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Winchester Police investigating storage unit burglaries
The Winchester Police Department is investigating multiple storage unit burglaries in that area.
A vehicle of interest appears to be a red Honda CRV, year model 1996-2001. (see photo below)
The vehicle possibly has a drive out tag in the rear window.
If anyone has information, contact Crimestoppers at 931-962-4636.
Tennessee offers free online courses to advance careers
Tennessee workers displaced by the economic disruption caused by COVID-19 can enroll in free online classes to advance their skill set. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has partnered with Coursera, one of the world’s leading online learning platforms, to help Tennesseans skill up and get back to work.
The success and impact of the TDLWD-Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative program last year helped thousands of Tennesseans learn critical, job-relevant skills.
Through the Coursera Workforce Recovery Initiative, unemployed Tennesseans have free access to 4,000 courses that will help them develop the knowledge and skills needed to find meaningful employment.
Coursera partners with 200 of the world’s leading university and industry educators to offer courses teaching job-relevant skills across business, technology, and data science.
“This type of training and education helps develop a stronger workforce development pipeline across the state,” said TDLWD Commissioner Jeff McCord. “Coursera provides courses for Tennesseans to learn new, marketable skills so they can advance their careers or start down the path to a new career.”
Through this partnership, Tennesseans can earn professional certificates from leading companies like Google. These courses are designed to prepare people with no degree or technology background for entry-level careers in high-growth fields such as IT Support, Project Management, UX Design, and Data Analytics.
“Google wants to ensure all Tennesseans have access to the job training needed to unlock their full economic potential,” said Lisa Gevelber, vice president, Grow with Google. “Through our partnership with Coursera and the state of Tennessee, we’re thrilled the local workforce can access the Google Career Certificates to help make them job-ready for high-paying, high-growth jobs.”
With 4,000 courses available, Tennesseans can acquire a wide range of skills through Coursera. Students can earn certificates in everything from social media marketing to Excel skills, web development, the business of health care specialization, and IT security.
“Our work with the state of Tennessee has already helped thousands of hard-working citizens prepare for high-demand local jobs, including roles in IT support and contact tracing,” said Jeff Maggioncalda, Coursera CEO. “As the state prepares for the post-COVID economy, we’re excited to expand our partnership and provide Tennesseans with a wider selection of skills-based learning and job-relevant credentials to rebuild a thriving workforce.”
Coursera allows students to start most classes at their convenience and set work deadlines that accommodate their other time commitments.
To register, Tennesseans need to create an account with Jobs4TN.gov. Once they have an account, they can send an email with their name and phone number to coursera@jobs4tn.zendesk.com to start the enrollment process.
Tennessee will offer free access to learning on Coursera Classes through Dec. 31, 2021. You can learn more about the courses offered and how to enroll by following this link: https://www.tn.gov/workforce/coursera.html.
Chris Cannon
Assistant Administrator
Communications Division
615-426-5074 cell
615-253-4251 desk
Chris.Cannon@tn.gov
Increasing supports for TN parents is urged to curb child mistreatment
By Nadia Ramligan, TN Public News Service
Calls to the state’s child-abuse hotline declined by 15% over the past year, but experts say increased isolation and disrupted school schedules likely contributed to the dip in reporting.
According to the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, from March 2020 through last February, hotline staff received more than 100,000 calls about suspected abuse or neglect.
Kylie Burns, communications and policy specialist for the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, said research shows boosting economic support for families and increasing access to community resources such as child care or parenting classes can help prevent child abuse.
She said these resources are now needed more than ever given the unprecedented levels of stress and financial hardship families have faced during the pandemic.
“You know, making sure that we communicate what resources are available to families and get them the resources that they’re able to access now in a way that is simple and direct,” Burns urged.
Call Tennessee’s Child Abuse Hotline to report child abuse or neglect at 877-237-0004.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has also released its latest prevention resource guide which highlights best practices, to address the root causes of child abuse and neglect. The guide is available at childwelfare.gov.
Burns noted preventing child maltreatment is closely linked to children’s access to health care, quality education, nurturing relationships, and other indicators of a healthy childhood.
She added one of every five children in Tennessee is living in poverty.
“We have children who are living in poverty or a low-income situation, and then that can lead to health indicators such as a low birth weight that can impact their education later on,” Burns explained.
Communities also are critical to stopping abuse.
Advocates say the TEN-Four rule can help flag unusual bruising on kids. TEN-Four stands for bruises on the torso, ears and neck on any child four years of age or younger, or bruising anywhere on an infant who is not yet taking steps.
Coffee County track shows out at Blackman meet Tuesday
Coffee County’s boys and girls track teams showed out Tuesday night in a multi-team meet at Blackman High School.
