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Our Next Election is Lining Up
Area residents that plan on running in the Aug. 4 state, county and municipal elections have until noon on Thursday, April 7 to qualify.
The August state ballot will include primary candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives 6th Congressional District, State Senate 16th Senatorial District, House of Representatives 47th District and judge seats on the Court of Criminal Appeals. Competitive city elections will be held for Aldermen, Mayor and school members in Manchester and Aldermen and school board members in Tullahoma. The county general election will be held, but those running but they have no competition. Three county school board seats will be up for grabs.
In the State Senate race Janice Bowling has filed a petition for reelection.
Michael Winton, a Democrat, has picked up a petition to run for the Senate seat.
Incumbent Judd Matheny and Republican William Lockhart, Tullahoma attorney, have picked up petitions for the 47th District Tennessee House of Representatives. Tullahoma City Schools board member Steve Lynn, also a Republican has filed a petition to run.
Coffee County School Board Seats 1, 5 and 7 will be on the August ballot.
Shannon Duncan has picked up a petition to run for reelection for the Seat 5 and Robert Wiser has also picked up a petition for Seat 5.
Gary Nester has picked up a petition for Seat 1.
The City of Manchester will be electing its mayor, three aldermen and two school board members, all too four-year terms.
Incumbent Mayor Lonnie Norman and Coffee County Commissioner Steven Jones have filed petitions to run for mayor of Manchester. Buster Bush, Jeremy Crowell and Coffee County Commissioner Warren Walker have picked up petitions for mayor of Manchester.
Russell Bryan, Ryan French and Tim Pauley are the current aldermen whose terms end in August. So far Terence Hillsman and Sam Miller both filed petitions.
Bob Bellamy, Ryan French, Mark Messick, Donny Parsley, Taylor Rayfield, Sally Singles, Wilma Thomas and Warren Walker have picked up petitions.
Dana Douglas and James Lemmons have picked up petitions for the Manchester School Board positions.
Current members, Chairman Mike Lewis and Susan Parsley have picked up petitions for reelection.
No one has picked up petitions for two aldermen seats or three school board seats in Tullahoma.
The deadline to register to vote for the Aug. 4 election is Tuesday, July 5.
Early voting will run from July 15 to July 30.
The election commission is located at 1329 McArthur St., Suite 6 in Manchester. Call 723-5103 or visit coffeecountyelectioncommission.com for more information about petitions, voter registration or elections.
State Unemployment Rate released for February
Tennessee’s unemployment rate for the month of February decreased from 5.4 percent to 4.9 percent, a decrease of five-tenths of a percentage point. The national rate was unchanged at 4.9 percent. That’s according to numbers from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
Over the past year, Tennessee’s unemployment rate decreased from 6.0 percent to 4.9 percent, while the national rate declined from 5.5 percent to 4.9 percent.
DREMC plans Lineman Appreciation Day
America’s electric cooperatives have designated the second Monday of April as National Lineman Appreciation Day.
April 11, 2016, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC), will honor the dedicated employees who work to keep the lights on.
DREC proudly recognize all electric linemen for the services they perform around the clock in dangerous conditions to keep power flowing and protect the public’s safety.
“Electric linemen don’t always receive the recognition they deserve,” said DREMC President/CEO Michael Watson. “They work all hours of the day, often in hazardous conditions, far from their families, going above and beyond to restore power to their communities. Our linemen, as well as linemen from across the nation, truly deserve this special day of recognition.”
To honor the DREMC linemen, each district office will have an internal Lineman Appreciation Day breakfast or lunch on April 11.
Also, we’d like our members to send cards to our linemen in appreciation for the hard work that they do to keep the lights on. Send cards to DREMC Member Relations Specialist Claire Sellers at PO Box 89, Shelbyville, TN 37162. Please put your local DREMC office on the inside of the card. The deadline is March 31. The linemen will open their cards on Lineman Appreciation Day.
