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Braves Outlast Marlins in Back-and-Forth Affair
Eury Perez’s two-out single in the eighth inning proved to be the decisive blow as the Braves overcame Matt Wisler’s shaky start and Andrew McKirahan’s ugly relief appearance to claim a 9-8 win over the Marlins on Thursday night at Turner Field.
After the Marlins erased a three-run deficit against McKirahan in the top of the eighth, Daniel Castro singled off Bryan Morris to begin the bottom of the inning, moved to second on Morris’ throwing error and scored when Perez hit his game-winning single to shallow left-center field. Miami has dropped four straight, allowing 44 runs during the slide.
Adonis Garcia highlighted Atlanta’s three-run fifth inning with his four homer in what was just his 49th career at-bat. Arodys Vizcaino worked a scoreless ninth inning to record his first career save. The Braves have won eight of the first 10 games they have played against the Marlins this season.
Braves right fielder Nick Markakis extended his hitting streak to 13 games and drove in three of the five runs Marlins starter Jose Urena allowed through the first two innings. Markakis’ two-run double highlighted a three-run second inning that also included a Jace Peterson RBI single.
When the rain picked up in the eighth, the Marlins swam their way back into the game. For the second time on the night, Miami overcame a three-run deficit to pull even. The three runs knotted the score at 8 off McKirahan, who was with the Marlins in Spring Training. Dee Gordon had a two-run single, and Christian Yelich’s fielder’s-choice RBI grounder tied it.
Wisler extended his recent struggles, allowing five earned runs and nine hits over 5 1/3 innings. Wisler surrendered two hits before recording his first out in a two-run first inning, and he allowed four hits, including Derek Dietrich’s solo homer, during a two-run fourth inning. The rookie right-hander has seen his ERA rise from 3.10 to 4.85 as he has allowed at least four earned runs in three of his past four starts.
Julio Teheran gets the nod on Friday night at 6:35 p.m. CT in the second of four games against the Marlins. Teheran defeated the Marlins in Miami on Opening Day and then did not win another road start until last Sunday in Philadelphia. Though Teheran has been maddeningly inconsistent this year, he has posted a 2.37 ERA in 10 home starts. Thunder Radio will have the broadcast of the contest beginning at 6:20 PM.
Tullahoma Woman Struck by a Truck
A Tullahoma woman was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center Tuesday night after being struck by a pickup truck.
Cassie Ferguson of Songbird Lane was injured when she was struck by a Toyota 4-Runner while at Pleasant Grove Boat Dock.
According to a report by Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Kalyn Machuta, Ferguson, her husband David Ferguson and her 11-year-old son were at the boat dock when the couple began to argue. David then got into his vehicle and started to leave. According to the deputy’s report, Cassie gave chase after him and the pickup struck her. She fell and hit her head on the ground.
According to her son, she then drove home to Songbird Lane. When she arrived home, she opened the door to her pickup truck and fell to the ground and began throwing up and crying. The boy then called 911.
When she arrived David was at the house but he left, according to the deputy’s report, “because he was afraid he was going to jail.”
The North Franklin County Fire Department was the first responder to the residence and began to treat the woman until ambulance personnel arrived. Cassie was transported to the North Franklin County Fire Department and placed in a LifeFlight helicopter and flown to the Nashville medical facility.
While Deputy Machuta was on the scene, David called Cassie’s cellphone and the deputy answered it and talked to him. She asked him where he was. He told her that he was going to get his son in Shelbyville. At that point Franklin County authorities notified law enforcement officers in Bedford County. David Ferguson was found and arrested at a shopping center in Shelbyville.
David Ferguson was booked into the Franklin County Jail on charges of aggravated assault and domestic violence. He is being held on a bond of $200,000 and is to appear in Franklin County General Sessions Court Aug. 20.
Scammers Shopping Around for Next Victim, Literally
The Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs warns consumers to beware of secret-shopper offers they receive through email or phone calls. Photo credit: aimeelow/morguefile.com
Tax Free Holiday Is Taking Place Now
The Department of Revenue wants residents across the state to remember that they can shop tax-free in Tennessee August 7 through August 9.
