Author's posts
10/30/18 — Ruby “Juanita” Henegar
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruby “Juanita” Henegar will be held Tuesday, October 30, 2018 1:00 P.M at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Alan Adams officiating. Interment will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel from 10:00 A.M until service time.
Ruby Juanita Henegar, 82, of the Shady Grove Community died Saturday, October 27, 2018 following an extended illness. A native of Coffee County, Tennessee she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Lola Mae Johnson. She was a homemaker and retired after several years as a seamstress at Eden Industries. A member of East Main Street Church of Christ, she loved the outdoors, gardening, cooking, quilting, watching UT sports, especially the Lady Vols, and above all, spending time with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband James Herman on December 26, 2000, son Charles Herman, and granddaughter Amelia Grace. She is survived by her son James Richard and daughter-in-law Trisha L. of Shelbyville, TN and a host of other relatives and friends. One of eleven children, her brothers and sisters were all native Tennesseans. They are Thomas Fred Johnson (deceased), Sarah Agnes Miller, Louis Johnson, Ellen Keith, Herman Johnson, Leonard Johnson (deceased), Clayton Johnson (deceased), Luree McMahan (deceased), Levon Johnson, and Jerry Johnson.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, the Parkinson’s Foundation, or the American Cancer Society.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Henegar family
Questions Arise After Revote Set for Coffee County Election Administrator
The Coffee County Election Commission will meet on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, at 4:00 PM in the Election Commission office in the Administrative Plaza at 1329 McArthur Street, Suite 6 in Manchester. The purpose of the meeting will be to appoint a new Administrator of Elections. Apparently, this will be done to revote for the administrator position in a public meeting.
In a story we first reported on October 9, the Coffee County Election Commission voted in an apparent secret ballot to give the position of Administrator of Elections to current Coffee County Government Purchasing Agent Andy Farrar. Current administrator Vernita Davis is set to retire at the end of the year.
In a letter to WMSR News, the Coffee County Republican Party expresses extraordinary displeasure with the conduct of the Coffee County Election Commission during the recent “secret vote” for a new Election Administrator. The local republican party says the procedure of the vote was in blatant violation of the Tennessee Open Records Act and Open Meetings Act (aka the Sunshine Law): elections of public officials must be open and transparent to the public.
While 21 prospective candidates submitted applications and 5 were selected as finalists, neither the identities of the applicants nor the finalists were made public. The Commission’s explanation was that the 21 applications were divided among the members for review. The local republican party is asking the question; was each application reviewed by all members of the Commission; or did each member review their assigned applications and individually determine eligibility?
After a secret vote was taken by the members of the Commission, Andy Farrar was declared the winner.
The Coffee County Republican Party says that Lee Pope, Open Records Counsel for the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, has issued a notice of complaints, ruled on the illegal and unethical activity vote and forwarded his findings to the Election Commission.
The Coffee County Republican Party is demanding that the secret vote be declared null and void, according to provisions in State Law; and further demands that a new election be held in accordance with State Law, in which the applicants and finalists, as well as the actual votes cast by the Commission members, are made available for public review.
WMSR News reached out to Coffee County Democrat Party Chairman Jimmy Bradford and he says he is sure the commission thought they were doing the right thing, but said he was glad someone brought it to the attention on the members, Bradford says he applauds the commission for correcting a possible violation of the law. He went onto say he was not involved in the process. Bradford said he thinks Farrar would do a good job.
On a side note early voting continues through Thursday.
Coffee County Youth Bass Club Anglers Fish Dale Hollow on Saturday
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club sent 2 boats to the state trail event on Saturday at Dale Hollow Lake. Competing against a field of 140 other boats, the Raider anglers braved cold, rainy conditions to capture a pair of fish.
The team of Colby Thurmond and Jacob Garms ended up in 21st place with a 2 fish total catch weighing in at 3.95 pounds. The team of Dawson and Branson Wells came home with an empty live well as they finished in 77th place.
