Joey Vaughn

Vaughn Background:

• Education:
• Associates of Arts Martin Methodist College
•  B.S. Middle Tennessee State University
•  M.Ed. Middle Tennessee State University
•  Ed.S. Tennessee Technological University

• Professional Experience:
•  8th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Coffee County Middle School
•  Principal, Hickerson Elementary
•  Principal, Coffee County Middle School
•  Director of Student Services, Manchester City Schools
•  Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Manchester City Schools

The rural site where the Bonnaroo music festival is held may play host to other events as well.
The partnership that puts on the annual music and arts festival in Manchester has steadily upgraded the site, adding a dozen water wells and permanent electrical power.
Festival partner Rick Farman told The Tennessean his group is in active discussion with a lot of groups. The Great American Mud Run will be held at the site on July 27 and is expected to draw more than 5,000 participants. It will cost $75 to compete in the event.
Coffee County Mayor David Pennington said he’s curious to see where such a plan could go, saying it could have a huge impact.
This year’s Bonnaroo will be held June 13-16. Paul McCartney heads a long list if acts.
In a related story a new study released Monday shows that the Bonnaroo Festival and its patrons put more than $50 million into the local Manchester and statewide Tennessee economies last year.
During the festival, Manchester becomes the 7th largest city in the state.
Last year Bonnaroo brought in more than $2.9 million in taxes for the state. Attendees to Bonnaroo spent almost $100 a day while at the festival.

Motorists in the Southeast will see little change, if any, in pump prices this week. State averages for a gallon of regular retail gasoline moved less than a penny in Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee.
The cost for a barrel of oil remained stable last week, as well, and closed at $96.02 on the New York Mercantile Exchange — 2 cents less than the week prior.
The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline is $3.65, 7 cents more than last week. Tennessee’s average of $3.26 increased 1 cent from last week. In Manchester, many local discounters dropped the price 3-cents to $3.11 per gallon for regular fuel. In Tullahoma prices dropped 2-cents to $3.10 per gallon.

Governor Bill Haslam signed legislation Monday to reduce the sales tax on groceries.
Haslam signed the bill in a ceremony at Sloan’s Grocery in Monroe County. The bill reduces the current tax from 5.25 percent to five percent.
The tax has seen a steady decrease. In 2012, The General Assembly passed and Haslam signed a bill which reduced the previous tax from 5.5 percent to 5.25 percent.
Haslam said, “The sales tax on food impacts all Tennesseans, and I applaud the General Assembly for passing this important piece of legislation this year.”
Haslam included $23 million in the 2013-2014 budget to fund the bill.
The reduced tax rate does not apply to prepared foods such as a meal at a restaurant, candy, alcoholic beverages or tobacco.

Boating season is underway on Tennessee waterways. Tennessee Wildlife Resources officers are patrolling lakes and rivers to ensure boat operators are safe and sober.
TWRA officers are also stressing the use of life jackets. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, 84 percent of people who drown in boating accidents were not wearing life jackets.
With Memorial Day weekend approaching, officials will be out in force looking for anyone who is not following the law.