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Sequatchie Co. High School Principal Tranferred after Football Players Involved in Controversy
Tommy Layne
Tommy Layne had hoped to retire after this school year with fifty years of service.
The school was recently involved in a controversy with Grundy County High School after an incident in which Sequatchie football players apparently held up the jerseys of teammates who were not allowed to play in the Sequatchie-Grundy game. The students were reportedly Grundy transfers who may have been involved in an assault which led to their dismissal from Grundy County High. There is no word on whether this had anything to do with Layne’s transfer.
Several parents and students say plan to protest Layne’s transfer after school on Tuesday at the central office in Dunlap.
Free Breast Cancer Screenings Available to Qualifying Tennesseans
Tennessee women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer or pre-cancerous conditions for these cancers are enrolled for treatment coverage through the state’s TennCare program. (Army Medicine)
Women whose breast cancer is detected in its early stages have a 93 percent survival rate, so screening is particularly important.
Because of a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, qualifying women can benefit from the Tennessee Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program.
Kelly Luskin, director of Reproductive and Women’s Health for the Tennessee Department of Health, says beyond screening, appropriate follow up from doctors is important.
“Early detection is key, and I think having providers having that conversation right from the very beginning of, ‘OK, we’re going to do this screening and, based on the results, we may need to follow up with you,’ and the importance of timely treatment,” she states.
Women can qualify based on income and current insurance coverage gaps.
Doctors recommend mammograms no later than age 50, with some advising women to begin them at 40, unless there are additional risk factors.
Family history, obesity, previous cancer history and smoking are all reasons why you may want to be screened early.
Last year the state screening program provided services to more than 9,000 women.
Luskin says care goes beyond the initial mammogram.
“We navigate them through the entire process,” she explains, “from getting them in for screening, to get them in through all of their diagnostics and to make sure they get on and get started with their treatment.”
According to the American Cancer Society, Tennessee ranks 30th in the country in terms of screening, with 71 percent of women 40 and older getting a mammogram.
11/2/18 — Marlene Joan Spears
Funeral services for Mrs. Marlene Joan Spears, age 84, of Manchester will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 2, 2018, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Scott Whaley officiating. Burial will follow in Holland Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of service at the funeral home. Mrs. Spears entered into rest on Sunday, October 28, 2018, at her residence surrounded by her loving family.
Marlene was born in Central Lake, Michigan to the late William and Genevieve McGuire. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church. Marlene loved reading, supporting missionaries, and was an amazing cook. She was a very loving wife, mother, and grandma.
Marlene is preceded in death by her parents, William and Genevieve McGuire. She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Sam “Les” Spears; one son, Erroll “Britt” (Janet) Spears; one daughter, Susan (Rockey) Hamilton; three sisters, Nancy Melvin, Lois Godfrey, and Merla Haskin; five grandchildren, Nathan Spears, Heather (Adam) Carter, Jeremiah Hamilton, Rebecca Spears, and Lauren (Christopher) Burns; and nine great-grandchildren, Sam Burns, Will Burns, Betsy Burns, Kaylyn Hamilton, Aleyah Hamilton, Kinley Hamilton, Gabriel Carter, Malachi Carter, and Avonlea Carter.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made in Marlene’s name to the First Baptist Church Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Spears family.
11/3/18 — Irma Crowell Massey
On October 27, 2018 Irma Crowell Massey, age 90, of Murfreesboro, TN formally of Beechgrove, TN entered into rest at St Thomas Rutherford.
Irma was a 1945 graduate of Manchester Central High School and Middle Tennessee State college of 1949. She was a teacher in the Tullahoma and Manchester City school system before she retired after 32 years. After retirement she spent 19 years as a teaching leader with Bible Study Fellowship International in the Murfreesboro Women’s Day Class. She was an active member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church serving as a Sunday school teacher, treasurer, elder, session clerk and pianist during her 80-year membership at the Beech Grove and Mt. Tabor Cumberland Presbyterian churches. In 2015 she moved into Adam’s Place Assisted Living in Murfreesboro.
Irma was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Herman “Kat” Massey; beloved granddaughter, Mary Grace Hodsdon; parents, Oscar and Nora Crowell; brother, Burrell H. Crowell and sister, Vivian C. Farrar.
She is survived by son, Maxey H. (Deanna) Massey of Lebanon; daughter, Mary Edith (John) Hodsdon of Brentwood; grandchildren, Hillary (Josh) Savley, Adam (Morgan) Massey, Nora Hodsdon; great grandchildren Addie, Noah and Jenna Savley, Samuel and Farrah Massey, Carter Hodsdon; seven Crowell offsprings; a host of Masseys and special cousin, Morty (Joyce) Lloyd of Chattanooga.
