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CHS Volleyball Closes Out Preseason with Strong Scrimmage Performances
The Coffee County Lady Raider volleyball team closed out their preseason schedule on Thursday as they played host to 11 other teams for their annual scrimmage play day. The Coffee County varsity and JV each got in 3 games as each finished 2 and 1.
The Lady Raider teams opened up against Tullahoma. The varsity and JV Lady Raiders throttled the Lady Cats from West Coffee in straight sets. The varsity won by set scores of 25-11 and 25-13. The JV swept Tullahoma 25-13 and 25-9. Against Oakland, the Lady Raiders split with the Lady Patriots. The varsity team was swept Patriots in a pair of close games 24-26 and 21-25. The JV swept Oakland 25-14 and 15-12. In the final matchup of the day, Coffee County split with White County. The varsity swept the Warriorettes 25-20 and 25-23. The JV dropped their 1 set match with White County 20-25.
The Lady Raiders will open the regular season on Monday, August 13th in McMinnville. Coffee County will take on Warren County and Covenant Academy at Warren County High School. The three way match will get underway at 5:30 PM.
CHS Baseball Schedules Tryouts
The Coffee County CHS baseball team has updated the tryout dates for the 2019 Red Raider baseball team. Students entering the 9th grade this fall will tryout on Monday. Tryouts will be held at Powers Field from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Student athletes who will be in grades 10th thru 12th grade will tryout on Tuesday afternoon at Powers Field. The tryouts will be from 4 PM to 7 PM.
Players wishing to tryout must have signed and completed Physical and Parental Consent forms with them when they arrive. That form can be downloaded at: http://tssaa.org/wp-content/uploads/Forms/med01.pdf
Coach David Martin will be a guest on the Coffee Coaches Show on Thunder Radio to talk about the coming season and the tryouts. The Coffee Coaches Show is broadcast each Saturday from the showroom of Al White Ford/Lincoln beginning at 10 AM.
Sounds Upended by 51s in Series Finale
The Nashville Sounds were done in by a five-run first inning and failed to capitalize on chances late as they fell to the Las Vegas 51s 8-5 Thursday night at Cashman Field. The 51s took the three-game series two games to one.
The Sounds found themselves in a deep hole after just one inning as the 51s sent all nine batters to the plate and scored five runs in the opening frame. Peter Alonso drove in a pair with a base hit, Dominic Smith doubled the Las Vegas lead with a two-run blast, and Patrick Kivlehan scored on an error by third baseman Sheldon Neuse.
Sounds starter Eric Jokisch settled down after the first inning and tossed four shutout innings before yielding three runs in the sixth. Kivlehan started the inning with his second triple of the game and scored on an RBI single. Two more runs scored, one on a wild pitch from Jokisch and one on a passed ball by Bruce Maxwell.
Nashville chipped away at the lead with a three-run fourth inning. With two outs BJ Boyd got the rally started with a double down the left field line. Back-to-back pop up singles from Neuse and Maxwell scored a pair of runs. A Steve Lombardozzi single moved Maxwell along to third base and the Sounds catcher came home to score on a wild pitch from Las Vegas’ Drew Gagnon.
The Sounds threatened to rally in each of the final three innings but managed to score just once in the seventh and once in the eighth. The first four batters to come to the plate in the seventh all reached base highlighted by an RBI double from Ramón Laureano but that was all the Sounds could muster. The Sounds loaded the bases in the eighth inning but a Lombardozzi sacrifice fly produced the only run of the frame. In the ninth inning Nashville put a runner at each base with no outs but Neuse struck out and Maxwell bounced into a game-ending double play.
The Sounds head to Salt Lake for a four-game series. Game one of the series is scheduled for Friday night at Smith’s Ballpark. Right-hander Raul Alcantara (4-2, 4.72) starts for the Sounds against right-hander Griffin Canning (0-2, 7.18) for the Bees. First pitch is scheduled for 7:35 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
- With Thursday night’s 8-5 loss, the Sounds dropped to 50-53 on the season.
- Sheldon Neuse extended his hitting streak to 11 games with a single in the 4th inning. The 11-game hitting streak matches a career-long.
- Jorge Mateo singled in the second inning to extend his hitting streak to six games, which matches a season-long streak. It is his fourth six-game hitting streak of the season.
- Boog Powell’s at-bat in the second inning was the 100,000th at-bat for the Sounds in the PCL era (1998-present).
- The Sounds allowed four stolen bases to set a new season-high.
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
7/27/18 — Kristi Wynnette Yates
Kristi Wynnette Yates, 48, of Manchester, Tennessee died Tuesday, July 24,
2018 at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. She graduated from college with
a business degree and was employed as an Accounting Clerk at Trades
Envelope and Wisco Envelope in Tullahoma and attended Asbury Methodist
Church. She loved her family, her animals, collecting Native American art,
and the ocean. She will be deeply missed by friends and family.
Kristi is preceded in death by her father Jesse Wayne Yates. She is
survived by her mother Betty Jean Winn Yates; sisters Yvette Yates Lowe
(Nicky) of Hillsboro and Lucrieta Antoinette of Alabama; nieces Lindsey
Grider Jarvis and Kelly Grider; nephews Josh Yates and Jeremy Hershman.
A memorial service will be held Friday, July 27, 2018 at 4:00 PM at
Central Funeral Home in Manchester with Reverend Ben Eschenfelder
officiating. A Celebration of Life will follow the service.
Central Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
7/27/18 — Vernon Helmer Arends
Vernon Helmer Arends age 90 passed this life on Thursday, July 19, 2018 at
his residence in Manchester. Funeral services will be conducted Friday
afternoon, July 27, 2018 at 4:00 PM in the chapel of Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date at the National Cemetery in
Chattanooga, Tennessee.
