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Meet the Winners
The Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen invite the public to a reception and swearing-in ceremony to meet newly elected City and County officials. The Reception is Monday, August 27 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm at City Hall in the Board Chambers. Light refreshments will be served, and the swearing-in ceremony begins at 5:30.
The newly elected Tullahoma officials include: Tullahoma Alderman Dr. Jimmy Blanks and Alderman Ray Knowis; Tullahoma School Board Members Dr. Steve Lynn and Amy Johnson.
Recently elected Coffee County officials: County Mayor Gary Cordell; County Commissioners Barbara Buckner, Rosemary Crabtree, Jackie Duncan, Dwight Miller, Lynn Sebourn, Tildon Stubblefield, Tim Stubblefield and Mike Ray. Other Coffee County recently elected officials are: County Trustee John Marchesoni; County Clerk, Teresa McFadden; Register of Deeds, Donna Toney; Circuit Court Clerk, Heather Duncan; Sheriff Chad Partin; Road Superintendent, Benton Bartlett; County School Board Members, Pat Barton and Sandy Klonaris; Constables Brian Coate, James Sanders and Carl Wilson.
Candidates to Speak
State and federal candidates will speak at this Friday’s first-of-its-kind summit, Working Together to Find Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville.
The summit is presented by nonprofit organization Healthy Tennessee, founded by Dr. Manny Sethi. Senatorial candidates Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen as well as gubernatorial candidates Karl Dean and Bill Lee will speak to attendees.
DATE: Friday August 24, 2018
TIME: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
Tennessee Ranks 2nd for Worst Drivers
Tennessee is second in the nation for having the ‘worst drivers’ according to data compiled by the financial tech company SmartAsset.
Rankings were based on four metrics for the rankings which includes the percent of drivers with insurance, number of DUIs per driver, average number of deaths per miles driven, and how often residents Google ‘traffic ticket’ or ‘speeding ticket.’
Tennessee ranked second thanks to low insurance coverage rates, DUI arrests per 1,000 drivers (4.45), the percent of uninsured drivers (20%), and the number of people killed per 100 million miles traveled (1.35).
Mississippi has the worst drivers according to the report.
Manchester’s own Becky Buller up for 10 IBMA Awards
Becky Buller
Very Good Broadcaster leaves us while Fishing
Rusty Reed
A candlelight vigil for Reed will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday night at Hulan Field in H.V. Griffin Park in Shelbyville.
Reed’s station WLIJ is a member of Friday Night Thunder show produced by WMSR.
Our condolences to Reed’s family and friends.
Reed is survived by his wife, son, parents, a sister and two nephews. Funeral services were held Wednesday.
8/24/18–Judy Carolyn Wagner
Mrs. Judy Carolyn Wagner, 70, of Woodbury passed away on August 18, 2018 with her family at her side. She was born in Shelbyville, TN on January 10, 1948. Her parents were the late Leaman Donegan and Gladys Marie Allen Donegan. She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter, Elizabeth Wagner.
She is survived by her husband, Thomas Wagner; sons, Chris (Melissa) Wagner of Smyrna and Greg (Amy) Wagner of Woodbury; daughter, Pamela (Jeff) Wagner of Manchester; sisters, Peggy (Bobby) Snipes of Woodbury and Darlene (Bob) Totty of Readyville; eighteen grandchildren, three great grandchildren and another great grandchild expected soon.
Although she was born in Shelbyville she and her family moved to Woodbury when she and her sisters were still young. She graduated Woodbury Central High School in the Class of 1966. Not long after graduation she met her future husband and they were looking forward to celebrating 48 years together in October. She was a devoted wife and mother. Working in the home while Thomas was away in the service and staying active with their school and church activities. She was a member of Franklin Road Baptist Church in Murfreesboro.
She enjoyed traveling with her family. Some of the places she enjoyed most were Gatlinburg, Florida, Colorado, and Louisville. When she was not busy with the kids she enjoyed reading books on nature and crafts. Christmas was a special time to her and part of her love for it was the image of snowmen. She had an extensive collection of snowmen figurines, which her family lovingly kidded her about. Among her other interests was gardening, it was noted she had a green thumb.
A visitation with the family will be held at Temple Baptist Church, 66 Fairlane Dr. Manchester, TN 37355 on Friday, August 24, 2018 from 2-4:30 pm. A service to celebrate her life and spirit will follow at 4:30 pm. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to be given to the charity of your choice in her memory. Share memories and condolences with the family at www.smithfuneralhomewoodbury.net Smith Funeral Home, 303 Murfreesboro Rd. Woodbury, TN 37190, 615-563-5337
9/2/18 — John T. Burdeshaw
John T Burdeshaw, of Tullahoma passed this life on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at Tennova Harton at the age of 68 years. Graveside services are scheduled for Sunday, September 2, 2018 at 12:00 PM at the Woodall Cemetery in Henrietta. TN.
A native of Pahokee, FL, he was the son of the late John Price and Imogene Tillis Burdeshaw Jr. He served in the Army National Guard and enjoyed fishing, cooking and eating. He was a Personal Assistant to his uncle, Mel Tillis. He was a musician himself and enjoyed music. He also loved people and enjoyed spending time with his family.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Rufus Sasser and two grandchildren.
