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Motlow Gala is March 31
The event is sponsored by Jack Daniel Distillery and Southern Community Bank. Pictured above, from left are, James Fuller, vice president of Southern Community Bank; Bill Yoder, president and CEO of Southern Community Bank; Hilda Tunstill, Motlow State interim president; Lane Yoder, executive director of the Motlow College Foundation; and Jeff Arnett, master distiller for Jack Daniel Distillery.
Proceeds from both events help the Motlow College Foundation provide financial assistance to Motlow students.
This year’s gala features a masquerade theme, according to Lane Yoder, executive director of the Foundation. “The Motlow Gala has not had a theme since 2012, and we thought it was time to bring the idea back,” said Yoder. “The inspiration for the night is black tie, long gowns, cocktail attire, masks, feathers, boas, glitz, glamour and shimmer.”
Dancing will begin at 8:00 p.m. and follows a brief program and fast-paced auction.
Important to note is that Student Ambassadors from Motlow will be participating in both the Motlow Gala as well as the Preview Party, allowing guests to have an opportunity to interact with students.
Tickets to the Gala Preview Party are $75 per person, and tickets to the Motlow Gala are $125 per person. The deadline to purchase both is Wednesday, March 14. Tickets can be purchased online at mscc.edu/gala2018 or by calling the Motlow College Foundation office at 931-393-1543.
3/10/18–Courtnie Rae Sutton
Funeral services for Ms. Courtnie Rae Sutton, age 39, of West Palm Beach, FL will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at First Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Robert McClean officiating. Burial will follow in Manchester City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM until the time of service at the church. Ms. Sutton passed away on March 1, 2018, at her residence in West Palm Beach, FL.
Courtnie was born on August 16, 1978, to Glenn Sutton and Vicki Harris. She accepted Christ and became a member of First Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, and walking.
Ms, Sutton is survived by her parents; Glenn (Shirley) Sutton and Vicki Harris; son, Christopher Howse; sister, Stephanie Nelson; brother, Derrick (Sherri) Dye; nephews, Daryl McGee, Jr., Gabriel Nelson, Jonathan Nelson, and Desmond Dye; and multiple aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Sutton family.
You may sign the online guestbook at www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com.
Prep Schedule and Results(March 5th and 6th)
Monday Prep Results
CCMS Boys’ Soccer lost to Warren Co 7 to 1 – See the story HERE
CCMS Baseball lost to Warren Co 6 to 5(9 innings) – See the story HERE
CCMS Softball beat Warren Co 7 to 4 – See the story HERE
WMS Baseball defeated Cornersville 11 to 1 – See the story HERE
Tuesday Prep Schedule
4:00 PM – WMS Tennis vs Coffee County (scrimmage at Fred Deadman Park)
4:30 PM – CHS Baseball HOSTS Grundy Co(scrimmage)
5:00 PM – CCMS Baseball HOSTS Warren Co
5:00 PM – CCMS Softball HOSTS Warren Co
5:30 PM – WMS Softball at Fayetteville – PPD – Makeup is TBD
5:30 PM – WMS Boys’ Soccer HOSTS Fayetteville
Claybusters Claim More Titles on Saturday
Individual winners for the Claybusters from Saturday’s shoot at Big Springs. Left to Right) – Emma Matthews, Lady Runnerup; Victoria Majors, 3rd place Lady; Tucker Carlton, Sub Junior Champ, Lindsey Dickson, Lady Champ; Landon Meadows, Class D champ; Hayden Jacobs, 2nd place-Junior Division.
It was a clean sweep for the Coffee County Claybusters on Saturday at Big Springs. Competing in 3 divisions, with 5 squads, the Claybusters captured all 4 division titles with some individual honors to go along with it. The shoot was held as part of the American Trapshooting Association AIM program.
The Claybusters #1 squad won the Junior Division, A Class with a score of 466 out of a possible 500 targets. This performance also gave them the highest overall team score for the event. Coffee County outdistanced 2nd place Middle Tennessee Christian School by 4 targets. Squad #1 was made up of Victoria Majors(93), Lindsey Dickson(95), Hayden Jacobs(97), Colter Smith(90) and Austin Schaller(91).
