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Rain Moves Coffee County Basketball Region Quarterfinal Games AGAIN
2019 Region 4 Basketball Tournament(updated 2-23)
With more flooding in the area, the decision was made to move all of the Region 4AAA quarterfinal basketball games for the 2nd time. The girls’ quarterfinal round will be contested on Monday evening at 7 PM at the home gyms of the highest 4 seeded teams. The boys’ quarterfinal contests will be held on Tuesday night at 7 PM at the home gyms of the highest 4 seeded teams.
Coffee County, by virtue of finishing 2nd in the district boys and girls tournaments, will host quarterfinal games on at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The Lady Raiders will play host to Stewarts Creek at 7 PM on Monday. The Red Raiders will host Riverdale at 7 PM on Tuesday. Girls’ semifinals will be at Riverdale on Tuesday and the boys’ semifinals will be on Wednesday at Riverdale. The girls’ finals will be on Wednesday and the boys’ finals will be on Thursday.
Tickets will be $6 each night. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast of each game. Our live coverage will begin with the Powers Storage/Char-El Apartments and Home Rental Pregame Shows at 6:50 PM each night.
Lots of Flooded Areas on Saturday
Coffee Co. Rescue Squad helped a family to safety on Saturday..
It was a busy Saturday for Coffee County deputies, city patrolmen and rescue personnel as rising water created many issues.
A State of Emergency was declared in Tennessee after widespread flooding and severe weather occurred over the last several days.
Old Stone Fort Golf course.. Flood Photos by the WMSR News Team.
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency activated the Tennessee Emergency Management Plan at Level 3 out of 5.
Governor Bill Lee asked residents of Tennessee to follow all instructions of emergency officials and stay alert as flood waters continued to rise.
Around 40 roads were impacted in Coffee County, closing several for a long period of time. Most are now passable, after no rain, wind and sunshine helped to start the process of drying out on Sunday.
The Coffee County Rescue Squad evacuated three families from their homes on Saturday. Coffee County Emergency Management opened an emergency shelter at College St Elementary in Manchester on Saturday for those in need.
Officially Manchester received 7.5 inches of rain from Feb. 19-23. The most falling on the 23rd, (Saturday) 3.96 inches.
All counties in the WMSR listening area reported damage during the rain occurrence. Homes, highways, and bridges were reported as flooded or put out of commission by the heavy rains. You can double left click on pictures to make them larger.
Coffee County Middle School Spring Sports Season Openers on Monday Delayed
Monday was scheduled to be the first day of the spring sports season for the Coffee County Middle School baseball and softball teams. The Raider teams were set to travel to Sparta to take on White County. Those games have been postponed and the make-up dates are to be determined.
The Raiders and Lady Raiders will be at home on Tuesday afternoon for their season opener with White County. The CCMS soccer team is set to open the season on Tuesday at White County. That match is set to begin at 5:30 PM in Sparta. Thunder Radio will have the broadcast of Tuesday’s softball game as part of the GIlley Crane Hometown Sports Series. First pitch is set for 5 PM on Tuesday and Jonathan Oliver will bring you the play by play.
Car Becomes Flooded after being Swept Off Fredonia Road
Photo provided
A one-vehicle accident took place on Saturday afternoon on Freedonia Road near C Anderson Road. Apparently raging waters came up over the road just as the male driver came around a curve and allegedly the water swept the vehicle off the roadway. The car was submerged deep in the water. The driver was able to get out of his car before water began rushing inside.
Emergency personnel quickly responded to the scene.
Friday afternoon Crash on the Woodbury Hwy
A two vehicle crash took place on Friday afternoon at 3:15pm. The accident happened on Hwy 53 (Woodbury Hwy) at the entrance to Circle J trailer park.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol, who was in charge of the accident, received assistance from local law enforcement. Coffee County EMS responded to check on possible injuries.
No other information has been released by the THP at this time.
Shelbyville Woman Charged with TennCare Fraud
Sherry Denise Graham
At the request of 17th District Attorney General Robert Carter, on July 5, 2018, TBI Agents began investigating Sherry Graham on allegations of obtaining drugs by fraud. During the course of the investigations, Agents developed information that the Shelbyville woman was responsible for fraudulently obtaining prescriptions from October 2017 through April 2018.
On Thursday, the Bedford County Grand Jury returned indictments charging 46 year-old Sherry Denise Graham with 12 counts of Obtaining Drugs by Fraud. She turned herself into law enforcement officials on Thursday and was booked into the Bedford County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
Tennessee House Republicans Announce CARE Plan
Tennessee State Capital
Republicans announced their CARE plan on Thursday – an acronym that stands for Consumerism, increasing access, improving rural health systems and empowering patients.
