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Veterans and their spouses looking to re-enter the workforce, or those interested in seeing what other career opportunities are available, are invited to the National Guard Readiness Center in Tullahoma on Thursday for a special job fair.
The local job fair, titled Paychecks for Patriots, is one of 10 such events being held in cities across the state on Oct. 9.
The campaign is organized by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
A total of 16 employers will be on hand Thursday, including Lowe’s, Wal-Mart distribution center, Applebee’s, Aerospace Testing Alliance, Big G Express, Tennessee Army National Guard Recruiting, AutoZone, Rock Tenn, Dollar General, Titan Transfer, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Batesville Manufacturing,, Aegion Corp., Amazon Fulfillment, Jack Daniel Distillery and Tyson Foods.
Before attending Paychecks for Patriots, interested veterans are being asked to register online with the Jobs4TN system at http://bit.ly/paychecksforpatriots.com Online registration is open now and will continue to be available through the day of the event. Job hunters should bring along copies of their resumes and documentation regarding any special certifications they have earned.
Paychecks for Patriots will be held at the Tennessee Army National Guard Readiness Center, 1402 E. Carroll St., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9. Additional information can be found online at http://www.tn.gov/labor-wfd/Patriots/Paychecks.shtml.

Manchester Fire & Rescue will host their first ever Open House. The fire department will the Open House at Fire Station One (1509 Hillsboro Blvd) on Monday, October 6, 2014 from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. It will be open to everyone in the city. Bring your children so they can have fun in the bouncy house and enjoy sodas, and popcorn. Small giveaways are also planned.
Manchester Fire & Rescue will be making FREE appointments for Smoke Alarm installations for residents that live within the city.

An accident on Thursday night sent two people to the hospital in Manchester. According to authorities a Toyota pickup and a passenger car apparently were rear-ended by a 3-wheel vehicle at the Hwy 41/55 intersection. The 3-wheel vehicle overturned in the roadway. Manchester Fire & Rescue responded to the scene and cut the roof off the 3-wheel car to free the driver. Coffee County EMS then transported the driver to a local hospital. The driver of the passenger car was also transported to the hospital with a neck injury. The driver of pickup was not injured. No names were released.
Manchester Police investigating the cause of the accident.

Gov. Bill Haslam has announced more than $28 million in community development grants to help improve infrastructure, health and safety projects and downtown improvements.
Seventy cities and counties around the state received the block grants under Wednesday’s announcement.
Haslam said the improvements help communities attract investment and jobs.
The state grants ranged from $88,000 to $525,000, with local governments matching some of that total.
Other grants are funding fire protection, housing rehabilitation, ambulance services and drainage improvements.
The City of Manchester will receive $315,000 for drainage improvements. The city will spend $55,589 for a total of $370,589.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library affiliates in seven counties served by Duck River Electric Membership Corp. (DREMC) will benefit from a $10,000 Sharing Success grant, sponsored by the co-op and rural electric lender CoBank.
DREMC and CoBank each contributed $5,000 through the matching grant program. The financial assistance means more children can be enrolled to receive books by mail in rural areas served by the co-op.
“Our board of directors voted unanimously to apply for the grant. We see great value in supporting childhood education and development. It improves the quality of life for our co-op members, families and communities,” said DREMC President/CEO Michael Watson.
The Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation, celebrating its 10th anniversary with a statewide bus tour, received the grant on behalf of the Imagination Library programs in Coffee, Franklin, Bedford, Maury, Marshall, Moore and Giles counties.
Books from Birth partners with Imagination Library and 95 county affiliates to provide funding for books and distribution to the homes of enrolled children up to age 5.
The Books from Birth Foundation encourages childhood reading and involving kids at an early age with books. Exposure to books helps develop strong speech, vocabulary and life skills.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is asking for the public’s help in identifying an elderly woman found deceased seven years ago at the entrance to Foster Falls State Park in Marion County, just outside Grundy County.
Efforts to determine who she was since her body was found in February 2007 have not yet led to her identity, so agents hope someone seeing her description may recognize her.
The woman is a white female, approximately 5’2” to 5’5”, weighing between 110 and 120 pounds. She has reddish-brown shoulder-length hair and hazel eyes and appears to have been in her mid to late 60’s. Medical examiners say she had a golf ball-sized tumor on the right side of her neck, and a hernia that protruded from her stomach.
When she was found the victim was wearing a light pink turtleneck, a pink sweater, a purple skirt, beige panty hose and a blue fur-lined coat.
Anyone with information about this woman’s identity is encouraged to call the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation at 1-800-TBI-FIND.

On September 30, 2014, President Barack Obam proclaimed October 2014 as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV), nearly 20 people per minute are victims of physical violence by an intimate partner in the United States. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner within their lifetime. Intimate partner violence accounts for 15% of all violent crime.
Domestic violence can result in physical injury, psychological trauma, and in severe cases, even death. The devastating consequences of domestic violence can cross generations and last a lifetime.
If you need help, dial the national domestic violence hotline at: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).

Old Timers Day or days will be held Oct 3 & 4 in downtown Manchester. The big events begin Friday evening at 6 p.m. with Mayor Lonnie Norman speaking and announcing the reopening of the newly renovated Historical Downtown Square in Manchester. A concert by Messengers Edge will follow at 7 p.m.! Saturday’s activities will include the Old Timers Day Parade at 10am led by Grand Marshall Weldon Payne. Payne was the publisher of Manchester Times for 17 years plus he is known for his oil paintings and has written several books. Mr. Payne continues to write insightful articles each week in the Times. After the parade, come to the square for a petting zoo, greased pole climb, clogging, musical groups throughout the day, children’s activities, food and craft booths, an old fashioned ice cream eating contest, and much, much more!