The Claybusters Squad #2 placed first in the Sub-Junior Division Class A with a score of 453. MTCS was 2nd while the Claybusters Squad #3 came in 3rd place. Squad #2 was made up of Lexi Stacey(85), Jonah Wyatt(83), Tucker Carlton(98), Landon Meadows(95) and Logan Meadows(92)
The Claybusters Squad #4 won the Sub-Junior Division Class D with a score of 376. They outshot the team from Shelbyville by 3 clays who was competing as a Class C team. The Claybusters Squad #5 came in 3rd place in Class D as they were 17 clays behind Squad #4. Squad #4 was made up of Garrett Taylor(73), Dylan Hickerson(81), Xavier Bartley(83), Emily DeFord(48) and Braden Davenport(91)
Individually, Landon Meadows was the Class D top shooter overall as he shattered 95 clays. Hayden Jacobs tied in total targets for 1st place in the junior division with 97. Jacobs finished as runner-up after a shoot-off. Tucker Carlton dropped 98 targets to finish #1 among sub-juniors. And Coffee County had a 1-2-3 sweep for top Lady Shooter as Lindsey Dickson busted 95 targets to edge teammates Emma Matthews and Victoria Majors who each shot 93.
The Claybusters are back in action on Saturday, March 17th when they return to Christiana to compete in a Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Team Shoot at Big Springs. That shoot will commence around 9 AM.
Westwood Baseball Spanks Cornersville
The Westwood baseball team welcomed Cornersville to Looney Riddle Field on Monday for their first conference game of the year. Scoring in 5 of the 6 innings, Westwood ran their record to 2 and 0 on the season. The Rockets got their 2nd straight mercy rule win as they dropped the Bulldogs 11 to 0.
Westwood notched a pair of runs in each of the first 3 innings to build a 6 to 0 lead. Leading 8 to 0 entering the bottom of the 6th inning, Trenton Thompson hit a 2 RBI single to end the game via the mercy rule.
Thompson started the game on the mound for Westwood to earn the win. Brady Nugent had a pair of hits and a pair of walks while scoring 2 runs. Chris Brown walked 3 times and was hit by a pitch as he also scored 2 runs.
The Rockets return to the diamond on Thursday when the play host to Community. Game time is set for 5 PM at Fred Deadman Park.
CCMS Softball Grabs Road Win at Warren County
Kiya Ferrell of CCMS softball
The Lady Raider softball team of Coffee County Middle School traveled to Warren County on Monday to open the 2 game series with Warren County. The Lady Raiders held off a late Lady Pioneer rally to run their conference record to 3 and 0. Coffee Middle won by a final score of 7 to 4.
A 5 run outburst in the 4th inning staked the Lady Raiders to a 7 to 1 lead entering the bottom of the 4th. Warren County rallied for 2 runs in the 4th and a run in the 5th before Coffee County shut the door on the comeback attempt.
The Lady Raiders were led in hitting by Kiya Ferrell who had a walk and a triple and scored twice. Olivia Evans walked twice and scored 2 runs. Alyssa McClanahan had an RBI single and scored a run for Coffee County.
Coffee County will be at home on Tuesday night as they welcome the Lady Pioneers to the CCMS Field for Game #2 in the series. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
CCMS Baseball Falls in 9 Innings at Warren County
John McKelvey of CCMS baseball
The Coffee County Middle School baseball team traveled to McMinnville on Monday for a conference game with Warren County. Warren County rallied to tie the game in the 7th to send the game to extra innings. The Pioneers pushed across the winning run in the 9th inning to capture the 6 to 5 win.
Carrying a 3 to 2 lead into the bottom of the 7th inning, Coffee Middle surrendered an unearned run to send the game to extra innings. The Red Raiders pushed across a pair of runs in the top of the 8th inning only to see Warren County tie the game with 2 outs on a bases loaded walk. The Pioneers won it on a 2 out, walk-off single in the 9th inning.
John McKelvey and Tristan Grissom each had 3 hits to lead the Raiders. McKelvey finished with 3 singles and 3 RBI. Grissom had a pair of singles, a double and 2 RBI. Connor Shemwell added 2 hits. The loss is the first for Coffee County this year as their record falls to 2 and 1.