Legislators said the plan would allow consumers to make their own decisions “instead of insurance companies or the government.”
Some of their ideas include: recruiting more physicians to practice in Tennessee, improve drug pricing, increase rural access to healthcare and adopt federal provisions like the Katie Beckett waiver – which allows children with complex medical needs to be taken care of at home if they don’t qualify for Medicaid.
Republicans said their overall goal is to produce a plan that is “focused on the patient.”
Probation and Parole Officers Graduation Ceremony held Friday
On Friday, February 22, 2019, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) welcomed the next generation of Probation and Parole Officers (PPO’s) into our workforce during a graduation ceremony at the Tennessee Correction Academy in Tullahoma. The ceremony celebrated the hard work of 28 Probation and Parole Officers who will be serving the citizens of Tennessee by working in the field across the state.
During their weeks of training the class learned skills that will assist them in being effective Probation and Parole Officers. Classes on leadership, effective listening and interviewing techniques, teamwork and defense skills were taught during the six-week academy.
Manchester Police Assist with Baby Delivery
Pictured are the parents with their new baby girl alongside Investigators Trey Adcock, Brandon Tomberlin, Chief Investigator Jackie Matheny. Photo from Facebook
Most of the talk around Coffee County all week has been about all the rain we’ve been having. Sometimes rainy days can be busy for law enforcement working accidents, but on Friday morning that changed in a big way for Manchester police officers.
Manchester Police Department Investigators Trey Adcock and Brandon Tomberlin, Chief Investigator Jackie Matheny along with patrolmen Jamie Newman, Jason Fowler & Antonio Frost assisted in the delivery of a beautiful baby girl. The delivery began in the Hardee’s Restaurant parking lot.
The two happy parents and their healthy baby are said to be doing great! Congratulations!
Preds Fall to Avalanche In Finale of Season Series
They had 38 shots on goal, but the Nashville Predators were unable to score, and they fell to the Colorado Avalanche, 5-0, on Saturday evening at Bridgestone Arena. The result stops Nashville’s win streak at two and sees the Preds and Avs split their four-game season series.
In addition to the shot tally, Colorado blocked 19 additional Nashville attempts in the contest, with the Preds left looking to make sense of a game where the score didn’t necessarily reflect the overall effort.
“I didn’t think it was 5-0 game at all; I actually thought we played pretty well,” Preds Captain Roman Josi said. “It felt like we had a lot of chances, and they just capitalized on all of their chances.”
“I don’t have a problem with the way we worked today; I have a problem with the result,” Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “When you go back at it, there are some things that happened defensively where we tried to be better. At the end of the day, they capitalized on the chances they got.”
Colorado had a 1-0 lead after one period of play thanks to a strike from Nathan MacKinnon roughly three minutes into the contest. The visitors got two more in the second period, first on a power-play goal from Alexander Kerfoot, and that was followed by Gabriel Landeskog with less than two minutes to play in the middle stanza.
The Avalanche added two more in the third before the final horn sounded with Pekka Rinne taking the loss in net, while Philipp Grubauer earned the shutout for Colorado.
“We did some good things, and the bottom line is that Colorado’s goalie stood on his head,” Preds center Ryan Johansen said. “They had some guys make some plays, and our guys didn’t make enough plays.”
The Predators will have the day off on Sunday before returning to the rink on Monday to host the Edmonton Oilers in the final outing of a three-game homestand, and they’ll look to erase Saturday’s contest from the memory banks before heading back out on the road.
“It’s definitely a frustrating loss,” Josi said. “At the end of the day when you lose a game, you’re not satisfied. We have to keep playing hard and put this one behind us.”
“We’re in the business of winning hockey games, and it didn’t happen today,” Laviolette said. “We’ll look at it and we’ll work to be better. There’re a couple of games in the last 15 where I don’t think we competed very hard or we didn’t play very hard; I didn’t think that was the case today. At the end of the day, we’re in our building, it’s a division game and we needed a better result.”
Notes:
With 17,760 in attendance on Saturday, the Preds set a record for a hockey game at Bridgestone Arena.
Matt Irwin and Cody McLeod were scratched for the Preds on Saturday against the Avalanche.
The Predators will conclude their three-game homestand on Monday night when they welcome the Edmonton Oilers to Bridgestone Arena before jetting off to St. Louis to face the Blues on Tuesday.