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The Moore County campus of Motlow State Community College will host an annual Hiring Fair Thursday, Apr. 7, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. The fair will be held in the Forrester Student Center, Lincoln County Bank Dining Hall. The fair is open to all students and the public.
“The purpose of the hiring fair is to connect potential employees with prospective employers,” said Brenda Cannon, director of student and campus relations. “With hundreds of Motlow students preparing to graduate in May, this could be the skilled, job-ready pool of applicants employers seek. We encourage job seekers to come prepared to speak directly with potential employers.”
The companies and agencies that have confirmed participation include: Ascend Federal Credit Union, Big G Express, Inc., Calsonic Kansie, North America; Christopher Equipment, Inc., Exchange Media Group, Family Staffing Solutions, Fast Jack’s Restaurant, Fastenal, Fred’s Inc., G Squared, LLC; Goodman Manufacturing, Kelly Services, KK’s Loans Music & Jewelry, Lincoln County Health System, Manpower, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Tyson Foods, Inc., Williamson County Schools, and Walmart Distribution Center.
Area residents from throughout the Motlow service area are welcome to attend the hiring fair as well.
For more information or to reserve space as a vendor, contact Brenda Cannon at bcannon@mscc.edu or 931-393-1548.

Be a driving force in the Tullahoma Soap Box Derby on May 7, 2016. Children from ages 7-20 are eligible to race in this program. Kids along with the help of parents and mentors will build and drive their race cars from specially designed kits for each division. The competition is a qualifier for the First Energy All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, July 16, 2016.
Local businesses and individuals are encouraged to sponsor a car and driver. They are also invited to sponsor helmets and volunteer to work on race day to make this a successful and fun-filled day. Driver registration is on April 5th and the 19th at C.D. Stamps Community Center from 3:00-7:00 p.m. and there is a $30 entry fee. A birth certificate is required for age verification.
In order to be eligible to race there are specific requirements for each division. For the Stock Division a child must be between the ages of seven to thirteen, and they must not turn fourteen on or before July 31. The combined weight of car and driver cannot exceed 200 pounds. For the Super Stock Division a child must be between the ages of nine and eighteen, and they must not turn nineteen on or before July 31. Combined weight cannot exceed 240 pounds. For the Masters Division a child must be between the ages of ten and twenty, and they must not turn twenty-one on or before July 31. The maximum weight is 255 pounds. Average car weight is 65 pounds.
There is a Special Kids Division for children with a medically diagnosed disability, which a physician is willing to document. The child rides along with another driver in a double seated car. For this division the child must be seven to eighteen years old and may not exceed the weight limit of 185 pounds. The competition is also qualifier for the First Energy All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio, July 13, 2016.
For more information call 931-455-1121.

On Sunday afternoon an in-memory book was found near the Oak Restaurant on Interstate Drive in Manchester. The book was in memory of a person who recently passed away. This book can be identified at the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department at 76 County Jail Lane. For more information you can call 931-570-5619.

On Thursday night around 7:30pm Manchester officers responded to a disturbance call at Fast Pace Medical Center on the Hillsboro Highway. Upon arrival personnel told officers that the subject seeking medical care was possibly hallucinating, causing a disturbance and could be high on drugs. The man identified as, Jeremiah Daniel Martin age 24 of Madison St Manchester left the building and allegedly continued to call and harass the business. Officers spotted the man about 50 yards away from the building and after speaking with him he allegedly admitted to smoking some marijuana and to using meth a couple of days earlier. In an arrest warrant issued to Officer Jamie Newman, it states that officers asked Martin to place his hands on their patrol car so they could pat him down and he took off running, refusing to comply to stop. Martin was finally apprehended on Larrymore Drive. The arrest warrant goes onto say that upon searching the man’s bag officers found over 33 grams of green leafy substance believed to be marijuana, several other individual baggies and digital scales.
Martin was charged with; Resisting, halt, frisk, arrest or search, Evading arrest, Manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of controlled substance, Public intoxication and Unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities. Bond was set at $17,500 and he’ll be in court on April 19, 2016.

Gov. Bill Haslam has released his plan for road construction in Tennessee.
The governor told reporters that the plan identifies the specific projects that will be funded in the next three years.
Haslam has been making a case for increasing the state’s gas tax for the first time since 1989 as a way to help cover a $6 billion backlog in transportation project funding. The governor has said that roads cost three times as much to build than when the tax was last increased, and that drivers pay less because cars get much better fuel mileage.
But lawmakers have been reluctant to take up the measure in an election year, and the governor has acknowledged that a gas tax is unlikely to be considered this year.

