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Lady Raider volleyball drops Grundy Co., now 5-0
The Lady Raider volleyball team remains perfect.
Central High School’s volleyball team improved to 5-0 Tuesday night with a 2-0 win over Grundy County in a best-of-three match on the mountain.
CHS picked up wins 25-22 and 25-10. The Lady Raiders not only remain perfect, but have yet to lose a set, going 14-0.
Kiya Ferrell and Lauren Brandt each picked up eight assists and Lexi Bryan cleaned up around the net with six kills. Keri Munn, Ferrell and Brandt all pitched in with four kills. Senior Sydney Shipley picked up four digs from the back row.
The Lady Raiders take on one-loss Tullahoma on the road Wednesday.
CMS football Raiders now 3-0
Coffee Middle Schools football team is now 3-0 after picking up a 35-8 road win at South Franklin Tuesday night.
The Raiders led 28-0 at halftime behind a pair of rushing touchdowns from quarterback Cole Pippenger and a pair of scores from Caiden Martin.
CMS returns home to take on North at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8. That game will be homecoming and will be broadcast live on Thunder Radio.
Freshman Raiders hold off Tullahoma, pick up 27-26 win
The Central High School freshman Red Raiders picked up a little revenge over Tullahoma, dropping the Wildcats 27-26 Tuesday night at Carden-Jarrell Field in Manchester.
Coffee County led 27-14 midway through the third quarter after quarterback Jackson Shemwell bulled his way into the end zone from six yards out.
After that, the Raider defense held on just enough. Tullahoma found the end zone with two minutes to play on a 52-yard rushing score on fourth down. But the Wildcats went for a two-point conversion and the lead and the Raider defense held strong, forcing an incomplete pass.
COVID-19 case count update for Tuesday, Sept. 1
Active cases of COVID-19 virus continue to fall across Coffee County and the state, according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health.
As of Tuesday afternoon, there were 272 active cases of the virus in Coffee County, down four from the previous day.
Six virus-related deaths have been reported in Coffee County since the pandemic began. In total, 772 people in Coffee County have been diagnosed with the virus. Of these, 494 have recovered and six have passed away.
Meanwhile, active cases across the state fell by 652 on Tuesday.
Manchester City Schools receive $750K grant to fully fund after school program
Manchester City Schools has received a grant in the amount of $758,554 that will fully fund the system’s “Afterschool Journey” program.
Afterschool Journey is the name of the program, and it will operate each regular day of school from 3-6 p.m. and there will be no cost for families that participate thanks to the grant.
According to information provided by Manchester City Schools, this program will offer academic, remedial and enrichment services to between 580 and 650 students at College Street Elementary and Westwood Elementary, providing a safe environment for children who have working parents who cannot be home after school.
Approximately $14 million was available to award for LEAPs funding, which is the Tennessee Lottery for Education Afterschool Programs. Applications with a score of 71 or more requested approximately $22.6 million in funding. Based on a technical merit score of 98.7, the Tennessee Department of Education and the office of extended learning and afterschool made the grant available to Manchester City Schools for Aug. 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. There were a total of 79 applications across the state.
Grant fund will continue to be awarded for three years, provided funding is available and the grantee is making reasonable progress toward project goals.
Performance goals set forth by the TDOE and Office of Extended Learning and Afterschool include improvement in Reading and Language Arts and Math, addressing chronic absenteeism, increasing family engagement, and help address social and mental challenges of students and families. Many great organizations have partnered with Afterschool Journey to provide enriching activities that address the aforementioned performance goals and some “just plain fun” things to do. MCS partners are: UT Agriculture Extension 4-H, Coffee County CHS Future Farmers of America, Coffee County Manchester Public Library, University of the South Sewanee, EverFi Financial Literacy, WHOLE Child Mental Health and Wellness Project AWARE, UT Space Institute, Hope Petty Homeschool Theater Enrichment Program, and the Hands-On Science Center. Many more will be added soon.
Coffee County Commission set to meet Tuesday, Sept. 8
The full Coffee County Commission is set to meet next Tuesday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. at the Coffee County Administrative Plaza for a regularly scheduled meeting.
