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Medical marijuana advances out of Tennessee subcommittee
The Tennessee House Health Subcommittee advanced legislation last week to legalize medical marijuana in Tennessee. House Bill 2641, as amended, would allow qualified patients to use and possess certain forms and amounts of medical cannabis in the state.
“This bill doesn’t allow us to grow or dispense,” said bill sponsor State Rep. Bryan Terry, R-Murfreesboro. “It decriminalizes patients that could go to a different state and come back with acceptable forms (of medical cannabis).”
The amount of cannabis a qualifying patient could have would not be allowed to exceed 3 grams of Delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in a concentrated product or 3,000 milligrams of Delta 9 THC in infused products.
Recreational use of marijuana would still be prohibited. The Tennessee Medical Cannabis Commission would also be required to create and maintain a secure online database for qualifying patients, designated caregivers and qualifying physicians, according to the bill. The registry must be accessible to law enforcement as well as qualifying physicians to verify patient authorization. House Bill 2641 will now go to the full House Health Committee for additional discussion. More information about the legislation can be found here.
Medical marijuana has made the rounds in the legislature in previous years but has yet to be passed through the full assembly.
Grundy County’s Meeks named Jail Administrator of the Year
Last week, Grundy County Sheriff’s Department Captain Melinda Meeks was named Jail Administrator of the Year by the Tennessee Corrections Institute.
Melinda has worked at the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office for 17 years and under four different Sheriff’s. In 2017, Sheriff Shrum appointed Melinda as Jail Administrator. She is a graduate of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy and the National Jail Leadership Command Academy.
STATE NEW: Gov. Lee proposes 30-days of tax free groceries in Tennessee
Tennesseans may soon see some relief on their grocery bill. Gov. Bill Lee last week announced his plan to work with members of the General Assembly to suspend state and local sales tax on groceries for 30 days. This tax cut would provide direct relief for working families amid surging inflation nationwide.
“As Americans see their cost-of-living skyrocket amid historic inflation, suspending the grocery tax is the most effective way to provide direct relief to every Tennessean,” Lee said. “Our state has the ability to put dollars back in the pockets of hardworking Tennesseans, and I thank members of the General Assembly for their continued partnership in maintaining our fiscally conservative approach.”
The Governor’s proposal to suspend state and local sales tax on groceries for 30 days will be included in the fiscal Year 2022-23 budget amendment, which will be delivered on Tuesday, March 29. Exact dates are not yet finalized.
FRIDAY ROUNDUP: Westwood, CMS baseball pick up wins. Softball teams lose
Area prep scores and recaps from Friday, March 25, 2022
Westwood baseball cruises to 10-2 win over Liberty
Isaiah Deadman and Elijah Vernon combined to toss a 3-hitter and the Westwood Rockets got 3 RBIs from Davis McKenzie in a 10-2 win over Liberty Friday – a game you heard live on Thunder Radio as part of the Peoples Bank & Trust Hometown Sports Series.
The Rockets outhit the Patriots 10-3 and scored at least 1 run in every inning.
Carter Bell had a big day at the plate for the Rockets, pounding out two hits, a run scored and an RBI.
Deadman picked up the win on the mound. He struck out 6 and allowed no runs on just 1 hit. Vernon struck out 7 while not allowing any walks.
The win improves the Rockets to 5-2.
Stewarts Creek 20, Coffee Middle Softball 5
Coffee County tied up Stewarts Creek 4-4 in the bottom of the fourth inning before things went south. The Lady Red Hawks ripped out 22 hits and scored 8 in the 5th and 6 in the 7th to drop CMS 20-5.
Madi Scott picked up 3 RBIs on two hits for CMS.
CHS Softball falls to South Elgin 13-4
CHS got outhit 16-7 and lost 13-4 Friday afternoon in the Warrior Classic. South Elgin took a 12-0 lead before the Lady Raiders were able to get off the mat.
Olivia Evans and Riley Phillips had extra base hits for CHS. Haidyn Campbell, Phillips and Katelyn Anderson all had RBIs.
Gannon was tagged with the loss – allowing 9 runs on 11 hits.
Coffee Middle baseball moves to 9-1 with 9-5 win over Rossview
Two runs in the first and two in the second set the tone for Coffee Middle in a 9-5 win over Rossview Friday afternoon in non-conference action.
AJ Schuster had 2 hits, including a double and a pair of RBIs. Yancer earned the win on the mound – allowing 2 earned runs while striking out 3 and allowing 3 hits over 4 innings.
Birthdays- March 25
Birthdays:
Steve Cuningham
Carrington Sane – 14
Ernie West- Pizza Winner!
