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Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy at the biannual meeting of the Motlow College Foundation Board of Trustees in June. The meeting was held at the Motlow College Moore County campus.
The award was created in 2002 to honor those who greatly give of their time and finances to a Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) institution and exemplify outstanding volunteer efforts in raising money for a TBR institution. Bridgestone was selected for just those reasons, according to Dr. MaryLou Apple, outgoing president of Motlow College.
Bridgestone spent nearly $4 million renovating and building the North American Manufacturing Education Center (NAMEC) Building and BANDAG Training facility. As part of the construction process, they carved out 2,200 square feet of space for Motlow College to use.
Bridgestone also provides ‘in-kind’ support to the Motlow mechatronics program by coaching/mentoring Motlow students.  In addition, Bridgestone Americas’ tire manufacturing facilities in Warren County, Tenn., and LaVergne provide intern opportunities for students to gain hands-on experience while completing their degrees.
Apple said all of these efforts have assisted Motlow in meeting the goals of the Complete College Tennessee Act of 2010 to provide access for more citizens of Tennessee to obtain the skill sets required to enter or be retooled for the workforce.

Franklin County 17 year-old Katlyn Rogers was last seen on June 28, 2015 wearing a peach colored shirt and black pants. Katlyn has three tattoos; three stars on right forearm, marijuana on right leg and Burgess on left wrist. Katlyn may have a black trash bag full of clothes in her possession. She may be in the company of an adult male companion. Direction of travel is unknown.
If you have seen Katlyn, please contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at (931) 967-2331 or 1-800-TBI-FIND.
Age: 17
Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Brown– Eyes: Green
Height: 5’4
Weight: 134

Three women recently entered the South Rutherford Boulevard Walmart in Murfreesboro and allegedly stole over $2,000 in razors. The trio took various brands and sizes before leaving without paying for a single blade. The store later received a notification from their corporate office that similar thefts have occurred at other stores.
The three women fled the Murfreesboro store in a gold minivan with an out of state tag. Reports indicate the three may have hit stores in Springfield, Tennessee and Hendersonville, Tennessee as well. However, the three women have not been caught. They remain at large and could hit other stores in search of razors.
Back in June Manchester Police said that loss prevention personnel at Walmart reported that a white female entered the store on the Hillsboro Hwy and took $798 worth of razors from the store and left without paying.
The suspect may have left in a black 4-door Ford pick-up.

The University of Tennessee is getting a $963,000 grant to encourage students in rural counties to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, math and medical science.
The program will start this fall and mainly target students in Campbell and Union counties.
It will engage students in activities that help them learn more about strengths and interests and explore potential barriers they may encounter in attending college, as well as career options in STEMM fields.
The five-year grant was awarded to UT by the National Institutes of Health.
Additional components of the grant include peer mentoring, professional development for school counselors and STEMM teachers and a student summer camp on UT’s campus.

Hwy 55 Summer Fest presented by Thunder Radio and The Ticket Sports Radio is this Saturday July 11 at Waggoner Park in Tullahoma. There will be music, a cruise-in, a poker run and more.
Title Sponsor – Al White Ford Lincoln
Stage Sponsor – Bud Light
Jessica Meuse (American Idol Finalist) – sponsored by Middle Tennessee Business Network and Rodney’s Body Shop
Cruise IN – sponsored by LKQ
Event Sponsors – Line-X Tullahoma, Hawk Hardware, Lyn-Mor Truck Accessories & Cargo Center
PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE UNITED WAY OF COFFEE AND MOORE COUNTIES
Poker Run Sponsors are – Hills Power Pro, BB&J’S MARKET, The Hide Away, 41 South Sports Bar and Grill, and Newton Nissan of Shelbyville
Proceeds benefit Kimbo’s Wish
There will watermelon eating con tests and more including the group Bad Monkey will wrap-up the event that evening.

A preliminary hearing for Robert Travis Rosson was held on Thursday. Judge Jere Ledsinger lowered Rosson’s bond from $500,000 to $75,000 and his case was bound over to the August term of the grand jury.
He is accused of pulling a knife and allegedly lunging at a Coffee County Sheriff’s deputy on June 11. The deputy, Phillip Smith, then fired 3 shots at him, striking him in the shoulder and the thigh.
Rosson was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga where he underwent surgery to repair his shoulder.
He was taken back to the Coffee County Jail after Thursday’s hearing.

The Manchester Police Department is attempting to identify a person of interest. He is a person they are wanting to speak to about a theft that occurred at All Things E Cigs on the Hillsboro Blvd. The theft took place June 28, 2015. If you have any information about this person, please contact the Crime Investigation Division and talk with Investigator Bryan Eldridge at 931-728-2099.

The Manchester Police Department is also trying to identify another male subject. The picture is not good quality, but at this point it’s the best they have available. The subject is a person of interest in a theft case that took place at Walgreen’s in Manchester.
And like the other case if you have any information that could identify this person call 931-728-2099.
(MPD says all persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty)

After yesterday’s announcement that Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell and County Clerk Teresa McFadden said they will not be conducting marriages, Coffee County judicial commissioners are making the same decree. After a discussion took place between all full and part-time judicial commissioners, it was decided that they will no longer conduct marriages.
The Coffee County judicial commissioners say they have an extreme workload and time limitations making it very difficult to perform this courtesy.