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Lawsuit Filed Against Kroger and Others
A Manchester couple has filed a $350,000 lawsuit against the Kroger Company and a real estate investment company after an incident that allegedly occurred on Feb. 16, 2015 in Tullahoma. According to the suit, Carolynne Pettit allegedly was walking up the handicap ramp to get a shopping buggy. The lawsuit alleges that she slipped on ice covering the ramp and her “feet came out from under her causing severe and painful injuries to her knees, hip, arm and shoulder,” according to the lawsuit.
The lawsuit was filed in Coffee County Circuit Court against Kroger Limited Partnership, doing business as Kroger located at 1905 North Jackson Street and Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, the management company and owner of Forrest Gallery on North Jackson Street, Tullahoma.
The Pettits are represented by Manchester Attorney Eric Burch.
The lawsuit is only one side of the legal issue.
McMinnville Couple Charged After Death of Child
A Grand Jury has returned indictments against a McMinnville couple in the death of their one month old daughter last month.
19 year old Austin Adams and his wife, 19 year old Savannah Adams have been charged with felony murder and aggravated child neglect in the death of their daughter, one month old Anessa Adams.
The couple told police they had been sleeping on a sectional couch at their apartment when they awoke to find the baby between two cushions and not breathing. The child was dead on arrival at River Park Hospital. Police are still awaiting the autopsy report.
Police say the murder charge stems from the suspected use of illegal drugs by the couple.
The two are each under a $300,000 bond.
Phone Problems At County Jail
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department would like to inform the public that they are having telephone difficulties at the new Coffee County Jail.
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves says that his department is working with phone service provider Ben Lomand Communications to correct the issues.
If you are attempting to call the Sheriff’s Department/Jail please be patient as they continue to correct the problems.
If you are trying to reach the department the telephone number remains the same, 931-728-3591.
6/24/15 —- Erskine C. “Clay” Sanders
Erskine C. “Clay” Sanders, age 87 of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away on June 20, 2015 at the Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma.
He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Erskine and Mary Sanders and son, Terry Sanders.
Mr. Sanders Is survived by his wife, Naomi Gold Sanders of Manchester, Tennessee; daughter, Debby Lawson and her husband Ron of Michigan; brother, Jack Sanders of Birmingham, Alabama; two sisters, Frances Winton of Athens, Michigan and Beatrice Apple of Tullahoma, Tennessee; two grandchildren, Jesse and Terry; one great-grandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends.
Visitation, Tuesday June 23, 2015 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, Tennessee.
A Memorial Service will be conducted on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Central Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmy Wright officiating.
CENTRAL FUNERAL HOME OF MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.
CHS Baseball Wins 2015 Crethan Hansert Tournament
A 3 and 0 record, coupled with a 10 to 2 win over Tullahoma on Saturday gave the Coffee County CHS Red Raider baseball team the championship of the Crethan Hansert Memorial for the first time since 2012. Coupled with their victories over Marshall County and the Diamond Dogs on Thursday, the Red Raiders finished the tournament with a 3 and 0 record tied with Franklin County who was also 3 and 0 in the round-robin format. In breaking the tie, the number of runs allowed was the first tiebreaker. Coffee County allowed 5 runs in the tournament while Franklin County allowed 7 runs giving Coffee County the title.
Coffee County’s Deandre Wakefield dives back into 1st base ahead of the tag in baseball action on Saturday
The Red Raiders got strong pitching performances all weekend long, including Saturday’s 10 to 2 win over Tullahoma. Wyatt Day got the start and went 3 innings before being relieved by Zach Duncan in the 4th inning. Grant Sadler came on to pitch the 5th inning as the 3 combined to toss a 3 hitter with 6 strikeouts.
The Raiders banged out 11 hits against Wildcat pitching, including 6 hits in a 4 run 2nd inning. A pair of walks and an outfield error helped Coffee County plate 5 runs with 2 outs on 3 hits in the 4th inning. Deandre Wakefield had a single, a double and scored 3 runs to lead the Raiders. Alan Rob had a single and double with 2 RBI while Gavin Husted also had a single and double and 1 RBI. Nathaniel Tate also finished with a pair of singles. The Raiders will take off a couple of weeks for the dead period before resuming practices in July.
