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Tullahoma Kiwanis Club Needs Huge Donations For Fireworks Show
Tullahoma Kiwanis Club member Mike Rutherford said last week that it will take about $18,000 in donations for the club to sponsor a July 4 fireworks show for the City of Tullahoma. Rutherford spoke to club members and others last week at Lakewood Golf and Country Club who are interested in reviving the fireworks and airshow canceled in 2014. “It takes about $18,000 without a band and airshow,” Rutherford said. “And about $24,000 for the airshow and a band.” Last year, the event was canceled due to a lack of funds. Inclement weather in 2012 and 2013 caused a...
Polls Shows Strong Support For Tennessee Promise
A new poll by Middle Tennessee State University shows overwhelming support for Gov. Haslam’s program to make community college and technical schools free for upcoming high school graduates. The MTSU poll found that 79 percent approve of the program known as Tennessee Promise. The polls showed 12 percent against it, 8 percent were unsure and the rest gave no answer. Over 2,000 students signed up to participate in the program at Motlow College and over 35,000 students statewide registered for the Tennessee...
Changes In Red Light Camera Laws Are Possible
State Sen. Lee Harris has filed legislation that would use revenue from municipal red light cameras to send students to college. Harris said the proposal will create a new scholarship opportunity for students. Under the proposal, all revenue generated by new red light camera contracts after July 1st, 2015 would go to the Drive to College scholarship. According to a report by The Commercial Appeal, red light cameras have generated $3.1 million in camera-related fines in Memphis alone, but the Arizona-based contractor earned $4.8 million. Last month, State Rep. Andy Holt said he plans to file legislation to ban...
EPA Debates Smog Limits That Affect TN Cities
With residents of cities like Nashville living with high levels of smog, eyes are on the Environmental Protection Agency and its pending decision on whether to strengthen emission limits. Smog is a byproduct of tailpipe and industrial emissions and the EPA is debating a tougher limit of 60 parts per billion, instead of the current limit of 75. The American Public Health Association’s executive director Dr. Georges Benjamin says at current levels, smog is linked to a number of health problems. “It exacerbates people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and it causes not only just these attacks,...
Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the Week 6 February 2015
The Aaron’s Sales and Lease Student of the week for 6 February 2015 is Allana Rosson. Allana is in fifth grade at East Coffee Elementary School in Coffee County. She is the daughter of proud parents Melissa and Bud. She was nominated for this award because she is helpful to her teachers and classmates and she is also a great student. Allana likes sports and plays basketball for her school’s team. Her Favorite thing to do is play with her four dogs. Allana’s favorite subject is math because she says it’s fun and easy. She plans to be a teacher when she gets older because she likes to teach and help people. Allana 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 Allana Rosson,...
Police Say Coach Admits To Incident Involving 15 Year-Old Female
We now have more information on the arrest Coffee County Head Baseball Coach Brad Weir. He was charged Tuesday morning by Manchester Police, on the direction of District Attorney Craig Northcott with Statutory Rape by an authority figure of a 15 year-old female. According to Chief Investigator Billy Butler, “He cooperated and admitted to the incident that happened at his residence. According to police the incident occurred on January 29, 2015 at Weir’s residence on Hills Chapel Rd in Manchester. Butler added, the victim “had communicated about it to a friend and the friend got word to a parent...
Tullahoma Police Searching For Suspect Involved In Theft
Tullahoma Police are searching for a man who held three men at bay with a pistol and took $1,500 from an apartment on Jefferson Street. According to a report by Officer Holly Sparkman, Carl Parson said that he was a sleep on the couch when he heard a knock on the door. A male stated that he was a Tullahoma Police Officer and ordered him to open the door. When the door was opened a male pushed his way into the apartment and pointed a pistol at Parsons. As this was happening two other individuals walked into the room...
Report Highlights High Cost Of Substance Abuse Prevention In Tennessee
Tennessee taxpayers spent more than $3 billion in 2013 on the problem of substance abuse, according to a recently released report from Allies for Substance Abuse Prevention (ASAP). While both the public and private sector continue to allocate funding for drug-treatment programs, a growing body of research indicates a person’s childhood lays the foundation for their propensity to be an addict. Susan Hammonds-White, a Nashville-licensed therapist, says early childhood environment is a key factor. “Connection is the essence of all human relationships,” she says. “We’re social beings. Children that are raised in an environment that provides an enriched, secure...
