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VOLLEYBALL: WMS picks up season sweep of Community
Westwood Middle School’s volleyball team improved to 2-2 on the season with a 2-0 win over Community on the road Monday afternoon.
The Lady Rockets narrowly escaped the first game with a 26-24 win, then cruised to a 25-16 win in game 2 in the best-of-three match.
Maddy Carter got red hot at the service line yet again for WMS, ripping off 7 aces for the Lady Rockets. Maggie Brei served 4 aces, Ziya Dillard 2, Audri Patton 2, Claire Lemmons 2 and Anna Reed 1. Dillard also added a kill and Lemmons with 2 kills.
The win completes the season sweep for the Lady Rockets after a 2-0 win over Community last Thursday.
Westwood will be in action again at 5:30 p.m. Thursday when the Lady Rockets host Eagleville at Joel Vinson Gymnasium.
Raider golf outpaces Lincoln County in Monday match
Coffee County senior Logan Hale carded an 11-over par 83 and the Raiders show 381 as a team to beat Lincoln County by 10 strokes Monday afternoon at WillowBrook Golf Course.
Hale’s 83 was good enough for best score on the day.
Zach Tidwell – 98, Beau Murray – 99 and Brady Daugherty – 101 rounded out the scoring for CHS.
Meanwhile, Maggie Crouch carded a 92 and Araya Hughes 95 to give the Lady Raiders a 187, 14 strokes off the pace from Lincoln County.
Birthdays- August 9
Terri Painter
Donna Toney
Heath Luttrell- Pizza Winner!
Ray Kennedy
Betsy Reinke
John Jouett
Birthdays- August 8
Mary Duke- Pizza Winner!
Albee Maguffin- 7
Jeff Lowe
Birthdays- August 7
Craig Holmes- Pizza Winner!
Terry Pelham- 57
Joyce Pelham- 77
Donna Vandygriff- 63
Patricia K Banks
Patricia K Banks of Tullahoma passed this life on Monday, August 9, 2021 at
Signature Healthcare of Monteagle at the age of 67. No services are
scheduled.
Patricia, a native of Tullahoma, was the daughter of the late Steve King
Banks and the late Mary Jean McMahan Banks Halcomb. She is survived by
brothers, Barry Banks (Jan) of Tullahoma and Bruce Banks (Gail) of
Greensboro, SC; sister, Jean Marie Banks of Waverly and several nieces and
nephews.
Online condolences may be made at www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tullahoma man charged with attempted murder, kidnapping
A Coffee County man is behind bars and his wife is recovering after a domestic violence situation nearly turned deadly last week.
Christopher Harrison Bates, age 44, of Tullahoma, is being held in the Coffee County Jail on $1.3M bond and is facing charges of Attempted Murder, 1st Degree, and Especially Aggravated Kidnapping.
According to Coffee County Sheriff’s Department authorities, investigators responded to Vanderbilt Harton Hospital in Tullahoma on Aug. 4 in reference to a female with a severe neck laceration. The victim claimed to have been accidentally injured by leaning on a knife in a vehicle.
However, investigators were able to determine that the victim and her husband, Christopher Harrison Bates, were arguing in the vehicle. Bates allegedly drove to a remote gravel road while holding a knife next to the victim’s head at the headrest. During an argument, Bates allegedly pushed the knife into the victim’s throat, cutting her deeply two times. It is policy of Thunder Radio to not released the names of domestic violence victims.
According to authorities, the event was captured on dashcam video in place on the vehicle. Bates is being held in the Coffee County Jail.
Warren County Sheriff’s Department issues BOLO for missing Jeep Wrangler
The Warren County Sheriff’s Department issued a Be on the lookout for an orange four door 2012 Jeep Wrangler that was reported stolen from Warren County. The vehicle was taken over the weekend (8/6-8/2021) from a residence while the homeowners were out of town.
If seen please contact the Warren County Sheriff’s Department through the Warren County E-911 Center at 931-668-7000, 911 if an emergency, or your local authorities if outside of Warren County.
Mobile Food Pantry August 13th
There will be a mobile food pantry on August 13th at 9 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Manchester.
The food pantry will be for families who have children enrolled in Coffee County Schools or Manchester City schools. This will be a first come first serve event.
Tax Tip Tuesday: “Back to School”
With schools starting back, H&R Block has some tips regarding education related tax benefits. If you are an educator, student, or have a student dependent, take note of the following points to get the most tax benefit from your education expenses:
-Elementary, middle, and high school teachers and certain other educators are eligible for up to $250 deducted from their taxable income for the money spent on unreimbursed classroom supplies. So keep your receipts!!
-Many expenses to attend colleges, universities, vocational, and technical schools qualify for tax credits. In order to claim a credit for amounts spent for books and supplies required for class, it is important to keep purchase receipts. Additionally, the institution will provide Form 1098-T either through the mail or posted online in the student’s account at the beginning of 2022. Form 1098-T reports the tuition and fees eligible for the education tax credits. Education tax credits can be worth up to $2,500 in tax
savings!
-Usually, your child can be claimed as a dependent through age 23 if they are a full-time student during 5 months of the tax year. Most of the time it is more beneficial for the parents to continue to claim the student as a dependent than for the child to claim themselves on their own tax return.
-IRA distributions used for qualifying higher education expenses are exempt for the 10% penalty for early distributions. So, if you need money for your or your child’s education after high school, look to your IRA for possible funding.
-If you’re interested in how to save for your child’s future education, talk to your investment advisor about Qualified Tuition Plans (also known as 529 plans). These tax advantaged plans grow tax free if used for education. Qualified Tuition Plans can be used for primary and secondary schools as well.
-If you are self-employed and attend conferences, seminars, college or vocational classes, or other types of education related to your business, you may be able to deduct the cost of the classes and materials from your self-employment income resulting in a savings in income tax and self-employment tax.
-Student loan interest paid is deductible from your taxable income (subject to higher income
phaseouts). The loan company will provide Form 1098-E at the beginning of 2022 reporting the amount of student loan interest paid in the year.
If you are interested in going back to school to begin a part-time career as an H&R Block Tax Professional, the H&R Block Income Tax Class begins soon. Registration is open now. Classes are taught virtually. Students who complete the class are eligible to interview for a position with H&R Block. If you are detail oriented, love working with numbers, and love working with people, you are exactly who we are looking for! Call your local office for more information!
If you have questions about education related tax benefits and would like help from the Tax Professionals at H&R Block, please call your local H&R Block office. In Manchester TN call 931-728-9462. H&R Block Has Your Back!
*Column by Rosalyn Partin at Manchester H&R Block