The Westwood baseball team welcomed Cornersville to Looney Riddle Field on Monday for their first conference game of the year. Scoring in 5 of the 6 innings, Westwood ran their record to 2 and 0 on the season. The Rockets got their 2nd straight mercy rule win as they dropped the Bulldogs 11 to 0.
Westwood notched a pair of runs in each of the first 3 innings to build a 6 to 0 lead. Leading 8 to 0 entering the bottom of the 6th inning, Trenton Thompson hit a 2 RBI single to end the game via the mercy rule.
Thompson started the game on the mound for Westwood to earn the win. Brady Nugent had a pair of hits and a pair of walks while scoring 2 runs. Chris Brown walked 3 times and was hit by a pitch as he also scored 2 runs.
The Rockets return to the diamond on Thursday when the play host to Community. Game time is set for 5 PM at Fred Deadman Park.
Individual winners for the Claybusters from Saturday’s shoot at Big Springs. Left to Right) – Emma Matthews, Lady Runnerup; Victoria Majors, 3rd place Lady; Tucker Carlton, Sub Junior Champ, Lindsey Dickson, Lady Champ; Landon Meadows, Class D champ; Hayden Jacobs, 2nd place-Junior Division.
It was a clean sweep for the Coffee County Claybusters on Saturday at Big Springs. Competing in 3 divisions, with 5 squads, the Claybusters captured all 4 division titles with some individual honors to go along with it. The shoot was held as part of the American Trapshooting Association AIM program.
The Claybusters #1 squad won the Junior Division, A Class with a score of 466 out of a possible 500 targets. This performance also gave them the highest overall team score for the event. Coffee County outdistanced 2nd place Middle Tennessee Christian School by 4 targets. Squad #1 was made up of Victoria Majors(93), Lindsey Dickson(95), Hayden Jacobs(97), Colter Smith(90) and Austin Schaller(91).
The Claybusters Squad #2 placed first in the Sub-Junior Division Class A with a score of 453. MTCS was 2nd while the Claybusters Squad #3 came in 3rd place. Squad #2 was made up of Lexi Stacey(85), Jonah Wyatt(83), Tucker Carlton(98), Landon Meadows(95) and Logan Meadows(92)
The Claybusters Squad #4 won the Sub-Junior Division Class D with a score of 376. They outshot the team from Shelbyville by 3 clays who was competing as a Class C team. The Claybusters Squad #5 came in 3rd place in Class D as they were 17 clays behind Squad #4. Squad #4 was made up of Garrett Taylor(73), Dylan Hickerson(81), Xavier Bartley(83), Emily DeFord(48) and Braden Davenport(91)
Individually, Landon Meadows was the Class D top shooter overall as he shattered 95 clays. Hayden Jacobs tied in total targets for 1st place in the junior division with 97. Jacobs finished as runner-up after a shoot-off. Tucker Carlton dropped 98 targets to finish #1 among sub-juniors. And Coffee County had a 1-2-3 sweep for top Lady Shooter as Lindsey Dickson busted 95 targets to edge teammates Emma Matthews and Victoria Majors who each shot 93.
The Claybusters are back in action on Saturday, March 17th when they return to Christiana to compete in a Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Team Shoot at Big Springs. That shoot will commence around 9 AM.
Monday Prep Results
CCMS Boys’ Soccer lost to Warren Co 7 to 1 – See the story HERE
CCMS Baseball lost to Warren Co 6 to 5(9 innings) – See the story HERE
CCMS Softball beat Warren Co 7 to 4 – See the story HERE
WMS Baseball defeated Cornersville 11 to 1 – See the story HERE
Tuesday Prep Schedule
4:00 PM – WMS Tennis vs Coffee County (scrimmage at Fred Deadman Park)
4:30 PM – CHS Baseball HOSTS Grundy Co(scrimmage)
5:00 PM – CCMS Baseball HOSTS Warren Co
5:00 PM – CCMS Softball HOSTS Warren Co
5:30 PM – WMS Softball at Fayetteville – PPD – Makeup is TBD
5:30 PM – WMS Boys’ Soccer HOSTS Fayetteville
Funeral services for Ms. Courtnie Rae Sutton, age 39, of West Palm Beach, FL will be conducted at 1:00 PM on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at First Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Robert McClean officiating. Burial will follow in Manchester City Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM until the time of service at the church. Ms. Sutton passed away on March 1, 2018, at her residence in West Palm Beach, FL.
