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1/18/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Karen Chandler — Pizza Winner!
Penny Bryan, 57
Victoria Brimhall, 17
Dale Willoughby, 66
1/18/17–Coffee County Elementary Schools Release Second Quarter Honor Roll
East Coffee:
*Gold* Patrick Jacobs Sarah Weaver Kanyen Alvarez Autumn Gokey Tia Buchanan Ethan Stephens Melena Gibbons Derek Green Zyler Spinner Allie Floyd Jaheim Weeden Linley Freeze Skylar Morris Ellis Pichulo Conor Waring Kieran Welch *Silver* Holden Clark Baylee Holt Blake Lemons Sarai Munoz Lily Norman Makenna Rowe Seth Beaty Allison Escamilla Isabella Johns Mario Arellano Ashlyn Lowry Caleb McCall Ian Walker Alonzo Rayas Jaiden Foster Lily Kilcoyne Megan Smith Kaylee Suggs Chanse Baldwin Lucas Beaty Madison Evans Juan Hernandez *Bronze* Jaida Foster Zoie Welch Makenna Hobbs Daniel Honeycutt Brian Perry Victor Polo Tracy Taylor Jacob Wood Kyrah Giles Connor Pewitt Julieta Rosales Kaylan Bretz Alyssa Money Hassani Dade Gabrielle Shortt Keaton Rowe Blake Reynolds Ryan McCormick Lindsay Honea Vada Lowery Riley Perry Mason Phillips Alex Prater Nolan Sussen Elizabeth Young Emily Crisp Marcos Rayas Jason Reed Trey Turner *B.U.G.* Landon Allen Holden Clark Amber Hyden Sarai Munoz Makenna Rowe Kanyen Alvarez Rhianna Baker Allison Escamilla Autumn Gokey James Maynard Hunter Reed Tracy Taylor Alivia Boyd Ashlyn Lowry Ethan Stephens Juan Wilder Kaylan Bretz Guinavier Taylor Hassani Dade Stom Johnson Zachary Warrick Katilyn Morris Hannah Farless Ryan McCormick Rylyn Lowery Mason Hall Gage Lamb Sierra Maynard Mitchell McBee Camran Albert Allie Floyd Lily Kilcoyne William Quinn Kaylee Suggs Sean Sanders 2nd Quarter Honor Roll Deerfield 2nd nine weeks Honor Roll 2016-2017 North Coffee Honor Roll - 2nd nine weeks 2016-2017 Hillsboro Hickerson Honor Roll Report Q2 2016-2017
CHS Basketball Blasts Tullahoma on Tuesday Night
Aerial Williams of CHS basketball [Photo by Demarco Moore-Manchester Times]
The Lady Raiders opened the game with a strong 1st quarter as they raced out to an early 17 to 5 lead. Tullahoma cut the lead to 6 at the half before Coffee County outscored the Lady Cats 22 to 6 in the 3rd quarter to put the game out of reach. The win improves the Lady Raiders record to 14 and 4 overall and 4 and 2 in district play.
Senior Aerial Williams led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 17 points and was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Holli Smithson and Abby Morgan each added 11 points. Jacey Vaughn notched 10 points as 11 different Lady Raiders scored on the night.
Grant Sadler of CHS Basketball [Photo by Demarco Moore – Manchester Times]
Senior Stephen Sullivan led the Red Raiders in scoring with 14 points while fellow senior Grant Sadler added 13 on the night. The senior duo was named the Crazy Daisies co-players of the game. Darius Rozier came off the bench to finish with 8 points while Booth added 6.
Coffee County is back in action on Friday night when they travel to Shelbyville. The girls’ game is set to tip off at 6 PM and Thunder Radio will be there to bring you all the action. Our live coverage begins at 5:50 with the Powers Storage Pregame Show.
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CCMS Basketball Sweeps North Franklin on Tuesday Night
Marley Perry of CCMS basketball
The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams began their final week of the regular season in Decherd on Tuesday night as they visited North Franklin. Coffee County got the week off on the right foot with a pair of wins on the Gators home floor. The Lady Raiders won by a final of 31 to 21 while the Red Raiders drained the swamp 39 to 36.
The Lady Raiders again leaned on their defense as Coffee County did not allow more than 6 points in any quarter for North. Coffee County was able to get balanced scoring and hit their free throws down the stretch to improve to 14 and 3 on the season and 1 and 3 in conference play. Marley Perry led the Lady Raiders in scoring with 12 points. Bella Vinson added 11 points and Kylie Phillips finished with 5.
Trevor Horne of CCMS basketball
The Red Raiders used a 22 point 2nd half to rally in the final 12 minutes to get the season split with the Gators. Coffee County was 7 of 10 at the free throw line in the 4th quarter to win the exciting boys contest. The win improves the Red Raiders to 10 and 7 overall and 6 and 7 in conference play. Trevor Horne led the Red Raiders in scoring with 14 points. Jaxon Vaughn added 13 while Conner Shemwell chipped in 4 points for Coffee County.
Coffee County is back in action on Thursday night when they travel to Shelbyville to take on Harris Middle School. The girls’ game is set to tip off at 6 PM. The CTC conference tournament will begin on Monday, Coffee County’s opponent and game times will be announced later in the week. The conference tournament will be held at Tullahoma High School.
Controversial Call Leads to Preds One-Goal Loss
Henrik Sedin broke a scoreless tie in the third period and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Nashville Predators by a 1-0 final at Rogers Arena on Tuesday night. The loss snaps Nashville’s three-game win streak, holding them at 47 points in the standings.