The Lady Raiders outpaced the likes of Siegel and Oakland to take first place overall in a nine-team event. The Lady Raiders were powered by first-place finishes by Macy Tabor in the high jump and Patricia Barrera in the 3000 meter. See results for top-8 finishers below.
Meanwhile, the Raider boys took second behind Blackman. The Raiders got big performances all around, including first place finishes for Kelvin Verge, Ethan Welch and Jacob Rutledge. Results also below:
Girls 200 Meter
8. Maddie Sullivan – 29.39
Girls 600 meter
5. Liza Johnson – 2:01.53
Girls 800 Meter
2. Patricia Barrera – 2:37.71
4. Elli Chumley – 2:39.30
8. Madison Rooker – 2:44.59
Girls 3000 Meter
1 – Patricia Barrera – 11:57.50 (a full minute better than second place)
4. Nayeli Cano – 14:09.40
Girls High Jump
1 – Macy Tabor – 4-08
3. Jalyn Case – 4-04
4. Kenzie Givens – 4-00
5. Elizabeth Brown – 4-00
Girls Long Jump
4. Madison Rooker – 15-01.50
7. Macy Tabor – 14-09.50
Girls Shot Put
2 – Elli Chumley – 31-00.00
3. Holli Hancock – 26-06.50
4. Brayden Tomberlin – 25-02.00
Girls Discus
3. Nikki Graham – 66-07
6. Elli Chumley – 65-03.50
8. Holli Hancock – 58-01
TEAM RANKINGS
1. Coffee County – 95
2 . Siegel – 80.50
3. Oakland – 78
4. Blackman – 58
5. Middle Tennessee Christian – 33
6. Providence Christian – 18
7. Antioch – 16
8. LaVergne – 9
9. Centennial – 4
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE GIRLS RESULTS
BOYS RESULTS
Boys 600 Meter Run
7. Cayden Miller – 1:41.24
Boys 800 Meter Run
2. Jacob Rutledge – 2:08.13
Boys 3000 Meter Run
1 – Jacob Rutledge – 9:31.42
Boys High Jump
1 – Kelvin Verge – 6-02
7 – John Dobson – 5-06
7 – Ethan Welch – 5-06
7 – Travis Martin – 5-06
Boys Long Jump
1 – Kelvin Verge – 20-01.50
6 – Jaiden Foster – 17-01.50
Boys Shot Put
6. Ashton Ferrell – 34-05.50
Boys Discus
1 – Ethan Welch – 122-02
4. Ashton Ferrell – 104-07
5. Tristan Galy – 103-04
Team
1 – Blackman – 132
2 – Coffee County – 69
3 – Siegel – 62
4 – Antioch – 54
5 – LaVergne – 27
6 – Middle Tennessee Christian – 24
7 – Oakland – 21
8 – McGavock – 1
9 – Shelbyville – 1
BASEBALL: Raiders comeback in the seventh to open with series win over Franklin County
Coffee County’s Red Raider baseball team waited until the very end to take care of business Tuesday night.
But the Raiders got the job done nonetheless.
CHS pushed two runs across in the top of the seventh inning and snuck away from Franklin County with a 6-5 District 8-AAA win.
Trailing 5-4 entering the seventh inning, Nolan Jernigan started the Raider rally with a line-drive single up the middle, followed by an infield single by Hayden Hullett. Jernigan came across the plate on a wild pitch to tie the game and Hullett advanced to third. Hullett scored on a deep sacrifice fly hit by Wyatt Nugent to give CHS the lead.
Franklin County got the got the tying run to third and the winning run on second in the bottom of the seventh inning with just one out, but Braden Brown struck out McKeon Whitsett and Eric Jones to end the game.
Brown earned the save, pitching the final inning and striking out two. Griffin Meeker is credited with the win on the mound, allowing seven hits over six innings and five runs. He struck out seven.
Coffee County had opportunities to take care of business earlier. CHS had runners on first and second with no outs in each of the third and fourth innings but were unable to push runs across the plate. The Raiders stranded 8 runners on base.
Coffee County led 3-1 early, powered by a 3-run second inning. Wyatt Nugent, Brown and Jacob Holder all scored in the second. Nugent singled, Brown reached on an error and Holder flipped a single into right field for an RBI. Brady Nugent hit a sac fly to send a run across the plate and Griffin Meeker singled home a run.
The series with Franklin County moves to Manchester Wednesday for a 6 p.m. first pitch at Powers Field.
Home runs lead Lady Raiders to 9-2 win over Columbia Tuesday
Coffee County’s Lady Raiders brought their big bats to Columbia Tuesday.
