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Teenager Missing for almost One Year
Devin Bond
The 17-year-old left his home on March 31, 2017 and was last at Barfield Crescent Park in Murfreesboro.
Heather Simmers, the mother of Devin, stated in the past to our news partner WGNS Radio that she’ll never give up looking.
Detective Will Pinson, who is investigating, told our news partner WGNS Radio that a close friend said Devin expressed an interest in running away before and living as a homeless person. He packed a bag prior to leaving and stuffed pillows and blankets in his bed to show he was still there.
If you believe you know anything about Bonds location, call the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office at 615-898-7770. You can also call the tip line at 615-904-3056.
Researchers Holding Conference on Black Bears in East Tennessee
Black Bear Cub
An estimated 1,600 black bears live in the Smoky Mountains and their greatest threat is encountering humans. Bears that become conditioned not to fear humans are more likely to be struck by cars or killed by hunters than if they remained in the park eating natural food. The more food bears find, the farther they’re likely to roam into urban areas.
3/28/18 — Roxie Anna Redfern Hodge
Hodge, Roxie Anna Redfern, age 95, of Winchester, departed this life
on Monday, March 26th, 2018 at her home following an extended illness.
Mrs. Hodge was born on December 21st, 1922 to the late Robert Lee Redfern
and Fannie Mae Ogg Redfern in Coffee County. She was a homemaker and
loved to sew, cook, garden, plant flowers, go to yard sales, collect
dolls and most of all, spend time with her family. She was of the Baptist
faith and was a member of Victory Baptist Church. Mrs. Hodge was a loving
mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother. She
will be greatly missed by her family and remembered as a kind,
compassionate and loving woman. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hodge
was preceded in death by her husband, James Fred Hodge; her son, Eddie
Lee Hodge; sisters, Nola Mae Redfern Cogdon and Betty Redfern Walwin; and
brothers, Harold Redfern, Charles Redfern, Robert Redfern and William
Choat Redfern. She is survived by her daughters, Elna Mae Howard of
Wincheter, Martha Lou Sells of Cowan and Susan Shannon and her husband
James of Manchester; her sons, Fred Hodge and his wife Rebecca of
McMinnville, James W. Hodge and his wife Beverly of Morrison; 18
grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren;
one brother, Bill Redfern and his wife Margie; two sisters, Louise
Redfern Fowler and Charlotte Iris; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends. Visitation for Mrs. Hodge will be held on Tuesday, March 27th,
2018 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 4:00-8:00pm. Funeral services will be
held on Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 at 2:00pm in the Kilgore Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens with Daniel
Hodge, Clay Burt, Jon Bean, Gary Scott, Dennis Poff and Michael Shannon
acting as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Ethan Farrar, Garrett
Farrar and Caleb Shannon.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
3/31/18 — Robert Gerald Fountain
Memorial services for Mr. Robert Gerald Fountain, age 78, of Tullahoma,
TN, will be conducted at 12:00 PM on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at
Manchester Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Donald Fountain officiating.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until time of service on Saturday at the
funeral home. Mr. Fountain passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at
Alvin C York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro, TN.
Mr. Fountain was born in Paradise, Montana, the son of the late Ward and
Julia Parish Fountain. He served his country in the United States Naval
Blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis on the USS Albany (CG-10). He
also served on Yosemite (AD-19) and the Grand Canyon (AD-28). Robert
worked his way up through the banking industry to VP level before turning
his attention to other industries where he served as GM of various
manufacturing facilities, and was a member of the Lord’s family and a
deacon of Grace Baptist Church in Tullahoma, TN. He enjoyed woodworking,
model trains, hunting and fishing.
In addition to his parents, Robert was also preceded in death by two
brothers, Arch and Earl Fountain; three sisters, June Blakenship, Shirley
Newlin, and Dorothy Everett. He is survived by his loving wife of 57
years, Sharon Everson Fountain; three daughters, Lisa (Manuel) Cervantez,
Melissa (Paul) Collette, and Julie (Randy) Hood; one brother, Donald
Fountain; eight grandchildren; and 15 great grandchildren.
The family requests memorial donations to the Disabled American Veterans
(DAV.org).
