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10/29/16—Mark Sherwin Nix
Nix, Mark Sherwin, of Tullahoma passed this life on Tuesday, October
25th, at his home at the age of 46. Mr. Nix was born in Ft. Riley, Kansas
to the late James W. and Margit Birnbaum Nix who survives. During his
life Mr. Nix served his country in the United States Army, and worked as
a tool changer at JSP. In addition to his mother, he is survived by two
daughters, Alyssa and Madison Nix of Knoxville; one son, Hayden Nix also
of Knoxville; one brother, James R. Nix and his wife Marla of Tullahoma;
two sisters, Patricia Watkins and her husband Randall of Tullahoma, and
Nancy Nix of Manchester; as well as several aunts, uncles, cousins,
nieces, and nephews. Visitation for Mr. Nix will be held on Saturday,
October 29th from 12:00 to 3:00pm at Kilgore Funeral Home. For those who
wish the family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the
“National Museum of the U.S. Army Fund” P.O. Box 96281, Washington D.C.
20090-6281. Mr. Nix was very proud of his and his families military
service, and the funds of this campaign will be used to build The
National Museum of the United States Army, which is currently the only
branch of the U.S. Military without its own national museum.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Ducks Use Special Teams to Top Preds
The Anaheim Ducks scored three times on the power play and twice more shorthanded on their way to a 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night at Honda Center.
Jakob Silfverberg tallied twice in the middle frame for the Ducks, once with Anaheim a man down and the other with them a skater up, as the Preds struggled on special teams for the first time this season.
“We have to be tougher to play against, just generally speaking,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “[Even-strength] play wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. Specialty teams just swung the pendulum tonight in the wrong direction, the shorthanded goals and the power-play goals were too much for any team. We have to do a better job just being harder to play against, defending our goaltender and defending our end better – we gave up too many chances.”
Anaheim carried a 1-0 lead into the first intermission courtesy of a power-play goal off the stick of Nick Ritchie, and Silfverberg added two more in the second period to give Anaheim a 3-0 advantage. Corey Perry made it 4-0 for the Ducks, which spelled the end of goaltender Pekka Rinne’s night, and the Ducks added two more before the period was out for a 6-0 lead after two.
Colin Wilson ended John Gibson’s shutout bid at 7:43 of the third with a power-play goal, Nashville’s 10th tally with the man advantage this season, but that was all the Preds could muster on the scoreboard.
“This game is a huge wake up call for us,” defenseman P.K. Subban said. “You have to give them credit, they capitalized… but we can’t expect [our goalies] to steal every game for us. We have to give them a chance.”
The Preds get a chance to turn it around less than 24 hours more now against the Los Angeles Kings, a game that could be a determining factor in the rest of the trip.
“This is a reality check,” Subban said. “In the last period, we wanted to come out and try to build some momentum into tomorrow’s game, but tomorrow we’re going to need a much better effort than that. IIf we want to make this a solid road trip, we can do that by starting tomorrow.”
Notes:
Forward Harry Zolnierczyk and defenseman Matt Irwin were Nashville’s healthy scratches on the night.
The Preds are back on the ice Thursday night in Los Angeles to face the Kings on the second half of the back-to-back with a 9:30 p.m. (CT) puck drop. The game can be heard here on Thunder Radio, following the Titans game, as we bring you the action on the Predators Radio Network.
10/29/16 — Troy Lee Bailey, Jr.
Troy Lee Bailey Jr, 54, a resident of Tullahoma, TN passed away on Monday,
October 24, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Nashvillle. Funeral Services are
scheduled for Saturday, October 29 at 2:00 PM at the Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Bobby McBee officiating. Burial will follow
at Maplewood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, from
12 PM until the service time.
A native of Artesia, California, he was the son of Troy Lee Bailey Sr and
Joyce Teague Bailey of Tullahoma. He was a U S Navy veteran and enjoyed
fishing, reading, gardening and working puzzles. He loved animals and
always enjoyed spending family time with his great nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Karren and
Carla; two nephews, Brent Morris and Chris Apicella; five great nieces and
nephews, Erin, Gavin, Hayden, Emma and Briley; aunts, Dorothy Bass of
Collinsville, IL and Jeanne Taylor and her husband, Floyd of Jonesborough,
Arkansas and special friend, Margaret Judge of Manchester.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Drug Fund to pay for New Sheriff’s Dept. Purchases
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves
The sheriff’s department was awarded $41,000 by the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant offered by the Tennessee Justice Department.
The grant money will cover 50 percent of the cost for purchasing the vests. The other 50 percent will be covered by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Drug Fund.
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves said, “The new carrier looks like a uniform shirt, unlike the normal vest that people are used to seeing.”
Eleven additional cameras will be installed soon at the jail with money again coming from the drug fund. They will cost between $20,000 and $25,000.
Fugitive from Justice Caught in Coffee County
Daniel Wayne McCormick… Photo provided by the CCSD
After checking the status of McCormick, authorities received information that he was wanted in Franklin County, Pennsylvania for theft by deception and false impersonation. Officials in Pennsylvania will extradite McCormick back to their state.
The man is being housed in the Coffee County Jail under a $1,000,000 bond.
Election Update
Early voting has one week to go for Coffee County voters. In Manchester, residents can vote at the Coffee County Administrative Plaza, which is located at 1329 McArthur St., Suite 6. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 8:30 a.m. to noon this Saturday. The hours will be extended through 5:30 p.m. on the last day of early voting, which is Thursday, Nov. 3. In Tullahoma, voters can cast their ballots at the C.D. Stamps Community Center, located at 810 S. Jackson St. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday. The hours will also be extended through 5:30 on Nov. 3. Election Day is November 8.
On the ballot:
President
United States House of Representatives
(6th Congressional District)
Tennessee State Senate
(16th Senatorial District)
Tennessee House of Representatives
(47th House District)
The total number of registered voters in Coffee County is more than 32,000.
So far around 6,000 people have voted early with the most votes cast on the first day of early voting, October, 19 with nearly 1,300 people casting ballots. In Tennessee over 800,000 people have voted early so far.
Live Election Day coverage begins at 6pm Nov. 8 on WMSR.
Rutherford Co. Sheriff looking to get Out of Jail
Sheriff Robert Arnold
Arnold faces federal charges for his involvement in a company that sold electronic cigarettes to his own jail inmates. His trial is set for early next year.
While he was out on probation, Arnold was accused in a domestic incident involving his wife. His bond was revoked late last month and he was sent to jail.
Lieutenant Howard Thompson to Speak at Veterans Day Ceremony in Tullahoma
Lieutenant Howard Thompson
Thompson served as executive officer before being assigned as Commander of the 514th Engineer Detachment, Vietnam. A native of Coffee County, he served the United States with honor and distinction before returning to Tullahoma and starting a successful jewelry business.
10/26/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Becky French, 54 — Pizza Winner!
Donna Wilkie