A native of Aplington, Iowa, Mr. Arends was the son of the late Helmer S.
Arends and the late Leta Meyers Arends. He is also preceded in death by his
sister, Elizabeth Abbas and step-son, Marc Perkis. Mr. Arends served in
the U.S. Navy and he worked as a janitor and truck driver. He loved going
to church and reading his Bible, reading the newspaper and watching Wheel
of Fortune on TV. He was a member of the Open Bible Church in Iowa and
locally attended both Cornerstone Church and Canvas Community Church.
Mr. Arends is survived by his wife of 58 years, Sandra Elkins Arends; son,
Bruce Arends and his wife, Jessica of Shelbyville; daughters, Diana Arends
and fiancé Eugene of Hampton, Iowa, Leta Dohlman and husband, Tom of
Ackley, Iowa; stepdaughters, Robin Way of Spokane, Washington and Lynn
Koontz of Pennsylvania; one brother, Bernie Arends and his wife, Joyce of
Waterloo, Iowa and 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
7/28/18 — Pearline Richards
Pearline Richards of Normandy, passed away of Thursday, July 26, 2018 at
her residence at the age of 98 years. Funeral Services are scheduled for 1
PM, Saturday, July 28, 2018 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home with burial to
follow at Bethany Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM
to 1 PM.
Mrs. Richards, a native of Tullahoma, was the daughter of the late George
Tatum and Kate Evans Richards. She enjoyed fishing, listening to music,
singing and dancing. Her favorite thing to do was to go to the Manchester
Senior Citizens Center every Monday night for singing and dancing.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Fred
Brown and Stanley Lehman Richards; son, Horace Brown; daughter, Linda
Richards and sisters, Maudie Bell and Dellar Elkins.
Mrs. Richards is survived by sons, Freddie Brown and his wife, Wanda of
Woodbury and Ronnie Brown of Normandy; eight grandchildren and several
great grandchildren.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
7/26/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Benjamin Montes, 4 — Pizza Winner!
Adrea Ortkies, 27
Olivia West, 10
Alexis Florence, 18
Pairlee Parker, 78
Thurman Lemons, 71
Pat Hales, 66
Anniversaries:
James & Mindy West, 15
Dwight & Debbie Bryan, 43
Two People Arrested after Suspicious Persons Report
Candance Leah Burks.. Photos provided by the CCSD.
On Tuesday, (July 24th, 2018) Manchester Police Patrolman Ben Sneed
was called to the Logan’s Restaurant on Relco Drive in reference to suspicious persons. Upon arrival the complainant told officers that the people were asking patrons for money and was observed rummaging through the dumpster. Upon making contact with the man and woman the officer asked for consent to check the vehicle they were driving. After searching the vehicle Manchester officers allegedly found approximately 5.4 grams of methamphetamine, several needles with residue and a set of digital scales. Candance Leah Burks, age 37 of Big Sandy, TN had her 8 year-old son with her and apparently no means to provide for the child. She was found to be wanted out of Florida for auto theft.
Burks was charged by Sneed with fugitive from justice, child abuse or neglect (non-violent), unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities and schedule II drug violation.
Jimmy L. Lyons
Jimmy L Lyons age 41 Gibsonton, FL was with Burks and was charged with unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities and schedule II drug violation. Her bond was set at $100,000 and his bond is $10,000. They are set for Coffee Court on August 7, 2018.
DISCLAIMER: All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The arrest records or information about an arrest that are published or reported on Thunder Radio WMSR and WMSRradio.com are not an indication of guilt or evidence that an actual crime has been committed.
Early Voting Ends Saturday
Many Coffee Countians are taking part in the 2 weeks of early voting. Election Day August 2nd, but early voting continues through Saturday July 28, 2018. So, if you want to early vote, poles are open Friday and Saturday. This the county general election, city elections and the state primary. You do not have to declare a party for the county election or city, but if you choose to vote in the state primary you must declare.
So far around 5,000 ballots have been cast. This is just over 16 percent of the registered voters in Coffee County.
Remember you do not have to declare a party for the county or city general elections, only for the state primary.
Local races include: County Commissioners, County Mayor, Sheriff, Circuit Court Clerk, Register of Deeds, Trustee, Road Superintendent, County Clerk, County School Board, Constables and Road Commissioners.
Manchester voters will also select three Aldermen and three City School Board members. Tullahoma will elect 2 Aldermen and 2 School Board members.
State primary races include those of Governor, U-S Senator, U-S Representative and State Representative.
Early voting hours for Friday are from 8am to 4:30pm and Saturday from 8:30am until noon at the Election Commission office in the Coffee County Administration Plaza in Manchester. In Tullahoma at the C.D. Stamps Center from 9am-4:30pm on Friday and Saturday 9am-noon. If you miss out on early voting you may still vote on Election Day, August 2nd. Remember you must present a government issued photo ID.
One Third of Teachers say Standardized Tests Worth Time and Effort
Tennessee saw a marked dip in the number of teachers that feel pulled around in many different directions in terms of what to teach and how to teach in the 2018 school year.
And only about a third of teachers say information received from statewide standardized tests is worth the investment of time and effort.
The takeaways from the 2018 Tennessee Education Survey, in its eighth year, are part of numerous questions asked about the state of teaching in Tennessee. Nearly 40,000 Tennessee educators, representing 58 percent of the state’s teachers, took the survey.
Overall, Tennessee saw a 17 percent dip in teachers saying they feel pulled around in many different directions in terms of what to teach and how to teach it.
This year, 45 percent agreed or strongly agreed they felt pulled around. That is in contrast to 2017 when 58 percent felt the same.
The survey also asked teachers this year whether the information received from statewide standardized exams is worth the investment of time and effort.
A total of 61 percent disagreed or strongly disagreed that it is.