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Basketball district tournament games have been pushed back
The one thing for sure about the District 8-AAA basketball tournament is this – the Central High School Red Raiders and Lady Raiders will not be playing Thursday and Friday as originally planned.
But when they will play is still up in the air.
With the Raider boys placing second and the Lady Raiders placing first, both teams received a bye into the semi-final round of the district tournament. However, the quarterfinals have been pushed back to Friday, meaning it will be at least Saturday before semi-final games can be played.
When dates are set, Thunder Radio will keep you informed. Both Raiders and Lady Raiders will be playing at home at Joe Frank Patch Memorial Gymnasium and tickets will be available digitally at www.gofan.co. The general public is welcome to attend the game. Masks are required or entry.
Braves win arbitration case against Dansby Swanson
The Braves won their arbitration decision involving shortstop Dansby Swanson, a source told MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand. Swanson will earn a $6 million salary in 2021 after he had filed for $6.7 million.
This was Swanson’s second year of arbitration eligibility. The 27-year-old is coming off a solid campaign for the Braves that saw him post a career-best slugging percentage (.464) and OPS (.809), while knocking 10 homers and helping Atlanta get to within one game of the World Series. Swanson received one 10th-place nod in the 2020 National League MVP Award vote.
Swanson, the first overall selection in the 2015 MLB Draft, is set to enter his sixth Major League season. He’s a career .249 hitter with 50 home runs across 2,038 plate appearances.
The Atlanta Braves can be heard live on Thunder Radio all season.
Nashville Predators make roster moves
Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the team has assigned defenseman Frederic Allard to Chicago (AHL).
Allard, 23 (12/27/97), spent the beginning of the 2020-21 season on loan with Villacher SV of the ICE Hockey League, Austria’s top professional league. The 6-foot-1, 179-pound blueliner posted four goals and 13 points – the third-most among team defensemen – in 25 games for Villacher to kick off his fourth professional campaign. Last season, he finished fourth among Milwaukee (AHL) defensemen in points (21) and assists (19) and tied for fourth in goals (2), helping the Admirals earn the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the AHL’s regular-season champions. Allard also established a career high in plus-minus at +24, the third-best mark among all Milwaukee skaters and tied for the fifth-best in the AHL.
Originally drafted by the Predators in the third round (78th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft, Allard has posted 74 points (14g-60a) in 181 career AHL contests – all with the Admirals – including a career-best 29 points (4g-25a) in 2018-19. Prior to turning pro, the Saint-Sauveur, Que., native skated four seasons for the Chicoutimi Saguenéens, tallying 177 points (34g-143a) in 250 games while serving as an alternate captain in his final two campaigns.
SCHOOL PATROL – THURSDAY, FEB. 18
Thursday, Feb. 18. Brought to you by Spring Street Market, your bread and milk experts.
Coffee County Schools – CLOSED
Manchester City Schools – CLOSED
Bedford County Schools – CLOSED
Cannon County – CLOSED
**This page will be updated with information as it is received. If you do not see the school system you are looking for, you should assume it is on regular schedule. Refresh often.**
If you are in need of shelter due to power outages, Coffee County EMA has partnered with the Red Cross to provide shelter at the Ada Wright Center in Fred Deadman Park.
Ottis Stacey, Jr
A celebration of life for Mr. Ottis Stacey, Jr, age 71, of Manchester will be conducted from 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 20, 2021 at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Mr. Stacey passed from this life on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Southern Tennessee Regional in Winchester, TN.
Ottis was born in Woodbury, TN on July 4, 1949, the son of Ottis and Violet Stacey. He was an electrician who enjoyed building houses. Ottis enjoyed trucks and shooting guns, but his favorite past time was having family gatherings. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, son, and brother.
Ottis is preceded in death by his father, Ottis Stacey, Sr; sister, Linda Faye Sisk. He is survived by his mother, Violet Stacey; beloved wife of 53 years, Ruth Stacey; three sons, Ottis Stacey III, John Paul Stacey, and Billy Joe Stacey; brother, Nickey Stacey; sister, Judy Cline; seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Stacey family.
You may sign the online guestbook at www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com.
Alva Jenkins Marshall
Alva Jenkins Marshall, age 77, of Manchester, TN passed away peacefully on
February 17, 2021. Born on December 9, 1943, he was the third child of
James Harry Marshall and Leah Beryl Jenkins Marshall of Vonore, TN. Al was
a graduate of Vonore High School in 1961, and he was a 1966 graduate of the
University of Tennessee with a Bachelor of Science in Physics degree. In
1979, he married Mary Jane Bloom Marshall of Huntsville, AL, with whom he
had one son.
