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8/6/15 —- Charles “Tony” Pruitt
Charles “Tony” Pruitt, age 47 of Morrison, Tennessee, passed away on August 1, 2015.
He was a Business Agent, USW Local 1155, at Bridgestone, Inc.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Carolyn Jo Weiger Pruitt.
Tony is survived by his children, Kasey N. Muncey (Tim) of Morrison, Tenn., Nathan L. Pruitt, Chase M. Pruitt and Colton B. Pruitt all of Manchester, Tenn.; the mother of his children, Lana Pruitt; father, Edwin Pruitt of Wildersville, Tenn.; sisters, Peggy Johnson (Mike) of Edwardsville, Illinois and Mandy Moore of St. Louis, Missouri; brother, Brian Pruitt (Kim) of Charleston, South Carolina; two grandchildren, Natalie D. Munsey and Hannah P. Muncey both of Morrison, Tenn.; nephew, Dakota Pruitt; parents-in-law, Lee & Judy Brewer; and a host of other relatives and friends.
VISITATION
Wednesday, August 5, 2015 from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m.
FUNERAL
Thursday, August 6, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Central Funeral Home
OFFICIANTS
Barry Phelps and Kevin Deason
BURIAL
Fountain Grove Cemetery
Central Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Weekend Prep Update
McKenzie Anderson of the Lady Raider soccer team prepares to deliver a corner kick in Saturday’s scrimmage play day.
Controlling the ball for 80% of the scrimmage was not enough as the Westwood Rockets football team fell 14 to 6 to Mt. Pleasant on Friday night in the Cascade Jamboree. The Rockets used their ball control offense to perfection, but a pair of big play by the Tigers spelled doom for the Boys in Blue. Head coach Chad Dyer came out of the scrimmage pleased with his team’s progress as the team played error free as they did not hurt themselves with penalties or turnovers. The Rockets open the regular season on Thursday night as they travel to Lynchburg to take on Moore County in a 6:30 PM contest. Coach Dyer was a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show and you can hear the podcast of his interview by visiting the Coffee Coaches Show Facebook page.
Brock Freeze and a pair of Coffee County Middle School Raider football players were also guests on Saturday’s Show. The Raiders dropped a scrimmage to Rock Springs on Friday but his young squad showed signs of improvement. The Raiders will take part in a 4 team scrimmage day on Saturday morning at Grundy County beginning at 9 AM at the OLD Grundy County High School field in Tracy City.
The CHS Red Raider football team closed out their first week in pads with an intersquad scrimmage game on Saturday. The Raiders will travel to Grundy County on Friday evening for a 6:00 PM scrimmage with Grundy County. The Raiders finish the preseason on Friday, August 14th when they take on Spring Hill in the Forrest Jamboree.
The CHS volleyball team traveled to Chattanooga for a scrimmage play day on Saturday. The young Lady Raider team finished the 5 contest day with a split with Signal Mountain and a straight set win over Red Bank against much taller competition. Coach Andrew Taylor was pleased with the poise, unity and composure shown by his young squad all day long. He was pleased with the Lady Raiders service game as the preseason portion of his schedule ends on Thursday. The Lady Raiders travel to Crossville to take on Cumberland County for a 5 PM scrimmage on Thursday as Coach Taylor looks to settle starting positions for a pair of outside hitters prior to the start of the regular season.
The CHS soccer team got a pair of victories at their 14th annual scrimmage play day on Saturday. The Lady Raiders got excellent play from seniors Izzy Huddleston and Maclay Brandon as Coach David Amado had nothing but praise for their effort and leadership. Coach Amado also praised the play of his freshmen and sophomore classes as he looks for several of them to push for starting positions. The Lady Raiders will host Oakland on Thursday night at the Raider Soccer Field for a scrimmage as the Lady Raiders look to improve their defense and work on closing out contests strong.
The Coffee County golf teams will host their first home match of the year on Monday at Willowbrook. The Raiders and Lady Raiders will play host to Cookeville in a match set to tee off at 1:00 PM.
Braves Beat Phillies, Snap 6-game Skid
Jace Peterson’s three-run home run in the fifth inning gave the Braves the lead and they never looked back in Sunday’s 6-2 victory over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park, preventing the sweep and ending Atlanta’s six-game losing streak.
Peterson’s home run came two at-bats after Chris Johnson tied the score, 1-1, with a single that scored Cameron Maybin. The four runs in the fifth inning provided enough cushion for starting pitcher Julio Teheran to silence the hot offense of the Phillies. Teheran allowed two runs in seven innings, striking out seven and walking none. The effort was good enough to provide him his first road win since Opening Day.
