Saturday is the sixth annual William Jacob Myers Memorial Benefit – it will be held at Praters BBQ in Manchester beginning at noon and ending around midnight. There will be a silent auction, live auction, cornhole tournament, raffle, food and live entertainment and everyone in the community is welcome.
Over the past five years the benefit has given back around $50,000 in scholarships to Coffee County Central High School students.
William Myers
Students at North Coffee Elementary School got an unexpected day off on Wednesday due to a water line break.
According to Coffee County Schools Director Dr. Charles Lawson, on Tuesday water was taken offline temporarily to install a new water line due to construction at the school. When the new line was turned on, it was pressure tested and checked as late as 11 p.m. Tuesday, according to Lawson. However, Wednesday morning the ditch near the school was full of water and it turns out the water line had blown a joint. Because of that, the school building could not be supplied with water and students were sent home. Lawson said the line was repaired on Wednesday, has been pressure tested again and school will return to normal operations on Thursday.
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If you happened to see or hear military helicopters around the area of Arnold Air Force Base Wednesday night, you were witnessing a training exercise.
There was a US Army aviation exercise on the base Wednesday night, according to Jason Austin, Chief of AEDC Public Affairs. The training included US Army helicopters and took place in the evening, during nighttime hours. It was a one-day exercise.
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Coffee County Middle School held its homecoming ceremony on Tuesday night. Members of the homecoming court are, from left, Ella Arnold, Aliza Freeze, Jade Lenhart, Lindsey Grimes, Kaylee Suggs, queen Layla McGee, Sydney Gilley, Lola George, Ashlyn Owens and Saige Adams.
North Coffee Elementary School has been closed Wednesday due to a water line break, according to Director of Schools Dr. Charles Lawson.
“There was a water line rupture and the school does not have a water supply so we were forced to close the school,” announced Lawson. “All other schools remain operational.”
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The Tennessee Department of Health is asking health-care providers across the state to report any cases of respiratory illness they suspect to be associated with vaping. According to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 200 people across 22 states have been hospitalized after using electronic cigarettes.
State Epidemiologist Dr. Tim Jones with the Tennessee Department of Health said patients are showing signs of serious lung problems.
“And it’s essentially severe lung disease – shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing – something that we might see with really bad asthma or pneumonia,” Jones said.
He said most of the patients are adolescents and young adults. Last week, the Knox County Health Department reported a resident there was hospitalized with symptoms thought to be linked to e-cigarette use. At least one individual in Illinois has died of severe respiratory illness linked to vaping.
According to the CDC, many patients reported a gradual start to their breathing issues before being hospitalized. In some cases, they’ve reported vomiting, diarrhea and fatigue. Jones said the type of electronic cigarette product used doesn’t seem to be a factor.
“It doesn’t appear to be associated with a particular brand or a particular maker,” he said.
Jones added medical experts are in the dark as to what’s causing the illness, which began cropping up in hospital rooms in late June.
“Right now, we’re seeing such a sudden increase that, clearly, there’s something new going on,” Jones said. “It hasn’t yet been specifically identified, but as soon as we know, we’ll let people know. But clearly something is different, and has been different in the last couple of months.”
Even though cases in different states appear to be similar, the CDC has said it’s still unclear whether they have a common cause or are entirely different ailments.
The Manchester Police Department needs your help identifying individuals who are wanted for questioning regarding a vandalism incident at the Manchester Walmart. If you have any information, contact MPD investigator Trey Adcock at 931-728-2099. You can also message the police department on Facebook or Twitter.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and RecruitMilitary will host the Nashville Veterans Job Fair on Thursday, September 5th from 11am to 3pm at Nissan Stadium. This free event for veterans, military spouses, transitioning military, National Guard members and Reservists features 50+ employers ready to hire.
In addition to providing career opportunities for veterans, RecruitMilitary is also focusing efforts on the more than 600,000 military spouses in the United States who are unemployed and/or underemployed in their professional careers. The company is actively working to help address the exorbitantly high unemployment rate of military spouses – nearly 25% – a rate more than six times the national average. This is the highest unemployment rate of any singular group in the U.S. Through its partnership with Google, a new job search tool is now available to assist military spouse and military trained talent to explore 8,000 remote work options in the RecruitMilitary database of more than 250,000 jobs. With more than 140 veteran and military spouse job fairs this year, RecruitMilitary offers veterans and military spouses the most opportunities of any organization to help facilitate their future career goals.
The Coffee County Fair is coming up Sept. 14 through the 21st. Today is the final day to have your entry forms postmarked to enter into the beauty pageants, baby shows and toddler shows. Click here for a link to the fair book. You can print off the entry forms there and fill them out, just be sure to have them postmarked by today to be eligible.
There are a couple of local government meetings to be aware of Tuesday night. The Coffee County Budget and Finance committee will meet at 5 p.m. at the administrative plaza and the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen will have a work session at 5:30 p.m. and a meeting to follow at 6:30 p.m. tonight at Manchester City Hall. Both meetings are open to the public.
