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Franklin County Sheriff’s Department needs help locating man
Franklin County Sheriff’s Department investigators are attempting to locate a man identified as Cody Dewayne Hill, of 1799 Blue Springs Rd. in Decherd. (pictured below)
Mr. Hill was last seen at 3250 Lynchburg Rd. on Sunday at approximately 6:30 p.m. He was last seen wearing a blue jacket, gray shirt and Nike shoes. Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to contact FCSD Sgt. Todd Hindman at 931-962-0123
PREP SPORTS SCHEDULE: March 23, 2021
| **6 p.m. | CHS | Baseball | Tullahoma | Home |
| 5 p.m. | CMS | Baseball | North | Home |
| 7 p.m. | CHS | Soccer | Shelbyville | Away |
| 5 p.m. | CMS | Soccer | South | Home |
| 5 p.m. | CMS | Softball | North | Home |
| 4 p.m. | CHS | Tennis | Franklin County | Home |
| 3 p.m. | CHS | Track | Home Meet | Home |
**Game broadcast on Thunder Radio!
SOFTBALL: Davis launches two home runs as Lady Raiders spank Shelbyville 13-0
Kaitlyn Davis parked two no-doubters over the fence and Keri Munn allowed no hits over three innings of work as the Coffee County Central Lady Raiders made easy work of Shelbyville Monday night, winning 13-0 on the road.
Davis launched a two-run home run over the left-fiend fence in the first inning and hit a line drive over the center-field fence in the second. These marked Davis’ third and fourth home runs of the season that is just a week old. Coffee County scored in every inning to put the game out of reach early – scoring 2, 4, 3 and 4 runs over the first four-innings respectively.
Davis wasn’t the only one who showed up with her big bat. The Lady Raiders pounded out 12 hits, including a pair of hits for Chesnie Cox that netted her 5 RBIs.
Olivia Evans was a table setter from the bottom of the Lady Raider order. She dropped a two-out single into right field to ignite a four-run rally in the second inning. She finished with three hits, a pair of RBIs and two runs scored.
Senior Justus Turner had the only other extra base hit for CHS, knocking a double off the right-field fence.
Munn worked three scoreless and hitless innings in the circle to pick up the win. She struck out 5 Eaglette batters. Emily Schuster worked the final inning in the circle for Coffee County and was able to preserve the shutout, thanks in part to a diving catch by Madison Pruitt in left field to get the third out in the bottom of the fourth inning.
The win improves the Lady Raiders to 7-0 on the year and 2-0 in District 8-AAA play. They will host Tullahoma at 6 p.m. Wednesday. That game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio.
BASEBALL: Westwood combines to no-hit Cornersville
Two Westwood pitchers combined to pitch a no-hitter and the Rockets of Westwood beat Cornersville 6-0 on the road Monday night.
Trevor Jesse and Kaysen Lowery teamed up with a solid defense to not allow a single Cornersville hit and complete a shutout. Jesse picked up the win on the mound – striking out 5 batters.
Owen Whitsett knocked in 3 RBIs on the afternoon. Brayden Trail had 2 hits to lead the Rockets the plate.
The win improves Westwood to 4-3 on the season.
CMS baseball, softball both get road wins over North
Coffee County Middle School’s baseball and softball teams both went to North Franklin Monday and left with decisive wins.
The Lady Raider softball team won easily, 11-5 on the scoreboard with a home run from eighth-grader Ava McIntosh. The win improves the Lady Raiders to 5-3 on the season after going 2-1 in a tournament at Cascade over the weekend.
Meanwhile, the Raider baseball team easily disposed of North 17-1. Evan Kirby got the win on the mound, allowing just 2 hits and no runs over four innings of work. Caleb Crouch tossed an inning in relief.
The Raider baseball team is now 5-1 overall and 5-0 in CTC play.
Both teams will host North on Tuesday. First pitch set for 5 p.m.
Birthdays- March 22
Jenell Basken- 43
Joy Naomi Lelusche- 32- Pizza Winner!
