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The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office was investigating a missing person’s case. On Thursday July 21st, 2016, Jennifer Campbell left her Uncle’s home walking in the Unionville area at approximately 5 p.m. Jennifer told her family she was going to meet her friend Mike that she met off the internet at the El Bethel Church on 41A North.
According to police Jennifer was found safe on Sunday.

First National Bank of Manchester Community President, Brent Parsley, recently announced the promotions of a branch manager, loan officer, and head teller at the Hillsboro Highway location.
Vice President, Brad Goodwin, has been named Branch Manager. Goodwin brings a wealth of knowledge in both lending and management to the position, Parsley said.
Kim Hopkins, former administrative assistant in new accounts and loans, has been named loan officer at the branch.
Former teller Jaime Mooneyham will be head teller at the Hillsboro branch after several years’ experience in loans and as a teller.
Additionally, Tammy Townsend will move from the branch to the Main Office on High St. She is an assistant Vice President in loans and will assume a supervisory position.
“All these fine individuals are very worthy of their promotions and are assets to First National Bank. We are always pleased to promote from within our organization when we can,” Parsley said.
“As always, First National Bank is pleased to have been a part of the community for the past 116 years. We look forward to serving you with quality hometown hospitality,’ Parsley added.

The Dusty Elam Foundation graciously donated $5,000 to Coffee County Teen Expo to go toward backpacks for students. “We are grateful for community partners like the Dusty Elam Foundation who continue to lookout for those without. We appreciate them always going above and beyond for our students,” said Taylor Rayfield, Coffee County Schools Family Resource Coordinator. Coffee County Teen Expo will be held on Saturday, July 30th for Coffee County Schools’ students in grades 7-12. They anticipate to serve 500 students providing them with a backpack, school supplies, new pair of shoes, hygiene products, haircut, as well as job fair for parents.

A Montana man is facing several charges after leading Tennessee Highway Patrolman on a high speed chase.
Erik Taylor Shalosky, 20, of Billings, Montana is charged with theft of property, reckless endangerment, leaving the scene of an accident and driving on revoked/suspended license. Bond was set at $105,000 and he’ll be in court on Sept. 27.
According to a warrant obtained by Trooper Donnie Clark, an attempt was made to stop the vehicle that Shalosky was operating because he was following another vehicle to close on Interstate 24, but the driver exited the interstate and drove into the parking lot of Quick Mart in Manchester. The trooper had learned from his license recognition camera that the vehicle was possibly stolen.
As the trooper started to turn his blue lights on and stop the vehicle, the driver took off at a high rate of speed and drove through a red light at an intersection in Manchester. Shalosky then, according to the warrant, took off on the wrong side of the road in a reckless manner. The pursuit then continued onto AEDC Road and struck Trooper Sam Johnson’s patrol car and pushed it off the roadway but he drove back onto the roadway. When he entered the roadway Trooper Clark pushed the vehicle back off the roadway. He then drove through a fence at Geo-Tronics damaging a large section of the fence and nearly struck a construction worker.
Shalosky then drove back onto the roadway but lost control of the car and crashed for a third time. He was then taken into custody.

Retailer Hastings will be liquidated and all 126 of its stores will close including the store in Tullahoma by October 31, 2016.
Amarillo.com reports that Hilco Merchant Resources LLC and Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC co-purchased Hastings and will oversee the liquidation of its assets.
According to the court documents filed Wednesday, the two companies can frame the liquidation as a “going out of business” sale. And by Halloween, Hastings will be closed.
Hastings stores can technically close whenever they choose. The Oct. 31 date is just the deadline. However, employees must be provided a seven-day notice before a store is closed.
Hastings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June.

Allisa Henley of Manchester, the master distiller at George Dickel in Tullahoma has left the company to become the master distiller at Popcorn Sutton Distilling LLC, the Ohio-based whiskey maker that operates a large distillery in Newport.
According to the Knoxville News-Sentinel, Henley was named to the top distiller spot at the Dickel distillery near Tullahoma in 2014, replacing John R. Lunn, who left to take the same post at Popcorn Sutton. Henley worked with Lunn for 10 years at Dickel before being elevated to the top spot at the famous distillery, which is owned by London, England-based beverage giant Diageo PLC.
She said she will continue to live in Manchester while she’s working for Popcorn Sutton, but will make regular trips to Newport.

