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Thursday Night Football
The Westwood Rockets won the second game in a row last night at Dyer-Bouldin Field in Manchester. The Rockets defeated Community from Bedford County 39-6. Lucas Ramsey, Dallin Bratcher, Jakota Alexander and Grant Chambers all score TD’s. Bratcher also scored on kickoff return for TD to start the 2nd half.
Westwood will play Liberty next Thursday night to wrap up the regular season.
Coffee County Volleyball Takes Down Grundy County
After falling to Warren County on Tuesday, Coffee County defeated Grundy County last night in 4 sets. Set scores were 25 – 19, 25 – 19, 24 – 26, and 25 – 21. Coffee County was led in kills by Haley Banks with 17, Katelyn Husted had 8 kills and Kelsey Munn added 7.Munn also led Coffee County in aces with 7 and Beth Kinzer added 5 aces as well. Hollie Moore had an incredible 34 assists on the night. The Gateway Tire and Service Center Player was Haley Banks as she added 8 blocks.
Coffee County will be off this weekend and return to action at home on Monday night as they play host to Franklin County. We will have the broadcast of that match beginning at 6pm here on Thunder Radio.
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9/26/12 –Susan Tomzil Gainey Northcut
Memorial services for Mrs. Susan Tomzil Gainey Northcut, age 86, of Manchester will be conducted Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at 10:00 AM at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Mr. Steve Wilshire and Mr. Robert Gainey officiating.
Inturnment will follow services at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens, Tullahoma, TN.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 25, 2012 from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the funeral home.
Mrs. Northcutt passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012 at Horizon Health & Rehab Center in Manchester.
She was born April 2, 1926 in Cairo, Georgia the daughter of the late James Holly Gainey and Carrie Ann Kincaid Gainey.
While residing in Jacksonville, Florida, Miss Gainey met her soon to be husband, Mr. John Wilson Northcut at her local church. They married in 1952, started their family and resided there until moving to Manchester in 2006 to be in closer proximity to their daughter. Mrs. Northcut was a wonderful wife, mother and homemaker. She was an accomplished self taught seamstress who also enjoyed counted cross stitching. She was known by all to have a servant’s heart and often organized meals for members of her church in their time of need. While in Jacksonville, she attended the Lake Forest Church of Christ and was a current member of New Union Church of Christ in Manchester.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, John Wilson Northcut who passed away June 20, 2012; a son-in-law, David Seaborne; and four brothers, Dwight Thomas Gainey, Owen Kincaid Gainey, David Albert Gainey and Redmon Robert Gainey.
Survivors include a son, James A. Northcut and wife, Donna, of Jacksonville, FL; daughter, Lee Ann Seaborne of Manchester; three grandchildren, Weston Northcut, Michael Northcut and Jonathan Seaborne and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and loving friends.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the family of Mrs. Susan Northcut.
Friday and Saturday At The Fair
Photo by Barry West
11:00 AM Youth Day Field Events
1:00, 3:00, & 5:00 PM Nick’s Kids Show
7:00 PM Epic Stickmen
8:00 PM Soul Session
Saturday, September 22
10:00 AM Coffee County Dog and Pet Show
5:00 & 7:00 PM Nick’s Kids Show
3:30 PM Peddle Pull
7:30 PM The Iron Gap Band
Saturday will be the first ever antique tractor parade for tractors built in 1965 or before. The parade will go from CCMS to the fairgrounds.
Registration is at 8 a.m. on Saturday at the middle school. Participants are encouraged to display an American Flag from their tractors.
Area Police Get Grant Money
Gov. Bill Haslam announced this week that police departments in Manchester, Tullahoma and Coffee County Sheriff’s department received funding to support highway safety. Manchester Police received $5,000 grant for equipment and a $25,000 grant for overtime for traffic safety and DUI checkpoints. Tullahoma Police is receiving $14,976, which will be used for DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols and selective traffic enforcement. The sheriff’s department received $35,022 saturation patrols and DUI checkpoints. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provides the funding for the programs statewide.
Ground Breaking Could Happen Next Week For New Jail
The Army Corps of Engineers stopping of the construction of the new Coffee County Jail was released, giving the county the go-ahead to proceed with filing for a USDA rural development bond that should save $2 million. The Army Corps of Engineers issued a letter giving county permission to proceed with plans to build on property on the Hillsboro Blvd. Approximately 6 ¾ acres of the property were deemed as wetlands and must be left undeveloped. County officials were expecting to sign paperwork late this week for financial loans and the contractor told Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves that they hope to have a ground breaking next week. Bell Construction officials say they are confident that they will be able to start erecting the walls of the new jail in March. Meanwhile, the existing jail remains overcrowded. Yesterday 286 inmates were housed in the county jail that was designed to house 196 inmates.
Truck Fire In Manchester
A truck fire was reported on Thursday morning around 8AM behind the Scottish Inn in Manchester on the Hillsboro Hwy. According to a resident at the inn, the truck had been sitting there for 2 or 3 days.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. The blaze was extinguished by Manchester Fire and Rescue before any major damage occured to anything else in the area. No injuries were reported in Thursday fire.
TennCare Fraud In Coffee County
Alfred Dean Hill
The Office of Inspector General (OIG), assisted by Manchester police and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office, announced this week the arrest of Alfred Dean Hill, 54, of Decherd.
Hill was indicted on charges that he fraudulently obtained TennCare healthcare insurance benefits by going to a TennCare provider and obtaining prescriptions for the painkillers Oxycodone and Hydrocodone, while planning to sell at least part of the prescription. Hill was charged with two counts of TennCare fraud.
The TennCare fraud charge against Hill could result in a two year sentence, if convicted. District Attorney Mickey Layne is prosecuting.
The OIG, which is separate from TennCare, began full operation in February 2005 and has investigated cases leading to over $3.5 million paid in restitution and recoupment to TennCare, with a total estimated cost avoidance of over $173 million for the TennCare program, according to latest figures. To date, over 1,700 people have been charged with TennCare fraud.
Through the OIG Cash for Tips Program established by the Legislature, Tennesseans can get cash rewards for TennCare fraud tips that lead to convictions. Anyone can report suspected TennCare fraud by calling 1-800-433-3982 toll-free from anywhere in Tennessee, or log on to www.tn.gov/tnoig and follow the prompts that read “Report TennCare Fraud.”
Homes Sales Up
U.S. sales of previously occupied homes jumped in August to the highest level in more than two years, adding momentum to the housing recovery.
The National Association of Realtors says sales rose 7.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.82 million. That’s the most since May 2010, when sales were fueled by a federal home-buying tax credit.
The figures were reported the same day the government said U.S. homebuilders broke ground on more new homes in August compared to July.
Don’t Forget To Register To Vote
Voter registration ends October 8 for the Nov. 6 presidential election. If you haven’t registered to vote then go by the election commission in the county office building. Early voting will start Oct. 17 and continue through Nov. 1. In the Manchester area the early voting will take place at the election commission and in Tullahoma at the C D Stamps building.