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Social Media Use Linked to Teen Suicide
You may want to limit your teen’s use of social media. A study released this month in the journal Clinical Psychological Science found links between use of online engagement platforms and feelings of hopelessness and suicide. According to the analysis, teens who used electronic devices for more than five hours a day were 70 percent more likely to have suicidal thoughts. Scott Ridgeway, executive director of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, says the loss of human interaction is a big factor. “When our young folks are spending quite a bit of time on these devices, they are isolating themselves...
Woodbury Man’s Thanksgiving Ended in Manchester with Arrest
On Thanksgiving night Jeffery Neal Foster age 46 of Woodbury was stopped for a traffic violation by Coffee County Deputy Blake Simmons on Interstate Drive in Manchester. When the deputy walked up to the vehicle he says he saw a long firearm in the back seat. According to the arrest warrant, Simmons says that Foster was acting very nervous while he was checking the man’s driver’s license. The warrant goes onto say the deputy asked Foster if he had been drinking and the man said no but allegedly said he had smoked some marijuana earlier. Deputy Simmons then ask...
Tennessee County Unemployment Report
Nearly all Tennessee counties continued to have unemployment rates below 5.0 percent in October 2017, following a record-breaking September when, for the first time ever, each of the state’s 95 counties experienced a rate below 5.0 percent. October marked the fifth consecutive month Tennessee’s statewide unemployment rate was in record territory, matching the all-time low of 3.0 percent set the month before. Williamson and Davidson Counties continue to have Tennessee’s lowest unemployment rates at 2.2 percent. While two counties saw an increase above the 5.0 percent threshold, their rates are still below 5.5 percent. Rhea County has the state’s...
Holiday Concerts to be held at Motlow
The Motlow State Community College music department is excited to present a pair of holiday concerts during the first week of December on the Moore County campus. Both performances will be held in Eoff Hall inside Powers Auditorium. The first is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 7, at 7 p.m., and the second, a matinee performance, on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Both concerts feature Motlow students and community members. A reception will be held one hour in advance of each performance. This year’s production will feature two new characters, Holly-Berry Christmas Fairy, and Snowflake the Ice Fairy, who...
Manchester Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting held Saturday
The City of Manchester’s Christmas parade took place on Saturday night in front of an estimated crowd of over 5,000. The theme for this year’s parade was Christmas Movie Magic. Exit Realty won 1st place in the regular float division. Coffee County Middle School Cheerleaders came 2nd and 3rd place was Lawrence Family Motors. In the large division; The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department finished 1st followed by Summitville Methodist Church and Manchester Chapter #339 Order of the Eastern Star. The parade was sponsored by: Lovelady Auto Parts, Al White Ford – Lincoln, First National Bank, The Law Offices of...
Everyone Plays a Role: Connecting Systems of Support Community Summit set for Dec. 1
Coffee County, Manchester City, and Tullahoma City Schools in partnership with Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition and United Way of Coffee, Moore, and Warren Counties proudly present: ‘Everyone Plays a Role: Connecting Systems of Support Community Summit’ on Friday, December 1st, 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center. During this summit, state officials, elected leaders, and health care providers from across the state will lead panels discussing the impact of chronic absenteeism and how it has a direct effect on all facets of a community – workforce, economic, and community development. Panelist will provide insight on...
Problems Heat Up Again in Grundy County
Another challenge looms for the Grundy County School System as Board Chairman Robert Foster has resigned his position. Foster notified Mayor Michael Brady in a letter of resignation Tuesday. In his resignation letter, Foster said he thinks certain members of the board are more interested in dividing the county than uniting for the betterment of children. School leaders are dealing with allegations of attempted rape against football players and trying to replace the football coach. In other Grundy School news; The school resource officer at Grundy County High School no longer has access to the security cameras. Sheriff Clint...
Information Needed in Man’s Death Seven Years Ago
On November 26, 2010 the Shelbyville Police Department received a report of a missing person, Bobby V. Smelcer. Preliminary investigation into his disappearance revealed that Smelcer, who was residing on East Lane Street, had not been seen since being dropped off by a friend/co-worker at his residence on November 21, 2010. On April 19, 2012 a fisherman notified the Bedford County Sheriff’s office that he had found a skull along the banks of the Duck River. The skull was retrieved and in May 2012 based on dental records, the skull was positively identified as that of Bobby Smelcer. Evidence...
