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Accuplacer Assessment Test Available Now at all Motlow State Campuses
Motlow State is offering the Accuplacer Assessment Test at all Motlow campuses multiple times through the 2019 calendar year. The Accuplacer replaced the Compass test. Students planning to enroll at Motlow for the fall semester who need to take the Accuplacer, which is used to assess a student’s readiness for college-level work, should do so as soon as possible.
Students who are 21 years of age or older must take all three portions (reading, sentence skills and math) unless they have valid ACT scores on file or collegiate credit from an accredited college or university.
The Accuplacer test is a computer testing system that helps determine student academic readiness in reading, sentence skills and mathematics for college-level work. Test results determine which courses are best suited to the student’s level of readiness.
Before taking the test, students must have the following on file in Motlow’s admissions office: a completed admission application, official high school and/or college transcripts, and if applicable, official test scores. Special accommodations are available for students who require other than standard conditions for taking the test.
The initial test is provided free of charge. Students who take the Accuplacer test and feel their test results have placed them incorrectly, may challenge their initial placement score and retake the test, or portions of the test. The college charges a $10 challenge fee for each portion of the test, or $20 to challenge the entire test.
For additional information or to schedule test dates and registration, please visit the Motlow State testing website mscc.edu/testing or call 931-393-1763 or 1-800-654-4877 ext. 1763.
Tennessee Sixth Rainiest State in the Nation
2019 flooding
To identify the states with the most rain, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed for each state average yearly precipitation from 1901 to 2000 using the Climate-at-a-Glance feature of the National Centers for Environmental Information produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 24/7 Wall St. also reviewed for each state average monthly rainfall based on precipitation data collected from 1981 through 2010, also from NOAA. Hawaii ranks number 1 with 57.1 inches per year. 100 years of data were not available for Hawaii, so its ranking is based on the average yearly rainfall over the 30 years through 2010.
Mary Lisa Moore
Mary Lisa Moore, of Manchester, passed this life on Thursday, May 23, 2019
at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro at the age of 58 years. No services are
scheduled.
A native of Bowling Green, KY, she was the daughter of the late Edward and
Ramona Joyce Sandusky Morgan. She enjoyed working crossword puzzle,
embroidery and watching TV.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brother Keith
Morgan. She is survived by sister, Marsha Westerbeck of Portland, TN and
several nieces and nephews.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Gloria Cintron
Gloria Cintron of Tullahoma, passed this life on Thursday, May 29, 2019 at
the Claiborne and Hughes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Franklin at
the age of 76 years. Services are incomplete and will be announced at a
later time.
A native of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, she was the daughter of the late Juan and
Teodora Guevara Matos. She had lived in New York City for many years
before relocating to Tennessee to be near family.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister, Juana
Matos. She is survived by sons, Michael Cintron and Herberto Cintron of
New York and brother, Angel Matos and his wife, Jenny of Tullahoma.
DAVES-CULBERSTON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS
5/29/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Karen Ramsey — Pizza Winner!
Eugene Warren, 77
Lexie Stewart, 16
Anniversaries:
Lisa & Fred Tuck, 15
Maness, Bullpen Halt Express in Win
Stellar pitching by Nashville’s pitching staff helped keep Round Rock at bay as the Sounds won 4-2 on Tuesday night at First Tennessee Park. Seth Maness earned his third win of the season and while David Carpenter earned his seventh save of the season.
The first score of the game came from Round Rock when Alex De Goti hit an RBI single in the top of the third to make it 1-0, Express.
Nashville tied the game in the bottom half of the third when Zack Granite scored on an error by Round Rock starter Akeem Bostick.
Two more runs were scored in the fourth inning for Nashville. Patrick Wisdom scored after an error by Round Rock’s Anibal Sierra. Zack Granite hit in the second run on a single that scored Hunter Cole. Eight batters came to the plate in the inning as Nashville took the lead 3-1.
Maness pitched into the sixth inning for the Sounds but found himself in trouble. Round Rock started the inning with a single and double to put runners on second and third with no outs. Jamie Ritchie hit a sacrifice fly to center field that scored AJ Reed and Taylor Jones at third. Brett Martin came in to relieve Maness and struck out Sierra and was able to get De Goti to ground out to get out of the jam. The score was 3-2, Nashville after the top of the seventh.
An insurance run was scored for Nashville when Carlos Tocci hit an RBI single that scored Chase d’Arnaud to make it a 4-2 game. That would be enough as Carpenter completed a four-out save to finish the game for the Sounds.
The six-game series will be finalized Wednesday night with first pitch being at 6:35 p.m. The Sounds will start left-hander Wes Benjamin (1-5, 7.33) while the Express will start left-hander Ryan Hartman (5-1, 4.19).
Post-Game Notes
– With Tuesday’s 4-2 win, the Sounds are now 21-31 on the season.
– Hunter Cole extended his season-long hitting streak to 12 games. He is hitting .533 (24-for-45) with 14 runs, four doubles, four home runs and 12 RBI in that span. Cole was pinch ran for in the fifth after stretching a single into a double and left the game due to injury.
– Sounds starter Seth Maness went a season-long 6.1 innings and allowed just two runs. It was his second quality start of the season.
– In Carpenter’s seventh save of the season, his 1.1 innings was the longest outing of his season.
Nashville SC Keeper Matt Pickens Named USL Championship Player of the Week
Matt Pickens, goalkeeper for Nashville SC
Nashville Soccer Club keeper Matt Pickens was named the USL Championship’s Player of the Week following two clean sheets on the road last week, earning Nashville SC four points and vaulting it to second place in the Eastern Conference standings. The honor is Pickens’ first as a member of Nashville SC as he received 67 percent of the poll conducted by a national panel of independent media representing every USL Championship market.
The two clean sheets last week give Pickens four in eight starts in 2019, tied for the seventh-most clean sheets in the USL Championship. To add more context, Pickens’ eight starts are the fewest of any USL Championship keeper with four or more clean sheets.
As the first signing in Nashville SC history, the MLS Cup-winning veteran Pickens has exceeded all lofty expectations with 18 clean sheets in 39 appearances, allowing just 34 goals, fewer than one per match. The 18 total clean sheets are the most in the USL Championship for any keeper the last two seasons in the league.
Nashville SC will return to action on Wednesday night in the Third Round of the U.S. Open Cup in Murfreesboro at Hayes Stadium at 7:30 p.m. against the Charleston Battery. A win would advance Nashville to play a Major League Soccer team in the Fourth Round.
5/28/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Tracie Bailey — Pizza Winner!
5/27/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Austin Payne — Pizza Winner!
5/26/19 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Raymond Baker — Pizza Winner!
Lynn Tenpenny
Anniversaries:
Jennifer & Keith Crouch