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3/16/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Paul Duke, 76 — Pizza Winner!
Howard Clutter
Buck Baskin
Traffic Stop leads to Serious Charges against Manchester Woman
Teresa Lynn Jacobs… Photo provided by the CCSD
Teresa Lynn Jacobs, 37, of Murfreesboro Highway, Manchester was charged with manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, contraband in a penal institution and driving while in possession of methamphetamines.
According to the arrest warrant, Manchester Police Officer Daryn Gadeken stopped the woman on Highway 53 for a traffic violation. She was allegedly found to be in possession of two glass pipes with residue in them and four butane torches commonly used to heat a meth pipe. She also was allegedly found to be in possession of 1.48 ounces of meth.
The officer transported her to jail where correction officers allegedly observed Jacobs pull a plastic bag containing white crystal like substance from her person and put it in her mouth.
Her bond was set at $211,000 and she is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court March 21.
Three Charged after Weapons are Found
Three Tullahoma men were arrested March 14 after they had been reported to be prowling around a residence on East Lincoln Street.
Arrested were Gabriel Thomas Carkhuff, 19, of Hamilton Lane, Jacob Alexander Stebbing, 19, Lemont Lane and Derek Allen Mayes, 19, of Riley Creek Road. They were all three charged with unlawful possession of a weapon.
According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Michael Wilder, police received a call of possible prowler. When the officer arrived he saw three men running from East Lauderdale Street toward East Lincoln Street.
He stopped them and spoke with them. After checking them he allegedly found a loaded .22 caliber sticking out of the pocket of Stebbings jeans. The officer ordered the men to get on the ground. Carkhuff had a loaded .45 caliber pistol inside his jacket. Mayes allegedly admitted that he threw a loaded .38 caliber pistol down at a residence on East Lincoln.
The men told the officer that they were going to use the pistols to “intimidate someone to pay” some money back to them, according to the police report.
The three men were transported to the Coffee County Jail and booked in under a bond of $25,000. They are to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court on May 4.
Crime is Down on College Campuses
Crime is up slightly on college campuses in Tennessee – according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s recent “Crime on Campus” report.
27% of all crimes reported were considered theft.
Assaults went up by 21% and fraud increased by 8%, compared to the year before.
There was a 27% decrease in reported Rape offenses, from 62 in 2015 to 45 in 2016.
Motlow College reported great news as there was zero crimes reported in 2016.
The full 2016 “Crime on Campus” report, along with similar studies dating back to 2001, is available TN.gov/TBI
The report was put together using data from the state’s colleges, universities, and law enforcement agencies through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System.
CSX Delays Crossing Work
CSX Transportation notified the Town of Bell Buckle that scheduled closure of the railroad tracks at State Route 82, right in front of the town square, has been postponed due to this week’s cold weather. A new date has not yet been announced.
The closure had been scheduled to last 24 hours.
Repair work on the crossing had already been postponed several times this week. (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)
3/17/17–H&R Block Student of the Week Ethan Chessire
Congratulations to Student of the Week -Ethan Chesshire!!! Ethan, the son of Andrew & Niki Morris and Christopher Chesshire, is a ninth grader at the 
Coffee County Raider Academy. Ethan was chosen to be honored because “he took a stand against bullying”, says school librarian Michelle Vaughn. Ethan said that he “had to do something about it”. Ethan plans to attend MTSU in the future and pursue a career in archeology or geology. “It’s a very dangerous field of work, but I love history and I love getting dirty”, says Ethan. Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all through hockey season. What does hockey season have to do with our local students? Well, H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a set of Nashville Predators Hockey tickets, a commemorative plaque, as well as a special letter of recognition. Ethan says that likely his Step-father will accompany him to the Pred’s game! Check back here for H&R Block’s next Student of the Week award!
Pictured with Ethan is Rosalyn Partin of H & R Block.
