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Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition Receives Grant
Michael Botticelli, Acting Director of the Office for National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) has announced 680 Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Support Program grants, totaling $84 million, to communities across the country.
The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition was one of the grant recipients and will receive $625,000 in DFC grant funds to involve and engage their local community to prevent substance use among youth.
“We are not powerless against the challenge of drug use among young people here in Coffee County,” said Kristina Clark, Executive Director. “Research shows that prevention is the most effective tool we have to reduce the terrible consequences associated with drug use among young people.
Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition will specifically work to address underage drinking, prescription drug, and marijuana abuse among middle and high school students. The DFC Program provides grants of up to $625,000 over five years to community coalitions that facilitate youth and adult participation at the community level in local youth drug use prevention efforts. Coalitions are comprised of community leaders, parents, youth, teachers, religious and fraternal organizations, health care and business professionals, law enforcement, and media.
Traders National Bank Merging With Lafayette, TN Bank
Traders National Bank based in Tullahoma with 3 other branch locations has announced the merger with Citizens Bank of Lafayette, TN.
The Board of Directors from both banks say they have entered into an agreement to merge the two banks. Under the agreement Traders will be merged into Citizens Bank of Lafayette.
The current Traders Bank branches located in Tullahoma, Manchester, Winchester and Shelbyville will continue to operate under the Traders name as branches of Citizens Bank of Lafayette.
Veteran’s Day Ceremony In Manchester–Donations Needed
Veteran Tim Brown will lead the ceremony… Photo by Samantha Watters
Manchester’s Veteran’s Day Ceremony will be held on the Square in Manchester on Tuesday, November 11th at 11am. This year’s Ceremony will include a special appearance once again by the famous country music star Naomi Judd, performances by the CCCHS Band, Choir, and much more.
Naomi Judd at last year’s event.
The Veteran’s Day Ceremony is held every year in Manchester in order to honor those men and women who have served and are currently serving our country. Commemorative Swords will be bestowed upon selected veterans to honor them for their sacrifice and wreaths will be placed at memorial stones to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their own life during their time of service to our country. Donations of any amount are needed to help fund this event. To make a donation today, simply drop by one of the two First National Bank locations in Manchester and ask to make a deposit into the Memorial Day/Veteran’s Day Fund. To learn more about this year’s Veterans Day Ceremony and why it is a tradition Manchester is honored to uphold, watch the all new Thunder TV News Video online at WMSRradio.com.
Middle School Lady Raiders Win Championship
The Coffee County Middle School Lady Raiders broke open a tight game in the 4th quarter to beat DeKalb Middle on Saturday night to win the Woodbury Border War Tournament. Leading 22 to 20 after 3 quarters, Coffee Middle turned up the offensive pressure to pull out the 35 to 26 win. The Lady Raiders were paced by Julia Duncan’s 12 points and Abby Morgan’s 7 points. Ellie Graham added 6 points and Alisha Jennings added four 4th quarter points.
The Red Raiders were not as fortunate as they got off to a cold shooting start to fall to Westside by a final score of 44 to 21. The Red Raiders could only manage 2 points in the 1st quarter as they finished as the runner up in the boys division of the Woodbury Border War Tournament. Harley Hindshaw led the Red Raiders in scoring with 6 points while Andrew Mahaffey finished with 4 points.
The Raiders and Lady Raiders travel to Cowan on Monday night to open conference play as they take on South Franklin. Tipoff for the girls game is 6 PM.
Motlow Opens College Basketball Season
The college basketball season opened for Motlow on Friday night. The Lady Bucks drop a thriller in OT as they fell to Snead State 96-90. Sabrina Jackson 19 and Chelsea Holman 16 led Motlow.
In the men’s game, Jaylen Barford led the Bucks with 22 pts. D’Andre Downey finished with 20 and DeQuan Miller added 18 in the Bucks’ 104-86 win over Snead State.
On Saturday the men took on the Shooting 4 Greatness Academy from Atlanta, Georgia. The game was close throughout with the Bucks leading at halftime 48-45. Motlow was finally able to pull away late in the 2nd half for a 104-87 win. DeQuan Miller led the Bucks with 32 followed by Jaylen Barford with 222 and Clint Nwosuh chipped in with 17.
The Bucks and Lady Bucks will be back in action at on Friday and Saturday as they host Jackson St followed by Columbia St.
Coffee County Elementary Basketball League from Saturday
Girls
Hickerson defeated East Coffee – 10 to 6
Westwood raced past New Union – 39 to 13
North Coffee hammered Deerfield – 25 to 4
Hillsboro doubled up College Street – 20 to 10
Boys
East Coffee squeaked by Hickerson – 13 to 9
Westwood dropped New Union – 34 to 5
Deerfield outlasted North Coffee – 27 to 19
College Street beat Hillsboro – 33 to 6
Classic Coffee Pot
Cody Howse breaks a tackle on his way to a solid run… Photo by Barry West
The 89th annual Coffee Pot game between Coffee County and Tullahoma was played in front of huge crowd with strong winds blowing and even snow flurries.
