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Tough Night For Lady Raider Sports
The Coffee County soccer team fought to a 1 to 1 draw with Franklin County on Thursday night in Winchester. The Lady Raiders got their lone goal from Caitlyn Moore off of an assist from Makenzie Anderson. The draw leaves the Lady Raiders with a district record of 2 wins, 2 losses and a draw. Coffee County will travel to Columbia on Monday for a 7 PM match with the Lady Lions.
The Lincoln County Lady Falcons volleyball came to Manchester on Thursday night with revenge on their mind…..and they got it in a 4 set win over Coffee County. The Lady Raiders, who had not lost a District 8AAA game this year, committed 11 service errors and Lincoln County played tenacious defense as the Falcons won by set scores of 25-21, 18-25, 25-23 & 28-26. Senior setter Brittany Williams led Coffee County with 23 assists and chipped in 12 digs, many at the net, to earn the Gateway Tire and Service Center player of the game honors. Valiaina Barger led Coffee County in Blocks and kills with 3 blacks and 9 kills. Tyger Fenton had 17 digs and Peyton Nicoll added 4 aces. With the loss, Coffee County falls to 6 & 1 in District 8AAA play. Download the radio broadcast The Lady Raiders will travel to McMinnville for a weekend tournament. Coffee County will be back home on Tuesday as they host Tullahoma in a 6 PM match. Thunder Radio will bring you the action beginning with the pregame show at 5:55.
Westwood Drops Game On The Road
The Westwood Rockets traveled Thursday to Liberty for middle school football. After Liberty took an 8-0 lead Byron Sullivan returned the kickoff over 80 yards for a Rocket touchdown to make the score 8-6. Liberty would score again and took a 14-6 lead at halftime. Liberty got the 3rd quarter started quickly with 62 yard TD run on the first play from scrimmage to up the advantage to 22-6. The team from Shelbyville would not let up, scoring again to make it 30-6 at the end of 3 quarters. In the 4th Westwood got the scoring going again when Jake Hollandsworth hit Marcus Pendleton with a 33 yard pass to cut the lead to 30-12. With 5:19 left in the game Liberty’s passing attack kept on working as they scored again and after the conversion it was 38-12. Later in the quarter Liberty picked off a pass and returned it 93 yards for a TD to grow the lead to 44-12. Liberty would recover the onside kick and score again to make it 52-12 after the conversion and believe or not Liberty would kick it onside again up by 40. That score would be the final.
The Rockets will play again on October 2 when they host Eagleville at Dyer-Bouldin Field beginning at 6:30pm.
Tullahoma High School Placed On Lockdown On Thursday
Tullahoma High School was put on lockdown Thursday afternoon following a report of a student in the school with a gun.
Apparently a student reported that another student had a handgun in his or her pocket just after 1 p.m.
Tullahoma PD officer with his rifle pointed up at ready talking on phone outside THS during the lockdown.
Tullahoma Police on the scene during Thursday’s lockdown.. Please credit Norris Carden – Carden Photography.
Dr Dan Lawson Director of Tullahoma schools said the system partnered with police to secure the area and bring the situation to a close.
The school was placed on lockdown as a precaution and was taken off at 2:30pm.
Safe Streets USA Report Says Manchester Is Dangerous– Police Chief Disagrees
Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother.
The security company Safe Streets USA, which specializes in home and business security has released their list of the Top 17 Tennessee cities considered the most dangerous. The company says they used the most recent FBI Uniform Crime Report, combining both violent and property crimes when making the rankings.
1. Crossville: Crime rate of 117 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in nine chance of being a crime victim.
2. Athens: Crime rate of 99 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in ten chance of being a crime victim.
3. Memphis: Crime rate of 81 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in twelve chance of being a crime victim.
4. Dyersburg: Crime rate of 77 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in thirteen chance of being a crime victim.
5. Knoxville: Crime rate of 77 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in thirteen chance of being a crime victim.
6. Greenville: Crime rate of 74 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in fourteen chance of being a crime victim.
7. Manchester: Crime rate of 67 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in fifteen chance of being a crime victim.
Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother says his department is very aggressive when it comes to solving crimes and bringing people to justice. Yother says the MPD has a very high solvability rate on reported crime which makes Manchester a safer place to live. He says numbers can be skewed because of how much a department reports the crimes it has.