A coalition of groups has launched an ad campaign against House Speaker Beth Harwell and other lawmakers over a controversial bill that would allow counselors to refuse to treat patients on the basis of “sincerely held religious beliefs.”
One of the groups is the American Counseling Association. A spokesman for the organization called the measure an unprecedented attack on the counseling profession.
Opponents say the legislation would allow therapists to turn away people in crisis because they are gay, transgender or practice a different religion. Republican Sen. Jack Johnson of Franklin, one of the sponsors of the bill, has said it is aimed at referring patients to people who specialize in their issues.
The bill passed in the Senate last month.

Motlow State Community College campuses in Fayetteville, McMinnville, Moore County and Smyrna will host separate Autism Awareness Walk events on Monday, Apr. 4.
“We look forward to this unified effort as we give hope to the world of autism,” said Sonya Hood, director of disability services at Motlow. “We invite people to join us in our effort to inspire compassion, empowerment, and hope regarding autism.”
The Moore County campus walk will begin at the Crouch Center at 1:30 p.m. and will progress for one lap around the loop road. A reception will follow the walk in the lobby of the Crouch Center. A yard sign will be posted in front of the Crouch Center that says, “Light it up Blue”. In the event of rain, the walk will be held in Nisbett Center.
The Fayetteville campus walk will begin at the front building lobby at 3:30 p.m. and will walk to Providence and back to campus. A reception will follow the walk in room FC104.
The McMinnville campus walk will begin at the main lobby at 1:30 p.m., and will return there for a reception.
The Smyrna campus walk will begin at 11:15 a.m., at the front of the Science, Technology, and Allied Health building, and will return there for a reception.
Motlow State students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to participate, and are asked to wear light-blue, the official color that represents autism. For more information contact Sonya Hood at shood@mscc.edu or 931-393-1765.

Tullahoma Mayor Lane Curlee invites the community to the upcoming Historic Tullahoma series hosted by Lannom Memorial Library. The name of his talk is “The 20 Decisions, Events, and Personalities that shaped Tullahoma.” The talk is Thursday, April 7 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. In addition to the talk, there will be slides showing historic scenes of Tullahoma. There is no charge to attend.
“Tullahoma has a fascinating history, and I look forward to sharing this information with attendees,” said Curlee.

Earlier this week we reported that Frank T. Johnson age 34 of N 5th St Nashville was arrested for evading arrest, resisting stop, halt, frisk or search (non-violent), reckless endangerment, driving on revoked/suspended license 4th offence and theft of property. Manchester Police and Coffee County deputies pursued Johnson after a deputy spotted him driving a vehicle reported stolen out of Shelbyville.
Now Johnson is suspected of stealing a 1988 Toyota truck from Manchester earlier Sunday.
After Shelbyville Police talked to a Manchester officer, they suspected the truck might have been driven to Shelbyville. The truck was found in the parking lot of La Riviera Mexican Restaurant on Sunlite Drive across from McDonald’s. A canoe that had been strapped to the truck was missing. Charges are reported as pending.

About one in three Tennesseans are classified as obese and a report released by survey company WalletHub names four Tennessee cities including Memphis, Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville in the top 15 of its Fattest cities in America list of 2016. The analysis looked at the percentage of inactivity, amount of fruits and vegetables consumed and, of course, weight. Chattanooga registered dietitian and nutrition therapist Pam Kelle says while survey results like this may accurately indicate a societal challenge, they can be harmful to individuals who are actively battling a weight problem. “How can we educate and teach people about healthy living and the risk of obesity without making people feel judged and yet one other thing for people to be looked down upon by size,” Kelle says. According to a separate analysis by the United Health Foundation, physical inactivity decreased in Tennessee by 28 percent in the last year. Kelle says a contributing factor to battling obesity in parts of Tennessee is the number of “food deserts” in urban areas that lack access to affordable and accessible healthy food. They are often located in low-income areas. Kelle acknowledges much of the obesity issue in Tennessee and other Southern states could be born out of a cultural love of fried and rich food. She adds healthier choices start with small steps. “Try to talk within the family unit about making small changes overall and it might be meal by meal,” she says. “It might be ‘let’s have dinner at home three times a week.’ But I think looking at your own plate and your habits and thinking about hunger and fullness. Little bitty changes can make a big difference.” Other diet changes you can make include selecting lean meats, replacing fat-laden dips and sauces with things like hummus, guacamole and Greek yogurt, and increasing the number of “whole foods” you consumer daily.