MANCHESTER FUNERAL HOME IS HONORED TO SERVE THE FOUNTAIN FAMILY
Monday Prep Results and Tuesday Prep Schedule
Monday Prep Results
> CHS Baseball topped Lawrence County – 5 to 1 – See the story HERE
> CHS Softball fell to Warren Co – 5 to 4 – See the story HERE
> WMS Baseball lost to Cascade – 19 to 13 – See the story HERE
Tuesday Prep Schedule
12:00 PM – CHS Softball HOSTS Milford, OH – Thunder Radio broadcast
6:00 PM – CHS Baseball HOSTS Lawrence Co – Thunder Radio broadcast
CHS Baseball Captures Road Win at Lawrence County
Kael McCall of CHS baseball
In order to get away from Wednesday’s rainy forecast, the Coffee County Red Raider baseball team headed to Lawrenceburg on Monday night. In a game originally scheduled for Wednesday night, Coffee County took on Lawrence County in district baseball action. Coffee County held the Wildcats to 2 hits through 6 innings as they captured the 5 to 1 win.
Coffee County banged out 7 hits on the night as they used single runs in the 1st and 2nd innings to set the tone for the contest. A 3 run outburst in the 4th inning put the Red Raiders firmly in control. Lawrence County did lead off the bottom of the 7th with a home run before Zach Milan closed out the game on the mound. Nathaniel Tate got the start and went 6 innings allowing no runs on 2 hits with 11 strikeouts.
Offensively, A.J. Rollman had a pair of singles to lead the Raider hitting attack. Kael McCall, Jonathan Sherrill, Skylar Bratcher and Gage Edwards each added singles. Bratcher finished with 2 RBI.
The Red Raiders will host game #2 in the season series on Tuesday at Powers Field. First pitch is set for 6 PM and Thunder Radio will bring you the broadcast. The pregame show will begin at 5:45 PM.
CHS Softball Drops Heartbreaker to Warren County
Katie Rutledge of CHS softball (File Photo by John St. Clair, stclair-sports.com)
The Coffee County Lady Raider softball team hosted Warren County on Monday night. Looking to avenge a loss to the Lady Pioneers on March 13th, Coffee County welcomed their non-district rivals to Terry Floyd Field. The Lady Raiders could not get the tying run in from 3rd base in the 7th inning as they fell 5 to 4.
A disastrous 1st two innings put the Lady Raiders in a 4 to 0 hole early as Warren County scored 3 unearned runs. After Coffee County rallied back with 2 in the 3rd and 1 in the 4th, Warren County put an insurance run on the board and took a 5 to 3 lead into the bottom of the 7th. Abigail Parker led off the 7th with a double and scored on a single from Ashley Evans. Evans advanced to 3rd on a groundout and was stranded as Coffee County was called out on strikes to end the game.
Katie Rutledge finished the game with a single, a triple and 2 runs scored. Ashley Evans had a pair of singles and 2 RBI while Parker and Shelby Scrivnor each finished with a double. Scrivnor was named the Crazy Daisies player of the game.
The Lady Raiders are back at home on Tuesday for an afternoon matinee. Coffee County will play host to Milford, OH in a noon game at Terry Floyd Field. Thunder Radio will be on hand to bring you the broadcast. Lucky Knott will have all the action immediately following Swap and Shop here on WMSR.
Download the broadcast at: http://www.thunder1320.com/downloads/
Westwood Baseball Loses Slugfest to Cascade
The Westwood baseball team hosted conference rival Cascade on Monday. All season long, the Rockets have forced the opposition to go deep in their pitching staff to fashion a 7 and 1 record. On Monday, Cascade turned the tables as they exhausted the Westwood pitching staff and took a 19 to 13 win over the Rockets.
After Cascade jumped out to a 2 to 0 lead in the top of the 1st inning, the Rockets batted around in the 2nd to take a 6 to 0 lead. Westwood added 2 more in the 3rd to forge ahead 8 to 2. Cascade scored 5 runs in the 4th inning and 7 more in the 5th to take the upper hand. Westwood was able to cut the lead to 15 to 12 headed to the 7th but the Champions from Wartrace added 4 more runs in the 7th to take the fuel out of the Rocket comeback.
Westwood will travel to Cascade on Thursday for the 2nd game in the season series. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
3/26/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Audrey Freeze, 41 — Pizza Winner!
Lillard Hines
Stephanie Stevens
Anniversaries:
Brandon & Stacy McWhorter
3/25/18 — Birthdays
Anniversaries:
Coy & Sandra Jarrell, 50