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H&R BLOCK STUDENT OF THE WEEK – Chloe Hensiek
Join us at Thunder Radio and Rosalyn Partin of the Manchester H&R Block and congratulate our student of the week – Chloe Hensiek.
Chloe is a 7th grader at Coffee Middle School. She was nominated by her teachers and administrators. Chloe is the daughter of Shawnda and Tim Hensiek. Her favorite subject is science. During her free time, Chloe enjoys running cross country and track.
She is currently undecided about her plans after school.
All students of the week are selected for their work ethic and excellent attitudes in and out of the classroom.
Rosalyn Partin, owner of the Manchester H&R Block, has been inspired to recognize great kids in our community all year long. H&R Block gives each Student of the Week a commemorative plaque, a special letter of recognition and two tickets to Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park.
Job well done, Chloe!
Shirley Carolyn Vaughn
Shirley Carolyn Vaughn, age 79, of Manchester, Tennessee, passed away in the comfort of her home and surrounded by her loved ones, on Monday, January 10, 2022.
Born in the Gnat Hill Community of Beechgrove, Tennessee, on December 21, 1942, to the late “Lacy” and Earline Ferrell, Shirley devoted her life to being a loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. She was a homemaker and lifetime member of Unity Church of Christ in Manchester, Tennessee. Shirley loved spending time with her family, cooking, canning and quilting. In her spare time, she enjoyed working puzzles or gardening. She will be missed dearly.
Other than her parents, she is preceded in death by her loving husband of thirty-six years, Raymond “Curtis” Vaughn; one brother, Thomas Ferrell; two sisters, Nellie Duke and Bertha Mae Ferrell; and her father-in-law and mother- in- law, Theodore and Cleo Vaughn.
Survivors include three sons, Raymond Vaughn, Roger (Sandy) Vaughn and Ronald (Angela) Vaughn; one brother, Tony (Linda) Ferrell; two sisters, Mildred Davenport Campbell and Mizelle (Jim) McClure; seven grandchildren, Raymond “Zach” Vaughn, Emily Vaughn, Mandy (Lance) Campbell, Ryan (Caitlin) Vaughn, Christopher (Jayme) Vaughn, Cursten Vaughn and Cyler “Doodle” Vaughn; five great grandchildren, Kyuss Crabtree, Kennedy Crabtree, Ronin Vaughn, Bradley Campbell and Porter Vaughn.
Visitation will be held at Manchester Funeral Home on Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 4-8PM.
Funeral Services will be held, at the funeral home, on Friday, January 14, 2022, at 12PM with Bro. Eddie Duke officiating.
Interment to immediately follow at Fredonia Cemetery in Manchester, Tennessee.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to the charity of your choice.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Vaughn family.
David Dean Atteberry
David Dean Atteberry, age 77, of Manchester went to be with his heavenly
father Saturday, January 8, 2022. He was born May 9, 1944 in Fairfield,
Illinois to the late Leonard and Hattie (Sneed) Atteberry. In addition to
his parents, he is preceded in death by his son, Dallas Lewis; and
brothers, Carrol and Robert Atteberry. The family will receive friends from
5-8 p.m. Friday, January 14th at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. Funeral
service will be held at a later date in Mattoon, Illinois. David will be
interred in Neoga Memorial Cemetery in Neoga, Illinois. David was a member
and usher of First Baptist Church of Tullahoma. He had a passion for riding
his Goldwing with his wife and was a member of the Tullahoma motorcycle
group. David is survived by his wife, Joyce Atteberry; sons, Matt Atteberry
(Dawn) and Bruce Atteberry; daughters, Dianne Moore (Tony), Debbie Beeson
(Vince), Carla Forster (Mike) and Kelly Lewis; brother, Keith Atteberry
(Pam); sisters, Dianne Dickey (Joe) and Kathy Heath (Mike); eleven
grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren
Daniel Chad Brazier
Mr. Daniel Chad Brazier, age 46, of Clarks
Hill, SC, formerly of Manchester, TN, passed from this life on Tuesday,
January 11, 2022, in Augusta, GA. Mr. Brazier was born in Tullahoma, TN, to
his late father Danny Lee Brazier and surviving mother Peggy Clay Darden.
