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1/27/16
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Beau Murray, 10 — Pizza Winner!
Bertha Monin
Two People Perish in Tuesday night Blaze
Fire takes two lives on Lloyd Boynton Road in the northern part of Coffee County… Photo by Barry West
All local volunteer fire departments were summoned to scene because when the emergency workers arrived on the scene the mobile home was fully engulfed.
Coffee County Investigator Billy Marcom says that two people died in the blaze. The home and a vehicle were a total loss.
Marcom added that the state bomb and arson squad reported to the location but the cause has yet to be determined. No identification of the two victims has been given and their remains have been sent to the medical examiner’s office in Nashville.
Man Who Allegedly Stole Car in Arkansas found Hiding in Coffee County
Andrew James Nielsen… Photo provided by the CCSD.
When other deputies arrived Andrew James Nielsen was found in a tree.
Further investigation revealed that the vehicle the subject was seen exiting, was a stolen postal employee’s Ford Escape that was reported stolen January 23, 2016 in Marion, Arkansas.
At this time Nielsen was taken into custody and transported to the sheriff’s department where a warrant for theft of property was obtained and Arkansas police were contacted.
Bond for Andrew James Nielsen age 39 of Fort Dodge, Iowa was set at $250,000 and he has a court date of March 7, 2016.
Study: Smartphone Use Could Detract from Parenting
Texting and other smartphone use that interrupts a parent’s care could have long-term consequences for the child. (fidlerjan/morguefile
New research at University of California looking at the impact of fragmented care on brain development found that frequent interruptions to the bonding that should take place between new parents and their child can lead to emotional disorders for the child later in life.
Hal Stern, a Cal-Irvine professor and report co-author, says it should be a warning to parents who find it hard to put their phones away.
“It speaks to the importance of having, you know, regular patterns in your interactions with your child,” he states. “And a clear way to do that would be to kind of set the phone aside when it’s reading time or play time.”
Even though the study’s first phase focused on rodents, Stern says it showed distractions can break the consistent rhythms that developing brains need to ensure the growth of robust neuron networks.
He says children need greater assurance that when a parent picks up a book, for instance, that time really is reserved for them.
The researchers say what they found suggests erratic care of infants can increase the likelihood of risky behaviors, drug and alcohol use and depression in adolescence and adult life.
Stern says because mobile phones are so ubiquitous – and bring an endless stream of calls, texts and social media posts – the group’s findings are especially important for today’s parents.
“As children become adolescents, one might expect effects on risk-taking behaviors, and an increased risk of emotional disorders and the like,” he states.
Stern says the next step is to see how these discoveries in rodent behavior apply to people.
The team plans to use video analysis of parent care, and imaging technology to measure brain development, to find out if limiting distractions today can help prevent problems for tomorrow’s teens and adults.
So called “Dewshine” Kills Two Tennessee Teens
A poison control official says two Tennessee teens are dead after drinking a mixture of racing fuel and Mountain Dew, and two others were sickened by the mixture they called “Dewshine.”
Tennessee Poison Center Medical Director Donna Seger says the teens evidently thought they could drink methanol, which is extremely toxic, as a substitute for ethanol, the ingredient in alcoholic beverages that causes intoxication.
Seger says the Robertson County teens didn’t realize drinking methanol could kill them, and she called last week’s poisonings an accident.
She says this is the first time she has seen this type of poisoning. The four cases are the only ones reported in Tennessee, and Seger is not aware of any cases in other states.
