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Conservationists Release Endangered Sturgeon into Tennessee River
Scientists from the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute and the state Wildlife Resources Agency have released 89 lake sturgeon into the Tennessee River, as part of an ongoing effort to replenish the wild population. These fish, which are listed as endangered, once thrived in the United States, but nearly went extinct in the 1970s because of overfishing, dam building, and poor water quality. Meredith Hayes Harris is a biologist with the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute that participated in the sturgeon release this week. She says each fish is marked with a tracking tag identifying it with a unique number. “We...
51 Correctional Officers during Graduation Ceremony in Tullahoma
On Friday, (April 12, 2019) the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) welcomed new correctional officers into the workforce during a graduation ceremony at the Tennessee Correction Academy in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The ceremony celebrated the hard work of 51 Correctional Officers who will be serving the citizens of Tennessee by working in prisons across the state. During their weeks of training, the class learned skills that will assist them in being effective correctional officers. Classes on leadership, effective listening and interviewing techniques, teamwork and defense skills were taught during the six-week academy. The graduates will return to their respective facilities...
Holy Week Services in Manchester
The Coffee County Ministerial Association will host their annual HOLY WEEK SERVICES, Monday, April 15 through Friday, April 19 at noon each day. The Monday through Thursday services will be held at Manchester First Presbyterian Church, 1001 Jackson Street in Manchester and the Friday service will be at St. Bede’s Episcopal Church, 93 St. Bede’s Drive. Each daily service will feature a local pastor as speaker and lunch will follow the 30-minute service. Proceeds from the lunch will benefit Good Samaritan of Manchester. Everyone is...
Coffee County Government Meetings WEEK OF APRIL 15, 2019
MEETINGS THE WEEK OF APRIL 15, 2019 Tuesday, April 16 5:00 p.m. – Budget & Finance Committee Thursday, April 18 4:00 p.m. – Board of Zoning Appeals 5:00 p.m. – Ambulance Authority Friday, April 19 – GOOD FRIDAY – COUNTY OFFICES...
Bricken (R-Tullahoma) Passes his First Bill in the Tennessee General Assembly
State Representative Rush Bricken (R-Tullahoma) has officially passed his first bill as a member of the Tennessee General Assembly and the House Republican Caucus. House Bill 304 exempts members of the armed forces and their spouses stationed in Tennessee from licensure requirements to practice professions and occupations regulated by the Department of Commerce and Insurance and the Department of Health, if they hold a current license in another state that is recognized by the departments as having equivalent licensure requirements to Tennessee. “The members of our armed forces and their spouses make many sacrifices to defend our freedoms; it...
Medical Marijuana Fails in Tennessee Again
A push to legalize medical marijuana in Tennessee has been dropped from consideration this year. Sen. Steve Dickerson of Nashville told a committee Wednesday that he will delay his bill until 2020. The legislation would have allowed sprays, pills, ointments and other non-smoking forms of marijuana for people with certain debilitating conditions, ranging from cancer to multiple sclerosis. It also spelled out a comprehensive regulatory setup for growing, processing and dispensing, and an identification card system for patients. Dickerson, a medical doctor, said some of the statements from law enforcement against the bill were inflammatory, misleading and disingenuous. He...
Coffee Co. High School Students Chosen for Nationwide Competition
As a part of his audio/visual production classes, Scott Anderson, a teacher at Coffee County High School had his students create a 60-second public service announcement for the Operation Prevention video challenge. Operation Prevention is a program created by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Discovery Education to help lessen the epidemic of the abuse of prescription drugs. Their goal is to jump-start a life-altering conversation about the dangers of abusing opioids and the damage it can cause to a life. The video challenge in which the A/V classes participated was to create the video informing the audience about the...
H&R Block Student of the Week
Congratulations to Student of the Week -Presley Rooker!!! Presley is a 5th grader at North Coffee Elementary School. Presley is the son of Joe and Tammy Rooker. Presley’s teachers, Mr. Winston, Mrs. Bryan and Mrs. Vincent unanimously votes to choose Presley for this distinction. The teachers agreed that Presley is always present, does his work, is obedient, gracious and kind and always supportive of others. Presley is a point guard for the North Coffee Chargers Basketball team. Presley wants to play for the NBA Rockets when he grows up. Presley admires NBA player, James Harden because, “he can dunk”....
