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11/12/17 — Birthdays
No birthdays to report.
11/11/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Rick Turney, 61 — Pizza Winner!
Jacob Brown
Rebeccah Nickason, 60
Anniversaries:
Jeremy & Ashley Thompson, 6
11/13/17-Mary Jo Sitz
Mary Jo Sitz, age 71, of Manchester, TN passed away on November 7, 2017 at her residence. No services are scheduled at this time.
Mary was born in Columbus, OH, the daughter of the late Raymond and Florence Duffy Hora. She was a teacher’s aide for Seminole County Public Schools, where she retired. Mary loved reading and spending time with her family, especially her granddaughter and great-granddaughter.
In addition to her parents, Mary was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles D. Sitz. She is survived by one daughter, Darla Linkins; two brothers, Jim and Tom Hora; one granddaughter, Margarita Colon (Isiah Santiago); one great granddaughter, Mia Rae Santiago; numerous nieces and nephews and in-laws; and special friends, including best friend, Amber Stefanisko, and adopted granddaughter, Jill Dooley.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Sitz family.
11/13/17–Vicki Pauline Soniat-Duffossat
Vicki Pauline Soniat – Dufossat of Manchester passed this life on Sunday,
November 12, 2017 at her residence at the age of 69 years. No services are
scheduled.
Vicki, the daughter of the late Joe and Betty Adkins Coffee was born on
April 15, 1948 in Chattanooga, TN. She lived for the Lord and would say
“God and Jesus, First”. She enjoyed studying her Bible and spending time
with her grandchildren. She also loved all her pets.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Barry
J Soniat – Dufossat and brothers, Richard and Allen Price.
She is survived by two daughters, Regina Durham of Navarre, FL and Teresa
Howard and her husband, Bobby of Manchester; brother, Charles Harrell and
his wife, Mary of Cleveland, TN; sister, Donna Kerr of Ft. Oglethorpe, GA;
three grandchildren, Stephanie Rogers and her husband, Matt of Unionville,
TN, Johnathan Durham of Navarre, FL and Victoria McNair and her husband,
Hunter of Navarre, FL and two great grandchildren, Tyler Coy Rogers and
Leigha McNair.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
11/13/17–Billy H. Penn
Mr. Billy H. Penn, age 66, of Manchester, TN passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Unity Medical Center in Manchester, TN.
Billy was born in Manchester, TN, the son of the late Charles and Ollie Penn. He worked at M-Tek. In addition to his parents, Billy was also preceded in death by one brother, Wayne Penn. He is survived by his two brothers, Randy (Engeline) and James (Ellen) Penn.
No services are scheduled.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve The Penn family.
You may sign the online guestbook at www.manchesterfuneralhome.com
New Bonnaroo Contract to be discussed at County Commission Meeting
The Coffee County Commission will meet at 6pm Tuesday (Nov. 14, 2017) inside the Coffee County Administrative Plaza in Manchester.
A Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival representative is expected to attend the meeting to update officials on the proposed new contract between the county and music festival organizers.
The current contract, which has been in effect since 2006, ended June 30.
The first infrastructure project outlined by Bonnaroo is widening of Bushy Branch Road in Manchester.
Festival organizers have been in discussions with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) to widen a 2.9-mile section of Bushy Branch Road. The majority of festival attendees use Bushy Branch Road off I-24’s exit 111 to enter the festival site.
According to festival organizers, the project would cost about $6 million.
Bonnaroo organizers are planning to widen Bushy Branch Road from Ragsdale Road to Shed Road. The road would be expanded from two to three lanes, and there will also be a pedestrian lane to make it safer for people who walk to the festival’s entrance.
Earlier this year, county officials and Bonnaroo representatives began talks about the new contract, shortly after the previous contract ended June 30.
The Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee agreed to support a letter to TDOT. The purpose of the letter is to determine if Coffee County would qualify for a 50/50 grant match program for the road project.
One of the less popular changes in the new proposed contract, according to county officials, is the elimination of the flat fee of $30,000, which was previously received by the county. In the proposed contract, ticket fees, also previously received by the county, will go to a fund to be used for infrastructure improvements.
Voting on the issue is not on the agenda for the meeting on Tuesday. (Tullahoma News)
Tullahoma Police asking for the Public’s Help
The Tullahoma Police Department needs assistance identifying a person in a theft case. Anyone with information regarding this person’s identity, please contact the Tullahoma Police Department at 931.455.0530 or by sending us a message on our Facebook page. If you wish to remain anonymous you may text your tip to 847411 and start your text with your community keyword “TPDTIP.” The Tullahoma Police Department thanks the public for its help.
Manchester Man facing the Same Charge for 10th Time
Brian Keith Escalon jail intake photo
Upon reviewing Escalon’s driving license status, the deputy determined that Escalon was driving on a revoked license for the 10th time and was determined to be a habitual motor vehicle offender.
Escalon was booked in at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $17,500 and is set to appear in court on December 4, 2017.
More Mentors Needed for TN Promise Program
tnAchieves is needing 35 more mentors out of a total of 84 from Coffee County for the Tennessee Promise program to ensure each student has a local support system. tnAchieves partners with Gov. Haslam’s Tn Promise to recruit mentors to work with more than 60,000 Tn Promise scholars from the graduating class of 2018. Mentors spend about one hour per month working with a group of students to help eliminate the barriers associated with the transition from high school to college.
Mentors attend one-hour training and two one-hour meetings with the students at the high school. The rest of the mentor program can be done via phone calls, email or text messages.
The deadline to sign up as a mentor is Dec. 1st. To learn more, go to www.tnachieves.org .
Gun Season for Deer Opens Saturday
Tennessee’s 2017-18 gun hunting season for deer opens Saturday, Nov. 18. Deer gun season has the traditional opening date of the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving.
During gun season, sportsmen may also use muzzleloader or archery equipment. The season will continue through Jan. 7, 2018 and the second Young Sportsman Hunt is Jan. 13-14.
Anyone born on or after January 1, 1969 is required to carry proof of satisfactory completion of a hunter education class or be in possession of the Apprentice Hunting License (along with other required licenses) while hunting any species in Tennessee.