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County administrative offices to reopen this week
After the Labor Day weekend, there will be some additional openings in the area. The offices at the Coffee County Administrative Plaza – such as County Mayor, Trustee, Register of Deeds, County Clerk and many others – will be re-opening to the public on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
These offices have been closed to in-person traffic for over five months.
The Coffee County Justice Center and the Library will remain closed, according to the county mayor’s office.
Rocket football improves to 4-0
The Westwood Rocket football team remains perfect on the season.
Westwood used a strong defensive performance and a tough 25-yard touchdown run from Jaden Carter midway through the fourth quarter to pick up a 14-6 road win at Forrest Middle School Thursday night in Chapel Hill.
The Rockets are now 4-0 on the season and get a week off before hosting Eagleville Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at Dyer-Bouldin Field. That game will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio as part of our hometown sports series.
CMS picks up 2-1 win over Westwood in volleyball
Coffee County Middle and Westwood Middle School both had great moments, but it was Coffee Middle hanging on for a 2-1 win at CMS in the cross-town rivalry on Thursday.
Westwood took the first set 25-19, but CMS rebounded to win 25-22 and 15-11 for the match victory.
The win moves CMS to 6-2 on the season.
CMS gets a week off before traveling to White County on Thursday, Sept. 10. Westwood is now 2-1 and will host Tullahoma Middle on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
On Thursday night, Rylee Clark and Keena Sievers each served up three aces for the Lady Rockets. Clark added four digs. Riley Earp had three kills, all in the second set, and also had a pair of service aces.
Lady Raider volleyball moves to 7-0 with sweep of Franklin County
Central High School dropped Franklin County in straight sets Thursday night in Winchester, winning 25-12, 25-20 and 25-13 to improve to 7-0 and keep the team’s perfect streak of not losing a single set alive.
CHS went 3-0 this week – with all three wins coming on the road.
Thursday night in Winchester, Keri Munn had a field day at the net, putting away 12 kills against the Rebelettes. Lexi Bryan added six kills and Kiiya Ferrell four. Junior Lauren Brandt set up most of those kills with 15 assists and Ferrell added 10.
Football Raiders travel to Blackman Friday; game broadcast on Thunder Radio
The Coffee County Central High School Red Raider football team travels to Blackman Friday for the first Region 3-6A game of the season.
CHS enters the game 1-1, having beaten Franklin County and lost to Tullahoma. Meanwhile, Blackman is 0-2 with losses to Alcoa and Ravenwood.
Kickoff is at 7 p.m. and our coverage on Thunder Radio begins at 6 p.m. with the Friday Night Thunder pregame show. You can listen at 107.9 FM, 106.7FM, 1320 AM and stream on the Manchester Go app and Thunder1320.com.
Lady Rocket softball team to host second tryout
Westwood Middle School softball team will be hosting a second tryout on Tuesday, Sept. 8
For those who were unable to attend the first tryout, you can still make the team. Tryouts will be after school until 4:30 p.m. This is for girls in fifth through eighth grade. Anyone with questions should contact coach Amanda Sullivan.
Change in TDH reporting slashes number of active COVID-19 cases in Coffee County
Coffee County’s active cases of COVID-19 have been slashed considerably, after Tennessee Department of Health on Thursday announced a different method of reporting cases to the public.
TDH announced Thursday that it would no longer report “recovered” cases, but would instead report inactive and recovered cases – which are cases that are 14 days or more beyond their illness or onset date and who are not deceased. TDH also announced that approximately 1,700 cases statewide needed a correction for county of residence.
After these adjustments, TDH is now reporting that there are now 114 active cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County. This is down from 271 reported as active the previous day.
TDH reports Coffee County had 783 total cases since March, with 663 cases recovered or inactive, leaving just 114 active cases. There have been six fatalities in Coffee County, TDH says.
Lawson clarifies ‘misinformation’ regarding political material on campus of Coffee County schools
Coffee County Director of Schools Dr. Charles Lawson issued a release Thursday to clarify what he calls “misinformation” about display of campaign or political advertising on school property.
The statement from Lawson is as follows:
“There seems to be a significant amount of misinformation about the display of items of campaign or political advertising on school property. Board policy 1.806 states, ‘Political signs for people who are running for public office shall not be allowed on school property except those being held by poll workers on election day.’ This applies to posters, signs, flags and other large displays for particular candidates. In no way does it limit a student’s ability to wear clothing advocating for a political candidate.
“The restrictions on teachers and other employees are far more stringent. The display of any campaign paraphernalia by an employee on school property is forbidden by TCA 2-19-206. These restrictions do not apply to materials that are used for instruction related to the electoral process.”
Coffee County Veterans Association to host Patiot Day ceremony
A Patriot Day Ceremony will be held at the Manchester Square on Friday,
September 11th, starting at 6 PM. The event will include a commemoration
honoring the victims of Sept 11th as well as recognizing the contributions
made by our local fire, police and emergency medical technician departments.
Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Organizers say that social distancing will be
observed and ask that you please wear a mask if you have one.
The event is being presented by the Coffee County Veterans Association,
comprised of American Legion Gold Post 78; Disabled American Veterans
Chapter 90; Marine Corps League Detachment 1128; and Veterans of Foreign
Wars All-American Post 10904.
Tennessee claims for unemployment remain abnormally high
Continued claims for weekly unemployment benefits in Tennessee continue to fall, but remain abnormally high due to COVID-19 pandemic according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development.
For the week ending Aug. 29 , there were 12,035 new claims filed for unemployment benefits. That is up over 1,000 from the previous week. Since March 15, there have been 818,149 new claims filed in Tennessee.
Meanwhile, continued week-to-week claims are at 184,781. While this is down 7,000 from the previous week, it remains about 168,000 higher than before the pandemic began in March.