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One Day of Hope is Oct. 13
The 7th annual ONE DAY OF HOPE cc will take place Saturday Oct. 13, 2018 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds from 9am-2pm. The event began in 2012 with about 6 churches and around 30 volunteers. Around 2,000 folks showed up that day for primarily clothes, some food and medical care. More people are expected to be helped by many, many volunteers.
ONE DAY OF HOPE cc is a day to reach out to our community in the name of Jesus to provide clothes, food, coats, shoes, various FREE services (medical/dental, haircuts, family portraits, groceries, etc).
10/13/18 — Ralph E. Bryant
Ralph E Bryant of Tullahoma, passed this life on Saturday, October 6, 2018
at Tennova Harton Hospital at the age of 51. Funeral Services are scheduled
for 1 PM Saturday, October 13, 2018 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with
burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery. Visitation with the family will
Friday, October 12, 2018 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home from 5 – 8 PM.
A native of Tullahoma, he was the son of the late Robert Lee Bryant and the
late Sadie Whipple Baxter. He enjoyed riding four wheelers and dirt bikes
and collecting “everything”.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brothers, “JB”
Baker, “JR” Baker, Roger Smith and Terry Bryant.
He is survived by son, Malcolm Dwayne Wilder of Tullahoma; daughters,
Tiffany Bryant Hillsboro and Miranda Deadman and her fiancé’, Korey
Benedict of Manchester; sister, Beverly Cyree of Tullahoma; grandchildren,
Isaiah Deadman, Dewayne Hickerson, Dowell Deadman and Maelee, Jenise and
Elise Hickerson; nephews, Shane and Shannon Brinkley, both of Tullahoma and
James Lee Cyree of Tullahoma and best friend, Brad Weddington of Tullahoma.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations to be made in his
honor to Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Red Raider Football Falls to Lebanon
Trace Bryant of CHS football
Hitting the road to begin a 3 week road trip, the Red Raider football team traveled to take on Lebanon on Friday night. In a game you heard here on Thunder Radio, the Red Raider offense had trouble against the talented Blue Devils. Lebanon was able to bottle up the Raiders as they raced to a 49 to 7 win.
Lebanon raced out to a 35 to 0 lead at intermission before the Red Raiders could get any sort of offensive flow established. Late in the second quarter, the Red Raiders got a strip and fumble return from C.J. Anthony that set them up with a first and goal. The Lebanon defense held Coffee County out of the endzone. Coffee County got their lone touchdown in the 4th quarter as Trace Bryant hauled in a 9 yard touchdown pass from Andrew Mahaffey. For his efforts, Bryant was named the Crazy Daisies Player of the Game.
The Raiders travel to Murfreesboro on Friday night for a region matchup with Riverdale. That game will kick off at 7 PM with Lucky Knott and Dustin Murray will bring you all the action here on Thunder Radio beginning at 6:45. Thunder Radio’s live coverage begins with the Friday Night Thunder Pregame Show at 6 PM.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
Coffee County Youth Bass Club Teams Sweep Tournament Titles on Saturday
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club team of Colby Thurmond(center) and Jacob Garms(right) with boat captain Phil Thurmond(left)
Coffee County Youth Bass Club returned to the water on Saturday as they traveled to fish at Old Hickory Lake. Both high school and junior division teams were in action in the regional tournament. The Raider anglers captured the tournament titles for each division.
The in high school division, the Raider team of Colby Thurmond and Jacob Garms for the tournament beating out 73 other competing teams. Colby and Jacob landed 5 fish weighing in at 8.08 pounds. The team of Isaiah Owens and Garrett Davis ended up in 37th place while the team of Branson and Dawson Wells came in 44th place.
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club junior division team of Kylan Mantooth(left) and Lance Marcom(right)
The Raider junior division team of Kylan Mantooth and Lance Marcom won the tournament title and captured big fish honors too. Kylan and Lance landed 3 fish weighing in at 6.93 pounds. Their biggest fish tipped the scales at 3.3 pounds which earned them big fish honors. The team of Delainee Driver and Grayson Mangrum also participated in the tournament but did not catch a keeper.
The Coffee County Youth Bass Club is back in action on Saturday, October 20th at Percy Priest Lake. That tournament will begin at Fate Sanders Marina in Smyrna. Coach Phil Petty will be a guest on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show.
