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Titans move Evans to Designated to Return list
The Titans have moved running back Darrynton Evans to the team’s “Designated for Return from Injured Reserve” list.
This designation opens up a 21-day window for Evans to practice with the team, and he will not count against the team’s 53-man roster until being activated from Injured Reserve.
The Titans placed Evans, a third-round draft pick of the Titans in the 2020 NFL Draft, on Injured Reserve last month because of a knee injury he suffered during the preseason. He’s been rehabbing the injury ever since.
In 2020, Evans appeared in five games during the regular season and he totaled 54 rushing yards on 14 carries. Evans also added two catches for 27 yards and a touchdown and nine kickoff returns for 206 yards.
Last week, the Titans moved receiver Marcus Johnson and safety Brady Breeze to the team’s “Designated for Return from Injured Reserve” list, but neither player has been added to the active roster.
The Titans face the Jaguars on Sunday in Jacksonville. You can hear the Titans all season long on Thunder Radio – 107.9 FM, 1320 AM, 106.7 FM. Titans on Thunder presented by Charlie Gonzales, Weichert Realtors Joe Orr & Associates!
Pete Rose coming to Manchester for CHS baseball fundraiser: Here is how you can meet him
Major League Baseball’s all time hits leader is coming to Manchester.
Pete Rose, a longtime player and manager and member of the Cincinnati Big Red Machine, will be in town in late October as part of a fundraiser for the Coffee County Central High School Red Raider baseball team.
Rose will host a dinner at Coffee County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 30. There are varying ticket packages available that include different perks – some including photo ops with the major league great.
VIP PACKAGE: The VIP package is $100 per ticket or $1,000 per table for 10 seats. This includes dinner, a meet and greet with Rose and a photo op. This also includes hearing a speech delivered by Rose.
DINNER PACKAGE: Cost is $50 and includes your dinner and hearing a speech delivered by Rose. .
SPEECH PACKAGE: Cost for this is only $30 and will get you through the doors to sit through a speech from Rose. This does NOT include dinner.
Anyone wishing to purchase tickets should do so now while they remain available. Contact Jeff Lowe at 931-273-9589 to purchase tickets.
VOLLEYBALL: Lady Raider season ends in region semi-final loss
Coffee County’s volleyball season came to a close in Cleveland Tuesday.
The Lady Raiders fell 0-3 in the Region 3-AAA semi-finals against Bradley Central, losing 12-25, 17-25 and 19-25.
Bradley Central (29-5 overall) gave CHS fits in serve-receive. The Lady Raiders were rarely able to get into a good offensive attack, and when they did the Bearettes were able to get digs. CHS only had 14 kills in the entire match – led by Gialejandra Perez with 5. Kiya Ferrell and Laurent Brandt each had four. Ferrell led CHS in digs with 14.
The loss ends the season for Coffee County with a 20-11 overall record. It also ends the high school volleyball careers of Ferrell, Brandt and Maddy Sussen.
Sussen and Ferrell were named Region 3-AAA all-tournament.
THIS MATCH WAS BROADCAST LIVE ON THUNDER RADIO. LISTEN TO THE REPLAY HERE.
Maddy Sussen 
Zowee Dillard 
Lauren Brandt 
Coach Andrew Taylor 
Maddy Sussen 
Lauren Brandt 
Zowee Dillard
Thunder Radio photos by Holly Peterson
Authorities investigating apparent murder-suicide in Coffee County
Authorities with the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and the Coffee County District Attorney’s office are investigating what they believe to be a murder-suicide that took place in the Hoodoo community in Coffee County.
Deceased are James and Cleeta Goad.
According to Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin, investigators believe James Goad, 78, killed Cleeta Goad, age 77, then killed himself.
Family members found the two Wednesday afternoon at approximately 2:30 p.m. Partin said he believes the incident happened within the past 24 hours.
Information about a possible motive or other information has yet to be released.
Thunder Radio will update this story if/when more information becomes available.
