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Tennessee’s 2017-18 gun hunting season for deer opens Saturday, Nov. 18. Deer gun season has the traditional opening date of the Saturday prior to Thanksgiving.
During gun season, sportsmen may also use muzzleloader or archery equipment. The season will continue through Jan. 7, 2018 and the second Young Sportsman Hunt is Jan. 13-14.
Anyone born on or after January 1, 1969 is required to carry proof of satisfactory completion of a hunter education class or be in possession of the Apprentice Hunting License (along with other required licenses) while hunting any species in Tennessee.

The Tullahoma Community Pride Foundation cordially invites you to attend the lighting of the George Orr Memorial Christmas Tree next to the caboose on Saturday, November 18.
Festivities will begin about 4:15pm with the lighting at 4:30pm. Hot chocolate will be provided along with holiday music. They will also be collecting toys for the fire department’s Toys for Tots drive.
Tullahoma Community Pride Foundation hopes you will be able to attend this annual celebration to start the season and make it a new tradition for your family.

Authorities say the two men who were killed in the crash of a small plane Tuesday night have been identified. Warren County Sheriff Jackie Matheny said the Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victims as Thomas Stiles of McMinnville and Larry Banks of Spencer. This is not Larry Banks of Manchester.
According to a check of the flight plan, the plane, which was owned by AW Stiles Contractors, took off from Monroeville, Alabama Tuesday afternoon at 4:24. It was headed to the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport near Sparta, where it was scheduled to land at 6:19 that evening. The plane diverted from the flight plan and apparently was attempting to land at the Warren County Airport when it crashed into a field off Sherrell Road between Morrison and Centertown at around 6:46.
The crash is being investigated by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board.

Beware of a financial scam aimed at Tennessee veterans. This time the scam is extending to their family members as well.
There have been reports of people using multiple schemes to get money from military families.
According to the Better Business Bureau there are over 100 active scams in our area.
BBB president Jim Winsett says most of these scams are from telemarketers trying to sell a service they cannot provide.
Scammers typically focus on the elderly or military veterans.
In recent years scammers have started targeting family members of those who are deployed.
As the holiday season approaches, scams are already popping up.
During this time of year the most common scam will come in the form of a charity.
Winsett says before you give money you should research the program and ask for proper identification.
Winsett says some charities will say their proceeds will go toward veterans; however, those in need… won’t see a dime.
Here are a few tips to protect yourself against scams:
1. Be wary of “special military prices” or “special military financing”.
2. Guard your confidential personal information such as social security number, military information, bank account information or credit card number.
3. Check your credit score and bank account often: everyone is entitled to one free report every year
4. Beware of free memberships of trials that aren’t free
5. Watch out for predatory lending schemes
6. Be cautious of services that makes you pay an upfront fee
7. Don’t trust promises about the future
8. Be wary of house calls and telemarketers

Tennessee cities can do better when it comes to improving the lives of its veterans. Two cities in the Volunteer State are in the bottom 50 of a national ranking of best cities to live for veterans in a survey released by survey-giant WalletHub.
Nashville is ranked 62 and Memphis is 96th.
Analyst Jill Gonzalez says access to jobs and a higher than average homeless veteran population are what contributed to the city’s ranking.
“Memphis is in the bottom five and it really comes down to quite a few things,” she notes. “I think veterans know that it could be a little bit better there. Just economically speaking, it’s hard for these veterans to live and work in Memphis right now.”
According to WalletHub, the median income in Memphis is just under $35,000 annually, which is about $10,000 less than average. Detroit was listed as the worst city for veterans in the survey and Austin, Texas was the best.
Gonzalez says while words like “veterans” and “retirement” can make some think of a population aging out of the workforce, that’s often not the case with people as they transition into civilian life.
“When we think about veterans, a lot of times we really don’t necessarily realize that a lot of times military retirees are pretty young, many of them mid-30s, mid-40s,” she explains. “So a lot of them do have to get out into the job force as a civilian.”
In addition to the availability of jobs, the survey also examined access to mental health care and the city’s rate of homelessness among veterans.

Veterans Day was celebrated on Saturday on the square in Manchester. The program is presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. Many veterans, citizens and the families of veterans were in attendance. The ceremony honored those who have or are still serving our country.
Sergeant Major Larry Williams U.S. Army was the guest speaker and the Westwood Middle School band played a medley of military songs to honor the veterans in attendance.

An Estill Springs man was killed Nov.6 while crossing North Jackson Street in Tullahoma.
According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Tyler Walls, Michael N. Johnson, 48, of Cindy Hollow Road, Estill Springs was crossing the busy street when a 2007 Dodge operated by Trey Alan McCarty, 19, of Lynchburg Road, Fayetteville struck the man around 5:30 p.m.
According to the accident report, when the officer arrived at the scene near McDonalds he saw members of the Tullahoma Fire Department providing medical attention.
McCarty told the officer that he was traveling along North Jackson Street when he turned into the turn lane. He told the officer that hit something in the middle of the road. As he got out of the vehicle “he realized that he had hit a person and was unsure where the person came from.”
Witnesses told the officer that they saw Johnson run across the roadway from the area of Tullahoma High School, just before being struck by the vehicle.
Johnson was transported to Tennova—Harton Hospital by Coffee County Ambulance Service where he later died due to his injuries.
No charges were filed in the accident.
Tullahoma Police Officer Josh Leverette assisted in the investigation of the accident.

A Hillsboro woman was arrested Nov. 6 on aggravated assault charges.
According to a warrant filed by Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Joey Ricco, Mamie Lisa Ryder, 50, of Winchester Highway, Hillsboro, was arrested after she allegedly entered a residence on Perry Road and cut another woman on the back and nose with a razor blade knife.
In the warrant, the officer alleges that when he arrived at the residence he found Ryder sitting on a bed talking to another woman, and the victim was lying on the floor.
The victim was transported to a hospital for treatment and Ryder was transported to the Coffee County Jail. Ryder’s bond was set at $75,000.