Manchester Youth Football League Closes Out Regular Season
The Manchester Youth Football League wrapped their regular season schedule on Saturday hosting Marshall County on Homecoming. All 3 Red Raider teams were in action as each team selected a player and a cheerleader for their King and Queen respectively. The day also served as Breast Cancer Awareness day as each team wore pink socks and the cheerleaders wore pink shirts and used pink pom-poms. Thunder Radio was on hand to record each of the contests.
In the Division 1 game, the Red Raiders got 4 touchdowns from Lane Sheppard as they blanked Marshall County 42 to 0. Sheppard scored on TD runs of 38, 60, 13 and 4 yards for Manchester. Hayes Shemwell and Kaleb Morris also had touchdowns. Shappard finished the game with 148 yards rushing on 13 carries. The win improves Manchester to 5 and 2 record entering the playoffs.
You can hear the podcast at: http://www.podcastgarden.com/episode/myfl-division-1-homecoming-game-oct-6-2018_135274
In the Division 2 game, the Red Raiders were shut down in the 2nd half in a 26 to 12 loss. Matthew White caught a 48 yard halfback pass from Adam Whitman for the first Raider score. Christian Munoz caught a 5 yard touchdown pass from Whitman just before the half as the Manchester trailed 19 to 12 at intermission. The loss gives the Raiders a 4 and 3 record entering the playoffs.
You can hear the podcast at: http://www.podcastgarden.com/episode/myfl-division-2-homecoming-game-oct-6-2018_135275
In the Division 3 game, the Red Raiders got an 8 yard touchdown pass from Hannah Proctor to Kaleb Dobson in the final minute of the game but fell 24 to 7. Trace Stevens was the leading rusher as he had 22 yards on 6 carries. Max Vilitus added 18 yards on 5 carries. The Division 3 Raiders finish the season with a record of 2 and 5.
You can hear the podcast at: http://www.podcastgarden.com/episode/myfl-division-3-homecoming-game-oct-6-2018_135276
The Division 1 and Division 2 team will advance to next week’s Southern Middle Tennessee Youth Football Association playoffs. The playoffs will take place at Carden-Jarrell Field. The game matchups and times will be announced later this week.
Woods Places 12th in State Cross Country Meet
Greenlee Woods of CCMS cross country
Making her 2nd appearance at the TMSAA state cross country meet, Greenlee Woods barely missed the medal stand. Competing as a 7th grader for the Coffee County Middle School cross country, Woods completed the 2 mile course on Saturday with a time of 14:13.8. Autumn Headrick of John Sevier Middle School won the race as she clocked a time of 13:10.9. Woods was 7 seconds out of the top 10 and 14 seconds shy of the medal stand in the race. The state championship meet is held in Clarksville, Tennessee on the property of the Hilldale Family Life Center and is hosted by Austin Peay State University.
Titans Lose a Sloppy Game to Bills, 13-12
Turnovers, dropped passes, and missed opportunities.
Here on Sunday, they all came back to haunt the Titans in the end of a 13-12 loss to the Bills.
“Everybody is pissed off,” Titans safety Kevin Byard said. “It is pretty silent in here. … We talked all week about not coming up here and laying an egg, and falling into the b.s. or whatever, but we did and we lost. We have to get better.”
Bills kicker Stephen Hauschka made a 46-yard field goal to win it as time expired.
“I don’t have much to say,” Titans defensive lineman Jurrell Casey said. “We had been on a good roll, winning close games. To let something like this go into the L column, knowing that we had the game in our hands, it definitely sucks. We had been talking about getting over the hump, leaving the past in the past. To let something like this happen it brings a damper.”
Titans cornerback Adoree’ Jackson intercepted Bills quarterback Josh Allen with 7:51 left, which gave the Titans the ball at their own 46, trailing 10-9. Then, kicker Ryan Succop made his fourth field goal of the game – a 50-yarder with 4:43 left – to give the Titans a 12-10 lead.
It looked like the Titans might survive a sloppy performance.
But the Bills rallied to win it, and the Titans dropped to 3-2.
“You don’t have to slam your helmet, and you don’t have to bang the lockers, and kick the Gatorade cooler over,” coach Mike Vrabel said. “If you (make mistakes) every week, you’ll lose in the National Football League. Those are fundamental things we have to do a better job with.”