Manchester Youth Baseball League Concludes Post Season Tournament
2015 MYBL Tournament bracket with final results
The Manchester Youth Baseball League battled the weather to crown champions in 4 age divisions on Friday night. Games in the 2 oldest age divisions were shortened due to a heavy downpour. The planned awards ceremony was postponed to Monday night due to the rain….but the games went on.
Cole Shedd of Dr. Jay’s (in black) asks for time out as Trenton Taylor of Hullett’s (in orange) applies a tag in 6U action on Friday night.
The night began with an exciting T-Ball contest that saw Dr. Jay’s upset the top ranked Hullett’s Service team 27 to 19. Dr. Jay’s were led in hitting by Seth Beaty who had 2 home runs and 2 triples. Jett Trussler and Kaysen Lowery also had home runs for the 3rd seeded Bone Crushers. Hullett’s, who entered the game undefeated, got 2 singles, a triple and a home run from Eli Hancock.
Owen Whitsett of Interstate Auto(in green) eases into 3rd base with a triple as A.J. Schuster of Hillsboro Masonic(in blue) awaits the throw in 8U action on Friday in the MYBL Tournament
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In the Coach Pitch division, top-seeded Interstate Auto doubled up Hillsboro Masonic 14 to 7. Jayden Carter swung the hot bat for Interstate as he had a home run, double, a triple and 3 RBI. Matthew Sherrill had a pair of triples for Hillsboro Masonic.
Jordan Reed of John Roberts Toyota(in red) slides run with the eventual winning run as he scores on a passed ball while Conner Smith of Mark Lemons Construction(in yellow) awaits the throw in 10U action on Friday in the MYBL Tournament.
The rain forced an early conclusion in the 10U, Minor League, division game. Jordan Reed of John Roberts Toyota scored the winning run in the bottom of the 4th inning to capture the 6 to 5 win over Mark Lemons Construction. Mark Lemons scored 2 runs in the top of the 5th inning, but a downpour prevented John Roberts for getting their full at-bat in the bottom of the 5th so the game result reverted back to the 4th inning score. Phillip Anderson had 2 hits for John Roberts while Jacob Holder had a walk and a hit while scoring 2 times for Mark Lemons.
Hayden Hullett of Al White Ford/Lincoln delivers a pitch on Friday night in 12U action on Friday in the MYBL Tournament
In the Major League division, Al White used a 7 run 2nd inning to a 15 to 1 win over Peoples Bank. Jayden Marcrom had an RBI double to score Michael Sherrill for Peoples. Hayden Hullett had a home run and a single for the winners while Lane Spry had a pair of RBI doubles.
The end of season awards ceremony was postponed until Monday night at 6:00 PM. Division winners and members of the All-League teams will be announced in the ceremony set to take place on the T-Ball Field.
Braves Get Week-end Sweep of Mets
Julio Teheran gave up only one hit in seven scoreless innings, Pedro Ciriaco’s pinch-hit single in the seventh scored the only run and the Atlanta Braves shut out the New York Mets 1-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. The Mets have lost five straight and scored no more than one run in four of the losses. Matt Harvey (7-5) matched Teheran through six scoreless innings before giving up Ryan Lavarnway’s two-out double and Ciriaco’s run-scoring single up the middle. Teheran (5-3) improved to 4-0 at Turner Field. He allowed two walks — both to Curtis Granderson — with five strikeouts. Right-hander Jim Johnson pitched out of a ninth-inning jam for his fourth save. Closer Jason Grilli was unavailable after earning saves in the first two games of the series.
Granderson led off the ninth with a single to right field and moved to second on a bunt single by Juan Lagares. The runners held on Lucas Duda’s fly ball to left field and Michael Cuddyer hit into a double play to end the game. Lavarnway, a backup catcher making only his second start, just missed a homer on his two-out drive off the yellow stripe at the top of the left-field wall. The rare scoring opportunity led Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez to pull Teheran for Ciriaco, whose pinch-hit single to center field drove in Lavarnway. Ciriaco’s hit knocked Harvey out of the game. Left-hander Alex Torres walked Jace Peterson and Cameron Maybin to load the bases before ending the inning on Kelly Johnson’s fly ball to center field. Wilmer Flores led off the fifth with a line-drive single to left field for the Mets’ first hit off Teheran. Eric Campbell snapped an 0-for-18 drought with a two-out double off Nick Masset in the eighth. Left-hander Dana Eveland struck out pinch-hitter John Mayberry Jr. The game’s defensive highlight came in the second when center fielder Cameron Maybin raced toward second base before making a diving catch of Kevin Plawecki’s shallow fly ball. Teheran lowered his ERA from 5.07 to 4.67. The Braves (35-35) returned to .500 for the first time since June 2 with their first sweep of the Mets since June 30 through July 2, 2014. A tough road trip against the Nationals and Pirates begins on Tuesday night when LHP Alex Wood will face Washington. Wood is 0-1 with a 6.17 ERA in two career starts against the Nationals. First pitch is set for 6:05 CT and Thunder Radio will have the broadcast beginning at 6:00 PM
Gentry Homers In Sounds Defeat
The Nashville Sounds celebrated Father’s Day at First Tennessee Park on Sunday, but were on the wrong end of a 7-1 tilt and lost the series finale against the Omaha Storm Chasers.