League Leading Capitals Shut Down Predators
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report
When Evgeny Kuznetsov goes behind the net, his linemates know they have to be ready.
“I don’t think you get used to it,” said T.J. Oshie, who converted a passout from Kuznetsov into what proved to be the game-winning goal in the Washington Capitals’ 4-1 victory against the Nashville Predators at Verizon Center on Friday. “You try to get ready for it. But even when it does come, you kind of think to yourself, ‘How’d he just do that?’ I’ll take them every time.”
Kuznetsov finished with three assists and has 53 for the season, tied for second in the NHL. He leads the Capitals and is tied for third in the NHL with 73 points, and his creativity with the puck seems to be endless.
“He sees things that maybe only a handful of players in the League can see,” Oshie said. “It’s fun. It’s nice getting those empty-netters.”
Daniel Winnik had two of Washington’s three second-period goals in the Capitals’ first multiple-goal game since they defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Feb. 16. Andre Burakovsky scored for Washington (51-14-5), and Braden Holtby made 20 saves in his 43rd win of the season.
“It’s easier to play your game when you’re in control after the first or at least in control of what you’re trying to accomplish,” Holtby said.
Filip Forsberg scored and backup goalie Carter Hutton made 26 saves for Nashville (36-23-13), which owns the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. The loss was the second regulation loss for the Predators in their past 18 games (11-2-5).
“They were a little better than us tonight, and we couldn’t really get anything going offensively,” defenseman Shea Weber said.
Forsberg scored at 3:30 of the second period to give the Predators a 1-0 lead. He beat Holtby with a wrist shot from the right circle for his 29th goal of the season.
“Our heart was in the right place,” said Predators coach Peter Laviolette, whose team was playing the second of a back-to-back after defeating the New York Islanders 4-2 in Nashville on Thursday. “Our legs were a little bit behind, but in the third period, we kept pushing, we kept trying, we never quit. It wasn’t our sharpest game, but it’s always a little bit more difficult with the travel.”
The Capitals have allowed the first goal in six of their past seven games.
Winnik tied the game 1-1 at 7:52. Holtby chipped the puck up ice and Kuznetsov, positioned at the Nashville blue line, fed a slap pass to Winnik, who beat Hutton from the left circle.
Holtby’s assist was his first of the season and the eighth of his career.
“It’s something we’ve tried to do in the past, usually at the end of a power play when you’re not worried about changing, when you’re trying to get it in their zone at the end of the power play,” Holtby said of the breakout play. “You know [Kuznetsov’s] going to make those reads, so he read it well.”
Oshie gave the Capitals a 2-1 lead at 12:22. Kuznetsov sent a no-look backhand pass to Oshie from behind the net, and Oshie beat an out-of-position Hutton for his 22nd of the season, an NHL career-high. He scored 21 in 2013-14 while playing for the St. Louis Blues.
Winnik’s second of the game made it 3-1 with 18 seconds remaining. On a 3-on-2 rush, defenseman Dmitry Orlov played the puck up the middle to Winnik, who beat Hutton for his sixth goal of the season.
“I know Daniel, he’s had some good production in the past,” coach Barry Trotz said. “When you get in the playoffs and you get those top lines nullifying each other, the difference sometimes are those unsung heroes that you look at their regular-season total and there’s not a whole lot of maybe big-time production, but in the playoffs there’s been guys that have really upped their game and their production and scored big goals.”
Burakovsky scored his 15th of the season 36 seconds into the third period for a 4-1 lead. Kuznetsov passed from behind the goal line and Burakovsky scored from the slot.
“It was strong start to finish,” Holtby said of the Capitals’ performance. “I thought we did a good job controlling their D and that’s a tough thing to do and we feed off it. It was our game plan going in and we executed it.”
The Predators begin a four-game homestand Monday against the Los Angeles Kings. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of that game following our broadcast of Coffee County softball
3/20/16 — Doris E. Snell
On March 18, 2016 Mrs. Doris E. Snell age 78 of Manchester, TN passed from this life. Mrs. Snell was a very loving woman that had the respect and dignity of a true southern lady. She was a very hard worker and it showed in everything she did from cooking, canning, her artistic abilities and the love for her family. She did everything for her family and friends. Her hobbies were endless but her true passions were gardening and wildlife.
