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7/11/15 —- Billy “Earl” Tuck
Billy “Earl” Tuck passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Harton Regional Medical Center.
Earl was a machinist at A.E.D.C. and was Vice President and Chief Steward of the International Association of Machine and Aerospace Workers Local Lodge 1501, and was very proud of his union participation.
Earl was a loving grandfather and was adored by his grand children. He was dedicated to his family and always fulfilled his role as the leader. Earl was also an avid Harley rider.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Margie “Jackie” Tuck.
The family request that memorial donations be made to Guide dogs of America, 13445 Glenoaks Blvd., Sylmar, CA 91342.
He is survived by his wife of 13 years, Caroline Tuck, father, Orville Tuck, children, Sheena Tuck and her fiancé Justin Todd, Dillon Tuck and his significant other, Aubrey Morrison, Rebecca (Derek) Swiger, Christie (Josh) Curtis, sister, Karen (Jeff) Reaves, grandchildren, Tyler Meeks, Zech Swiger, Jaxon Todd, Allie Swiger, Will Swiger, Matt Swiger, Sofia Todd, Levi Todd, nephew, Derek (Amy) Tipps, great nephew, Konner Tipps and a multitude of loving extended family and friends.
A graveside service will be held Saturday July 11, 2015 at 11:00 am at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery.
Tullahoma Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Coffee County Soccer League Prepare to Play on New Fields
CCSL Board members examine new soccer fields on McMinnville Hwy in Manchester. (Photo by Jay Nogodula)
The Coffee County Soccer League Board met Wednesday night to iron details for the Fall 2015 soccer season. During the meeting, CCSL Board President Lee Brooks made the long anticipated announcement: “It’s soccer time in Manchester! We will be playing fall soccer on the new soccer fields in Manchester.”
The 2 new fields are located on the west side of McMinnville Highway at the intersection of Waite Street. The fields will give the league its first “soccer specific” fields in Manchester. In previous years, fall soccer games have been played in the outfields of the baseball/softball fields at Fred Deadman and Dave King Parks. Spring soccer games have been played in Tullahoma in recent years. With opening day set for September 12th, player sign-ups are happening now at the Manchester Rec Center.
Find out more details at coffeecountysoccerleague.com
Early HRs Don’t Provide Enough Cushion in Braves Loss
Carlos Gomez hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and Francisco Rodriguez moved into a tie for eighth on the all-time saves list in a 6-5 Brewers win over the Braves on Wednesday at Miller Park, denying Atlanta’s bid for a three-game sweep.
Gomez also hit a solo home run off Braves starter Julio Teheran in sixth inning, and his three-run shot off left-hander Luis Avilan in the eighth gave Milwaukee its first lead of the afternoon. Rodriguez held it in the ninth for career save No. 367, tying Jeff Reardon on the all-time leaderboard.
Cameron Maybin and Kelly Johnson went deep off Brewers starter Mike Fiers in a four-run third inning, and Milwaukee didn’t have a hit against Teheran until Khris Davis connected for a two-run homer in the fourth inning. It was 5-3 in the eighth when Gomez batted against Avilan with two runners aboard and one out, connecting with a 3-1 changeup and sending a line drive into the Brewers’ bullpen.
Though his impressive start was blemished by the only two hits (both homers) he surrendered over seven innings, Teheran didn’t look like a guy who entered with a 7.40 road ERA and the realization that left-handed hitters had produced a .393 on-base percentage against him. He held the three left-handed hitters — Gerardo Parra, Adam Lind and Scooter Gennett — in Milwaukee’s lineup hitless. After issuing consecutive one-out walks in the first, he retired Lind with a flyout and notched the first of his season-high eight strikeouts against Davis.
The only thing “Lite” about Davis’ fourth-inning home run was the landing spot. Davis, playing his second game since a stint on the disabled list for a right knee injury, put the Brewers on the scoreboard in both the run and hit columns when he connected against Teheran for a two-run homer that struck the Miller Lite advertisement that runs along the bottom of the scoreboard in center field.
