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Man Accused of having Pipe Bombs in his Tullahoma Home Appears in Court
Robert Brandon Horn… Photo provided by the CCSD.
The 26 year-old Horn was arrested Feb. 15 after law enforcement found what was described as four pipe bombs in his residence.
At the time of his arrest Horn was on his way to court in Franklin County. In the meantime, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department deputies were notified, and they located him at the Franklin County Justice Center. Deputies found several weapons in his vehicle which was a violation of the law because he had been convicted of domestic violence in 2012, which prohibited him from having a weapon.
Horn was originally charged with possession of weapons of mass destruction, but that charge was changed to four counts of possession of a prohibited weapon and four counts of possession of a weapon and probation violation.
Horn continues to be held in custody at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $800,000. General Sessions Judge Jere Ledsinger bound the case over to the May term of the Coffee County Grand Jury.
Fugitive from Justice Caught by Manchester Police
Dylan James Perry… Photo provided by the CCSD.
The man was arrested and fingerprinted at the Coffee County Jail. Results of the fingerprint revealed his name to be Dylan James Perry age 26 of Manchester and he had several outstanding arrest warrants from New York state.
Perry was charged with being a fugitive from justice, criminal impersonation and possession of legend drugs without a prescription. His bond was set at $155,000 and he will appear in Coffee Court on April 16, 2018.
Grundy County Class of 2018 will now feature 11 Co-Valedictorians
Grundy County School Board members voted Thursday night to have 11 co-valedictorians this school year.
The Grundy County district’s Facebook page said all students with a 4.0-grade point average will become co-valedictorians.
The reason stems from a high school senior arrested earlier this month.
Senior Trevor Sanders was arrested recently for saying something about the selection process of the school’s valedictorian.
Trevor Sanders tried speaking up after a controversial selection.
Sanders and the rest of the school found out this year’s graduation would be a little different.
The school announced the valedictorian for the class of 2018 would be a female who is graduating in just three years, not four.
When Trevor began to ask why, he was told he needed to meet with school administrators to talk about him speaking out.
In that meeting he asked to record the conversation. Soon after, he posted it on his public Facebook page.
The young man says he made no remarks about the female that was chosen as a person in the recording.
School administrators can be heard telling Trevor that he’s harassing the newly-chosen valedictorian.
Sanders was released after spending over 12 hours in jail.
The Grundy County School Board met Thursday night and voted to go with the 11 co-valedictorians.
Haslam Announces Partnership with CMA Foundation for Music and Arts Education Initiative
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has announced a partnership with the Country Music Association (CMA) Foundation to launch a $1 million competitive grant opportunity focused on expanding students’ access to high-quality music and arts education.
Tennessee: State of the Arts is a first of its kind public-private partnership to ensure more students across the state of Tennessee will have access to a quality arts and music education. School districts in Tennessee will have the opportunity to apply for funding to improve or develop their music education programs. The statewide initiative will kick-off with the 2018-19 school year.
In its first year, State of the Arts grants will be awarded to as many as eight districts across the state. The three-year grants will be administered by the Tennessee Department of Education and may fund a range of strategies including, but not limited to:
● Professional development for music teachers;
● Additional arts and music supplies; or
● Materials and equipment used to address equity challenges, or expansion of local arts educational outreach programs.
Grant applications will be made available by the Tennessee Department of Education in July 2018.
CCMS and Westwood Tennis Teams Split on Friday
Anna Amado of CCMS tennis
For the 2nd time in a week, teams from Coffee County Middle School and Westwood Middle met in an athletic contest. This battle took place at Fred Deadman Park as the Rocket and Raider tennis teams squared off on Friday. In a battle best described as a tie, each team won a match. The Lady Raiders edged the Lady Rockets 4 to 3 while the Rockets raced past the Red Raiders 7 to 0.
