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Temple Baptist Christian Volleyball Teams Claim Wins in Springfield
Rachel Butler of Temple Baptist Christian School volleyball
The Temple Baptist Christian School Lady Eagles varsity and JV volleyball teams traveled to Springfield on Monday for a pair of games with South Haven Christian. Playing in their final match of the regular season, the JV (grades 6 thru 9) team swept South Haven in straight sets 25 to 17 and 25 to 11. The varsity team (grades 9 thru 12) was pushed to a full 5 sets before taking the win. The Lady Eagles won by set scores of 25-14, 25-23, 22-25, 22-25 and 15-13.
For the JV team, the win caps off a perfect season as they finish with a record of 11 and 0. The JV Lady Eagles finished the match with 14 aces as Grace Butler and Lexie Stewart each served 5. Stewart also led the team in assists with 11. Brooke Clark led the team in digs with 6 and kills with 12.
After capturing the first 2 sets, the varsity team had to rally to win the tiebreaker set to capture their 25th win on the year. Rachel Butler, the lone underclassman for the Lady Eagles, led Temple in most statistical categories. Butler had the team lead digs with 32, aces with 3, and kills with 23. Lauren Davis had 32 assists to lead the team in that category. Bri Baker led the team in blocks with 4.
The Temple varsity team will wrap up their season on Friday and Saturday when they travel to Louisville, Kentucky to take part in the Landmark Christian Tournament.
City of Tullahoma Receives Budget Presentation and Financial Reporting Awards
L to R: Paige Jackson, Purchasing Officer; Whitney White, Accounting Clerk; Jody Baltz, City Administrator; Donna Graham, Accounting Manager; Sue Wilson, Finance Director; Mayor Lane Curlee; Debi Graham, Business Loan Administrator; Christopher Ratliff, Accounting Clerk
These awards represent a significant achievement by the City, reflecting the commitment of the Board of Mayor and Alderman and staff to meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting, accounting and financial reporting. Only fifteen municipalities in the State of Tennessee received both awards during the last award cycle.
The GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Awards Program is the only national awards program in governmental budgeting. This is the 18th year the City has received this honor. To receive the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, the City satisfied nationally recognized guidelines for budget presentation, which include an assessment of how well the budget serves as a policy document, a financial plan, an operations guide, and a communications device.
The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is the highest form of recognition in the area of governmental accounting and financial reporting. This is the 23rd year the City has been judged to have demonstrated a constructive “spirit of full disclosure” in the preparation of its annual financial report.
The awards were presented to Susan Wilson, Finance Director, Donna Graham, Accounting Manager, and the Finance Department staff.
Horse Owners Taking Precautions because of Sick Horses
Officials are advising horse owners in Tennessee to take precautions after three horses tested positive for viruses that infect the blood.
State veterinarian Charles Hatcher said in a news release Friday that a horse in Davidson County and a horse in Knox County recently contracted West Nile virus.
Also, a horse in Bedford County tested positive for equine infectious anemia.
Sick horses cannot directly infect humans with either disease. Both illnesses are transmitted to horses through biting insects. Equine infectious anemia also can be transmitted by using needles, dental, or surgical equipment on different animals.
Hatcher says horse owners should consult their veterinarians to establish a schedule for vaccines and tests.
Horse owners also should eliminate standing water where insects may gather and avoid mingling their animals with unfamiliar horses.
CHS Soccer Hosts District Semifinal on Tuesday
CHS Lady Raider soccer coach David Amado
The Lady Raider soccer team of CHS will open district tournament play on Tuesday night at the Raider Soccer Field. Coffee County will play host to Columbia beginning at 6:30 PM. Columbia defeated Franklin County on Saturday night to advance to Tuesday’s semifinal match-up with the Lady Raiders.
Coffee County had a win and a tie with Columbia during the regular season. The Lady Raiders clawed their way to a 4 to 4 draw in a physical match at home on September 16th. Coffee County blanked the Lady Lions 3 nil in Columbia on September 18th. A win by Coffee County would advance them to Thursday night’s district championship.
If Coffee County wins they would host Thursday’s final match at the Raider Academy. Tuesday’s semifinal with Columbia gets underway at 6:30 PM. Thunder Radio will bring you live coverage as part of the First National Bank Hometown Sports Series. Tune in at 107.9 FM, AM1320, online at WMSRradio.com or on the Thunder App for your tablet or smart phone. Live coverage begins with the pregame show at 6:20 PM..
Rape Cases on College Campuses
The number of rapes at Tennessee colleges has been released in crime and safety reports required by federal law.
Colleges report crimes annually that happen on or near campus. Numbers released last week from several schools were reported by the Knoxville News Sentinel.
Rapes reported at the University of Tennessee have risen the past three years.
Reports at Vanderbilt University have decreased since 2014, after a woman accused four former football players of rape in 2013. A third former player was sentenced to prison in June over that case.
Rapes reported on campuses:
UT: 9 in 2014; 19 in 2015; 22 in 2016
Vanderbilt: 17 in 2014; 9 in 2015; 9 in 2016
Middle Tennessee State: 5 in 2014; 7 in 2015; 2 in 2016
Blackburn Ad Blocked by Twitter
Marsha Blackburn.. Photo from Wikipedia
Blackburn in the ad boasts that she “stopped the sale of baby body parts.” Twitter found that statement to be inflammatory and “likely to evoke a strong negative reaction.”
A Twitter representative told Blackburn’s vendors that they would be allowed to run the rest of the video if the flagged statement is omitted.
While the decision keeps the Blackburn campaign from paying to promote the video on Twitter, it doesn’t keep it from being linked from YouTube and other platforms.
Blackburn took to Twitter to urge supporters to re-post her video and join her in “standing up to Silicon Valley.”
ONE DAY OF HOPE is Oct. 14
The 6th annual ONE DAY OF HOPE will take place Saturday Oct. 14, 2017 at the Coffee County Fairgrounds from 10am-2pm. The event began in 2012 with about 6 churches and around 30 volunteers. Around 2,000 folks showed up that day for primarily clothes, some food and medical care. This year around 5,000 people are expected to be helped by 1,000 volunteers.
ONE DAY OF HOPE is a day to reach out to our community in the name of Jesus to provide clothes, food, coats, shoes, various FREE services (medical/dental, haircuts, family portraits, groceries, etc).
10/9/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Melody Dickerson — Pizza Winner!
Anne Munsey
Beverly McCullough, 53
Rita Short, 64
10/8/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Ainsley Beachboard, 12 — Pizza Winner!
Tiffany Hoffman, 26
10/7/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Nan Russell — Pizza Winner!