The Braves were unsuccessful with the challenge they issued when Eury Perez was called out attempting to reach on a bunt single to begin the fourth inning. First-base umpire Quinn Wolcott’s call stood after replays did not provide conclusive evidence that Perez’s headfirst slide beat Brewers first baseman Adam Lind’s foot to the bag.
A more costly review went against the Braves when the umpires confirmed that Pedro Ciriaco was unsuccessful with his aggressive attempt to steal second base while representing the potential tying run with one out in the ninth and Maybin at the plate.
Alex Wood will take the mound when Atlanta begins a four-game series on Thursday night at Coors Field. The Braves have won 17 of the past 22 games they have played against the Rockies. First pitch is set for 6:40 PM. Thunder Radio will bring you that broadcast beginning at 6:25 PM.
Sounds Series Opener In Memphis Postponed
Wednesday night’s game between the Nashville Sounds and Memphis Redbirds at AutoZone Park has been postponed due to travel issues for the Memphis club. The game will be made up on Thursday as part of a doubleheader that will begin at 5:05 p.m. The Sounds are scheduled to throw Barry Zito (5-7, 3.67) in the first game and the Redbirds are slated to counter with Jimmy Reed (0-1, 6.23). The Redbirds will turn to Zach Petrick (5-4, 3.64) in the second game, while the Sounds will give the ball to Zach Neal (6-3, 3.60). Nashville is one of only two teams in the Pacific Coast League which has not played a doubleheader this season.
Manchester Man Involved In Crash That Kills Shelbyville Man
A Shelbyville man died early Sunday in a head-on crash on U.S. 41A South about a half-mile east of Mullins Mill bridge.
Christopher D. Young, 44, was killed instantly, investigators said.
Young was northbound toward Shelbyville about 1 a.m. when his Mazda Tribute SUV crossed into the southbound lane, striking a Toyota pickup truck driven by Zachary J. Harris, 21, of Manchester head-on, State Trooper Barry Qualls said.
Harris and a passenger, Madison L. Smith, 19, of Murfreesboro, suffered minor injuries.
Charges may be pending. (Shelbyville Time-Gazette)
Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association Receives Grant
State Senator Janice Bowling
Senator Janice Bowling (R-Tullahoma) announced this week that the Tullahoma South Jackson Civic Association has received a $9,200 grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission in the category of Partnership Support. The grant is made possible through an appropriation of state funds by the General Assembly, Tennesseans who buy specialty license plates and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts.
“The arts do have a positive impact on our community and the effects certainly trickle down: the creative thinking skills of students are improved, our local culture is communicated through various mediums, and the community’s beauty is enhanced for our residents and visitors,” said Senator Bowling.
“Tennessee is very fortunate to have elected leaders who support our communities through investments in arts and cultural assets,” said Anne B. Pope, Executive Director of the Tennessee Arts Commission.
The Arts Commission will award approximately 1,000 community grants in both urban and rural areas through the 2016 fiscal year, totaling $5.3 million. The allocation process involves a review by citizen advisory panels made up of Tennesseans with expertise in appropriate disciplines and a final review by the full 15-member Commission.
Preventing Tennessee Tragedy: Don’t Leave Kids in Hot Cars
With eight such heatstroke deaths in the U.S. already this year, parents in Tennessee and nationwide are being reminded never to leave children inside a vehicle unattended. Photo credit: Inga Munsinger Cotton/Flickr.
With the Fourth of July holiday now in the books, it’s straight ahead to Tennessee’s hottest days of summer and parents are being reminded of the dangers when it comes to children, vehicles and heatstroke. There are children every year who die after being left in the heat in a vehicle unattended and while the voices that follow always exclaim, ‘Not me.’ Janette Fennell, president and founder with KidsandCars.org, says… “The worst mistake you can make is to think that this can’t happen to you or someone in your family,” says Fennell. “We are human and sometimes, our memories let us down. So, if we realize that everyone is capable of having something like this happen to them, we will put the correct safety measures into place.” Fennell says those safety measures include always looking before you lock or leaving an important item, such as a cell phone or handbag, in the back seat so you have to open the back door to retrieve it every time you park. On average, 38 children die each year from heat-related deaths after being trapped inside motor vehicles. While most of those deaths are from parents leaving or forgetting their child is in the back seat, Fennell says about a third are children who climb into a parked car unnoticed. So, she says you should always keep your vehicle locked even if it’s in your driveway or garage. “Another thing that’s very important is to make sure you have keys that are out of reach of children,” she says. “So many of them have remote openers and the kids want to use those and they make noises and the trunk pops open and all of those fun things. But it could be a death sentence in the hands of a child.” According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, temperatures inside a car can rise more than 20 degrees in only 10 minutes and even with an outside temperature of just 60, the temperature inside a car can reach 110 degrees.
