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Scam Alert from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves has issued a warning about an old scam making the rounds in Coffee County again. “It has been here in the past but it seems to have started again,” the Sheriff said Tuesday.
The scammers call an individual poising as a deputy from the sheriff’s department. “They say that they are a deputy and that the person they are calling failed to show up for jury duty,” Graves said. The fake deputy then tells their intended victim that there is a warrant for their arrest, but to keep from being arrested they can pay a fine and the warrant will go away. “They tell their victim to get Green Dot card and call them and give them the number off of it. “They use the Green Dot numbers like a credit card and can use the money from the cards,” the Sheriff added.
Graves went on to say that the sheriff’s department does not call people and ask for money in any way.
Several people have fallen for the scam in the past and have paid the scammers. These types of calls apparently have also been taking place in other surrounding counties as well.
Bridge over Crumpton Creek to Re-Open next month
Bridge needing repair… Photo provided before work began
Manchester Man facing Willful Abuse Charge and More
A Manchester man was arrested June 1 on charges of willful abuse, neglect or exploitation of adults. Teddy Allan Bryant, 53, of South Spring Street, Manchester was arrested by Manchester Police Officer Ernie Colvin on the charges plus vandalism and resisting arrest. He is being held in the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $17,500 on the charges. According to warrants obtained by the officer, police responded to 1301 South Spring Street where Bryant lives with his mother. The mother told officers that Bryant came home “drunk” demanding money to buy more liquor. When she refused he became irate and destroyed her home. According the warrants, he broke her refrigerator, freezer, kitchen table and dishes. He was still in the residence destroying property when police arrived and asked him to leave the residence. Instead of leaving Bryant allegedly ran into another room. According to the warrants, when police attempted to subdue Bryant, he allegedly pulled and away and resisted them.
The damage to the house was placed in excess of $3,000.
Scammers targeting DREMC members
Duck River Electric Membership Corporation is warning members about phone scam calls in the service area. Callers are falsely linking themselves to DREMC, claiming member’s account is past due and if payment is not made, electricity would be disconnected. The calls originate from 1-866-978-0525.
“These types of scams are becoming more frequent, and it is disturbing for everyone,” says Steve Oden, DREMC Director of Member Services. “Homes and businesses are being targeted with this latest scheme, and we want our members to be aware of how to handle it if it happens to them.”
DREMC would like members to know if they receive a questionable call, they should not give out any personal information. They are advised to hang up and contact their local DREMC office.
Furthermore, DREMC employees do not ask members for payment information unless the member initiates the call. Also, if someone claiming to be a DREMC employee asks for payment at your home or business, please demand official identification. Remember that DREMC and its contractors should be in clearly marked vehicles. If they cannot readily produce identification, contact the authorities. Bill payment methods available to DREMC members include bank draft, online bill pay, pay by phone, pay by mobile app, pay by mail and pay in person.
City of Manchester plans Special Called Meeting
Pursuant to a call by Mayor Lonnie Norman, there will be a special called Board Meeting on Monday, June 9, 2016, at 12:30 afternoon for the following ordinances:
- 2nd reading of an ordinance to approve amending the budget ordinance 1461 for the fiscal year 2015-2016; sponsored by Alderman Swan.
- 2nd reading of an ordinance of the City of Manchester, TN, adopting a budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017; sponsored by Alderman Swan.
- 2nd reading of an ordinance authorizing the City of Manchester to enter a contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee to provide health and related coverages for city employees and officials on a monthly basis at a cost not to exceed $140,000 per month; sponsored by Alderman Swan.
- 2nd reading of an ordinance to authorize entry into a contract with the State of Tennessee Local Government Health Insurance Plan for health and related coverages for city employees and officials for a period of 24 consecutive months as required by the plan; sponsored by Vice Mayor French.
- 2nd reading of an ordinance to abandon the City of Manchester’s interest if any, in “Shady Lane,” as depicted on the plat of Maryland Heights Subdivision; sponsored by Alderman Sain.
- 3rd reading to approve a contract with Ben Lomand Connect, LLC. for installation of broadband facilities and for the broadband services at a total cost of $35,158.32 payable at 967.62 per month for a period of three years with two one-year option renewals at a monthly cost of $803.01 per month; sponsored by Vice Mayor French.
- 3rd reading of an ordinance to approve Allen, McGee and Associates LLC., as the City’s Auditor for the fiscal years 2015-2016 at a cost not to exceed twenty-eight thousand two hundred dollars; sponsored by Alderman Swan.
Lady Raider Basketball Opens Summer Camp Season
The Coffee County Lady Raider basketball team got their summer camp schedule underway on Monday as they traveled to Trenton, Georgia to take part in the Dade County team camp. The varsity team got wins over Pickens County and Northwest Whitfield, Georgia. The JV team got wins over Pickens County, Georgia and North Sand Mountain, Alabama.
Coach Herb Horton was happy with his team’s performance on the day. “Our kids played hard and showed great effort all day” said Horton. Horton was pleased with his team’s ball movement on offense and their strong work on defense in both full and half court sets. Due to the unavailability of Aerial Williams due to injury, Coach Horton was pleased with the inside work of some of his younger players.
The Lady Raiders return to Trenton on Tuesday and Wednesday for 8 more games this week. Coffee County will play 2 varsity and 2 JV games each day. Coffee County will resume play on Tuesday at 10 AM Central Time at Dade County. The Lady Raiders travel to Lincoln Memorial University for a team camp next week. Coffee County will also attend team camps at Shelbyville and Cumberland County later this month.