The Lady Raiders captured a 4 to 3 win thanks to a win in doubles play. The Raider doubles team of Paige Meadows and Mallie Fletcher beat the Lady Rocket team of Anna Johnson and Addison Welch 6 to 3 in the deciding match. The Lady Rocket team of Lauren Perry and Rylea McNamara edged Coffee Middle’s Jayda Wright and Marley Perry 6 to 4 in the other doubles match. In singles play, Westwood got wins from Perry and McNamara. Lauren Perry beat Wright 6 to 1 and McNamara edged Marley Perry 6 to 4. The Lady Raiders got singles’ wins from Anna Amado over Anna Johnson 6 to 1. Lucy Riddle blanked Allison Welch 6 to 0 and Kylie Millaway shut out Gianna Bland 6 to 0.
The Rockets blew past the shorthanded Red Raiders winning all 4 contested matches. In singles’ play, Westwood’s Jonathan Nelson beat Jayden Brown 6 to 4. Caleb Simmons topped Connor Fox 6 to 3 and Isaac Simmons beat Coffee Middle’s Logan Hale 6 to 3. Nelson and Caleb Simmons teamed up to win in doubles 6 to 4. Westwood’s Jeffery Hale and Robbie Famuldro won forfeits in singles while Hale and Isaac Simmons gained a forfeit win in doubles.
Coffee Middle returns to the court on Monday when they play host to St. Andrew’s-Sewanee. That match will take place at the Raider Academy courts and first serve is 4 PM. The Westwood netters will return to action on Wednesday. The Rockets will play host to Shelbyville at Fred Deadman Park in a match scheduled to begin at 4 PM.
CHS Softball Goes 2 & 1 in Kentucky Tournament on Friday
Keri Munn of CHS softball
The Lady Raider softball team traveled to Bowling Green, Kentucky on Friday night for a tripleheader in the Greenwood Tournament.
The Lady Raiders opened up strong as they squared off against the tournament host Greenwood. The Lady Raiders used a 5 run 1st inning to capture a 6 to 3 win over the Lady Gators. Keri Munn led Lady Raiders to victory in the circle as she allowed six hits and three runs over five innings, walking one. She also had an RBI triple in the first inning. Kasarah Scheller had a pair of singles and an RBI.
In game #2, Coffee County took down Allen County, Kentucky 6 to 0. Katie Rutledge pitched a shutout scattering 5 hits. Rutledge was also 3 for 3 at the plate with 2 runs scored. Sarah West finished with a single and a triple and 3 RBI.
In the nightcap, Franklin-Simpson, Kentucky scored the winning run on a walk-off single to drop the Lady Raiders 6 to 5. Trailing 4 to 1, Coffee County battled back to tie the game entering the 6th inning. Haley Richardson took the hard luck loss on the mound. Sarah West led the Raider hitting attack as she had a single and 2 triples finishing with 2 RBI. Lauren Tomberlin added an RBI single.
The Lady Raiders’ Sunday game with Tullahoma was postponed, Coffee County will be back in action on Monday night in Lincoln County. First pitch is set for 6 PM.
CHS Baseball Falls in Friday Tournament Game
CHS baseball player Nathanial Tate
A 3 run home run in the first inning sealed the fate of the Coffee County CHS baseball team last night as they fell to Marshall County 4 to 2. The contest, played at South Pittsburg, was the opening game for the Red Raiders in the Grundy County tournament.
The 3 run first inning, plus a single run in the 3rd inning, put the Raiders in a 4 to 0 hole. Coffee County scored single runs in the 5th and 6th innings but could not catch the Tigers.
Nathanial Tate led the Raiders in hitting with 2 singles and an RBI. Ryan Stephens had a single and an RBI and Bryson Hullett and A.J. Rollman scored Coffee County’s runs.
Saturday’s tournament game at Sequatchie County was rained out. The Raiders open up the final district series of the year on Tuesday in Winchester. Coffee County will take on Franklin County at the Gamble Sports Complex. First pitch is set for 6 PM.
Sounds Take Two From Storm Chasers
The Nashville Sounds collected a pair of wins Sunday as they defeated the Omaha Storm Chasers 14-7 in the resumption of Saturday’s suspended game and 1-0 in the regularly scheduled game.