He worked as a production director for Beasley Broadcasting in Augusta
where he wrote & produced commercials as well as entertaining music lovers
on the radio. He had many personal interests including music, sports
(especially the Dallas Cowboys), riding his motorcycle, driving his Jeep, &
joking around with friends. Chad is survived by his mother, Peggy Clay
Darden and brother Derrick Brazier. Visitation with the family will be held
on Saturday, January 15, 2022, from 2:00pm until 4:00pm at Central Funeral
Home in Manchester, TN. Memorial services will be conducted immediately
following visitation at 4:00pm with Rev. Jeff Bailey officiating. Central
Funeral Home is serving the family, 931-723-7774, centralfuneralhome.com
Mitchell Lee Essary
Mr. Mitchell Lee Essary, age 58, passed from this
life on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, in Manchester, TN.
Mr. Essary was born in Memphis, TN, to his late parents Lester Leon Essay
and Bennie Sue Warren. He worked for St. Thomas West in Nashville as a
critical care nurse. Mr. Essary was a very smart person who loved learning
about his profession in healthcare. In his free time, he loved playing
music for fun on his guitar. Mr. Essary was a great husband and the best
father anyone could ask for. He was very funny, sweet and loving and made
sure his family was well taken care of and was always there for them.
Mr. Essary is survived by his wife of 5 years, Julie Essary; son, Jacob
(Stephanie) Essary; daughters, Cassey Essary, Rebecca Essary, Amber Essary,
Angie Essary, and Amanda Essary; brother, Steve Essary; sister, Sherrie
Essary; grandchild, Anayva Snipes.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date to be determined.
Central Funera Home is serving the family, 931-723-7774,
centralfuneralhome.com
Lady Rockets advance to conference championship
Westwood’s Lady Rockets are one win away from a perfect conference season.
Three Lady Rockets scored double-figures and Westwood put a 46-12 beating on Cascade in the semi-finals of the DRVC Tournament Wednesday night in Wartrace. The win advances the Lady Rockets to the championship game at 11 a.m. Saturday at Cascade. WMS will play the winner of Community and Liberty.
In the semi-finals Wednesday night, the Lady Rockets left no doubt. They jumped out to a 27-3 lead by halftime and cruised in the final two periods. Jules Ferrell led the way with 15 points, followed by 13 from Reece Finch and 12 from Audri Patton. Ziya Dillard, Bailey Barsenas and CeCe Burgess pitched in 2 points apiece.
Birthdays- January 12
Tiffany Fann- 40- Pizza Winner!
Tyler Cavender
Jodie Warren
Gloria Ann Talalmantes
Mrs. Gloria Ann Talalmantes, age 69 of Bradyville, TN, was born on February 11, 1952, in Wooster, Ohio. She was a homemaker and loved spending time with her family. Mrs. Gloria is preceded in death by her parents William and Laura Sue Cartwright Sullivan; son, Robert “Bobby” Patterson. She is survived by her loving husband of 30+ years, Juan Jose’ Talamantes; children, Frank Camacho, Jr. (Tina Marquez), April Osife (Dezon Johnson), Angel Talamantes, Jaclyn Talamantes (William Massaquoi), Paulie Talamantes, Caleb Stoneham (Katt Cervantes), Sarah Stoneham; grandchildren, Aneesa and Jaxon Johnson, Angelina and Jonathon Camacho, William and Malcolm Massaquoi, and Riley Stoneham; special nieces, Mikki and Angie Fowler; nephew, Billy Joe Fowler; brother, Tim Sullivan; sisters, Marilee Burris, Sue Sullivan, Phyllis Fowler, and Patty Marcum; several extended family members and a host of friends.
