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03/14/15

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Monday Prep Sports Roundup

The opening day crowd for spring sports at the Coffee County Middle School on Monday. Soccer fans(foreground) take in the soccer match while the baseball field(back left) and softball field(back right) prepare to get their games underway.

The opening day crowd for spring sports at the Coffee County Middle School on Monday. Soccer fans(foreground) take in the soccer match while the baseball field(back left) and softball field(back right) prepare to get their games underway.

Monday was a landmark day for athletics at Coffee County Middle School.  The new school has seen its share of firsts this school year, but at 5:00 PM on Monday, the baseball, softball and soccer teams all played host to Harris Middle School teams in conference play.  The 3 fields, all in close proximity, saw their first action of the season before a packed house.

CCMS catcher Andrew Mahaffey breaks for 2nd base during Monday's baseball game with Harris

CCMS catcher Andrew Mahaffey breaks for 2nd base during Monday’s baseball game with Harris

The CCMS soccer team hosted the preseason conference favorite Eagles of Harris Middle School.  The experienced Eagles kept the play in the Raiders defensive zone all night long notching a 12 to 1 win.  Anakin Dilleha scored the lone goal for Coffee Middle. The soccer team will play host to North Franklin on Thursday night.  That match will kickoff at 5:30 PM.

The baseball team scored 2 runs in the 6th on a single by Colton Kerber to break open a tie game and win 6 to 4.  Kerber finished the night with 2 hits.  Harley Hinshaw got the start for Coffee County going 5 and two-thirds innings and striking out 9.  Scotty Duke came on in the 6th inning to get the win as he struck out 2 in an inning and a third.  The baseball team travels to Shelbyville for a game with Harris on Tuesday night for a 5:00 PM game.

 

CCMS pitcher Haley Richardson(foreground) winds up to throw a pitch against Harris on Monday as first baseman Keelie Hillis gets ready on defense(background.

CCMS pitcher Haley Richardson(foreground) winds up to throw a pitch against Harris on Monday as first baseman Keelie Hillis gets ready on defense(background.

Haley Richardson pitched a no-hitter with 5 strikeouts to gain a 7 to 0 win for the Lady Raider softball team over Harris.  Shannah Frame had a double and a single for the Lady Raiders while Jayden Scheller was 2 for 2 on the night.   The softball team will be back in action on Tuesday night as they travel to Shelbyville for a game with Harris for a 5:00 PM game.

Keaton Mai(in white) works the ball agaisnt the Tullahoma defense during last week's Westwood soccer game with the Wildcats.

Keaton Mai(in white) works the ball agaisnt the Tullahoma defense during last week’s Westwood soccer game with the Wildcats.

The Westwood soccer team traveled to Tullahoma on Monday for a rematch with the Wildcats.   Leo Botello headed in a corner kick off the foot of Juan Penaloza in the final minute to give the Rockets a 2 to 1 win.  Keaton Mai scored a first half goal off an assist from Leo Botello to give the Rockets a halftime lead.   Tullahoma scratched back to level the match in the second half setting up the dramatic finish.  The JV Rockets blanked Tullahoma 2 to 0 on a pair of goals from Samuel Workman.  The Rockets will host Cascade on Tuesday for their first conference match of the season.  The match will kickoff at 5:00 PM at Dyer-Bouldin Field

The Westwood Lady Rocket softball team took on conference favorite Cascade on Monday in Wartrace.  The Lady Rocket bats were silenced as they fell 15 to 0 managing only 1 hit.  Sarah West had the lone hit for Westwood in the game.  The Lady Rockets will travel to Huntland on Tuesday for a game with the Lady Hornets.  First pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

The Westwood Rockets baseball team dropped their home opener on Monday to Moore County 14 to 0.  Westwood was able to bang out a few hits against the visiting Raiders, but could not string together any offensive momentum.  Coach Tyrell Campbell praised the defensive work of catcher Nick Smith and 2nd baseman Brett Jones.  The Rockets will be at home on Tuesday as they play host to Cascade.  First pitch will be at 5:00 PM at Looney Riddle Field at Fred Deadman Park.

CHS tennis player Maddie Taylor(left) returns a serve against Columbia on Monday as her doubles partner, Carlee Reed(right) looks on.

CHS tennis player Maddie Taylor(left) returns a serve against Columbia on Monday as her doubles partner, Carlee Reed(right) looks on.

The Red Raider tennis welcomed Columbia to Fred Deadman Park on Monday afternoon.  The girls continued their hot play with a 7 to 0 win over the Lions.  Carlee Reed got a singles win in a tiebreaker at the #1 position to give the Lady Raiders momentum that they never lost.  Alex Crossland, Maddie Taylor, Savannah Hodge and Kayla Wright all got wins for Coffee County.  The wining doubles teams for Coffee County were Reed/Taylor and Hodge/Crossland.   The boys did not fare so well as they were swept by the Lions.  The tennis team is back in action on Thursday as they travel to Shelbyville.  The first match starts at 3:30 PM.

