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Terry Glenn Adcox
Mr. Terry Glenn Adcox, age 70, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at St. Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Mr. Adcox was born in Shelbyville, Tennessee to the late James Earl and Virginia Lee Hamilton Adcox. He was the owner of a Motorcycle Shop and restored and modified many motorcycles, motorcycle seats and classic cars. He loved to travel, enjoyed cooking and Mexican food and was an avid motorcycle rider. In his youth, he loved disco dancing. He will be remembered as an artist and the man who could fix anything. Mr. Adcox is survived by his loving wife, Deborah Adcox; sons, Jeremy Brian Fitzgerald and Nicholas Patana Chaophasy; daughters, Mindi Leann (James) West, Carra Kaitlynn Chaophasy, Terri Hannah Adcox and Jaden Murphy Chaophasy; grandchildren, Hannah Kirsten Fitzgerald, Olivia Hayden West and Jocelyn Claire West; sister, Shelia Yvonne Adcox Feezell (Ron Johnson); half sister, Dianna Cagle (James) Wadkins; nephew, Chris Adcox. Visitation with the family will be held Friday, August 19, 2022 from 4:00pm – 9:00pm at Central Funeral Home. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, August 20, 2022 at 3:00pm at Central Funeral Home with burial to follow in Concord Cemetery in Tullahoma. The family asks that friends and family wear black and red attire for the funeral service to honor Terry. Central Funeral Home is honored to serve the Adcox family. 931-723-7774 www.centralfuneralhome.com
Lydia Smith Keating
Mrs. Lydia Smith Keating, age 61, passed away Wednesday, August 17, 2022 at Alive Hospice in Nashville. Mrs. Keating was born in Nashville, Tennessee to Johnny Reid Smith and the late Lois Kathleen Fuller Smith. She graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1982 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, and worked as the H. R. I. S. Manager at Willis. She was a Girl Scout cookie mom, a Boy Scout Pack #85 mom, an avid reader and loved and adored her grandchildren. She always enjoyed being a motorcycle passenger where she would often nap as she rode. In addition to her father, Johnny Reid Smith, she is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 40 years, Charles A. Keating, IV; children, Justin (Meredith) Keating, Michael (Briana) Keating, Ashley (Beck) Robertson; grandchildren, Landry, Lynnex, Dominick, River and Reid; siblings, Frank (Kathy) Smith and Renee (Jeff) Arnold; her beloved dog, Skrapy. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm with A Celebration of Life service at 3:00pm at Central Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations please be made to the Susan B. Komen Foundation. Central Funeral Home is honored to serve the Keating family. 931-723-7774 www.centralfuneralhome.com
PREP SPORTS SCOREBOARD: Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022
Scoreboard Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022
CMS VOLLEYBALL 2, NORTH FRANKLIN 0
Lady Raiders win 25-7, 25-17. JV wins 25-7, 15-25 and 15-3.
Westwood Football 38, Cascade 30
Birthdays – August 18
Birthdays:
Sally Porter
Nathan Cassell
Savanah Avery – 4 – Pizza Winner!
Shirley Strike Jenke
Anniversaries:
Elizabeth & Nathaniel Elrod – 4 Years
Bonna Fae Murphy
Bonna Fae Murphy, 83, of Manchester, passed from this life on August, 17, 2022. Bonna was born in Chattanooga on Sept. 18, 1938, the daughter of the late Mitchell Ewton and the niece of the late Parker and Lucille Standifer.
Bonna grew up in Chattanooga where she met her husband Dave and started their family. In 1961, they were stationed in North Carolina. She and her family then moved back to Tennessee in the winter of 1962.
Along with being a stay-at-home mother and an avid reader, Bonna was active in the community as a member of the Manchester Jaycees, troop leader and camp organizer for the local Girl Scouts and a member of the Summitville Homemakers Club. Bonna enjoyed all forms of arts and crafts including painting, scrapbooking, knitting, crocheting and many more. She was a loving friend, wife, mother and grandmother.
In addition to her father and aunt and uncle, Bonna was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years David Lee Murphy, her son, David Wayne Murphy, and brother, Westley “Buddy” Ewton.
She is survived by her loving daughter Susan Murphy; daughter-in-law Diane Murphy; grandchildren Caitlyn Murphy, Samantha Fichten (Christopher), and Kyle Murphy.
A small, private graveside service will be held on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
In lieu of flowers, those wanting to honor Bonna can make a donation to the Coffee County Manchester Public Library.
Coffee County Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Raiders kick off Friday. Here is everything you need to know.
Coffee County football kicks off the 100th year of Red Raider football Friday night, Aug. 19 when Franklin County comes to town.
Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Carden-Jarrell Field.
TICKET INFORMATION
There are multiple ways to secure your tickets
—Paper tickets are available at the CHS main office (100 Red Raider Dr.) for $7 during school business hours.
—Season tickets are still available for purchase. $35 for all 5 home games. Purchase them at Owen’s Provisions and Apparel at 104 W. Fort. St. in Manchester.
—Digital Tickets. You can purchase your ticket on your phone at gofan.co or on the Go Fan app for iPhone users.