Courtnie was born on August 16, 1978, to Glenn Sutton and Vicki Harris. She accepted Christ and became a member of First Missionary Baptist Church. She enjoyed cooking, fishing, and walking.
Ms, Sutton is survived by her parents; Glenn (Shirley) Sutton and Vicki Harris; son, Christopher Howse; sister, Stephanie Nelson; brother, Derrick (Sherri) Dye; nephews, Daryl McGee, Jr., Gabriel Nelson, Jonathan Nelson, and Desmond Dye; and multiple aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Sutton family.
You may sign the online guestbook at www.coffeecountyfuneralchapel.com.
The event is sponsored by Jack Daniel Distillery and Southern Community Bank. Pictured above, from left are, James Fuller, vice president of Southern Community Bank; Bill Yoder, president and CEO of Southern Community Bank; Hilda Tunstill, Motlow State interim president; Lane Yoder, executive director of the Motlow College Foundation; and Jeff Arnett, master distiller for Jack Daniel Distillery.
The Motlow College Foundation will host the 26th annual Motlow Gala on Saturday, March 31, at the Manchester-Coffee County Conference Center. Festivities will begin with a champagne social hour at 5:30 p.m. during which guests can peruse donated silent auction items, and dinner will be served at 6:30. The Foundation will also host a Gala Preview Cocktail party on Saturday, March 17.
Proceeds from both events help the Motlow College Foundation provide financial assistance to Motlow students.
This year’s gala features a masquerade theme, according to Lane Yoder, executive director of the Foundation. “The Motlow Gala has not had a theme since 2012, and we thought it was time to bring the idea back,” said Yoder. “The inspiration for the night is black tie, long gowns, cocktail attire, masks, feathers, boas, glitz, glamour and shimmer.”
Dancing will begin at 8:00 p.m. and follows a brief program and fast-paced auction.
Important to note is that Student Ambassadors from Motlow will be participating in both the Motlow Gala as well as the Preview Party, allowing guests to have an opportunity to interact with students.
Tickets to the Gala Preview Party are $75 per person, and tickets to the Motlow Gala are $125 per person. The deadline to purchase both is Wednesday, March 14. Tickets can be purchased online at mscc.edu/gala2018 or by calling the Motlow College Foundation office at 931-393-1543.
The Tennessee House has passed legislation that would lower the penalty to $250 for a first offense of toting a gun without a handgun carry permit.
The chamber voted 72-20 Monday on the bill. The bill was amended to let officers decide whether to confiscate ammunition.
Bill sponsor Rep. Micah Van Huss said under current law, it’s up to a $500 fine, confiscation of the gun and possible imprisonment.
The bill now heads to the Senate.
The Manchester Times and Thunder Radio, will be hosting a political forum from 5:30-8:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 3 at The Church at 117, located at 117 East Fort St, Manchester.
Candidates for all county-wide races have been invited. Many candidates will be given four minutes of open microphone time to state their platform, qualifications and answer questions.
However, there will be two separate hour-long debates for county mayor candidates and sheriff candidates. Candidates for county mayor will be on stage from 6:05-7:05 p.m. for a debate-style format. Then, from 7:45-8:45 p.m., candidates for county sheriff will be on stage for a debate-style format. The event will be moderated by Times publisher Josh Peterson along with Lucky Knott and Rob Clutter of Thunder Radio. The event will be broadcast live by Thunder Radio, AM-1320, FM-107.9.
The event is free to the candidates and is free to the public. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Anyone who wishes to submit a question for consideration for the mayoral or sheriff’s debates can do so by emailing to jpeterson@manchestertimes.com.