Scott Peterson
Weekly Winners:
Cake- Eli Clem
Flowers- Ray & Angela Carter
Brenda MeChelle Lawson
Brenda MeChelle Lawson passed this life on March 23, 2022 at Vanderbilt
Harton at the age of 40. Graveside Services are scheduled for Monday, March
28 at 11 AM at Maplewood Cemetery. Elder Dennis Thompson will be
officiating.
Brenda was born on June 16, 1981 to Tony E. Lawson and Mary Jane Cherry
Lawson. She was a member of Canaan Baptist Church. Brenda enjoyed singing
and writing songs about God.
She is preceded in death by her father, Tony E. Lawson
Ms. Lawson is survived by her mother, Mary Jane Lawson; sister, Tonya
Lawson; friends, Mandy Contreras and Laurie Newton; her dog, Chester; five
aunts; three uncle and a host of cousins
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Jo Ann Hardy
A life well lived as ended. A beautiful wife and mother is gone. Jo Ann Hardy was the only daughter of Milford D. Hardy and Julia Annie Squires. Born in 1937, she enjoyed a childhood in the Florida Everglades with her family including 5 older brothers, Laymond, Gene, Harold, Delbert and Jimmy. Jo learned many skills there such as how to put an alligator to sleep by rubbing it’s belly, making guava jelly and how to sew. Her mother made most of her clothes and taught her to sew at an early age. She used these skills through out her life to make clothing for her family and others. Jo Ann wore many hats. She was a devoted wife to her husband, Everett Whitney, for many years with whom she had four children, Jeanne, Michael, Brenda and Ellen. Jo Ann enjoyed cooking with the latest in whatever new pot or roaster was out on the market. She could also whip up something delicious in an old cast iron skillet. She mastered canning, stained glass, genealogy, muzzleloader shooting, growing African violets and gardening – she grafted a tangerine branch to a sour orange tree once with her brother Laymond. For several years she worked at Pratt & Whitney and was proud to have been a part of the team there. She had many talents and was a true renaissance woman. Jo Ann was not just smart and inventive, she was also a kind, nurturing and generous lady.
Besides her loving husband and children and their spouses, she sadly
leaves behind 7 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grandchildren. We
will all miss her so much as she rests on the banks of the Jordan.
A memorial service is being planned in Florida.
Central Funeral Home is honored to serve the family, 931-723-7774,
centralfuneralhome.com
Allen Ray Davis
Mr. Allen Ray Davis, age 70, of Hillsboro, TN,
passed from this life on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in Tullahoma, TN.
Mr. Davis was born in Tullahoma, TN, to his late parents Wesley Davis and
Lois Cunningham Davis. He worked as an electrician for AEDC for many years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by siblings, Fay
Medley, Joyce Bassar, Karen Gibson, Gary Davis, and Mary Elizabeth Davis.
Mr. Davis is survived by his wife of 48 years, Paulette Davis; sons, Thomas
Michael Russ and Paul Allen Davis; daughter, Marie (Stacy) Johnson;
brother, James “Buster” (Gay) Davis; sisters, Linda (Avery) Molder, Brenda
(Clyde) Petty, and Darlene (David) Ray; grandchildren, Kristen, Shawn,
Joseph, Kaitlyn, John Paul, Chelsea, Michael, Chance, and Hunter; five
great grandchildren.
Visitation with the family will be held Sunday, March 27, 2022, from 12noon
until 2:00pm at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN. Funeral services
will be conducted immediately following visitation at 2:00pm in the chapel
of Central Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens
in Tullahoma, TN.
Central Funeral Home is honored to serve the family, 931-723-7774,
centralfuneralhome.com
HS SOFTBALL: Lady Raiders pick up Warrior Classic win Thursday
Haidyn Campbell ripped a line drive to score Chesnie Cox and Kiya Ferrell in the bottom of the 7th inning and send the Lady Raiders off with a 7-5 win over the Canton Lady Giants in the Warrior Classic Thursday afternoon in Murfreesboro.
Channah Gannon picked up the win in relief for the Ladyh Raiders. She allowed one run over 2 innings while walking three and striking out 1. Kaitlyn Davis picked up a no decision. She allowed 4 runs on 4 hits while striking out 4.
Senior Kiya Ferrell led the charge at the plate for CHS with 3 runs scored on 2 hits and a walk.
The Lady Raiders will be back in action Friday at 2 p.m. against South Elgin Storm before taking on the East Peoria Raiders at 8 a.m. Saturday and the South Gibson Lady Hornets at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Birthdays- March 24
Sally Singles
Melinda Ashburn- Pizza Winner!
Ann Wells- 87