 

 

Lady Raiders Win Tough Battle

The scoreboard tells the story of a great game on Monday night... Photo by Barry West

The scoreboard tells the story of a great game on Monday night… Photo by Barry West

In a matchup that the Coffee County Lady Raiders knew would be a tough battle turned out to be as promised. The Lady Raiders hosted the Lady Tigers from Whitwell in a great pitcher’s duel. Coffee County managed 3 hits and Whitwell got only 1 hit off Brianna Jones.
The game was scoreless until the bottom of the 6th when the Lady Raiders pushed across the only 2 runs of the night. With one out Rhianna Roberson pinch hitting for Haley Hinshaw singled to right. Later Hinshaw running for Roberson scored on error by the Whitwell 1st baseman. Jones reached first on the error and Brittany Williams who walked moved to 3rd. Claire Spellings running for Jones at first purposely tried to draw a throw from the catcher as she slowly moved toward second. The throw came and Williams broke for home and scored to make it 2-0 Lady Raiders.
In the 7th Jones shut down Whitwell to help Coffee County improve to 3-0 on the season. Jones had 15 strikeouts to give her 50 through only 3 games.
Roberson who got things started for the Lady Raiders with a hit in the 6th was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
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Coffee County travels to Shelbyville for 7pm first pitch on Tuesday night.

3/20/14 —- James W. Swoape

Mr. James W. Swoape, age 60 of Manchester, Tennessee passed away, Sunday, March 15, 2015 at Stones River Hospital in Woodbury, TN.

Funeral Services will be held Friday, March 20 at 2 PM at the Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home Chapel.

Visitation with the family will be Friday, from 12:00 PM until service time at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.

Burial will follow at Bethany Cemetery.

Mr. Swoape, a native of Tullahoma, was the son of the late Jessie W. and Virginia Blanche Swoape.

He worked as a brick mason and also drove trucks. He was a U S Navy veteran and served in Vietnam. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and drawing/painting pictures. He also enjoyed playing cards, chess, dominoes and checkers.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Joe Swoape.

Mr. Swoape is survived by one son, Josh Swoape and his wife, Jacqueline of Manchester; one adopted son, Jimmy Swoape of West Plains, MO; two adopted daughters, Jessica Southerland and Sheirie Posey, both of West Plains, MO; two sisters, Susan Snow of Woodbury and Connie Willis and her husband, Gordon of Tullahoma; two nieces, Angela Bowden and her husband, Jason of Tullahoma and Candie Knox and her husband, Robert of South Pittsburg; one nephew, Thomas Farrar and his fiancé, Glenda of Woodbury and one granddaughter, Jocelyn Swoape.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the memorial fund at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.


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3/17/15 — ARNOLD “JACK” JARNAGIN

ARNOLD “JACK” JARNAGIN, age 89, formerly of Cowan, Tennessee, departed this life on Sunday, March 15, 2015, at Golden Living Center-Mtn. View in Winchester, Tennessee following an extended illness. 

Mr. Jarnagin was a Navy veteran. 

He was employed in the woodworking department of a Furniture store in Morristown, Tenn. for approximately forty years. His hobbies were watching sports on T.V., “especially women’s sports.” He also loved dogs and they loved him as well. 

He is survived by his daughters; Judie Cleary and husband, Joe of Reno, Nevada, Nancy Scott of Winchester, TN, Anita Winchester and husband, David of Lucas, Ohio, Janet McDaniel of Quitaque, Texas, sons;  Rick Jarnagin of Warsaw, Indiana and John Jarnagin, of Joliet, Illinois.11
grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. 

The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 P.M. on Tuesday evening, March 17, in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services with military honors bestowed. 

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Manchester Fire Chief Resigns

George DeShields

George DeShields

After being asked recently by Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman to resign, Fire Chief George DeShields resigned on Monday morning.
In a letter on the Manchester Fire Department Facebook page on Monday signed by DeShields it says; Today, I submitted my resignation, as the Fire Chief for Manchester. Mayor Norman has accepted. I did this after much thought, prayer, reflection and consultation with my family. I did not resign because of work performance issues. To date my personnel file is clean. I submitted my resignation for my family. We no longer choose to live under a microscope of scrutiny. We live by faith and by the principle if one door closes the next will open.
I admit and own the mistake that is personal in nature. A mistake that never impacted my ability to carry out my duties/responsibilities, as your Fire Chief.
DeShields went on to write, I’d like to apologize to the Manchester Fire Department employees, their families, Mayor Norman, Alderman French, Kilgore, and Sain and to the citizens of Manchester for my personal short-coming that has put us in this position. My family will remain active in this community and continue to do all we know, and that is to help others and do it with a ‪#‎ManchesterStrong attitude.
Thank you to everyone who have prayed for us, offered words of encouragement, and supported us both professionally and personally.
Mayor Norman said that the department captains will conduct the day-to-day operations of the department until a replacement is named. Captains are Roger Chambers, Casey Wright and Gary Gessell.