With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the seventh inning in a scoreless game, Dustin Garneau hit a laser to left field to walk-off in game two.
Game two was a pitcher’s duel between James Naile for the Sounds and former A’s farmhand Heath Fillmyer for the Storm Chasers. Fillmyer hurled 5 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing just three singles. Naile was locked in as well as he continued his early season dominance with seven more scoreless innings.
He picked up his third win of the season in as many starts with his first career complete game shutout and extended his scoreless innings streak to 17 2/3. The right-hander yielded just five hits and struck out seven batters, five of which were looking.
The Sounds and Storm Chasers resumed Saturday’s game with two runners on for the Sounds and two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning leading 6-2. Nashville batted around in both the sixth and eighth innings and scored four runs in each frame. Nashville batters drew 11 walks in game one, six of which came in the eighth inning.
The Sounds conclude their four-game series with the Storm Chasers Monday afternoon at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander Frankie Montas (0-1, 9.82) starts for the Sounds against right-hander Trevor Oaks (0-2, 5.23) for the Storm Chasers. First pitch is scheduled for 12:05 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
• BJ Boyd became the first Sounds player in 2018 to record four RBI in a game when he did so in game one
• The Sounds drew 11 walks in game one, their most since drawing ten against Omaha on May 24, 2017
• It was announced during the eighth inning of game one that Renato Núñez was claimed off waivers by the Texas Rangers.
• James Naile has now tossed 17 2/3 straight scoreless innings. In 2017 Chris Smith had the longest such streak with 16 2/3 straight scoreless innings.
• Naile’s seven innings were the most for a Sounds pitcher in 2018.
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.
Preds Score Five Again, Take 2-0 Series Lead Over Avalanche
In this season of firsts, add another to the list.
Five different Predators found the back of the net as Nashville defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 5-4, on Saturday afternoon to take a 2-0 series lead in their Round One tilt.
It’s the third time in club history the Predators have gone up 2-0 to start a series, but the first time they’ve done so on their home ice, riding the atmosphere inside of Bridgestone Arena to their second five-goal performance in as many games to start the 2018 postseason.
“You have to play hard, you have to play fast, you have to play for 60 minutes,” Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “They’re a young, skilled team. I said it after the first game and before the series started, we know what we’re up against. We know we have to compete hard. We thought we did a good job with that.”
Just as they did in Game 1, it was Colorado who struck first with former Predators forward Gabriel Bourque finding twine to give his club a 1-0 lead after one period.
Roughly a minute into the second stanza, Kevin Fiala converted on the power play to get Nashville on the board, before Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen followed to give the Preds their second and third tallies of the afternoon.
Nathan MacKinnon pulled the Avalanche to within one before the middle frame was out, but Austin Watson gave his club a two-goal lead once more at 7:16 of the third period. However, the Preds got into penalty trouble and Gabriel Landeskog converted on a 5-on-3 advantage to pull the Avs back to within one.
Then, with the Colorado net empty, Ryan Hartman potted his first-career postseason goal, and although the Avalanche got one more before the afternoon was through, five goals did the job as Nashville took the first two in the first-round series.
“We always want to go in with the first goal and play with the lead, but just the composure in our group and the confidence knowing we can get the job done is important,” Johansen said. “We’ve been able to do that the first two games.”
The series will now shift to Colorado with Game 3 coming on Monday night, and while the Preds have an opportunity to take a stranglehold on the series, they also know their opponent will be more than energized to back in their home building.
“They’re not just going to give it to us because we finished first in the League,” Watson said. “They’re persistent. There’s no quit in them. Even there at the end they put another one in to get it back to one goal. They’ve got tons of speed and you have to play with that and you have to be hard on them.”
Home Cookin’:
The Preds fought all season long for home-ice advantage in the playoffs. They’ve made the most of it thus far.
Two wins in front of raucous, Gold-clad crowds at Bridgestone Arena have propelled the Predators to a 2-0 series lead over Colorado, exactly what Nashville hoped would happen by beginning the postseason in the Music City.
