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Catherine Joy Powell Salter
Mrs. Catherine Joy Powell Salter left her earthly home on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at the age of 92. She was born on February 13, 1930, in Summitville, TN, to the late William Oscar and Tennessee Caroline ‘Carrie’ Roberts Powell. In addition to her parents, Catherine was preceded in death by her brother, William Clayton Powell and son-in-law, Dewey Lee Dodson, Sr.
A graduate of Manchester Central High School and MTSU, Catherine taught school for 43 years, primarily 3rd grade in the Manchester City School system. She professed her belief in Jesus Christ at an early age and was a lifelong member of the Summitville United Methodist Chruch. Catherine was a strong, independent women who always supported her family, loved teaching and cherished her Summitville community.
Catherine is survived by her daughter, Carrie Lucretia (David) Fetzer of Manchester; grandchildren, Clayton Hartford Dodson of Cookeville; Dewey Lee Dodson, Jr. of Atlanta, GA and Mary Catherine (Aaron) Scalf of Hendersonville; niece, Judy Ann Powell of Summitville; and many beloved Roberts and Powell cousins.
A private graveside service will be held at the Summitville Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to the:
Summitville Cemetery Fund c/o Betty Medley P.O. Box 113 Summitville, TN 37382 or the charity of your choice.
The family would like to thank Aveanna Home Health, Unity Medical Center, Manchester Center for Rehab and Healing, Compassus Hospice, and Katie Goodman Hill, APRN for their quality care helping Catherine maintain her independence at home and then pass away there as she wished.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Catherine.
Dennis Wade Buckner
Mr. Dennis Wade Buckner, age 74, of Pelham, TN, passed from this life on Monday, August 8, 2022, in Nashville, TN.
Mr. Buckner was born in Winchester, TN, to his late parents Benjamin Franklin Buckner and Opal Bonner Buckner. He was a supervisor at Carrier Corporation for many years. Mr. Buckner enjoyed hunting, fishing, and spending time with his grand babies. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a son, Dustin Buckner.
Mr. Buckner is survived by sons, Dennis Dewight (Angie) Buckner and Casey Buckner; daughters, Lynn Parker, Angela (Ronald) Vaughn, Monica (Kent) Nunley, Danielle (Gerrial) Parks; brother, Clarence (Angie) Buckner; sisters, Yvonne (Willard) Sartain and Shirley Perez; grandchildren, Johnny Carroll, Caitlin Parker, Bell Parker, Christopher Vaughn, Cursten Vaughn, Cyler Vaughn, Cassi Nunley, Jacob Nunley, Kayla Nunley, Emily Parks, Gerrial Parks Jr., Julie Parks, Heavenee Parks, Hannah Buckner, Heidi Buckner, Halle Buckner, Mason Buckner, Charley Buckner, Benjamin Buckner, Luke Buckner, Haley Buckner, Alex Buckner, and Layla Buckner; several great grandchildren.
Visitation with the family will be held Friday, August 12, 2022, from 4:00pm until 8:00pm at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, August 13, 2022, at 12:00 noon in the chapel of Central Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Bethel Cemetery in Pelham, TN.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks to make donations to Central Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.
Central Funeral Home is honored to serve the Buckner family, centralfuneralhome.com
FOOTBALL PHOTOS AND FILM NEEDED: 100 years of Red Raider celebration begins next week
Do you have old Central High School Red Raider photos or digital game film or highlights? Thunder Radio needs more content for the 100-years of football celebration that kicks off next Friday, Aug. 19 when the Raiders host Franklin County.
The video production team at Thunder Radio will work hard to include as much submitted content in the jumbotron video as possible. Send content to josh.peterson.wmsr@gmail.com
Celebrations are planned all season long during Red Raider football games. Make you plans to attend all Red Raider football games (schedule below). If you can’t make it, be sure to tune into Thunder Radio for complete Red Raider coverage beginning every Friday night at 6 p.m. with Friday Night Thunder Pregame show. If you can make it to the games, bring your portable radio and catch all the action at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM.
Manchester releases job description for police chief position
Thunder Radio news reported last week that Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother intends to retire at the end of the month.