A Celebration of Life will be held in memory of Mrs. Gloria on Saturday, January 22, 2022, from 4 – 6 PM in the Manchester Funeral Home chapel.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Talamantes family.
Titans Tannehill named AFC offensive player of the week
Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill has been named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Texans in Week 18.
Tannehill completed 23 of 32 passes for 287 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions in the team’s 28-25 win. His 138.9 passer rating was the fifth-best of his career in a game with the qualifying minimum of 20 attempts, and his four touchdown passes tied his career high.
Tannehill extended his streak to a career-best 15 consecutive games with at least one passing or rushing touchdown.
This is Tannehill’s third career Offensive Player of the Week award and second with the Titans:
2015: Week 7 (with Miami)
2019: Week 14 (with Tennessee)
2021: Week 18 (with Tennessee)
He joins Marcus Mariota (four-time winner), Steve McNair (four) and Vince Young (two) as Tennessee quarterbacks to earn the honor multiple times.
Tannehill becomes the first former Texas A&M Aggie to win three Offensive Player of the Week award.
In 2021, Tannehill became the only quarterback other than Warren Moon (1989–1991) to record multiple seasons with at least 3,500 passing yards with the franchise. He finished the regular season with 3,734 yards, 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions, completing 357 of his 531 passes (89.6 passer rating), and his passing yardage total ranked fourth in franchise history.
After claiming the No.1 seed in the AFC, the Titans return to action in the Divisional Round of the playoffs on January 22-23 at Nissan Stadium against an opponent to be determined.
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Predators drop Avalanche in OT Tuesday night
In arguably the most entertaining game of the season, the Predators found a way to prevail once more.
Luke Kunin and Matt Duchene each scored twice – with Duchene’s second serving as the overtime winner – as Nashville defeated the Colorado Avalanche by a 5-4 final on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena. The result extends Nashville’s win streak to five games and keeps them atop the Central Division and the Western Conference with 50 points in the standings.
Tanner Jeannot also tallied on the night for his rookie-leading 12th of the season, and goaltender Juuse Saros finished with 40 saves once again to give his club their 24th victory on the campaign.
Jeannot didn’t wait long – just 2:32 into the contest – to snap a shot from the slot past Colorado goaltender Darcy Kuemper and just barely over the goal line for a 1-0 lead. Then, with 56 seconds to play in the opening frame, Kunin gave Nashville a two-goal lead when he also scored from the slot for his first of the night.
Saros became the third goaltender in franchise history to reach the 20-win mark in 30 appearances or fewer, joining Pekka Rinne in 2014-15 (27 GP) and Tomas Vokoun in 2005-06 (30 GP).
The Predators reached the 50-point mark in 37 games or fewer for the fourth time in franchise history, following 2005-06 (34 GP; 24-7-3, 51 points), 2006-07 (36 GP; 24-9-3, 51 points) and 2014-15 (36 GP; 24-9-3, 51 points).
Tuesday Storyline:
The calendar read Jan. 11, but Tuesday’s back-and-forth affair between two of the best in the West had a bit of a postseason feel nevertheless.
Hours earlier, the Preds were billing the meeting with the Avs as a “measuring-stick game,” a chance to see how they compared to a club many have picked as Stanley Cup favorites. The result was a highly entertaining night of hockey that went the home team’s way, much to the delight of the 17,159 who saw one heck of a showing.
“The big takeaways out of this game for me, I really liked our mindset to be able to start the game and the preparation, the competitive mindset that we had coming into the game,” Preds Head Coach John Hynes said. “We’re in a situation where they were able to tie it three times in the game, and you talk about the mental toughness and the resiliency and staying with it and understanding that these games, there’s going to be highs and lows, and I just liked our mindset. We just kept playing and doing the right things. These are tough games to be able to play in, and it’s one of the things we’ve talked with our team about is as we continue to move forward is trying to play our best against the best and finding different ways to win and really test ourselves, test our competitiveness, our structure, our mindset against the team like Colorado. And tonight we found a way to win.”