Mr. Burdeshaw is survived by son, John Thomas Burdeshaw Jr and his wife, Tanya of Fort Green, FL; daughters, Stephanie Reid and her husband, Scooter and Tisha Bostick, both of Fort Green, FL; sisters, Eleanor Dicks of Tullahoma and Donna Cobb of Clarksville; ten grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested memorial donations be made in his name to the American Kidney Foundation. http://www.kidneyfund.org/
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
8/25/18 — Michael Dewitt Daniel White
Michael Dewitt Daniel White, a long time resident of Tullahoma passed this
life on Monday, August 20, 2018 at Southern Regional Medical Center in
Riverdale, GA at the age of 62 years. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2
PM, Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial
to follow at Evergreen Cemetery. The family will receive friends beginning
at 1 PM.
A native of Tullahoma, he was the son of the late Ervin P and Myrtle
Steveson White. He attended the AME Church of Tullahoma. He was a 1974
graduate of Tullahoma High School where he played Basketball and was the
Drum Major for the Tullahoma High School Band. He also played trumpet in
the band. He enjoyed visiting with people and will be truly missed.
Mr. White is survived by son, Corey White of Huntsville, AL; adopted
children, Darell, Devin, Myesha, Blake, Raekwon, Maddy, Jeremiah and Kiara
White; brothers, Ralph White and his wife, Tina of Tullahoma, Thomas White
of Tullahoma and William White and his wife, Mary of Jacksonville, FL;
sisters, Edith Hamilton and her husband, Paul of Tullahoma and Thelma
Sotherland of Jonesboro, GA; grandchildren, Alley Edwards of Tullahoma and
Abigail McEwen of Buford, GA and several cousins, nieces and nephews.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
8/24/18 — Phillip Hodge Woody, Sr.
Phillip Hodge Woody Sr., a resident of Coffee County, Tennessee, for the
last 59 years, recently passed away at his Manchester home on Sunday,
August 19th, 2018. Born in Bridgeport, Alabama, on April 28th, 1931, he
grew up in Chattanooga as the oldest of six children of the Rev. Phillip
S. and Katherine Cramer Woody, and graduated from Kirkman Vocational High
School in 1949. Later that same year, he married Dorothy Naomi Clemons of
Signal Mountain, Tennessee. Before moving to Manchester in 1959, where he
was employed as a computer technician at Arnold Engineering &
Development Center (AEDC) in Tullahoma until his retirement in 1994, he
previously worked at RCA in Chattanooga and Convair Air Force Base in
Fort Worth, Texas. While living in Fort Worth, he attended Texas
Christian University. Since retirement and until his illness this year
(at age 87), he continued to work on a contract basis as an electronic
technician for Micro Craft, Inc., also of Tullahoma. A charter member of
Trinity Baptist Church in Manchester, he served as a deacon and in many
other leadership roles. He was an accomplished electrician, carpenter,
gardener, and general handyman, and was recognized many times for his
contributions to special projects at both AEDC and Micro Craft. Mr. Woody
was preceded in death by his parents and his son, Phillip Hodge Woody,
Jr. He is survived by his wife of almost 69 years, Dorothy Woody; 2
daughters, Sharon Harmon (Martin) of Senoia, Georgia, and Kathy Vargas
(Augie) of Manchester; four grandchildren, Matthew Harmon (Danielle) of
Trussville, Alabama, Andrew Harmon (Jeannine) of Lilburn,
Georgia, Katie Loveless Corley (Ryan) of Houston, Texas, and Adam
Loveless of Manchester; great-grandchildren, Bailee, Joshua, Ethan, and
Lucas Harmon, and Avery and Sadie Corley; brothers Hobert Woody (Ann) and
Doyle Woody (Susan); sisters Lila Forgey, Nell Carmichael, and Hazel
Johnson, and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on
Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 at Kilgore Funeral Home in Tullahoma (215
Mitchell Blvd.) from 5:00-8:00pm. The funeral service will be held on
Friday, August 24th, 2018 at 1:00pm at Trinity Baptist in Manchester
(1513 McArthur Street) with Bro. Kerry Walker officiating. A graveside
service and internment will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens (4758
New Manchester Hwy., Tullahoma). In lieu of flowers, the family requests
donations to: Trinity Baptist Church “Together We Grow Fund,” 1513
McArthur Street, Manchester, TN 37355.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
CHS Volleyball Sweeps Grundy County
The Lady Raider volleyball team of Coffee County CHS traveled to Coalmont on Tuesday to tangle with Grundy County. In a match you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Raiders clawed their way to a 3 set win. Coffee County won by set scores of 25 to 14, 25 to 13 and 25 to 18.
Coffee County used their dominance at the service line to crush the Lady Jackets. Taking the serve at 2 to 2 in the first set, Keri Munn erupted for 16 straight serves, including 4 aces, to race the Lady Raiders out to a 17 to 3 lead. Munn also broke open the 2nd set at the line as she lifted Coffee County from a 6 to 6 tie to a 11 to 6 lead with 3 more aces. Munn finished the match with 10 aces, 6 kills and 3 blocks. Lexi Bryan led Coffee County in kills with 9 while Abigail Parker and Keelie Hillis each added 4. Amanda Mukai led Coffee County in assists with 10 to give her 761 for her career making her the career leader in assists at Coffee County.
The Lady Raiders return to action on Thursday when they welcome Lincoln County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym for an important District 8AAA contest. First serve is set for 6:30 PM.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/