Perez Injured as Braves Drop Opener
Yangervis Solarte launched a three-run moonshot to the right-field seats in the third inning, while Padres starting pitcher Christian Friedrich made sure Petco Park remained a house of horrors for the Braves.
“He’s got life. He’s just got a lot of energy in the lineup,” said Padres manager Andy Green of Solarte. “You see the passion out on the baseball field, he loves playing baseball. I think it’s infectious in that way, and he’s swinging the bat really well. The home run was big.”
Friedrich tossed 6 2/3 sharp innings, allowing just two runs on six hits, while striking out seven, as the Padres beat Atlanta at home for the 11th straight time, 7-2. San Diego’s winning streak vs. the Braves — which dates back to Aug. 28, 2012 — is its longest against a single opponent in Petco Park history.
“[I’m] grateful for every opportunity, every start,” said Friedrich, who has filled in brilliantly in a banged up Padres rotation. “It’s a blessing that I came over here. They put me back together when I was a little banged up and I couldn’t be happier starting again.”
Atlanta starter Williams Perez made an abrupt exit due to right triceps soreness in the bottom of the fifth inning, after allowing an RBI double to Matt Kemp — Kemp’s second RBI of the night. Perez allowed six earned runs on seven hits over 4 1/3 frames.
Chase d’Arnaud went 3-for-5 for Atlanta with a seventh-inning RBI single ahead of Freddie Freeman. But Carlos Villanueva would whiff Freeman, leaving the tying run in the on-deck circle.
“I remember when I was here [as third base coach] a few years ago, we had a hard time in this ballpark and we had good teams,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “We were doing good and fighting for the division and then we’d come in here and for some reason, it was a tough place for us to play.”
Solarte’s third-inning homer had a launch angle of 35 degrees, according to Statcast™ — the third highest launch angle on a Padres homer this season, trailing only a pair of Kemp dingers. He would later add a single, giving him six multi-hit contests in his last 11 games. “He was swinging the bat well for us when he got hurt,” Green said. “It was a big loss for us when he went down. He’s a left-handed bat in the middle of the order we really rely on.”
After surrendering Jon Jay’s leadoff double that led to a first inning run, Perez retired eight of the next nine batters he faced. But his good fortune evaporated in the third inning when Wil Myers’ swinging bunt hugged the infield grass and remained fair, resulting in a two-out infield single. Kemp followed with a single to set the stage for Solarte to drill his decisive shot on a hanging curveball.
“The three-run homer just wasn’t a very good pitch,” Snitker said. “It didn’t break well and didn’t have a lot of teeth in it. It just kind of stayed right there for him to hit.”
Double the fun: Jay roped a leadoff double to right-center field and came around to score on Kemp’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first inning. Jay leads the National League with 19 doubles this season — including seven in his last 11 games.
“Those first four guys are going to make us go when they’re swinging it well,” Green said. “…I think our lineup is lengthening out right now, and we’re getting good swings up and down the lineup.”
Freeman vomited six times on Monday and he certainly did not look good while enduring his third three-strikeout game of the season. Freeman struck out with two on and no outs in the first inning and then stranded two more runners in the seventh with his third strikeout. The first baseman has hit .122 (6-for-49) with runners in scoring position.
Aaron Blair will attempt to get back on track when this series resumes on Tuesday at 9:10 p.m. CT. Blair worked four scoreless innings before surrendering three two-run homers in the fifth inning of Thursday’s loss to the Giants. .
Surkamp Pitches Sounds to Win in Omaha
Eric Surkamp tossed 6 1/3 shutout innings to lead the Nashville Sounds to a 3-1 win over the Omaha Storm Chasers Monday night at Werner Park.
With the win, the Sounds avoided back-to-back losses for the first time since May 5 and 6 and have the best record in the Pacific Coast League at 35-22.
Surkamp has been back-and-forth between Nashville and Oakland for the better part of the 2016 season. The 6 1/3 innings signaled the longest outing against any opponent since he tossed seven frames on April 29 against Round Rock.
The left-hander was staked to a lead before he threw a pitch against the Storm Chasers. Jaycob Brugman started the night with a double to left-center and Chad Pinder followed with a base hit up the middle.
Matt Olson knocked in the first run of the game with an RBI groundout and Renato Nunez followed with a sacrifice fly to give the Sounds a 2-0 lead going into the bottom of the first.
Surkamp worked around several base runners in the first three innings, and then settled into a groove. When he retired Hunter Dozier to end the third, it started a streak of 11 Omaha batters retired in a row. With one out in the seventh, he walked Travis Snider before being lifted by Manager Steve Scarsone.
Aaron Kurcz was summoned from the bullpen and worked around an error by shortstop Chad Pinder and an infield single. With two outs and the bases loaded, he got Christian Colon to bounce out to Pinder to end the inning.
Omaha got on the board in the eighth when Hunter Dozier and Irving Falu came up with back-to-back two-out hits. Falu’s RBI single off J.B. Wendelken trimmed the Sounds’ lead to 3-1.
Tucker Healy worked the bottom of the ninth and worked around a one-out walk to earn his third save of the season.
The series finale is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at Werner Park. Right-hander Chris Smith (3-5, 4.24) starts for the Sounds against left-hander Jonathan Dziedzic (1-5, 5.43) for the Storm Chasers. First pitch is set for 12:05 p.m.
6/6/16
Birthdays:
Carolyn Davis — Pizza Winner!
William Reed, 82
Anniversaries:
James & Clara Myers, 30
6/5/16
Birthdays:
Sara Brown — Pizza Winner!
Tasha Thomas