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7/12/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Amanda Jordan, 38 — Pizza Winner!
Oscar Daniel
Kyle Bryan, 23
Anniversaries:
Oscar & Marie Daniel, 21
Joe & Brenda Roybal, 28
Former Grundy County Pastor Indicted, Accused of Attempted Child Rape
Tim Smith Jr
District Attorney Mike Taylor told WRCB-TV that 48-year-old William E. “Tim” Smith, Jr. was indicted on charges of attempted rape of a child, aggravated sexual battery and possession of a controlled substance.
Smith is accused of trying to rape a 12-year-old girl, according to the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office.
Taylor says Smith’s next court date is July 20.
Motlow Now Offering Associate of Science in Agriculture Degrees
Motlow State and Tennessee State University are partnering to provide a four-year degree in agriculture. The goal is to bring college courses to people who might otherwise be unable to earn a degree to advance their careers and farming opportunities. Pictured above are TSU Ag professor Dr. John Ricketts (left), TSU Ag chair Dr. Samuel Nahashon, and Lisa Smith, assistant dean Motlow Fayetteville Campus, outside TSU’s mobile agriscience lab.
The new degrees are part of the Tennessee Transfer Pathway program allowing students to earn an associate degree at Motlow while being assured that the credits will transfer to a bachelor’s degree program at state universities in Tennessee.
Motlow is partnering with Tennessee State University (TSU) to offer a “2+2” degree program at the Fayetteville campus. The “2+2” program will enable participants to earn an associate degree at Motlow, then have the opportunity of earning a bachelor’s degree in agricultural sciences from Tennessee State University, which can be conveniently completed at the Motlow Fayetteville campus.
Dr. John Ricketts, professor of agricultural science at TSU, said it could be a game changer for the rural community.
So far, at least 20 people have expressed interest in the program. They will receive some distance learning, as well as in-person instruction from TSU professors.
Motlow State Community College and Tennessee State University are currently accepting applications into the programs for the fall 2018 semester.
Tennessee Planning Execution Next Month
Tennessee’s first execution in almost a decade is now scheduled for next month.
Fifty-nine-year-old Billy Ray Irick is set to die August 9th.
He raped and killed a 7-year-old girl in Knox County 33 years ago.
He is one of 60 people currently on death row.
WBIR-TV reports that the Tennessee Department of Correction says it has the necessary drugs to carry out a lethal injection.
Wednesday, a judge in Nevada delayed a lethal injection there because one of the drug’s manufacturers says it doesn’t want its product used for executions.
Tennessee uses that same drug.
Will there be a delay in the execution, we will wait and see?
New Dog Park to be built in Manchester
The Boyd Foundation introduced the Tennessee Dog Park Dash earlier this year, a multi-year commitment toward making Tennessee the most pet-friendly state in America. Through the program, The Boyd Foundation will award a $1 million annual donation for building and enhancement of dog parks in communities across the state.
The Tennessee Dog Park Dash will impact more than 100 dog parks through the three-year program.
Manchester Parks and Recreation is receiving a $25,000 grant toward an off-leash dog park. Dr Prater Powell, who serves on the recreation committee, says the park is planned for a location on Waite St. between the retention pond and the large soccer field. He added that there will be no access for the dogs to be in or around the retention pond. Powell says there will be a location for small dogs and one for larger dogs.
Bobby Joe Guy
Bobby Joe Guy of Whitwell passed this life on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the
Willows of Winchester at the age of 75 years. No services are scheduled.
A native of Whitwell, he was the son of the late Lloy and Doria Moore Guy.
He was an auto mechanic and always enjoyed working on cars and doing
carpentry work. He loved people and always enjoyed talking and making new
friends.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters,
Caroline, Kathleen and Rachel and daughter-in-law, Delores Guy.
Mr. Guy is survived by two sons, Bobby Joe Guy II of Whitwell of Whitwell
and Nickolas Heath Guy of Shreveport, LA; daughter, Tabatha Miller and her
husband, Doug of Estill Springs; brothers, J C Guy and his wife, Lucy of
Whitwell and William Ray Guy and his wife, Kathy of Minden, LA; six
grandchildren, Eric Guy, Cecelia Tolar, Robert Rollins Jr, Jackalyn
Rollins, Bretney Smartt and Nicola Smith and six great grandchildren, Sasha
George, Tamra Tolar, Destiny Henry, Emily Guy, Rhylee Guy and Gavin Smartt.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Michael L. Warren
Michael L. Warren, age 58, of Beechgrove, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at
the home of his sister, Debbie Warren, after a brief battle with cancer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary and Boyd Warren; a brother,
Ricky (Slim) Adcock and three sisters, July Baldauff, Pat Cartwright and
Bonnie Dodson.
