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5/21/18 — Jessie Ruth Koger

Funeral services for Mrs. Jessie Ruth Koger, age 72, of Manchester, TN will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Monday, May 21, 2018, at Noah’s Fork Baptist Church with Bro. Lynn Anderson officiating. Burial will follow in Farrar Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Sunday, May 20, 2018, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Mrs. Koger passed away at her home surrounded by family on Friday, May 18, 2018.

Jessie was born in Manchester, TN to the late LD and Elora Anderson. She was a member of Noah’s Fork Baptist Church, and was a Christian for 58 years. Jessie taught Sunday School classes for over 30 years and loved singing with her sisters’ gospel group. As well as being active in her church, Jessie loved being outside in her flower garden and watching birds. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister.

In addition to her parents, Jessie is also preceded in death by one granddaughter, Jackalyn Fults. She is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Gerald Koger; two sons, Richard (Jennifer) Koger and Glenn (Rebecca) Koger; one daughter, Patti (Kevin) Carter; three brothers, Charles (Margie) Anderson, Wayne (Debbie) Anderson, and Therman Anderson; six sisters, Helen Kirby, Geneva (James) Grosch, Mildred (James) Jones, Susie (Wayne) Espy, Liz Simmons, and Teresa (Boyd) Duncan; five grandchildren, Westley Koger, Hope Koger, Caleb Koger, Ryan Carter, and Kelsey (Will) Nelson; and two great-grandchildren, Kylee Brown and Sadie Mae Koger.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Koger family.

5/22/18 — Pearl Dunagan

Graveside services for Ms. Pearl Dunagan, age 97, of Laguna Beach, FL will be conducted at 2:45 PM on Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at Burk’s Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM until 2:00 PM at Manchester Funeral Home. Ms. Dunagan passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN.

Pearl was born in Slinger, WI to the late William and Elizabeth Bosomworth. She worked at Stark Candy Company for many years. Pearl loved being outside gardening and working in her yard, shopping, and being with her pets. She was a loving mother and grandmother.

In addition to her parents, Pearl is also preceded in death by her loving husband, Bert Dunagan; and one son-in-law, William Logan. She is survived by two daughters, Sandra Logan and Linda (Robert) Beckman; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE DUNAGAN FAMILY

Conference Center in need of More Funding

Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center Manager Rebecca French says the center needs more money. Last week French presented the Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee with two proposals, one totaling $416,000. French says this one includes in-kind discounts given to nonprofit organizations and schools that rent the center. The second option, totaling about $316,000, does not include continued in-kind contributions.
The center was built in 2002 for $3.5 million dollars with $1.5 million still owed. Losses at the center have topped $1 million over the last three years combined.
Coffee County and Manchester City taxpayers split the costs of the center, which includes paying for the building and operating costs.
The committee did not vote on the budget proposal.

Alleged Stolen Car Leads to Four People being Arrested

James Matthew Hall… All photos in this story provided by the CCSD.

On Thursday morning (May 17th, 2018) Tullahoma Officer Tommy Elliott stopped a vehicle and after checking the tag number it showed the vehicle as being stolen. James Matthew Hall age 32 of Tullahoma was the driver and Elliott asked Hall for consent to search and he allegedly told the officer that there was drug paraphernalia in a black bag in the floor board near the driver seat. According to the arrest warrant, a search of the vehicle yielded a set of digital scales, several small baggies and a glass pipe. Also, allegedly found in the backseat floor board was a wallet which contained another set of digital sales and approximately 5 grams of crystal ice. Of the four subjects in the car no one would take ownership of the items. Hall also allegedly had no valid driver’s license.
Hall was charged with theft of property, manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance and unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities Bond was set at $16,000.

Melissa Abigail Smith

Passenger Melissa Abigail Smith age 26 of Tullahoma faces charges of manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities and violation of probation. Her bond was set at $12,000.

Bamberina Star Forsythe

Passenger Bamberina Star Forsythe age 19 of Normandy was charged with contraband in a penal intuition as she is accused of have 20 grams of crystal meth on her person as she was booked into the Coffee County Jail. She also faces 2 counts of manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance and unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities. Her bond is $31,000.

Marcel G Simon

Passenger Marcel Simon age 25 was charged with manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities. His bond is $11,000.
All have court dates of July 12, 2018.

Grundy County Looking for New Director of Schools

The Grundy County school board voted to part ways with Director of Schools Jessie Kinsey on Friday night.
The board voted 5-3 in favor of buying out Kinsey’s contract at a price of $105,000.
The system has been dealing with several issues since June of 2017. Kinsey and former board member Robert Foster filed a defamation of character and intentional inflection of emotional distress lawsuit against board member Kasey Anderson in June. Anderson herself has been arrested three times since June.
Tension among board members rose in October after investigators charged five Grundy County High School football players with attempted rape. The coach was let go and after several months a new coach was named.
In November, board member Chris Grooms said that someone may have mishandled money at the concession stand of football games.
Someone then spray painted Grooms’ truck and poured cooking oil in its gas tank.
Also, former school bus driver Terri Tate is suing the Grundy County School Board and Director of Schools Jessie Kinsey. She says she was not paid a promised bonus. Tate is the mother of Kasey Anderson.
School board chairperson, Phyllis Lusk says that another special meeting will be held on Tuesday to discuss who will be the Interim Director.

