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Trane Sponsors Contest throughout Coffee County School System
Coffee County School System and Trane have teamed up to conduct a light switch plate design contest for Coffee County School students. Every student in the district can participate in the design contest that will conclude at the next school board meeting on Monday, May 9 where an elementary student, a middle school student and a high school student will win a new iPad from Trane. Deadline for entries, at the school level, is April 26.
One of the goals of the school district is the education of all facility users in the wise use of energy. Joe Pedigo, deputy director of CCSS, said “The district has a great relationship with Trane and we are like-minded in that we are both tuned into using energy wisely and saving money when we do that. It’s a district-wide effort. This contest from Trane should get students involved in being mindful of turning lights out when we leave a room. Plus, three new iPads are being given away so this is a great incentive to be involved.”
The contest will involve students creating a design for a light switch plate sticker that reminds all to turn off lights in unoccupied areas. All of the students’ entries will be required to be hand drawn and may be computer drawn as long as the entry is original artwork. There will be a preliminary round of judging at each individual school on April 27 that will produce two entries. Next, a team of judges will decide upon one final winner from each elementary, middle and high school entries April 29 – May 2. Criteria for art design are artistry, creativity and originality, overall impression, and communication of a clear and positive message to turn off the lights in unoccupied areas.
The winning design for each school level will be printed as a sticker to be used on light switch plates in all schools of the respective winning level. The grand prize winners will be announced at the next Coffee County School board meeting on May 9 at 4:30 p.m. where students will receive their iPad.
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4/20/16 — Betty Faye Phipps Wade
BETTY FAYE WADE (May 8, 1957 - April 17, 2016) Betty Faye Phipps Wade, age 58 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away into eternal rest on April 17, 2016 at the Unity Medical Center in Manchester. Betty was preceded in death by her sons, Dylan Wade and Mark Shane Brown; parents, Virgil Phipps and Inez Jones Phipps; and brothers, Hubert Phipps and Jesse Lee Phipps. She was a strong believer in God and was a member of the Bible Church in Manchester. She is survived by her loving husband, Bobby J. Wade of Manchester, TN; children, Jennifer M. Corvin of Manchester, TN, Sonya G. Wade of Alabama, Shawna B. Wade and Shawnda R. Wade both of Manchester, TN; sister, Loretta Bohanan (William); brothers, Elbert Phipps and Danny Phipps both of Manchester, TN; one grandson, Ryan Lowe of Manchester, TN; special caretaker, Rhonda Kay Osteen; and a host of other relatives and friends. VISITATION Tuesday, April 19, 2016 from 5 - 8 PM at Central Funeral Home, 2812 Hillsboro Highway, Manchester, TN 37355 Wednesday, April 20, 2016 from 11 am - 1 PM at Central Funeral Home. FUNERAL Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at 1 PM at Central Funeral Home OFFICIANT Pastor Vernon Wagoner BURIAL Ragsdale Cemetery Arrangements with CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME of Manchester, TN
4/20/16 — William Clarence Garner
Mr. William Clarence Garner of Bells Cove near Pelham passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016, at his home. Mr. Garner was born in Decherd, a son of the late Oscar Sumner Garner and Lucinda Long Garner. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Luther Boyle Garner, Oscar Herman Garner, Roy Estill Garner, Redus and Reynolds Garner; sisters, Zula Mae Hill, Roberta Myers and Evelyn Garner.
Mr. Garner was an active member of the Church of Christ at Pelham and had been a farmer all of his life.
Survivors include his wife, Faye M. Garner; son, Dennis C. (Vickie) Garner of Pelham; Marcia Garner Rice (Richard) of Nashville; grandson, Matthew (Tonya) Garner; great-grandsons, Taylor Arce and Lane Clarence Garner; sister, Augusta Crownover of Decherd.
Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday in the funeral home chapel. Minister Bob Winton and Minister Ray Winton will officiate. Burial will be in the Church of Christ Cemetery in Pelham. Pallbearers will be Matthew Garner, John Meeks, Carl Burnett, Robert Sitz, Mike Partin and Quinton Partin. The family will receive friends Tuesday 6-9 P.M. at the funeral home.
Arrangements are by Cumberland Funeral Home
Sarah Pearson Qualifies for State Pentathlon
Sarah Pearson
For the 3rd year in a row, the Coffee County CHS Lady Raider Track team will have an athlete compete for the state pentathlon title as Sarah Pearson qualified on Monday at the sectional pentathlon held at Tullahoma. Pearson finished 2nd in the sectional out of 23 competitors. This will be her second straight year to advance to the state meet in the pentathlon. Teammate Karson Young finished in 3rd place and Diana Davis of Coffee County finished in 16th place. Pearson finished with 2708 points as she recorded a personal record in the 100M hurdles at 16.54 seconds. She also ran the 800M in 2:36.81. She also cleared 5 feet in the high jump, jumped 14’ 11.5” in the long jump and threw the shot 24’ 4.25”. Young also had a new personal record in the 100M hurdles with a time of 16.18. She finished the 800M in 3:02.48 and threw the shot 20’ 9”. Young had a high jump of 4’6” and a long jump of 16’ 3.75”. The state pentathlon will be contested at MTSU’s Dean Hayes Track on Monday, May 23rd beginning at 10:30 AM.