Al spent the bulk of his career as a computer systems engineer, living and
working in Huntsville for several years upon his graduation from college.
He returned home to East Tennessee with his wife, Janie, in 1979 and worked
for Alcoa Corporation for a number of years. In 1986, Al moved to
Manchester and eventually settled in Tullahoma, TN, where he lived for
nearly 30 years, many of which he spent commuting to Huntsville for work.
He retired in 2007, and a few years ago he moved back to Manchester where
he was a resident at Extended Family Care.
Al enjoyed fishing and being outdoors. He loved Jeeps, having owned one
most of his life. He also enjoyed sports, primarily college football, and
spent many a Saturday grilling steaks and watching the Vols. The true love
of his life was his wife, Janie, and although their time together on Earth
was short, he carried her memory with him vibrantly.
Al is preceded in death by his parents, James Harry Marshall and Leah Beryl
Jenkins Marshall; his brothers, MAJ (Ret.) Dennis Sanford Marshall and
Frederick Ray Marshall; his sister, Judith Faye Marshall Bonafield; and his
wife, Mary Jane Bloom Marshall.
Al is survived by his son, Jordan Ray (Julie) Marshall of Nashville, TN;
his grandson, Miles Thomas Marshall; and his granddaughter, Molly Jane
Marshall.
Interment of ashes will occur at a later date in a columbarium in the
chapel of Sherwood Chapel and Memorial Gardens in Alcoa, TN. The family may
also hold a private memorial service at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, trace a trotline, go for a Jeep ride or fire up the
grill and think of Al. Memorial contributions may also be made to Avalon
Hospice – Tullahoma. Please visit our website at
www.davesculbertsonfuneralhome.com to leave online condolences.
Shelter available at Ada Wright Center in Manchester
Coffee County Emergency Management Agency and the Red Cross announced Wednesday that a shelter is now available in Manchester for those without heat or who are dealing with prolonged electric outages.
The shelter is available at the Ada Wright Building at Fred Deadman Park – 328 N. Woodland St.
The shelter opened at 3 p.m. Wednesday and will be available as long as it is necessary.
No pets are allowed, social distancing guidelines will be followed and guests will be screened for temperature upon entering.
TN Bill Puts Spotlight on Nonprofit Donors and Public ‘Right to Know’
Story by Nadia Ramligan, Public News Service
Lawmakers in at least three states, including Tennessee, have introduced bills that would bar public agencies from publicly disclosing information about nonprofit donors, and experts say donor disclosure issues remain under-the-radar but could have major implications.
Jerrick Adams, a staff writer for Ballotpedia who tracks the issue, said the Senate and House bills would ban state and local governments from disclosing any information it might have about donors.
He noted supporters of this type of legislation argued it’s important to have safeguards protecting anonymity for charitable donations.
“On the other side of the equation is the argument that because a lot of these nonprofits and charitable groups participate indirectly in political activities, because they’re involved to that extent in the political process, voters have a right to know who is bankrolling those initiatives,” Adams explained.
Iowa and Nebraska are considering similar bills this year.
Adams pointed out unlike traditional donations to political parties or candidates, issue advocacy spending by nonprofit organizations and even corporations is far less regulated.
“There’s a case pending before the Supreme Court, actually, surrounding a law in California which requires nonprofits that operate in the state to submit to the Secretary of State information about their donors,” Adams observed. “And so legislation like this is certainly spurred, at least to a certain extent, by that litigation activity.”
Supporters of donor privacy legislation argued a “chilling effect” can occur and hurt individuals in communities when donor information becomes public.
Adams added it happened in the 1950s to people who donated to the Alabama NAACP, in a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“That was a real cause of concern for folks donating to the NAACP in the South at that particular time,” Adams recounted. “It’s certainly not an unreasonable argument to make. Now, to what extent can you map out that chilling effect? That’s a difficult question to question.”
Last year the U.S. Treasury released final rules on donor disclosure requirements that allow many nonprofits, except 501(c)3 charities and certain political organizations, to leave out the names of significant donors on their tax returns.
Birthdays – February 14, 2021
Velma Davis
Sue Wilson – PIZZA WINNER
Kevin Rowe
Birthdays – Feb. 13, 2021
Trenton Scrivnor
Elizabeth Meyers – 34 – PIZZA WINNER