1/29/16 — Cecil Thomas Foster
Cecil Thomas “Tommy” Foster , age 58, of Manchester. Tennessee, passed
away on January 25, 2016 at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in
Nashville. Tommy was a truck driver for Mid- Tenn Turf and will be fondly
remembered and greatly missed by his family and friends as one who
touched the lives of many people who knew him with his warmth, love, and
his music as a great drummer. He was preceded in death by his mother,
Betty JoAnn Gibson Foster. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Ann
Mullins; father,Woodrow Cecil Foster of Hillsboro, Tenn.; daughter, Jamie
S. Rounsville (Will) of Knoxville, Tenn.; sister, Barbara McGrew and her
husband Terry of Hendersonville, Tenn.; three grandchildren, Kammie
Robertson of Manchester, Tenn., Cameron Robertson and Kimberly Robertson
of Knoxville, Tenn.; great-grandson, Dusty Ray Robertson; and a host of
friends.
VISITATION
Thursday, January 28, 2016 from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Central Funeral Home,
2812 Hillsboro Highway, Manchester, TN 37355 (931) 723-7774
FUNERAL
Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2 p.m. at Central Funeral Home
BURIAL
Farrar Hill Cemetery
OFFICIANT
Dr. Brenton Cox
Arrangements with CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME
1/31/16 — George Jackson Jones
Funeral services for Mr. George Jackson Jones, age 53, of Beechgrove,
will be conducted at 1:30 PM on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at Manchester
Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Howard Carrol officiating. Burial will
follow in Ragsdale Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from
4:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Saturday evening at the funeral home. George
passed away Tuesday evening at his residence in Beechgrove, surrounded by
his loving family.
George was born in Coffee County, TN, the son of the late Leighton Glenn
Jones and Vine Ozell Jones, who survives. He enjoyed playing with his
Mario doll.
In addition to his father, George was also preceded in death by one
brother, Jimmy Wayne Jones; paternal grandparents, Homer and Birdie
Jones; and maternal grandparents, Jim and Ida Willford. He is survived
by his mother, Vine Ozell Willford Jones of Beechgrove; three brothers,
David (Patty) Jones and Paul (Lorrie) Jones, both of Manchester, and
Norman (Desiree) Jones of Arizona; three sisters, Brenda (Wayne) Majors
of Smithville, Anne (Mitchel) Green of Manchester, and Cindy (Scottie)
Haggard of Pulaski; and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and
nephews.
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE JONES FAMILY
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Lawrence County Sweeps Coffee County on Tuesday Night
Abby Morgan of Lady Raider Basketball
For the 2nd consecutive night, the Lady Raiders of Coffee County opened the first period with a strong performance against a solid district opponent at Lawrence County on Tuesday night. And for the 2nd consecutive night, Coffee County saw a 1st quarter lead turn into a formidable halftime deficit. On Tuesday, early foul trouble saw a 13 to 13 tie at the halfway point of the 1st quarter fade into an 87 to 53 loss to the district leading Lady Cats. Abby Morgan had 12 points in the 2nd half on her way to a team high 19 points as she was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game. Aerial Williams finished with 12 points and Alliyah Williams added 8 points for Coffee County which falls to 2 and 6 in district play.
CHS basketball player Grant Sadler
Coming off a disappointing loss on Monday night, the Red Raiders struggled from the opening tip as they fell into a 27 to 5 hole in the 1st quarter to Lawrence County. From that point, Coffee County was able to nearly match the Wildcats in scoring deep into the 4th quarter. Lawrence County outscored the Raiders 17 to 8 in the final period to drop the Raiders 75 to 43 in the boys contest. Grant Sadler led the Raiders in scoring with 15 points to be named the Gateway Tire and Service Center Player of the Game. Garrett Eldridge and Caleb McKenzie both came off the bench to net 6 points apiece for Coffee County who is 7 and 12 on the year but still looking for their 1st district win.
Coffee County returns home on Friday night to take on Lincoln County at the Patch. Friday night will also be the annual Winterfest celebration which was rescheduled from last Friday night. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you all the action as we begin our broadcast with the Powers Storage Pregame Show at 5:50.
Predators Get 3rd Straight Win on Tuesday
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report
James Neal of the Nashville Predators
Nashville Predators forward James Neal didn’t hesitate before shooting the winning goal over Vancouver Canucks goalie Ryan Miller’s glove on Tuesday.
