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10/25/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Bobby Eaton, 18 — Pizza Winner!
Ricky Davis, 56
Anniversaries:
Ricky & Carolyn Davis, 26
Manchester 19 Year-Old Arrested on Several Charges
Isaiah Tyler Vaughn.. Photo provided by the CCSD.
According to a report by Ricco, the home owner advised that he wasn’t home at the time of the burglary, but when he did arrive he noticed a 32-inch flat screen TV with a built in DVD player, as well as a Ryobi cordless drill with battery with a charger were missing.
The alleged thief had supposedly used a BB gun to shoot at the house, knocking out four front windows along with the front screen door and the glass on the front door.
The report goes on to state that Ricco, Sergeant David Grosch, and Investigator James Sherrill made contact with Tullahoma officers at the corner of Carter Blake Road and East Lincoln Street where they had stopped Isaiah Tyler Vaughn age 19 of Old Tullahoma Hwy, Manchester. Tullahoma officers advised they searched the vehicle and found a 32-inch TV, Ryobi drill and a BB gun in the vehicle. They also allegedly found a bag with a glass pipe with residue, metal grinder with residue, digital scales with residue and a baggie of a white crystal substance appearing to be methamphetamine.
Vaughn was charged with aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, theft of property, vandalism, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities and schedule I drug violation. He was booked in at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $35,500 and he will appear in Coffee County Court on November 27, 2017.
Police Searching for Missing Manchester Man
Anthony Lee Mathis
Anthony, who was not found on Wednesday is a white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5’9” and weighs 130 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue flannel shirt near Century Street and Oakdale Street in Manchester.
If you have information, please call the Manchester Police Department at (931) 728-2099. Police are continuing to investigate.
Shooting in Franklin County
On Tuesday night, October 24, 2017 at approximately 10:30pm, Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shots fired call in the Francisco Rd. area of Huntland, TN.
An investigation conducted by Sheriff’s Office investigators determined that earlier in the evening Justin D. Partin (Georgia Crossing Rd. Winchester, TN.) was shot in the lower stomach area while attempting to retrieve a deer that had been killed in the area of Tally Top Trail. Partin was transported to Erlanger Hospital, Chattanooga, TN. and treated for his injuries.
After the investigation, Ernest Davis (Francisco Rd. Huntland, TN) was arrested and charged with 2 counts of aggravated assault and is being held under a $150,000 bond at the Franklin County Jail.
Davis has an initial court appearance scheduled for November 20th, 2017 at 8:00am in Franklin County General Sessions Court.
“Drug Take Back Day” is Saturday
The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition wants to invite the public to “Drug Take Back Day” Saturday October 28, 2017. Two locations will be available; First Vision Bank in Manchester and Walgreens in Tullahoma from 10am-2pm.
The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition will be accepting prescription, over-the-counter and or veterinary medications for proper disposal. It is recommended that your cross out your name and address on the bottles before you bring them to the drop-off. Do not cross out the name of the medication.
MaxShred will be at each location to shred personal items from 10am-Noon.
The Coffee County Anti-Drug Coalition conducts the event in conjunction with Manchester and Tullahoma Police along with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department.
For more information call 931-570-4484.
Law Enforcement and Others on High Alert
Gov. Bill Haslam
The two rallies planned in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro have the entire state of Tennessee on high alert.
Gov. Haslam said local law enforcement will play the lead but THP and the safety department are ready to support in anyway necessary.
Haslam said all state agencies are on standby in case things become violent.
A spokesperson for the Tennessee National Guard said that they have not received any orders to activate this weekend as of Tuesday.
TEMA said they will be in touch with local officials as the rallies unfold, and if they are called upon, they can make a speedy response.
Haslam is not declaring a state of emergency for Tennessee yet.
Haslam said if the National Guard is needed over the weekend, he will have to issue that state of emergency in order to activate the units. (WKRN)
10/27/17 — Michael Chadrick Smith
Graveside services for Mr. Michael “Mike” Chadrick Smith, age 42, of
Manchester, TN, will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Friday, October 27, 2017
at Mt. View Cemetery in McMinnville, TN, with burial following.
Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM on
Thursday, October 26, 2017 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Mr. Smith
passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 in Jackson County, AL.
Mike was born in McMinnville, TN, the son of John Michael Smith and Lynne
Denise (Ray) McKelvey. Mike served his country in the United States Army
and was a truck driver in the construction industry. Mike enjoyed
fishing, riding motorcycles, being out in the woods, hunting, and
grilling.