Unemployment Rate Stay Steady

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips have announced that Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate for April was 3.4 percent, the third consecutive month the rate has held steady. The seasonally adjusted rate represents 0.6 percentage point decrease in unemployment compared to the same time period in 2017.
April 2018 marks one year since Tennessee’s unemployment rate dropped to 4 percent for the first time in recent history. In May 2017 the rate dipped to 3.8 percent and has remained under that mark ever since. The state recorded an all-time low unemployment rate of 3.3 percent in September of last year. That figure is just 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the latest rate.

Sounds Doubled Up By Dodgers

The strikeout bug bit the Nashville Sounds Saturday night as they fell to the Oklahoma City Dodgers 4-2. Sounds batters struck out 16 times to set a new season-high.

The Sounds were unable to muster anything offensively against Oklahoma City starter Dennis Santana. The pitching prospect, making his Triple-A debut, mowed through the Sounds lineup, striking out 11 batters in six innings to match a career-high. Santana’s counterpart on the mound, Naile, took a tough luck loss after tossing his fourth quality start of the season. He allowed three runs but just one was earned in his seven innings of work. Naile retired the final 10 batters he faced.

Nashville did not waste any time lighting up the scoreboard once Santana’s night was finished. Anthony Garcia was hit by a pitch from relief pitcher C.C. Lee to begin the seventh inning, then Smolinski crushed his first home run of the season to pull the Sounds within a run.

Oklahoma City took an early lead as leadoff man Tim Locastro singled and swiped second base to begin the game. Travis Taijeron then cracked a base hit to bring Locastro around to score.

The Dodgers added a pair of runs in the fourth inning. Henry Ramos reached on a costly error by third baseman Sheldon Neuse. Kyle Garlick then singled up the middle and Ramos advanced to third on a heads-up baserunning play. Garlick moved up to second base on the throw. Jake Peter rewarded to aggressive baserunning by driving them both in to score with a base hit to push the lead to 3-0.

After Smolinski’s two-run home run in the seventh inning the Dodgers added an insurance run in the eighth inning off Jeremy Bleich. Breyvic Valera tripled to begin the frame and Donovan Solano’s double brought him home.

Trailing 4-2 in the ninth inning, the Sounds brought the tying run to the plate. Franklin Barreto was plunked by Joe Broussard to leadoff the inning but he was left stranded on first base as the next three batters were retired in order.

The Sounds and Dodgers conclude the four-game series Sunday afternoon in Oklahoma City. Right-hander Frankie Montas (1-4, 3.75) starts for Nashville against right-hander Guillermo Moscoso (1-2, 3.66) for Oklahoma City. First pitch is scheduled for 2:05 p.m.

Post-Game Notes

  • With tonight’s 4-2 loss, the Sounds dropped to 21-20 on the season.
  • Tonight was the fourth time this season the Sounds lost with the opportunity to go three games over .500.
  • Nick Martini was ejected after arguing a strikeout call in the sixth inning. He became the first Sounds player or coach to be ejected this season.
  • Nick Martini extended his consecutive on-base streak to 29 games when he singled to lead off the fourth inning. Since April 14, Martini has reached safely in every game he has played in.
  • Sheldon Neuse has now struck out in 20 consecutive games. He has had a plate appearance in 38 games and has struck out at least once in 35 of them.
  • James Naile induced 13 groundouts, the most by any Sounds pitcher this season. He notched his team-high fourth quality start and tossed seven innings for the fourth time in 2018.

The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.

Lowell Keith Henke

Lowell Keith Henke passed this life on Friday, May 18, 2018 at the
Lynchburg Nursing Center at the age of 85 years. No services are scheduled.

A native of Rochester, Minnesota, he was the son of the late George and
Ester Hoffman Henke. He was a U S Army veteran and was a certified public
accountant.

He is survived by his daughter, Susan Henke and son, Mark Henke.

Lynchburg Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

5/18/18 — Birthdays

Birthdays:
Charles Harrell — Pizza Winner!

Karen Truitt

Helen Clutter

Abigail Taylor, 18

Food Lion Birthday Cake Winner:
Alexis Thompson, 7

Flowers by Michael Anniversary Winner:
Allan & Pam Fleenor, 36

Five CCMS Track Athletes to Vie for State Titles on Saturday

Five members of the Coffee County Middle School track team will compete on Saturday in the TMSAA  state meet in Clarksville.  The state meet will take place at Forterra Stadium on the campus of Austin Peay State University.

Ethan Welch is the first competitor as he is scheduled for the high jump and the discus at 9 AM.  Jayda Wright and Marley Perry will both compete in the discus beginning at 10:15 AM while Perry will throw the shot at 11:45.  The running events will take place in the afternoon.  Greenlee Woods and Jacob Rutledge will each take part in the 1600M run which is the 4th race in the afternoon session which gets underway at 2:30.