Neal didn’t hesitate before making a bold assessment about how important the win was either.
Neal scored with 4:44 left in the third period to lift Nashville to a 2-1 victory against Vancouver at Rogers Arena. The Predators have won three straight games, something they hadn’t accomplished in more than three months.
“Stanley Cup-important, I think you can say,” Neal said. “Playoffs-important.”
Craig Smith scored 59 seconds into the game, and Pekka Rinne made 28 saves for the Predators (23-18-8), who hadn’t won three in a row since Oct. 17-22.
Nashville is one point behind the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
But with two-and-a-half months before the playoffs start, Rinne said the victory in Vancouver means more between the ears than in the standings.
“It was very crucial not only looking at the standings,” Rinne said, “but crucial mentally and as a team for our confidence and the way you feel about yourself and your game.”
Despite jumping out to a fast start and an early lead, the Predators were being outshot 24-11 heading into the third period. But Nashville controlled the play in the third and were up 8-2 in shots when Neal put them ahead by taking advantage of a bad line change for Vancouver.
With the Canucks defensemen going off at the same time, Predators defenseman Barret Jackman threw the puck across the ice and off the boards to a streaking Neal, who beat Miller over the glove with a wrist shot from just above the right faceoff dot.
“[Jackman] made a great play to lay one off the wall, and they were going for a change, so I was able to jump into a spot and get the puck on my stick and get it off as quick as I can,” said Neal, whose 18 goals lead Nashville. “He made a great save on me earlier with the blocker, so if I had another chance, I was going to go high glove on him.”
It was a tough way to lose for the Canucks, who concluded a six-game road trip by blowing a two-goal third-period lead in a 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
“Those are tough points to lose, on something you could have avoided,” coach Willie Desjardins said.
The Canucks have talked about making better changes, Desjardins said.
Vancouver center Brandon Sutter scored in his first game back after missing 33 with a sports hernia that required surgery, but it was hard to find a lot of positives.
“We can’t give up an easy goal like that,” he said. “We kind of just gave them that one.”
The Canucks had five shots in the third period, but most came during a late power play with Miller pulled. They spent most of the period in their own end.
“It looked like they had a purpose in the third period,” Miller said. “For the most part, we were matching it. It just came down to a mistake.”
The game started with a mistake too.
The Predators, who have won the first three of a four-game road trip that wraps up against the Calgary Flames on Wednesday, jumped out to an early lead when Smith drove the net unchecked to deflect a Mike Fisher pass over Miller’s glove.
The Canucks didn’t have a shot on goal until 6:10 of the first period, but they tied it 1-1 on a give-and-go between Sutter and Daniel Sedin with 8:21 left in the period.
Sutter, who was injured Nov. 10 and had surgery Dec. 1, dropped a pass for Sedin as they came over the blue line, then cut over to the right slot for the return pass, one-touching it over the pad and past the outstretched glove of a sliding Rinne.
“Danny made a good play; you don’t want to miss those ones,” Sutter said. “It was a good way to get started. After that, I felt like I got my legs going a bit.”
Sutter, who returned to the No.1 center spot of injured captain Henrik Sedin, had a great chance to score again on a shorthanded breakaway less than two minutes later, making a great deke that had Rinne down and out before missing wide with a backhand.
Rinne, who has made saves on 77 of 80 shots on the road trip, made a point-blank save against Vancouver’s Sven Baertschi late in the second period and got his right pad on a Bo Horvat tip with the Canucks on the power play in the final seconds.
Rinne gave up 15 goals in five starts before the road trip but has allowed fewer than two goals in three straight games for the first time since the first three games of the season.
The Predators return to the ice Wednesday night as they travel to Calgary to take the Flames. That game will start at 8:30 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast on the Fifth Third Bank/Nashville Predators Radio Network.