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Mr. and Miss Motlow Named

Pictured is Dr. Michael Torrence, Motlow president, with Miss Motlow, Kallie Hill, from Pelham and Mr. Motlow, J.C. Williams, from Estill Springs.

Pictured is Dr. Michael Torrence, Motlow president, with Miss Motlow, Kallie Hill, from Pelham and Mr. Motlow, J.C. Williams, from Estill Springs.

Motlow State Community College’s Moore County campus recently selected its Mr. and Miss Motlow representatives for the 2018-19 academic year.
Miss Motlow is Kallie Hill, from Pelham, who is majoring in health sciences; and Mr. Motlow, J.C. Williams, from Estill Springs, who is majoring in electrical engineering. Kallie and J.C. will represent Motlow at various civic functions throughout the year in the Moore and Coffee County area. Candidates were interviewed by a panel composed of individuals involved with different departments within the College and were asked several questions.

H&R Block Student of the Week

Congratulations to Student of the Week -Timothy Poteete!!! Timothy, the son of Timothy, Sr. and Jessica Poteete is a fifth grader at New Union Elementary School.
According to his teacher, Mrs. Helms, Timothy was nominated because he is an amazing young man. Timothy consistently displays patience, respectfulness and kindness to everyone he encounters. The school is proud that Timothy is a New Union Rebel.

Timothy’s favorite subject is Math. Timothy plays basketball for New Union and enjoys watching professional basketball. Timothy hopes to one day play basketball for the Golden State Warriors.

Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all through hockey season. What does hockey season have to do with our local students? Well, H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a set of Nashville Predators Hockey tickets, a commemorative plaque, as well as a special letter of recognition.
Pictured with Timothy is Rosalyn Partin of H & R Block and Mrs. Helms.

12/5/18 — Birthdays

Birthdays:
Belinda Zeigler Alexander — Pizza Winner!

Kyle Bernard, 16

Prep Swimmers Make a Splash at Tullahoma

Swimmers hit the water on earlier this season at the Coffee County Swim Meet at the Manchester Recreation Center[Photo by Tiffany Clutter]

The swim teams of Coffee County Central High School, Westwood Middle School and Coffee County Middle School traveled to Tullahoma on Tuesday night for a meet featuring 12 high school teams and 4 middle school programs.  The Central High School swimmers finished with a team record of 10 and 1 as the boys were 10 and 1 and the girls were 11 and 0.  The Westwood swimmers were 1 and 2 for the meet with the Rockets going 0 and 3 and the Lady Rockets going 1 and 2.  The Coffee County Middle School teams finished with a record of 2 and 1 as the Lady Raiders were 3 and 0 and the Red Raiders were 2 and 1.

For the high school swimmers, the Lady Raider 200 yard medley relay team of Haley Richardson, Kaylee Williams, Anna O’Connor and Kennedy Norman-Young won their relay race with a time of 2:12.3.  The Lady Raider 400 yard freestyle relay team of Kaylee Williams, Ali Marlow, Anna O’Connor and Kennedy Norman-Young won their relay race with a time of 4:30.11.  The Red Raider 200 yard freestyle relay team of Jase Rice, Gavin Benson, William Tobitt and Jack Beachboard won their relay race with a time 1:51.58

Posting state qualifying times for the CHS swimmers were:

  • Kaylee Williams – 200 Yard IM(2:20.55) and 500 Yard freestyle(5:42.69)
  • Jack Beachboard – 200 Yard IM(2:05.82) and 500 Yard freestyle(4:59.94)

Posting region qualifying times for the CHS swimmers were:

  • Kennedy Norman-Young – 200 Yard freestyle(2:28.52); 50 Yard freestyle(28.06)
  • Jase Rice – 200 Yard freestyle(2:02.39); 100 Yard backstroke(1:06.17)
  • Anna O’Connor – 100 Yard butterfly(1:10.36); 100 Yard backstroke(1:12.49)
  • Hannah Richardson – 50 Yard freestyle(34.37)
  • Emelia Walker – 50 Yard freestyle(37.75)
  • William Tobitt – 100 Yard butterfly(1:08.32)

 

Posting region qualifying times for the Westwood swimmers were:

  • Elsie Lazalier – 200 Yard freestyle(2:38.22); 50 Yard freestyle(33.44)
  • Nick Bogle – 50 Yard freestyle(25.44); 100 Yard backstroke(1:03.83)
  • Abby Gilday – 100 Yard breaststroke(1:38.45)

 

Posting region qualifying times for the Coffee County Middle School swimmers were:

  • Elli Masters – 200 Yard freestyle(2:36.59); 100 Yard backstroke(1:25.82)
  • Emily Williams – 50 Yard freestyle(28.22); 100 Yard backstroke(1:15.02)
  • Clancy Sand – 100 Yard butterfly(1:20.07); 100 Yard backstroke(1:25.51)
  • Emily Snider – 50 Yard freestyle(35.72)
  • Patience Driggers – 50 Yard freestyle(38.92)
  • Riley Bellomy – 50 Yard freestyle(34.63)

The prep swimmers will return to the water again on Friday, December 14th at Sewanee.  The meet, held at the University of the South, will be the final meet of the calendar year for the Rocket and Raider swimmers.