BOARD OF COFFEE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COFFEE COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE PLAZA
JULY 26, 2016 @ 6:00 p.m.
A G E N D A

1. Sheriff Proclaims Commission Open for Business
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Roll Call
5. Approve agenda.
6. Review and approval of the minutes of previous meeting.
7. Resolution of Memorial, Sympathy and Commendation
8. Elections, Appointments and Confirmations
a. Notaries
b. Library Board
c. Planning Commission
d. Public Building Authority
e. Other
9. Unfinished Business
10. New Business
a. Resolution 2016-14 – Resolution to Amend Coffee County Zoning Resolution No. 2006-39 to Rezone the property on the McMinnville Hwy from RS-1 Low Density Residential to C-1 Rural Center District
b. Resolution 2016-15 – Resolution for the widening of Hwy 41
c. Resolution 2016-16 – Resolution to Sustain Financial Stability for Wayside Sewer System
d. Resolution 2016-17 – A Resolution Supporting a Tax Increment Financing Program to Aid Development in the City of Manchester, Coffee County, Tennessee
e. Other
*Report of standing committee and action thereon by the commission.
B&F, Legislative, Education, HWR, Capital Outlay, Law Enforcement, Personnel &Compensation Committee
*Report of special committees and action thereon by the commission.
11. Statements & Announcements
12. Public Comments
13. Adjournment

Tennessee comes in 28th in the nation for installed solar capacity according to the Solar Energy Industries Association. Last year the state installed 11 megawatts of generation potential. But with Tennessee seeing about 200 days of sunshine every year, there is untapped potential, said Sean Gallagher, vice president of state affairs with the organization.
“It’s certainly strong enough to make solar projects work,” Gallagher said. “We’ve seen that, for example, in North Carolina and Georgia, which have a similar solar resource to Tennessee and to date have a more developed solar market.”
Tennessee offered residents a solar tax exemption until 2012, when the attorney general said it violated the state constitution by favoring participating taxpayers. Unlike other states, Tennessee does not have a policy mandating utilities source some energy from renewables.
The Tennessee Valley Authority does offer customers a one-time $1,000 rebate when they install solar power. The company offers the “Green Power Providers program,” which provides for the installation of small-scale renewable power generation systems. TVA will then buy the green energy output from participants in the program.
Gallegher said such programs are a step in the right direction.
“TVA in particular has started to take some steps in the direction of going solar,” he said. “They’ve provided some programs for some of the customers, but there’s a lot more that could be done. Customers in Tennessee would like more access to solar and would like to see TVA and the other utilities in the state to do more for them. ”
For more information on solar in Tennessee, visit seia.org

Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained additional indictments for two people who are already facing charges in connection to an ongoing TBI juvenile human sex trafficking investigation.
TBI Agents opened the case on July 8, 2015 after receiving information from the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services.
Agents found the between February and July 2015, Kasity Fults-Hill and her husband Christopher Hill participated in trafficking a 17-year-old for the purposes of commercial sex.

According to the TBI, the Coffee County Grand Jury returned indictments for Fults-Hill and Hill, charging Kasity, 25, of Tullahoma, with an additional two counts of Trafficking for Commercial Sex Acts and charging Christopher, 32, of Nashville, with an additional three counts of Trafficking for Commercial Sex Acts.
“I appreciate the efforts of the TBI in uncovering the evidence in this case so that we can hold these individuals responsible for their acts,” said 14th District Attorney General Craig Northcott. “My office and I are fully committed to insuring that this conduct is eradicated from this community and seeking justice for the victims in this and any other similar situation.
Earlier this year, the Montgomery County Grand Jury returned indictments as part of this investigation, charging Fults-Hill and Hill with eight counts each of Trafficking for Commercial Sex Acts and two counts each of Money Laundering. A third subject was also indicted by the Montgomery County Grand Jury in connection with this case.