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Tennessee legislature begins advancing measure to enhance penalties for rioting
Legislation protecting public roadways from mob violence began to move through the committee process last week in Nashville. House Bill 513 promotes law and order by increasing penalties for those who obstruct a roadway and creates new criminal offenses for those who participate in rioting.
House Bill 513 increases the penalty for obstructing a highway or other passage way to a Class E felony with a mandatory fine of $3,000. Currently, the offense carries a maximum $500 fine. It creates criminal immunity for a driver who unintentionally causes injury or death to a person illegally obstructing a roadway.
House Bill 513 also enhances penalties for violence committed during a riot. The bill defines a riot as a disturbance in a public place or penal institution involving three or more people who are participating in violent behavior, creating grave danger, substantial damage to property or serious bodily injury to others, obstructing law enforcement or a government function.
House Bill 513:
• Creates a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,500 for a person who throws an object at another with the intent of harming the other person during a riot.
• Creates a Class E felony punishable by one to six years in prison for a person who throws an object at another and causes bodily injury while participating in a riot.
• Creates a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail and a fine of up to $2,500 for a person participating in a riot who intentionally intimidates or harasses an individual in public who is not participating in a riot.
House Bill 513 will be presented in the Criminal Justice Committee for a vote on March 3.
Two elderly adults with medical conditions who went missing from the Clarksville area last Tuesday were spotted driving on Interstate-24 near Manchester Thursday evening.
WIN OR GO HOME: Raiders, Lady Raiders host basketball region quarterfinals Monday
Both Central High School Lady Raider and Red Raider basketball teams will be hosting elimination games on Monday in the Region 4-AAA quarterfinals.
The stakes are simple. Win and advance. Or lose and the season is over.
The Lady Raiders (27-1 overall) will host Rockvale at 6 p.m. at The Patch. With a win, CHS will host the winner of Oakland and Lawrence County on Tuesday. With a win on Tuesday, the Lady Raiders would guarantee a spot in the region championship and the state sectional game (one win shy of a state tournament trip).
Meanwhile, the Raiders (14-11overal) will host Riverdale at 8 p.m. Monday at The Patch. With a win over Riverdale, the Raiders will advance to the region semi-finals on Tuesday against either Columbia or Blackman. If it is Blackman, the Raiders will travel. If it is Columbia, the Raiders will host.
Ticket information
For Monday night’s quarterfinals, tickets are $7 (gets you into both games). You can purchase tickets by clicking here . Tickets will not be available at the gate, no student tickets, no season passes, and Coffee County School badges cannot be used. TSSAA and TACA passes are accepted.
Media coverage
Can’t make the game, or just want to listen along while you are there, the games will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio – your home for Red Raider and Lady Raider sports: 107.9 FM, 1320 AM. The game will also be audio streamed at thunder1320.com and on the Manchester Go Smartphone app. Radio air time is 5:45 p.m.
Thunder Radio and Al White Ford Lincoln of Manchester have teamed up to pay the TSSAA fee to video stream the game. You can watch the video stream on the Thunder Radio facebook page or by searching “RaiderTV” on Youtube. Video stream generally starts a couple of minutes prior to tip off and is produced and provided by the Central High School Audio Visual Class.
CHS wrestlers Barlow, Prater wrap season at state tournament
Coffee County Central High School boys wrestlers Jacob Barlow and Gavin Prater finished their season by competing in the TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament Friday in Chattanooga.
Jacob Barlow (145) went 2-2 on the day. He is the school’s first freshman state qualifier.
Meanwhile, Gavin Prater (152) went 1-2 in his second trip to the state tournament.
Two Lady Raider wrestlers competed in the state on Thursday – Mary Wolfrum and MaryAnne Walker, who placed fifth.
Harriett LaVerne Perkins
A celebration of life for Ms. Harriett LaVerne Perkins, age 54, of
Manchester will be conducted from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM on Sunday, February
28, 2021, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Ms. Perkins passed from this
life suddenly on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at her residence in
Manchester, TN.
Harriett was born in Chattanooga, TN on January 19, 1967, the daughter of
James Perkins. She grew up in Warren County and graduated from Warren
County High School. She was a God-fearing woman and a member of Lane
Street Church of Christ. Harriett was a hard worker who loved animals and
had a green thumb. She could make any house a home, and she was an
excellent cook. Harriett was a wonderful friend to many, and she was the
best mother in the world. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother,
grandmother, and sister.