Mrs. Snell is preceded in death by her parents Herman L. Tankersley and Leona (Taylor) Tankersley; Two Brothers Pat and Joe Tankersley and Precious Son Terry Snell. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 glorious years Mr. Billy Snell; Children Daniel Clay Snell, Sherri Leona Duke and Husband Timothy Holt Duke; Grandchildren Zachary Holt Duke, Erica Sherae Duke and Kayla Marie Snell and Great Grandchild William Holt Robinson; Sisters Josephine Thomas, Hermaline Jones and Nancy F. May; Several Nieces and Nephews; One Sister In Law Katie Hayes and Very Special friend Rachel Evans.
The family will receive friends Saturday, March 19th, 2016 from Five O’clock in the evening until Eight O’clock in the evening at Tullahoma Funeral Home in Tullahoma, TN. The funeral services will be held in Tullahoma Funeral Homes Chapel on Sunday, March 20th, 2016 at two O, clock in the afternoon. Interment will follow to Rose Hill Memorial Gardens in Tullahoma, TN.
Tullahoma Funeral Home is Honored to serve the Snell Family
3/18/16
Birthdays:
Andrew Rigsby, 24 — Pizza Winner!
Jerry Hackett, 70
Scott Todd, 42
Phyllis Smith
Charles Wells, 84
Food Lion Birthday Cake Winner:
Miley Long, 9
Flowers by Michael Anniversary Winner:
Trisha & Robert Caldwell, 6
Burch & Stanley Attorneys at Law Student of the Week 18 March 2016
The Burch and Stanley Attorneys at Law Student of the Week Sammy Eagles with Eric Burch
The Burch & Stanley attorneys at law “Student of the Week” for 18 March 2016 is Sammy Eagles. Sammy is in fifth grade at Westwod Elementary School in Manchester. He is the son of proud parents Beth and Michael. He was selected as our student this week because of the many positive attributes he possesses. Sammy has been working hard all year long. His Math teacher Mrs. Kim Davis said “Sammy has really been trying and he has been learning some very hard concepts in Math, and Sammy has been working very hard in Math class. Sammy really has to listen and use strategies in all classes to help him with learning the fifth grade material. On a recent TN READY test that he took his teacher Mrs. Layne remarked , ” Sammy really worked hard and tried many strategies to solve the math problems, and we were so proud to see him taking his time and working through the problems and using what he has worked so hard to learn all year. We are very proud to see Sammy growing and maturing, and we hope he will continue to work very hard for the remainder of the year. Sammy says his favorite subject in school is science, because he likes to learn new things. He is an athlete and enjoys playing basketball. Sammy states he would like to be a truck driver one day when he gets older because his Dad used to be a truck driver and it gives the driver the chance to travel and see the World. He was presented with a plaque (courtesy of K&S Trophies of Tullahoma) and a set of tickets to an up-coming Nashville Predators game. Congratulations to Sammy Eagles, the Burch & Stanley attorneys at law “Student of the Week”.
CHS Soccer Downs Community on Thursday NIght
Breyer Taylor
Coming off a strong, but disheartening performance on Tuesday night, the Red Raider soccer team of Coffee County CHS got their first match win of the year on Thursday night with a 4 to 1 win over Community in Unionville. Breyer Taylor had a pair of goals and an assist to lead the Red Raider attack. Leo Botello headed in a corner kick from Taylor in the 8th minute to open the scoring and when Taylor scored unassisted at the 27th minute, Coffee County claimed a 2 to 0 halftime lead. Taylor got his second goal in the 46th minute off of a free kick from Ben Reid before Paco Barrera closed out the Raider scoring in the 54th minute with an unassisted goal. The Vikings scored their lone goal on a penalty kick in the 72nd minute. The Red Raiders travel to Cleveland on Friday to begin play in the Cleveland Classic. Coffee County will take on McMinn County at 4:30 on Friday followed by a pair of games on Saturday. The Raiders open with Walker Valley at 8 AM Saturday, followed by Cleveland at 4:30 PM.