Thursday Prep Schedule
Thursday Prep Schedule
4:00 PM – CHS Track HOSTS Warren Co, Franklin Co & Shelbyville
4:00 PM – CHS Tennis at Columbia
4:00 PM – CHS Baseball HOSTS Shelbyville(DH)
4:00 PM – WMS Tennis at Shelbyville
5:00 PM – CCMS Softball at Harris
5:30 PM – WMS Soccer HOSTS Cascade
6:00 PM – CHS Softball HOSTS Lawrence County
Westwood Soccer Stops Webb In Wednesday Match
John Martinez of Westwood soccer
The Westwood Rockets soccer team welcomed Webb to Dyer-Bouldin Field on Wednesday night for a conference match. The Rockets scored a pair of goals in each half as they raced past Webb 4 to 1.
Lucas Workman got a pair of goals in the 1st half to put the Rockets on top 2 nil at intermission. In the second half, John Martinez notched a pair of goals as Westwood ran their conference record to 2 and 0. Martinez and Kevin Peregrino had assists for the Rockets. Body Todd was clean in goal including turning away a penalty shot.
Westwood will be back at home on Thursday when they play host to Cascade at Dyer-Bouldin Field. Opening kick is set for 5:30 PM.
Lady Buck Bats Heat Up in Conference Series Win Over Cleveland State
Motlow State sophomore Taylor Honea, pictured from a game earlier this season, slammed two home runs and had seven hits to help lead the Lady Bucks to a 3-1 series win over TCCAA rival Cleveland State over the weekend in Cleveland. Honea, from Tullahoma, is hitting .343 for the season.[Photo by Jeff Reed Photography]
The Lady Bucks (6-13, 3-5) will return to their newly remodeled field to host TCCAA rival Roane State this weekend. Friday’s doubleheader begins at 1pm and Saturday’s starts at noon. There is no admission charge to Motlow home athletic contests.
Earlier in the week the Lady Bucks hosted powerful Wabash Valley College, dropping both games of a doubleheader 11-0 and 2-1. After falling in the opener against Cleveland 5-4 on Friday, the Lady Bucks swept the final three games 11-2, 9-1 and 3-2.
Friday’s opening loss to the Lady Cougars came after Motlow had taken a 4-0 lead with one run in the second inning and three more in the fourth. However, the home team tied it with four runs in the fourth and the winning run in bottom of the fifth.
Taylor Honea, who had seven hits over the weekend, slammed a home run and drove in two runs, while Riley O’Neal and Ciera Dobbins also had RBI. Breanna Owens took the loss, pitching five innings and allowing all five runs, while Sarah Wilson tossed the final inning.
Friday’s nightcap was all Motlow as the Lady Bucks scored one in the first inning, two in the second, four in the fourth, one in the fifth and three more in the seventh. Motlow had 19 hits for the game, including four by leadoff hitter Ashton Watkins and three by No. 9 hitter Taylor Mitchell.
Owens, Honea, O’Neal and Chelbie Gannon each added two hits, with Honea hitting a triple and another home run and Watkins a triple and two doubles. O’Neal drove in three runs, with Watkins and Gannon each driving in two. Wilson went the distance in the circle and got the win, allowing seven hits and a walk.
Saturday’s first game once again featured a potent Motlow offense and solid pitching. Owens bounced back nicely to grab the win, going the full seven innings and scattering 10 hits with three strikeouts.
Caroline Abernethy and Miranda Cooksey each had three hits, while Owens, O’Neal and Gannon had two each. Cooksey and Dobbins drove in two runs apiece and Abernethy hit a triple and stole two bases.
The series finale was a tightly contested game that saw Motlow score all three runs in the top of the third inning and the Lady Cougars score both of their runs in the bottom of the fourth. Wilson finished off an excellent weekend in the circle, going the distance and scattering nine hits with two strikeouts and no walks allowed.
O’Neal was the hero at the plate, slamming a three-run homer in the third with Owens and Honea on base. Honea and Gannon hit doubles and each had two hits on the day as did O’Neal.
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3/15/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Branson Heard, 2 — Pizza Winner!
Paul Gann, 74
Zoey Eargle
William Sartain
Kierra Delgado, 7
Brenda Alford, 66
Jerry May