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Titans Announce 2017 Training Camp Schedule
Ready to see the Titans in training camp?
Well, it’s time to start filling out the calendar with all the dates open to fans.
This year’s schedule includes 13 open practices, including two morning practices with the Carolina Panthers at Saint Thomas Sports Park.
The Titans will kick off training camp on Saturday, July 29 at 2:40 p.m., the first of four straight days open to fans.
The Titans are scheduled to hold four evening practices, including a 6-8 p.m. practice at Nissan Stadium on Saturday, August 5.
Additional information about training camp, including the autograph schedule, will be released at a later date, but here’s the practice schedule:
Sat., July 29 (2:40 – 4:30 pm) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Sun., July 30 (2:40 – 4:30 pm) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Mon., July 31 (8:55 – 11:00 am) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Tues., Aug. 1 (8:55 – 11:00 am) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Thurs., Aug. 3 (8:55 – 11:00 am) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Fri., Aug. 4 (7:15 – 9:00 pm) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Sat., Aug. 5 (6:00 – 8:00 pm) – Practice at Nissan Stadium
Mon., Aug. 7 (6:55 – 9:00 pm) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Wed., Aug. 9 (8:55 – 11:00 am) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Thurs., Aug. 10 (8:55 – 11:00 am) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Mon., Aug. 14 (6:55 – 8:55 pm) – Practice at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Wed., Aug. 16 (9:15 – 11:30 am) – Practice with Panthers at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Thurs., Aug. 17 (9:15 – 11:30 am) – Practice with Panthers at Saint Thomas Sports Park
Conflict of Interest Investigation leads to Firing of McMinnville City Employee
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has led to the firing of a McMinnville Water Department Employee.
The Comptroller’s Office recently completed an investigation detailing the appearance of a conflict of interest.
Between June 2013 and September 2015, a former employee responsible for ordering degreasing chemicals made purchases totaling $46,882 from a company owned by someone with whom he had a close personal relationship.
This created the appearance of a conflict of interest. The volume and cost of chemicals purchased by the department increased significantly during the time the former employee was buying from the vendor with whom he had a personal relationship. The investigation began after department officials alerted the Comptroller’s Office to their concerns.
Findings of the investigation indicated not only the appearance of a conflict of interest, but also failure to monitor the cost of chemical usage and failure to evaluate vendors effectively prior to adding them to the approved vendor list.
Beat the Peak on Tuesday and Wednesday
Forecasts indicate that Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s temperatures will be two of the hottest afternoons of the month so far. A projected afternoon high of around 93-96 degrees on both days combined with higher electricity demand due to home cooling, could produce a monthly peak for Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC).
The electric co-op plans to activate Beat the Peak™ and implement other power conservation measures to lower the impact of spiking Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) wholesale rates during the hour of greatest demand. DREMC pays TVA millions of dollars each month in demand charges, but during a peak the price of wholesale power is the most expensive; the cost of electricity purchased by DREMC can increase to almost $10 per kilowatt-hour during peak.
The Beat the Peak™ alert windows on Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 are from 4:00 – 6:00 PM.
“This is when our temperature and electric load forecasts show the possibility of highest demand,” says DREMC Member Services Manager Carol Garrette. “The more our members respond to peak alert warnings, the greater our ability to avoid the impact of wholesale power price penalties associated with extreme temperatures. We all save by working together.”
DREMC asks that members turn up their air conditioner thermostats by three degrees during the peak period. If the setting is normally 75 degrees, adjusting the thermostat to 78 will help lessen demand.
In addition, members should:
• Defer use of hot water. Give the electric water heater a break by not showering, running the dishwasher or using the washing machine.
• Delay running the clothes dryer.
• Close shades and curtains to block sunlight.
• If you have a swimming pool, turn off the water circulation pump.
• Turn off lights in unoccupied rooms.
• Keep the oven turned off.
• When the peak period has passed, normal electricity use can resume.
DREMC thanks their members for helping reduce demand on electricity.
Sounds, Mayor’s Office Announce Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party
The Nashville Sounds, in conjunction with Nashville Mayor Megan Barry, Metro Government, the Metro Sports Authority, and the Adventure Science Center, have announced the festivities for the total solar eclipse viewing party at First Tennessee Park on Monday, August 21.
