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CCMS Volleyball Rallies for Big Conference Win
Maci Head of CCMS Volleyball
The Coffee County Middle School volleyball team rallied after dropping the opening set to stun White County on Tuesday in a 3 set thriller. The Lady Raiders won by set scores of 21-25, 25-23 and 15-13. The win is the 6th straight for Coffee County. The win avenges an earlier straight set loss to the Warriorettes in Sparta on August 23rd.
After dropping the 1st set, the Lady Raiders strung together 7 straight points during the 2nd set to build a 9 point lead. Coffee County held off a White County rally to win the 2nd set on an ace by Maci Head. In the 3rd and deciding set, Coffee County rallied from a 12 to 11 deficit to win four of the last 5 points to capture the match.
Kiya Ferrell led Coffee County in winners with 4. Head led in aces with 4 and added 2 winners. Maddie Husted had 3 winners and added 2 aces. The win improves the Lady Raiders record to 6 and 3 overall and 4 and 2 in conference play.
CHS Volleyball Falls at MTCS; Prepares for Saturday Tournament
2016 Southern Slam(click to enlarge)
Coffee County Central High School volleyball lost a 4 set match to non-district foe Middle Tennessee Christian on Thursday night in a match played in Murfreesboro. Coffee County lost by set scores of 15-25, 22-25, 25-19 and 23-25. Fourteen service errors contributed to the loss as Coffee County was not able to aggressively attack the Lady Cougars service receive.
Aerial Williams had 9 kills and 4 blocks to lead the Lady Raisers in both categories. Baylee Nester added 7 kills and 4 aces. Tyana Fenton led Coffee County in digs with 17 while Bailey Morgan led in assists with 14.
The Lady Raiders return home this weekend to host the Southern Slam tournament. Coffee County will open play at 8:30 on Saturday morning as they take on St. Andrew’s-Sewanee. The tournament will be held on 2 courts at the high school and 2 courts at the Manchester Recreation Center.
CCMS Soccer Blanks White County
Maddy Jones(in black) of CCMS soccer
The Coffee County Middle School soccer blitzed White County on Thursday night as they captured a 6 to 0 win in Sparta. The Lady Raiders got 4 first half goals to coast to the convincing win. Coffee County got off to a blazing start as they scored 3 times in the first 8 minutes.
Maddie Jones had a pair of goals in the 1st half with both assists coming from Reagan Ellison. Katie Cotton and Ellie Fann added goals in the first half as well. Hanna Creal and Jayda Wright chipped in goals in the 2nd half. Cotton also ended up with a pair of assists.
The Lady Raiders will play host to Warren County on Monday night for 8th grade night. Kick-off is set for 4:30 PM.
Westwood Football Drops a Heartbreaker
Reynaldo Ramirez of Westwood football
A late rally fell short as the Westwood Rockets football team dropped a heart-breaking 20 to 16 decision to Eagleville on Thursday night at Eagleville. The Rockets, who led 8 to 6 at the half, saw Eagleville storm back to score twice in the 3rd quarter. Westwood got one touchdown back but their last possession ended on downs to kill the comeback attempt in the final minute.
Reynaldo Ramirez scored both Westwood touchdowns and Trenton Thompson added both 2 point conversions for the Rockets. Ramirez scored the first one in the first quarter and added the 2nd touchdown with 4:42 left in the game. The loss drops Westwood to 3 and 4 overall and 3 and 4 in conference play. Westwood will play host to Saint Rose of Murfreesboro on Thursday night in a non-conference game. Kickoff is set for 6:30.
Westwood Soccer Battles to Scoreless Draw with St Andrew’s
The Westwood soccer team fought to a scoreless draw with St. Andrews-Sewanee on Thursday night in a conference match at Sewanee. Keeper Anna Coker had 5 saves in the match to preserve the shutout. The draw ends a 2 game winning streak for the Lady Rockets. Westwood’s record now stands at 3-3-1 on the season and 3-1-1 in conference play. The Lady Rockets are back at home on Wednesday as they close out the regular season against Liberty at 4:30. The conference tournament is set to begin on Tuesday, September 27th.
