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Fire Damages Manchester Home
Fire scene photo by Deuce Anderson
On Saturday afternoon Manchester Fire-Rescue received a report of a kitchen fire at 140 Woodcrest Blvd. Fire crews from both stations responded to the scene. When they arrived there was heavy fire and smoke as the fire had vented itself thru the roof area over the kitchen. Crews attacked the fire aggressively and stopped the fire from spreading to other areas of the home. There is heavy damage in the kitchen and living room areas of the home.
The Manchester Police Department and Coffee County EMS provided outstanding support to the firefighters on scene during the incident from controlling the area to assisting in offloading some hoses off one of the engines.
Manchester Fire Chief George Chambers said that it was a total team effort and all crews on scene did a great job in making a quick attack on the fire and knocking it down before it could spread to the rest of the home.
On scene crews called in 1800 Board Up who came out to the home, secured the premises and provided vital assistance for the family that was affected by the fire. 1800 Board Up and the American Red Cross were instrumental in setting up the family a place to stay, cleaning the resident’s clothes so they could have some clean smoke free clothes and providing other needed assistance. See video shot by Deuce Anderson below:
Tullahoma Man facing Child Abuse Charges
Christopher Terrance Daniels… Photo provided by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department
Christopher Terrance Daniels, 31, of 131 Silver St., has been charged with aggravated child abuse or neglect under Haley’s Law. Haley’s Law makes the abuse of a child under the age of 9 resulting in bodily injury a Class A felony. The law was named in honor the 2004 East Tennessee case of “Baby Haley,” who was badly abused by her father and stepmother.
According to the warrant, Daniels assaulted his ex-girlfriend’s 8-year-daughter in the bathroom of a unit in the Eastgate Apartments.
The warrant states the girl was taking a bath with her sibling when Daniels apparently turned music up really loud and entered the bathroom. Daniels is the father of the sibling.
He then allegedly covered the girl’s mouth and nose with a washcloth, pushed the child’s held under the water and held it there for a period of time, “making her believe she was going to drown.”
According to the warrant, the child told investigators that water went down her throat and nose, “causing her nose, throat and jaw to hurt.” The victim also said when Daniels allowed her to surface, her brother was crying. Daniels then apologized to the girl, the warrant states.
Daniels is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court on April 21.
McMinnville Driver Services Center to Close and Relocate to City Hall
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced the current McMinnville Driver Services Center will close and space for a new center will be renovated at McMinnville City Hall located at 101 East Street.
In addition, the department has installed a self-service kiosk at the County Administration Building located at 201 Locust Street.
The kiosk offers a quick way to renew or replace a driver’s license.
The McMinnville Driver Services Center, located at 594 Vervilla Road will stop serving customers at the close of business on Tuesday, May 31.
During renovations of the City Hall space, the County Administration Building kiosk and centers in Murfreesboro and Tullahoma will be available to provide services, with staff positions in McMinnville being temporarily transferred to one or more of these centers. These centers are full-service and will continue to provide excellent customer service.
Both driver services centers are open from 8:30 a.m. 5:00 p.m. (CDT), Monday through Friday.
These facilities are full-service centers handling driver license, identification cards, motor vehicle records, vision testing, knowledge and skills testing, and handgun permit applications.
More Teeth put in Tennessee E-Verify Law
Legislation which puts more teeth in Tennessee’s E-Verify law to ensure that new hires are in the state legally is now on its way to the governor after unanimous approval in the House of Representatives Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Senator Jim Tracy (R-Shelbyville) and Representative Pat Marsh (R-Shelbyville), targets bad actors who find it more advantageous to pay a one-time $500 fine for hiring illegal aliens than to follow Tennessee’s Lawful Employment Act passed in 2011.
E-Verify is an internet-based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees by entering their name and social security number. It is free to employers in all 50 states, including Tennessee. The E-Verify system has a 97 percent accuracy rate.
The bill also strengthens penalties for companies who are knowingly discarding the E-Verify system. It creates an additional $500 civil penalty per day if the employer fails to use E-Verify or provide an affidavit of undue hardship.
In addition, the legislation shortens the number of days that an employer has to remedy a non-compliance finding after receipt of an initial order for violation of the state’s E-Verify requirements from 60 to 45. (WGNS Radio)
Home & Garden Show another BIG Success
2016 Home & Garden Show
11th annual show held at the Coffee County Fairgrounds
Thank you to businesses and those of you who attended. The 12th annual show from Thunder Radio is already being planned.
Braves Unable to Rebound from Rocky Start
The Cardinals sent Julio Teheran to an early exit and took advantage of multiple defensive miscues while providing Carlos Martinez with ample support in Saturday night’s 12-2 win over the Braves at Turner Field.
