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Planning Christmas Dinner in August? Well, You Should Be!
The dog days of summer seem an odd time to start planning holiday menus. However, if you want locally produced meats grown and processed just the way you like them gracing your holiday tables, it’s time to track down that rack of lamb, pasture raised turkey, prime beef rib, or heirloom breed pork sausage.
Local farmers are taking reservations now for the poultry, pork, lamb, and beef, as well as specialties like cured hams and local sausages, which are in high demand throughout the holiday season.
A directory of farms that accept holiday meats and poultry reservations is available now through Pick Tennessee Products, the farmer to consumer service provided by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. Go to www.picktnproducts.org/tips/meat_2018.html
8/29/18–Melvin Lynn Keith
Graveside services for Mr. Melvin Lynn Keith, age 69, of Manchester, will
be conducted at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at Forest Mill
Cemetery. Mr. Keith passed away on Sunday, August 26 at Unity Medical
Center in Manchester.
Melvin was born in Maryville, Missouri. He served his country for 32
years in the United States Army and was a member of New Hope Baptist
Church. Melvin was employed in shipping at M-Tek. He enjoyed playing on
computers and going to the flea market.
In addition to his parents, Melvin was also preceded in death by one
brother, Ronnie Keith. He is survived by his loving wife, Carol Keith;
two sons, Glenn and Bob Jones; one brother, Lester Keith; two sisters,
Anita Keith and Debbie Kiser; one grandchild, Nicole Jones; and one
niece, Kim Robinson.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE KEITH FAMILY
www.manchesterfuneralhome.com
8/28/18–Charles Elmer Wells
Funeral services for Mr. Charles Elmer Wells, age 86 of Manchester will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at Hillsboro Methodist Church with Bro. Kent Bailey officiating. Burial will follow in Hillsboro Methodist Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Monday, August 27, 2018, and from 12:00 PM until 1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 28, 2018, at Manchester Funeral Home. Mr. Wells passed away on Saturday, August 25, 2018, at Stonecrest Medical Center in Smyrna, TN.
Mr. Wells was born in Coffee County, TN to the late A.D. and Lela Wells. After attending business school, he began his career in 1951 at Manchester Moto Company as a bookkeeper. He continued to work in the automobile industry for David Gold Chevrolet. He was elected Coffee County Clerk in 1962. He served for 8 terms totaling 32 years and retired in 1994. During retirement he and his wife Ann enjoyed traveling. He raised registered Black Angus cattle for many years. They cherished their family, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Charles was a member of Hillsboro Methodist Church. He served/chaired on many committees and boards. He loved his church family.
In addition to his parents, Charles is also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Dianna Lynn Wells; brother, Raymond Wells; sister, Inez Jones. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Nancy Ann Willis Wells; son, Jeff (Debbie) Wells of Knoxville; daughter, Jennifer (Richie) Clark of Hillsboro; grandchildren Matthew (Jordan) Wells, Kendal (Jamie) Wells, Ramsey Clark, Savannah Clark, Amber (Cory) Gray, Dustin (Alicean) Clark; great-grandchildren, Davis, Hank, and Jack Wells, Aspen, Shyla, and River Gray, and Olivia Clark; sisters, Imogene Allison, Ruth Ann Callahan; brothers, Cloys, Howard, and Michael Wells; several devoted nieces and nephews.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Wells Family.
8/28/18–Marcus Dallas Brown Jr.
Mr. Marcus Dallas Brown Jr., 63, passed away Saturday August
25, 2018 unexpectedly at his home in Manchester, Tennessee. He was born in
Muncie, Indiana on March 6, 1955 to Marcus Dallas Brown Sr. and Hope Lewis
Brown who preceded him in death.
He attended the Hillcrest Baptist Church, Manchester Senior Citizens and
was a regular at the Rec Center.
He is survived by his sister and her husband, Madeliene and Lawrence
Phillips; nieces, Elishia Phillips (Jeremiah) Robinson and Jessica Phillips
(James Cyree); great neices and nephews, Blake and Lakelyn Phillips, Leila
Leverett, Emiree Clark, Braxson Cyree, Jordan and Aubrie Robinson.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Tuesday in the Central Funeral Home
Chapel with burial to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in McMinnville.
Visitation: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Monday at Central Funeral Home, Manchester,
Tennessee. wwwcentralfuneralhome.com
Coffee County Falls to Tullahoma in Coffee Pot Clash
Andrew Hite of CHS football
Before a standing room only crowd at Tullahoma’s Wilkins Stadium, the Red Raider football team saw Tullahoma race out to a 27 to 0 lead in the first quarter against the stunned Coffee County squad. The Wildcats held the Raiders to negative yardage in the first half as they won their 2nd straight Coffee Pot Game 48 to 8.
Coffee County managed just 99 yards in the game with 57 yards of that coming on a pass completion from Connor Shemwell to Andrew Hite. Andrew Mahaffey was the leading rusher as he finished with 28 yards on 14 carries and the Raiders 2 point conversion. Collin Ward had Coffee County’s touchdown on a 1 yard run. Hite was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game.