For the first time since 1918, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the United States and Nashville is the largest city in its path.
The event will include music from the Nashville Symphony, science demonstrations with fun, hands-on activities from the Adventure Science Center, total solar eclipse viewing, and a separate Sounds baseball game to follow at 4:05 p.m.
Gates to First Tennessee Park open at 10:30 a.m. Mayor Barry will welcome the crowd at 11:00, with astronomy demonstrations and audience participation. Everybody in attendance will receive special solar glasses that will allow for safe viewing of the eclipse. Seating for the viewing party will be on a first-come, first-served basis (excluding club level and group areas).
The beginning of the eclipse will occur at 11:58 a.m. and last until totality at 1:29 p.m. At 1:25, the ballpark lights will be turned off in preparation for totality. The start of totality will begin at 1:27 and will last nearly two minutes.
Following the viewing party, the ballpark will be cleared at 2:00 and re-opened at 3:00 for the Nashville Sounds game against the Iowa Cubs. Mayor Barry will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at 3:50 prior to the Sounds taking on the Cubs at 4:05.
Tickets to the viewing party and the Sounds game are on sale now at the Nashville Sounds ticket office and online at www.nashvillesounds.com.
A commemorative package including viewing party ticket, Sounds game ticket, and eclipse-themed t-shirt are available and can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com.
The 2017 season is the Sounds’ 40th in franchise history and their third as the Oakland Athletics’ top affiliate. Single-game tickets are available now by calling (615) 690-4487 or by visiting www.nashvillesounds.com.
Coffee County Fastpitch League Holds Closing Ceremonies
Norman HomeBuilders – 2017 Coffee County Fast Pitch Association 8U Champions. Pictured are: (Front Row – Left to Right): Autumn Talley, Taylor McBride, Yerdy Cruz, Lily Norman, Anna Reynolds, Addisyn Reed, Paisley Vaughn (Not Pictured-Jenna & Kayla Sisco) Coaches back row- Dan Catalano, Scott McBride, Matt Norman, Dusty Vaughn [Photo Provided]
In the 8U division, Norman Home Builders were crowned as the league champions. Team members were: Jenna Sisco. Kayla Sisco, Autumn Talley, Taylor McBride, Yerdy Cruz, Lily Norman, Anna Reynolds, Addisyn Reed and Paisley Vaughn. The team was coached by Dan Catalano, Scott McBride, Matt Norman and Dusty Vaughn. The All Stars selected were: Aylin Rosendo, Maggie Montgomery, Jazz Jones, Adalyn Clark, Allie Judge, Paisley Vaughn, Addisyn Reed, Lily Norman, Bailey Brewer, Gracie Rogers, Lily Morris and Lily Chatten.
2017 Coffee County Fast Pitch Association 8U All Stars. Pictured are(Left to Right) – Aylin Rosendo, Maggie Montgomery, Jazz Jones, Adalyn Clark, Allie Judge, Paisley Vaughn, Addisyn Reed, Lily Norman and Bailey Brewer. Not pictured are: Gracie Rogers, Lily Morris and Lily Chatten [Photo Provided]
John Roberts Toyota – 2017 Coffee County Fast Pitch Association 10U Champions. Pictured are(Left to Right) Front Row – Haleigh Skipper, Karly Brinkley, Sarah Shedd, Abigaile Vandagriff; Back Row – Haley Bowen, Ava Floyd, Kylee Finchum, Katelyn Andeson, Hallie Jacobs (Not Pictured- Kamryn Baker & Madison Waller) Coaches Joseph Anderson & Michael Skipper [Photo Provided]
2017 Coffee County Fast Pitch Association 10U All Stars. Pictured are: (Left to Right) – Katelyn Anderson
Samantha Cothran, Madison Garner, Haleigh Skipper, Haley Bowen, Abigaile Vandagriff, Lily Mitchell, Hannah Brinkley, Karly Brinkley. Not pictured are: Kellie Tucker, Brynlee Davis & Kyleigh Morgan [Photo Provided]
2017 Coffee County Fast Pitch Association 14U All Stars. Pictured are: (Left to Right) – Eliza Carden, Alyssa Mosley, Laura Fletcher, Brianna Shelton, Not pictured are: Kalie Bowles, Katie Crosslin, Emily Schuster, Alivia Reel, Amber Ingelburger, Dasaney Bartley, Carmen Walker, Chloe Tucker [Photo Provided]
The 14U division has some makeup games to complete before naming a league champion. The league did recognize members of the All Star team. Players selected for the 14U All Stars were: Eliza Carden, Alyssa Mosley, Laura Fletcher, Brianna Shelton, Kalie Bowles, Katie Crosslin, Emily Schuster, Alivia Reel, Amber Ingelburger, Dasaney Bartley, Carmen Walker, Chloe Tucker.
