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New Abortion Bill Proposed
Doctors performing abortions on girls younger than 18 years old would be required to preserve a sample of the fetal tissue for law enforcement under a bill making its way through the Tennessee State house.
Currently the threshold is age 13.
The proposal is the latest abortion related legislation Republican state lawmakers have introduced following newly elected Gov. Bill Lee’s promise to support any bill that would reduce the number of abortions throughout the state.
Most prominently, the governor says he’s supporting a proposal that would ban abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
However, other bills are also hoping to restrict access surrounding abortion in Tennessee.
One bill would trigger an abortion ban in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its landmark 1973 decision that legalized the procedure.
Some Tennessee Students might Not be So Ready for College
Newly released data detailing how ready Tennessee students are for college paints a grim picture of the state’s continued challenges in improving K-12 education.
The data tallies college readiness across the state in math and reading down to the individual high school level.
According to a report in the Tennessean, the data shows that while some public high schools prepare their students extraordinarily well for college, others have profound challenges and send many of their students on needing remedial education.
Students who need remedial efforts have a lower chance of graduating from college, according to state data. Students are deemed to need remedial efforts on either math or reading when they score 18 or below on the ACT subtest, according to the state.
The data come as the state is sending more students than ever to college free of tuition and fees through the Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect programs. The state also has a goal of equipping 55 percent of Tennesseans with a degree or certificate by 2025.
The data show that 46 percent of the roughly 33,000 high school graduates headed to Tennessee’s public colleges in 2016-2017 needed remedial efforts in math. And 33 percent needed remedial efforts in reading.
The data does not include students who attend a private or out-of-state college or choose not to attend college.
Craig Steven Fuller
Mr. Craig Steven Fuller Sr., 57, passed away
Saturday February 16, 2019 at his home in Manchester. He was born in
Winter Haven, Florida on October 22, 1961.
He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Fuller.
He was employed by Lawson Electric and was a member of the International
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local 429 Nashville, Tennessee.
He is survived by his wife, Cindy Vaughn Fuller; mother, Maryland Nelson
Fuller; son, Craig S. Fuller Jr. “C.J.”; daughters, Rachel and Savannah
Fuller; brother, Kent Fuller; sisters, Sherri Fuller and Rhonda Smith;
several nieces and nephews.
Services will be private with the family only.
www.centralfuneralhome.com
Central Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements
Coffee County Red Raiders Claim Hard Fought Win over Lawrence County; Advance to Title Game
Chase Simpkins of Coffee County CHS basketball
Trying to get their 3rd win of the season over Lawrence County, the Coffee County Red Raiders squared off against the Wildcats on their home floor on Friday night. With a home region tournament game as the reward to the winner, the 2 teams battled from the tip-off to the final horn in the District 8AAA tournament semifinals. In the end, Coffee County rose to the occasion in the 4th quarter to get the 50 to 44 win and advance to Saturday’s District championship game.
After ending the 1st quarter tied at 8, the Red Raiders nudged ahead by 3 points at the half and stretched that lead to 7 points heading to the 4th quarter. Lawrence County responded to close the gap to 2 points with 5 minutes left in the game on a pair of 3 pointers. From that point, Coffee County was able to knock down just enough field goals and free throws to hold off the upset-minded Wildcats.
Darius Rozier was the leading scorer for Coffee County as he finished with 14 points, including 5 clutch free throws in the 2nd half. Kyle Farless added 12 points, with 8 of those points coming in the second half. Chase Simpkins and Harley Hinshaw each added 8 points with Simpkins getting 6 second half points and Hinshaw netting 5. For their efforts, Rozier, Farless, Simpkins and Hinshaw were named the Crazy Daisies co-players of the game. The win improves Coffee County to 19 and 5 on the season and guarantees them a home game in the first round of the region tournament next week.
The Red Raiders will advance to Saturday’s championship game where they will take on Columbia. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM at Lawrence County High School. Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast beginning with the Char-El Apartments and Home Rental pregame show at 6:50.