Mike was preceded in death by his maternal grandparent, Quill Briggs; and
paternal grandparents, John “Buzz” and Dot Smith. In addition to his
parents, Mike is also survived by two sons, Michael and Tyler Smith; two
brothers, Chris Smith and Brien (Nikki) McKelvey; two sisters, Annie
(Alan) Vickers and Amy (Josh) Barnard; maternal grandparent, Dot Briggs;
niece, Emma Singleton; nephew, Ethan Singleton; and several other aunts,
uncles, and loved ones.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Smith family.
CCMS 6th Graders Capture 3 Wins on Tuesday
Donovan Morgan of CCMS basketball
It was a busy night for the Coffee County Middle School 6th grade basketball teams as Raider fans were treated to 3 games on Tuesday afternoon and evening at CCMS. The Red Raiders took on West Tullahoma in an afternoon matinee before the Lady Raiders and Red Raiders tangled with Cascade beginning at 6. When the night was over, the Coffee Middle 6th graders had completed an impressive 3 game sweep featuring 3 comeback wins.
In the 4:30 afternoon game, the Red Raiders outscored West 8 to 4 in the 4th quarter to capture a 30 to 27 win. Trailing by one at the half and at the beginning of the 4th quarter, Coffee County did not send the visiting Bobcats to the free throw line in the 4th quarter to capture the victory. Donovan Morgan led the Raiders in scoring as he had 11 points. Cooper Reed added 6 points while Jackson Shemwell and Ethan Hargrove each scored 5.
The Lady Raiders used a big 2nd quarter to erase a first half deficit in a 31 to 23 win over Cascade. Coffee County’s girls also got a big boost from free throws as 5 of their 13 points in the 4th quarter came at the foul line. Marissa Medina led the Lady Raiders in scoring as she had 13 points. Samantha Kirby added 5 points and Gracie Campbell chipped in 4 points.
Against the Cascade boys, the Red Raiders erased a 20 point halftime deficit to capture a thrilling 45 to 42 win and complete the Tuesday trifecta. After seeing Cascade score 18 points in the first quarter and 17 in the 2nd, Coffee Middle held the visitors to 7 points in the 2nd half in the comeback. Cooper Reed led the Raiders in scoring with 15 points. Donovan Morgan added 12 points and Ethan Hargrove chipped in 11.
Coffee County returns to the hardwood on Thursday night as they play host to North Franklin. That doubleheader will get underway at 6 PM.
Preds Fall to Flames in Shootout
The Calgary Flames scored twice in the third period before winning the shootout to come back and defeat the Nashville Predators by a 3-2 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena.
The result still gives the Preds a point but sees their record go to 4-3-2, and after holding a two-goal lead entering the third period, the loss wasn’t easy to take.
“It’s disappointing being up 2-0… They scored right away [in the third] and we just couldn’t get it going,” goaltender Pekka Rinne said. “It’s one of those things… and they were able to score a couple goals. It’s a disappointing feeling because that’s a game we needed to have.”
A pair of early power-play goals from Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi got Nashville going, but an overriding theme from the Nashville locker room was that their 5-on-5 play – not just in the third period – but throughout the night, wasn’t good enough.
“That was my message throughout the whole game,” Nashville Head Coach Peter Laviolette said. “I thought we needed to be faster, we needed to win more battles, we needed to do a better job of taking care of the puck. The third period was a reflection of the first and second periods. There were areas we needed to better at. The power play was good tonight – it got us a 2-0 lead… but, we needed to be better 5-on-5, not just in the third, but throughout the game.”
“I thought we’ve had some good games 5-on-5… but I think offensively we can generate a lot more,” Preds Captain Roman Josi said. “Everyone has to find their own nook and get in the zone and get shots, and I think we can definitely do a better job on that.”
Rinne, who continues to be solid in Nashville’s net, was once again stellar on the night, making a number of key saves to keep his club in the game.
“He was unreal,” Predators forward Colton Sissons said. “He was probably the only reason we got that point.”
From here, the Predators will prepare for a back-to-back set, beginning in Chicago on Friday night (at 7:30 p.m. CT), a chance to improve on a certain aspect of their game.
“We made some silly mental errors to give them some odd-man breakaways; just not managing the game the way that we needed to,” Sissons said. “We kind of hung out poor Pekka to dry tonight, so we will go back to the drawing board and come back better.”
Notes:
Anthony Bitetto, Miikka Salomaki and Samuel Girard were scratched for Nashville on Tuesday.
With seven goals in the month of October, Filip Forsberg has tied a Nashville franchise record, also held by James Neal.
The Preds have earned at least a point in four straight and 12 of their last 13 home games vs. the Flames.
Next up to the Preds is a back-to-back set, starting Friday night in Chicago before concluding on Saturday (at 7 p.m.) evening against the New York Islanders at Bridgestone Arena.
