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Texting While Driving Remains a Big Problem
An AT&T-sponsored survey of drivers who text daily shows that regardless of where they are, 98 percent said they were aware of the dangers of texting behind the wheel. Nonetheless, three quarters of them admitted to texting while driving, despite broad public service campaigns and laws against it. Two-thirds said they have read text messages while stopped at a red light, while more than a quarter said they have sent text messages while driving. More than a quarter of those who texted while driving believed they can easily do several things at once, even while driving. The telephone survey...
Tip for a Healthier Tennessee: Skip the Salt
The election season had Tennessee voters taking it all in “with a grain of salt,” but with the coming holidays they’re being urged to go the other way and “hold the salt.” Those who have far too much sodium in their diets can be at an increased risk of health issues. Registered dietitian Lori Jones says while many have done a good job cutting back on salt in foods they prepare at home, most just don’t do as much of their own cooking these days. “We don’t have a lot of control over what is in our food when...
Motlow College In Moore County Names Mr & Miss Motlow
The Motlow College Moore County campus recently selected Dylan Gilmer and Katlynn Maddox as Mr. and Miss Motlow for the 2014-15 academic year. Mr. and Miss Motlow are chosen for each of Motlow’s four campuses, with those selected representing the college at social and educational functions throughout the year. Gilmer is from Hillsboro and studies computer science at Motlow, while Maddox is a pre-nursing major from Lynchburg. Dylan graduated from Coffee County High School and chose to attend Motlow because of the many educational and social opportunities that Motlow provides. Katlynn attended Moore County High School and enrolled at...
D.A.R.E. Graduation At Westwood Elementary
The Manchester Police Department and Officer Landon Pence have been running the new D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) at Westwood School. Thursday was graduation day and the Manchester Police Department and Officer Pence congratulated Elliot Sain, who won the Dare essay contest at the first Dare graduation. Starting in 5th grade, elementary students are given lessons to act in their own best interest when facing high-risk, low-gain choices and to resist peer pressure and other influences in making their personal choices regarding: Tobacco Smoking, Tobacco advertising, Drug Abuse, Inhalants, alcohol consumption and health and Peer Pressure in a Social...
Former Substitute Teacher Charged With Aggravated Assault Of An 11 Year-Old Boy
A former substitute teacher in Moore County was arrested last Friday on charges of aggravated assault involving an 11 year old boy. There are allegations that Terry Fults, 34, of Twin Cedars Lane, Tullahoma had the boy in her residence when her husband was out of town on business and that the boy slept in her bedroom with the door closed. There are also other allegations, one of which where she allegedly allowed the boy to drive her vehicle with her children inside. Fults was released Monday on a $100,000 bond and is to appear in Moore County General Sessions Court...
Winchester Man Arrested, Charged With Murder & Kidnapping
Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained indictments for a Winchester man accused of kidnapping and murdering a Morrison woman. At the request of 12th District Attorney General J. Michael Taylor, TBI Special Agents began investigating Robert Troy Whipple on April 27th. Early that morning in Decherd, a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper attempted to initiate a traffic stop of Whipple’s vehicle. A pursuit soon followed through Franklin County, after which Whipple crashed the vehicle at a dead end in the area of Chase Bend Road and Rahn Drive in Estill Springs. When Whipple exited the vehicle,...
Tennessee Receives $5 (M), To Try and Reduce The Rate Of Suicides In The State
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services has been awarded two federal grants totaling nearly $5 million dollars, to reduce the rate of suicides in the state. The funds, from the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will be focused on preventing suicides statewide. “The rate of suicides in Tennessee has been steadily increasing since the late 1980s,” said E. Douglas Varney, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS). He went on to say, “Suicide is a serious public health problem and a...
Important Information From The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition
In a survey conducted through the Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition, 1,923 students participated, giving the coalition solid feedback on the real scope of the drug/alcohol related problems that exist in Coffee County. The average “age of onset” (first use, whether it continues in addition or not) that students in our county try smoking cigarettes is 13 years old, according to information gathered through the Pacific Institute for Research & Evaluation (PIRE, 2013). In a 2013 survey, 15 percent of our students had reported using marijuana in the past 30 days. 22 percent of students who participated in the same...
