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Unity Walk Among Motlow Breast Cancer Awareness Month Activities
Motlow College kicked off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its annual ‘Pink-Out’ event on the Moore County campus recently. The Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa and the Office of Student and Campus Relations worked together to plan the event. Motlow students, faculty, staff, and the public participated in a ‘Unity Walk’ to show that those affected by cancer are not alone in the fight. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to have a...
Tullahoma Man Who Pled Guilty To Murder Asking For New Trial
A hearing on a motion for a new trial for a man convicted of murdering a 24-year-old Tullahoma nursing student in July 2012 will be held Nov. 21. Donnie Jones of Tullahoma entered a plea of guilty on Feb 4, 2013, in the murder of Megan Sharpton. Her partially-burned body was discovered on the morning of July 2, 2012, off Awalt Road near Tims Ford Lake in Franklin County. After pleading guilty he filed a motion later the same month with the Franklin County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office to withdraw the plea and in October of 2013 his new...
Two People From Grundy County Die In Car Crash
Two people from Grundy County were killed in a single car crash on Highway 108 in Marion County early Sunday morning. Tennessee Highway Patrol says the Pontiac Grand Am was going north on Highway 108 when the driver went off the road going around a curve. The car crashed through a fence, and hit a tree before stopping in the field. The car was on fire when emergency crews arrived. The driver and the passenger were ejected and died on the scene. They have been identified as 33-year-old Glenda White of Palmer and 28-year-old Jeremy Braden of Gruetli...
State Unemployment Rate Down Slightly
Tennessee Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips has announced that the Tennessee preliminary unemployment rate for September was 7.3 percent, one tenth of one percentage point lower than the 7.4 August revised rate. The U.S. preliminary rate for September was 5.9 percent, down from 6.1 percent in August. Economic Summary • Tennessee’s September unemployment rate declined to 7.3 percent after four consecutive months of increasing rates. • Over the past year, Tennessee’s unemployment rate decreased from 8.2 percent to 7.3 percent while the national rate declined from 7.2 percent to 5.9 percent. • Total nonfarm employment increased 7,200...
New Trial Date Set For Bedford County Detective
A February 2015 trial date has been set for a former Bedford County detective charged with theft after investigators say she took more than $10,000 from sex offenders. The Commercial Appeal reported that Senior Judge Don R. Ash of Murfreesboro set the date and a Jan. 23 deadline for any negotiated plea in the case. A trial for 58-year-old Rebecca Hord of Shelbyville had been scheduled to begin Tuesday. She’s charged with theft over $10,000, official misconduct and four counts of forgery. Investigators say Hord took the funds from convicted sex offenders who paid their registration fees and were...
State Urging Motorists To Beware Of Deer In Roadways
State highway officials are urging motorists in Tennessee to be extra cautious now that deer hunting and mating season has arrived. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says deer-related crashes are most likely to occur between October and January, especially in November. In Tennessee, there were 5,911 deer-related crashes in 2012. That’s an increase of 4.2 percent from the 5,670 crashes involving deer the previous year, the Associated Press says. According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, the state deer population numbers more than 900,000. Growth of the Tennessee deer herd is expected to increase at 1 to 2 percent per...
Tullahoma To Host Reception For Hypersonic Leadership and National Merit Finalists
The public is invited to a reception on Monday, October 27, from 5-5:30pm in the City Council Chambers. The Tullahoma Mayor and Board of Alderman will be hosting a reception to honor two important groups of the best and brightest in Tullahoma. The Board of Mayor and Alderman will welcome Mr. Glenn W. Liston, Chief of the High Speed Experimentation Branch (AFRL/RQHX), High Speed Systems Division. Along with Mr. Liston, the Board will welcome the Professor of Aerospace Engineering and the H.H. Arnold Chair. Additionally, the BMA will congratulate the five National Merit Finalists from the THS class of...
Manchester Police Investigating Woman Who Tried To Cash An Apparent Stolen Check
Last week Manchester Police responded to a call at US Bank. A bank employee told police that a person in a Toyota van was trying to cash a check on a closed account for $195 at the drive-thru window. The employee ask the female driver for an ID, which she did. The teller questioned the woman about the picture not looking like her and the teller ask the female to come into the bank to sort things out. The woman said she could not come in the bank because she had somewhere she needed to be and left the...
