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CHS Soccer Team Falls in Thursday Match at the Beach
Tyler Walker of CHS soccer
The Coffee County Red Raider soccer team opened play in the Myrtle Beach Tournament on Thursday taking on Seneca, SC. The Red Raiders were held scoreless until the 2nd half as they fell 3 to 1.
Seneca got the only goal of the first half in the 30th minute. On the play, Raider keeper Kix Ferrell was injured and had to come out of the contest. Coffee County was able to battle through the remainder of the first half to keep the deficit at 1 nil at intermission.
In the second half, Seneca got a pair of goals in the 41st and 44th minute to put the Raiders in a 3 nil hole. Coffee County got their lone goal in the 53rd minute as Tyler Walker scored an unassisted goal for the Raiders.
On Friday, the Raiders will play a pair of games as they take on Belton Honea Path at 11 AM(EDT) before closing out pool play against Myrtle Beach at 4. The tournament consolation and championship games will be held on Saturday.
CHS Volleyball Team and CHS Bass Club Team Up for Tournament
The Coffee County Lady Raider volleyball team is teaming up with the Coffee County Youth Bass Club to host a fund-raising fishing tournament on Saturday, March 31st. The one day tournament will be held at Normandy Lake and registration will begin at 5:00 AM. Registration and weigh-in will take place at Fire Lake Boat Ramp.
The tournament is open to all age fishermen and will be a team format with a maximum 3 member team. Cost is $50 per team, plus an additional $10 if you wish to enter the big fish competition. The winning team will pocket $500. Winner will be determined by the total weight of a maximum 5 fish. There will be a penalty for any dead fish.
If you need more information, contact Andrew Taylor at: 931-273-2863 or Shannon Frame at: 931-434-0892.
Preds Set Franchise Point Record in Win Over Sharks
Juuse Saros of the Nashville Predators
No Nashville Predators team has ever recorded 111 points. Until now.
Juuse Saros made 39 saves and the Preds defeated the San Jose Sharks, 5-3, on Thursday night at Bridgestone Arena. The victory gives the Preds 50 wins and 111 points on the season, their highest point total for a single campaign in franchise history.
In addition, Thursday’s marked Nashville’s 100th consecutive sellout, a streak that began almost two calendar years ago and has seen the Predators post a 66-21-13 record at home during that span.
It was Saros who helped to send the fans home happy, facing a number of barrages on the way to his ninth win of the season. And although the Sharks got three by him, his impact on the contest was clear.
“Oh my goodness, he was phenomenal,” Preds center Ryan Johansen said of his goaltender. “It was pretty impressive being his teammate and watching him tonight. He’s definitely the reason that we ended up winning that game so he deserves if not all, most of the credit tonight.”
“Especially in the third period, when San Jose got the power plays and pulled the goalie and the penalty shot – there was just a lot that was thrown at Juice in that last 20 minutes and he was spectacular,” Predators Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “We’ll go back and look at it tomorrow, but there will be 12 times where we hit rewind and rewind and we’ll watch it over and over and just say, ‘Wow.’ He really did put on an unbelievable performance, especially in the third period.”
Both clubs tallied a pair of goals in the game’s opening period with Kyle Turris striking first for Nashville on his 15th of the season. Logan Couture evened the score minutes later, and after Filip Forsberg and Viktor Arvidsson converted on a 2-on-0 in tight for Arvidsson’s team leading 29th, Brenden Dillon tied the game once more before the period was out.
Craig Smith gave Nashville a 3-2 lead midway through the second stanza, and after Mikkel Boedker tied it once more early in the third, Ryan Ellis put the Preds ahead for good at 10:06 of the final frame. Nick Bonino sealed it with an empty-netter.
Facing one of the hottest teams in the NHL, the Preds snapped San Jose’s nine-game point streak and extended a 10-game point streak (9-0-1) of their own when hosting the Sharks at Bridgestone Arena, another win against the Californian foes in front of a sellout crowd.
“We could’ve been better, but you have to find ways to win hockey games in this League and we found a way to do it against a team that’s been playing really well,” Johansen said. “We’re definitely happy with the win and like usual, we’ll look at some stuff and try to improve on some errors but we’ll take the win and move forward.”
Simply the Best:
Another night, another rewrite of the record book.
As they’ve done all season, the Predators set another franchise mark on Thursday when they posted points 110 and 111 on the campaign, the most any Preds club has ever recorded. Entering the evening, the Predators also had 109 points through 76 games, the best pace in club history.
Nashville hit the 50-win mark as well, now just two victories away from setting yet another record.
The Predators have made it clear over the past few months the franchise marks aren’t necessarily top of mind, but they’re not ignored either, and the amount of pride this group feels to now go down as the best regular-season squad in club history is embraced, another notch on the journey that just keeps getting better.
“It’s a credit to everyone, not just the players in here,” Johansen said. “It’s a big achievement. We should be proud. We’ve put in a lot of hard work, and it’s not an easy thing to do.”
“It means a lot,” Laviolette said. “The guys have fought hard to get to this point, and they have been a very focused group. This is just part of where we are trying to get to. I think that they understand that the more we win, the better chance we have at securing home ice. Just playing in front of our fans and in our building is something that we have talked about. We want to get that done, so, that was something that could be done tonight and the guys played hard for it.”
Notes:
Prior to Thursday’s game, the Predators signed forward Eeli Tolvanen to a three-year, entry-level contract. Although he didn’t dress on Thursday, Tolvanen is expected to see some game action before the regular season is out.
Nashville’s home stand concludes on Saturday night when Phil Housley and the Buffalo Sabres come to town, and then the Preds will head to Tampa Bay to face the Lightning on Easter Sunday to begin their final road trip of the season.
