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Louise Berry Morgan
Louise Berry Morgan, age 96, of Hillsboro, TN, passed from this life on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, in Hillsboro, TN.
Louise was born September 17, 1925 to her late parents Thomas G and Lucille Willis Berry. At birth, she was premature and had to be carried on a pillow. Being premature certainly did not keep her down. Louise was an intelligent, strong, funny and determined woman until her final days on this Earth.
Louise began her working career at AEDC Officer’s Club under General Gossick in 1966. She loved her job and all of the Generals and Managers, customers and friends that she served for 44 years. Louise was blessed to have worked for 44 years at the club. She was 83 years old when she finally retired due to some health issues.
In addition to her parents, Louise was preceded in death by brother, James (Jimmy) Berry and late husband (divorced) John Thomas Morgan.
Louise is survived by 4 children, Faye (Chuck) Wollert, John Dennis (Carol) Morgan, Joan (Robert) Barnes, Kevin (Juanita) Morgan; 8 grandchildren, Barry Carr, Katrina Carr, John Robert Morgan, Kaycee Barnes Sullivan, Nikki Bush, Ashley Morgan, Joseph Carrick, and Matthew Morgan; 14 great grandchildren, 8 great great grandchildren. She enjoyed life, loved people, music and dancing the night away. She will be missed by many folks, especially the ones who loved her dearly.
Graveside services will be held Friday, August 19, 2022, at 12:30pm at Hillsboro Presbyterian Cemetery with Danny Anderson officiating. Burial will immediately follow at the cemetery.
The family wishes to express their sincere thanks to Intrepid Home Health, Compassus Palliative and Hospice Care of Tullahoma, and special friend Tiffany Lester for her love and care for their mother.
Central Funeral Home is honored to serve the Morgan family.
Jesse Clayton Mangrum
Jesse Clayton Mangrum of Normandy passed this life on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Vanderbilt Tullahoma Harton Hospital, at the age of 83. A memorial service is scheduled for 11 AM on Saturday, August 27, 2022 at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. The family will accept friends from 9 AM until service time.
Mr. Mangrum was the son of the late James Edward Mangrum and Elsie Metcalf Mangrum. He enjoyed camping, fishing, tinkering in his shop, watching sports and game shows.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his twin brother, Roy Lee Mangrum and brother, James Edward Mangrum Jr. and his sister, Mary Evelyn Mangrum.
He is survived by his wife, Joyce Mangrum; sons, Rusty Mangrum of Tullahoma and Jesse Mangrum (Joanna) of Estill Springs; daughter, Joyce Turek of Normandy; brother, Harold Mangrum of Smyrna; six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Red Raider football season tickets available for purchase at Owens in downtown Manchester
Coffee County football kicks off in just one week.
Now is the time to get your season tickets for the centennial year of Raider football as CHS marks 100 years of football. Coffee County season tickets will include admission to all 5 home games – beginning with the opener on August 19th when Franklin County comes to town. Cost per season ticket is $35.
Season tickets go on sale Friday, Aug. 12 at Owen’s Provisions & Apparel at 104 W. Fort St. in downtown Manchester.
The Raiders will also be at home against Shelbyville (Sept. 2), Lebanon (Sept. 16), Spring Hill (Sept. 23) and Rhea County (Oct. 28). Season passes do not include the playoffs if the Raiders qualify.
With this being the 100th year of Coffee County football, celebrations are planned all season at Carden-Jarrell Field.
If you do not purchase season tickets, you may purchase paper ticket at the CHS main office during school hours every game week and present them at the gate. There will be no paper tickets sold at the gate for home games – digital tickets from gofan.co will be accepted.
The Raiders are coming off a 5-5 season in 2021 and a first round playoff loss to Riverdale. If you can’t make it, be sure to tune into Thunder Radio for complete Red Raider coverage beginning every Friday night at 6 p.m. with Friday Night Thunder Pregame show. If you can make it to the games, bring your portable radio and catch all the action at 107.9 FM, 1320 AM.
