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The Manchester Fire & Rescue would like to invite you to participate in its 3rd annual Chili Cook-Off scheduled from 12 to 4 p.m. October 13, 2012 on the downtown square in Manchester, Tennessee. The event is open to any and all individuals or teams that have a desire to make chili and have fun! It is also a good way to promote your cooking skills or business! Last year’s event was a great success as 29 teams competed for one of three trophies and $500 cash prizes awarded. The 2011 cook-off netted over $3,700 for Manchester Fire & Rescue’s Firefighter Association. This year’s proceeds will go to the Children’s Advocacy Center, a non-profit organization that provides a child-focused facility in a safe, neutral location.
Since this is a charity event, a donation of $25 per team is required to enter the competition. The rest of the money raised comes from individuals purchasing a spoon for $5. With this spoon, they are allowed to sample all of the competitors’ chili and them vote for the “People’s Choice Award”, one of three awards that will be given out during the event. The other two awards are “Best Overall Chili” which will be judged by a panel of special guests; and the “Best Presentation”, which involves the theme surrounding the individuals’ or teams’ booth and chili presentation, also judged by the panel of judges. So, to win the “People’s Choice Award”, you will need to have a lot of supports willing to try a lot of chili. There will again be customized trophies, donated and designed by Logos, Awards and More, for the winners of each category.
Marcrom’s Pharmacy, United Regional Medical Center, First Call of Nashville and a private donation in the memory of the late Assistant Chief Rod Ballard are helping sponsor chili cook-off this year. The event will once again consist of three (3) $500 cash awards, one for each category. So each team needs to have as many supporters come out and purchase a “spoon” so they can vote for the “People’s Choice Award”, and help the Children’s Advocacy Center all at one time!

“Children’s Christmas Around the World” is the theme of the 56th Annual Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade, scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7. Grand Marshal for this year’s event will be Miss Tennessee, and Tullahoma native, Chandler Lawson. Chamber officials say that it was not a hard decision to make in choosing Lawson for the job. The announcement was made by chamber director Diane Bryant at Tuesday’s chamber coffee held at American City Bank. Entry forms for the float competition will be available at the Tullahoma Area Chamber of Commerce office, 135 West Lincoln St. Entry fees range from $30 to $50 prior to the Nov. 19 deadline.

 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued an Endangered Child Alert for the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office for 9-year-old Chloie Leverette and 7-year-old Gage Daniel. The children were last seen on Sunday, September 23, 2012, at approximately 6:30 p.m. by a neighbor. Chloie and Gage lived with their grandparents at 730 Kingdom Road,   Unionville, Tennessee. That home was destroyed by fire on Sunday night at approximately 9:30 p.m. According to State Bomb and Arson investigators, the children were not victims of the fire and their whereabouts are unknown at this time. If you have any information concerning the current whereabouts of Chloie and Gage, please contact the TBI at   1-800-TBI-FIND.

The man who was allegedly driving a vehicle that was involved in a single vehicle crash that took the life of a Tullahoma teen early Sunday morning is listed in stable condition at Vanderbilt Medical Center. According to reports from the Tullahoma Police Department, Nicholas Beasley is accused of taking the Jeep that was involved in the fatal crash from a First Avenue, Tullahoma address. He is also accused of taking a cell phone and other items from a resident on North College Street. According to a report filed by Sgt. Robert Weaver, charges are pending in connection with the crash that took the life of Tyrin Rippy Sunday morning around 3:20 a.m.

A Tullahoma man is free on bond after being charged with rape of a 14-year-old girl. 18-year-old Trevor Castile is charged with having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl. According to warrants obtained by Tullahoma Investigator Harry Conway, the girl’s father returned home and found Castile in his daughter’s bedroom with Castile clothes in floor. The girl allegedly admitted to her father that she and Castile have had sexual relations.

A $40,000 appropriation to get a matching grant to repair Tullahoma Regional Airport’s northwest taxiway and install lights has been approved by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, but Alderman Jimmy Blanks questioned how much good the overall community will benefit from the effort. Blanks asked why the city should chip in $40,000 to go toward a matching that could be interpreted by some as going toward “just people who own planes.” Alderman Mike Norris said the funding is about economic development, and with a 95 percent-to-5-percent funding mechanism — with the Tennessee Aeronautics Division paying the greater share — the city can’t go wrong.
Daryl Brady, Tullahoma Area Economic Development Corp. executive director told the city board that the airport has land available that needs to be used to attract business and industry. The board unanimously approved the request.

District Attorney General Mike Dunavant says several Tennessee walking horse owners will be investigated to determine whether they knew their horses were being abused. Last week, trainer Jackie McConnell was sentenced to three years’ probation, fined $75,000 and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service for violating the federal Horse Protection Act. He still faces 17 state misdemeanor charges related to soring, or illegally injuring a horse’s legs to enhance its high-stepping gait.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that affidavits in the state cases claim that owners witnessed some of the abuse at McConnell’s stable.
Dunavant said officials would investigate how much owners knew and whether they participated in the soring.

Representatives from Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s (AEDC) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) center recently visited the Coffee County Central High School Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) to loan CyberPatriot V laptops for their CyberPatriot V team.

CyberPatriot V is a national high school cyber defense competition created to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity or other STEM disciplines critical to the nation’s future.

AEDC’s STEM center is a sponsor for the high school’s CyberPatriot V team. Michael Glennon, AEDC engineering and technical management director, and Cameron Liner, AEDC aeropropulsion test information systems manager, are mentors for the team providing knowledge of computer operating systems (OS) and network vulnerabilities.

During competitions students are provided one to three virtual machines. The machines contain several vulnerabilities that students must identify and defend against.

CyberPatriot V was established by the Air Force Association. The Northrop Grumman Foundation is the presenting sponsor for the fifth phase of the program, CyberPatriot V. The organizations founding partners are the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and the Center for Infrastructure Assurance & Security (CIAS) at the University of Texas-San Antonio.