Coffee County Elementary League Basketball Tournament to Begin Saturday

The Coffee County Youth Basketball League will tip off their postseason tournament on Saturday with quarterfinal action.  Games will begin at 9 AM at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.  All 8 boys’ teams will be in action with top seeded College Street playing at 3 PM.  The top seeded girls’ team, North Coffee, received a bye and will automatically proceed to the semifinals.  The girl’s semifinals will be held on Monday night, December 10th, with games at 6 and 7.  The boys’ semifinal will be played on Thursday night, December 13th, also at 6 and 7 PM.  The tournament finals and consolation games will take place on Saturday, December 15th.  All the tournament games will take place at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.

Coffee County CHS Names Student-Athletes of the Month

The Coffee County Central High School athletic department has partnered with Jiffy Burger restaurant to acknowledge the hard work and dedication that our student-athletes put into their sports. At the end of each month, each in-season head coach will be able to submit the name of one athlete who had a standout performance and demonstrated excellent leadership during that month. The head coaches and the administration will be given the opportunity to vote for one male and one female athlete to be named athlete of the month.

Last week, the CHS athletic department announced the selection of Austin Farris and Keelie Hillis as the Athletes of the Month for October.  Farris is a senior member of the CHS golf team.  Farris finished in 3rd place at the 2018 TSSAA State Golf Tournament and was selected as the Co-MVP of the Raider golf team.  Hillis is a junior member of the CHS volleyball and basketball teams.  Hillis was among the team leaders for the Lady Raider volleyball team in kills, aces and assists all season long and was named to the District 8AAA All-District first team.

Congratulations to Austin and Keelie

Update–Coffee County School Bus accident

Crash scene photo by Barry West

On Wednesday morning just after 7am there was a 2-vehicle accident near the intersection of Matts Hollow Road and Farrar Hill Road. The crash involved a Coffee County school bus and a pickup truck.
Dr. Ladonna McFall, Director of Coffee County Schools told WMSR News that 2 students on the bus were transported the hospital to be checked out.
The driver of the pickup truck also had to be taken to the hospital to be checked out for injuries. It’s suspected that the pickup truck had some
type of malfunction that was a contributing factor in the accident.

The driver is also a student in the Coffee County School system. No names were released.

McFall is very grateful for the first responders and the bus driver for their work at the scene and she is pleased no one was seriously injured.
All other students on the bus that was headed to Coffee County Middle School were put on another bus and transported to the school.

Tullahoma Woman Injured in One-Vehicle Wreck

On Wednesday, Brittany Griffith, 24, of Tullahoma was traveling on the Old Tullahoma Hwy toward Winchester. The vehicle rolled over in the 500 block of the rural highway.
Griffith was taken to the hospital to be treated for her injuries. No information was received on what type of injures Griffith suffered.
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department personnel, Winchester Fire Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to the scene.

Warren County Teacher Arrested

Jessica Gillespie.. Photo from the Warren County Sheriff’s Office

On Saturday, (December 1, 2018) the Warren County Sheriff’s Department in McMinnville arrested Warren County teacher 35-year-old Jessica Gillespie.
The Warren County school system has suspended Gillespie after she was arrested on drug charges.
The Warren County Sheriff’s Department charged the woman with possession of methamphetamines and driving under the influence.
No other information was released.

AAA Warns about Holiday Thefts

During this season of giving, some consumers will be making big-ticket gift purchases; unfortunately many don’t consider the possibility of theft.
AAA has some tips to keep from becoming a victim of theft this holiday season.
When leaving your vehicle in a parking lot, make sure shopping bags and gifts are not visible through the car window. Putting your bags in the trunk or another place where they are not visible can help prevent vehicle break-ins.
With more and more consumers shopping online, it’s important to take additional precautions to protect items that will be shipped to a destination. A few things that may help prevent home package theft include: using a lockbox service, requiring a signature for delivery or even installing a security camera on your porch.
AAA encourages consumers to contact their agent to go over potential discounts, discuss deductibles and see if additional coverage may be needed for big ticket purchases or unique gift items.