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Memorial Day Event on the Square in Manchester
The event begins at 11am, but if cannot attend in person Thunder Radio will be broadcasting the event live. AGENDA Opening by 3 Commanders (Legion, VFW, & DAV) Opening Prayer with Rev Rocky Whray (Legion Mbr) Post Colors Raised by Sheriff’s Honor Guard, National Anthem (duet by Karen Wainwright and Langdon Spangler) Introduction of Stage Persons; Judd Matheny and mayors for Coffee and Manchester Medley of Patriotic Songs (Lloyd Smith of Tullahoma) Introduction of Congressman Dianne Black by MC Rob Moreland Dr. David Black (Forensic Scientist, Marine Vietnam veteran and Founder & CEO of Aegis Sciences Corp) Reading of...
Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth, and Heart, Are
Financial adviser Peter Krull has been in the business for 18 years, and for the last 12, he’s specialized exclusively in green and socially conscious investments for his clients. Krull was an early adopter of a growing trend – people wanting to ensure their money isn’t funding companies where strategies and business practices run counter to their beliefs. “If you invest with your values, you can get competitive returns,” Krull insists. “I think that our clients and the people who come to us realize that when they own something in their investment portfolio that isn’t aligned with their values,...
Process Starts Again– Director of Schools needed in Manchester
It’s back to drawing board for the Manchester City School Board. This week the board withdrew its offer to Dr. Don McPherson for the director of schools position. Chairman of the Board Mike Lewis has stated that apparently McPherson had received another job offer. The school board is hoping to fill the job opening by the June 18 deadline. If they do not hire a new director by that date they will have to wait until after the city elections that take place in August. The board will take applications through June 1, and discuss candidates in the June...
Man Arrested after allegedly attempting to enter Contraband into the Coffee Co. Jail
Justin Blake Lee age 21 of Brookhollow Circle in Manchester was arrested Tuesday night by Coffee County Deputy Harmon Campbell. Lee was charged with; Criminal trespass, contraband in a penal institution, schedule II drug violations and resisting stop, halt, frisk, arrest or search (non-violent). While on a routine perimeter check of the Coffee County Jail deputies saw a subject attempting to throw contraband over the fence at the jail. Deputies state that when they attempted to stop Lee and arrest him, he allegedly fled on foot. Deputies say that the man was told several times to stop. They go...
Manchester Man Charged for 11th time Driving on a Revoked License
For time number 11, Bryan Colby Lane has been arrested and charged with Driving on a Revoked License. The Manchester man was pulled over on South Rutherford Boulevard in Murfreesboro. Lane was pulled over for a light law violation. During the stop police asked to search the vehicle, that was owned by passenger Nadia Berkman. The woman told officers that a crack pipe was in the center console. Just as Berkman mentioned, police found the crack pipe along with a needle. The report that our news partner WGNS obtained shows that a bottle cap was also found in the...
Appeals Court has upheld Ruling concerning Tennessee’s Medicaid program
A federal appeals court has upheld an order requiring Tennessee’s Medicaid program to provide applicants with a fair hearing if it cannot process their requests on time. By law, applications for most forms of Medicaid should be processed within 45 days. Applications based on disability are allowed 90 days. A federal judge in Nashville issued a temporary order in September 2014 requiring the state to provide hearings to those whose applications were not timely processed. The judge also granted the suit class-action status, meaning anyone in a similar situation to the original plaintiffs could be considered a plaintiff. The...
National Trails Day is June 4
Tennessee’s state parks will offer free, guided hikes to celebrate National Trails Day early next month. State officials say the ranger led-hikes set for June 4 at all 56 state parks will include historical tours, waterfall viewing, trail building and more. The event is hosted annually on the first Saturday in June in coordination with the American Hiking Society. The purpose is to promote and celebrate the importance of trails in the U.S. Participants are encouraged to bring water and food, and wear long pants and appropriate footwear. To find a hike, those interested should visit tnstateparks.com. Come discover...
Need a Job? Several Openings
The Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development is reporting almost 200,000 jobs were posted on the Jobs4TN.gov website in April 2016. That marks a record number of job opportunities employers across the state have advertised on the site. According to Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips, as the unemployment rate in Tennessee declines, job postings go up. Employers need workers and the Jobs4TN site is the best source for jobseekers to find jobs. Middle Tennessee recorded 96,503 openings, almost half the total job openings for the state. Coffee County had 1,444 job openings listed...