Now the City of Manchester has released a job description posting for the position with the guidance of Municipal Technical Advisory Service. The official job description is below:
The City of Manchester, Tennessee is seeking a new Police Chief. Manchester is only one hour from the
Nashville International Airport. It offers a great quality of life for its community of 12,212 residents and a
city school system. Is has five exits along Interstate 24 and many great restaurants for its community. It
is also home to the popular four-day festival called Bonnaroo.
The Manchester Police Department is made up of 35 sworn officers and 9 non-sworn staff members.
The Police Chief oversees an annual budget of $3. 2 million and functions under the administrative
direction of the Mayor.
The chosen candidate will hold a high school degree, with a preferred bachelor’s degree in Criminal
Justice or a related area with at least ten years of experience in law enforcement and preferably two
years of supervisory and command experience. The City of Manchester is looking for qualified
candidates who have continued their educational training with an emphasis on leadership. Salary is
$72,828 and is non-negotiable. The city offers an excellent health and retirement benefits package.
Interested applicants must submit a resume, cover letter, and professional references by email to
Armintha.Loveday@tennessee.edu Resumes will be accepted until September 5, 2022. All inquiries are
to be directed to armintha.loveday@tennessee.edu. Applications are subject to public disclosure.
EOE/TN Drug Free Workplace.
The hiring of a police chief will be the first big agenda item for the newly elected Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which features 3 new faces out of 6 aldermen positions. Yother leaves after 10 years as chief.
Motlow partners with TN Valley Robotics to train educators in robotics classroom integration
Motlow State Community College partnered with Tennessee Valley Robotics to provide elementary, middle, and high school educators from across middle Tennessee with enhanced robotics training for incorporation into various classroom subjects. The training took place on August 2 at Motlow’s Automation and Robotics Training Center in McMinnville.
This partnership was made possible by the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) Grant Motlow initially received in 2019. Funds from the Grant directly support workforce development efforts.
“Mechatronics and robotics are the core of the GIVE Grant for Motlow,” said Dr. Kaneal Alexander, Motlow’s GIVE Grant Coordinator.
“The mission of Tennessee Valley Robotics is to provide opportunities in STEM and robotics for students across the Tennessee Valley,” said Scott Rosenow, lead robotics coach and trainer for Tennessee Valley Robotics. “Motlow reached out to Tennessee Valley Robotics to collaborate on our shared mission.”
Four school districts in Motlow’s 11-county service area will use the equipment this fall. TVR provided the equipment and, with Motlow, maintains a lending library so different classrooms in the service area can checkout supplies as needed.
Educators were able to get hands-on experience building and programming the robots. They were also shown where to locate pre-developed course material they can use immediately in their classrooms.
“Mr. Rosenow had a tremendous amount of knowledge, experience, and patience. When I first spoke with him about bringing robotics into our district, he has a ‘whatever you need and whatever it takes’ mindset,” said Lea Bartch, coordinator of Science and Social Studies for Murfreesboro City Schools. “The training was well sequenced and paced. He was well prepared and supportive, which was important because we had a vast range of experience in the room. Because of the resources he shared and the instruction from the training, we will be able to get robotics teams started in our schools this year.”
“This curriculum introduces computer programming to students as early as kindergarten and can be used through high school,” said Rosenow, who is also a computer science teacher in Hamilton County.
He said he reminds everyone he instructs on leading the robotics lessons to share what they know and learn with other educators. “If I can create a successful experience, they get excited about sharing that experience with their students.”
“He also trained those who led the Motlow-hosted Summer Youth STEM Camps last month,” explained Alexander. “They were able to replicate what he did because of their own hands-on experience before those events.”
One set of robotics equipment can be used for multiple themes within the curriculum. Robot design changes based on the challenge requirement. The pre-developed STEM lessons promote collaboration, organization, critical thinking, and other soft skills students will use throughout life in addition to the STEM curriculum.
“STEM impacts us daily. It is a component of life from which you can’t separate. When you need to fix anything, cooking, repair, anything, it’s all STEM,” said Rosenow.
Tennessee’s Community Colleges is a system of 13 colleges offering a high-quality, affordable, convenient, and personal education to prepare students to achieve their educational and career goals in two years or less. The system offers associate degree and certificate programs, workforce development programs, and transfer pathways to four-year degrees. For more information, please visit us online at tbr.edu or visit Motlow at motlow.edu.
