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Coffee County Government Meetings WEEK OF July 15, 2019

MEETINGS THE WEEK OF July 15, 2019

Monday, July 15
4:30 p.m. – Personnel & Compensation Committee

Thursday, July 18
5:00 p.m. – Ambulance Authority

Coffee County Football Battles Lincoln County on Thursday

Terreal Clayborne of Coffee County CHS football runs a pass route during Thursday’s scrimmage action

“We are not there yet, but we are getting better” said Red Raider football coach Doug Greene on Thursday night. The Coffee County CHS football team welcomed Lincoln County to Carden-Jarrell Field for a 7 on 7 scrimmage. The varsity squads played five, 10 play series on the day.

The Red Raiders were able to move the ball offensively but scored only 1 touchdown. On defense, Coffee County gave up 4 touchdowns but picked off 5 passes. C.J. Anthony, Terreal Clayborne, Marshall Haney, Jamie Norris and Ashton Ferrell all had interceptions for the Raiders. Matthew Pittman threw for the Raiders lone score hitting J.T. Bush on a 25 yard touchdown over the middle.

Coffee County will end the 7 on 7 portion of their summer next week with a pair of road trips to compete in a pair of 7 on 7 tournaments. On Tuesday, the Raiders will visit Walker Valley in a tournament set to begin at 6 PM EDT. On Thursday, they travel to Shelbyville for a tournament beginning at 8:30 AM. Each tournament will give the Raiders 5 games.

Al White Ford/Lincoln Helps CHS Basketball Raise Funds

Baxter White(center right) presents checks to CHS basketball coach Micah Williams(center left) on Thursday at the dealership.

Al White Ford/Lincoln, in conjunction with Lincoln Motor Company, hosted a Driven to Give Event to benefit the Coffee County Central High School boys’ basketball team. The event, which was held on May 11th, earned $8,000 for the Red Raiders. A check was presented to the team at a ceremony in the Al White showroom on Thursday. “The Coffee Co. boys basketball program is very appreciative of the help and support that Al White provides through this fundraiser, not only for our program, but other programs in our community” said Red Raider head coach Micah Williams.

Al White Ford/Lincoln raised over $75,000 last school year for schools and teams through test drive events like this one with both Ford and Lincoln. Over the past 4 years, Al White has helped raise well over a quarter of a million dollars for the community through these events. Baxter White coordinates the test drive program for the dealership. Al White’s test drive program will ramp up for the school year in September.

Sounds Hold Off Late Charge to Defeat Baby Cakes

The Nashville Sounds defeated New Orleans Baby Cakes 11-7 at First Tennessee Park Thursday night. The Sounds scored six runs in the sixth inning and never looked back.

Just moments before the huge inning, the Baby Cakes plated a pair of runs in the top of the sixth to even the game at 2-2. The runs for New Orleans came just after Nashville starter Austin Bibens-Dirkx finished five shutout innings on the bump.

Nashville sent 11 to the plate in the sixth and collected seven consecutive hits. It started with Carlos Tocci’s base hit to right field. Eli White gave the Sounds the lead for good with a run-scoring triple down the left field line.

Nashville Sounds Six-Run Sixth Inning Leads to Win Over New Orleans Baby Cakes at First Tennessee Park Thursday night. (Nashville Sounds)
Nashville Sounds Six-Run Sixth Inning Leads to Win Over New Orleans Baby Cakes at First Tennessee Park Thursday night. (Nashville Sounds)

Matt Davidson’s RBI single made it a 4-2 game, and Scott Heineman and Andy Ibanez singled to load the bases.

Christian Lopes busted the game open with a two-run double to left field.

Jose Trevino followed with another run-scoring base hit and the sixth run came home when New Orleans third baseman Eddy Alvarez misplayed a ground ball to the hot corner.

The Baby Cakes plated a pair of runs off Kyle Dowdy in the top of the seventh to trim their deficit to 8-4, but the Sounds answered again in the home half. Eli White singled and stole second base, then scored on a one-out base hit to right field by Heineman. Two more runs scored in the frame to extend Nashville’s lead to 11-4.

Nashville received multi-hit games from Tocci, Heineman, Ibanez and Trevino and went 6-for-13 with runners in scoring position.

Bibens-Dirkx didn’t factor into the decision despite his best start of the year. He allowed only one hit and one walk in his five shutout frames while recording five strikeouts.

Post-Game Notes
With Thursday’s 11-7 win, the Sounds improved to 39-51 on the season.

The Sounds scored six runs in the sixth inning tonight – the sixth time the team has scored six or more runs in a single inning in 2019.

Scott Heineman drew a walk in the fifth inning to extend his on-base streak to 17 games. He’s hitting .438 (28-for-64) with 18 runs scored and 11 RBI during the streak.

Eli White stole his 10th base of the year in the seventh inning and is the 12th player in the Pacific Coast League to have at least 10 stolen bases and 10 home runs in 2019.

