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1/31/18 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Betty Todd, 79 — Pizza Winner!
Becky Buller Haley
Jack Beachboard Named to All Region Swim Team
Jack Beachboard of CHS swimming [Photo provided]
At the region meet on Friday, Beachboard set a new school for the highest ever regional finish as he finished in 3rd place in the 100 yard breaststroke with a new personal best time of 1:01.62. Beachboard also had a 4th place finish in the 200 yard IM with a time of 2:01.27 which was 1.90 seconds better than his personal best. Both finishes are the highest ever for a Raider swimmer at the region meet.
Beachboard has posted qualifying times in 7 of the 8 possible races at the state meet. Beachboad will compete in the maximum of two races at the meet which will be held on February 16th and 17th at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Beachboard will compete in the 200IM and the 100M breaststroke.
Two Juveniles Charged After Armed Robbery
In a news release from the Tullahoma Police Department (TPD) they report that on Jan. 21, 2018 at approximately noon officers responded to call of a possible kidnapping. The report indicated that this possibly involved a suspect with a firearm that occurred in the Walmart parking lot. Tullahoma officers quickly determined an armed robbery had occurred and began their investigation. TPD officers concluded two juvenile suspects committed the crime and one was taken into custody at the scene.
The two juveniles met the victim in the parking lot after an agreement was made to make a purchase from the pharmacy. The victim and one of the juveniles entered the store, completed the transaction, and returned to the victim’s vehicle. While inside the vehicle one of the juveniles pulled a BB gun and attempted to take the purchased items. The victim got out of the vehicle and one of the offenders left the area. The second juvenile offender was located and arrested and evidence relating to the crime was recovered.
Please know this was not a random incident, all parties were acquainted, and there is no threat of random violence to the public.
Area Authorities Asking for Your Help
Subject from Manchester Walmart
Winchester Walmart subject #1
Winchester Walmart subject #2
These cases are believed to be unrelated.
The car the two men were traveling in.
Winchester Man Sentenced to 22 years in Prison for the Murder of His Wife
James Timothy “Tim” Hall of Winchester, who confessed to killing his wife three years ago, has been sentenced to 22 years in prison.
Bedford County Circuit Court Judge Forest A. Durard handed down the sentence Monday after more than six-and-a-half hours of legal debates and emotional testimony by the defendant, family and friends.
The 22-year sentence is for Tim Hall’s plea on second degree murder. He received a concurrent sentence of four-and-a-half years for reckless endangerment, meaning that term will run at the same time as the murder conviction.
The murder took place on March 14, 2015, at a property on State Highway 64 in Fairfield. (Shelbyville Time-Gazette)
Please Move Over
After receiving information this week from a person that works for the cable industry that he was almost struck by a car, WMSR News wanted to remind drivers of the “The Move Over Law.” The law passed in 2006, is a part of the State Law: Move Over for Stopped Emergency Vehicles “Failure to Yield to Emergency Vehicles Law” and requires motorists to move over into the adjacent lane of traffic, when safe to do so, or to slow down for emergency vehicles if a lane is not open.
In 2011, the law was expanded to include utility service equipment (electric, water, cable, ext.) to the list of vehicles for which motorists are required to either slow down or move over.
In a change to the law that began last summer, Tennesseans will have to move over for anyone with their hazard lights on, including drivers like you and me when pulled over to help someone or in distress.
Report: TN Doctors Inject Cash into State Economy
A new report focuses not on high healthcare costs, but on the economic benefits that Tennessee doctors bring to their communities, from creating jobs to paying taxes. (Micha K/Flickr)
The findings from the Tennessee Medical Association cover “The Economic Impact of Physicians in Tennessee,” and says doctors in the Volunteer State support 175,000 jobs and generate $29 billion in economic activity annually.
Dave Chaney, vice president with the Tennessee Medical Association, says the role the health care field plays in state and local economies is significant.
“Patients rightfully think of doctors as caregivers who safeguard the health and well-being of people who live and work in their communities,” says Chaney. “But there’s a clear economic impact that the medical profession has, on their communities and statewide.”
The report says Tennessee doctors generate almost $14 billion in wages and benefits and create $908 million in state and local tax revenue. In addition to medical professionals, practices employ people with clerical, business management and finance skills, all of which support jobs that pay higher than a living wage.
The report does not address the increasing costs of healthcare.
Chaney says the variety of industries doctors support may surprise you.
“You think about the number of people it takes, the amount of work that it takes to run a medical practice, especially for mid-size and large groups that are big businesses,” he says. “They employ many people in different professions beyond those that are actually practicing medicine.”
The report also found that every dollar applied to physician services in Tennessee supports another two dollars in business activity. Chaney adds that one challenge to the profession is the additional paperwork now required as a result of health insurance and public benefits.
CHS Wrestlers Close Out Regular Season at Warren County
The CHS wrestling team squared off against Warren County on Tuesday night in their final duals match of the season. Despite scoring 4 wins, the Red Raiders could not capture the duals victory. Coffee County fell to Warren County 48 to 21.
Dakota Chalker(wrestling at 160 pounds) claimed the lone pinfall win for Coffee County. Evan Jaynes(145) and Josh Fournier(152) captured forfeits wins for the Raiders. Andrew Lawson(170) also won an 11 to 5 decision.