Kolten Wong’s three-hit performance paced the Cardinals, who tallied a pair of runs in three of the first five innings to back Martinez’s determined six-inning effort. The St. Louis right-hander surrendered three straight hits to begin Atlanta’s two-run third inning and then allowed just one more hit over the remainder of his 99-pitch outing.
“We understand the type of team we have and know that we can hit,” said Wong, whose team has scored 19 runs in two days after tallying seven while being swept by the Pirates. “Hitting is contagious, and once a couple guys start getting on, it’s usually the whole team starts hitting. We have some young guys stepping in and doing some big things for us, and kicking our butt to get us going.”
As the Braves opened the season with a fourth straight loss, they saw Teheran allow five runs — four earned — over a four innings plagued by four walks, two wild pitches, a passed ball and a three-base error in the third, when Nick Markakis lost Wong’s two-out fly ball that scored Stephen Piscotty from first base.
Though each team committed three errors, the most costly ones were committed by the Braves, who recorded just one hit over the final six innings.
“We didn’t make some plays behind Julio, and he just struggled,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “There’s no pitching staff alive that survives when a starting pitcher only goes four innings. You start going into the middle relievers, and we didn’t catch the ball behind those guys either.”
Williams Perez will make his first start Sunday at 12:35 p.m. CT in the finale of this three-game series. Perez took some confidence into the offseason after posting a 2.35 ERA over his final five starts of the 2015 season. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of that game on the Atlanta Braves Radio Network. We begin our coverage at Noon.
Preds Rest 5 Players, Fall to Dallas to End Regular Season
The Predators concluded the regular season Saturday in a 3-2 loss to the Stars. Now they turn their attention to the upcoming playoffs.
“I was really happy with our effort,” said Predators defenseman Ryan Ellis, who scored Nashville’s first goal 19 seconds into the first period. “We were obviously missing some guys, but a lot of guys stepped up, played really well. That’s a team that just won our conference and we had them right down to the wire, so I’m really proud of the guys.”
Playing without five regulars — captain Shea Weber, defenseman Roman Josi, goaltender Pekka Rinne and forwards Mike Fisher and Mike Ribeiro — the Predators capably challenged the full-strength Stars, who won the Central Division and clinched the top seed in the Western Conference, awarding them home-ice advantage throughout the Western portion of the playoffs.
Nashville led 2-0 midway through the second period, but Stars forward Jason Spezza scored two of his three goals within a three-minute span to tie the game entering the third period. With one minute left, Spezza completed the hat trick, scoring the game-winning goal with a shot from the high slot.
“I thought we played a real strong game, so that was good,” Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. “I thought it was good games down the stretch here that (we) played well and played the game the way it needs to be played. We did a lot of good things tonight. Unfortunate at the end, it’s a real tough ending, but if you’re looking at the performance right now, which I think is important going into the playoffs, I thought guys played really hard tonight, did some good things.”
Who will the Predators play? The Kings had a chance to win the Pacific Division Saturday and set up a first-round matchup with Nashville, but they blew a three-goal lead and lost 4-3 to Winnipeg in a shootout.
The regular season ends on Sunday. If Anaheim beats Washington, the Predators will play the Ducks in the first round. Any other result means the Predators will play the Kings.
To field a full roster for Saturday’s game, the Predators recalled goaltender Marek Mazanec from the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League to back up Carter Hutton and defenseman Corey Potter, who made his Predators debut by playing 14:44 after being acquired from the Coyotes at the trade deadline in February.
“I really like the way we played,” Laviolette said. “Chances were in our favor, shots were in our favor, did a lot of good things out there tonight. Scoreboard not in our favor, so that’s the disappointing thing about it. But as far as effort goes and what the guys brought to the ice tonight, I really liked it.”
The Predators had four players appear in all 82 games this season: forwards Filip Forsberg, James Neal and Craig Smith and defenseman Mattias Ekholm. Josi and Ribeiro would’ve joined them if they hadn’t been held out Saturday. Forsberg and Smith also played in all 82 games last season.
Forsberg finished this season with a team-high 33 goals, tied with forward Jason Arnott for the most in a single season in Predators history.
Dodgers Thwart Sounds’ Rally in Ninth
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he Nashville Sounds put together a small rally in the bottom of the ninth inning only to see it fall short in a 2-1 loss to the Oklahoma City Dodgers in front of 5,122 fans at First Tennessee Park Saturday night.
Trailing 2-0 and without a hit, Sounds (1-2) third baseman Renato Nunez started the home half of the ninth with a double down the right field line. Catcher Bruce Maxwell followed with a sharp single up the middle to score Nunez and trim the lead to 2-1.
A sacrifice bunt by Tyler Ladendorf moved pinch-runner Matt McBride to second, but the rally stopped there when Joey Wendle and Andrew Lambo struck out.