Lady Raider Softball Drops Rival Lincoln County on Monday
Paige Baker
After spotting the Lady Falcons of Lincoln County a 2 run lead, Coffee County came roaring back to get a huge District 8AAA win on Monday in Fayetteville by a final score or 4 to 2. Lincoln County crushed the third pitch of the bottom of the first inning over the center field fence for a home run and a 1 to 0 lead. They tacked on an unearned run in the 2nd inning before Coffee County could finally push a run across in the 4th inning. Kasarah Scheller drove home Haley Hindshaw in the 4th as the Raiders added 2 runs in the 5th and another in the 6th to escape with the road win. Coffee County banged out 6 hits in the game as Raven Rogers had a double and Abby Woods and Paige Baker each had triples. Skipper scattered 8 hits with 6 strikeouts to get the win. Coffee County returns home on Tuesday night for Senior Night as Franklin County visits Terry Floyd Field. Game time is a t 7 PM and Senior Night activities are scheduled for 6:15. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the play by play of all the action beginning with the pregame show at 6:50.
CHS Baseball Falls to Nationally Ranked McCallie
Alan Rob
The Coffee County Red Raider baseball team could not generate any offense on Monday night against nationally ranked McCallie as they lost 4 to 0 at Powers Field. The Raiders got another strong pitching performance from Davis Green as he pitched 6 innings allowing 2 earned runs on 4 hits. Bradley King came on in the 7th inning for Coffee County as his defense surrendered 2 unearned runs. Coffee County was held to 4 singles and a double on the night. Jacob Langham, Gavin Husted, Alan Rob and DeAndre Wakefield all had singles while Cade Giles rapped a double for the Raiders. Rob was named the Thunder Radio player of the game. Coffee County travels to Chattanooga on Tuesday night for the second game in the series. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
CCMS Baseball Hammers 3 HR’s in Monday Win
The bats of Coffee County Middle School woke up in a big way on Monday as the Red Raiders hit 3 home runs in route to an 8 to 3 win over South Franklin in the opening round of the CTC Tournament at Warren County. Hayden Skipper was 3 for 3 on the night with a homer and 3 RBI while Brandon Jernigan was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 4 RBI. Garrett Davis and Trey Rogers each added singles for the Raiders. Jernigan, Skipper and Davis combined to pitch a 1 hitter as each stayed under 50 pitches on the night with Jernigan getting the win. Coffee County will now take on the top seeded Pioneers of Warren County on Tuesday at 4:45 PM at Warren County Middle School.
CCMS Softball Spanks White County to Open CTC Conference Tournament
Sarah West
Holding the White County Warriorettes to only 4 hits while banging out 13 hits of their own was the way the Coffee County Middle School Lady Raider softball wanted to open the CTC Tournament on Monday at their home field with a 15 to 1 win over the visitors from Sparta. After taking a couple of heartbreaking losses last week to Tullahoma, the Lady Raiders hammered their way to a Tuesday rematch with the Lady Cats in the 2nd round of the tournament. Coffee County got a pair of doubles and a single with 3 runs scored from Sarah West to lead the hitting attack on Monday night. Gracie Pippenger was 2 for 3 with a triple while Ashley Evans was 2 for 2 and reached base after being hit by a pitch to score 3 runs for Coffee County as well. Maci Head was the winning pitcher for Coffee County as she did not allow an earned run. The Lady Raiders will now take on Tullahoma on Tuesday in the 2nd round of the CTC tournament at CCMS. First pitch is scheduled for 6 PM.
CHS Tennis Sweeps Franklin County
Maddie Taylor
The tennis teams of Coffee County Central High School got a pair of sweeps on Monday night in Winchester against Franklin County. For the Lady Raiders, Maddie Taylor, Ali Shelton, Makayla Morgan, Kayla Wright and Anna Harrell all got singles wins while the doubles teams of Taylor/Shelton and Morgan/Wright won in doubles. For the Red Raiders, Jared Hu, Travor Ivey-Bodman, Shilp Patel, Reid Lawrence and Grey Riddle all won in singles play while the doubles teams of Patel/Ivey-Bodman and Riddle/Lawrence were victorious. The wins move the records of both teams to 6 and 5 on the season. Coffee County travels to Tullahoma on Tuesday for a 4 PM match with the Wildcats.
Middle School Golf Teams Host 1st Home Match of the Season
Maci Lawrence
The Westwood and Coffee County Middle school golf teams welcomed Tullahoma and Fayetteville to Willowbrook on Monday for their first home match of the season. A good size crowd was on hand to enjoy the beautiful weather and a pair of close matches. In both boys and girls play, Tullahoma got the team wins and low round honors. In girls’ action, Fayetteville edged out Westwood for 2nd place by 2 strokes. Macie Lawrence Shot the low round for Westwood as she had a 65. Elizabeth Brown carded a 69 and Brayden Gray shot a 76. For Coffee County, Olivia Howell shot a 69 while Olivia Lewis carded a 72.
Logan Hale
For the boys, Coffee County edged Westwood for 2nd place by 11 strokes. Logan Hale had the low round for the Raiders with a 49. Larson Meltzer shot a 59, Xavier Bartley had a 65 and Issac Pauley carded a 72. For Westwood, Christopher Robinson got around in 50, Nicolas Johnson had a 57, Andrew Green cared a 73 and Gavin Prater shot a 76. Westwood and Coffee Middle will be back in action next Monday when they welcome the teams from North and South Franklin for a 4 PM tee time at Willowbrook