Tullahoma PD needs help identifying driver allegedly involved in theft
Tullahoma Police Department has released an image of a pickup truck they say was involved in the theft of a trailer back on August 1.
The pickup appears to be a white, long-bed Chevrolet single cab. The alleged theft occurred at approximately 5:30 a.m. on Aug. 1. (see photo below)
Anyone with information should call detective Kyle Pyrdom at 931-455-0530 ext. 112 or email kpyrdom@tullahomatn.gov.
Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen to swear in new board members at special called meeting Aug. 18
City of Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen have announced a special called meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 to swear in the recently elected aldermen and mayor.
Three new aldermen were elected Aug. 4 – Joey Hobbs and Donny Parsley to 4-year terms and Julie Anderson to a 2-year term. Alderman Mark Messick was re-elected to a 4-year term. Also, Mayor Marilyn Howard ran unopposed and was elected to a 2-year term as city mayor. All will be sworn in on Aug. 18, along with three re-elected city school board members.
The meeting is open to the public at City Hall – 200 W. Fort. St. Manchester. TN. 37355.
AGENDA:
Pursuant to a call by Mayor Marilyn Howard, there will be a Special Called Board of
Mayor and Alderman Board Meeting on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. for
the following:
New Business:
a) Newly Elected City of Manchester Board of Mayor and Alderman Oath of
Office Ceremony
Mayor (2-year term)
3 Alderman (4-year term)
1 Alderman (2-year term)
b) Newly Elected City of Manchester School Board Oath of Office Ceremony
3 School Board (4-year term)
Adjournment:
TUESDAY SCOREBOARD: Coffee Middle volleyball wins, football throttled at Harris
It appears that the Coffee Middle Football run of CTC dominance is over.
After back to back seasons of rolling through conference play, the Raiders started the conference season 0-1 Tuesday night with a 44-7 loss at the hands of Harris Middle in Shelbyville – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio.
Coffee Middle trailed 16-0 after the firs quarter and 30-0 by the halftime break. The Raiders finally got on the board in the third quarter on a touchdown run from 8th grade quarterback Jett Trussler, who finished with 52 yards on 7 carries. He was also 4-for-4 through the air for 32 yards.
Stephen Bobo accounted for 200 yards of offense for the Eagles and 4 scores.
The loss drops the Raiders to 0-2 overall, 0-1 in CTC play. They will be at home Friday night, Aug. 12 at 6:30.
TO LISTEN TO A REPLAY OF THE RAIDERS VS. EAGLES FROM THUNDER RADIO, CLICK HERE.
MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL
The CMS volleyball team got off to a good start Tuesday with a straight-set win at South Middle.
The Lady Raiders won 2-0 with dominant performances of 25-4 and 25-13 in the best-of-three match to start the season 1-0. The JV Lady Raiders also handled business in dominant fashion, winning 2-0 (24-4, 25-11). The Lady Raiders will be in action again Thursday when they host Tullahoma.
Birthdays – August 9
Ray Kennedy – 70
Betsy Reinke
John Jouett – Pizza Winner!
Terri Painter
Alma Louise Lowry
Alma Louise Lowry, age 94, of Manchester, TN, passed away on August 7, 2022, at McArthur Manor in Manchester, TN.
Mrs. Lowry was born in Warren Co., TN, on October 7, 1927, to her late parents Jesse Jackson Woodlee and Harriet Ester Woodlee. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 61 years Zane Lanier Lowry and two brothers Willie Andrew Woodlee and Jesse Aubra Woodlee. She is survived by her loving, devoted daughter Alma Kay Lowry and a host of special nieces and nephews. Louise devoted her life to being a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt and friend. Louise’s many interests included sewing, crafts, painting, cooking and baking, gardening, working in the yard and her flowers and plants, traveling and being a caregiver to her parents and husband. She will be dearly missed by her daughter, family and friends.
Visitation with the family will be held Thursday, August 11, 2022, from 10:00am until 11:00am at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN. Funeral services will be conducted immediately following visitation at 11:00am in the chapel of Central Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Armstrong Cemetery in Warren County.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Manchester Library, 1005 Hillsboro Blvd., Manchester, TN 37355.
Central Funeral Home is honored to serve the Lowry family, centralfuneralhome.com