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Fatal Crash in Tullahoma
Cody Ray Clark, 22, of Riddle Lane Estill Springs was pronounced dead on arrival at Tennova—Harton Hospital Sunday night following a single vehicle crash on East Moore Street in Tullahoma.
According to a Tullahoma Police report by Cpl. Tommy Elliott, a 1996 Toyota Camry operated by Clark was traveling on East Moore Street when he apparently ran a stop sign at the intersection of North Anderson Street and left the roadway to the right and struck a culvert.
According to the police report there were tire marks leading off the roadway to the right of North Anderson Street. The car struck a culvert of the drive leading into Amberwood Apartments.
When the officer arrived, he was unable to speak with Clark to learn what happened.
Clark was transported by Coffee County Ambulance Service to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. Sgt. Robert Weaver investigated the crash.
Inmate Escapes Bedford County Jail for 5th Time
Andrew Phillip Marshall
According to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Andrew Phillip Marshall was reported missing around 5 a.m. Monday morning.
This is the 5th time Marshall has escaped.
Marshall escaped the jail by climbing into a vent in the ceiling of his cell which put him in the jail’s roof. He cut a hole through a vent in the roof and shimmied down the side of the building.
It looks like Marshall used some sort of tool to cut through the outside vent, but Sheriff Austin Swing does not believe anyone inside or outside the jail helped Marshall escape.
Earlier this year, Marshall fled after a door failed to properly close.
Anyone who knows where he is should contact Bedford County deputies immediately at (931) 684-3232.
Gas Prices Continue to Fall
Motorists are seeing steady declines at the gas pump. Tennessee gas prices have declined the last 14 consecutive days for a total of nine cents. During the past week, the state average dropped six cents. Tuesday’s state average of $2.32 is three cents less than a month ago, and 25 cents more than this time last year.
AAA spokesman Mark Jenkins said gasoline prices declined as forecast, based on significant gains in both oil and gasoline production in the United States. Jenkins said although we may see additional discounts at the pump this week, this downward trend has a limit. AAA expects gas prices will shoot up 20 to 30 cents between March and May, as refineries conduct seasonal maintenance and switch to summer blend gasoline.
The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded is $2.58.
In Coffee County as of Tuesday afternoon, the low price per gallon in Manchester was $2.21 and $2.27 in Tullahoma.
Legislative Proposals have been introduced to Help Fight Opioid Addiction
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Gov. Bill Haslam’s plan to address the opioid epidemic focuses on addiction prevention and rehabilitation for addicts – a combo attack many hope will put a significant dent in the number of residents affected.
About $25 million of the $30 million in the governor’s budget, if passed, will go toward treatment.
In addition to the governor’s two signature bills, lawmakers have introduced at least 15 other pieces of legislation dealing with opioids.
These include such measures as a proposal to decrease TennCare costs for opioid alternatives and one that would require prescribers to inform women of the risks of taking opioids during a pregnancy.
Another proposal calls for an opioid abuse hotline.
Still, state officials and lawmakers are careful to avoid characterizing the proposals as a plan to take people’s prescriptions away. The Tennessee Medical Association has expressed concern that parts of the governor’s plan could interfere with a doctors’ relationship with their patients.
33 Death Row Inmates Challenging 3 Drug Combination in Lethal Injections
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Tuesday’s lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court claims these drugs haven’t been used yet in Tennessee but present a substantial risk of serious and severe pain and suffering and were used in botched executions in other states.
The lawsuit could delay one man’s Aug. 9 execution and sidetrack eight proposed executions requested before June by Attorney General Herbert Slatery, who has said it’s uncertain whether officials can get lethal injection chemicals after that.
In a previous filing, Slatery argued the U.S. Supreme Court and other federal appeals courts have rejected constitutional challenges to using midazolam as the first drug in a three-drug combination.
Tennessee last executed someone in 2009.
2/24/18–Mattie Mae Abbott Coffman
Mattie Mae Abbott Coffman, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Sunday, February 18th, 2018 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma at the age of 93. Mrs. Coffman was born in Sparta, Tennessee to the late Henry and Elizabeth Thomas Stockton. During her life, she for worked as a bookkeeper for several businesses in the Tullahoma and Manchester area, and then opened Mattie Abbott Advertising in 1977, which was in operation for 40 years. Mrs. Coffman was also a member of First Baptist Church of Estill Springs. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Coffman was preceded in death by her beloved first husband, Charles M. Abbott; one brother, Willie Stockton; three sisters, Ruby Jones, Maggie Lou Maxey, and Jean Sanders; and one great-granddaughter, Isabella Allison. She is survived by her husband, Dennis Lee Coffman of Tullahoma; one son, Tommy Abbott and his wife Kathy of Tullahoma; two daughters, Fran Bradford and her husband Ron of Lynchburg, and Faye Abbott of La Vergne; one sister, Daisy May of St. Petersburg, FL; 10 grandchildren, Amy Morris and her husband Josh, Ashley Nutt and her husband Stephen, Lucy Strickland and her husband Pat, Mary Charles Heath and her husband Eric, Jeremy Allison and his wife Michelle, Josh Allison, Julie Allison, Kayla Abbott, Stacy Allison and her husband Anthony, and Magan Hugh and her husband Josh; 14 great-grandchildren, Brody, Lily, Blake, Gracie, Lily Ann, Lucy, Anabeth, Juliette, Will, McKenzie, Ashton, Dillon, Tyler, and Cheslyn; and one great-great-granddaughter, Aleigha Champion. Visitation for Mrs. Coffman will be held on Saturday, February 24th, from 11:00-2:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home. Funeral services will take place immediately following at 2:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home chapel with Bro. Jack Hice officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Garner Cemetery in Dechard.