By law, Tennessee’s annual sales tax holiday is held every year, beginning at 12:01 a.m. on the first Friday in August and ending at 11:59 p.m. the following Sunday night.
During that weekend, consumers will not pay state or local sales tax on clothing, school and art supplies that cost $100 or less per item and computers that cost $1,500 or less.
For more information about the sales tax holiday, visit: www.tntaxholiday.com.
Motlow Prepares For Upcoming Semester
All Motlow College locations – the Moore County campus and Fayetteville, McMinnville and Smyrna centers – will be closed part of the day Aug. 17 to permit faculty and staff to attend fall convocation. The Moore County campus and Fayetteville Center will open at 1:30 p.m. and the McMinnville Center and Smyrna Center will open at 2 p.m.
Faculty and staff from all Motlow sites will meet on Motlow’s Moore County campus for the annual assembly, during which preparations are made for the fall semester.
The final day that applications will be accepted for the fall 2015 semester is Aug. 17. Regular classes on all campuses begin Aug. 24.
8/91/5 — Lucy Faye Baskin Hollis
Lucy Faye Baskin Hollis of Tullahoma, passed this life on August 6, 2015, at NHC in Tullahoma at the age of 71.
Lucy was born March 4, 1944 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, to the late Grover Cleveland ‘GC’ Baskin and Alice ‘Dolly’ Dye Baskin.
She was a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University, where she received a Bachelor’s of Arts degree and used her creative talents and love for the arts by serving as the Executive Director of the Tullahoma Fine Arts Center hosting exhibits, teaching classes, and organizing the Arts & Crafts Festival for many years. She also had previously taught Art at Tullahoma High School. She loved trips with family members to the Tennessee Performing Arts Center (TPAC) in Nashville on Sundays after church. Lucy generously served on numerous civic and community volunteer organizations including: the Tennessee Arts Commission, AEDC Women’s Club, Tennessee Backroad’s Heritage Board of Directors, National Water Color Society, Morning Rotary, and was a previous winner of the Tullahoma Kiwanis ‘Citizen of The Year Award’. Lucy enjoyed animals, especially dogs and Tennessee walking horses, and cherished time with family and friends at horse shows. She was a member of the Church of Christ at Cedar Lane in Tullahoma.
She is survived by two sisters: Frankie Baskin Stentz of Germantown, Tennessee and Maxie ‘Susie’ Baskin Manning (husband Mike) of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; one brother: Jerry Cleveland Baskin (wife Kathy) of Marietta, Georgia; one daughter: Michelle Hollis Keller (husband Ken) of Tullahoma, Tennessee; and two sons: Gregory Darin Hollis (wife Becca) of Gallatin, Tennessee, and Jeffrey Dixon Hollis (wife Ashley) also of Gallatin, Tennessee; and seven grandchildren: Kelsey Jo, Darin Dixon, and Lucas William Keller; Evelyn Claire and Anabel Olivia Hollis; Georgia Goodwin and Hayes MacLaren Hollis; and one great grandson Kayden Dallas.
Visitation for Ms. Hollis will be held from 4:00-7:00 p.m. Saturday, August 8th at Tullahoma Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday also at Tullahoma Funeral Home with Minister Patrick Allison officiating.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Horse Play, Inc. of Tullahoma, P.O. Box 393, Tullahoma, TN 37388 a non-profit organization providing recreational horseback riding opportunities for children with mental or physical challenges.
TULLAHOMA FUNERAL HOME in charge of arrangements.
8/9/15 —- Michael Joseph Brown
Michael Joseph Brown, age 35 of Tullahoma, Tennessee passed away, Saturday, August 1, 2015 in McMinnville, TN.
Memorial Services will be held Sunday, August 9 at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
Visitation with the family will be from 1 PM until the service time.
Mr. Brown, a native of Tullahoma, was the son of David Brown of Tullahoma and Angela Diane Finchum Brown of Winchester.
