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Uninsured Tenn. children increases by 43%, study says
Story by Nadia Ramligan, Tenn. public news service The number of uninsured children in Tennessee increased by 43% in just a two-year period, according to a report released today by the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families that found that 25,000 children lost health coverage between 2016 and 2018. Kinika Young, director of children’s health at the Tennessee Justice Center, said advocates are addressing the problem on several fronts. “One is trying to make families aware of their redetermination process, that we think has been tripping up a lot of people,” she said. “There’s some red-tape barriers that...
SBCO charity event is Saturday
Time is running out to purchase tickets to the annual Sportsmen & Businessmen’s Charitable Organization event. The 36th annual Sportsmen & Businessmen’s Charitable Organization event is set for Nov. 2 in Manchester at the conference center with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be live and silent auctions, a reverse raffle, live music featuring Michael Stacey Band, who covers 80s country, and of course there will be dinner. You can purchase dinner tickets at 931-212-6045. The organization donates thousands of dollars back into the community every year to those in...
TBI issues most-wanted alert
The TBI has issued a most-wanted alert for Douglas Cody Gass. He was added to the TBI’s Most Wanted list Tuesday and is wanted by the Chattanooga Police Department for vehicular homicide, reckless aggravated assault, felony evading, leaving the scene of an accident involving death, and reckless endangerment. Daniel Cody Gass Gass is 23 years old, has brown hair and brown eyes, is 5’7″, and weighs 140 lbs. If you know where Douglas Cody Gass might be, call 1-800-TBI-FIND, or (423) 698-2525. A reward of up to $2,500 is being offered for information leading to his...
Happy Halloween – reminder of local events, closings
Today is Halloween! Just a reminder that everyone should watch out for kids out and about and, if you are driving, do not always assume that children will stop before crossing a street or crosswalk. Today (Thursday, Oct. 31) is also Safe on the Square in downtown Manchester from 2:30-5 p.m. – the event is rain or shine. The Manchester Recreation Center will be closing at 5 p.m. today, and the drive-up window at City Hall will be closing early today – shutting down at 1:30 p.m. City hall will remain open until 4 p.m. Safe trick-or-treating,...
Pennington donates original Manchester fire truck back to city
Manchester’s first gas-powered fire truck, a 1929 American La France, is loaded up to be delivered back to the city after it was donated by David Pennington. Gullett’s towing offered to tow the truck for free and donated $500 toward restoration of the truck. David Pennington, who is an avid collector of antiques, purchased the city of Manchester’s first ever gas-powered firetruck back in 2000 when the city sold it as surplus. Monday (Oct. 28), Pennington signed papers with Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman to donate the 1929 American La France fire truck back to the city. The truck was...
TPD called to investigate man on roof at Tullahoma High School
There was a little bit of a scare at Tullahoma High School Tuesday, but everything turned out to be OK. The Tullahoma Police Department responded to the high school Tuesday morning to a complaint of a man on the roof of the school. After speaking with school personnel and conducting a search of the roof and other facilities, it was determined that the person seen was a school maintenance...
Suicide prevention network, Coffee Co. to host prevention meeting
Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network and the Coffee County Mayor’s office will host a community meeting on suicide prevention at 6 p.m. Thursday, November 7. The meeting will be at Coffee County Administrative Plaza and everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Suicide is the second leading cause of death for those age 10-24 in Tennessee. The meeting is designed for suicide education, how and why it happens and how it can be prevented. You will be able to ask questions, share stories and concerns. Suicide prevention material will also be available. The statewide suicide crisis telephone line is 1-855-274-7471....
Safe on Square to be held rain or shine; City Hall drive up window to close early Oct. 31
Some Halloween announcements to be aware of. Manchester City Hall will be open on Halloween from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., but the drive up window will close at 1:30 p.m. Also, the annual Safe on the Square trick-or-treating event scheduled from 2:30-5 p.m. will be held rain or shine. In case you were wondering, the weather forecast is calling for a 100% chance of rain on Halloween. So you might need an umbrella to get that...