To keep up with all the news and happenings in the Coffee County Fastpitch Association, you can check out their Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeCountyFastPitchAssociation/
7/12/17 — Tomye Mae Sherrill
Tomye Mae Sherrill age 91 of Brentwood, passed away Saturday July 8, 2017.
A native of Pelham, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Willie Mae
Willis Henson. She is also preceded in death by her husband Andrew
Sherrill, Jr., a daughter, Renia Sherrill, and two brothers: John Riley
Henson and Charles Willis Henson.
Funeral services will be 3:00 PM Wednesday at Manchester Funeral Home with
Reverend Joe Rutherford officiating. Burial will follow in Red Hill
Cemetery with grandsons and nephews serving as pall bearers. Visitation
with the Sherrill family will be 1:00PM until time of service Wednesday at
Manchester Funeral Home.
Mrs. Sherrill is survived by her daughter, Linda Kacmarcik of Norman,
Oklahoma; son, Charles Sherrill of Brentwood, Tennessee; sisters Ann Oakley
of Donelson, Tennessee and Sandra DeGalleford of Roswell, Georgia; 4
grandchildren, Cameron (Valerie) Kacmarcik, Andrew Sherrill, Peter
Sherrill, Benjamin Sherrill; and two great-grandchildren Xander and Zachary
Kacmarcik. She is also survived by two sisters-in-law, Bettie Long and Jan
Pickens, and many loving nieces, nephews and caregivers.
Mrs. Sherrill was a member of Winchester Methodist Church. She was a 1945
graduate of Manchester High School. She and her husband lived for many
years in Cleveland, Ohio, and retired to Estill Springs before moving to
Brentwood ten years ago.
7/13/17 — Robert Caldwell Jernigan
Robert Caldwell Jernigan, of Tullahoma, passed this life on
Saturday, July 8th, 2017 at Tennova Healthcare-Harton at the age of 86.
Mr. Jernigan was born in Nashville, Tennessee to the late Roy and Nettie
McClaran Jernigan. During his life he worked for Bell South in many
capacities and retired as an Electronic Technician and was also a
member of the Telephone Pioneers. In addition to his parents, Mr.
Jernigan was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Catherine Couser; and
one brother, Rawlin C. Jernigan. He is survived by three daughters, Joy
Florio and her husband Mike of Oak Hill, Virginia, Lori Jernigan of
Tullahoma, and Marty Gonzales and her husband Bill of Tullahoma; two
sons, Michael Jernigan and his wife Susan of Tullahoma, and Jody Jernigan
of Tullahoma; one sister, Delores Reep of Winchester; his long-time
girlfriend and companion, Colette Thompson of Tullahoma; 11
grandchildren, Vita, Nicole, Joshua, Bryson, Monica, Alex, Kelly, Tracey,
Joses, Jennifer, and Julia; and five great grandchildren, Jake, Owen,
Katie, Ella Grace, and Tommy. Visitation for Mr. Jernigan will be held on
Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 5:00-8:00pm. A
graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 13th, 2017 at 11:00am at
Cothran Cemetery in Rover, Tennessee.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Braves Fall to Nationals in 1st Half Finale
Anthony Rendon reached base four times, the Washington bullpen allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings, and the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 10-5 on Sunday.
Rendon scored twice and drove in a pair as the Nationals salvaged a split of the four-game series with the Braves to enter the All-Star break with a 9 1/2-game lead over Atlanta in the National League East.