“It’s a huge advantage for us, playing in our building with the atmosphere we have and we can go out and feed off that and play our game,” Johansen said. “[It’s] definitely great to get some confidence here in the first two games at home. It shows how comfortable we are in our building, finding ways to get two wins to start the series off.”
The Predators know they must use their advantage at home wisely as other buildings in the postseason can be just as hostile – well, maybe not quite at the levels seen in Nashville. Nevertheless, it’s never easy on the road, and two upcoming outings in Denver will provide an early test in the Preds mettle away from home.
“We’re going to have to win at home a lot, and we’re going to have to win some road games too,” Laviolette said. “The big thing is the home ice gives you the extra game. It gives you one more in your building and that extends out to a Game 7 at some point. It’s nice to start here for sure in front of our fans and get the job done. We did what we’re supposed to do, but now we have to go on the road and win some road games along the way.”
Nashville has scored five in each of the two games to start but has had to come from behind in both contests, a habit they’d prefer to shake in Colorado. However, as soon as the Preds get their first, the crowd takes over and the two feed off of each other – a perfect recipe to send yet another opponent home with a postseason defeat.
“It’s what you want to do, that’s why we fought for home ice,” Watson said. “It’s fun playing in this building, it’s tough to come in here as an opposing team. For us to be able to hold up our end of the bargain and get the two wins is great.”
Notes:
Nashville’s lineup remained unchanged from Game 1 with Yannick Weber (upper-body) and Calle Jarnkrok (upper-body) out.
The series now shifts to Colorado with Game 3 between the Predators and Avalanche coming Monday night at Pepsi Center, a 9 p.m. CT puck drop. Game 4 is Wednesday – same time, same place – before a Game 5 back in Nashville on Friday, if necessary.
Sounds Game Against Storm Chasers Suspended Due to Rain
The Nashville Sounds game against the Omaha Storm Chasers was suspended due to rain with the Sounds on top 6-2 in the bottom of the fourth inning. The game will be resumed on Sunday at 2:05 p.m. and will be a full nine-inning game. Sunday’s regularly scheduled game will be a seven-inning game and will begin approximately 30 minutes after the completion of Saturday’s suspended game.
The Sounds jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning thanks to some savvy base running by Jorge Mateo. The speedster led off with a single and advanced to second on a passed ball and to third on a fly ball to center field. Omaha starter Andres Machado then threw a pitch in the dirt that skipped away from catcher Nick Dini just enough for Mateo to be able to slide across home plate safely.
Aside from allowing two runs in the third inning, Sounds starter Brett Anderson was dominant. He struck out eight batters in his four innings of work.
Nashville added three runs in the second inning as Machado issued three walks in the frame and all three came home to roost. BJ Boyd hit a chopper back through the middle to drive in a pair of runs. Mateo then tapped one to third baseman Humberto Arteaga who fired home to cut down Steve Lombardozzi who was racing home but the ball was dropped by Dini allowing Lombardozzi to sneak in and touch home.
Omaha cut the lead in half with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning as Frank Schwindel laced a two-run double into the gap in left center field.
Renato Núñez squeaked a two-run single past the shortstop in the fourth inning to extend the lead to 6-2 before the umpires called for the tarp to be placed on the field. The game will be resumed with two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning with Fowler at second base and Núñez at first. Anthony Garcia will be at the plate.
Tickets for Saturday’s game can be exchanged for any remaining 2018 regular season home game and may be exchanged at the First Tennessee Park box office for a ticket of equal or lesser value, subject to availability.
The Sounds continue their four-game series with the Storm Chasers Sunday afternoon at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander James Naile (2-0, 0.00) starts for the Sounds against right-hander Heath Fillmyer (0-1, 37.80) for the Storm Chasers.
Post-Game Notes
• Saturday night’s game was the first game affected by rain this season
• Renato Núñez extended his hitting streak to seven games with his fourth inning single. He has now hit safely in all seven games he has played in.
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.