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club will next be in action on Saturday, November 17th when they travel to Winchester to fish Tims Ford Lake. They will launch at first light from the Winchester City Park. For more information about the Coffee County Youth Bass Club, visit their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/coffeecountyfishing/
Red Raider Basketball Alumni Game is Saturday
The annual Coffee County Red Raider Alumni Basketball Game will be held on Saturday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. The game is scheduled to tip off at 6 PM and the public is urged to come out and attend. The event will be a fund-raiser for the Red Raiders and cost of admission is $2 but donations above and beyond that are welcome.
If you are a former Red Raider basketball player, you are also urged to register to compete in the game. There will be t-shirts and door prizes available for the game participants.
For more information, and to register, visit : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei-EtHCnCjMlPwcsC_HPXd-5Dnt4UH0i1Dh5XxfDUjECVBzA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR2CAX_YUeN7xge4ZhH1ht4mAzXCYiLmukAFq2qfSdSQ3p_lzE_jgOJ6pDk
or visit the Coffee County High School Boys’ Basketball Facebook page
Man Arrested after Fire at Manchester Motel
Fire scene photo by Barry West.
Edward McKinley Childers
Childers was charged on Friday with one count of aggravated arson and one count of vandalism and was booked into Coffee County Jail under a $51,000 bond, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Car Crashes into Store in Grundy County
Photo provided by the GCSO.
The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office said the driver suffered some type of medical emergency and crashed through the store.
The name of the person involved in the accident was not released by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office.
More Deer Near Roadways this Time of Year
You can expect deer activity to increase between October and December in Tennessee because it’s mating season. Thousands of deer versus car crashes are investigated in Tennessee every year. But this time of year, they’re more likely to happen.
If you spot a dead deer on the side of the road, you can call the Tennessee Department of Transportation to clean it up.
From July 1, 2017 to October 22nd, 2018 TDOT spent $6,149,498 on “special litter” cleanup.
If you spot a dead deer on the side of the road you can call TDOT at 615-350-4300 or email them at TDOT.comments@tn.gov
Usually, workers pick up carcasses between 9a.m. and 3p.m. If it’s a public safety matter, or injuries are involved, call police.
Coffee County Youth Basketball League Update
The Coffee County Elementary Basketball League was in action on Saturday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym.
Girls’ Results:
College Street slipped past East Coffee 12 to 9
New Union edged Deerfield 17 to 16
Westwood leveled Hillsboro 21 to 4
Boys’ Results
College Street nailed East Coffee 37 to 6
Deerfield shot down New Union 21 to 12
Westwood doubled up Hillsboro 32 to 16
North Coffee charged past Hickerson 28 to 11
Unofficial Standings
| Place | Girls | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Westwood | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | North Coffee | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | College Street | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | East Coffee | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | New Union | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Hillsboro | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Deerfield | 0 | 3 |
| Place | Boys | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Deerfield | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Hillsboro | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | College Street | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Westwood | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | New Union | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | East Coffee | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | North Coffee | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hickerson | 0 | 3 |
| Schedule for November 3rd | Girls | Boys | ||
| New Union | vs | Hillsboro | 9:00 | 10:00 |
| Deerfield | vs | Westwood | 11:00 | 12:00 |
| East Coffee | vs | North Coffee | 1:00 | 2:00 |
| College St | vs | Hickerson | — | 3:00 |
Forsberg Hat Trick Not Enough on Saturday for Preds
Filip Forsberg
Filip Forsberg’s sixth career hat trick wasn’t enough as the Nashville Predators fell to the Edmonton Oilers, 5-3, on Saturday afternoon at Bridgestone Arena. It’s Nashville’s first defeat at the hands of the Oilers in their past 14 meetings.
Saturday’s contest saw the Preds have their chances throughout, including a pair of hit posts, but Nashville never had the lead, and the group knows the game won’t be won on opportunity.