The family will receive friends from twelve o’clock in the afternoon until two o’clock in the afternoon on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at Mt. Tabor Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 6000 Manchester Pike, Murfeesboro, TN. A celebration of life will be held immediately following at the Mt. Tabor Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contribution can be made to Beech Grove New Cemetery
c/o Larry Brandon
269 French Brantley Rd
Wartrace, TN 37183
10/30/18 — Horace Elvin Trail
Funeral services for Mr. Horace Elvin Trail, age 73, of Manchester, TN
will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at
Manchester Funeral Home with Brother David Wall officiating. Burial Will
follow at Forest Mill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00
P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Monday, October 29, 2018 at Manchester Funeral
Home. Mr. Trail passed away Saturday, October 27, 2018 at Unity Medical
Center.
Horace was born in Coffee County, TN to the late Ardith and Mary Aliene
Trail. He was employed through carrier for 36 years before retiring.
Horace enjoyed shooting guns, being outdoors, and most of all being with
his family.
In addition to his parents, Horace is also preceded in death by three
brothers; Roy Trail, Marion Trail, and Ardith Trail, Jr. He is survived
by his loving wife of 55 years, Faye Trail; two sons, Doug Trail (Kim) of
Manchester and Greg Trail (Mary Helen) of Beechgrove; one sister Voelia
“Bo” Bell of Tullahoma; six grandchildren, Matthew Trail, Jonathan Trail,
Wyatt Trail, Courtney Trail, Shannon Wilson, and Kyle Byrom; and four
great grandchildren.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Trail Family.
10/29/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Kenny Delaney — Pizza Winner!
10/28/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Roy Trammell, 63 — Pizza Winner!
Polly Banks, 90
Kyler Stem, 2
10/27/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Brandon Taylor — Pizza Winner!
Ashley Osmundsen
Lady Bucks Win First TCCAA/Region VII Soccer Championship
The Motlow Lady Bucks won the first-ever TCCAA/Region VII Tournament championship Friday afternoon, beating Southwest Tennessee 3-2 at St. George’s School in Collierville. Motlow advances to the NJCAA Central District Tournament, beginning Nov. 1 in Godfrey, Illinois. [Photo courtesy Dawn Feaster]
Motlow (11-4-2) advances to the NJCAA Central District Tournament, to be held in Godfrey, Illinois beginning Nov. 1. The Lady Bucks will face the host team, Lewis & Clark College, on the Trailblazers home pitch at a time yet to be announced. Prior to the trip, Motlow will host the Martin Methodist College JV Tuesday at 6pm at Tullahoma’s soccer field behind East Middle School.
The dramatic come-from-behind win, after the Lady Bucks trailed 3-2 early in the second half, came on the heels of a grueling 1-0 overtime win over Dyersburg State in Thursday’s tournament semifinals. Sophomore Tyler Feaster kicked the game-winning goal at the 98-minute mark to advance Motlow into the tournament finals.
Megan Blunhoefer got the Lady Bucks on the scoreboard first Friday, scoring an unassisted goal at 22:23 minutes. The Lady Saluqis bounced right back though, with Katie Smith scoring the first of her two goals five minutes later.
Smith scored her second goal two-and-a-half minutes into the second half, giving Southwest the 2-1 lead. The advantage didn’t last long though as Rouse scored just 45 seconds later to tie the contest at 2-2 and set the stage for her game winner.
Emily Bryant went the distance for Motlow at goal keeper, saving three Southwest shots at the goal. Motlow outshot the Lady Saluqis 18-7, including 11-5 in the second half, with Rouse, Feaster and Blunhoefer keeping the pressure on with 12 shots combined.
Rouse, from Oak Ridge, was named the tournament Most Valuable Player, while classmate Emily Vallejo, from Nashville, was named the league’s Freshman of the Year. Sophomore Natalie Feaster from Franklin County was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year. Natalie Feaster, Tyler Feaster, Kayla Moultry and Keely Smith were each named the All-TCCAA team.
Head Coach Andy Lyon, who built the new Motlow soccer program from scratch after being hired in September 2016, was named the TCCAA/Region VII Coach of the Year.
The Lady Bucks will face a significant challenge at the Central District Tournament. Lewis & Clark is undefeated and currently ranked No. 6 in the latest NJCAA poll. The Trailblazers have shut out 12 of the 16 opponents they have faced, after advancing to the national tournament last season.
Coffee County Government MEETINGS THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 29, 2018
MEETINGS THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 29, 2018
Tuesday, October 30
5:00 p.m. – Budget & Finance Committee
Thursday, November 1
5:00 p.m. – Capital Outlay Committee