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Coffee County Middle Wins Final Regular Season Game
Picture from a game earlier this season... By Barry West
Coffee County Middle School hosted White County on Tuesday night in its final game of the year. The Raiders held a lead at halftime and held on for the win, 18-6. Tyrese MsGee, Reese Pratt and Garrett Eldridge scored touchdowns for Coffee County.
CCCHS Volleyball Drops Match At Cookeville
Coffee County volleyball dropped a 4 set match to Cookeville on Tuesday night in District 6-AAA action 3 sets to 1. Set scores were 11-25, 25-19, 19-25 and 26-28. Coffee County was led in kills by Haley Banks with 8. Hollie Moore led the team in assists with 27, while Brooke Carter, Katelyn Husted and Hollie Moore led the team in aces with 3. Coffee County will be at home on Thursday night as they host Tullahoma. 1st serve will be at 6:00 PM and you can hear all the action here on Thunder Radio.
Charges Pending In Fatal Crash
The man who was allegedly driving a vehicle that was involved in a single vehicle crash that took the life of a Tullahoma teen early Sunday morning is listed in stable condition at Vanderbilt Medical Center. According to reports from the Tullahoma Police Department, Nicholas Beasley is accused of taking the Jeep that was involved in the fatal crash from a First Avenue, Tullahoma address. He is also accused of taking a cell phone and other items from a resident on North College Street. According to a report filed by Sgt. Robert Weaver, charges are pending in connection with the crash that took the life of Tyrin Rippy Sunday morning around 3:20 a.m.
Tullahoma Teenager Charged With Rape
A Tullahoma man is free on bond after being charged with rape of a 14-year-old girl. 18-year-old Trevor Castile is charged with having a sexual relationship with a 14-year-old girl. According to warrants obtained by Tullahoma Investigator Harry Conway, the girl’s father returned home and found Castile in his daughter’s bedroom with Castile clothes in floor. The girl allegedly admitted to her father that she and Castile have had sexual relations.
Manchester Assistant Police Chief Headed To FBI School
(L-R) Adam Floied and Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother
Manchester Assistant Police Chief Adam Floied is joining a unique group of law enforcement officers. Floied will be leaving Saturday for a 10-week course of study at the FBI National Academy in Quintico, Virginia. The school is designed to teach management skills as well as the latest technology available to law enforcement. Capt. Frank Watkins of the sheriff’s department recently completed the school and is attending additional classes at the school on computer technology for law enforcement. A very excited Floied stated yesterday that he is looking for to attending the school.
Tullahoma Approves Money For Airport
Tullahoma Airport
Daryl Brady, Tullahoma Area Economic Development Corp. executive director told the city board that the airport has land available that needs to be used to attract business and industry. The board unanimously approved the request.
Walking Horse Owners To Be Investigated
District Attorney General Mike Dunavant says several Tennessee walking horse owners will be investigated to determine whether they knew their horses were being abused. Last week, trainer Jackie McConnell was sentenced to three years’ probation, fined $75,000 and ordered to perform 300 hours of community service for violating the federal Horse Protection Act. He still faces 17 state misdemeanor charges related to soring, or illegally injuring a horse’s legs to enhance its high-stepping gait.
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that affidavits in the state cases claim that owners witnessed some of the abuse at McConnell’s stable.
Dunavant said officials would investigate how much owners knew and whether they participated in the soring.
AP Top 10 High School Football Poll
Class 6A
Record Pts Prv
1. Maryville (18) 6-0 195 1
2. Siegel 6-0 166 2
3. Whitehaven (1) 6-0 149 4
(tie) Kingsport Dobyns Bennett (1) 5-0 149 3
5. Science Hill 5-0 113 5
6. Bearden 5-0 89 8
7. Brentwood 6-0 84 9
8. Mt. Juliet 4-1 48 10
9. Oak Ridge 4-1 39 7
10. Riverdale 4-2 22 6
Class 5A
Record Pts Prv
1. Beech (18) 6-0 198 1
2. Jackson Northside 6-0 154 3
3. Knoxville West (1) 4-1 147 2
4. Henry County 5-1 136 4
5. Lenoir City 4-1 114 5
6. Powell 5-1 82 7
7. South Doyle (1) 5-0 60 10
8. Ridgeway 3-2 58 8
9. Daniel Boone 4-1 49 9
10. Clarksville NE 4-1 22 NR
Division 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Giles County (16) 5-0 194 1
2. Covington (3) 5-0 175 2
3. Knoxville Fulton (1) 4-1 151 3
4. East Hamilton 4-1 132 4
5. Livingston Academy 5-0 116 5
6. DeKalb County 6-0 100 7
7. Lexington 4-1 82 8
8. Maplewood 4-2 56 9
9. Greeneville 2-3 27 6
10. Dyersburg 4-1 14 NR
(tie) Gibbs 4-2 14 10
(tie) Mitchell 5-1 14 NR
Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. CAK (11) 6-0 190 1
2. Alcoa (9) 6-1 184 2
3. CPA 5-0 155 3
4. Cheatham County 6-0 130 4
5. Milan 5-1 112 5
6. South Gibson 5-0 90 6
7. Tyner Academy 4-1 67 7
8. Sullivan North 5-1 61 8
9. Elizabethton 4-2 49 10
10. Polk County 5-1 20 NR
Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Boyd Buchanan (14) 6-0 190 1
2. Dresden (3) 6-0 169 2
3. Grace Christian (2) 4-1 152 3
4. Friendship Christian (1) 5-1 133 4
5. Houston County 5-0 109 5
6. Oneida 4-1 89 6
7. Adamsville 5-1 88 7
8. Cascade 5-1 58 8
9. Hampton 4-1 47 10
10. Trousdale County 3-2 45 9
Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Greenback (14) 6-0 189 2
2. South Pittsburg (3) 4-1 163 1
