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The American Legion Post in Manchester will be holding its third annual “Stomp” on September 3rd at the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center. A “Stomp” is a gathering of bikes; however, they have designed this for all in the community. Over 30 vendors will be set up similar to a “street fair”.
A Poker Run will take place and it is open to automobiles as well. The Poker Run is an event where participants travel to established locations and draw a card. Locations will be written on their registration card to be turned in at the finish line. They will allow people to discard and redraw up to three cards at the end, for an additional donation, of course. The route will be a scenic 130 miles and people travel at their own pace, stopping whenever they like as long as they return by the finish time.
Prizes, auctions, dinner and a dance will be open to everyone.
This is the American Legion Post in Manchester’s major fund raiser to help veteran causes. This will be a fun day for all and kid friendly.
An important part of this event is the “Remember Our Fallen” display that will be located inside the Manchester/Coffee County Conference Center. The memorial is specific for Tennessee.

Area fallen soldiers:

SSG   Nathan J. Bailey             ARNG            Tullahoma

SPC  Jeremy Lynn Brown        US Army         McMinnville

LCpl  Gregory A Posey            USMC            Winchester

CPL  Brian J “BJ” Schoff          US Army          Manchester

SGT  David “Alex” Stephens    US Army        Tullahoma

ILT  Frank B Walcup, IV          US Army        Woodbury

CPT  Darrick D Wright             US Army       Tullahoma

On Wednesday afternoon Westwood Middle and Elementary schools in Manchester were placed on lockdown around 2 p.m.
Someone called police and reported that a man armed with a gun was near a home on Oak Street just before 2pm. The subject fled before their arrival. Donald Corey Myers age 33 of Carter St. in Manchester was captured a short time later and taken into custody.
The arrest warrant says that Myers broke into a home and threaten the occupants if they didn’t produce drugs for him.
The lockdown by the schools was a precautionary measure after hearing from Manchester Police.
Myers was charged with aggravated assault with his bond set at $150,000 and his court date will be September 27.

Scotty W. Bell, 39, of Hermitage, TN is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $128,000 after leading the Tennessee Highway Patrol and other officers on a high speed chase along I-24 Wednesday.
According to warrants obtained by THP Officer Donnie Clark, officers were notified of a 2006 Nissan Altima traveling toward Coffee County that was involved in an armed carjacking in the Nashville area.
Lieutenant John Harmon told WMSR News that deputies from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department were successful in laying down spike strips to end the pursuit. Bell crashed, but apparently was uninjured.
He was charged with reckless driving, reckless endangerment, evading arrest, theft of property and driving on suspended license following the pursuit. Bell is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court on Sept. 26.

Police officers and an animal protection organization seized 21 animals from a home in Tracy City on Wednesday.
Tracy City police officers discovered the animals during a welfare check after the property owner was involved in a serious car accident. Officers found dogs in makeshift pens made of scrap fencing and plywood, scattered around the property.
The pens were filled with animal feces and dozens of dead rats.
Rescuers reported the dogs were all underweight and didn’t have access to food, clean water or veterinary care. They are suffering from a variety of illnesses including mange, external parasites, pink eye, tumors and untreated injuries.
Officers went inside the home and found more dogs and cats. Most of the dogs are larger breeds, but some of the indoor animals were smaller breeds suffering from neglect.
Tracy City police called animal protection organization Animal Rescue Corps to help with the scene.
ARC sent a team to Tracy City to help recover the animals. Authorities seized a total of 12 cats and nine dogs from the property. They’re being housed in an emergency shelter while authorities settle custody of the animals.
The property owner, whose name has not yet been released, is a 69-year-old woman and she remains in the hospital in critical condition. No charges have been filed at this time.

Over 400 motorcycles passed through Manchester on Wednesday during a seven-state journey raising money for The American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund.
The American Legion Riders of American Legion Gold Star Post 78 of Manchester along with area law enforcement, firemen and many, many citizens gathered on overpasses cheering and waving American Flags as the riders and passengers came through Coffee County on I-24.
Since its inception in 2002, over $11 million has been raised for the American Legion Legacy Scholarship Fund which is a trust with all expenses paid by The American Legion. The American Legion Riders have generated several million dollars for the scholarships through annual fund raising and it culminates each year with the American Legion Legacy Run. This is the 11th annual run.

This week the Hillsboro Homecoming Association donated $2,000 to the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center.
The mission of the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center is to serve children who are victims of severe abuse through prevention, education and intervention. Their vision is for a community where children are safe, families are strengthened, and victims are healed.
The center was founded in late 2004 by a group of local activists led by the Coffee County Church Women United. In June of 2005, they officially opened their doors to serve the children of Coffee County.

Things got a little interesting for children and teachers at Westwood Middle and Elementary schools in Manchester on Wednesday afternoon. Both schools were placed on lockdown around 2 pm, Wednesday.
Someone called police and reported that a man armed with a gun was near a home on Oak Street just before 2pm. The subject fled before their arrival. The male subject was found and taken into custody later in the afternoon. No other information was available early Wednesday evening.
The lockdown by the schools was a precautionary measure after hearing from Manchester Police.