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Cubs Edge Sounds to Even Series

The Iowa Cubs evened the four-game series with a 4-2 win over the Nashville Sounds Wednesday afternoon at Principal Park.

The Cubs used a run in the fourth and a three-spot in the fifth to erase an early deficit.

A pair of doubles got the Sounds their first run of the game as Jake Smolinski started a rally with two bases to lead off the second. After Andrew Lambo walked, Rangel Ravelo stayed hot with a run-scoring double off the left field wall to make it 1-0. Ravelo went 2-for-4 and has seven hits in his last 11 at-bats.

Nashville starter Dillon Overton was dialed in early and breezed through the first three innings. He faced one over the minimum and had five strikeouts going into the fourth.

That’s when Iowa’s offense kicked into gear. Albert Almora started the bottom of the fourth with a lead-off double and moved to third on a groundout. He scored moments later when Miguel Montero lined a base hit to the right side to even the game at 1-1.

More doubles cost Overton in the fifth as the Cubs collected three two-baggers in the inning and scored three times to take a 4-1 lead.

Almora and Willson Conteras had back-to-back one-out doubles to plate runs, and Montero knocked in his second run of the game with another base hit to right field.

Renato Nunez blasted a solo homer off Drew Rucinski to start the sixth to pull the Sounds within a pair of runs at 4-2, but that’s as close as they’d get.

A golden opportunity to put at least one run on the board in the eighth was spoiled by Almora. With one out and Smolinski at first, Andrew Lambo hit a fly ball into the right-center gap that Almora tracked down with a spectacular diving catch. He got up and fired to first to complete the double play and end the scoring threat.

Ravelo started the ninth with a base hit but Spencer Patton shut it down from there to earn the save. Rucinski picked up the win and improved to 2-3 and Overton was tagged with the loss to fall to 1-4.

Game three of the four-game series is set for Thursday afternoon at Principal Park. Right-hander Jesse Hahn (0-1, 2.04) starts for the Sounds. The Cubs have not named a starter. First pitch is scheduled for 12:08 p.m.

The 2016 season is the Sounds’ 19th year in the Pacific Coast League and their second as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.

5/14/16 — Ruby Joyce Smith

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby Joyce Smith, age 69 of
Manchester, TN, will be conducted on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at
Maple Springs Baptist Church in Tellico Plains, TN. Visitation with the
family
will be held on Friday, May 13, 2016 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at
Bierely-Hale Funeral Home Tellico Chapel. Mrs. Smith passed away on Tuesday,
May 10, 2016 at her home after battling a long illness.

Mrs. Smith was a member of Rutledge Falls Baptist
Church.

Preceded in death by her parents, Alden and Marie
Gardner Cain; infant sister, Glenda Sue Cain; husband, James Edward Smith
all
of Tellico Plains, TN. Survived by daughters, Sharon Burris Barabe of
Sweetwater, TN, DeAnna (Jeremy) Nickels of Alabama; granddaughters, Kyla
Roberts
and Kelsey Smith of Manchester, TN, Kristen Welks of Alabama, Taylor and
Emma
Nickels of Alabama; grandsons, Jay Burris of Alcoa, TN, Clay and Austin
Nickels
of Alabama; one great-granddaughter, Jaylee Faith Burris of Alcoa, TN;
husband,
Billy Clay Smith of Manchester, TN; brothers, James Carroll (Kaye) Cain of
Orange Park, FL, Willie (Marchie) Cain of Englewood, TN, Harold (Linda)
Cain of
Etowah, TN.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the
Smith family.

5/11/16

Birthdays:
Brad Riddle, 39 — Pizza Winner!

Howard Reed, 80

Sanford, 60

Johnny Fults, 46

Lily Waterson, 10

Monteagle woman facing charges in Manchester

Jacquelin Gayla Sims… Photo by the CCSD

Jacquelin Gayla Sims age 44 of Trussell Road Monteagle was arrested by Manchester Officer Dustan Foster at the Goodwill Store in Manchester on Tuesday. According to the arrest warrant, Sims appeared to be in an intoxicated condition and was unsteady of her feet falling over the store displays. Allegedly the woman put on a shirt and left the store without paying for it. The shirt was valued at $4.92. The arrest warrant goes on to say that after being arrested Sims gave Officer Foster permission to look inside her purse. The officer says that he found a bag with 1.5 grams of a white powder inside. Foster says in the warrant, that Sims told him that the powder was meth. After Sims was arrested her property was inventoried at the Manchester Police Department where the officer allegedly found 33 twenty dollar bills, 4 five dollar bills, and 6 ten dollar bills that had been made to look U.S. currency.
Sims was charged and booked at the Coffee County Jail with Public Intoxication, Theft of Property (Shoplifting), Schedule II drug violation and Criminal Simulation. Her bond was set at $12,500 and she is set to appear in court on July 12, 2016.