Coffee County will return home on Friday to take Blackman in their first region game of the year. Thunder Radio will once again bring you more than complete coverage. Mike Ray and Dustin Murray will bring you all the action from Carden-Jarrell Field beginning at 6:45 PM. Thunder Radio’s live coverage begins at 6 PM with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame Show.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
New Mural in Manchester
Photo provided
Scott Van Velsor, who took the lead on this project said that it took about 3 months to pull all aspects together for mural, which is a postcard style.
The beautiful art was completed by the artist known as “Mobe Oner” or by his given name of Eric Bass.
Van Velsor helped to raise money for the project. He gave a lot credit to Cater Sain with Coffee County Bank for their generous donation.
Van Velsor said he would love to see more artists featured around the city. He said he and others are working with other property owners for future murals.
Van Velsor added that there is going to be an art fair on Oct 13., 2018 from 3-7pm at Rotary Park next to the Recreation Center. The art fair will feature local artists with legit art.
There will children’s events and a pets Halloween costume contest with prizes.
The event is free to the public.
Two Women After Stolen Car is Discovered
Lauren Meagan Burns… Photos provided by the CCSD
According to the arrest warrant, Manchester officers were alerted to a possible stolen vehicle. The complaint reported to have seen the vehicle which they knew to be stolen driving on McArthur Street. Officer Ray made contact with the vehicle at the Convenience Center on Highway 55. After conducting a traffic stop the officers verified that the vehicle was in fact reported stolen from Tullahoma on August 22.
Timya Michelle Blair
A check of the driver’s driving privilege showed Burns’ license was revoked/ suspended 4th offense. Upon placing the Burns under arrest, officers searched the vehicle and allegedly located in the back seat a bag with three syringes with residue and a set of scales. Blair, who was the passenger in the vehicle was then arrested.
Burns was charged with theft of property, driving on revoked/suspended license 4th offense and unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities. Her bond was set at $14,000. Blair was charged with theft of property and unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities. Her bond was set at $6,000.
Both women are set to appear in court on September 25, 2018.
CHS Cross Country Teams Run Well on Saturday
The Coffee County CHS cross country team traveled to the historic Hermitage Mansion for the Voyles Classic on Saturday. Running against runners from 81 different middle Tennessee schools, the Raiders and Lady Raider runners represented the Red and Black with distinction.
Jacob Rutledge was the top finisher for the Coffee County runners as he completed the 5K course in 19:00.13 which was good enough for 70th place. Jacob Melton came in 121st place with a time of 20:39.31. Other Raider runners, with their times, were: Bodey Todd(21:01.44), Ethan Welch(21:37.86), Christian Alvarez(22:19.83) and Ethan Beaty(26:25.31). For the JV runners, Landon Kenny finished with a time of 22:23.26 and Rueben Alvarez who covered the course in 22:24.25.
For the Lady Raiders, Madison Rooker was the top finisher as she hit the tape in 91st place with a time of 25:01.78. She was closely followed by Patrician Barrera in 92nd place with a time of 25:03.86. Other Lady Raider runners, with their times, were: Jayda Wright(28:17.84), Zoe Mills(28:42.57) and Ariana Hanson(31:03.61). For the JV Lady Raiders, Haley Sherrill ran a time of 31:17.98 while Madison Dubler who finished in 32:46.06.
The Raider harriers are back in action on Thursday, September 6th when they travel to Sewanee for a meet at St. Andrews. The first race will get underway at 4:30 PM.
Unemployment Rate Drops in Several Counties
The unemployment rate in 57 Tennessee counties improved in July, according to numbers released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Unemployment increased in 19 counties and remained the same in 19.
Coffee County went from 4.0 percent in June to 3.9 in July.
Warren County’s unemployment decreased as well going from 4.9 percent to 4.8.
Bedford County stayed the same at 4.6 percent.
Franklin County dropped from 4.2 percent to 4 percent.
Moore County’s unemployment rate in June was 3.8 percent, falling to 3.7 in July.
Grundy County fell slightly from 5.7 to 5.6 percent and Cannon County also went down from 3.9 to 3.8 percent.
Williamson County had the state’s lowest unemployment rate at 2.9 percent, while Weakley County had the highest at 7.6 percent.
Campaign Finance Complaints Dismissed
A Tennessee panel has dismissed campaign finance complaints against two Republican gubernatorial candidates that preceded the Aug. 2 primary election.
The Registry of Election Finance on Wednesday dismissed a complaint about GOP gubernatorial nominee Bill Lee from June. The complaint claimed Lee used his businesses to supplement his campaign without disclosure and beyond limits.
It also claimed Lee exceeded campaign donation limits in other ways, including through trusts.
The panel dismissed complaints from February against House Speaker Beth Harwell, who lost in the four-way GOP governor’s race. Those complaints questioned whether Harwell’s political committee helped her beyond legal limits and examined whether she could financially back a $3.1 million self-loan.
Lee faces Democratic ex-Nashville Mayor Karl Dean in the general election in November.