Coffee County got back-to-back home runs from Justus Turner and Kaitlyn Davis in a 9-2 win over the Lady Lions and improve to 13-0 on the season.
The Lady Raiders got all of their offense in a three run first inning and a six run third – helped in part by six Columbia errors.
Keri Munn also had a good night at the plate, picking up a pair of RBIs on a hit.
CHS was somewhat sloppy defensively, committing six errors on the night.
Kaitlyn Davis picked up the win in the circle for Coffee County – striking out four batters over five innings of work. She allowed two runs on one hit. Haidyn Campbell pitched two innings and did not allow a hit.
Lady Rocket softball wins two on Tuesday
The Westwood Lady Rocket softball team won a pair of games on Tuesday: 6-5 and 10-2.
In a 6-5 win, Westwood got all of its scoring in the first two innings. Lily Norman singled twice and scored twice in the first two innings and Liza Freeze was hit by a pitch and score. Maggie Brei had a pair of doubles and two runs scored.
Meanwhile, in a 10-2 win the Lady Rockets were powered by Paisley Campbell with three hits and a pair of runs scored. She had two singles and a double.
Raider tennis gets two wins; track takes top two spots
The Coffee County Central High School tennis teams picked up two more wins Tuesday – sweeping Tullahoma.
Lauren Perry (8-1), Rylee McNamara (8-0), Wren Lawson (8-0), Emma Fulks (8-5), Macie Lawrence (8-5), Kylie Millaway (6-1) and Katie Lawrence (6-2) all picked up match wins in a 7-0 win for the Lady Raiders over Tullahoma.
The doubles teams of Perry/McNamara and Lawson/Lawrence won 8-2 and 8-1 respectively .
Meanwhile, the boys tennis team squeaked out a 4-3 win over Tullahoma.
Jonathan nelson (8-6-), Landen Booth (8-2), Krish Patel (8-3) and Tyler Rigney (6-2) picked up singles wins. The doubles team of Jaden Talley and Nelson won 8-5
Track with wins
The Central High School girls team took first place out of 13 teams with 95 total points Tuesday, while the boys were second with 69.
Individual results will be posted when they are available.
CMS Soccer picks up win over Warren County
Coffee Middle School’s Red Raider soccer team shutout Warren County 4-0 Monday night in McMinnville.
Manny Gonzales (2), Emmanuel Rodriguez and Ethan Sloan all scored goals for the Raiders in the shutout.
Jacob Bradley and Rodriguez each had an assist.
Liam Brown had one save in goal for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Kameron Pobanz scored a goal but the JV Raiders fell 4-1. Logan Geddes assisted Pobanz. Seth Beaty had two saves.
Jerry Dale Henegar
Mr. Jerry Dale Henegar, age 79, of Morrison, TN,
passed away on April 4, 2021 at his home after an extended illness.
Mr. Henegar was born in Coffee County, TN, on September 23, 1941 to his
late parents B.F. and Alta Heatherly Henegar. He was a member of the Church
of Christ at Pocahontas. Mr. Henegar retired from Goodrich in Tullahoma
after 40 plus years and he was also a farmer. In addition to his parents,
he was preceded in death by brother and sister-in-law, James Herman and
Jaunita Henegar; sister and brother-in-law, Virginia Henegar and Dale
Nunley; father-in-law and mother-in-law, John and Lucy Sparks.
Mr. Henegar is survived by his wife of 60 years, Ruby Sparks Henegar,
Morrison, TN; 3 sons, Mike (Midge) Henegar, Morrison, TN, Marty (Jennifer)
Henegar, Manchester, TN, and Don (Kandy) Henegar, Murfreesboro, TN; 3
grandsons, Michael Henegar (Brittany), Manchester, TN, Matthew Henegar,
Manchester, TN, and Jonathan Henegar, Manchester, TN; 3 granddaughters,
Rachel Henegar, Chattanooga, TN, Madison and Megan Henegar, Murfreesboro,
TN; 2 step-grandsons, Jerett and Hayden Ziegler, Manchester, TN; 1 great
grandson, Tripp Henegar, Manchester, TN; 2 sisters, Alice Rigney (Bruce)
and Teresa McFadden of Manchester, TN.
Family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, from 4:00pm until
8:00pm at Central Funeral Home in Manchester, TN. Funeral services will be
conducted on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 2:00pm in the chapel of Central
Funeral Home. Burial will immediately follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in
Morrison, TN.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer
Society, P.O. Box 22478,
Oklahoma City, OK 73123.
Due to the current Coronavirus health crisis, the family requests that
everyone to please wear face coverings and practice social distancing.
Central Funeral Home is serving the family, 931-723-7774,
centralfuneralhome.com