The loss marked the third time that Nashville has been swept in a four-game set this season. The Sounds were outscored 17-7 in the series and dropped to 11 games below .500 for the second time this season.
Craig Gentry opened the Father’s Day contest by banging his second long ball in the last five games. The game-opening homer, which pushed the outfielder’s hitting streak to 11 games, was the first by a Sounds player since Scooter Gennett hit one against the Round Rock Express on July 3, 2013. Nashville has outscored their opponent 34-15 in the first inning this season.
Starter Sean Nolin was coming off a win against Memphis, but had some early control issues that forced an exit. The left-hander never made it out of the third inning, allowing back-to-back walks with the bases loaded and giving up a season-high six runs.
The six-run third inning tied the most runs surrendered by Nashville pitching in a frame this year. Matt Fields had the big hit for Omaha, collecting a two-run single through the left side. The Storm Chasers tacked on another run in the eighth and completed the sweep with a 7-1 victory.
The combination of Angel Castro, Arnold Leon, Jim Fuller and Ryan Verdugo delivered 6 2/3 innings of relief. The four arms allowed four hits and fanned four to finish the game for the Sounds.
Nashville posted five hits in the series finale. Joey Wendle, Jason Pridie and Anthony Aliotti joined Gentry (2-for-4, HR, 2B), who collected his fourth double in the last five games, as the only players to have a hit.
First Tennessee Park drew a crowd of 7,589 on Sunday. The seven-game homestand featured three sellouts and a total of 60,501 fans.
Nashville will enjoy a league-wide off day on Monday and jump back into action on Tuesday. They open a three-game series against their cross-state rival Memphis at AutoZone Park. The veteran Barry Zito (4-6, 3.90) will throw against prospect Tim Cooney.
Man Shot By Deputy Due In Court July 2
Robert Travis Rosson… Photo provided by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department
Coffee County Judge Jere Ledsinger has set July 2 for a preliminary hearing for Robert Travis Rosson. He is accused of pulling a knife and allegedly lunging at a Coffee County Sheriff’s deputy on June 11. The deputy, Phillip Smith, then fired 3 shots at him, striking him in the shoulder and the thigh.
Rosson was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga where he underwent surgery to repair his shoulder.
He is now being held in the Coffee County Jail under a $500,000 bond.
Natural Gas Leak In Tullahoma
Some residents in the area of East Lauderdale and South Anderson Street in Tullahoma had to be evacuated Thursday morning.
According to Tullahoma Fire Chief Richard Shasteen, employees from Tullahoma Utilities Board struck a natural gas line while digging to install a utility pole causing the leak.
“There were about 25 customers affected by the leak,” Shasteen said. “We evacuated 15 residents and businesses from the area for about an hour.” The leak occurred around 9:30 a.m.
The fire department arrived on the scene and immediately closed off the area while employees of the Elk River Public Utility District arrived and started closing off the gas line. After about 45 minutes residents were allowed to return to their houses and businesses were allowed to open back up.
For public safety, Shasteen requested the Manchester Fire Department to standby at Compton’s Creek and the AEDC Fire Department to standby at the golf course on the AEDC Road. “We asked them to standby in case there might be a fire in those areas and we couldn’t pull away from the leak in time to get there, they could,” the fire chief said.
In addition to members of the fire department there were also Tullahoma Police Officers assisting with traffic control in the area. Also assisting at the scene were members of the Coffee County Ambulance Service and Coffee County Emergency Management Agency Director Allen Lendley.