Birthdays- October 6
Shirley Drews- 89
Job fair & expo coming to Manchester Oct. 13
Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce has organized a Job & Resource Expo for Wednesday, October 13, at the Manchester Coffee County Conference Center, located at 147 Hospitality Blvd.. This is a multi – county, employer, and resource event.
Multiple employers will be on hand, as well as colleges and technical career centers. Priority service will be given to eligible veterans. The fair and expo is from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Black Rifle Coffee Company will be on hand serving coffee, a food truck will be on site and water will be provided.
Tennessee has its new license plate design
The state of Tennessee has a new license plate design after 300,000-plus people cast their votes.
Roughly 42% of voters chose the blue plate with an outline of the state around the word “Tennessee” over the other three designs. The new plate will be available online and in-person beginning January 3, 2022 when people renew their vehicle registration. Up to 100,000 of the plates will be produced per week to meet the initial demand. Under state law, the license plate is redesigned every 8 years if funds are approved in the General Assembly’s annual budget, according to a release from Governor Bill Lee’s office.
United Way golf tournament is set for Oct. 29; still room for your team
United Way of Highway 55 will host an event for the first time since the pandemic began in March of 2020. Last year was a struggle for all nonprofits to organize a safe fundraiser and continue fund flow. United Way of Highway 55 partners with local nonprofits every year through their thorough allocation process. Last year they partnered with 16 local nonprofits and allocated $40,000. This year the committee chose 19 nonprofits in the 3 counties UWHWY55 serves: Coffee, Moore, and Warren Co. Every year the goal is to raise more, to give more. All funds raised here, stay here.
The United Way ‘Hwy 55 Classic’ will be held at Lakewood Golf & Country Club on October 29th at noon. Lunch, drinks, prizes for winners, and swag bags. And a promised good time supporting a great cause! There will also be tickets and drawings for items like a smoker, mountain bike, Yeti, Jack Daniels barrel and tour, men’s one-of-a-kind Tri-Star necklace, and more. A free car is up for grabs to a lucky 18th hole-in-1 player courtesy of Payless Auto in Tullahoma.
The cost to register is $400/Team of 4. Mulligans available at registration. Contact Ashley Abraham at 931-455-5678 or Director@highway55unitedway.org for more details.
Joyce Reid
Joyce Reid, age 88, passed this life on Monday, October 4, 2021, at her
residence. The family will receive friends from 11 AM – 1 PM Thursday,
October 7th at Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home. Chapel services will be held
at 1 PM with Brother Jerry Stewart officiating. Interment will follow at
Franklin Memorial Gardens in Winchester.
Ms. Reid, a native of Winchester, was the daughter of the late Mack Henry
Williams and Georgia Catherine Cooper Williams. In addition to her parents,
she is preceded in death by her husband, Frank Edward Reid; children, Sandy
Underwood and Cathy Brewer and granddaughter, Nichole Reid. She loved her
family and Elvis.
She is survived by her son, Frank Edward Reid II (Debbie); grandchildren,
Amanda Rice (Kenny), Jacob Reid (Breanna), Sarah Northcutt (Dylan), Shannon
Besherse, Brandy Womack (Jason), Stevie Underwood and a host of
great-grandchildren.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Riley makes history in MVP like year for Braves
hen the Braves returned from their 10-game West Coast road trip last week, Chipper Jones proudly approached Austin Riley and congratulated the young third baseman on securing his first 30-homer, 100-RBI season.
“I just walked up to him down in the tunnel and said, ‘Man, I heard you did something no third baseman has done around here for quite some time,’” Jones said. “I just wanted to congratulate him. I’m proud of him.”
During the first full season of his big league career, Riley distanced himself from past struggles and became a legitimate National League MVP Award candidate. He stands as a primary reason why the Braves will confidently enter their NL Division Series against the Brewers.
“I’m really proud of him, very much so,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “You love that kid. Just to see where he has come from and how he has hung in there and how he has given himself a chance is great. You look at his numbers this year; he’s been really good, big time.”…
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