liberal arts and the
library. Marian was always fond of the student workers in her various
offices. She was a loving wife and mother and took delight in being a
grandmother. Over the course of her life she lived in Tennessee, New
Jersey and Michigan. In addition to her parents, Marian was preceded in
death by her brother, Wesley Ronald Combs. She is survived by her
husband, Marshall Derwood Brown of Tullahoma; four children, Melinda
Brown and her partner Lou of Nashville, Keith Derek Brown of Tullahoma,
Allison Beth Brown of Tullahoma and Kristin Lee Brown of Raleigh, North
Carolina; and five grandchildren, Parker, Spencer, Emily, Alejandra and
Madelyn. Visitation for Mrs. Brown will be held on Saturday, December
1st, 2018 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 11:00am-1:00pm with a celebration
of life service to immediately follow at 1:00pm. For those who wish, in
lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to either
the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73123-1718 or the Lupus Foundation of America, Mid-South Chapter, 4004
Hillsboro Pike, Suite 216-B, Nashville, Tennessee 37215.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
11/26/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
John Wilson — Pizza Winner!
Daniel Lane, 24
Eric Frantz
11/25/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Ewin L. Rigney — Pizza Winner!
Kay Johnson, 49
Anniversaries:
Calvin & Carrol Wells, 25
11/24/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Amie Gillium — Pizza Winner!
City of Manchester Work Study Session
The City of Manchester Board of Mayor and Alderman will hold a Work Study Session on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, at 10:30 am regarding the function of South Central Development District in relation to the City of Manchester. The public is invited to attend the work study session which will take place at City Hall in the Board Room.
11/27/18 — Thelma Jean Chisam
Funeral services for Mrs. Thelma Jean Chisam, age 89, of Hillsboro, TN, will be conducted on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at 11:00 A.M. at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Foy Rigney and Brother Ralph Hart officiating. The family will receive guests at Coffee County Funeral Chapel on Monday, November 26, 2018 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Mrs. Chisam passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018 at Manchester Healthcare.
Jean was born on September 3, 1929 in Coffee County to the late Cyrus and Hettie Allison. She was a member of Redhill Church of Christ. She enjoyed cooking, crocheting, and gardening. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great- grandmother.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Mason Chisam; two brothers, Harley B. Allison and Roy Allison; one sister, Hazel Haggard. She is survived by two daughters, Dolores Morgan (Butch) and Brenda Shannon (Bobby); four grandchildren, Greg Morgan (Amy), Christy Moore (Bobby), Nathan Morgan (Misty), Andy Shannon (Erin); nine great grandchildren, Emily Townsend (Nathan), Bailey Morgan, Natalie Moore, Zachary Morgan, Abby Morgan, Kyleigh Morgan, Mason Moore, Zoey Shannon, and Redding Shannon; two great- great grandchildren, Eli Morgan and Emery Townsend.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Chisam family
11/27/18 — Elizabeth Clara Barlow
Graveside Services for Mrs. Elizabeth Clara Barlow, age 70, will be conducted at 1:00 P.M on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with Brother Dean Northcutt officiating. The Family will receive guest at the funeral home on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 from 12:00 P.M until 1:00 P.M. Mrs. Barlow passed away on November 23, 2018 at her residence.
Elizabeth was born in Long Island, NY the daughter of the late William and Josephine McNeil. She was a member of Covenant Fellowship Church. Elizabeth was a homemaker and enjoyed going to church and loved her animals.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, John William Barlow. She is survived by four daughters, Michelle Love (Mark), Vonda Jennette (David), Shannon Lester, and Joy Turner (Jamie); one brother, Billy McNeil (Cindy); thirteen grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Manchester Funeral Home.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Barlow family.