Author's posts
Coffee County tennis team tryouts set for July 14-15
New Coffee County Central tennis coach Joe Pat Cope has announced that tennis tryouts for the upcoming year will be on Thursday and Friday, July 14th and 15th.
Students entering the 9th through 12th grades who would like to tryout for the CHS tennis team should be at tryouts both days, which will be held from 9-11 a.m. at the tennis courts behind Raider Academy (McMinnville Highway). Physicals will need to be on file or a new form brought to tryouts.
Anyone with questions to should direct them to Cope via email: copej@k12coffee.net.
Dead period ends Monday. CHS golf first team to start official practice
TSSAA dead period officially ends Monday, July 11. And while many schools at Coffee County Central will be having unofficial workouts, the Coffee County Central golf teams will be the first to begin official practice.
Under the direction of head coach Brad Costello, Raider golfers will hit the links on Monday at WillowBrook Golf Course to start official practice with the first match just three weeks away – an August 1st match in Tullahoma. The full schedule is below:
| 7/11/2022 | Monday | 9:00 AM | Official Practice begins | Willowbrook |
| 8/1/2022 | Monday | 9:00 AM | Tullahoma Invitational | Lakewood CC |
| 8/8/2022 | Monday | 1:00 PM | Shelbyville | Willowbrook |
| Lincoln County | ||||
| 8/11/2022 | Thursday | 4:00 PM | Lincoln County | Pebble Creek |
| Lawrence County | ||||
| 8/15/2022 | Monday | 1:00 PM | Franklin County | Willowbrook |
| Tullahoma | ||||
| 8/16/2022 | Tuesday | 4:00 PM | Franklin County | Tim’s Ford |
| Tullahoma | ||||
| 8/23/2022 | Tuesday | 4:00 PM | Shelbyville | Riverbend CC |
| Lawrence County | ||||
| Marshall County | ||||
| 8/24/2022 | Wednesday | 9:00 AM | Golden Classic Inv. | Willowbrook |
| 8/29/2022 | Monday | 1:00 PM | Lincoln County | Willowbrook |
| 9/1/2022 | Thursday | 4:00 PM | Tullahoma | Lakewood CC |
| Franklin County | ||||
| Shelbyville | ||||
| 9/6/2022 | Tuesday | 9:00 AM | Keith Maxwell Inv. | McMinnville CC |
| 9/12/2022 | Monday | 1:00 PM | Marshall County | Saddlecreek |
| Shelbyville | ||||
| 9/13/2022 | Tuesday | Not a Match | Practice – No holes | Willowbrook |
| Franklin Co, Lincoln Co, | (Practice Rounds) | |||
| & Shelbyville | ||||
| 9/15/2022 | Thursday | Intersquad | Lawrence Co, Marshall Co, | Willowbrook |
| 1:00 PM | & Tullahoma | (Practice Rounds) | ||
| Post Season | ||||
| 9/19/2022 | Monday | 8:00 AM | District Tournament | Willowbrook |
| 9/26/2022 | Monday | 8:00 AM | Regional Tournament | Murfreesboro |
| 10/3 – 10/5 | Monday – Wednesday | TBA | State Tournament | Sevierville Golf Club |
Birthdays – July 8
Birthdays:
Kobe Wright – 2
B.J. McMahan
Cursten Vaughn – 25
Mattie Irwin – Pizza Winner!
Jeffrey Smith – 51
Anniversaries:
Carolyn & Charlie Brown – 62 Years
Weekly Winners:
Cake – Owen Whitsett
Flowers – Peggy & Howard Reed
George William Shealy
George William Shealy, of Tullahoma, passed this life on Tuesday, July 5th, 2022 at NHC at the age of 91. Mr. Shealy was born in Summerville, South Carolina to the late Jesse Malcom Shealy and Beulah Shealy. He served his country in the United States Air Force and went on to work as a Maintenance Supervisor for Micro Craft. Mr. Shealy was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Tullahoma, as well as the American Legion Post 43. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his step-mother, Stella Shealy; three sisters, Alma Cumalander, Mildren Turner, and Judy Cumalander; and one brother, Donald Shealy. He is survived by his wife, Nancy Rolman Shealy; one daughter, Melody Gillam and her husband Keith; three sisters, Frances Bower and her husband Bryan, Martha Jo Wicker, and Vivian Cameron; and one grandson, Kyle Gilliam. Visitation for Mr. Shealy will be held on Saturday, July 9th, 2022 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 1:00-3:00pm with the funeral to follow at 3:00pm with Bro. Tim McGehee officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. For those who wish, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Grace Baptist Church Building Fund, 1901 Ovoca Road, Tullahoma, TN 37388.
Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Birthdays – July 7
Birthdays:
Bubba Whitsett – Pizza Winner!
Anniversaries:
Eddie Paul & Wanda Brewer – 16 Years
Peggy & Howard Reed – 66 Years
Coffee County’s Moran named to TN Baseball Report All-Region team
Coffee County Central baseball had one player selected to the Tennessee Baseball Report All-Region team for Region 3.
Red Raider Caleb Moran – who played multiple positions for the Raiders this past spring, was placed on the team. Moran played catcher, first base, left field and designated hitter for CHS this spring. He will be back on the field for the Raiders in 2023.
Meanwhile, Jayden Fellers and Timothy Henderson were named to the TN Baseball Report Super Sophomore Team.
Coffee County authorities need help finding stolen trailer
Coffee County Sheriff’s Department officials are asking for your help in locating a trailer that was allegedly stolen from the Hillsboro area in the past three days (see photo below).
Anyone who sees this trailer or has information on its whereabouts should notify Sgt. James Sherrill at 931-570-4404.
McMinnville man charged with attempted criminal homicide
A McMinnville man is facing charges of attempted criminal homicide after shooting his roommate during an argument that allegedly took place early on July 4, 2022.
William Fernandez, age 21, is in jail and being held without bond. Fernandez allegedly shot 25-year old Devon Grove at their residence on Mauzy St.
Detective Todd Rowland with McMinnville PD told WOWC that Grove told Fernandez to pack up and leave. Grove was helping move a tote. He was told to put it down and when he did, Fernandez allegedly opened fire and struck Grove multiple times, including his C-7 vertebrae. Hospital officials say Grove is paralyzed at this time. Fernandez called 911 after the shooting and was taken into custody without incident.
Fernandez has been appointed an attorney and will next appear in court on July 12.
Potomac horse fever reported in nearby Murfreesboro, Dekalb County
The State Veterinarian’s office has confirmed two cases of Potomac horse fever. One is in Rutherford County and the other in Dekalb County.
Freshwater snails are the source of the bacteria that causes Potomac horse fever. Horses may be exposed when drinking from creeks or rivers, and can then suffer from colic, fever, and diarrhea. Potomac horse fever has not been found to directly transmit from horse to horse.
We urge horse owners to be sure their horses are protected by using best management practices, which includes consulting with your local veterinarian for appropriate vaccination needs and schedules.
–Regularly disinfect stalls, water buckets, feed troughs, and other equipment
–Eliminate standing water sources where disease-carrying insects may gather and breed
–Avoid co-mingling your horses with other, unfamiliar horses
Potomac horse fever is NOT a known threat to human health.
-story from news partner WGNS radio.
Birthdays – July 6
Beratt Clem – 10 – Pizza Winner!
James Vaughn
Holly Peterson
Owen Whitsett – 16
David Keele – 1
Lee Garrick
William Glen Griffith – 66