The Lady Raiders will also play in Saturday’s girls’ championship game where they will take on Tullahoma. Tip-off is set for 3:30 PM at Lawrence County High School. Thunder Radio will bring you all the action beginning with the Powers Storage pregame show at 3:20.
Download the broadcast at: www.Thunder1320.com/downloads
2019 Dist 8AAA Girls Basketball Tournament(updated 2-15)
2019 Dist 8AAA Boys Basketball Tournament(updated 2-15)
2/18/19 — William Howard Ferrell
Mr. William Howard Ferrell, 74, passed away
Thursday February 14, 2019 at his home in Manchester, Tennessee. He was
born in Manchester on March 26, 1944 to Edgar Howard Ferrell and Arie Cleo
Barnes Ferrell who preceded him in death along with his sister, Birdie Dean
Scissom; brother, Donald Ferrell.
He was owner of Ferrell’s Lock and Key in Manchester and a member of
Manchester First Baptist Church and Hillsboro Lodge F&AM. He served in the
Army National Guard for 6 years.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Williams Ferrell; son, Bryan Ferrell;
daughter, Rita Church and her husband Jerry; sister, Frances Simmons;
grandchildren, Ashley, Alexis, Jacob, Jonathan and Josh; great
grandchildren, Preston, Novalei and Addison; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 1:00 PM Monday in the Central Funeral Home Chapel
with Dr. Brenton Cox officiating with burial to follow in the Rose Hill
Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Monday at Central
Funeral
Home, Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com
Central Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements
2/15/19 — Birthdays
No birthdays to report
Food Lion Birthday Cake Winner:
Steve Ridener
Flowers by Michael Anniversary Winner:
Cloys & Bee Wells, 31
Lady Raider Basketball Rolls into District 8AAA Tournament Finals
2019 Dist 8AAA Girls Basketball Tournament(updated 2-14)
Riding an 11 game winning streak into the District 8AAA tournament, the Lady Raider basketball team opened the postseason on Thursday night in Lawrenceburg. Taking on a Lincoln County team that had given Coffee County fits in both regular season matchups, the Lady Raiders got a fast start and a strong finish to advance to their 2nd straight District tournament finals. Coffee County won by a final score of 60 to 47.
The Lady Raiders closed out the 1st quarter on a 16 to 2 run to carry a double digit lead into the 2nd period. Coffee County stayed comfortably in front until Lincoln County closed out the 3rd period on a 7 to 0 run to cut the deficit to 6 points entering the 4th quarter. In the 4th quarter, the Lady Raiders scored the first 8 points to erase any upset hopes of the Lady Falcons.
Bella Vinson led Coffee County in scoring with 33 points as she earned the Crazy Daisies player of the game award. Jacey Vaughn had 3 of Coffee County’s eleven 3 point baskets to finish with 12 points. Abby Morgan added 6 points, with all of those coming in the 4th period. The win improves Coffee County to 27 and 3 on the season.
The Lady Raiders will advance to Saturday’s championship game where they will take on Tullahoma. Tip-off is set for 3:30 PM at Lawrence County High School. Thunder Radio will bring you all the action beginning with the Powers Storage pregame show at 3:20.
The Red Raiders will open up play in the district tournament on Friday at 6 PM at Lawrence County High School. Coffee County will take on Lawrence County in the tournament semi-finals. Thunder Radio will bring you exclusive coverage of that contest beginning with the Char-El Apartments and Home Rental Pregame Show at 5:50.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
2019 Dist 8AAA Boys Basketball Tournament(updated 2-14)
Coffee County CHS Wrestlers Open State Tournament on Thursday
Coffee County wrestler Rey Reyes in action at region meet on February 8, 2019
Three members of the Coffee County wrestling team opened up competition in the TSSAA State Tournament on Thursday in Franklin. Jesse Hay-Smith, Rey Reyes and Christopher Speagle were all in action on Thursday afternoon and evening in their own 32 man individual tournament bracket. The state tournament is taking place at the Williamson County Agricultural Exposition Park in Franklin. Qualifier Brett Francis was a late scratch and did not participate. The Red Raiders struggled on the state championship stage losing 5 of their 7 matches. All 3 wrestlers dropped their opening round matchups.