Harriett is preceded in death by one brother, Todd McArthur Perkins. She
is survived by her loving husband of 16 years and lifelong best friend,
Grady Battles; sons, Ishmael James Lamin and Trevor Lynn McArthur Battles
and wife, Christina; daughters, Shawnda Rosay Danielle Wiley and husband,
Gregory Stephen, Jr. and Victoria Lynnette TreVay Battles; grandchildren,
Aliviyah Wiley, Gregory Wiley III, Elijah Wiley, and Niklaus Wiley; special
furbaby, Isaac Lewis Perkins; father, James Perkins.
Wilma Jean Shelton
Wilma Jean Shelton of Tullahoma passed this life on Friday, February 26,
2021 at the Manchester Health Care Center at the age of 84. Funeral
services are scheduled on Tuesday, March 2, at 2 PM at Daves-Culbertson
Funeral Home with burial to follow at Mt. Garner Cemetery. The family will
receive friends from 11 AM until the service time.
A native of Anderson, TN, she was the daughter of the late Albert Allen and
Sarah Singleton Stele. She was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church and
always enjoyed attending church and singing gospel songs. She collected
Cabbage Patch Dolls and would go to yard sales looking for treasures. She
also enjoyed working word search puzzles.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husbands, Billy
Payne and Don Shelton; sisters, Alma Leo Jordan, Doris June Wells and Peggy
Louise Graham and grandson, William Stephens.
Mrs. Shelton is survived by daughter, Patricia Sanders of Manchester;
brother, Charles Stele (Iris) of Estill Springs; grandson, Chris Stephens
and great grandchildren, Kenny and Shiane Stephens.
Online condolences may be made at *www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com
<http://www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com/>*.
Daves-Culbertson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS: Lady Raiders nearly pitch first-half shutout, cruise past Tullahoma for title
Coffee County’s defense pitched a shutout in the first quarter and nearly kept Tullahoma off the scoreboard in the entire first half as the Lady Raiders cruised to a 39-26 District 8-AAA Championship Friday night at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium.
Defense was the name of the game for the Lady Raiders, who improve to 27-1 on the season with the win. Coffee County led 10-0 after one quarter in a game that was slowed by Tullahoma’s pace of play.
The Lady Raiders methodically worked the ball around to select their shots in the second quarter and pushed in front 18-0. CHS nearly had a first half shutout, but a lazy pass was stolen away by Tullahoma’s Kailyn Ferrell, who finished with a layup with 30 seconds to play in the first half to make the score 18-2 at the break.
Tullahoma mixed up its plan in the second half to try and generate offense but the Lady Raiders never allowed Tullahoma to get any closer than 13 points.
Bella Vinson led the way for CHS, finishing with 13 points, and sophomore post Chloe Gannon had a big second half, scoring 8 of her 10 in the final two periods. Elli Chumley added 9 for Coffee County. Sophomore guard Alivia Reel knocked down a pair of big 3 pointers in the first half to finish with 6, and junior Emma Fulks added a point. Ferrell scored 11, she was the first Lady Cat to score in double figures in the three games Tullahoma has played against Coffee County this season.
Both teams advance to the Region 4-AAA quarterfinals and will be at home Monday.
The Lady Raiders will host Rockvale – the no. 4 seed from District 7-AAA. Meanwhile, Tullahoma will host Riverdale, who was upset by Oakland to fall to third place. Game times and ticket information for Monday will be announced later on Saturday.
Road to the glass house
The Lady Raiders have their eyes firmly on big prizes – mainly a state championship. But getting there will not be easy. Here is a breakdown of what needs to be done:
*Win Monday (March 1) in the region quarterfinals vs. Rockvale. This is an elimination game. The winner will move to the semi-finals, the loser’s season is over.
*Win Tuesday, March 2, in the region semi-finals vs. TBA. This game will be at home and is an elimination game.
*Win in the region championship vs. TBA. If CHS reaches this game and plays Blackman, the game will be on the road. If any other team in the region tournament gets to the title game, the Lady Raiders will host. This is not an elimination game. The winner of this game will host the state sectional game. The loser will travel to the Chattanooga or upper Cumberland area.