Prep sports schedule for Thursday, Aug. 18
There are a few local games on tap for Thursday, Aug. 17 and a pair of them are at home.
The Coffee Middle volleyball team will host North Franklin and Westwood volleyball will host Cascade. Meanwhile, the Westwood football team will hit the road and take on Cascade in their second game of the season. Schedule below:
| Thursday | 8/18/22 | 6:30 p.m. | WMS | Football | Cascade | Away |
| Thursday | 8/18 | 5 p.m. | CMS | Volleyball | North Franklin | Home |
| Thursday | 8/18/22 | 6:30 p.m. | WMS | Volleyball | Cascade | Home |
Shelbyville man charged in drug-related death
A joint investigation by special agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, and the 17th Judicial District Drug Task Force has resulted in the indictment of a Shelbyville man, in connection to the drug-related death of a Bedford County resident.
On February 26th, agents joined deputies in investigating the death of William Hallum (DOB 04/03/2001), who was found deceased after ingesting narcotics. The investigation identified Michael Zambrano as the individual who provided the drugs to the victim.
On August 15th, the Bedford County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Michael Zambrano (DOB 12/21/2000) with one count of Second Degree Murder. Later that same day, Zambrano was taken into custody by an officer with the Shelbyville Police Department. At the time of his arrest, he was in possession of substances believed to be cocaine and fentanyl, and was also charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and resisting arrest. Zambrano was booked into the Bedford County Jail on a $115,000 bond.
Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen to swear in new board members at special called meeting Aug. 18
City of Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen have announced a special called meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18 to swear in the recently elected aldermen and mayor.
Three new aldermen were elected Aug. 4 – Joey Hobbs and Donny Parsley to 4-year terms and Julie Anderson to a 2-year term. Alderman Mark Messick was re-elected to a 4-year term. Also, Mayor Marilyn Howard ran unopposed and was elected to a 2-year term as city mayor. All will be sworn in on Aug. 18, along with three re-elected city school board members.
The meeting is open to the public at City Hall – 200 W. Fort. St. Manchester. TN. 37355.
AGENDA:
Pursuant to a call by Mayor Marilyn Howard, there will be a Special Called Board of
Mayor and Alderman Board Meeting on Thursday, August 18, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. for
the following:
New Business:
a) Newly Elected City of Manchester Board of Mayor and Alderman Oath of
Office Ceremony
Mayor (2-year term)
3 Alderman (4-year term)
1 Alderman (2-year term)
b) Newly Elected City of Manchester School Board Oath of Office Ceremony
3 School Board (4-year term)
Adjournment:
Drowning reported at Tims Ford Lake Monday evening
Story by WCDT Radio
Franklin County first responders from multiple agencies and departments answered the call for help on Monday evening when an as yet unidentified Nashville man went under the water- and did not resurface- after trying to swim across a narrow channel between two near coastlines on Tims Ford Lake.
According to sources, this accidental drowning occurred near a dock in the Highland Ridge Subdivision off of Bell Memorial Drive near Awalt Road and Highway 130.
According to reports, the victim was part of a work crew which was reportedly working in the area. The victim’s fellow workers and a family member attempted rescue, but were unsuccessful.
A Park Ranger from the nearby Tims Ford State Park was among the first rescuers to arrive by boat. This Ranger was soon joined by other first responders, including Franklin County Emergency Management Agency and Rescue Squad Director Scott Smith, who arrived in another boat along with rescue and recovery divers from the Franklin County Rescue Squad.
Those Franklin County Rescue Squad divers did locate and recover the victim, who was reportedly found tangled in some underwater brush at approximately 18 feet deep. Other first responders included Chief Bill Faulkner of the North Franklin County Fire Department, Investigator Chuck Stines and other deputies with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, and an Advanced Life Support Ambulance and paramedics and E.M.T.s with A&E Emergency Medical Services.
Manchester library to close Aug. 26 for renovations
The Coffee County Manchester Library will soon close for about two months while it undergoes interior renovations.