Coffee County will be at home on Tuesday night as they welcome the Pioneers to the CCMS Field for Game #2 in the series. First pitch is set for 5 PM.
CCMS Soccer Falls to Warren County
The Red Raider soccer team of Coffee County Middle School traveled to McMinnville on Monday to tangle with conference powerhouse Warren County. A strong second half saw the Pioneers pull away for the conference win as Warren County captured the 7 to 1 win.
The Red Raiders held Warren County to 1st half goals as they trailed 2 to 0 entering the 2nd half. But an offensive onslaught from the Pioneers saw Warren County blow open the game in the final half. Coffee County got their lone goal from Rueben Alvarez.
The Raiders will return to the pitch on Thursday for a conference match at South Franklin. That match will kick off at 4:45 PM.
3/8/18 — Thad Warren Wiseman, Jr.
Thad Warren Wiseman Jr, age 71 of McMinnville, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at The Residence at Alive Hospice in Murfreesboro. He was born in Winchester on September 16, 1946 to the late Thad Warren and Letha Mae (Wiggs) Wiseman Sr. Thad had formerly been employed by Shahan Nursery, Temco Fireplace Products, and the Shell Station in McMinnville where he worked up until five months ago. He enjoyed playing video games and horseshoes, shooting pool, singing karaoke, and fishing when he was able. Thad was an avid University of Tennessee Vols and Nascar fan. Those who knew and loved him will remember him as a trickster as he was funny, full of laughter, and a kind loving man. Thad was a member of Spirit of Life and Hope Church in McMinnville. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his brothers, Douglas Ray, Cleveland, Howard, John Lee, and Everett “Dink” Wiseman; and sister, Bessie Steel. Thad is survived by his loving wife of nineteen years, Doris Dee Wiseman of McMinnville; daughters, Donna Jensen of Pennsylvania, Laura (Norman) Arter of Manchester, Tina (Damian) Clabaugh of Pennsylvania, Stephanie Williams of Belvidere, and Christy Martin of Winchester; sons, Ronnie (Evon) Wiseman Sr, Bobby (Anne) Wiseman, Larry Eugene Wiseman, all of Pennsylvania, C.J. Massey of Manchester, Denny (Bethany) Massey of Hillsboro, and Johnnie Massey of McMinnville; sisters, Helen Burks of Winchester, Linda (Rudy) McConnell of Decherd, Darlene Wiseman of Manchester, Tammy (Tim) Barnett of Winchester, Lisa (Carl) Tart of Manchester, and Krystal Wiseman of Winchester; brothers, Ray (Jane) Wiseman of Winchester, Danny (Sandy) Wiseman of Estill Springs, Tim (Patsy) Wiseman of Decherd, and Troy Wiseman Sr of Winchester; thirty grandchildren; and twenty-four grandchildren. Visitation will be from 5-8 pm Wednesday at Moore-Cortner Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, March 8, 2018 in the Moore-Cortner Chapel with Pastor Anthony Campbell officiating. Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, 300 First Ave NW, Winchester, TN 37398, (931)-967-2222,
Tullahoma Man Complains about School Murals, Changes Made
Mural before change. Photo from Facebook.
Murals in a Tennessee school gym have been modified to remove Confederate flags after school district officials received complaints.
The complaints began in mid-December by Tullahoma resident and political activist David Clark.
According to media reports, a district administrator gave the maintenance department orders to modify the murals at South Cumberland Elementary School in Crossville.
One mural was a Confederate battle flag; South Cumberland’s mascot is a “rebel.” Jane Franklin, assistant to the district’s director, says that flag was painted over and may ultimately be repainted as a Tennessee state flag rather than a Confederate flag.
A second mural depicted a man carrying a Confederate flag standing between an eagle and a tree. A Caucasian-toned figure in a blue outfit was hanging by his jersey from a tree branch.
Franklin says the branch from which the figure is hanging has been painted over.
On social media Friday afternoon, the comments were overwhelmingly in favor of leaving the mural as-is. Several posts on Facebook questioned Clark for not respecting Southern heritage.
The complainant, David Clark, is a democrat running for Coffee County Commission, District 18. He will face Republican Barbara Buckner in the August 2, general election.