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Westwood Golf Drops Match to Webb
The Westwood middle school golf team traveled to Shelbyville on Tuesday for a match with Webb. The Rocket linksters visited Riverbend Country Club on Tuesday for the 9 hole match against The Feet from Bell Buckle. Westwood was unable to pick up a flag in the match falling 9 to 0.
Westwood will be back in action on Thursday when the Rockets and Coffee Middle will tee off against one another as they will play a 9 hole match at Old Stone Fort. Start time is 4 PM.
Sounds Blank Cubs in Home Opener Win
The Nashville Sounds got another strong performance from starter James Naile on the way to a 7-0 win in front of 8,240 fans Tuesday night at First Tennessee Park.
In his second start of the season, Naile shut out the Cubs over 5 2/3 innings to pick up his second win. The right-hander scattered seven hits, walked one and struck out three. He used double plays in the first, second and fourth innings to shut down Iowa. Both of Naile’s starts have led to shutouts for the Sounds.
Naile used a few early runs of support to pave the way. Slade Heathcott started a second inning rally with a one-out double down the right field line. BJ Boyd plated Nashville’s first run of the night with a base hit through the left side. Boyd quickly swiped second base and scored on Steve Lombardozzi’s double to make it 2-0.
Nashville padded the lead with two more runs in the fifth. Boyd and Lombardozzi were at it again with a single and walk to start the inning. Dustin Fowler gave the Sounds a 4-0 lead when he lined a two-run double down the right field line.
It was Naile and Nashville’s dominant bullpen the rest of the way. Right-hander Josh Lucas came on for Naile in the sixth and escaped a second and third jam to keep the shutout intact.
Lucas tossed a scoreless seventh before turning it over to Ryan Dull who followed suit in the eighth with a 1-2-3 inning. Hard-throwing Bobby Wahl handled the ninth to close out Nashville’s second win of the year.
The Sounds and Cubs continue the three-game series Wednesday night at First Tennessee Park. Right-hander Frankie Montas (0-1, 54.00) starts for Nashville against right-hander Jen-Ho Tseng (0-1, 3.60) for Iowa. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Post-Game Notes
• The Sounds improved their record to 2-4 with tonight’s 7-0 win.
• With tonight’s win, the Sounds improved to 25-16 all-time in home openers. Nashville is now 3-1 in home openers at First Tennessee Park.
• The Sounds turned a season-high four double plays tonight. Three came in the first four innings with James Naile on the mound, and reliever Josh Lucas got a 6-4-3 double play in the seventh.
• Naile tossed 5.2 shutout innings in his second start of the season. The right-hander improved to 2-0 on the year and has yet to allow a run. Naile’s final line: 5.2 IP, 7 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K.
• Anthony Garcia’s fourth inning walk extended his on-base streak to a team-high five games.
• Dustin Fowler went 2-for-4 with 2 RBI and 1 run scored. The two hits mark his team-high third multi-hit game of the season.
• Nashville’s bullpen tossed 3.1 scoreless innings and has a 0.70 ERA on the season (25.2 IP/2 ER).
The 2018 season is the Sounds’ 41st in franchise history and fourth as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Opening Day at First Tennessee Park is scheduled for Tuesday, April 10 when the Sounds host the Iowa Cubs at 6:35 p.m. Season ticket memberships are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
4/12/18 — Samuel Dexter McAllister
Mr. Samuel Dexter McAllister, 50, passed away unexpectedly
Saturday April 8, 2018 at the Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital. He was born
in Scottsboro, Alabama on July 10, 1967. He was preceded in death by his
mother, Nancy Jo Parker; step-mother, Janelle Gooch McAllister.
He was of the Catholic faith and was employed by Autozone in Manchester.
He is survived by his father and step-mother, Sam and Judy McAllister of
Manchester; brother, Mark McAllister, Huntsville, Alabama; step-brother,
Joseph Hobbs, Manchester; step-brother, Michael Forehand, McKinney, Texas;
step-sister, Elizabeth Alexander, Orlando, Florida; special friend, Laney
Cunningham Winstead, and her children, Jillian Winstead Abed, Jenna
Winstead, and Dylan Winstead.