8. Kingsport: Crime rate of 67 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in fifteen chance of being a crime victim.
9. Jackson: Crime rate of 64 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in sixteen chance of being a crime victim.
10. Cleveland: Crime rate of 62 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in sixteen chance of being a crime victim.
11. Springfield: Crime rate of 57 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in seventeen chance of being a crime victim.
12. East Ridge: Crime rate of 56 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in eighteen chance of being a crime victim.
13. McMinnville: Crime rate of 55 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in eighteen chance of being a crime victim.
14. Nashville: Crime rate of 54 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in eighteen chance of being a crime victim.
15. Brownsville: Crime rate of 52 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in nineteen chance of being a crime victim.
16. Lebanon: Crime rate of 49 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in twenty chance of being a crime victim.
17. Columbia: Crime rate of 48 per 1,000 residents. You have a one in twenty one chance of being a crime victim.
(Portions of this story from WZTV)
Grants Available To Help Tennesseans Get More Education and Training For Jobs
Gov. Bill Haslam
Haslam says the Tennessee Higher Education Commission is accepting applications from partnerships across the state for $10 million in grants from the Labor Education Alignment Program. Applicants must represent a partnership between a local economic development agency, a community college, the local school district and at least two employers.
The program is part of Haslam’s “Drive to 55” campaign to help residents get an education or other training beyond high school. He says that will allow them to “get better jobs and create better lives.”
The competition for grant money is open through Nov. 17. Applicants can apply for up to $1 million.
New Incentives For MTSU Students
Middle Tennessee State University is changing its financial aid package to encourage students to graduate in four years.
The university announced on Wednesday that it will supplement the Hope Lottery Scholarships of students who stay on track to graduate. The school will pay $500 to Hope scholarship students after each of their first two years.
The school also will pay what it calls a “Finish Line Scholarship” to graduating seniors. That scholarship will return any tuition increases the student paid over the four years.
In addition, MTSU will begin guaranteeing Transfer Academic Scholarships to all qualifying students from the state’s 14 community colleges.
And the school is lowering the minimum ACT scores required to qualify for five major scholarships.
The changes take place fall 2015.
For more information, visit mtsu.edu/apply.
Scholarship Saturday Is September 20 At Motlow
Tennessee high school seniors who plan to graduate in 2015 are invited to attend “Scholarship Saturday” at the Motlow College Moore County campus on Sept. 20. The event will be held inside the Clayton-Glass Library from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
“Scholarship Saturday” is designed for Tennessee high school seniors to apply for the Tennessee Promise, which allows 2015 graduates to attend Motlow College tuition-free. The Motlow admissions application fee of $25 will be waived for high school seniors who attend the session and complete both applications. Free pizza and soft drinks will also be available to those who complete both applications.
The Tennessee Promise is an opportunity for all graduating Tennessee high school seniors – regardless of academic or income status – to obtain an associate degree or a technical certificate free of tuition and fees.
The deadline for Tennessee high school seniors to apply for the Tennessee Promise is Nov. 1. The Tennessee Promise is available to Tennessee high school seniors throughout the Motlow College 11-county service area, without an academic or income requirement. Complete information for future Motlow College students who will attend utilizing the Tennessee Promise is available at TNpromise.mscc.edu.
The Final Days Of The 2014 Coffee County Fair
Friday, September 19
11:00 AM Youth Day Field Events
5:00, 7:00, & 8:30 PM Nick’s Kids Show
5:00 PM-6:00 PM Front Porch (Macy Tabor and Branson Wells)
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Front Porch (Garrett Richardson)
7:00 PM-9:00 PM Grandstand SIXTYFOUR BAND (Beatles Tribute Band)
Saturday, September 20
10:00 AM Coffee County Dog & Pet Show
5:00 & 7:00 PM Nick’s Kids Show
3:30 PM Peddle Pull
5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Front Porch (Electric Bones)
7:00 PM-9:30 PM Mule Races
09/17/14
Birthdays:
Bridget Wiser – Pizza Winner!
Treesum May Jacobs
Kyle Millaway – 43
09/16/14
Birthdays:
Jim Penn – Pizza Winner!
Benton Bartlett – 55