Haslam Names Hommrich New Commissioner Of DCS
Bonne Hommrich
Hommrich has served for more than a decade as a deputy commissioner for child programs at the agency. According to The Tennessean, Haslam said in a statement that the 68-year-old Hommrich “has dedicated her entire career to helping children and families.”
While at DCS, her role has focused on areas such as child protective services, foster care, and community juvenile justice. The statement said that before joining DCS, Hommrich spent 22 years as a social worker and had a leadership role with the Kentucky Department of Social Services.
Her appointment comes after the current commissioner, Jim Henry, was selected to be Haslam’s chief of staff beginning on Aug. 1
7/10/15 — Mary Sue Brassfield Henley
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Sue Brassfield Henley, age 93 of Manchester will be conducted at 2:00pm, Friday, July 10, 2014 at the Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Allen Adams officiating.
Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Serving as pallbearers will be Shane Henley, Jeffery Walker, Greg Keeling, Jeremy Garner, Billy Oliver, Scott Vaughn and Jeremy Woods.
Visitation with the Henley family will be from 5 pm until 8 pm, Thursday at Manchester Funeral Home.
Mrs. Henley passed this life Tuesday, July 7 following and extended illness.
Mrs. Henley was born in Hillsboro Tennessee the daughter of the late Luther William Brassfield and Vena Myers Brassfield. She worked for 57 years with her husband in the family business, Henley Equipment Company, Henley Grain and the Conklin Company. Sue was a faithful member of the Main Street Church of Christ in Manchester. Mrs. Henley enjoyed the outdoors and was an avid gardener. It was said that she was the “Best Cook” in Coffee County. She was also a 4-H Leader and a member of the Home Demonstration Club for many years. In 1994, she along with her husband Wilson were awarded the very first “Spirit of Conklin Award” from the Conklin Company where she and Wilson were regional sales directors. In addition to her parents, Sue was also preceded in death by three sisters, Mrs. Jessie Mae Oliver, Mrs. Thursie Bynum and Mrs. Pauline Camack, and by a brother, Mr. Speaker Brassfield.
She leaves to cherish her memory:
Her loving husband of 73 years, Mr. Wilson Henley of Manchester
Daughter, Mrs. Carolyn Mitchell and her husband Steve of Taylorsville, NC
Two sons, Carter Henley and his wife Linda of Hillsboro
David Henley and his wife Marcia of Hillsboro
Sister, Mrs. Emma Payne of Decherd, TN
Six grandchildren, Ginger Keeling, Shane Henley, Twilla Walker, Tyler Mitchell, Jennifer Henley and Rachel Henley, by 8 great grandchildren and also by her faithful companion, her cat “Lucky”
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE HENLEY FAMILY
CHS Boys Soccer Sets Up Tryout & Summer Workout Dates
The CHS boys soccer team will hold tryouts on for incoming freshmen and new players on Monday and Tuesday, July 13 and 14, from 7:00 PM to 9:30 PM. Tryouts will be held at the Red Raider soccer field behind the Raider Academy. Summer practice for returning players and new players who make the team will be Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, July 20, 21, and 23, beginning at 7:00 in the evening. Players from last year…either middle school or high school…who had a valid physical, that physical is still valid. Those who did not have a valid physical for the 2014-2015 school year will need to get a physical before coming to tryouts. You will need to download the necessary forms from the TSSAA website. If you have any questions, please contact Coach Harper at 615-294-7250.