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Shelbyville Senator accepts job offer from President Trump– Resigns from State Senate
State Senator Jim Tracy of Shelbyville
Tennessee State Sen. Jim Tracy has resigned after accepting an appointment from President Donald Trump.
Over the weekend, Trump appointed the Republican state senator as Tennessee rural development director for the U.S. Agriculture Department. Tracy submitted his resignation letter Monday morning.
Tracy, who is from Shelbyville, has served in the state Senate since 2004.
Tracy this year was a major proponent of Republican Gov. Bill Haslam’s transportation funding program that included a 6-cent gas tax hike to tackle a backlog of road projects.
A Special Election will be held to fill the seat.
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Franklin County Sheriff’s Office offering Church Safety and Security Training
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office would like to announce the initiation of its church safety and security training. The Sheriff’s Office would like to offer this training to any and all churches in Franklin County. The program provides three phases of training. Phase 1 is a security assessment of the building and grounds as well as planning and tactical considerations regarding security. Phase 2 of the training consist of actual response to active shooter for unarmed civilians to include planning pre and post incident. Phase 3 of the training consist of actual tactical response to active shooters by armed personnel. The training is offered in all three phases or any of the phases requested by each individual church. The Sheriff’s Office does request any church that is interested in the training do the security assessment first (phase 1). Anyone interested may contact Sgt. Chris Guess at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 931-308-9415 or cguess@fcsheriff.org.
THP says Watch Out For Deer
The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) cautions motorists to watch out for deer on or near the roadways. An increase in deer related crashes is more likely during November-December due to deer mating and hunting season.
Stats show November is typically the worst month for deer-related crashes. It is important for motorists to exercise caution, slow down and remain alert in areas where deer are present.
In Tennessee from 2012 and 2016, 6.4 percent of deer related crashes occurred on state highways. In 2016, there were 7,219 deer related crashes including 330 that involved injuries and one that was fatal. As of October 31, 2017, there have been 4,223 deer involved traffic crashes across the state.
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Tennessee Highway Patrol suggest that when you see deer cross the road, expect more to follow. Many times, the second or third deer crossing becomes the one that motorists hit; Be attentive and drive defensively constantly scanning the roadside, especially at dawn and dusk; When you spot a deer, slow down immediately. Proceed slowly when passing;
Tennessee law allows deer killed in a collision to be taken and used as food, as long as you contact the nearest Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) regional office and report the accident within 48 hours.
11/6/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Ann Moretti, 62 — Pizza Winner!
Eric Beachboard, 50
Kathy Max, 60
Justin Michael Anderson, 45
11/5/17 — Birthdays
No birthdays to report
11/4/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Randy Harrell — Pizza Winner!
Don Lowery, 65
11/8/17–Jerry Garland Cunningham
Jerry Garland Cunningham of Shelbyville passed this life on Saturday,
November 4, 2017 at Tennova – Shelbyville at the age of 75 years. Funeral
services are scheduled for Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 1 PM at
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with Bro. Bill Rhoton officiating. Burial
will follow at Willow Mount Cemetery in Shelbyville. Visitation with the
family will be Wednesday, November 8, from 12 PM – 1 PM at
Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home.
Jerry was a native of Bedford County. He was the son of the late Marvin
and Vona Mai Bell Cunningham. He served in the U S Army for two years in
Korea. He was a member of the Bethany Baptist Church where he served as a
Deacon. He retired from Textron Aircraft Corp after 34 years of service.
Jerry
enjoyed playing golf and bowling and won many trophies. He also enjoyed
traveling. He was an avid Tennessee Vols fan for over 50 years.
Mr. Cunningham is survived by his wife of 51 years, Joyce Donnell
Cunningham of Shelbyville and daughter, Joy Cunningham Janey and her
husband, William of Belvidere.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
11/7/17–Jerrel David Sullivan
Funeral services for Dr. Jerrel David Sullivan, age 72, of Manchester, TN, will be conducted at 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 7, 2017 at Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Alan Adams officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on Monday, November 6, 2017 at the funeral home. Dr. Sullivan passed away at his residence on Saturday, November 4, 2017.
David was born in Greenfield, TN on January 23, 1945. He was a general surgeon in Manchester for 37 years and was one of the founders of Medical Center of Manchester. David was a faithful member and elder for over 10 years at Main Street Church of Christ. He loved reading the Bible, writing bible workbooks, teaching classes for the church, and doing mission work. He loved farming and hunting, and spending time with his family. David was a devoted husband, loving father, grandfather, and brother.
Preceded in death by his father, Jerrel Dean Sullivan and one brother, Chat Wayne Sullivan. He is survived by his mother, Elizabeth Ann Needham Sullivan; his loving wife of 50 years, Barbara Matney Sullivan; three sons, Trent David (Leslie) Sullivan of College Grove, TN, Paul Byron (Kim) Sullivan and Josh Dwayne (Amanda) Sullivan, both of Manchester; one daughter, Leah Ann Sullivan of Knoxville, TN; four brothers, Donald Sullivan of Counce, TN, Danny (Jeanne) Sullivan of Atoka, TN, Tim (Karen) Sullivan of Falkner, MS, and Mark (Dana) Sullivan of Middleton, TN; seven grandchildren, Caleb Sullivan, Byron Sullivan, Carlee Sullivan, Maddie Sullivan, Allie Sullivan, Miles Sullivan, and Drake Elkin.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Chimala Mission.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Sullivan family
Coffee County Swim Teams Open Season with Strong Performances
The Coffee County swim team opened the season on Thursday night as they traveled to LaVergne. The night was highlighted by a strong performance by the relay teams. Additionally, 2 high school swimmers and a middle school swimmer posted times that qualified them for the regional meet and 2 high school swimmers posted qualifying times for the state meet.
For the Lady Raiders, the 200M medley relay team of Lindsey Cauble, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Lacey West and the 200M freestyle relay team of Lindsey Cauble, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Andi Clutter won their relay races.
Individual race winners were: Kaylee Williams(200M freestyle, 100M breast stroke), Lindsey Cauble(50M freestyle, 100M freestyle) and Anna O’Connor(100M butterfly, 100M backstroke). For her time in the 100M breaststroke, Kaylee Williams qualified for the state meet.
For the Red Raider swimmers, the 400M freestyle relay team of Jack Beachboard, Ben Davis, John Michal and Jase Rice won their relay race while the same team finished 2nd in the 200M freestyle relay.
Individual race winners were: Jack Beachboard(200M IM, 100M breaststroke) and Jase Rice(50M freestyle, 100M freestyle). Jack Beachboard qualified for the state meet in the 100M breast stroke and the 200M IM,
To see full results, you can got to: http://chs.coffeecountyschools.com/?PageName=%27SportPage%27&SportID=%2711111%27
The Raider swimmers are back in action on Tuesday, November 14th when they return to LaVergne for a meet. The gun sounds on the first race at 6 PM.
Tinya “Ty” Blandford Ledford
Tinya “Ty” Blandford Ledford passed away on November 3, 2017 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee at the age of 66.
Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 3, 1950, Tinya was the daughter of the late Stanly and Emily O’Dear Blandford.
An Episcopalian by faith, Tinya was known as an honest person that would give the shirt off of her back. She also loved music and animals.
She is survived by her sister Rhonda Kilgore of Sewanee, Tennessee and nephew Joshua Gregory of Estill Springs and daughter Maryetta Kirk along with a great nephew Kamden Kilgore and great niece Kyla Kilgore. She was preceded in death by nephews Kyle and Zach Kilgore.
Services are not scheduled at this time.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.