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Major Heroin Bust in Bedford County
An operation described by an investigator as the largest Shelbyville heroin bust in more than 20 years resulted in the confiscation of 230 grams with a street value of $40,000 worth of heroin and the arrests of two suspects last week.
According to the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, Director Timothy R. Lane of the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force said the approximately 7 ounces of high grade heroin have a total street value of $39,200 and would be worth a lot more if cut before distribution.
Joshua’a Ramelle Vaughn, 26, of Nashville and Sean Dorian Shinn, 28, of Detroit, Michigan were arrested at Park Trail Apartments on Green Lane, the DTF said. Both are charged with possession of a schedule I drug (heroin) for resale, possession of firearms during the commission of a dangerous felony and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Bedford County Jail’s intake lists show Vaughn is being held on a blanket bond of $200,000 and Shinn on a $100,000 blanket bond.
Health Officials reminding Parents about the Requirements for Vaccinations
Health officials are reminding parents about the requirements for vaccinations for students ahead of the upcoming school year.
If your child does not get his or her shots updated in time, they may not be allowed to attend school.
Kindergartners or children enrolling in Tennessee schools for the first time need to show proof of their immunizations records.
Many parents may not realize the requirement for incoming seventh graders is proof of tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis booster (also known as T-Dap) and a Varicella vaccine booster or proof of having had chicken pox.
Children with medical exemptions must provide their child’s school with documentation from their medical provider. Religious exemptions require a signed statement by the parent/guardian that vaccination(s) conflict with his or her religious tenets or practices.
THP needs your Help
The photo was taken on THP’s Traffic Incident Management Track in Nashville, Tennessee.
For the competition, THP submitted a photo of one of its 2018 Ford Explorer Interceptor Sport Utility Vehicles with our new Bell 429 rescue helicopter hovering overhead.
The THP is asking all Tennesseans to login to Facebook and cast votes for the THP cruiser. Cast your vote for the “Best Looking Cruiser” now through July 25 by clicking “like” on the individual Tennessee photo. Only “likes” for individual cruisers will be counted.
The winner will be presented with the “Best Looking Cruiser Award” and featured on the cover of the AAST Best Looking Cruisers 2019 wall calendar. Voting ends at 5:00 p.m. on July 25th.
7/17/18 — Tye Elijah Valentin
TYE ELIJAH VALENTIN, age 26, of Estill Springs, Tenn., departed this life suddenly on Saturday, July 14, 2018, from injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. Mr. Valentin was born on November 29, 1991, in Winchester, Tenn. He was employed as a machine operator at Viam in Manchester. Mr. Valentin’s favorite hobbies were fishing, swimming, boating, camping, grilling and cooking out. He loved spending time with his daughter. He was a loving and caring father, son, brother, nephew and cousin.
He was preceded in death by his fianc’e, Chasity Lynn Anderson, grandmother, Sherry Cameron and uncle, Lucas Martinez, Jr. He is survived by his mother, LaJuana (Samuel)Valentin Johnson, of Estill Springs, daughter, Nevaeh skyy Valentin, Uncle, Juan Valentin of Winchester, grandmother, Ann Adams, of Hillsboro, Tenn., great-aunts; LaDanna (James) Smith of Winchester, Pamela Jenkins (John Stacer) of Cleveland, Ohio, Lennia Jenkins (Jimbo Beckett) of Cleveland, Ohio, great-uncle, Richard (Dawn) Holder of Cleveland, Ohio, special cousins; Jeff Champion, Jr. of Tullahoma, Joel Champion of Green Brier, Tenn., several other loved cousins.
Visitation for Mr. Valentin is scheduled for 4:00-6:00 P.M. Tuesday evening in the Chapel of Grant Funeral Services. A Memorial celebration of life service will follow at 6:00 with Pastor Thomas Crummer, officiating.
Online live viewing of the service is available by contacting Grant Funeral Services.
7/19/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Parker Jones, 15 — Pizza Winner!
Ronnie Bowers
Braxton Gray, 9
Frances Powers
George Vandergriff
Anniversaries:
Kittrell & Pairlee Parker, 62
CHS Volleyball Opens Up Eagleville Team Camp on Wednesday
The Coffee County CHS Lady Raider volleyball team traveled to Eagleville on Wednesday for the Lady Eagles Team Camp. Both the Lady Raiders and JV Lady Raiders were in action in Day #1 of the 3 day team camp.
After a loss in their opening match to a very tough Stewarts Creek squad, Coffee County bounced back for a pair of wins to finish 2 and 1 on the day. The Lady Raiders dropped a 2 set decision to Stewarts Creek before defeating Eagleville 2 to 1 and sweeping Community 2-0.
Coach Andrew Taylor was happy with his team’s performance at the service line and at the net. He wants to see improvement in service receive and defense behind his blockers.
The Lady Raider JV tied a pair of matches and captured a win. Coffee County tied Stewarts Creek and Community while beating the host Lady Eagles. The 3 day camp continues on Thursday at Eagleville.
Motlow College Begins Search For New Athletic Director
Dr. Michael Torrence, president of Motlow State Community College, announced today that longtime Motlow leader Scott Shasteen will be assuming a new role in External Affairs and Workforce Innovation.
Shasteen has served Motlow for almost 23 years in several capacities, most recently as its Athletic Director. He stepped up to lead athletics during a time a significant transition and moved that work forward in service to students and in breadth of programming. In that role he also built a strong work relationship with Terri Bryson, Vice President of External Affairs and Workforce Innovation who was responsible for athletics. Bryson recruited Shasteen into this newly announced role to serve as a key community liaison for several rising outreach initiatives.