It was a shaky start for the Titans, who never really got on track, in large part because of three turnovers.
On the team’s first possession, receiver Taywan Taylor fumbled after making a catch from quarterback Marcus Mariota, and the Bills recovered. Allen guided an 11-play, 47-yard drive and capped it off with a 14-yard touchdown run to make it 7-0.
Titans return man Nick Williams set up a Succop field goal with a nice return. Williams returned a punt 38 yards, and Succop’s 25-yard kick made it 7-3 with 1:35 left in the first quarter.
After Mariota was intercepted, the Bills came up empty on a botched field goal deep in Tennessee territory when Bills holder Corey Bojorquez threw an incomplete pass.
At the end of the first half, Succop tied a career-long with a 54-yard field goal, which made it 7-6 at the half.
But the Titans had trouble generating any momentum, thanks to turnovers. Running back Dion Lewis added to the turnovers with a fumble in the third quarter. The Bills cashed that in for a 10-6 lead on a 40-yard field goal by Hauschka.
The Titans put together their best drive of the day early in the fourth quarter, but settled for another field goal by Succop after Williams dropped a Mariota pass while heading into the end zone. Succop’s kick, with 10:30 remaining, made it 10-9.
Williams made no excuses after the game for the drop.
“Marcus made a great play keeping the play alive, scrambling,” Williams said. “He threw a great pass — that’s all on me. One-hundred percent, that’s pro ball. Quarterbacks throw it, receivers catch it. You have to make that play.”
The Titans face the Ravens next Sunday at Nissan Stadium.
Man with Coffee County Ties Wanted by the FBI is Captured
A man wanted by the FBI with Coffee County ties has allegedly been living in a homeless camp near downtown Shelbyville.
The FBI says James Lee Russell of Orange Park, Florida was wanted for allegedly threatening a mass shooting elsewhere. He was captured near Normandy after a high-speed chase Friday afternoon.
Russell was taken into custody without a problem after crashing the truck he was driving. He was attempting to turn from Normandy Road onto Dement Road. He struck a guy wire and lost control of his truck while attempting the turn.
Shelbyville Police say Russell has relatives in Coffee County.
Important Voter Registration Information
Secretary of State Tre Hargett
The Office of the Secretary of State has received reports of groups contacting registered voters and telling them that they are not registered to vote. Others have reported receiving pre-populated voter registration forms for individuals who are deceased and have been removed from the voting rolls.
The National Association of Secretaries of State has warned states about a scam where an organization is making calls and offering to register voters by phone. While these calls have not been reported in Tennessee, voters should be aware that they cannot register by talking to a person on the phone.
For accurate information regarding voter registration in Tennessee, voters are encouraged to visit GoVoteTN.com to register to vote or check their registration status. Voters can also contact the Division of Elections at 1-877-850-4959 or their county election commission with any questions about voter registration. Registering to vote is easy in Tennessee. Tennessee citizens may register by-mail or online. Online voter registration allows any U.S. citizen with a driver’s license or photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to register online.
A recent report suggests that Tennessee ranks second to last in voter turnout and nearly as low in voter registration. In efforts to raise awareness and increase turnout at the polls this November, Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett crisscrossed Tennessee in September, National Voter Registration Month, asking many citizens to not only register, but to vote.
He made a stop Motlow College’s Smyrna location and Middle Tennessee State University in an effort to encourage students to get registered.
Voter registration deadline is October 9 for the November 6, 2018 General Election. For more information or to register to vote go online to https://ovr.govote.tn.gov/. You can also drop by the Coffee County election administration office at 1329 McArthur St in Manchester, suite 6.
TBI Does Not turn over Documents to the Public
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations says it’s helping protect the innocent by not turning over documents to the public, a policy that’s raised some eyebrows among state lawmakers and open government advocates.
Under Tennessee law, TBI’s investigative records are sealed and not releasable to the public unless they have a subpoena or a court order from a judge.
Officials say the bureau is not taking a position on changing the system but added the current practice helps prevent the media from wrongly smearing an official’s name.
Democratic Sen. Jeff Yarbro of Nashville said the rest of the government operates under the assumption all documents are public unless they qualify for an exception.