Donnie Wiser- 62
Birthdays- March 21
Juan Gore- Pizza Winner!
Roma Williams- 89
George Melson
Amanda Sullivan
Birthdays- March 20
Brady Sassom- 20- Pizza Winner!
Helen Mae Stephens
Helen Mae Stephens, age 92, passed away peacefully at her residence on
March 21, 2021.
*Born April 11, 1928, she was affectionately known as mom, grandma and
Nannie to her family and many others. She was the wife of the late John P.
Stephens to whom she was married for nearly 20 years before his untimely
and sudden death in 1964. She was the daughter of the late John and Zora
Farrar and was, also, preceded in death by brothers: Virgil, John, Carl and
Ray and sisters: Minnie, Annie Ruth and Evelyn. Helen was a devoted
Christian who loved the Lord. She was a mother, grandmother and great
grandmother who, without fail, put others first and was the happiest while
in the company of her family who all considered her to be a saint. The
surest way to bring a smile to Nannie’s face was to hear the voice or to
see the face of her loved ones. Leaving to survive and recall her with fond
memories is her son Tom (Betty) Stephens of Lebanon and her daughter Judy
(Dave) Nowlin of Manchester, grandchildren: Tracy (Tim) Smith of
Huntsville, Al, John (Sophia) Stephens of Lebanon, Kim (Joey) Quick of
Manchester and Amy (Chris) Hodge of Lebanon along with great-grandchildren:
Shaelyn & Bryson Clanton, Alex Sedlmayr, Nathan Smith, Cody Stephens,
Bentley Rich and Madison & Eli Hodge.*
*Pallbearers: John Stephens, Cody Stephens, Joey Quick, Bryson Clanton, Tim
Smith, Chris Hodge & Eli Hodge. *
*Visitation will be held Tuesday, March 23, 2021 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m..
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 3 p.m. with
Brother Roger Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Blanton’s Chapel
Cemetery.*
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Stephens family.
All Tennessee adults eligible for COVID vaccine by April 5
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee on Monday announced all Tennessee adults will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination no later than April 5. Tennesseans aged 55 and older and those in Phase 2 of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan
Governor Lee shared the announcement in a video Monday morning.
By April 5, all Tennesseans age 16 and over will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccination. Eligibility for those in Phase 3 of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan will run concurrently with age-based eligibility. Phase 3 includes residents and staff members of congregate living facilities including college dormitories, group homes and shelters and those in the corrections system. Phase 3 also includes grocery store workers who were not eligible for vaccination based on previous age or risk-based categories. To help ensure vaccines are available to these populations, direct allocations of vaccines will be made to these facilities.
Tennessee continues to see increasing supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, which allows the state to rapidly accelerate eligibility to receive the vaccination. TDH requests every dose of COVID-19 vaccine made available to the state:
* 2.9 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been delivered to Tennessee providers to date
* Expecting approximately 311,000 vaccine doses week of March 22
* Expecting new allocations of Johnson and Johnson vaccine week of March 29, which will increase weekly supplies by 30 percent
“As we’ve promised, we’re able to expand our COVID-19 vaccine eligibility as vaccine supplies have increased and we’ve made substantial progress in protecting those most at risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19,” said Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey, MD, MBA, FAAP. “Tennessee will now open COVID-19 vaccination to all eligible adults well ahead of the federal goal of May 1.”
Expanding COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility
Effective Mar. 18, Tennesseans aged 55 and older and those in Phase 2 of the state’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan are eligible. Phase 2 includes those who work in settings that have experienced high numbers of COVID-19 infection clusters, and whose work is critical to continuing vital state operations. These groups include:
* Child welfare and adult protective services agency workers with direct public exposure
* Commercial food manufacturing workers
* Commercial agriculture workers involved in production and safety of food supplies and commodities
* Corrections system workers not previously covered under Phase 1a1
* Public transit drivers and maintenance personnel
* People working in other transportation, public infrastructure, telecommunications and utility industries