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10/19/16 — Harvey Clark Brown
Funeral services for Mr. Harvey Clark Brown, age 85 of Beechgrove, will be held Wednesday, October 19, 2016 at 2 PM, at Manchester Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will begin at 11 AM Wednesday until time of service. Burial will follow in the Beechgrove Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery. Mr. Brown passed away Monday morning, October 17, 2016 at Unity Hospital in Manchester.
Harvey was the son of the late Walt and Beulah Blackburn Brown of Beechgrove. He loved being outdoors and being with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He also loved to watch wrestling and old westerns on TV. In his younger days, he loved to fish and go to gospel singings.
In addition to his parents, Harvey was preceded in death by three brothers, Oscar, Johnny, and Leonard Brown, and one sister, Cornelia Brown. He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Lou Nell Pressley Brown; three sons, Harvey Keith (Sherri) Brown of Shelbyville, Roy Lee Brown and Billy Joe Brown, both of Beechgrove; two daughters, Phyllis Sutton of Manchester, and Dorothy (Alan) Bailey of Beechgrove; one brother, Franklin (Frances) Brown, eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE BROWN FAMILY
CHS Soccer Falls in Region Semifinal Heartbreaker
CHS Soccer seniors left to right Karson Young, Lexie Roberts, Holli Smithson, MaKenzie Anderson and Caitlyn Moore
The Coffee County Central High School soccer season came to a close on Tuesday as the Lady Raiders lost a heartbreaking 1 to 0 decision to the Lady Stars of Siegel in the Region 4AAA semifinals. The loss is the first shutout of the season for Coffee County. The Lady Raiders held the heavily favored Lady Stars scoreless in the first half.
Siegel outshot Coffee County 15 to 5 on the night but it was a goal from Siegel’s Ashley Lawson in the 50th minute which was the difference. Lawson, a verbal commitment to Clemson, got the only goal past Coffee County keeper Holli Smithson on the night. The senior keeper recorded 7 saves in the match.
The loss ends a fantastic season for Coffee County as the Lady Raiders finish with a record of 14-6-1. It also closes out the careers of 5 Lady Raider seniors. In addition to Smithson, seniors Lexie Roberts, Karson Young, Caitlyn Moore and MaKenzie Anderson ended a senior season which saw Coffee County finish 2nd in District 8AAA and 3rd in Region 4AAA. The Lady Raiders are coached by David Amado.
Westwood Splits Home Opener with Middle Tennessee Christian
Kasen Holt of Westwood basketball
The Westwood Middle School basketball teams opened their home season on Tuesday night as they split a doubleheader with Middle Tennessee Christian. In a pair of games you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Lady Rockets saw a late rally by the Lady Cougars lead to a 26 to 21 loss. The Rockets used a strong 3rd quarter blitz to tame the Cougars 40 to 33.
In the boys’ game, Westwood held MTCS to 3 points in the 3rd quarter as the swarming defense helped spark a 12 point outburst. Trenton Thompson led the Rockets in scoring as he netted 14 points, including 6 in the 3rd quarter. Cruz Pitsinos added 7 points for Westwood.
In the girls’ game, the Lady Rockets rallied from a 3rd quarter deficit to capture a brief 4 point lead late in the 3rd quarter but Westwood could only manage one free throw in the final quarter in the loss. Kasen Holt and Clarissa Barrera each had 6 points to lead Westwood in scoring.
Westwood returns to the Joel Vinson Gym on Friday night for a doubleheader with Community. Tipoff is set for 6 PM. Our next 1st National Bank Hometown Sports Series broadcast of Westwood basketball will be at Tuesday when Westwood hosts Eagleville.
To download a copy of the broadcast, and to see a copy of Thunder Radio’s upcoming middle school basketball broadcasts, visit : http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
CCMS 6th Grade Teams Split at West Tullahoma on Tuesday Night
Jacob Holder of CCMS basketball
The Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams fought to a spilt in a pair of games at West Tullahoma on Tuesday night. The Lady Raiders saw a scoreless second half end in a 28 to 12 defeat to the Lady Bobcats. The Red Raiders stopped the Bobcats 23 to 11 for their 4th win of the year.
After trailing at the half in the boys’ game, Coffee County held West to a pair of free throws in the 2nd half to grind out the win. The Red Raiders rebounded from a sluggish 2nd quarter to score 15 points in the second half. Dayne Crosslin led Coffee County in scoring with 9 points while Jacob Holder added 8.
After rallying to tie the girls’ game at the half at 12, the Lady Raiders went ice cold in the 2nd half in their loss. Coffee County shot 13 free throws in the 1st half but missed their only 2 attempts from the line in the 2nd half. Nikki Graham was the leading scorer for the Lady Raiders as she finished with 4 points.
The 6th grade teams return home on Thursday night for a doubleheader with White County. The girls’ game will tip off at 6 PM with the boys to follow.
Preds Unhappy With Effort in Loss to Stars
Mike Fisher scored another power-play goal for the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night, but that was the only time they found the back of the net against the Dallas Stars, falling 2-1 at Bridgestone Arena.