Next up for Coffee County will be the Region 5 Individual tournament. The region tournament will be held at Blackman High School on February 9th and 10th. Coffee County’s wrestlers will be competing to earn a berth in the state individual tournament scheduled for February 16th and 17th at Franklin’s Williamson County Ag and Expo Center.
Transfer-heavy Motlow Bucks Open Baseball Season Friday in Alabama
There will be a lot of new faces on the field when the Motlow Bucks open the 2018 baseball season as veteran Head Coach Dan McShea welcomes back only six players from last year’s squad. McShea has brought in a wealth of transfers in hopes of building the Bucks back into a contender in the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA).
The Bucks will open the season Friday, Feb. 2, with a trip to play Wallace State in Hanceville, Ala., in a 1 p.m. doubleheader. The following day Motlow goes to Birmingham to face Birmingham Southern in a noon doubleheader. The first home game is Saturday, Feb. 10, when Vincennes, Ind., visits for a noon doubleheader at the Driver Baseball Complex on Motlow’s Moore County campus. Admission is free for all Motlow home athletic contests.
The Bucks only return four players who saw game action last year. Outfielder Paul Rahman, from Charlotte, Tenn., had 70 at-bats and hit .243 with three doubles and eight runs batted in. Catcher Kirby Smith, from Fayetteville, hit .207 in 58 at-bats with a double, triple, home run and eight RBI.
On the mound the Bucks return Lawrenceburg’s Jase Carvell, who started eight games and went 2-2 with a 5.65 earned run average. Chandler Hardiman, from Fayetteville, started seven games and finished with a 3-2 record and a 6.75 ERA.
Also back are a pair of redshirt-freshmen left-handed pitchers in Darin Keller from Tullahoma and Jordan Burdette from Lawrenceburg.
Among the transfers, and the school they previously played at or attended, are sophomores De’Andre Pitts, East Mississippi Community College; Michael Bruhin, Spartanburg Methodist; Dallas Bryan, Lee University; Jake Chaney, Lawson State; Colin Smith, Florida Southwestern; and Troy Weatherly, Chattanooga State.
Also transferring to Motlow to play their freshman seasons are Logan Walters, Tennessee Tech; Kobe Foster, Tennessee Wesleyan; Patrick Music, Lincoln Memorial; Carson Pack, Tennessee Tech; and Micah McClellan, Lee University.
Incoming freshmen, and the high school they attended, are Tre Bailliez, Stewarts Creek; John Mangini and Tyler Harmon, Grissom in Huntsville; Matthew Garmendia, homeschool; Dayton and Nathan Sanders, Smyrna; Brayden Gentry, Marshall County; Paul McIntosh, Dade Christian in Miami; Matt Young, Maryville; Justin Parker, Buckhorn; and Chase Dixon from Tullahoma.
Entering his twelfth season as head coach, McShea’s Bucks are coming off a 22-30 season last year that included an early exit in the TCCAA postseason tournament. Motlow’s last winning season in baseball was 2014 when they finished 40-24 and advanced to the NJCAA East/Central district tournament.
McShea will be assisted by Cody Gaskill for the third consecutive season.
The Bucks will open conference play the first weekend in March when they travel to Chattanooga State for a three-game series. Each conference series consists of three games, with a single nine-inning contest on Friday and a pair of seven-inning games on Saturday. The first home conference series is the following weekend with Cleveland State as the visitor.
2/10/18 — Gary R. Jackson
Gary R Jackson, of Tullahoma, passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at
Vanderbilt Hospital at the age of 65 years. Funeral Services are scheduled
for Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 1 PM at New Hope Missionary Baptist
Church, 124 21st Avenue, Seattle, Washington, 98122. The family will
receive visitors beginning at 12 PM.
Mr. Jackson, a native of Memphis, TN was the son of the late Joseph C.
Johnson and Mary L Jackson-Winters of Seattle, WA. Mr. Jackson lived in
Seattle for many years and retired from the City of Seattle where he was a
truck driver. He loved talking on his CB and Ham radio and was known as
“Will Kill”, “Stump Jumper”, “350 Mobile” and “Skull Cracker”. He loved
family gatherings and was lovingly called “UNC” by his many nieces and
nephews. He also enjoyed taking pictures and playing cards.
In addition to his mother, Mary L Jackson-Winters and her husband, James of
Seattle, he is survived by his wife, Elsie Jackson of Tullahoma; sons,
Lamont Rice and his wife, Angela of Seattle and Kendrick William-Jackson
and his wife, Shondra of Chicago; daughters, LaTonya Rice and Shawanna
Jackson, both of Seattle, Nancy Teresa Jackson of Chicago and Jamila
Jackson of Seattle; brothers, Ricky Jackson and his wife, Aurthine of
Seattle; twin sister, Gaynell Jackson-Burnside and her husband, Willie of
Tullahoma; sisters, Sherry L. Jackson and Rosalyn Jackson, both of Seattle
and Jacqueline Welton and her husband, Philander of Las Vegas, NV; uncle,
James Johnson of Joliet, IL; aunt, Marthella Johnson of Chicago;
brother-in-law, Derrick Gray of Chicago; sisters-in-law, Vivian Wilson and
her husband, Joseph, Jacqueline Cooper and her husband, Gary and Rhonda
Gray, all of Chicago, twelve grandchildren; six great grandchildren and a
host of nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and “CB Buddies”.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.