The last day for the library to be open will be Friday, Aug. 26. Plans are to re-open on Oct. 24 and celebrate with a grand re-opening fall festival from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 29th.
The renovations will include new carpets, new paint and a “fresh new look”
Library officials prefer all materials be returned by the close of business on Aug. 26, but if someone still has items checked out they will not be considered late and should be returned when they reopen for business.
PREP SCOREBOARD: Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022
PREP SPROTS SCORES FROM TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022:
CMS Red Raider football 0, Tullahoma 28
The Raiders showed improvement from their first three outings, but could not get the ball moving in a 28-0 loss to Tullahoma Tuesday, a game you heard live on Thunder Radio as part of the Capstar Bank Hometown Sports Stream.
Jett Trussler finished 6-of-11 through the air for 22 yards. Leiton Yancer had 35 yards on 11 carries and caught 4 balls for 9 yards.
Westwood Lady Rocket Soccer 3, Liberty 1
The Lady Rockets got one goal apiece from Knowley Cox, Elizabeth Montealgre and Abigal Bellamy. Daisy McGraw added an assist for Westwood.
Mia Jernigan notched 3 saves in goal for Westwood in the win.
CHS Lady Raider Soccer 1, Lincoln County 8
Coffee County struggled to stop the bleeding Tuesday night and took an 8-1 loss on the chin at Lincoln County – the season opener for Coffee County Central.
Coffee County got the first shot on goal 12 minutes into the game when Jorja Waggoner unleashed a shot that was stopped. And the Lady Falcons didn’t score until 14 minutes to play in the opening half.
But from there it was all Lady Falcons.
Katie Cotten finally got CHS off the mat with a goal with a couple minutes to play.
CHS will be on the road this weekend before coming home to host Tullahoma on August 25th.
CMS volleyball 2, Warren County 0
The Coffee Middle Lady Raider volleyball team remains perfect in conference play with a 2-0 win over Warren County in McMinnville Tuesday.
The Lady Raiders improve to 7-2 overall, 4-0 in CTC action.
CHS golfers split again with Tullahoma, Franklin County
Different course, same results for the Coffee County golf teams.
After splitting with Tullahoma and Franklin County on Monday at WillowBrook, the teams hit the road and split with the same teams at Tim’s Ford on Tuesday in a 9-hole match.
Coffee County boys carded a total of 184 (top 4 scores combined), led by a 42 from Jacob Holder and a pair of 47’s from Noah Costello and Jack Stowe. Tullahoma was 4 strokes better at 180 and Franklin County came in the clubhouse at 199.
Meanwhile, in girls play the Lady Raiders placed just 2 strokes out of first place with an 89 to Tullahoma’s 91. Maggie Crouch was the leader for CHS with a 45. Cadie Prater and Araya Hughes each turned in a 46. Franklin County shot 93.
VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raiders drop opener 3-1 to Riverdale
Volleyball matches can be swayed by the smallest of things. That was the case for the Coffee County Lady Raiders Tuesday night in their home opener against Riverdale.
Senior Anna Johnson took off on a 7-0 run at the service line to bring CHS back from down 24-17 in the first set and knot the score at 24-24. But Riverdale went on to win the set 26-24, and the Lady Raiders fell 3-1 in the best of 5 match (24-26, 25-22, 18-25 and 25-13). The Lady Raiders are 0-1 on the young season.
After falling behind 1-0, the Lady Raiders bounced back and won the second second 25-22 and appeared to be on their way to taking a 2-1 lead. CHS went in front of Riverdale 12-6 in the third set. But the Lady Warriors answered with a 15-4 run and got the win to take a 2-1 lead and eventually the 3-1 win.
Senior Gia Perez led Coffee County with 8 kills from the outside. Kurry Neel and Camry Moss each added a pair. But kills at the net were hard to come by for Coffee County against the tall front line of Riverdale and some sets that were a little far off the net at times.
Madison Pruitt had 11 assists to lead Coffee County.
THIS MATCH WAS A BEN LOMAND CONNECT STREAM BROADCAST. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE REPLAY.