“It’s always frustrating to lose in our own building,” Preds defenseman Mattias Ekholm said. “We should always expect to win here. I think we should take it as a positive that we’re battling… We never gave up, we were there the whole game. We’re really working our butts off and trying to do the right thing, but sometimes it just doesn’t happen for us, and tonight was one of those nights.”
“This group takes a lot of pride in playing well, and some nights you play well and you’re just not going to win, but I think there’s a lot of things we could’ve done better,” Preds Captain Roman Josi said. “We could have defended a lot better in front of Juuse (Saros) and we didn’t do that. Guys take a lot of pride in that, and we’re not happy about the result and about the way we defended.”
Edmonton held a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes courtesy of a goal from Drake Caggiula, and Leon Draisaitl made it 2-0 when he beat Juuse Saros on the power play less than five minutes into the second.
The Predators got on the board before the middle frame was out when Filip Forsberg blasted home a shot on the man advantage for his eighth of the season. But, just seven seconds after that, Connor McDavid gave his club the two-goal lead right back on a partial breakaway, the final tally through two periods.
After Draisaitl got his second of the day just 4:19 into the third, Forsberg recorded goals nine and 10 on the season to complete the hat trick, but that was as close as the home team got before Edmonton iced it with an empty-netter late in regulation.
Forsberg was the bright spot on the afternoon, hitting the 10-goal mark in just 11 games, faster than any player in franchise history.
“Right now, Filip’s playing on a really high level,” Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “You have to credit his two linemates, too. Ryan [Johansen] is making some terrific plays. [Viktor] Arvidsson is the motor that makes it go. All three of them are playing at a high level, but Filip, for me, in the last two games probably has close to 25 attempts at the net. When he puts the puck at the net like that, it’s going to go in the back of the net. He just has to continue to release it.”
From here, the Predators will face Vegas, Tampa Bay and Boston over the next week, three more opponents who are sure to test the Preds as they look to avoid consecutive losses for the first time this season.
“We’re playing solid enough hockey to win, but at the same time we’re taking too many penalties,” Forsberg said. “We’re going to regroup over the weekend and come back Tuesday and be ready to go.”
Notes:
Filip Forsberg and Connor McDavid’s goals seven seconds apart are tied for second as the fastest two goals from both teams in Predators franchise history. The record is five seconds, set on Dec. 4, 2003, at Columbus (Rick Nash, Scott Walker).
Miikka Salomaki, Matt Irwin and Frederick Gaudreau were scratched for Nashville.
The Predators host the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night before departing for Tampa Bay for a one-game trip later in the week.
10/28/18 — James Wendell Jarvis
Jarvis, James Wendell, age 83, of Hillsboro, passed this life on
Thursday, October 25th, 2018 at Saint Thomas West Hospital in Nashville.
Mr. Jarvis was born in Manchester to the late James C. and Lillie M.
Tucker Jarvis. James attended Coffee County schools and served in the
National Guard for several years. He was employed for 24 years with Dana
Corporation in Hamtramck, Michigan and then locally at Piggly Wiggly as a
young man and in later years at Walmart. He also enjoyed hunting, fishing
and sports. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his
son, James Richard Jarvis; and sister-in-law, Pat Jarvis. Mr. Jarvis is
survived by his wife, Marsha K. (Johnston) Jarvis; daughter, Tammy Leanne
Holt (Steve); two sons, Benjamin A. Jarvis (Coye) and Jesse M. Jarvis
(Kimberley); several grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two brothers,
Edward Keith Jarvis and Owen Dale Jarvis and his wife Pat of Manchester;
and one sister, Charlotte Sue Jarvis of Estill Springs. Visitation will
be held on Sunday, October 28th, 2018 at Kilgore Funeral Home from
12:00-2:00pm with the funeral to immediately follow at 2:00pm with Keith
Nunley officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.