Three Dodgers (2-1) pitchers kept the Sounds out of the hit column for the first eight innings.
Sam LeCure worked the first four innings and retired all 12 batters he faced. Ian Thomas took over in the fifth and retired the first five batters he faced before issuing a walk to Maxwell.
Thomas tossed a 1-2-3 seventh before giving way to Adam Liberatore who struck out a pair in a perfect bottom of the eighth. Chin-hui Tsao took over in the ninth and allowed the double to Nunez to break up the no-hit bid.
The scoring for the Dodgers started in the first. Jose Tabata lined a one-out single back up the middle to score Elian Herrera who started the game with a base hit. They added another in the third on a throwing error by Wendle.
It stayed a 2-0 game until the rally in the ninth by Nashville.
Game three of the series is scheduled for Saturday night at First Tennessee Park. Left-hander Dillon Overton starts for the Sounds against right-hander Sam LeCure for the Dodgers. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
The 2016 season is the Sounds’ 19th year in the Pacific Coast League and their second as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Season ticket memberships are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
Cardinals Drop Braves Behind 3 Pinch-Hit Home Runs
Aledmys Diaz notched one of an MLB-record three pinch-hit home runs the Cardinals produced en route to Friday’s night’s 7-4 win over the Braves, who remain winless despite holding a lead in the seventh inning or later in each of their first three games.
“Obviously, we needed a spark,” said Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, after watching Jeremy Hazelbaker, Diaz and Greg Garcia each hit solo homers off the bench. “We talked kind of going through the winter about our bench and how there was a little more thump. I don’t think those were the three guys we were talking about, though.”
The Cardinals were staring at the possibility of opening the season with four straight losses when the Braves tallied four third-inning runs off Jaime Garcia. But Garcia found a groove over his final three frames and St. Louis began its comeback during a three-run fourth against Matt Wisler, whose 6 2/3-inning effort was tarnished by Hazelbaker’s game-tying pinch-hit dinger in the seventh.
Diaz’s eighth-inning solo shot off lefty Eric O’Flaherty accounted for his first career dinger. The Braves had gained a comfortable early lead courtesy of three consecutive two-out RBI singles by Nick Markakis, Hector Olivera and Tyler Flowers off Garcia.
Cardinals reliever Seung Hwan Oh, making his third big league apperance, notched his sixth — and biggest — strikeout yet this season by getting cleanup hitter Adonis Garcia to swing through three sliders with one out and the potential go-ahead run on third in the seventh. Oh then handed the ball to Kevin Siegrist, who stranded the pair of runners by inducing an inning-ending forceout. It was the first of three scoreless innings by the Cardinals’ bullpen.
“Just following Yadi’s call pretty much,” Oh said, deflecting the credit to his catcher, Yadier Molina.
“We’ve got to start swinging the bats. I’m really confident we’re going to win a game [soon]. We’re playing good baseball. It just seems like it’s one inning or one play that has kind of gotten us these last three games.” — Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez
Julio Teheran will make his second start of the season when Atlanta resumes its three-game series against St. Louis at 6:10 p.m. CT. Teheran did not get a decision after limiting the Nationals to two solo homers over six innings on Opening Day.
Walk-off Triple Wins it for Nashville in 11th
Renato Nunez hit a line drive into the right-center gap to score Max Muncy all the way from first to give the Nashville Sounds a 2-1 walk-off win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers Friday night in front of 5,441 fans at First Tennessee Park.
Muncy started the bottom of the 11th with a sharp single to right to set up Nunez who hit the second pitch he saw from Oklahoma City reliever Grant Dayton.
The Sounds (1-1) held a 1-0 lead for the majority of the game. That was until Dodgers (1-1) catcher Yasmani Grandal belted a solo homer off Angel Castro in the top of the ninth. Both teams were quiet in extra innings until the big hit from Nunez.
Nashville starter Jesse Hahn blanked Oklahoma City over six innings and limited them to just two hits. The right-hander walked three and struck out five before handing it over to the bullpen.
Southpaw Patrick Schuster was first out of the ‘pen for the Sounds. He worked two perfect innings and struck out four. Castro took over in the ninth looking for a save before Grandal evened the score.
Relievers Daniel Coulombe struck out the side in the 10th and Andrew Triggs worked around a two-out walk in the 11th. The Nashville native and Montgomery Bell Academy picked up the win in his first game in a Sounds uniform.
Game three of the series is scheduled for Saturday night at First Tennessee Park. Left-hander Dillon Overton starts for the Sounds against right-hander Sam LeCure for the Dodgers. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
The 2016 season is the Sounds’ 19th year in the Pacific Coast League and their second as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Season ticket memberships are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.