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Tenn. Guard Prepared to assist Harvey Relief Effort
Soldiers and Airmen of the Tenn. National Guard stand ready to assist the citizens of Texas, if called upon, with their relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. However, to date there have been no official requests for such assistance.
“We’ve conducted the necessary planning to ready our forces on what we think we could best provide by way of support to our brothers and sisters in Texas but must wait patiently for the call”, said Maj. Gen. Max Haston, Tennessee’s Adjutant General. “I have been in constant contact with the national command authority and have kept Governor Haslam and his staff informed on possible deployments.”
The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency is the link between the Guard and Texas on the facilitation of state controlled resources dedicated for disaster relief response, especially when those resources cross borders. TEMA is the lead agency for the Emergency Management Assistance Compact process which allows any state to request needed disaster support.
TEMA Director, Patrick Sheehan, said, “We are in constant communication with local, state, and federal entities and are ready to coordinate and deploy resources to Texas if and when they are requested.”
The Tenn. National Guard, that includes a location in Tullahoma, is the sixth largest Guard state among the 54 states and territories with a wide range of Army and Air capability. This capability is properly balanced to accomplish both aspects of the Guard’s dual mission at home and abroad.
Harvey is expected to dump up to 4 inches of rain in Coffee County and up to 7 inches in Rutherford County.
Uphill Battle for TN Health-Care Navigators to Sign People Up
Health-care navigators in Tennessee report having trouble convincing people to sign up for the Health Care Exchange. (Hamza Butt/flickr)
Mary Moore is program coordinator with Get Covered Tennessee and is a health care navigator. She’s been telling people she encounters it’s better to have coverage, regardless of whether the ACA is short-lived.
“It is a contract when you sign up for a plan between you and the insurer,” Moore said. “It’s more important than ever to make sure you do have coverage so that if and when anything does change, you know that you’ve had continuous coverage.”
There have been reports that the federal government won’t run any ads to promote enrollment this year, unlike in years past under the Obama administration.
The open enrollment period is also shortened this year, from November 1 through December 15.
Moore said she knows it can be discouraging as large insurers pull out of Tennessee cities, but there remain people who don’t have another way to secure health coverage.
“It’s very important for those people to still be able to buy affordable, individual coverage that again is not going to penalize them for having a pre-existing condition,” she said.
Earlier this year, the government ended funding to 18 cities intended to help people sign up for coverage, though none of them were in Tennessee.
Tennessee Organization Establishes Recovery Fund to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims
Tennessee organization has established a recovery fund to help those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee says in a statement that the fund will be an extensive, ongoing relief effort that will grant money to nonprofits providing immediate and long-term aid.
Harvey has caused catastrophic flooding in South Texas and largely paralyzed the city of Houston. The storm has stalled over the area and the National Weather Service says some parts of Houston and its suburbs have over 50 inches of rain.
The statement says Middle Tennessee residents understand the trauma of floods. The region suffered flooding in 2010 that left 26 people dead and caused an estimated $2 billion worth of damage when it rained 13.5 inches over two days.
The Tullahoma Community Foundation is an affiliate of the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.
8/30/17 — Birthdays
Birthdays:
Carol Pass — Pizza Winner!
Jennifer Trail, 52
James Newman, 41
Felicia Savage
9/1/17-Juanita Elizabeth Shelton
Funeral services of Juanita Elizabeth Shelton, age 91, of Manchester, TN,
will be conducted at 11:00 AM on Saturday, September 2, 2017 at Manchester
Funeral Home with Bro. Marvin Davenport and Bro. John Daniel
officiating. Burial
will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will
be from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM on Friday, September 1, 2017 at the funeral
home. Ms. Shelton passed away on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 at her home in
Manchester, TN.
Juanita was born in Normandy, TN, the daughter of the late James and Maude
Harper. She was a homemaker.
In addition to her parents, Juanita was also preceded in death by husband,
Wiley Shelton; one son, Richard Shelton; and one son-in-law, Charlie
Tinsley. She is survived by her two daughters, Carole Tinsley and Sheila
(Dennis) Ham; nine grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren; and 1
great-great grandchild.
*Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Shelton family.*
UPDATE – Red Raider Football moved BACK TO FRIDAY
The CCHS Red Raider Football game at Blackman will be played on Friday at 7 PM. There was a PRELIMINARY decision to move the game but that plan has been abandoned!!!! The game time will STILL be 7 PM and the game date will STILL be on Friday!!!!