At 145 pounds, Jesse Hay-Smith was pinned in the first round of his opening match to fall into the consolation bracket. In the consolation, Hay-Smith fell in a hard fought 3 to 0 decision to end his state tournament run.
At 220 pounds, Chris Speagle was pinned in the 2nd round of his opening match of the day. Speagle was eliminated in the consolation bracket with a pinfall in the 3rd round of his match.
At 182 pounds, Rey Reyes lost in his opening round match in a 2rd round pin. Reyes rebounded with a pair of wins on Thursday night in the consolation round. Reyes fought his way to a first round pin to open competition in the consolation round. In the 2nd consolation round, Reyes got a 3rd round pin to advance to the round of 16.
Reyes will be back in action on Friday. Wrestling will continue on Friday at 10 AM with the championships on Saturday. Lady Raider wrestler Mary Anne Walker will weigh-in at 8:30 on Friday and her first round match will be at 10 AM on Friday morning. The girls’ championship will also be held on Saturday beginning at 10 AM. Tickets for the event are $10 daily with a parking charge of $5 per car.
You can keep track of their performances in real time online at: http://www.tssaasports.com/wrestling
Boyle Scores First Goal for Predators in Win Against Canadiens
Brian Boyle(#11 on right) celebrates with teammate P.K. Subban (#76) following his first goal as a Nashville Predator on Thursday night.[Photo by SportsNet.ca]
Pekka Rinne made 34 saves for the Predators (34-21-5), who ended a three-game losing streak.
Tomas Tatar scored for Montreal (31-19-7), which has lost two games in a row and is 4-1-2 in its past seven. Carey Price made 35 saves.
Boyle, playing his fifth game with the Predators since being acquired in a trade from the New Jersey Devils on Feb. 6, gave Nashville a 2-1 lead at 8:36 of the third period when he scored with a slap shot from the point off a drop pass from P.K. Subban.
Viktor Arvidsson made it 3-1 at 11:00. Ryan Johansen made a pass across the crease, and Arvidsson one-timed it for his Predators-leading 26th goal.
Tatar scored off a give-and-go with Andrew Shaw to tie the game 1-1 at 5:26 of the third.
Ryan Hartman gave the Predators a 1-0 lead at 9:49 of the second period when he scored to end a 27-game goal drought dating to Dec. 13. Craig Smith received a pass from Hartman and took a slap shot from the right face-off circle, and Hartman batted the rebound out of midair for his 10th goal.
Subban and Montreal defenseman Shea Weber played against each other in Nashville for the first time since being traded for each other June 29, 2016. Weber played his 900th NHL game.
Predators defenseman Mattias Ekholm missed the game because of illness.
Sheriff Chad Partin Comments on Internal Investigation about an Inmate being Left at the Justice Center
Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin
After an internal investigation four officers are facing disciplinary actions.
One transport officer responsible for clearing the area where Williams was being held will receive three days suspension without pay for failure to perform his duties and negligence that allowed a prisoner to escape.
Additionally, those whose job is to do counts at the jail will receive reprimands and more. One officer will receive a write up in their file and an additional six months on probation, one correction officer will receive a write up and verbal counseling and a third officer will receive two days suspension without pay and a written reprimand.
Two transport officers carried seven inmates to the jail following court.
Multiple headcounts were made, all noting the inmate was absent.
No action was taken concerning the missing inmate, nor were supervisors notified.
At approximately 5:45 a.m., Feb 8, the inmate was found outside the Justice Center by K-9 officers that were there for training.
Williams was then transported back to the jail where he was checked out by medical staff.
Partin said as a result of the oversights, several updated standard procedures will be implemented on how the jail tracks inmates.
A new tracking sheet has been developed and is being used for the transportation and movement of inmates.
According to the sheriff, the department is looking at purchasing a barcode system similar to what hospitals use to track patients to log their movements.
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