“He pitched in to both sides of the plate and all of his secondary pitches were working,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “His command was really good and he wiggled out of a couple situations, especially in the seventh inning. He did a nice job. You can’t ask for anything more than that.”
The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Phillies and was just the team’s third loss since the All-Star break. Cody Asche and Odubel Herrera provided the offense with RBI singles in the second and fifth innings, but the team couldn’t muster much offense beyond that and didn’t get much help from starting pitcher Adam Morgan or the bullpen.
“The story was Teheran was good and Morgan wasn’t sharp,” Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin said. “He didn’t have real good command of his fastball. He got hurt. Teheran, he’s been tough on us for the past two years. He changes speeds, he mixed his pitches well. He had a real good slider. He always has a good changeup. He just pitched very well. We got some hits, but didn’t string a lot together.”
Teheran stumbled as he surrendered three consecutive two-out hits, including Herrera’s RBI single in the fifth. But he stranded two runners with a Ryan Howard groundout and escaped unscathed after the Phillies began the bottom of the seventh with consecutive singles. With this performance, the former All-Star hurler lowered his road ERA from 7.24 to 6.75.
After making one of the best starts of his young career the last time he faced the Braves, Morgan wasn’t able to replicate the same level of success on Sunday afternoon. Most of his struggles can be attributed to a lack of control. Morgan walked three batters, with two of them coming around to score. A leadoff walk to Maybin in the fifth, was followed by a balk that sent Maybin to second and he eventually scored later in the inning.
Peterson highlighted his third three-hit game of the season with his three-run homer in the fifth. The Braves’ second baseman, who entered Sunday with a .170 (9-for-53) batting average since the All-Star break, added a single in the two-run seventh that provided some unfamiliar cushion for the Braves. Atlanta, which went 2-8 on this road trip, had scored three or fewer runs in each of its previous 10 games. “I felt good up there,” Peterson said. “Baseball is a funny game, so you’ve just got to keep going, keep swinging and eventually it will turn. It was a good team win. We didn’t want to get swept here in Philly. So it’s good to get that win on the last day and go home with a win.”
Men left behind: The Phillies stranded almost as many men on base as they had hits on Sunday. The Phillies managed 10 hits, hitting double digits for the fourth consecutive game. They weren’t able to do much with those hits though, leaving eight men on base and going just 2-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Multiple runners were stranded in the second, fifth and seventh innings.
With a win, the Braves prevented a four-game sweep at the hands of their NL East rivals, something they’ve been quite skilled at over the years. The Phillies haven’t swept a four-game series against the Braves since May 5-8 1995, and haven’t swept a four-game series in Philadelphia since Sept. 2-4 of 1949, at Shibe Park.
Mike Foltynewicz will take the mound when Atlanta begins a three-game series against San Francisco on Monday at 6:05 p.m. CT at Turner Field. Foltynewicz returned to the Majors last week and limited the Orioles to two runs over six innings. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast of that game beginning at 6:00 PM.
8/4/15 —- Clifford Wayne Smith
Clifford Wayne Smith of Tullahoma passed this life on Saturday, August 1 at Harton Regional Medical Center at the age of 51.
A native of Tullahoma, he was a member of Thompson Creek Baptist Church. He enjoyed working on cars, NASCAR, watching street outlaw TV shows and the history channel.
Clifford was preceded in death by his father Charles Wayne Smith and one brother, Darrell Franklin Smith.
He is survived by his wife Cynthia; his mother Mary Smith; two daughters, Tina Deu and husband Robert of Chesterton, Indiana and Tonya Smith of Tullahoma and two sisters, Anita Vines and her husband, Tim of Hammond, In and Martha Boyd and her husband, Thomas of Tullahoma.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
8/3/15 —- Linda Lee Hill
Mrs. Linda Lee Hill age 68 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away, Sunday, August 2, 2015, at her residence.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hill will be held, Monday, August 3, 2015 at 3:00 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
Visitation with the family will be 11:00 to 3:00 on Monday.
Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Cornelison, a native of Altamont, Tennessee was the daughter of the late Alf Anderson and Vivian Byers Anderson.
She worked at Carrier Manufacturing. Linda enjoyed her flower gardens and fishing.
In addition to her parents, Linda was preceded in death by two sisters, Joyce Hammers and Tina Anderson.