“I’m grateful for the opportunity to have led the Motlow athletic department for the last two-and-half-years. I’m confident that the department has a solid foundation from which to work and is poised to achieve great things in the future,” said Shasteen.
Torrence added, “Scott and Terri have proven to be a great work team. They’ve accomplished a number of very demanding assignments together such as improvements in the overall quality of our athletic program and ushering several of our teams and individual players toward noteworthy historical milestones in the college’s competitive performance. I’m confident in their ability to rise to new challenges as I ask them to shift their focus toward economic, community and workforce development. Scott’s deep roots in the community will be invaluable to this work.”
Along with this transition, Cheryl Hyland, Vice President of Student Affairs, has assumed senior leadership of athletics and will lead that unit forward for the college.
Sounds Silenced by Storm Chasers
The bats went quiet for the Nashville Sounds as they fell to the Omaha Storm Chasers 2-0 Wednesday night in front of 7,914 fans at First Tennessee Park.
Nashville’s Chris Bassitt and Omaha’s Jake Kalish went toe-to-toe on the mound, each looking sharp in their seven innings of work. In the end it was Kalish’s Storm Chasers who emerged victorious as the southpaw allowed just two hits in his seven shutout innings while fanning nine batters. Bassitt took the tough-luck loss as he matched a season-high by tossing seven innings. For Bassitt it was his second quality start of the season.
The Sounds mustered just four hits in the defeat, a bunt single from Sheldon Neuse, a soft base hit from Beau Taylor, a bloop single from BJ Boyd, and a line drive single from Neuse.
Omaha broke the scoreless tie with a two-out rally in the top of the fifth inning. Jack Lopez got the rally going with an infield single and then swiped second base. Billy Burns’ RBI single scored Lopez from second base to put the Storm Chasers on the board. An error by third baseman Sheldon Neuse allowed Nicky Lopez to reach first base and Burns to come home to make it a 2-0 game.
The closest the Sounds came to lighting up the scoreboard was in the eighth inning when Boyd singled and advanced to second on a ground out.
Josh Lucas and Danny Coulombe kept the Sounds in the game by each tossing a shutout frame. The only blemish was an infield single against Coulombe who struck out three.
The final game of the four-game series is scheduled for Thurssday night at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander Daniel Mengden (1-1, 4.70) starts for Nashville against right-hander Trevor Oaks (6-3, 1.84) for Omaha. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
- With tonight’s 2-0 loss, the Sounds dropped to 46-49 on the season.
- The Sounds have now been shutout eight times in 2018, the most in the Pacific Coast League. They have played in 15 shutouts, tied with Memphis for the most in the league.
- Tonight was the ninth time this season the Sounds failed to record an extra-base hit and second time this series. Nashville is 3-6 in games that they don’t collect and extra-base hit.
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.
7/20/18 — John Wesley Merriman, Jr.
A memorial service for Mr. John Wesley Merriman, Jr., age 80, will be conducted at 5:00 PM on Friday, July 20, 2018, at Trinity Baptist Church in Manchester, TN. The family will receive friends from 4:00 PM until the time of service at the church. Mr. Merriman passed away at his residence in Manchester, TN.
John was born in Woodbury, TN to the late John and Effie Merriman, Sr., but resided in Elkhart, IN for over 45 years. John loved photography, collecting spices, and he enjoyed cooking and was a food lover, and an avid TV shopper. He loved listening to Bluegrass and playing his big bass fiddle. John always wore his overalls and was a very loving grandfather.
In addition to his parents, John is also preceded in death by his five brothers, Fred, Lamon, Carl, Leburn “Lee”, and James Merriman; one sister, Lassie Clark. He is survived by his son, Scott (Teresa) Merriman; one granddaughter, Stacy Poe; and three great-grandchildren, Abigail, Noah, and Levi; many nieces, nephews, and extended family; many friends from Elkhart, IN.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Merriman family.
7/20/18 — James Wilburn Fanning
Mr. James Wilburn Fanning, age 94, of Lynchburg, passed away Tuesday July
17, 2018 at Tennova Harton Hospital. Visitation with the family will be
Thursday, July 19, 2018 from 5 PM until 8 PM. Funeral Services will be
held Friday, July 20, 2018 at 2 PM at the Lynchburg Funeral Home chapel
with burial to follow at Lynchburg Cemetery.
Mr. Fanning, a native of Moore County, was the son of the late Chaney and
Mary Idella Painter Fanning. He retired from Jack Daniel’s where he
worked
as a carpenter and was also a farmer. He was a member of Booneville Church
of Christ. He enjoyed hunting with his dogs, fishing, and working with his
mules. He and his wife, Lydia also enjoyed watching the Atlanta Braves. He
loved to sing and talk. He was a master story teller and never met a
stranger.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lydia
Jane Moorehead Fanning; sisters, Clara V. Russell and Margie Burton and
son-in-law, Kenneth Smith.
Mr. Fanning is survived by sons, Jerry Fanning and his wife, Cindy and
Stanley Fanning and his wife, Terry Sue; both of Lynchburg; daughters,
Linda Harper and her husband, Wayne of Moore County and Janice Smith of
Murfreesboro; brother, Clyde Fanning and his wife, Dottie “Toots”, of
Lynchburg; sister, Opal Casey of Lynchburg; ten grandchildren; twenty five
great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren.
LYNCHBURG FUNERAL HOME IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.