Tennessee’s unemployment rate for the month of November was 5.6 percent, unchanged from the October rate. That’s according to Tennessee Labor Commissioner Burns Phillips. The U.S. rate for November was 5.0 percent, also unchanged from October.
Over the past year, Tennessee’s unemployment rate decreased from 6.6 percent to 5.6 percent, while the national rate declined from 5.8 to 5.0 percent.
Total nonfarm employment increased 1,000 jobs from October to November. The largest increases occurred in financial activities, manufacturing, and transportation/warehousing/utilities. Over the year, nonfarm employment increased 48,600 jobs. The largest increases occurred in trade/transportation/utilities, professional/business services, and leisure/hospitality.
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November Unemployment Rate Remains at 5.6%
“Booze It and Lose It” Campaign Begins
Tennessee law enforcement officials kicked off the “Booze It and Lose It” holiday safety campaign on Friday.
The event took place at the Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce in Murfreesboro.
Kendell Poole, director of the Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office, joined members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol along with neighboring law enforcement agencies in Middle Tennessee.
Law enforcement agencies across Tennessee are out in full force now through Jan. 3 searching for impaired drivers.
The Governor’s Highway Safety Office reminds motorists to plan ahead for a sober ride home before taking part in holiday celebrations this season.
For more information about the Governor’s Highway Safety Office, visit http://www.tntrafficsafety.org .
100 M to Travel During the Holidays
AAA projects the number of year-end holiday travelers will top 100 million for the first time on record. Nearly one in three Americans (100.5 million) will journey 50 miles or more between Wednesday, December 23, 2015 and Sunday, January 3, 2016. This represents a 1.4 percent increase over last year and the seventh consecutive year of travel growth for this holiday period.
Projections show that 2,157,962 Tennesseans will travel during the holidays.
Driving remains most popular mode of travel for year-end holiday travel:
- More than 90 percent of travelers (91.3 million people) will drive to their holiday destinations, an increase of 1.4 percent over last year.
- Air travel is expected to increase by 0.7 percent, with 5.8 million Americans flying to their holiday destinations.
- Travel by other modes of transportation, including cruises, trains and buses, will increase 2.4 percent, to 3.4 million travelers.
Burch & Stanley Attorneys at Law Student of the Week 18 December 2015
The Burch & Stanley attorneys at law “Student of the Week” for 18 December 2015 is Gracie Cruz. Gracie is in the fifth grade at East Lincoln Elementary School in Tullahoma. She is the daughter of proud parents Kaila and Luis. She was selected as our student this week because of the many positive attributes she possesses. Gracie is not afraid of anything when it come to school work and actually takes the initiative whenever she can. She does the right thing and is very responsible. Gracie is often the first choice (by her fellow students) to work with because she is so helpful to them. Her teachers say she is a natural at math and is an asset to have in the classroom. It is no surprise that math is her favorite subject. Gracie is a member of the school archery team. She says she plans on becoming a Doctor when she gets old because she likes helping people. She was presented with a plaque (courtesy of K&S Trophies of Tullahoma) and a set of tickets to an up-coming Nashville Predators game. Congratulations to Gracie Cruz, the Burch & Stanley attorneys at law “Student of the Week”.
The Attorneys at Law Burch & Stanley Student of the Week Gracie Cruz with Attorney Trenena Stanley
Tullahoma Man Busted for Drugs in Manchester
Kenneth Darius Hubbard arrest intake photo.
Manchester Police Officer Ernie Colvin responded to Holly Tree Apartments to speak to an individual about using drugs. Colvin saw Hubbard arrive in a Nissan Xterra and after getting out of the vehicle the police report says the man almost fell as well being very unsteady on his feet. The officer requested the department’s new K9 dog and Officer Dale Robertson come to the apartments.
The dog searched the outside of the vehicle and alerted on the driver’s side. The officer then searched the vehicle and allegedly found a full unsmoked marijuana joint and one partially smoked. The officer then asked Hubbard to sit on the curb. Robertson spotted some type of baggy in the back of the man’s pants. After a search of the bag, officers allegedly found 112.7 grams of marijuana, 70 Oxymorphone pills, two Xanax pills and an unknown pill. They also found a metal grinder with marijuana residue in it, as well as a set of digital scales.