Pete Weber’s Postgame Report
Five Key Questions for Titans Heading into Bye Week
by John Glennon, Titansonline.com
The Titans’ victory over the Cleveland Browns last Sunday may not have earned style points, but it left the team in solid position heading into the bye week.
Tennessee has won two straight games, is tied with Jacksonville atop the AFC South and will host its next two opponents – Baltimore and Cincinnati.
Here are five key questions for the Titans as they head into their annual break:
Through the first four games of the season, Mariota was averaging about 30 rushing yards per contest, which put him on pace for a career high on the ground. He’d also already rushed for three touchdowns, which was more than he’d totaled in either of his first two seasons. In addition, Mariota had run for eight first downs, keeping drives alive.
What the numbers don’t show is the extra split-second Mariota often gives his backs on running plays, on read options and more traditional runs. Defenders have to hesitate, making sure Mariota isn’t keeping the ball himself and running.
In addition, a fully healthy Mariota means defenses must commit more often to using a spy on pass plays, eliminating a defender from pass coverage or from the rush.
“I think hopefully if he’s back to full-strength we can get back to our full game-planning and get back to what we’re good at, and that’s multiple things.” Titans coach Mike Mularkey said. “Hopefully that’s the case, that’s the plan as we sit here.”
Are the Titans facing more defenders in the box this year than last? – The Titans aren’t generally facing more defenders in the box this year, but they haven’t had as much success running against defenses designed to stop the run game.
In 2016, the Titans ran the ball against eight defenders in the box a league-high 127 times, averaging 4.58 yards per carry on those plays. Through seven games this season, the Titans have run the ball against eight defenders in the box 46 times, averaging 3.02 yards per carry on those plays.
“A lot of these teams, and Cleveland being one of them, that’s how they stop the run,” Mularkey said of packing at least eight defenders in the box. “They’re up there – they all know you can do that. That typically wins games.
“We’ve had to try to establish (the running game) and sometimes that hasn’t happened until the second half of the games. Our guys are all in with that. We’re going to go until it breaks. But I’d like us to be better obviously than we are.”
Let’s remember that Davis, the fifth overall pick in the draft, didn’t play a single preseason game because of his hamstring injury, but still stood out in the Titans’ opener – catching six passes for 69 yards against Oakland.
Mularkey has said several times that Davis has helped his cause by keeping his mind focused on football despite the injury, something that’s not always easy for rookies.
“We have a lot of confidence in him,” Mularkey said. “He has kept up mentally with everything we’re doing for these games although knowing for a fact that he’s not going to play. I call on him just as I call on all the other players (at offensive meetings). I call them rapid fire question. He gets the answers all the time. I know he’s mentally into it.”
Mularkey said Davis was running routes on his own Monday, and that the 6-3, 209-pound Illinois native is tentatively scheduled to return to practice next Monday. So it wouldn’t be out of the question to see Davis back in the lineup against the Ravens.
What can the Titans build on coming out of the break? – The Titans’ defense has bounced back in a big way over the last three weeks.
After Tennessee’s one-sided loss to Houston, the Titans’ defense was ranked 29th overall in the league. But after impressive showings against Miami, Indianapolis and Cleveland, the defense has jumped 13 spots to 16th overall.
In those three contests, the Titans allowed just two defensive touchdowns, the first time the team had accomplished that feat since a three-game stretch in 2010 against Oakland, Pittsburgh and the New York Giants. Tennessee also forced a combined seven turnovers – four interceptions and three fumbles.
Even allowing for defensive points scored against the Titans, Tennessee surrendered an average of just 15.7 points per game over the past three weeks – tied for seventh-best in the league during that stretch.
“I think we’ve played very well,” Mularkey said. “If you look at them like we’ve done … stopping the run, the turnovers we’ve created, our red zone play has been outstanding. We’ve been very consistent and that’s why we’ve won the last two games, because of how consistent our defense has played.”
Where have the Titans shown growth in the first seven games? – The secondary comes to mind as a group that took its lumps against Houston earlier in the year, but has made strides since.
It’s worth remembering the Titans didn’t have a lot of experience in the secondary going into this season, so they had to hope second-year safety Kevin Byard and rookie cornerback Adoree Jackson would come along quickly.
Byard picked off Cleveland’s two quarterbacks three times last Sunday, and his four interceptions this season are now tied for first in the league with Buffalo’s Micah Hyde.
Jackson was picked on by Oakland in the season opener and has been targeted regularly due to his lack of experience. But he’s holding his own in coverage and is a very sound tackler, especially for his size.
The Titans have allowed an average of just 169 passing yards over the last three games, along with a combined two touchdowns through the air.