*Win the state sectional game. This is an elimination game and will likely feature Bradley Central or Stone Memorial – two top 5 teams in the state. Winner goes to the state tournament. Loser’s season is over.
Tullahoma goes on huge second half run to claim district title over Raiders
For the first time all game, Coffee County took a 29-28 lead over Tullahoma in the third quarter.
But it was all Wildcats from there. Tullahoma answered with a 20-4 run to take a 48-33 lead and never looked back as the Wildcats dropped the Red Raiders 62-42 Friday night in the District 8-AAA championship game at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium.
The game was close throughout. Tied 9-9 after one quarter after a steal and a layup by Hayden Hullett at the buzzer, and the Wildcats led 22-19 at the break. But after the Raiders took their lone lead, the Wildcats went off and rarely missed shots. Krys Uselton led the way with 19 points, followed closely by Ryan Scott with 18.
Trenton Scrivnor led the way for the Raiders with 16 points, including a pair of dunks. But no other Raider got into double figures. Connor Shemwell scored 9, CJ Anthony had 6 on a pair of 3-pointers, Brady Vaughn 3, and Kyle Farless, Hullett and Jaxon Vaughn all had 2.
Both teams advance to the Region 4-AAA Quarter Finals. Tullahoma will host Stewarts Creek on Monday.
Meanwhile, the Raiders will host Riverdale on Monday. Game times and ticket information will be released later on Saturday. Monday is an elimination game.
Trenton Scrivnor 
CJ Anthony 
Kyle Farless
Birthdays- February 26
Birthdays:
Jennifer Burnette- Pizza Winner!
Angela Neal- 55
Weekly Winners:
Cake- Micah Williams
Flowers- Orwal & Betty Joyce McCullough
Nina Mae Holden
Nina Mae Holden, of Winchester, passed this life on Thursday, February 25th, 2021 at Southern Tennessee Regional Health System at the age of 91. Mrs. Holden was born in Columbus, Ohio to the late William and Idell Ferrell Keplar, Jr. During her life she worked for Genesco, Fuji Film and was also co-owner with her husband of The Diner in Tullahoma. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Holden was preceded in death by her husband, Don G. Holden; one daughter, Gwen Hickerson; step-brother, A.C. Smith; and two step-sisters, Imogene Wiggs and Judy Brown. She is survived by two sons, Scott Holden (Sheila) and Michael Holden (Tammy); four daughters, Pat Kahak (Bob), Penny Awalt (Mike), Jacquelyn Pierce (Rob), and Claudette Hawkins (Patrick); one half-sister, Willazene Kilgore; one half-brother, Wayne Smith (Jewel); grandchildren, Bleu Holden, Bart Holden, Lexie Heath (Mason), Chelsea Chellstrop (Chad), Sean Kahak (Emily), Eli Awalt (Riley), Kristin Pierce (Matt), Katrina Pierce, Kimberly Pierce, Kellina Pierce (Phillip), Tera Carter (Jeremy), Sari Hawkins, Michele Perry, and Ryan Hickerson (Terri); great-grandchildren, Forrest, Chase, Allison, William, Matthew, Jessica, Maggie Jo, Jasper, Fiona, Luca, Gretchen, Zander, Luna, Gwennie, Finnick, Maddie, Tyler, and Ellie; and one son-in-law, James Hickerson. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 at Kilgore Funeral Home from 12:00-2:00pm with the funeral to follow at 2:00pm with Elder Mike Awalt officiating. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery.Kilgore Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Frosty Dean Smith
A celebration of the life of Frosty Dean Smith, age 62 of Charlotte, TN,
will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2021, from 1 – 3 PM at Manchester
Funeral Home. Frosty passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, February 14, 2021.
Frosty was born on July 22, 1958, to the late Hugh Forrest and Fran Meadows
Smith in Newton, IA. He was a steel worker for Group Steel Erector, and he
enjoyed watching Nascar in his free time.
In addition to his parents, Frosty is preceded in death by one brother,
Billy Jenkins, one sister, Sara Preston, and nephew, David Jenkins. He is
survived by his son, Forrest Smith and his wife, Brooke, and their
children, F.J. and Audrey; brother, Jimmy Jenkins and his wife, Jane, and
sister, Robin Smith (Byran); nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Smith family