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report
Weapon Found Inside Justice Center Restroom
Coffee County Justice Center
It has come to the attention of WMSR News that an issue occurred at the Coffee County Justice Center on Feb. 15, 2018. It has been confirmed that a weapon (pistol) belonging to a court officer was found inside a restroom used by court officials.
Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott confirmed that this did happen, and he is planning on bringing his concerns about court security before the Coffee County Commission at its next meeting on April 10, 2018.
Circuit Court Clerk Heather Duncan said that she had no first-hand knowledge of this event. She said that she was not clerking that day but was advised that it did take place.
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves says an internal investigation has been ongoing. He says that a female officer left her weapon in the restroom. He says the investigation should conclude soon and further information will be released at its conclusion.
WMSR News will do a follow-up story when the investigation wraps up and Sheriff Graves releases information regarding this matter.
3/31/18 — Kimberly Ruth Brown
Kimberly Ruth Brown, of Shelbyville, passed this life on Monday, March 26,
2018 at the age of 34 years. Memorial Services are scheduled for Saturday,
March 31 at 1 PM at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home.
A native of Shelbyville, TN, she was the daughter of the late Claude Scales
and the late Renee Brown. She was employed as a Machine Operator at
National Pen Company in Shelbyville.
Kimberly is survived by her husband, John McGregor of Sumter, SC; sons,
John Daniel White-McGregor III and Jude Dawayne White-McGregor; daughters,
Jaqlyn O’Neil and Genesis Denise White-McGregor and one sister, Shawn
Denise Payne of Murfreesboro.
In lieu of flowers, donations for the children would be greatly appreciated.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
3/29/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Robert Lemons — Pizza Winner!
Austin Lowery, 24
Fiona Delgado, 11
Kathy Arnold, 58
Ralph Arnold II, 34
Dot Pearson
Wanda Gilliam Brewer
Scam Alert
Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves has issued a warning about a scam making its way around Coffee County and surrounding counties. IRS imposters are threatening arrests, lawsuits, and property seizures unless the victim pays up. Law enforcement says they’re investigating alongside several other agencies across the United States. The scammers are spoofing phone numbers that seem to be local. Recently Franklin County Sheriff Tim Fuller had his cell number spoofed. Caller ID spoofing is the practice of causing the telephone network to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is from someone or place other than the true originating person or place.
Sheriff Graves stated, “The scammers say they are attempting to collect money on a balance owed on an account.
The Internal Revenue Service will never demand payment over the telephone. Typical IRS communication comes in the form of U.S. Mail. If you receive a phone call that you suspect is a tax scam, hang up and report it to the US Treasury, Office of Inspector General at 1-800-366-4484. To help avoid becoming the victim of a scam, area law enforcement recommends to never transfer funds through third-party wire or card services.
People in Coffee County have fallen for this scam in the past, so please don’t become the next victim.
TDOT Suspends All Interstate Construction
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel.
TDOT crews and contractors will stop all road construction work that requires lane closures began Thursday night at 6:00 p.m. and runs through Monday, April 2 at 6:00 a.m. This will provide maximum roadway capacity to motorists expected to travel across the state this holiday weekend.
Motorists will still encounter some long-term lane closures on construction projects that will remain in place. While lane closure activity will be stopped, some workers may be on-site in construction zones and reduced speed limits will still be in effect. Motorists are urged to adhere to all posted speed limits, especially in work zones, for their own safety. Slower speeds are necessary in work zones due to the temporary layout of the roadway and will be enforced.
In 2016, the Tennessee Department of Transportation lost three workers in the line of duty. All three were struck by passing motorists. Those tragedies bring the total number of TDOT lives lost to 112.
Tullahoma Investigator Elected Vice President to State Task Force on Children’s Justice
Harry Conway
Conway has nearly 29 years of law enforcement experience. Conway has been with the Tullahoma Police Department (TPD) for 15 years. Prior to joining the TPD, he was a US Army Military Police Staff Sergeant veteran. Conway also managed a private detective service for 10 years.
Conway is a qualified member of the JTF because he served as the Tullahoma representative for the Tullahoma Child Protective Investigative Team (TCPIT). Now supervising that role, this position is filled by Detective Rana Pawlowski, who represents the TPD in all Child Protective Investigations, including team protocols and mutual-aid investigations that involve 5 counties and 19 law enforcement agencies. Some of these agencies include the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (TDCS), and all supporting non-profit agencies that aid in the prevention of severe abuse.
Motlow State campuses to hold Autism Awareness Walk on April 2
Blue light bulbs, shown being held by Motow students, standing from left to right, Trevor Ivey-Bodman, Roger Steele, Frank Crabtree, Racquel Robinson, Kirby Smith and Patrick Music; and kneeling Joelah Solomon, will be given to participants (while supplies last) to be used during the month of April to bring about awareness of Autism.
The event will host speakers on each campus, followed by a campus walk and culminating with cake served by the SGA.
“We look forward to this Motlow signature event,” said Kirsten Moss, dean of students at Motlow, “and feel our theme of ‘Educate-Celebrate-Motivate’ reflects our excitement in facilitating awareness as an educational community.”
The Motlow Autism Awareness Committee helped organize the walk and consists of faculty and staff from each campus that are knowledgeable and passionate about promoting continued learning and awareness concerning Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Motlow students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to participate, and are asked to wear light blue, the official color that represents autism. Blue light bulbs will be given to participants (while supplies last) to use in porch lights and table lamps during the month of April to help spread awareness.
In the event of rain the walk will be canceled, but the event will continue. For more information contact Angelica Dotson at adotson@mscc.edu or 931-393-1601.