Washington starter Joe Ross left the game with an apparent injury with one out in the fourth.
Reliever Matt Grace (1-0) allowed two runs, one earned, over 2 2/3 innings. Joe Blanton, Enny Romero and Matt Albers each threw a scoreless inning.
With Washington leading by one, Rendon provided an insurance run in the seventh. He walked, stole second and went to third on a throwing error by catcher Tyler Flowers. Rendon scored on a Matt Wieters’ sacrifice fly.
The Nationals pulled away with three runs in the eighth.
Atlanta’s Johan Camargo had three hits, including a solo home run — his first in the majors — and a walk. Freddie Freeman added a three-run homer and a single.
Chris Heisey’s RBI-double broke a 3-3 tie in the fourth and Wieters smacked a two-run single in the fifth.
Camargo’s homer and a Nick Markakis fielder’s choice pulled Atlanta within 6-5 in the sixth. The second run was unearned following a two-base error on Bryce Harper that allowed Freeman to go all the way to third on a single.
After Ross got Markakis to start the fourth, pitching coach Mike Maddux came out to the mound and was soon joined by the team trainer. Manager Dusty Baker then came out and Ross was removed in favor of Grace.
Ross, whose velocity appeared lower than his norm, allowed three runs on three hits over 3 1/3 innings.
Washington led 3-0 when Ross issued a pair of two-out walks in the third and Freeman followed with his 16th homer of the season.
Atlanta rookie Sean Newcomb (1-4) allowed four runs on four hits over four innings.
Rendon’s two-run double capped a three-run Washington first as Newcomb threw 39 pitches.
Following the All-Star break, the Braves open a three-game series against the Diamondbacks on Friday in Atlanta.
Late Homer Sends Sounds to Loss
Breyvic Valera launched a solo home run in the top of the 10th inning to help the Memphis Redbirds to a 2-1 win over the Nashville Sounds in front of a sellout crowd of 10,148 Sunday night at First Tennessee Park.
The two teams played to an even 1-1 game after nine innings of play. Valera’s go-ahead shot came on a 1-1 pitch from Kyle Finnegan with two outs in the inning.
Armed with a one-run lead, Redbirds reliever Josh Lucas set the Sounds down in order in the bottom of the 10th to notch his sixth win of the season.
Starters Chris Jensen and Josh Zeid were equally efficient as the game went into the sixth at 0-0. Former Sound Rangel Ravelo started the scoring for Memphis when he plated Harrison Bader with a two-out base hit to right-center.
Nashville bounced right back and evened the game at 1-1 when Mark Canha delivered a two-out, run-scoring single in the bottom half of the sixth.
Neither Jensen nor Zeid factored into the decision. Jensen allowed one run on five hits in six innings. He walked a pair and struck out four. Zeid shut out the Sounds over five innings. He scattered three hits, walked one, and struck out four.
Both bullpens kept the other team off the board until the 10th. Nashville’s Lou Trivino worked two perfect innings and Simon Castro tossed a 1-2-3 ninth.
It looked like Finnegan was going to do the same in the 10th but Valera had other plans. It was the second night in a row a late two-out rally provided the difference for Memphis in the series win.
Joey Wendle and Kenny Wilson had two hits apiece in the loss. At 42-48, the Sounds are 14.5 games back of front-running Memphis at the break.
The Sounds are off for the next three days during the Triple-A All-Star break. The second half of the season begins with a 12-game road trip, beginning with four in Omaha on Thursday.
Budgets Approved
There will be no property tax increase in Coffee County for residents or businesses after commissioners approved a $21 million budget for 2017-18 fiscal year.
The Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen also recently approved on a 5-1 vote its 2017-18 fiscal year budget. Department heads and their assistants, general employees and Manchester City Schools staff were all given raises. $993,384 will be taken out reserve funds for increases in pay. Alderman Cheryl Swan was the only descending vote.
Swan expressed her disagreement with the budget, particularly with regards to the nearly $1 million taken out of reserves to balance the budget.
Aldermen Lana Sain, Ryan French, Chris Elam, Tim Kilgore and Bob Bellamy all voted in favor of the budget.