2/22/18–Carolyn Diana Cole
Funeral services for Ms. Carolyn Diana Cole, age 71, of Manchester, will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Benny Benjamin officiating. Burial will follow in Summitville Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of service at the funeral home. Ms. Cole passed away at her residence on Monday, February 19, 2018.
Carolyn was born in Manchester, TN, the daughter of the late John and Lottie Jones. She loved playing Facebook games, and collecting angels and roosters. Carolyn loved her family more than anything else.
In addition to her parents, Carolyn is also preceded in death by one daughter, Tammie Cole; one son-in-law, Jeffrey Mines; and her loving dog, Brandi. She is survived by one daughter, Melissa Mines; one brother, Verlon Jones; four sisters, Katherine Fults, Frances O’Kelley, Jonnie Jones, and Peggy Brandon; and three grandchildren, Jessica Dotson, Joshua (Miranda) Dotson, and Hayden Dodd.
2/24/18–Annie Ruth Hand Hensley
A Celebration of Life for Annie Ruth Hand Hensley, 96, of Manchester, who
died Feb. 5 at Harton Hospital after a brief illness, will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday, February 24, 2018 at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church in Manchester,
TN.
She was the daughter of the late Cornelius Byron Hand and Ora Lee
Childers Hand. She was preceded by her husband, Edward Vasco Hensley; and
her sister, Vivan Hicks. She is survived by her son, Edward Byron
Hensley.
A native of the Loretto community in Lawrence County, she worked for
several years at AEDC as a secretary. She later worked for the late
Judges Fred Gilliam and John Rollins. Prior to the onset of dementia, she
was an avid gardener and bridge player, and served for several years as
senior warden at St. Bede’s.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Bede’s Church or to the
Alzheimer’s Association.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Hensley family.
2/22/18–Ann Norman Rogers
Ann Norman Rogers of Tullahoma, passed this life on Friday, February 16th, 2018 at Tennova Healthcare Harton at the age of 75. Ann was born in Tullahoma to the late Franklin Eugene and Louise Hughes Norman. She was the owner of Sweet Deals Furnishings and Junk and Disorderly in Tullahoma. Ann was also a member of Lakewood Golf and Country Club and throughout her life was involved and dedicated to several charities for women and children. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Billy Rogers; two sisters, Linda Davis and Sandra Parker; and one brother, Ernest Joseph Norman. Ann is survived by her son Joseph Rogers and his husband Deke of Destin, Florida; one step-son, Don Rogers and his wife Janice of Alabama; one step-daughter, Sandra Pankey and her husband Randall of Alabama; one brother, Eugene Norman and his wife Brenda of Tullahoma; and one sister, Judy Hill and her husband J.B. of Estill Springs. Ann was also the proud grandmother to her brand-new granddaughter, Annlynn Grace Rogers, who at three months old had already become the light of her grandmother’s life. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, February 21st, 2018 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-7:00pm. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 22nd, 2018 at 11:00am in the Kilgore Funeral Home Chapel with C.J. Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
2/22/18–JoAnn Holt Posey
JoAnn Holt Posey of Tullahoma passed this life on Monday, February 19, 2018 at her home at the age of 71. Mrs. Posey was born in Columbia, Tennessee to the late Lawson Lee and Johnnie Geneva Jett Holt. During her life, Mrs. Posey worked as a Physical Education teacher for Tullahoma City Schools and was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She also loved gardening, decorating, and cooking. Mrs. Posey is survived by her loving husband of 48 years, Mike Posey of Tullahoma; two daughters, Kristin Posey Wood and her husband Joshua of Tullahoma, and Meredith Posey Ham of Paducah , Kentucky; five sisters, Patsy Brady of Columbia, Jean Sims and her husband Billy of Culleoka, Linda Crawford and her husband Phil of Murfreesboro, Mary Watson and her husband Ronnie of Mint Hill, North Carolina, and Donna Whitley and her husband Robert of Culleoka; five grandchildren, Kimberly Berry of Tullahoma, Sierra Johnson of Winchester, Natalie and Megan Fibelkorn of Manchester, and Posey Grace Wood of Tullahoma; her God-daughter, Michelle Smith of Raleigh, North Carolina; and her step-mother in law, Sarah Butler Posey. Visitation for Mrs. Posey will be held on Wednesday, February 21st from 4:00-7:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home. Funeral services will take place Thursday, February 22nd at 2:30pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Tim Mcgehee officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Frankie Sims, Scottie Sims, Brian Crawford, Josh Posey, Ben Posey and Lance Watson. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the City of Tullahoma Sports Council, 201 West Grundy Street, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.