The game did not disappoint with a halftime score of 0-0 the crowd and those listening on the radio knew they were in for a classic ending.
In the 4th quarter with 10 minutes left the Wildcats drove 92 yards in nine plays with the touchdown coming on a 12-yard run by Quarterback Eli Grow.
With 7:43 left Coffee County’s Mitchel Simpson recovered a Tullahoma fumble and ran untouched 69 yards for a touchdown. With game tied the Cats put together a drive and scored again when Grow hit Riley Darden with a 37-yard touchdown pass with 3:29 remaining. The Raiders fumbled on its next possession and 5 plays later Tullahoma’s Chris Howse went 25 yards for the game’s final touchdown.
Final score Tullahoma 20 Coffee County 7.
The Cats have now won 58 times in this classic rivalry to 29 for the Raiders and there has been 2 ties.
Mitchel Simpson was named the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game.
Raider QB Alontae Taylor finished the year with over 1,400 yards, the most since Jake Nunley rushed for 2,000 in 2004.
Coffee County wrapped up its first season under Head Coach Ryan Sulkowski with a 2-8 record. Despite the record Raider fans were very supportive and excited about the product they saw on the field.
Tullahoma at 5-5 will travel to 10-0 Rhea County on Friday night for the 1st round of the TSSAA playoffs.
Thursday Night Middle School Basketball Action
The Coffee County Middle School basketball teams advanced to the championship games of the Woodbury Border War Tournament with a pair of semifinal wins on Thursday night. The Lady Raiders raced out to a 7 point halftime lead on to be held scoreless in the 3rd quarter by Woodland and send Coffee County to the 4th quarter trailing by 2. Julia Duncan scored 6 of her team high 15 points to help lead the comeback. Alisha Jennings finished with 7 points while Ellie Graham and Abby Morgan each notched 4 points. Morgan’s two baskets, coupled with her three 2ndhalf steals, help lift the Lady Raiders to Saturday night’s championship game. The Lady Raiders will play DeKalb County for the tournament championship at 7:00 on Saturday night at the Woodbury Grammar School.
Facing a 4th quarter deficit against Central Magnet, the Red Raiders poured in 15 points in the final 6 minutes to get a second straight come from behind victory 42 to 38. Andrew Mahaffey poured in 14 pints for Coffee Middle while Weston Hargrove added 9 points. Nathaniel Horne added 8 points to improve the Raiders record to 2 and 0 on the year. The Raiders will play Westside for the tournament championship at 8:15 on Saturday night at the Woodbury Grammar School.
The 6th grade Raiders and Lady Raiders traveled to Sparta on Thursday night in a rematch from Monday night. In girl’s action, the Lady Raiders spanked the home standing Warriorettes 42 to 32. Keri Munn had a dominant performance as she poured in 24 points to lead the offensive attack. Bella Vinson added 12 points which included 2 three point plays in the 1st quarter. The Red Raiders saw their 4 game winning streak come to an end at the hand of White County. Trevor Horne and Jaxon Vaughn each had 8 points in the loss. The 6th grade cagers return home on Tuesday night with a 6 PM doubleheader as Harris Middle School will visit the CCMS gym.
The Westwood Rockets visited new conference member Fayetteville on Thursday night and came home with 2 wins. The Lady Rockets got off to a strong start as they held the Lady Tigers scoreless in the 1st quarter in route to a 31 to 18 win. Danielle Baker led the Lady Rockets in scoring with 11 points while Ashley Starks poured in 10 points. The win improved the Lady Rockets record to 3 and 2 on the year. The Rockets completed the sweep with a 28 to 25 come from behind victory over the Tigers. Chase Simpkins led the Rockets with 12 points, including 4 in the 4thquarter. Marcus Pendleton finished with 11 points as he hit 4 big free throws in the final frame to aid in the comeback win. Westwood will be on the road on Monday night as they travel to Chapel Hill to take on Forrest. The girls game will tip off at 6:00 PM.
10/31/14
Birthdays:
Megan Elam – 15 – Pizza Winner!
Shane Vaughn – 55, Miranda Stacey – 16, Anglea Carter – 54
Weekly Birthday Winner Birthday Cake from Food Lion: Hunter Musgrove
Anniversaries:
Lonnie & Teresa Payne – 6th!
Weekly Anniversary Winners Flowers by Michael: Lonnie & Teresa Payne