Next Up For Nashville Sounds
Game two of the four-game series is scheduled for Friday night at First Tennessee Park. Left-hander Wes Benjamin (4-5, 6.84) starts for Nashville against right-hander Hector Noesi (9-4, 3.17) for New Orleans. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm.

7/13/19 — Ray Dean Rackley

Mr. Ray Dean Rackley, 59, passed away Tuesday June
9, 2019 at his home. He was born in Manchester, Tennessee on October 30,
1959 to Arthur Rackley and Opal Binkley Rackley who preceded him in death
along with his daughter, Brandi Rackley; infant twin sisters, Thelma and
Velma Rackley; brothers, Donnie, Jerry and Howard Dorset Rackley.

He was a grill operator at Waffle House and attended the Cornerstone Church
of Jesus Christ in Hillsboro.

He is survived by his wife, Tina Moore Rackley; daughters, Amie (Kevin)
Rhoton, Jamie (Tracy) Meister, Jenny (Michael) Doud and Amber Ramirez;
sons, Dallas (Christina) Johnson, Nicholas Johnson, Jay Rackley, Brandon
(Cortney) Rackley and David (Jane) Tidwell; sister, Darlene Rackley;
brothers, Oliver (Anna) Rackley, J.C. (Sandra) Rackley, Mace (Joyce)
Rackley and Paul Rackley; 24 grandchildren; 4 great grandchildren; a host
of nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held 11:00 AM Saturday in the Central Funeral
Home chapel with Minister Larry Moore officiating. Visitation: 9:00 AM –
11:00 AM Saturday at Central Funeral Home, Manchester, Tennessee.
www.centralfuneralhome.com

Central Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements

7/13/19 — Sammy Powell Anderson, Jr.

Funeral services for Mr. Sammy Powell Anderson, Jr., age 68, of Manchester, TN will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Manchester Funeral Home with Terry Milburn and Terrell Bunting officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from 4:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Friday evening at the funeral home. Mr. Anderson passed away on Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, TN, surrounded by his loving family.

Sammy was born in Manchester, TN, the son of the late S.P. “Pete” and Margaret Green Anderson. He was a farmer and the founding owner of Summitville Grain and Feed Co. Sammy was a member of Manchester Church of Christ, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, being outdoors, and spending time with family, especially his grandchildren. He loved traveling and all sports, but especially Tennessee Titans and Tennessee football.

Sammy is survived by his wife, Cindy Brown Anderson; two children, Sammy (Michelle) Anderson, III and Suzanne Anderson (Joe Darren) Boze; sister, Freda Kay (Bobby) Jones; niece, Shanelle Bryan (Kyle) Gray; grandchildren, Sammy Powell “Pete” Anderson, IV, Daniel Lee Anderson, John Thomas Anderson, Elizabeth Ann Anderson, Michael Frelan Anderson, Joe Fox Boze, and Anderson Essex Boze; and two great grandchildren, Amanda and Blair Anderson.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to American Cancer Society, P. O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123.

Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Anderson family.

Robert Thomas Crook

Crook, Robert Thomas, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Tuesday, July 9th, 2019 at NHC at the age of 83. Mr. Crook was born in Syracuse, New York to the late Thomas Francis and Ruth Huntley Crook and raised in upstate New York near Syracuse. His sister was Margaret Crook Humphrey. Bob graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York with a BS in Aeronautical Engineering in 1958. He moved to Dayton, Ohio, working in Aircraft Lab’s Wind Tunnel Branch at Wright Patterson AFB. While at WPAFB, he served as a project engineer in the 20’ Subsonic Tunnel, the 10’ Transonic Tunnel and the High Temperature Mach 4 Facility. While in Dayton, Bob met and married Judith Ann Dausch and they have been married for 58 years. In 1963, Bob and Judy moved to St. Louis where Bob worked at McDonnell Aircraft in the Gas Dynamics Lab where he did technology development in the Hotshot and Polysonic Wind Tunnels. He also did Test Project engineering in company tunnels as well as AEDC and NASA tunnels (mostly F-4 development tests and F-15 configuration development and stores compatibility testing). Bob also attended the University of Missouri at Rolla and obtained his master’s degree in Aeronautical Engineering and Engineering Management. He and Judith moved to Tullahoma in 1974, working for the Air Force at AEDC in several jobs, ending as Deputy Director of Technology and retired in 2006. Bob was a charter member of the Tullahoma chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America. He sang in the chorus and several quartets and served in several offices. He was also a charter member of the Highland Rim Bicycle Club, which was founded in 1974 and remained an active member until his death. He served several times in all club offices but his main activity was planning and participation in the weekly club rides. Bob has been a member of the Tullahoma Noon Rotary Club since 2001 and was also a member of First United Methodist Church in Tullahoma. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Judy Crook of Tullahoma; and several nieces and nephews. No services are currently planned at this time. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Tullahoma Animal Shelter, 942 Maplewood Avenue, Tullahoma, Tennessee 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

After Thursday’s home scrimmage, the Red Raiders will travel to Walker Valley on Tuesday and Shelbyville on Thursday for their final two 7 on 7 scrimmages.

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