HOW TO LISTEN
Thunder Radio WMSR enters its 65th year as the home of Red Raider football. You can tune in via multiple platforms: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, (106.7 FM, Tullahoma) or on the Manchester Go app or thunder1320.com. Those watching on the NFHS Network (Paid subscribers) can watch and listen to the Thunder Radio audio feed.
The Friday Night Thunder Pregame show begins at 6 p.m. and includes an in-depth break-down of the matchup, pregame interview with Coach Doug Greene, field-conditions, injury reports and more.
The postgame show will carry you until approximately 10:30 p.m. on Thunder 107.9 FM.
Four Proposed Amendments to the Tennessee Constitution Will be on the Nov. 8 Ballot
Tennessee voters can cast a ballot for or against four proposed amendments to the Tennessee constitution on the Nov. 8 State and Federal General Election ballot.
“Tennessee voters need to be aware of the proposed Constitutional amendments on the ballot,” said Secretary of State Tre Hargett. “Voters can view the exact ballot language on our website in order to be prepared to make informed voting decisions.”
On the ballot, voters will see the candidates for governor, followed by the four proposed amendments, the United States House of Representatives and the county’s remaining offices on the general election ballot.
Proposed Constitutional amendments are presented as yes or no questions. A yes vote is a vote to amend the Constitution and adopt the proposed language in the amendment. A no vote is a vote not to amend the Constitution and keep the current language in the Constitution unchanged.
Two things must happen for an amendment to pass and become part of the Constitution. The first is the amendment must get more yes votes than no votes. The second is that the number of yes votes must be a majority of the total votes in the gubernatorial election. This longstanding process Tennessee uses to determine the result for proposed Constitutional amendments was confirmed by a court decision following the 2014 general election.
To determine the number of votes needed to adopt a proposed Constitutional amendment, votes for all candidates for governor are added together and then divided by two. If there are more yes votes than no votes on the proposed amendment and the number of yes votes exceeds 50% +1 of the total votes for governor, the amendment passes and becomes part of the Constitution. The Constitutional amendment fails if the number of yes votes does not meet or exceed the threshold, or if there are more no votes than yes votes.
The four proposed amendments were approved to appear on the Nov. 8 ballot by the 111th and 112th General Assemblies.
The four proposed amendments to the Tennessee Constitution on the Nov. 8 ballot:
- -An amendment to Article XI, of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the right to work
- -An amendment to Article II and Article III of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to the exercise of the powers and duties of the Governor during disability.
- -An amendment to Article I, Section 33 of the Constitution of Tennessee, to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude.
- -An amendment to Article IX, of the Constitution of Tennessee, relative to disqualifications.
To see the exact language that will appear on the ballot, which will include a summary of each amendment written by the Tennessee Attorney General’s office, visit sos.tn.gov/amendments.For the latest information about the Nov. 8 State and Federal General Election, follow the Secretary of State’s social media channels Twitter: @SecTreHargett, Facebook: Tennessee Secretary of State and Instagram: @tnsecofstate.For more information about the proposed Constitutional amendments, visit sos.tn.gov/amendments or call the Division of Elections at 1-877-850-4959.
Unemployment in Tennessee holds steady at 3.3%
Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate remained unchanged for July 2022, according to newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). For the third consecutive month, the rate has held steady at 3.3%.
The state’s July rate is just 0.1 of a percentage point higher than the all-time low unemployment rate of 3.2% which was recorded in both March and April of this year.
Between July 2021 and July 2022, Tennessee employers added 110,000 new nonfarm jobs to their payrolls. The leisure and hospitality sector saw the biggest year-to-year gains. The trade, transportation, and utilities sector and the mining, logging, and construction sector saw the next highest employment increases.
In a month-to-month comparison, there were 12,400 fewer nonfarm jobs across the state in July. The local government sector accounted for the largest number of jobs lost, followed by the durable goods manufacturing sector and the mining and logging sector.
Tennessee’s seasonally adjusted civilian workforce contracted slightly in July, down 0.1% to 3,409,628 people. That 2022 figure still came in 2.3% higher than the number of individuals working across the state during the month last year.
Nationally, seasonally adjusted unemployment dropped slightly between June and July, down 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.5%.
TDLWD has a complete analysis of Tennessee’s July 2022 unemployment data available here.
While the state’s unemployment rate remains low, there are still many Tennesseans searching for meaningful employment. Employers have tens of thousands of jobs they need to fill. TDLWD has the resources available to match job seekers with companies that are hiring. The journey to better employment starts at TNWorkReady.com.
The state of Tennessee will release the July 2022 county unemployment data at 1:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, August 25, 2022.
Manchester man reported as missing person
Manchester Police are asking for the public’s help to locate a Manchester man who has been reported missing by his family.
According to MPD, Derrick Burgess Odear was last seen by his family on December 27, 2021. His family reports that he walked away from Be the Bush Ministries Treatment Facility on that day. His family believes he could be living in Nashville.
Odear is a white male, age 33, with blue eyes, brownish blonde hair, standing 6’1″ and weighing approximately 150 pounds.
If you have talked to Mr. Odear or know of his whereabouts, please contact MPD investigator Bryan Eldridge at Manchester Police Department: 931-728-2099.
Birthdays – August 17
Joyce Pelham – 78
Terry Pelham – 58
Betty Joyce McCullough – Pizza Winner!
Gloria Totherow