CHS Track Shines at Opening Meet
The CHS Track team opened their season at home on Thursday afternoon as they welcomed Warren County to Carden-Jarrell Field. The Raiders and Lady Raiders continued their tradition of strong showings in the field events and hurdles. Both the boys and girls teams are scheduled to race at the Tennessee Tech Invitational on Saturday in Cookeville, weather permitting. Event medalists for the Lady Raiders were:
Karson Young lands on triple jump at Thursday’s Meet
Discus
1st Svetlanna Miadzvedzeva (78 feet 11 inches)
2nd Faith Floyd
3rd Keishel Norton
Shot Put
1st Carly Barns (28 feet)
2nd Keishel Norton
3rd Faith Floyd
Long Jump
1st Karson Young (14 feet 10 inches)
2nd Sarah Pearson
3rd (tie) Diana Davis / Izzy Huddleston
Triple Jump
1st Karson Young (32 feet 11 inches)
High Jump
1st Sarah Pearson (5 feet)
2nd Karson Young
3rd Diana Davis
3200 Meter Relay
2nd Chloe Haggard, Ali Robinson, Jasmine Farrar, Byanka Woods
100 Meter hurdles
1st Karson Young (16.65)
2nd Sarah Pearson
3rd Diana Davis
4×200 Meter relay
2nd Izzy Huddleston, Javaun Verge, Keishel Norton, Renee Martin
1600 meter run
1st Mackenzie Webb (6:57)
2nd Emily St. John
4×100 meter relay
1st Izzy Huddleston, Javaun Verge, Jasmine Farrar, Kayleigh Harris (58.03)
400 meter run
3rd Kelsea Selvage
300 meter hurdles
1st Lili Harris (1:01)
2nd Chloe Haggard
3rd Ali Robinson
800 meter run
1st Mackenzie Webb (3:04)
1600 meter relay
2nd Diana Davis, Emily St. John, Javaun Verge, Raegan Rice
Event medalists for the Red Raiders were:
Justice Benitez anchors the winning 4×200 Meter relay for Coffee County.
Discus
1st Reece Pratt (86 feet 4 inches)
Shot Put
1st Reece Pratt (39 feet 1 inch)
2nd Jalen Cummings
Long Jump
1st Johnny Dulin (16 feet 4 inches)
2nd Joe Melton
3rd Zach Morgan
3200 Meter Relay
2nd Andrew Godwin, Trevor Reese, Andy Rosson, James Lynn
3rd Reuben Chaput, Chandler Poe, Neil Slone, Aaron Buck
4×200 meter relay
1st Zach Morgan, Michael Lockhart, Jalen Cummings, Justice Benitez (1:43)
1600 meter run
3rd Andy Rosson
4×100 meter relay
2nd place Justice Benitez, Zach Vaughn, Zach Morgan, Michael Lockhart
400 meter run
3rd Trevor Reese
800 meter run
2nd Owen Teague
200 meter dash
1st Justice Benitez (24.5)
2nd Jalen Cummings
3200 meter run
2nd James Lynn
Lady Raider Softball Opens Play at Hendersonville Tournament
The Coffee County Central High School Lady Raider softball team opened up play in the Hendersonville Commando Classic on Thursday with a pair of losses. In the opener, Coffee County fell to White House 5 to 3. In the nightcap, they lost a 4 to 0 decision to Daniel Boone. On Friday, the Lady Raiders will take on Dobyns-Bennett at 7 PM followed by Happy Valley at 8:30 PM. The tournament continues on Saturday with a pool play game at 10 AM against Station Camp, followed by the single elimination bracket play which gets underway at noon. Details on Thursday’s opening games will be posted later on Friday.