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Coffee County Basketball Fights to Sweep of Tullahoma on Tuesday Night
In a pair of games that featured strong performances and incredible drama, the Coffee County CHS basketball teams claimed a huge sweep over Tullahoma on Tuesday night in the Wildcats den. The Lady Raiders needed an improbable comeback to stun the Lady Cats in overtime 62 to 55. The Red Raiders held off a last second Wildcat rally to claim a 45 to 42 win.
Trailing by 2 points with 3 seconds remaining, Jacey Vaughn went to the free throw line and hit a pair of free throws to send the game in overtime. In overtime, Vaughn hit a 3 point basket in the Lady Raiders’ first possession to give Coffee County the momentum to close out their 4th straight district win. The free throws capped off a rally that saw Coffee County erase a 4 point deficit with 23 seconds remaining in regulation. Vaughn finished with a team high 21 points, including 15 points in the 4th quarter and overtime as the senior was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game. Bella Vinson scored 18 points and Abby Morgan netted 8. The win improves the Lady Raiders record to 18 and 3 on the season.
The Red Raiders led at the end of every period but could never gain any separation on a tenacious Tullahoma team. A Darius Rozier steal and dunk with 2:35 remaining in the game put Coffee County up by 5 points and seemed to seal the outcome. But Tullahoma cut the deficit to 3 in the final 15 seconds and got a turnover to regain possession for a final shot to tie the game. The Red Raider defense smothered the Wildcat shooters as Tullahoma’s final shot come up short. Rozier led Coffee County in scoring with 19 points as he earned the Crazy Daisies player of the game award. Andrew Mahaffey added 9 points and Kyle Farless finished with 7. The win improves the Red Raiders record to 11 and 4 on the year and 3 and 1 in district play.
The Raider and Lady Raider basketball teams return home on Friday to begin a six game home stand as they welcome Franklin County to the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. This 6 game district home stand will feature the last regular season home games of the year for the CHS teams. Tip-off for the girls’ game is set for 6 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you live coverage beginning with the Char-El Apartments and Home Rental pregame show at 5:50.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
Coffee County Wrestling Team Falls to Warren County on Tuesday
Hosting region wrestling rival Warren County on Tuesday night, the Raider wrestling team returned to their home mat at the Coffee County Raider Academy. In a year that has seen the Raiders show an incredible improvement in the duals performances, Coffee County hosted a Pioneer squad that is having their best season in recent memory. In a hotly contested match, Warren County edged Coffee County 45 to 33.
Coffee County got pinfall wins from Devin Judge(at 152 pounds), Cardin Stump(285), Hunter Massey(113) and Brett Francis(120). Jesse Smith(145) captured 5 points via a technical fall(17 to 2) victory. Hunter Waring(132) added 4 points with an 8 to 0 major decision win.
The Raider grapplers will hit the road on Friday night as they travel to Winchester to take on Franklin County and Siegel in a region tri-match. The first match will begin at 6 PM.
Motlow Lady Bucks Beat Lawson State, Prepare to Host TCCAA Rivals This Weekend
The Motlow State Community College Lady Bucks outscored visiting Lawson State 22-12 in the third quarter, erasing a six-point halftime deficit, and went on to beat the visitors 69-64 Saturday afternoon in a non-conference contest at Copperweld Arena.
Motlow (4-0, 11-4) extended its winning streak to three games after traveling to Washington D.C. last week and beating Fredrick Community College 75-46 and Nassau Community College 78-62. The Lady Bucks will host TCCAA opponent Roane State (2-2, 5-11) at 5:30 p.m. Friday, then welcome visiting Walters State (4-0, 11-4) at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Lady Bucks and Lady Senators, the defending TCCAA regular season and tournament champions, are tied at the top of the conference standings.
Sophomore Janna Lewis keyed Motlow’s comeback against Lawson State, leading the Lady Bucks with 22 points and 11 rebounds along with three assists and two steals. Lewis leads the TCCAA in scoring, averaging 20.4 points per game, and is second in rebounding with 11.3 per game.
The Lady Bucks got all but two of their points from the starting five. Katie Thomas hit four 3-pointers and scored 17 points, Star Bell-Freeman had 15 points with four rebounds, three assists and two steals, Dominique Fields added 10 points along with four assists and two rebounds, and Taylor Holcomb scored three points with eight rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Following their back-to-back conference games this weekend, the Lady Bucks will take to the road for the remainder of the month of January. The next home game will be Friday, Feb. 1, when Motlow will host TCCAA rival Cleveland State.
1/11/19 — Roger Dale Finchum, Jr.
Roger Dale Finchum Jr. of Tullahoma, passed this life on December 12, 2018
in Nashville at the age of 50 years. Memorial Services are scheduled for
Friday, January 11, 2019 at 5 PM at the Hendersonville Pentecostal Church,
151 Rockland Road, Hendersonville, TN 37075. The family will receive
friends following the service until 8 PM.