Two Accidents on I-24: One Fatal
Crash scene photo of fatal accident in Coffee County on I-24… Photo provided.
While on scene at that incident, another motor vehicle accident occurred just south at the 116 mile marker involving a car that had run up underneath a tractor trailer. The tractor trailer that was parked on the interstate due to the accident that had occurred earlier. This accident involved a fatality as the driver of the car, 38-year-old Tarey Cunningham of Mt. Juliet, Tn., was killed when she struck the rear of the tractor trailer.
Crews remained on scene and assisted Tennessee Highway Patrol, Coffee County EMS and Coffee County EMA while their investigation was conducted.
Manchester Fire Chief George Chambers said these two incidents put on display the team work involved with all response agencies. Coffee County Sheriff’s Dept., Coffee County EMS, Coffee County EMA, Local Wrecker Services (Jeff’s Towing) and Manchester Fire-Rescue crews worked into the early morning to mitigate these two incidents. The chief added that personnel on scene at both incidents did an outstanding job.
9/15/16 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Xandar Finchum — Pizza Winner!
Jennifer Finchum
Cindy Weber
Brandon Daniel
Sentencing Delayed for Former Grundy Co. School Teacher
Tommy Andrews
Andrews, 41, pled guilty to two counts of statutory rape in June. At the time of his December 2015, arrest, Andrews was a teacher at Swiss Memorial Elementary School and assistant football coach at Grundy County High School. He was immediately suspended of all duties when arrested. He was released from jail on a $60,000 bond and required to wear a GPS monitoring device to ensure he had no contact with the victim.
Former ITT Tech Students Declare Debt Strike After School Closes
Almost 2,000 ITT Tech students in Tennessee are left without a school after the for-profit institution closed its doors last week. (Forsaken Fotos/Flickr)
The U.S. Department of Education announced it would deny federal financial aid payments to the institution last week after receiving complaints about the school.
ITT graduate Sandra Watson, one of the debt strikers, has $99,000 in debt.
“There are so many people who fell victim to ITT’s way of doing things, and so many of us have a huge debt over our head and it’s effecting our lives in various ways,” she said. “We’re just really, really wanting the Department of Education to hear us and understand how much pain this has caused us.”
Federal law requires that the Department of Education discharge the loans of any students who have been defrauded by their school – but as yet there has been no announcement of such a plan for ITT students. In a statement, ITT Tech said the feds neglected to follow due process of law before taking action.
About 1,900 students in Tennessee were enrolled in ITT Tech at the time of its closure last week. The state is working with other colleges in the state to determine transfer options for current students of the school.
“ITT strikers would like to see the for-profit education sector closed down,” said Laura Hanna, co-director of the Debt Collective, a national organization working to phase out for-profit colleges and universities. “They would like to see relief for student debtors who have been preyed upon and harmed by subprime education schemes. They would like to have access to real, quality higher education.”
Watson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 2010 and since then hasn’t been able to find a job with her degree. She said she knows she’s one of many.
“I’ve had second interviews and callbacks, but it’s not until they realize where I went to school when I either no longer hear from them, or they decide to just straight tell me that they don’t accept that school’s credits or degrees,” she said. “They do not look at it as a legitimate college.”
According to the Debt Collective, at least 1,500 ITT Tech students have applied to the Department of Education asking for their loans to be discharged. Up to this point, the requests have gone unanswered.
More information is online at ittstrike.com.
Fall Family Fun continues at Granddaddy’s Farm this Weekend
Lucky and Mary Knott’s daughter Keesha having fun on the farm
Whether you’re a bluegrass fan or just enjoy a good time, there are plenty of memories to be made on your trip to the Farm.
And if Pickin’ on the Porch just isn’t enough music on the farm for you, join Grandaddy’s Saturday September 24th for their Big Birthday Bash as they celebrate 10 years with face painting, local first responders, and live music at 6:30 p.m. for their final series of Hot September Nights.
For more information about Grandaddy’s Farm you can visit their website: www.grandaddysfarm.com you can check out Grandaddy’s facebook event page by visiting this site:https://www.facebook.com/events/1592795627686625/.