It’s Nashville’s second loss in a row on the young season, and a slow start against the Central Division foe tonight made it tough for the Preds to get much going throughout the contest.
“They came out strong in the first – we didn’t,” Fisher said. “I didn’t feel like we got our legs going at all. It just wasn’t a good game for us. They won most of the battles. They looked quicker. We have to be a lot better for sure.”
After a scoreless first, Dallas broke the tie when Johnny Oduya’s point shot hit the sticks of Curtis McKenzie and Adam Cracknell before finding its way past Pekka Rinne, but less than two minutes later, the Nashville power play converted.
Fisher took a Filip Forsberg feed all alone in front and slid the puck under the pillows of Kari Lehtonen for his second of the season and Nashville’s fifth power-play goal in three games.
Jason Spezza scored what proved to be the game winner at 9:15 of the third period, and the Preds were unable to capitalize with a late push to even things up.
The game’s first star, Rinne turned aside 35 Dallas shots, keeping his team in it until the final horn.
“It could’ve been over after the first,” Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “[Rinne] was outstanding.”
“Obviously, they’re really important games,” Center Ryan Johansen said. “They’re against divisional opponents; those are must win ones. We couldn’t find a way tonight. Peks gave us a great chance to win. He was the reason why we were in the game.”
There were more questions than answers for the Preds in the third game of 2016-17, but if anything, there’s some clarity as to what didn’t work, with two days to correct it before skating in Detroit on Friday night.
“I didn’t feel like we worked hard enough tonight,” Fisher said. “We just weren’t making smart plays. Helping ourselves and supporting each other, making it easier on our linemates, we just didn’t have any of that tonight.
“We have to be better and find ways to create and bury. I don’t feel like we’re in sync right now. Definitely one of those things we have to find ways to be better.”
Cody Bass played his first game of the season, skating 6:30 of ice time and recording two hits. Bass replaced Miikka Salomaki, who will be out 6-8 weeks with an upper-body injury.
Nashville travels to Detroit to face the Red Wings on Friday night in what will be their final game at Joe Louis Arena. The Preds then return home one night later to host Pittsburgh on Saturday.
Pete Weber’s Report
Eleanor L. Madeiros
Eleanor L Madeiros, age 85, of Tullahoma, passed away Tuesday, October 18,
2016 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma. No services are scheduled.
A native of Minelo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Carmen and
Lillian DeBellis Gonnelli. She had relocated to Tullahoma from Florida in
2005 to be near her family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John
Madeiros; one son, Michael Madeiros and two sisters, Frances S Gonnelli and
Louise Delaquila.
Mrs. Madeiros is survived by one son, John Madeiros and his wife, Patricia
of Tullahoma; one daughter, Lisa Madeiros Castagnetto and her husband,
Javier of Lima, Peru; one sister, Matilda Narducci of Ft. Lauderdale, FL;
five grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
10/18/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Fuzzy Roberts — Pizza Winner!
Anniversaries:
Sean & Ashley Osmendsen, 1
Teenager Charged with Aggravated Child Abuse or Neglect and more
Brandi Michelle Gurdak… Photo provided by the CCSD
Gurdak was arrested late last week and charged with aggravated child abuse or neglect, possession of schedule II and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The arrest was made after a complaint was lodged about the alleged abuse.
She was arrested by Manchester Police Investigator Butch Stewart after the officer served a search warrant at her residence.
The investigator alleges in a warrant that he found Percocet tablets with no prescription and a glass pipe.
She was booked into the Coffee County Jail with a bond of $76,500.
Unity Medical Center holds Disaster Drill
Unity Medical Center in Manchester held a mock disaster drill on Tuesday. More than 20 volunteers and hospital employees took place in the drill at the hospital.
The event was done to focus on plans for an actual crisis, which could send several patients to Unity.
During the drill, mock patients were transferred by ambulances to the Unity Medical Center Emergency Department on Interstate Drive.
The State of Tennessee Department of Health, MedStat, Coffee County EMS, Coffee County EMA, Manchester Fire Department, the South Central Regional Health Care Coalition and others were included in the drill.
Hospitals are required by the Joint Commission, formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, to have disaster response plans in place and to conduct disaster drills periodically for improvement and training purposes.
Unity CEO Martha McCormick said she was very pleased with the drill.
Hit and Run in Coffee County sends one man to Jail
Timothy Wade Hampton… Photo provided by the CCSD
Tennessee Highway Patrolman Larzo Serna arrived and the man was outside his vehicle and had the keys. The arrest warrant states that the man identified as Timothy Wade Hampton age 46 of Fults Cove Road Morrison had a strong odor of intoxicant, was unsteady on his feet and had slurred speech. The warrant alleges that Hampton admitted to drinking some beer. He was given three field sobriety tests doing poorly on all three. Hampton consented and was taken to Unity Medical Center for blood work with results pending.
Hampton was charged with; DUI 2nd offense and leaving the scene of an accident. His bond was set at $10,000 and a court date of December 13, 2016.