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Westwood Earns Split at Forrest on Monday
Haidyn Campbell of Westwood basketball
The Westwood Rockets and Lady Rockets split a doubleheader on the road at Forrest on Monday night. The Lady Rockets fell by a final score of 40 to 22. The Rockets clawed their way to a 37 to 35 come from behind win.
In the girls’ game, the Lady Rockets fell in an early 15 point hole and could not recover as they lost to their conference rivals from Chapel Hill. Haidyn Campbell and Allie Roberts each had 6 points to lead the Lady Rockets in scoring. Roberts connected on a pair of 3 pointers for Westwood while Campbell netted 4 of her points in an 11 point 4th quarter rally by the Lady Rockets.
Wyatt Nugent of Westwood basketball
After trailing at the end of each quarter entering the 4th quarter, the Rockets put together the game winning rally to nab the huge conference win. Five points in the final quarter by Cruz Pitsinos helped spark the Westwood rally. Trenton Thompson was the leading scorer for the Rockets as he finished with 12 points. Pitsinos added 7 points and Wyatt Nugent finished the game with 6 points for Westwood.
Westwood will be back at home on Tuesday when they host Eagleville. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of that doubleheader as part of the 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series.
CCMS 6th Grade Basketball Teams Sweep Harris
Dayne Crosslin of of CCMS basketball
The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams got a doubleheader sweep over Harris on Monday night at the CCMS Gym. The Lady Raiders defeated the visitors from Shelbyville 30 to 19 while the Red Raiders shot down the Eagles 40 to 20.
The Lady Raiders jumped out to a 13 to 4 lead after 1 quarter and held Harris to single digits until the 4th quarter. Maggie Crouch led Coffee County in scoring as she had 8 points on the night. Katie Cotton netted 7 points and Alivia Reel finished with 6 points.
The Red Raiders used a huge 2nd quarter to build a 10 point halftime lead and put the game away in the 4th quarter as they outscored Harris 13 to 4 in the final 6 minutes. Dayne Crosslin led the Raiders in scoring with 15 points while Jacob Holder and Isaiah Campbell each added 8 points.
The 6th grade cagers are back in action at home on Tuesday when they play host to West Tullahoma. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 with the boys to follow.
10/24/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Levi Bailey, 6 — Pizza Winner!
10/23/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Marvin Lee Steward, 3 — Pizza Winner!
Stacy Poe
Ashlyn Nickeson
Joyce Winton
Owen Short, 57
10/22/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Chris Stephens, 18 — Pizza Winner!
Anniversaries:
Ralph & Linda Keele, 53
One Person Dies in Saturday Crash
A two vehicle crash occurred on Saturday night in Coffee County on Interstate 24 near mile-marker 120. According to Tennessee Highway Patrolman Larzo Serna, both vehicles were traveling east bound on I-24.
The driver of a 2009 Chevrolet Traverse later died from injuries received in the crash and a passenger was injured and taken to Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville. The other vehicle was a 2013 Ford and the three occupants were not injured.
Emergency crews from Coffee County including the Sheriff’s Department, EMS and Rescue Squad responded to the scene.
No names are being released at this time, but we do know that no one involved in the crash was from Coffee County.
Sales Tax Collections Show Growth in Manchester
Graphic credit: DonkeyHotey/Flickr.
September collections topped the $700,000 mark, a first for a September report. Final collections for the City of Manchester were $712,825.82 up from $662,056.20. The increase is $50,769.62 year-to-date over 2015 or 7.12%.
The report also marks the end of the 3rd quarter of 2016. The quarter realized a growth of $157,325.56 or 7.36% over July, August and September of 2015.
“This continued growth trend shows that our focus on strengthening economic metrics is paying off. The numbers speak for themselves, and the most exciting part is this growth is organic and developed in large part by our small businesses across our city,” says Vice Mayor Ryan French.
For the year, Manchester sales tax collections are up $586,418.93 or 8.67%.
Early Voting Continues
Early voting is continuing 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 on Saturdays. 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 on Saturdays. 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 5,000 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.
November 6th We Fall Back
The time to fall back is near: On Sunday, Nov. 6, Daylight Saving Time for 2016 comes to an end at precisely 2 a.m. that morning.
Standard Time will return, and it will stick around until 2 a.m. on March 12, 2017.
We get an extra hour of sleep when 2 a.m. becomes 1 a.m. on Nov. 6, and while some people don’t like losing the hour of afternoon daylight, that extra hour’s slumber has to be worth something.
Daylight Saving Time 2016 ends on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. Turn your clocks back one hour to 1 a.m.
Daylight Saving Time 2017 begins on Sunday, March 12 at 2 a.m. Turn your clocks forward one hour to 3 a.m.
Changing the clocks is always a good time to sync changing the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
Fire safety officials recommend changing those batteries at least once a year and replacing the detectors every 10 years, even if they’re hard-wired.
Motlow provides opportunity for TN Promise students to fulfill community service requirement
Motlow State Community College will be holding a Cleanup Day at all four of its campuses this fall to provide Tennessee Promise students the opportunity to fulfill their eight hours of community service requirement. The deadline for community service for the spring semester is Dec. 1.
Each of the four Motlow campuses will hold a Cleanup Day that will be on a specific Friday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Motlow staff members will be available to help students register and log their community service hours.
The following cleanup days are scheduled: Moore County campus, Oct. 28; McMinnville campus Nov. 4; Fayetteville campus Nov. 11; and Smyrna campus Nov. 18.
“This is a fantastic opportunity for Tennessee Promise students to satisfy a very important requirement in order to maintain Promise funding,” said Debra Smith, Tennessee Promise coordinator at Motlow. “Our thanks goes out to the Motlow State facilities team for helping to make this happen. It is a win-win opportunity, as it not only benefits the students but also helps to build student pride in helping to keep our beautiful Motlow campuses clean.”
The deadline for application for Tennessee Promise for current Tennessee high school seniors, those graduating in 2017, is Nov. 1.
For more information contact Debra Smith at dsmith@mscc.edu or call 931-438-9766.