Mrs. Hill is survived by her loving husband Grover Hill; one daughter, Vickie Anderson of Manchester; one step daughter, Shannon Edwards; two brothers, Scottie Anderson and wife Bobbie of Hillsboro, Tennessee and Montie Anderson of Altamont, Tennessee and two grandchildren, Cassey Anderson and Steven Edwards.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Manchester Police Need Help Identifying Suspect
Female wanted for questioning… Photos from the MPD Facebook page.
Later on Saturday afternoon, the female was captured on video in the Manchester Walmart using the apparently stolen debit and credit cards from the purse to purchase visa birthday gift cards.
If you can identify the female or vehicle she may have been in please contact the Manchester Police Department at 931-728-2099.
(All persons innocent until proven guilty).
Possible car female suspect could have left Wal Mart in.
Car Burglaries Lead To Beechgrove Woman Being Charged
A Beechgrove woman has been arrested in connection with a string of car burglaries and one count of fraudulent use of a credit card.
Tiffany Lee Corrigan, 22, of Old Hickory Road, Beechgrove was arrested July 27 by Tullahoma Police Investigator Tyler Hatfield on the charges.
Warrants allege that Corrigan took property totaling $3,643 from a vehicle on Safely Drive during a burglary.
She is also charged with taking property from vehicles at various other locations.
The warrants also allege that Corrigan took a credit card from a Huntington Place location and used it at Jackson Street Market and Deli and purchased $63.34 of items. The purchase of the items was captured on store security video.
Corrigan was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $17,500. She is scheduled to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Aug. 6.
Record Month For TennCare Fraud
The month of July brought a record for the state’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) in terms of the amount of money people have been ordered to repay the state for TennCare fraud. In July, people convicted of TennCare fraud were ordered to make $154,000 in restitution to TennCare. In total, TennCare fraud restitutions have led to more than $3 million being repaid to the state.
The OIG, which is separate from TennCare, began full operation in February 2005 and has investigated cases leading to more than $3 million being repaid to TennCare, with a total estimated cost avoidance of more than $163.6 million for TennCare, according to latest figures. To date, 2,395 people have been charged with TennCare fraud.
Through the OIG Cash for Tips Program established by the Legislature, Tennesseans can get cash rewards for TennCare fraud tips that lead to convictions. Anyone can report suspected TennCare fraud by calling 1-800-433-3982 toll-free from anywhere in Tennessee, or log on to Office of Inspector General and follow the prompts that read “Report TennCare Fraud.”
Heroin Use on Rise, Experts Examine Connection to Other Addictions
The CDC reports heroin use is on the rise, and addiction to painkillers may be a contributing factor. Photo credit: ronnieb/morguefile.com
Heroin use and abuse in the United States is rising among most age groups and income levels, according to a recent report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Usage has risen fastest, more than doubling, for young adults. The reasons behind the rise are complicated, said CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden. But one thing is clear: There’s a connection to opioid prescription painkiller addiction. “The chemical is essentially the same,” he said. “So, when heroin is five times cheaper and much more widely available, it becomes something that’s driving this trend of rapid increase in heroin use.” It may be a case of unintended consequences, as Frieden said prescription painkillers became harder to obtain after limits were imposed because of addiction concerns. According to the CDC report, 45 percent of those who have used heroin had been dependent on prescription painkillers. Another finding: people without health coverage are more likely to use heroin. There’s also been a national uptick in heroin overdose deaths, more than 8,000 in 2013. Frieden said quality and potency varies on the street, and overdose-reverse medications aren’t always readily available in emergency rooms, although he said that needs to change. He underscored the need to keep opioid painkillers as medical treatment options despite the heroin connection, with pros and cons weighed carefully. “If someone has excruciating pain from a surgical procedure, or a car crash, or a severe, terminal pain from cancer, you absolutely want to provide all palliation,” he said. “For chronic non-cancer pain, you really have to look at the risks and the benefits.” Recommendations for stemming the tide of heroin abuse include increased access to treatment, including medication-assisted treatments; recognition of the link between past prescription painkiller dependence and future heroin use; and pain treatment plans for chronic sufferers that include options beyond medications.
07/31/15
Birthdays:
James “Bubba” Harden – Pizza Winner!
Terry McMahon – 70
Weekly Birthday Winner Birthday Cake from Food Lion: Aidin Alommea
Anniversaries:
Stephen & Diane Bell – 22nd!
Jamie & Leane McCoullough – 16th!
Weekly Anniversary Winners Flowers by Michael: Stephen & Diane Bell