Thunder Radio and the CHS Athletic Department apologize for the abrupt schedule confusion.
The game WILL be broadcast on Thunder Radio 107.9 FM, 1320 AM WMSRradio.com and via the Thunder Radio APP
CHS Soccer Beats Warren County on Tuesday Night
Jenna Garretson of CHS soccer
The Coffee County CHS soccer team hosted Warren County on Tuesday night for a non-district rivalry match-up. The Lady Raiders used their superior conditioning to out-shoot, out-hustle and out-score the Lady Pioneers in a tough physical battle. Coffee County got a pair of goals in each half to capture the 4 to 1 win.
Coffee County got on the board first with a goal in the 16th minute by Jenna Garretson off a feed from Allie Amado to take an early 1 to 0 lead. Warren County answered in the 23rd minute as Abby Roller got behind the Raider defense and finished the long through pass assist. Ellie Graham put Coffee County on the board for good as she sliced through the right side of the Lady Pioneer defense to score on another Amado assist.
In the second half, Coffee County held Warren County to 2 shots as the Lady Raiders got goals in the 56th minute from Samantha Ellison and in the 75th minute from Anna Gann. Garretson had the assist on the Ellison goal and Reagan Ellison assisted on the Gann score. Coffee County outshot the Lady Pioneers 26 to 7 in the match and a whopping 12 to 2 in the second half. Ashley Woods had 4 saves in net for the Lady Raiders.
The win improves the Lady Raiders’ record to 3-0-1 on the season. Coffee County returns to action on Thursday when they travel to Unionville to take on Community. That match is set to kick off at 7 PM.
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CHS Volleyball Tames Columbia
Odalis Garcia of CHS volleyball
The Coffee County volleyball team hit the road to Columbia on Tuesday night for a district match with the Lady Lions. Looking to keep their perfect district record intact, the Lady Raiders captured the top spot in the district with a 4 set win over the Lady Lions. Coffee County won by set scores of 25 to 16, 20 to 25, 25 to 22 and 25 to 23. The win moves Coffee County to 3 and 0 in district play.
The Lady Raiders dominated the play at the net as they had 47 kills and 5.5 blocks on the night. Seniors Odalis Garcia and Alliyah Williams each had 9 kills. Keelie Hillis added 8 kills and Lexi Bryan added 7. Amanda Mukai led Coffee County in assists with 33. Tyana Fenton led the team in digs with 20 while Williams added 12 and Alexis Baker had 10 digs. Fenton also shared the team lead in aces with Garcia as each had 4. Williams added 3 service aces.
The Lady Raiders will play host to Franklin County on Thursday at the Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gym. First serve is set for 6 PM.
CCMS Soccer Drops Tullahoma
Marley Perry of CCMS soccer
Coming off a strong 2nd half on Monday, the Coffee County Middle School soccer team traveled to Tullahoma on Tuesday for a conference match. After spotting the Lady Cats an early goal, Coffee County roared back to capture the 3 to 2 win.
Tullahoma got on the board in the 6th minute to take the early lead. Coffee County knotted the game in the 12th minute as they pressed the attack and forced Tullahoma into an own goal. Marley Perry added a goal 3 minutes later to give the Lady Raiders a 2 to 1 halftime lead.
In the second half, Jorja Waggoner found the back of the net in the 39th minute to give the Lady Raiders a 3 to 1 lead. Perry was credited with the assist on the play. Tullahoma scored a goal in the 68th minute to make it a one goal game, but Coffee County was able to run out the final 2 minutes for the win.
The Lady Raiders hit the road on Thursday for a nonconference friendly with North Franklin. That match will take place in Winchester and will begin at 5 PM.
CCMS Football Falls to Harris
Hosting their first conference game of the year, the Coffee County Middle School football team hosted Harris on Tuesday night at Carden-Jarrell Field. The Red Raiders could not ground the Eagles as they fell by a final score of 34 to 6.
After scoring once in the 1st quarter, Harris added a pair of touchdowns in the 2nd quarter to take a 20 to 0 halftime lead. After a scoreless third quarter, Harris added a touchdown with 5:58 left in the game to stretch the lead to 26 to 0. Conner Shemwell scored for Coffee County before the Eagles got their last touchdown in the final minutes.
The Raiders will host South Franklin next Tuesday for Homecoming. That game will kick off at 6:30 at Carden-Jarrell Field.