Funeral services will be 11:00 AM Thursday in the funeral home chapel with
Rev. Stephen A. Klasek officiating with burial to follow in the Forest Mill
Cemetery. Vistation: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM Wednesday at Central Funeral Home,
Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to the Coffee
County Humane Society at PO Box 252, Manchester, TN 37349
Central Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
4/12/18 — Patsy Jane Harmon
Mrs. Patsy Jane Harmon, 68, passed away Monday April 9, 2018 at
the NHC Healthcare in Tullahoma. She was born in Manchester, Tennessee on
July 28, 1949 to Everett R. and Maude Louise Scruggs Allen who preceded her
in death along with her husband, Jimmy Ross Harmon; brother, Donnie Allen;
sister Wanda Bailey.
She was a member of the Summitville Methodist Church. She was a homemaker
and was a lifelong resident of Coffee County.
She is survived by her sons, Jamie (Serena) Harmon and Jason Harmon;
sisters, Vivian Benson, Gloria (David) Brown and Malinda Taylor; brothers,
Bobby (Sue), Gary (Janice), John and Tommy (Carol) Allen; grandchildren,
Jonathan Ross Harmon and Alexis Harmon; a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be 4:00 PM Thursday in the Central Funeral Home
Chapel with Minister Barry Phipps officiating with burial to follow in the
Summitville Cemetery. Visitation: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Thursday at Central
Funeral Home, Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com
Central Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements
4/10/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Brian Turner, 48 — Pizza Winner!
Rebecca Colwell
Early Voting Begins
Early voting for the May 1, 2018 Coffee County primary election begins Wednesday (April 11, 2018). Those wanting to take advantage of the early voting have two options. In Tullahoma voting will take place at the C.D. Stamps Center from 9 a.m. to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. In Manchester early votes may be cast at the Coffee County Election Commission office in the county administrative plaza. Voting there will be from 8 a.m. to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Early voting will continue through April 26 at both locations. Remember those casting ballots must have a photo ID, such IDs can be obtained from the Tennessee Department of Safety.
Winners will face off in the county general election on August 2.
Wanted Manchester Woman Tries to Elude Deputy but is Caught after Jumping from Moving Car
Nakeshia Shealee Gregorie
On Saturday (April 7th, 2018) Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Corporal Blake Simmons states that he attempted to stop Nakeshia S. Gergorie, age 35, of Mill St., Manchester on Oakdale Street in Manchester due to the subject having known active warrants. Upon attempting to stop the vehicle, it allegedly accelerated. Simmons states that upon catching up to the vehicle, it entered a mobile home park at unsafe speeds. Simmons also states in his report that Gregorie’s vehicle sped up in an attempt to flee from him and drove recklessly through the mobile home park. The report goes on to say that the vehicle was observed almost losing control on the gravel at the back of the park, and that’s when Gregorie jumped out of the moving vehicle. The vehicle came to a stop when it struck a tree and the woman took off on foot.
She was pursued on foot and caught after a short chase. Once Gregorie was caught, Simmons attempted to placed her into custody and she actively resisted. After a few minutes of struggling, she was partially cuffed, when she got up and attempted to flee again. Simmons was able to bring the woman under control and place her into custody.
Gregorie was charged with driving on revoked/suspended license 4th offense, resisting arrest, violation of probation, evading arrest, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. Bond was set at $41,000 and she is set to appear in court May 18, 2018.
Tullahoma Police Chief Paul Blackwell Named Interim City Administrator
Acting Tullahoma City Administrator Paul Blackwell
Blackwell was approved to serve in the position following the departure of current City Administrator Jody Baltz.
Baltz, who has served the city of Tullahoma as City Administrator for the past 20 years, announced his impending retirement in March.
Blackwell’s tenure in the position will likely last “three to four months,” according to Curlee, at which point the city should have filled the position on a permanent basis.
Captain George Marsh of the Tullahoma Police Department will serve as acting chief of police.
Tullahoma Police Department Asking for the Public’s Help
The Tullahoma Police Department is asking for the public’s help. They are looking to identify the person and/or vehicle that was possibly involved in a case of vandalism done at a Tullahoma car wash business. 
Anyone with information regarding this person’s identity or the vandalism committed, is asked contact Tullahoma Police Investigator Johnny Gore by calling 931.455.0530 or by emailing jgore@tullahomatn.gov.
Arson Filed against Sewanee Student
Philip Roper
The fire, on February 24th, was contained to a stage area inside a fraternity house on the Sewanee campus. During the course of the investigation, authorities determined the fire was intentionally set and that 22 year-old Philip Roper was the individual responsible for the crime.
On Friday, the Franklin County Grand Jury returned indictments, charging the Richmond, Virginia man with one count of Arson and one count of Burning Personal Property. Monday, authorities arrested him and booked him into the Franklin County Jail on $7,500 bond.