He is survived by three sisters, Debbie Warren, Danita Thompson and her
husband, Jimmy and Nancy Freeman and her husband, Glenn and many nieces and
nephews.
Per Michael’s request, he will be cremated with no memorial services.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Nashville Drops 1-0 Decision in Charlotte
Matt Pickens, goalkeeper for Nashville SC
Nashville SC’s collective frustration materialized in the first half in the form of Matt Pickens.
The Nashville goalkeeper had just made a quality, leaping save in the 43rd minute on a free kick shot, only for the rebound and subsequent pass turn into the eventual game-winning goal for the Charlotte Independence’s Kevan George.
Afterward, Pickens wailed at his teammates, pumping his fists in the air as veins popped from his neck. The anger at a scramble goal given up on a night that Nashville had not looked all too capable offensively was evident to everyone at the Matthews Sportsplex.
Nashville dropped a 1-0 decision on the road to a Charlotte team depleted by discipline suspensions and lineup management. Nashville did so without a shot on goal in the first half and no prime scoring chances in the second half.
All expansion teams go through a list of firsts. The stretch of dropped results that began with the loss to Louisville City in the U.S. Open Cup last month is Nashville SC’s first run of missed opportunities.
Nashville has earned four of a possible 12 points in the last four games and has been plagued by a scoring outage. In the last six USL games, Nashville has scored more than one goal once, which was against 15th place Atlanta United 2. The club has also still not gained a result in which it has given up the first goal in a game.
Nashville SC returned to a three-center back defensive formation Wednesday with two wing backs in Kosuke Kimura and Taylor Washington.
Washington has especially been a flexible option in the lineup. His placement as a midfielder trekking up the left side has been a feature of Nashville lineups over the last month, including when Washington is subbed in late in games. But he shifted back a bit against Charlotte while still making attacking runs down the left.
The alignment is also the defensive formation in which Nashville won 2-0 against the Independence in April at home.
Defender Bradley Bourgeois did not make the 18-player lineup Wednesday after aggravating a knee sprain during Saturday’s draw against FC Cincinnati.
The center back has only been out of the lineup in three USL games before the Charlotte match. London Woodberry took his place in the starting lineup, and Jordan Dunstan returned from loan at Inter Nashville and was available from the bench.
STORYLINES
– The loss is just Nashville’s fourth of the USL season and first on the road since April 14.
– Nashville moves to sixth in the Eastern Conference standings with the loss. Even with the loss, Nashville is just two points out of third.
– The first shot on target for Nashville didn’t come until the 84’ minute, but Nashville controlled much of the second half with 62 pct. possession.
– It’s the second consecutive game without a goal for Nashville. It ties the longest goalless streak since the opening two games of the season.
– Nashville has officially hit its halfway point in the USL season after 17 regular season games. It will have a 10-day break before its next USL game.
7/11/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Sabrina Watts, 18 — Pizza Winner!
Brenda Roybal, 62
Manchester American Legion Baseball Teams Begin State Tournament Play on Thursday
The Tennessee American Legion Baseball Program kicks off a trio of state tournaments on Thursday and Manchester Post 78 will have a pair of teams in action. The 15U Post 78 Raiders will travel to Tullahoma as they begin play on Friday afternoon. The 17U Post 78 Raiders open up tournament play on Thursday afternoon in Gallatin
The 15U tournament is set to get underway on Friday in Tullahoma at Grider Stadium. The 15U Post 78 team will tangle with Columbia at 5 PM. Win or lose, the Raiders will come back on Saturday afternoon to take on Tullahoma or McMinnville.
The 17U American Legion State Tournament will take place at Vol State Community College in Gallatin. The Manchester Post 78 17U team will open tournament play on Thursday as they tangle with Tullahoma Post 43 in a 5:30 PM game. A win advances them to Saturday’s quarterfinals. A loss will drop the Legionnaires to a Friday afternoon game in the loser’s bracket.
Both tournaments are double elimination. You can see online copies of the brackets at: https://www.tnlegionbaseball.org/page/show/4270388-2018-tn-legion-state-tournament-brackets