Hubbard’s girlfriend told officers that he fell asleep and almost wrecked while driving from Tullahoma to Manchester.
Police seized Hubbard’s vehicle and $706.56 in cash.
Hubbard was booked at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $55,000.
Shelbyville Woman Charged with 17th DUI
Police say a Shelbyville woman has been arrested 17 times for drunken driving.
WSMV-TV reports Dorothy Hanson’s charges date back to 1985. Police say six of the offenses have taken place in the past 10 years.
Police say Friday marked Hanson’s 17th DUI arrest, when she hit another car head-on. Hanson reportedly had open beer and whiskey containers in her car, and paramedics were unable to draw blood from her being so dehydrated.
Shelbyville Police Chief Jan Phillips says in addition to the DUI arrests, Hanson now has 16 charges of driving on a revoked license.
Hanson was released from jail after posting a $75,000 bond.
It’s unclear if Hanson has an attorney. Her father told WSMV-TV that she’s a “good person with an alcohol problem.”
Fatal Accident in Beechgrove
A Tracy City man was killed in a two-car crash on Highway 64 in the Beechgrove area Tuesday afternoon.
According to a report by Tennessee Highway Patrol, Joshua Collings, 30, of Tracy City, was driving a 1995 Mustang east on Highway 64 when he lost control and began to cross over the center line into the westbound lane of traffic. The Mustang then collided at an angle with a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix operated by Bryan Martin, 27, of Shelbyville. Both vehicles came to rest in the westbound lane of the highway.
Martin was injured in the accident and was airlifted from the scene and flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. He was listed in critical condition as of Thursday afternoon.
Beware of Scammers Using the Name IRS
Some area residents have received calls from a scam that is making the rounds in the area.
People are calling residents claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. The caller tells their intended victim that they owe the federal agency money and if they don’t pay it then they will be arrested.
The scammers called one Tullahoma resident and left a message for her to call the IRS. When she called the number back it was in El Paso, Texas and man answered by announcing that he was with the IRS. He then asked for the woman’s Social Security number to which she told him that the IRS already has her number. The Tullahoma woman said that the man then began to call her names and use profanity, she then hung up.
If you receive a call claiming to be from the IRS, don’t give out your personnel information. As the Tullahoma woman told the caller this week, the IRS already has your social security number they don’t need to ask you for it. Also don’t give out your bank account to such callers.
The Tullahoma woman hung up from her scammer and contacted the IRS’s phone number where you can report such calls. Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves says that is the best thing to do if you receive such a call. The IRS usually sends out written notices that you owe them money.
East Coffee Elementary School Receives Grant and DARE Students Graduate
DARE graduates
East Coffee Elementary fifth-graders recently graduated from the DARE program sponsored by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department. During the semester-long course, Officer Morris Vanattia taught the students how to say no to drugs and violence through Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE). East Coffee is thankful to Officer Vanattia for his 18 years of service to this important program.
UPDATE–Skateboarder Struck by Car in Tullahoma Dies from Injuries
DeMarcus Mayes of Tullahoma was riding his skateboard on Monday night when he was struck by a car on Atlantic St. Mayes, 22 was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville with serious injuries. Mayes died late Wednesday night.
According to a police report by Tullahoma Police Sgt. Robert Weaver, around 7:15 p.m. Mayes was struck by a 1996 Ford Mustang operated by Ronald Allen Jacobs, 21, of Beechgrove.
Jacobs said that he did not see the skateboarder in the roadway until he struck him. After striking Mayes, the Mustang then struck a guardrail.
Witnesses told the officer that Mayes was in the middle of the roadway and that Jacobs swerved into the northbound lane and back into the southbound lane and struck Mayes sending him into through the air.
The witnesses said that it did not appear that the driver of the car was speeding at the time of the crash.
