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Tennessee’s unemployment rate for October stayed at the lowest it has ever been in recorded history. The October rate was 3.0 percent, the same as the September rate.
Tennessee first marked an all-time low unemployment rate in June at 3.6 percent. Since then, it has been bested by the July rate of 3.4 and the August rate of 3.3.
Tennessee’s October jobless rate is two percentage points lower than it was a year ago and continues to outpace the national average, which is 4.1 percent.

Police in Tullahoma found a missing Waynesburg, PA girl who left home with a 27-year-old man early Tuesday.
The 15-year-old was located by Tullahoma Police Wednesday morning with Nathan Black after receiving a missing person report that the two might be in Tennessee.
Tullahoma police charged Black, 27, with felony counts of statutory rape and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He is being held at the Coffee County Jail on $85,000 bond while awaiting a court hearing Nov. 30.
Pennsylvania State police Sgt. Thomas Maher told the Observer-Reporter newspaper that the girl and Black allegedly met on social media.
Winston Brooks, a spokesman for the Tullahoma Police Department, said authorities were able to locate the girl after her cellphone provider found her signal in the city.
“The girl is safe. She was taken to the police station to await the arrival of her parents,” Brooks said.
Authorities here are still deciding whether to charge Black of West Lincoln St, Tullahoma in Pennsylvania.

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the death of 35-year-old Dylan Winton in Grundy County.
Winton was reported missing back in March, and his body was discovered in a remote wooded area in October near Highway 50 and Bess Road.
On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, officers with the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office in North Carolina arrested Donavon Dakota Hargis, 23, and Jamie Nunley, 40, both of Grundy County, Tennessee. Both individuals were wanted from Grundy County, Tennessee on charges of First Degree Murder and Felony Abuse of a Corpse.
Officers with the Yancey County Sheriff’s Office received a request for assistance from the Grundy County, TN Sheriff’s Office regarding an ongoing homicide investigation in their county. They had obtained indictments on two suspects in this case and had information to believe those two suspects were currently in Yancey County, possibly somewhere on US Highway 19W.
Officers took both suspects into custody without incident.

Wreaths across America has placed Remembrance Wreaths on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery at Christmas for 25 years.
Now Coffee County joins more than 1,200 other sites nation-wide participating in this program to honor our deceased military veterans interred at Oakwood and Citizens Cemeteries in Tullahoma and Hurricane Cemetery in Coffee County, with a plan to expand to other Coffee County Cemeteries in the future.
The Coffee County Republican Women are taking on this project with 100 percent of all funds collected locally being used to order and place wreaths on veteran’s graves.
$15 sponsors one wreath – $30 sponsors two wreaths – $75 sponsors five wreaths $150 sponsors 15 wreaths.
Checks should be made out to WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA TM and dropped off or mailed to Cyndi Clower at Clower Automotive at 1406 McArthur St. in Manchester, TN 37355. Wreaths across America is a IRS 501c3 non-profit and donations are tax deductible.
If you would like to volunteer to help raise funds or help place wreaths when they arrive in December call Bobbie Morse (931) 247-4545 or Linda Walden at (931) 728-7909 or (931) 409-1581.
A ceremony to remember and honor our veterans and lay wreaths on graves will be held at Arlington National Cemetery and more than 1,200 locations nation-wide including Coffee County on December 16.
The deadline for ordering wreaths is November 20th.

The City of Manchester’s Christmas parade will take place on Saturday, November 25th at 6:30 pm. Parade line up will start at 5:00 pm. The theme for this year’s parade is Christmas Movie Magic.
Following the parade, there will be a Christmas tree lighting on the square at 7:30 pm. The 25-foot tree is presented by the John Roberts Auto Group and Manchester Tourism. Manchester Vice-Mayor Ryan French tells us more about the city’s plans and the tree itself:

To register an entry for the parade, please contact A.J. Fox at the Manchester Parks and Recreation Department at 931-728-0273 or ajfox@cityofmanchestertn.com. Entries must be received by Monday, November 20th. There is no cost to submit an entry for the parade. First place through third place cash prizes will be awarded in two different categories.
Sponsored by: Lovelady Auto Parts, First National Bank, The Law Offices of Eric Burch, Al White Ford – Lincoln, and People’s Bank and Trust Company.

Wednesday was the first court appearance for five students at Grundy County High School charged with the attempted aggravated rape of a younger player.
The five football players; a freshman, three juniors and a senior are accused of trying to rape a 15-year-old teammate in the Grundy County High School football field house sometime before 6 a.m. on Oct. 11.
During court on Wednesday, Coffee County Judge Tim Brock, who is hearing the case, placed a confidentiality order on the case. That means details on what happened at the hearing may be limited.
The original judge in the case, William “Trey” Anderson, recused himself from the case last month, because he had represented one of the teens’ parents as a lawyer in the past.

In a joint investigation conducted alongside the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office, Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a Grundy County man in connection to his wife’s homicide.
On May 1, 2016, at the request of 12th District Attorney General Michael Taylor, TBI Agents joined the investigation into the death of Samantha Chandler, shortly after deputies found the body of the 26-year-old woman off Ross Creek Road in Gruetli-Laager.
On Monday, authorities presented facts gathered during the investigation to the Grundy County Grand Jury, which subsequently returned an indictment, charging 29 year-old Daniel Chandler with one count of First Degree Murder. On Tuesday afternoon, deputies with the Walker County, Alabama Sheriff’s Department arrested Chandler without incident and booked him into the county’s jail, where he is awaiting extradition to Tennessee.

A Grundy County school board member’s truck was vandalized after Monday night’s school board meeting, according to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office.
Investigators said the school board member was driving home when his truck stopped running, that’s when he noticed the vandalism.
The word “rapist” was spray painted across the passenger side door and an unidentified substance was put in the gas tank to keep it from running. The incident report also stated there was an odor coming from the gas tank.
The school resource officer is looking through footage from the high school, where the school board meeting was held, to try and identify a suspect.

The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department will start taking sign-ups for the Christmas boxes beginning Monday November 27, 2017. If you want to sign your children up for this program, you will need to come in person to the sheriff’s department at 76 County Jail Lane in Manchester. You will need to bring the child’s birth certificate or court documents showing you have full custody of your child or children. You will also need to bring proof of residency that you live in Coffee County, such as an electric or water bill with your name on it. You cannot be on any other agency’s list.
If you have any questions you may contact Shannon or Lesley at the sheriff’s department at 931-570-4409 or 931-570-4410.