He had worked for Gilley’s Construction in Manchester. He enjoyed outdoor activities, including fly fishing, swimming, hiking and skating. He was a prankster and enjoyed joking with his friends and family.
He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Wayne Finchum and by his paternal grandparents, Archie and Dean Brown.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two brothers, David Brown and his wife, Angie of Normandy and Doug Brown of Tullahoma; one sister, Jennifer Swann and her husband, Dennis of Tullahoma; maternal grandmother and step grandfather, John and Louise Davidson and sevennieces and nephews, Robert, Nikki, Kirsty, Kelsey, Kayla, Emma and Karleigh.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the memorial fund at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
08/05/15
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Busy Prep Schedule for Thursday
For the first time in 3 months, Thursday provides a busy slate of action as the fall prep season begins to pick up steam. The day begins at 8:00 AM as both CHS golf teams travel to Eagleville to take part in the Murfreesboro Invitational at Champions Run. The CHS girls are looking to repeat as champions in the tournament which tees off at 8:00 AM. Both boys and girls teams will face a stern challenge from several district and region foes in the 18 hole match.
The Coffee County CHS volleyball team will be on the road on Thursday for a 5:00 PM scrimmage match with Cumberland County. The Lady Raiders hope to build off the momentum coming out of Saturday’s Choo Choo Classic win over Red Bank in their final scheduled scrimmage of the preseason. Coffee County opens the regular season on August 18th at home against district rival Shelbyville.
The CHS Lady Raider soccer team will host a scrimmage game on Thursday at the Raider Soccer Field behind the Raider Academy. Coffee County will welcome region foe Oakland to their home pitch for the 6:00 PM contest. The Lady Raiders will host Ooltewah in their final scrimmage of the preseason on Tuesday, August 11th.
And finally, the Westwood Rockets football team opens the regular season on Thursday night against Duck River Valley Conference foe Moore County. The Rockets will travel to Lynchburg for the 6:30 PM contest with the Blue Raiders. Westwood returns their starting quarterback from 2014 in Jake Hollandsworth as Coach Chad Dyer hopes to claim another conference title for the Blue and White
Perez, Braves Offense Struggle vs. Giants in Finale
Kelby Tomlinson drove in three runs and Matt Duffy delivered a two-run single in the seventh inning to give Madison Bumgarner some cushion as he guided the Giants to a 6-1 win over the Braves on Wednesday night at Turner Field.
As Bumgarner was surrendering just one run over 7 1/3 innings, Braves starting pitcher Williams Perez was allowing 10 hits over six-plus innings. Three of the six runs (five earned) charged to the Atlanta right-hander came courtesy of two-out singles recorded by Tomlinson, who was making his first career start in place of injured second baseman Joe Panik. The Giants, who have won 16 of their past 21 games, chased Perez during a three-run seventh that was highlighted by Duffy’s two-run double. Atlanta did not dent the scoreboard until the bottom half of the seventh, when Jace Peterson singled and scored from first base on Ryan Lavarnway’s opposite-field double.
Since joining Atlanta’s rotation in May, Perez has shown a knack for using his sinker to escape trouble. But the rookie was unable to do so after a Eury Perez error in center field put runners at second and third with two outs in the second inning. Instead of walking Tomlinson to get to Bumgarner, Perez challenged the rookie and paid the price. The three runs tallied by the Giants in the seventh inning might have been a product of fatigue as Perez was making just his second start since missing a month with a bruised left foot.
Before surrendering Lavarnway’s RBI double, Bumgarner had not allowed an earned run over his previous 21 innings at Turner Field. Nick Markakis extended his hit streak to 12 games with a first-inning single and later capped his 35th multi-hit game with a one-out double in the sixth. Markakis advanced to third base on a Jonny Gomes single, but was left stranded when Chris Johnson struck out to end the sixth inning.
Matt Wisler will take the mound as Atlanta begins a four-game series against the Marlins on Thursday at 6:05 p.m. CT. The Braves have won seven of nine against the Marlins this year. Wisler has a 2.33 ERA over his only three previous starts at Turner Field. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast beginning at 6:00 PM.