Tax Collections Up in Tennessee

Tennessee general fund tax collections are beating projections by nearly $700 million through the first nine months of the budget year.
The Legislature adjourned last month without taking most of the surplus tax collections into account, meaning that the bulk of the money will not be appropriated until lawmakers return into session next year.
Collections in April exceeded estimates by $166 million on the strength of an 8.5 percent increase in sales tax collections compared with the same month last year. Corporate taxes came in at $82 million more than expected.
The state’s Hall tax on income from stocks and bonds was $36 million above the budgeted estimate. Lawmakers passed a bill this year calling for the Hall tax to be phased out by 2022.

Better Frame of Mind: Experts Raise Awareness of Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Tennesseans are encouraged to seek professional help if they feel stress, sadness or other emotions they feel unable to cope with. (WanMohd/morguefil)

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and experts are reminding Tennesseans about the importance of checking in on the psychological health of themselves and their loved ones. One in five adults experiences some form of mental illness in a given year, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). While Tennessee has made some progress in treatment availability, Dr. Todd Peters, inpatient medical director at Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, says making mental health care equally accessible is still an area that merits more focus. “I still think we have some work that can be done, as far as allowing for more comprehensive treatment services across the population,” says Peters. “Right now, there’s a little bit of disparity that exists between insurance groups, as far as what they will cover.” Late last month, Gov. Bill Haslam signed legislation allowing mental health counselors to deny treatment to patients depending on the counselor’s personal or religious beliefs. Opponents of the new law say it will minimize patient access to mental health care, particularly in rural communities. Young people in Tennessee also are affected by mental illness, with an estimated one in five experiencing a mental disorder during their lifetimes. Peters says many parents are afraid to ask pointed questions about their child’s mental state, but he encourages them to try. “They often feel very stuck and don’t know who to turn to,” he says. “And so, bringing it up and introducing the idea and asking about these questions is not going to plant that seed, it really is just going to help them, hopefully, better talk about it.” NAMI estimates mental illness costs the country almost $200 billion in lost earnings every year.

New Bill would Help Disabled Vets

A new bill passed in the Tennessee General Assembly gives disabled veterans a property tax break.
The Tennessee Senate passed a new bill and, if signed into law by Gov. Bill Haslam, disabled veteran homeowners will receive a break when it’s time to pay the tax bill. The new bill will remove the annual income limit for property tax relief for disabled veterans. Financial experts say the bill removes the income limitation for disabled veterans because prior to the new bill, if disabled veterans made over a certain amount, they were not able to get the property tax relief.

5/13/16 — Terry Phillip Short

Memorial services for Mr. Terry Phillip Short, age 59, of Manchester, TN,
will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Friday, May 13, 2016 at New Union Church
of Christ with Bro. Charles Williams officiating. Visitation will be
from 1:00 PM until time of service at the church. Terry passed away on
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 at Erlanger Health System in Chattanooga, TN.

Terry was born in Winchester, TN, the son of the late James Lewis Short,
Sr. and Zethel Christine Clayton Short. He was employed by Sain
Construction Company as a carpenter and was a member of New Union Church
of Christ. Terry loved reading and discussing the scriptures, working
with wood, music and playing the guitar, and spending time with his wife,
children, and grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, Terry was also preceded in death by one
brother, Sam Short of Manchester. He is survived by his loving wife of
42 years, Donna Pearson Short of Manchester; one son, Matthew DeWayne
(Laura) Short of GA; one daughter, Jessica Marlene (Adam) Perry of NC;
three brothers, James “Jim” (Rita) Short, Jr. of Wartrace, John Timothy
(Henrietta) Short of NC; Randy (Kathy) Short of Brazil; two sisters,
Peggy (William) Womack and Betty (Arthur) Ruch, both of Winchester;
grandchildren, Samuel Vanden Bergh, Kacy Vanden Bergh, Leanna Perry, and
Kaylee Perry; a special sister-in-law, Lisa Short of Manchester; special
nephew, Ethan Short of Manchester; and several nieces and nephews.

MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE SHORT FAMILY

05/21/16-Coffee County Rescue Squad Open House

04/24/16- Sons of the Confederate Veterans Meeting

PRESS RELEASE

SCV CAMP 72 May 24, 2016 MEETING

Maj. Gen. Benjamin F. Cheatham Camp 72 will have their regular dinner meeting at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at the Oak Restaurant in Manchester. The meeting will start at 7:00 P.M.

For program information and the most up to date info, please check our web site at http://www.tennessee-scv.org/camp72/. The program for this month is not yet determined.

Meetings are open to the general public and all War Between the States buffs have a special invitation for the program.

Membership in the Sons of Confederate Veterans is open to all males 12 years of age and above who had an ancestor that served honorably in the Confederate Armed Forces or the Confederate Congress and can prove kinship either lineal or collaterally. Help is available to anyone interested in finding and proving kinship.

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