Director of Schools Resigns In Grundy County

Dr David Dickerson

Dr David Dickerson

Dr David Dickerson the Director of Schools in Grundy County has decided to resign from his job after only nine months in the leadership role. Dickerson says that he is more comfortable in a school setting. He had previously served as a principal at various Grundy County Schools, and had also served as director of schools for a brief period of time several years ago. Dickerson’s decision is said to have taken several Grundy County school board members by surprise, and there is no information as to a possible successor, though sources say an interim director could be named this week.

Business Leaders: “Three Rs” Provide Foundation for Tennessee Economy

Business leaders join others in Nashville this week to remind lawmakers the availability of early childhood education is critical to the growth of the state's economy. Photo credit: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.

Business leaders join others in Nashville this week to remind lawmakers the availability of early childhood education is critical to the growth of the state’s economy. Photo credit: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth.

The importance of early childhood education is a top priority for child advocates this week as they work to encourage lawmakers to expand the availability of pre-kindergarten programs to Tennessee families during Children’s Advocacy Days in Nashville. While data supports the role early education plays in the lives of individual children, it comes down to dollars and cents for Bill Millett, the founder of Scope View Strategic Advantage, a firm that works with companies looking to find a qualified workforce. “There are some companies that go overseas because it’s cheaper over there, but there are some major Fortune 200 companies that we work with that just can’t find the talent here,” says Millett. “They’re patriots. They want us to up our game in terms of workforce development, and they believe that workforce development begins in the earliest months of life.” According to the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, for every dollar spent on pre-kindergarten education, there are returns of anywhere between $4 and $16 to the state’s economy. The First Five Years Fund estimates children who receive early childhood education are 33 percent more likely to be employed and earn a higher average salary, and 70 percent less likely to be arrested for a violent crime before the age of 18. Tennessee currently provides free pre-kindergarten to families who live at 185 percent of the federal poverty rate, but doesn’t have the funding for all eligible children. Joyce Bridges, director of the Tennessee Child Care Resource and Referral Network, says there are many more children in need, and helping them would benefit everyone. “That individual with a good, solid, early foundation is then prepared to have success in elementary school, middle school, high school, and is more likely to be encouraged to go on to post-secondary school,” she says. Millett adds that in the global economy it’s important to remember what was adequate education in the last generation won’t make the grade as the U.S. works to compete with other world economies. “Their competition for quality lives and quality jobs is growing up on at least four other continents,” he says. “Those kids have access to information, and in many cases, better early childhood education than our kids have.” Multiple bodies of scientific research support the opinion the brains of children under five years of age are able to absorb information and develop in a manner not possible once the brain is fully developed.

Master Distiller Leaving Local Company

John Lunn from company website

John Lunn from company website

A central figure in the public dispute between Jack Daniel’s and George Dickel distilleries over the legal definition of Tennessee whiskey is leaving to head up a brand named after a legendary moonshiner.
John Lunn, who has been the master distiller of George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey since 2005, will take up the same role at Popcorn Sutton Distilling in Newport, Tennessee.
George Dickel, a British owned company located in Tullahoma, TN has led a heated legislative fight seeking to overturn the state’s newly established legal definition for Tennessee whiskey. The 2013 law was enacted at the request of Jack Daniel’s, which is owned by global rival Brown-Forman Corp. of Louisville, Kentucky with a distillery in Lynchburg, TN
Those rules require whiskey to be filtered through sugar maple charcoal before aging in unused white oak barrels.

3/17/15 —- Violet Louise Bennett Roberts

Funeral services for Mrs. Violet Louise Bennett Roberts, age 83, of Manchester will be conducted Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at 2:00 PM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Brother Howard Carroll officiating.

Interment will follow services at Shelton Cemetery in Beechgrove, TN.

Visitation will be held Monday, March 16, 2015 from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM at the funeral home.

Mrs. Roberts passed away Saturday, March 14, 2015 at St. Thomas Midtown Hospital in Nashville, TN.

She was born December 20, 1931 in Coffee County, Tennessee the daughter of the late George Walker Mayfield Bennett and Bertha Basham Bennett.

Mrs. Roberts was a wonderful homemaker who loved her children and grandchildren. She was a people person and in earlier years, worked as a waitress. She enjoyed crocheting and gardening. She also enjoyed cooking for her family, who always looked forward to her rhubarb pies and chocolate pies. She will be dearly missed by her loving family and friends. Mrs. Roberts was a longtime member of New Life Church in Manchester.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joseph H. Roberts in December 1998; her daughter, Brenda Joyce Roberts Stapler and three sisters, Naomi Bennett Devault, Mildred Bennett Miller and Georgia Bennett.

Survivors include her loving son, Larry Joe Roberts of Hillsboro, TN; four grandchildren, Kim Roberts Potter of Tucson, AZ, Nathan Roberts of Hillsboro, TN, John Randall Roberts of Manchester, TN and Darlene Stewart also of Manchester, TN and seven great-grandchildren. Also surviving are six brothers and sisters, U.G. Bennett of Rock Island, TN, Howard Bennett of Manchester, TN, William Bennett of Hillsboro, TN, Leonard Bennett of Manchester, TN, Myrtle Bennett Richie of Manchester, TN, and Betty Bennett Hale of Chattanooga, TN, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loving friends.

Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Violet Louise Bennett Roberts.flower 17