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Five Grundy County Football Players Charged with Attempted Aggravated Rape–Coach Suspended
Casey Tate
Director of Schools Jessie Kinsey says that a hazing incident did happen at Grundy County High School football field house.
Kinsey added that the students will be punished according to the school handbook.
Sheriff Clint Shrum says investigators spent the afternoon interviewing students, teachers and parents to determine what happened.
Sheriff Shrum says that 5 Grundy County H.S. football players have now been charged with attempted aggravated rape.
The sheriff said the victim was placed on the floor with his arms behind his back, and one participant put his knee on his neck while others held down the 15 year-old freshman’s legs. One of the five others reportedly involved recorded the assault on a cell phone. That video has since been recovered by authorities.
Authorities said the students did not have permission to be at the field house at the time and they are still investigating how they got access.
Also on Thursday Director Kinsey said that GCHS Head Football Coach, Casey Tate is suspended from coaching pending further investigation into new information that has been provided. Assistant Coach, Greg Brewer will assume the role of head coach of the football team during this suspension.
Burn Season begins Sunday
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry is observing National Fire Prevention Week by reminding citizens that burning permits must be obtained beginning Sunday, Oct. 15th, which is the official start of the wildfire season.
Burning permits can be obtained from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry between 8:00 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday.
Forestry officials say it’s important, and required by law from October 15, 2017 to May 15, 2018, that citizens call for a burning permit and follow outdoor burning safety recommendations.
The online burn permit system is free, fast and simple. If you are burning a leaf or brush pile that is smaller than 8 feet by 8 feet in size, log on to www.BurnSafeTN.org for approval. More than 300,000 permits are issued each year, and the online system provides a quick and efficient way to apply.
Burn permits are only issued when conditions are conducive to safe burning.
Burning without a permit is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by up to 30 days in jail and/or a fine. Wildfires caused by arson are a class C felony punishable by 3 to 15 years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines. Anyone with information about suspected arson activity should call the state Fire Marshal’s Arson Hotline at 1-800-762-3017.
Blackburn Ad Back on Twitter
Marsha Blackburn.. Photo from Wikipedia
Blackburn, a Republican running for the seat being opened by the pending retirement of Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, boasts in the ad that she “stopped the sale of baby body parts.”
Twitter initially told the candidate’s vendors that the statement was “inflammatory,” but the company reconsidered after viewing “the ad in the context of the entire message.”
Blackburn chaired a Republican-run House investigative panel created after anti-abortion activists released secretly recorded videos showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing how they sometimes provide fetal tissue to researchers, which is legal if no profit is made.
BBB Says Millennials More Open to Falling Prey to Scam
The Better Business Bureau collects data and shares the anonymous information with law enforcement agencies for use in identifying and prosecuting scammers.
According to a bureau study, contrary to popular perception, it’s not mainly the elderly or uneducated who are victims of scams, but it turns out, millennials are the most common victims. Those born from 1980 to 1995 are most vulnerable because they suffer from what is called “optimism bias.” They don’t think it’s going to happen to them.
The BBB survey says 69 percent of victims are under 45, and 78 percent hold college or graduate degrees.
Another finding is men are actually more open to scams than women.
Ultimately, they’re looking for ways to steal your money year-round. That’s why the IRS tax scam, tops the BBB list as the most common hoax.
Another scammer tactic is to call and say you’ve missed jury duty. The IRS and local court will not call and force you to pay now. High pressure tactics is a red flag of a scam.
Don’t think it can’t happen to you, be alert.
10/12/17 — Birthdays
No birthdays to report.
Anniversaries:
Tom & Susan Foster, 26
CHS Football to Host Pink-Out on Friday
The Coffee County Red Raiders will welcome Riverdale to Carden-Jarrell Field on Friday and the focus will be on more than just football. The Red Raiders are hosting Pink Out Night on Friday with the goal of raising money and awareness for Breast Cancer. The event is sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance of Tennessee, and all money goes to the Tennessee Breast Cancer Coalition. The TBCC has a specific Coffee County account which ensures the money returns to residents of Coffee County.
T-shirts designed for Friday night’s event were available from the high school’s Coffee County FBLA chapter in order to raise money. FBLA has announced all shirts are sold out.
This is the 4th season that Coffee County has participated. Kick-off will be at 7 PM, Thunder Radio begins live coverage with the Friday Night Thunder pregame show at 6.
Westwood & CCMS Football Players Named to All-Conference Teams
Three members of the Westwood football team and 2 members of the Coffee County Middle School football team were recently selected to the all-conference teams for their respective conferences. Coffee Middle competes in the Central Tennessee Conference who announced their all-conference team at Saturday’s conference championship. Westwood Middle competes in the Duck River Valley Conference and the Rocket all-conference selections were announced on Saturday’s Coffee Coaches Show by Chad Dyer, head coach for Westwood.
Westwood 8th graders Xavier Garcia and Derek Scott, along with 7th grader Connor Heaton were selected to the first team All-DRVC team. Garcia was a beast on the defensive line for the Rockets and also a starter in the offensive front 5. Scott was also a member of the offensive and defensive lines. Heaton lined up at the wingback position for the Rocket offense as he was among the team leaders in yards and touchdowns. Heaton was also a starter on defense as a safety.
For the Red Raiders, Kelby Walker and Connor Shemwell were named to the first team All-CTC team. Both players are 8th graders for the Red Raiders. Walker was among the team leaders in rushing and receiving from his running back position. Shemwell was the Red Raiders quarterback and also played linebacker on defense.
10/11/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Mark Vandergriff — Pizza Winner!
Macy Tabor, 15
Westwood Basketball to Hold Blue/White Basketball Games
The Westwood Rockets basketball teams welcome everyone to the Joel Vinson Gym on Thursday night for their Blue/White scrimmage games. Both teams will split up and match up in a pair of scrimmage games and the public is invited to come out and get an early glimpse of the teams. The Lady Rockets will tip off first at 6 PM with the boys to follow. Westwood will open their season on Tuesday when they play host to Fayetteville. Tipoff is set for 6 PM at the Joel Vinson Gym.
10/14/17 — James Wesley Barbour, Sr.
Barbour Sr., James Wesley, passed this life on Thursday, October
5th, 2017 at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin at the age of 91. Mr.
Barbour was born in Trenton, North Carolina to the late Carol L. and Lela
Mae Haddock Barbour. He served his country in World War II in the United
States Navy and went on the become an Instrument Technician with the
Naval Weapons Station until his retirement. In addition to his parents,
Mr. Barbour was preceded in death by his wife, Nettie Frances Barbour;
three brothers, Milton, Joseph and Bob Barbour; and one sister, Ty
Skinner. He is survived by his son, Steve Austell and his wife B of
Spring Hill, Tennessee; granddaughter, Lauren Banks and her husband
Derrick; two great-grandchildren, Isabella and Nathaniel; and four
children from a previous marriage, James Barbour Jr., Douglas Glen
Barbour, Janice Russell, and Cheryl Fay Adams. Visitation for Mr. Barbour
will be held on Saturday, October 14th, 2017 at Kilgore Funeral Home from
11:00am-2:00pm with the funeral to immediately follow at 2:00pm with Rev.
Grover Jewell and Minister B Austell officiating. Burial will follow at
Lynchburg City Cemetery. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the
family asks that donations be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O.
Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.