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TVA sets “11th Highest Winter Peak in TVA History.”
With some areas having outside temperatures of near zero, TVA saw near-record winter energy use Wednesday morning as millions of customers sought to ward off the sub-freezing cold that’s blanketing the South. Peak power demand for the giant utility registered at 31,640 megawatts at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Average temperatures at the time were about 12 degrees. TVA termed it the “11th highest winter peak in TVA...
Coffee/Grundy County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency Elects Officers
Coffee/Grundy County U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Charla Brannon announced that County Committee elections are over and the ballots have been counted. Baisel Hockett of Beechgrove was elected to represent local administrative area (LAA) #3 and Robert Wiser of Manchester will serve as the first alternate. Jerry Walling of Tracy City was elected to represent local administrative area (LAA) #4 and Janice White of Pelham will serve as the first alternate. Nearly 7,800 FSA County Committee members serve FSA offices nationwide. Each committee has 3 to 11 elected members who serve three-year terms...
H&R Block Student of the Week
Congratulations to Student of the Week -Keira McFarlane!!! Keira, the daughter of Josh & Michelle Bare and Keith McFarlane & Andrea Pickney, is a fifth grader at Westwood Elementary school. Keira was nominated because she has a pleasant attitude, does her assignments and exhibits the school’s FISH philosophy every day. Keira is a cheerleader for the Westwood Eagles. Keira also plays forward for Camp Forrest Soccer on the Lady Fury team. Keira likes science and math. When Keira is not at school, she enjoys playing with her step-sisters and step-brother. Keira likes helping animals and would someday like to...
CITY OF MANCHESTER SPECIAL CALL BOARD MEETING
CITY OF MANCHESTER SPECIAL CALL BOARD MEETING AGENDA BOARD ROOM JANUARY 23, 2018 4:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER: Pursuant to a call by Mayor Lonnie Norman, there will be a special called Board Meeting on January 23 at 4:30 p.m. for the following resolutions and ordinances: Ordinances: a. 2nd reading of an ordinance to amend Title 9 of the Manchester Municipal Code to add a new chapter titled “Mobile Food Units” and Manchester Municipal Code Relative to zoning for “Mobile Food Units”; sponsored by Vice Mayor French. b. 1st reading of an ordinance to incorporate the provisions of T.C.A....
Suspicious Theft– Newspapers Stolen from Walmart
Manchester Times newspaper Publisher Josh Peterson contacted WMSR News to tell us about an unusual story of theft. Peterson said he received information about several copies of the Manchester Times being stolen from Walmart. The publisher said he believes around 200 copies of the paper were taken from the store. He added, that the theft was caught on video and at least two male subjects were involved. The alleged thieves left in Jeep with apparently Warren County tags. Peterson also said it was suspicious that someone would steal this week’s edition. The paper plans to work with police to...
Armed Robbery in Shelbyville
On Tuesday (January 16, 2018) at 6:01am the Shelbyville Police Department responded to a call of an armed robbery at the T and M Market located at 430 Depot Street. Video surveillance was reviewed by investigators which showed an armed individual lying in wait on the clerk who arrived to open the store. As the clerk entered the store the armed suspect forced the clerk inside and demanded she open the cash register. The clerk was then made to lie on the ground as the suspect fled on foot. Investigators developed information that Brandon Mitchell as a suspect and...
Cannon County Sheriff’s Deputy Crashes Vehicle–Hits Gas Line
A Cannon County Sheriff’s Deputy was involved in a wreck near West Side School on Wednesday morning. The crash caused the vehicle to hit a natural gas line. Around 300 natural gas residents in the Bradyville and Readyville area were without gas service Wednesday morning. Middle Tennessee Natural Gas worked throughout the day to repair the damage. Once repairs were complete they had to relight each individual pilot...
More Work Needed on Tennessee Rape Kits
An audit suggests that Tennessee lawmakers require updates on the 9,000-plus rape kits statewide, including almost 7,000 in Memphis, that were awaiting testing in July 2014. The state comptroller’s audit says a 2014 law required a report on rape kits not sent to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation lab or other lab, but didn’t require updates, expedited testing or mandatory turnaround times. TBI spokeswoman Susan Niland says New York district attorney grants helped send 6,900 Memphis kits to independent labs, with 2,900 remaining at labs. Niland says other grants sent almost 1,300 kits from elsewhere to independent labs. Kits...