A native of Nashville, Roger was the son of Roger Dale Finchum
Sr. and Shirley Lundy Finchum of Tullahoma. He was a U S Marine veteran. He
loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. He also enjoyed
reading, studying history and visiting historic battlefields. He was a
pilot and writer and enjoyed being outdoors, swimming and going to the
beach.
In addition to his parents, he is survived by two sons, Roger
Dale Finchum III and Andrew Michael Finchum, both of Noblesville, IN;
daughter, Natalie Paige Finchum of Noblesville, IN; brother, Jeffrey
Bartholomew Finchum of Tullahoma; sister, Trina Dell Finchum Bennett of
Tullahoma; niece Courtney Ruth Russell of Brunswick, GA and nephew,
Alexander Herbert Russell of Hendersonville, TN.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Artists Announced for Bonnaroo 2019
The lineup for the 2019 edition of Bonnaroo was released Tuesday, and as usual, it boasts a diverse set of acts and artists spanning a wide array of tastes and styles.
Nashville’s iconic Grand Ole Opry gets top billing in the multi-day event on night number 1, Thursday June 13.
Other performers include the Maren Morris, Avett Brothers, Phish will headline Friday and two shows on Sunday June 16. Other performers include Cardi B, Post Malone, Trampled by Turtles, The Lonely Island, Childish Gambino, Kacey Musgraves and John Prine.
Stolen Truck and Equipment Recovered in Monteagle
A man wanted in Franklin County and suspected of stealing an expensive truck from Grundy County has been arrested in Marion County.
35-year-old Nicholas Brady was taken into custody Monday in Monteagle, the city’s police department said.
According to Monteagle police, Brady was wanted on at least one active warrant in Franklin County and, at some point, he reportedly stole a flatbed work truck with a crane, valued at more than $100,000, from a location in Tracy City.
Brady was transported to the Grundy County jail.
Brady is charged with theft of property, but his bond is unknown at this time.
Lawmakers Sworn In
On Tuesday, House Republicans and a small handful of Democrats elected Rep. Glen Casada as the chamber’s next speaker. He replaces outgoing Speaker Beth Harwell.
Over in the Senate, Randy McNally was elected as speaker. The Oak Ridge lawmaker first became speaker in 2017.
Former Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris – who is now a federal judge in Memphis – swore in McNally as speaker and the members who were voted in last election.
Rush Bricken who takes over as our local state representative for Coffee County and a small portion of Warren County was also sworn in.
Tuesday marked the first day of the 111th General Assembly, where lawmakers were sworn in and other top legislative leaders were elected.
Tennessee Coalition wants an End to Statute of Limitations for Felony Sex Offenses
The Tennessee Coalition To End Domestic and Sexual Violence is working with lawmakers to file a bill ending the statute of limitations for felony sex offenses.
Executive Director Kathy Walsh says the coalition’s goal is to remove any statute of limitation for felony sex offenses. Currently, felony sex offenses must be reported within three years for the statute of limitations to be removed. If not, certain offenses have ‘expiration dates’ on how long a victim has to seek prosecution.
Such offenses include rape, aggravated rape, rape of a child, sexual battery by an authority figure, indecent exposure, and public indecency.
Walsh says the current draft of legislation was spawned from previous work with lawmakers on Tennessee’s rape kit backlog. While rape victims who report to hospitals can have the kit turned over to law enforcement, not every victim might do so. Some of the victims could be experiencing trauma, shock, fear, or other reasons to not have the kit turned over.
In these instances, the victim can have the kit stored with a number and not their names. The kits are then stored for a minimum of three years. This hold period is another issue where the coalition wants to see time barriers removed. Walsh says, “Given advances in DNA testing if the evidence is there, there should be no statute of limitations.”
State Unveils Official 2019 Tennessee Vacation Guide
The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development unveiled its official 2019 Tennessee Vacation Guide on Tuesday. Designed to inspire travel, the magazine-style guide features 194 pages of Tennessee’s music, scenic beauty, creative spirit, culinary excellence and history is distributed to nearly 500,000 visitors annually.
The hand-illustrated cover depicts a quilt with the seven styles of music that call Tennessee home: blues, bluegrass, country, gospel, rockabilly, soul and rock ‘n’ roll. The so-called quilt represents the historical impact of music throughout the state and is a nod to the recently launched Tennessee Music Pathways. In Tennessee, nearly every city, town and hamlet has a musical connection and story to tell; a birthplace, iconic radio station, museum, still-thriving venue, festival, a studio, a home or resting place.
The guide also offers insight into Tennessee’s growing food scene, the important historical journey along the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, adventures on water, making memories in a top-five destination nationally for weddings and a perfect place for family reunions, family-friendly experiences and driving tours throughout the state’s 95 counties on the Discover Tennessee Trails & Byways. Stunning photography and noted writers profile the places, people and events that attract more than 113 million visitors to Tennessee each year.
The 2019 Vacation Guide is available for free at any of Tennessee’s 16 Welcome Centers and can also be ordered or downloaded online at www.tnvacation.com.