3. Gordonsville (3) 4-1 151 4
4. Moore County 6-0 147 5
5. Huntingdon 5-1 114 6
6. Coalfield 5-0 103 7
7. Clarksville Academy 5-1 79 3
8. West Carroll 5-1 72 9
9. Union City 4-2 31 8
10. Copper Basin 5-1 26 NR
Division II
Record Pts Prv
1. Ensworth (18) 6-0 180 1
2. CBHS 5-0 146 2
3. Brentwood Academy 4-1 133 3
4. Knoxville Webb 4-1 112 4
5. St. George’s 6-0 91 5
6. MUS 4-2 90 6
7. Baylor 4-2 67 8
8. University-Jackson 6-0 66 7
9. Briarcrest 6-0 50 10
10. MBA 4-2 48 9
AEDC Program Helping CCCHS Students
Pictured left to right is Jere Matty, AEDC STEM Educational Outreach Specialist; Angela Gribble, CCCHS vice principal; Lt. Col. Philip Bailey, CCCHS AFJROTC Senior Aerospace Science Instructor; Cadet Maj. Kevin Kaufman, CCCHS AFJROTC corps commander, Cameron Liner, AEDC CyberPatriot V mentor; Cadet 1st Lt. Billy Nippers, CCCHS AFJROTC deputy corps commander; and Michael Glennon, AEDC CyberPatriot V Mentor. (photo provided)
Representatives from Arnold Engineering Development Complex’s (AEDC) Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) center recently visited the Coffee County Central High School Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) to loan CyberPatriot V laptops for their CyberPatriot V team.
CyberPatriot V is a national high school cyber defense competition created to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity or other STEM disciplines critical to the nation’s future.
AEDC’s STEM center is a sponsor for the high school’s CyberPatriot V team. Michael Glennon, AEDC engineering and technical management director, and Cameron Liner, AEDC aeropropulsion test information systems manager, are mentors for the team providing knowledge of computer operating systems (OS) and network vulnerabilities.
During competitions students are provided one to three virtual machines. The machines contain several vulnerabilities that students must identify and defend against.
CyberPatriot V was established by the Air Force Association. The Northrop Grumman Foundation is the presenting sponsor for the fifth phase of the program, CyberPatriot V. The organizations founding partners are the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and the Center for Infrastructure Assurance & Security (CIAS) at the University of Texas-San Antonio.
10/6/12 — Betty Camp King
Betty Camp King of Monteagle, wife of Glenn King for 61 of her 82 years. Her life started in Gwinnett County Georgia and upbringing was in Stone Mountain where she was a star on the high school basketball team and had the lead in their school theatrical production. Her adult life started as owner and operator of Betty’s Beauty Salon. After her marriage they relocated to several cities in the Mid-West and eventually to AEDC in Tullahoma. Betty was an avid member of the Tennessee Ornithological Society and Girl Scouts of America. She especially enjoyed serving as Nature Consultant for the Middle Tennessee Girl Scout Council leading nature hikes and giving slide presentations about birds and wildlife to schools and civic organizations. She also served as an unpaid advisor to state park rangers and naturalists. Daughters Kim and Glenda were raised in Tullahoma, and a move to Monteagle for Betty and Glenn followed after their daughters left home for college and eventual marriages. Betty was very active in several organizations, and an ardent booster of this mountain. She served on the Grundy County Election Commission and Foster Care Review Board, represented Grundy County in Mental Health matters in the Joe Johnson Mental Health Organization, and served 20 years as a member of the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute Board of Trustees. She was a dedicated member of the Republican Party and worked at county, state and Federal levels including time with Senator Bill Brock and Congressman Zack Wamp. She was elected and served three terms to represent this area’s State Senatorial District as a member of the state GOP Executive Committee. Several years were spent as a Docent with the National Medal of Honor Museum of Military History in Chattanooga and managing the museum gift shop. A favorite activity was helping Glenn support his WW 2 Army Air Force Association Reunions. They procured a plaque to install in the Air Force Museum Memorial Garden in Dayton, Ohio and co-hosted a dedication ceremony. Many became acquainted with Betty when she was Public Relations Representative for Cliff Tops Real Estate Development, secretary of the Monteagle Mountain Development Group and manager of the Smokehouse and Pottery and Crafts Gift Shops. For Betty though her most pleasurable and favorite activity was playing grandma to grandchildren, Lillian and little Glenn. Her last years were spent in an unsuccessful battle against a rare horrible disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) which is similar to Parkinson’s but untreatable.
Survivors include her husband, Percy Glenn King; daughters, Kim King (Allen) Stout, Franklin, TN and Glenda King (Charlie) Beals of Mt. Juliet, TN; sister-in-law, Carla Camp of Atlanta; grandchildren, Glenn and Lillian; nephew, Blaine; nieces, Kelly and Sherry.
A memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, October 6, 2012, in the chapel of Cumberland Funeral Home with Bishop William Millsaps officiating.
The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until time of services.
Memorials may be made to Christ Church Monteagle, 1059 West Main St., Monteagle, TN 37356 or Hospice Compassus, 1805 Jackson Street, Tullahoma, TN 37388.
Arrangements are by Cumberland Funeral Home, 207 Mabee Avenue, Monteagle, Tennessee.