“I liked a lot of what we did,” Nashville Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “It was pretty tight defensively, [we] worked to generate offense, but they’re a stingy team. It’s not easy generating offense. I thought we competed hard and gave ourselves a chance to win.”
In the opening period, Derek Grant thought he had scored his first NHL goal to give the Preds a 1-0 lead during a scrum in front of the Vancouver net, but after a lengthy discussion, the officials determined there was intent to blow the whistle on the play.
Nearly 50 minutes of play later, it was still top of mind following the one-goal loss for Nashville.
“I don’t understand it at all myself, I don’t understand any explanation I got tonight. None,” Laviolette said. “It’s frustrating. We’re in a playoff battle and we need every point. So we’re walking away with none tonight.”
“I thought we did a good job of getting in on the forecheck and causing the turnover and I just tried to get to the net,” Grant said of the play. “We were all in there jamming away, and I thought it was a good goal on the ice, and then I guess he changed his mind later on. That’s just the way this game works sometimes.”
The no-goal ruling ultimately preserved a 30-save shutout for Ryan Miller, and led to a scoreless contest entering the final period. Career point No. 999 for Henrik Sedin at 12:28 proved to be the difference-maker. From there, Vancouver held off Nashville’s final push to come away with the win.
Nashville’s trip continues through Western Canada on Thursday and Friday with dates in Calgary and Edmonton, offering up further opportunity to collect precious points away from home.
“This is the time of the year where you have to put points in the bank,” defenseman Matt Irwin said. “You just have to find a way to get one or two, especially on the road. We were right there tonight. Unfortunately, we don’t get it, but there’s parts of our games we really liked. We’ll have to carry that into a couple more tough buildings on the road here and get some more points.”
Notes:
Defenseman Alexandre Carrier made his NHL debut on Tuesday in Vancouver, skating 10:49 and blocking one shot.
Prior to Tuesday’s game, Nashville reassigned forward Kevin Fiala to Milwaukee and placed defenseman Petter Granberg on Injured Reserve. The Preds also claimed defenseman Brad Hunt on waivers from St. Louis. Hunt is expected to join the team in Calgary.
Nashville’s five-game trip continues on Thursday night in Calgary against the Flames (at 8 p.m. CT), followed by a Friday night outing in Edmonton.
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report
Missing Man Last Seen in Manchester
Justin Zeigler and his Mother
Justin Zeigler worked the Dollar Tree in Manchester and picked up his paycheck from the store on Nov. 20.
His Mother says the last time she heard from him was on Nov 19, 2016.
According to his family Justin was known to use inhalants from spray cans, which is one reason why his mother fears that he could be deceased. However, he was described as a good guy who simply had a bad habit.
On November 20, authorities said Zeigler’s phone was pinged in both Tullahoma and Franklin County.
He was last seen wearing dark pants and a dark-colored shirt. He is a white male 5 foot 9 inches tall, 215 lbs., has brown hair, blue eyes. He has tattoos and when last seen both ears were pierced and an eyebrow ring.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to call Investigator Bryan Elderidge with Manchester Police at 931-728-2099.
Two Men Wanted by Coffee County Authorities
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is conducting an ongoing burglary investigation that occurred recently in Hillsboro.
Some arrests have made, but 2 other subjects are being sought.
The two men were last seen in Marion County, TN at a Motel 6.
If you have any information about these two men or you can identify them please contact the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department at 931-570-4409 or 570-4410, your call can remain anonymous. As always the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department thanks the public for its help and support.
Update on Interstate 24 Meth Bust
William Travis Malone… Photos provided by the CCSD
A routine traffic stop on Interstate 24 by the Tennessee Highway Patrol led to the discovery of a large amount of methamphetamine and more.
Highway patrolmen took two subjects into custody late Sunday morning after they found a little over 2 pounds of meth. The value of the drug can range from $9,500-$16,000 per pound. Also found was an undisclosed amount of cash, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and a prescription drug.
Angelea Nicole Vallem
Two unnamed subjects have now been identified as William Travis Malone age 35 of Curtis Ave Manchester and Angelea Nicole Vallem age 41 of Estes St Smithville. Malone faces charges of, driving on revoked suspended license, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, 2 counts of simple possession/casual exchange, manufacturing delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance and driving while in possession of methamphetamine. His bond is $134,000. Malone’s driving on revoked court date 2-28-17 and the other charges on 3-28-17.
Vallem was charged with, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, 2 counts of simple possession/casual exchange and manufacturing delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance. Her bond was lowered from our previous story to $102,500. She is scheduled for court on 3-28-17.
Friday the 13th Unlucky Day for Manchester Man
David Andrew Melton… Photo provided by the CCSD
Melton age 44 of Shelly Rd, Manchester was arrested for his 8th offense on December 29, 2016.
His bond was set at $40,000 and Malone’s court date for his most current charges is Feb 28, 2017.
Former Sheriff to Plead Guilty
Former Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold
A hearing in federal court has been scheduled for Wednesday. In addition, former jail administrator Joe Russell and Arnold’s uncle John Vanderveer are expected to reach plea deals as well.
NewsChannel 5 TV is reporting Arnold’s deal is expected to mean five-to-10 years in a federal prison. However, the judge must approve any arrangement made between Arnold’s attorney and prosecutors. (WGNS)