See the complete agenda below:
1. Sheriff Proclaims Commission Open for Business
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
4. Roll Call
5. Approve agenda.
6. Public Comments
7. Review and approval of the minutes of previous meeting.
8. Resolution of Memorial, Sympathy and Commendation
a. Resolution 2020-21 – Harold Gene Stillings (Deceased)
9. Elections, Appointments and Confirmations
a. Notaries
b. Chairman
c. Chairman Pro-Tem
d. Parliamentarian
e. Budget & Finance Committee
f. Legislative Committee
g. Health, Welfare & Recreation Committee
h. Capital Outlay Committee
i. Law Enforcement Committee
j. Policies and Procedures Committee
k. Other
9. Unfinished Business
10. New Business
a. Report on Debt Obligation
b. Changes to the personnel manual
c. Grant Pre-Application Notification Form for the Election Commission and the Court
System
c. Budget Amendments
d. Resolution 2020-22 – Resolution to Require Committee Members’ YEA/NAY Votes to be placed in the minutes when votes are not unanimous
e. Other
*Report of standing committee and action thereon by the commission.
*Report of special committees and action thereon by the commission.
11. Statements & Announcements
12. Adjournment
Westwood football, soccer teams pick up shutout wins Tuesday
Westwood Middle School dominated on the field Monday night.
In a game that was postponed from last week, the Rocket football team continued its dominating work with a 32-0 shutout over Community on a rainy evening at Dyer-Bouldin Field.
Westwood has outscored its opponents 90-14 through three games this season. The Rockets will be back in action at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 when they travel to Forrest.
Meanwhile, the Lady Rocket soccer team picked up a 2-0 shutout win in a shortened game at MTCS on Monday. Soraida Barrera found the back of the net twice to put WMS up 2-0 before lightning delayed and eventually shortened the match.
Area prep schedule Tuesday, Sept. 1
Rain and storms forced the postponement of the CHS football junior varsity and freshman games Monday. Both teams were set to host Tullahoma.
The Freshman Raiders will make up their game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Carden-Jarrell Field.
Full Tuesday prep schedule:
6 p.m.: Westwood Middle School soccer HOSTS White County
6 p.m. – CHS Freshman Football HOSTS Tullahoma
6:30 p.m. – CMS Football AT South Middle School
7 p.m. – CHS Soccer HOSTS Tullahoma (First National Bank Hometown Sports Series Broadcast on Thunder Radio)
Braves beat Red Sox
Austin Riley’s recent offensive progression has created reason to believe Atlanta may indeed have its first longstanding third baseman since Chipper Jones.
OK, maybe it’s ridiculous to make this assessment based on a few weeks of production. But what Riley did over the final couple of weeks of August enhanced excitement for the Braves, who used their third baseman’s bases-loaded triple to claim a 6-3 win over the Red Sox on Monday night at Fenway Park.
“That overall presence in the batter’s box, he looks like a confident hitter right now,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “There’s just an air about him or confidence that he is going to do some damage.”
Riley’s second career triple backed another strong effort from Max Fried, who allowed two runs, including one tallied via a balk, over five innings. The lefty entered with an MLB-best 1.35 ERA and exited with a 1.60 ERA through eight starts. He is the first Braves starter to begin a season 6-0 since Denny Neagle in 1997.
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Active COVID-19 update for Monday, Aug. 31
There are now 276 confirmed active cases of COVID-19 in Coffee County as of Monday, according to data provided by Tennessee Department of Health.
There have been 764 total cases in Coffee County since March. Of these, 482 people have recovered and six people have passed away, leaving 276 active cases.
Across the state, there are 284 fewer active cases today than yesterday. There have been 1,704 confirmed COVID-19 related deaths in Tennessee since March and 6,878 hospitalizations.
Today’s COVID-19 case count for Tennessee includes an increase in 1,818 new total cases. Of this number, there are 965 positive cases associated with the South Central Correctional Facility in Wayne County. This report of cases also contributes to the high positivity rate for the day.
In addition, there has been a disruption in laboratory reporting since Friday that will result in a higher caseload over the next few days.