5:30-5:34 – Benton Bartlett, candidate for Road Superintendent (incumbent)
5:35-5:39 – Ronnie Dale Watts, candidate for Road Superintendent
5:40-5:44 – John Marchesoni, candidate for Trustee (incumbent)
5:45-5:49 – Robin Dunn, candidate for Trustee
5:50-5:54 – Heather Duncan, candidate for Circuit Court Clerk (incumbent)
5:55-5:59 – Natalie Brooke Dotson, candidate for Circuit Court Clerk
6:05-7:05 – Debate # 1 – County Mayor Candidates: Gary Cordell (incumbent), Mark Allen, Tim Brown, David Pennington, John Constantine
7:15-7:19 – Donna Toney, candidate for Register of Deeds (incumbent)
7:20-7:24 – Chris Elam, candidate for Register of Deeds
7:25-7:29 – Teresa Wright, candidate for Register of Deeds
7:30-7:34 – Teresa McFadden, candidate for County Clerk (incumbent)
7:35-7:39 – Jenna Amacher, candidate for County Clerk
7:45-8:45 – Debate #2 – Sheriff Candidates: Steve Graves (incumbent), Chad Partin, Larry Swan, Harry Conway
Alishia Suzette Burks… Photo provided by the CCSD.
A Tullahoma woman was arrested March 5 for possession of drugs by Tullahoma Police Officer Taylor Gannon.
According to warrants, officers saw her walking in the early morning hours on Jeffeson Street and stopped to do a welfare check. In speaking with Alisha Suzette Burks, 30, of East Grundy Street, she allegedly had a “strong smell of marijuana coming from her person.” The officer asked her if she had anything and she produced a small bag of marijuana from her pocket.
As the officer was checking her he noticed a small box coming from her pants and hitting the ground. The officer allegedly found three packages of Zanax bars individually wrapped as well as another prescription drug individually wrapped.
She also had in her front pocket a small piece of methamphetamine.
As she was being booked into the Coffee County Jail, correction officers allegedly found a small piece of meth wrapped in a $10 bill in a body cavity.
Burks was charged with manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance, possession of schedule IV, possession of schedule II, simple possession and contraband into a penal institution. Her bond was set at $21,000 and she is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court March 29.
A Celebration of Life for Mrs. Joanna Ruth Lewis will be conducted at 6:00 PM on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel. Visitation with the family will be from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Lewis passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018, at St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.
Joanna was born in Beechgrove, TN, the daughter of the late James Ewell and Louise Shaw Ewell. She attended college at Austin Peay State University and then served her country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Later, Joanna worked as a journalist for the Fayetteville Observer in Fayetteville, North Carolina, moved back to Tennessee and worked as a seamstress, managed the PCA factory store, worked on the US Census multiple times, and most importantly raised six children. She was the Coffee County Historian, served as President of the Coffee County Historical Society, and was a member of the Middle Tennessee Amateur Radio Society. A passionate historian and genealogist; she also co-published Tombstone Records of Cannon County, Tennessee.
Joanna is preceded in death by her late husband, Jesse Wesley Lewis, Jr. She is survived by her six children, James (Mary Lou) Harvill, Michael (Shawna) Lewis, Nicholas (Vicki) Lewis, Tracey (Tony) Suzzi, Stephanie (Jeff) Hayes, and Stephen Lewis; one sister, Paula (Randall) Carr; and seven grandchildren.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Lewis family.
Joyce Lee (Davis) Warnock, 91, went to be with her Lord
Monday, February 26, 2018. She was born January 5, 1927, the second of
four daughters in the family of Julius and Lillian Davis in Atlanta, GA.
Her family moved often in the early years as Julius found work with
Atlantic Coastline Railroad. They settled long enough in Miami that she
went to school at Miami Jackson High, graduating Valedictorian at age 16
in 1943, and met the love of her life, William LeRoy Warnock (Bill).
After a short working career, Joyce and Bill married on March 5, 1944,
and started their family which would grow to include three sons: Rev.
Douglas W Warnock, Rev. W. Thomas Warnock, and Lt Col-select Ted W.
Warnock, USAF(Retired), Ph.D. Joyce was skilled in many areas of Home
Economics and kept her family clothed, fed and warm in her love for each
of them. Usually she was the first up and the last to sleep.
Church was important to them and they took the boys to church with them,
had daily prayer in the home, and often had daily Bible readings. They
taught children’s Sunday School, organized and operated the library and
media center at North Hialeah Baptist Church, and Joyce was very active
in the Woman’s Missionary Union. Although their roles changed over the
years, especially when they retired to Manchester in 1990, their devotion
to the church mission and fellowship did not. Joyce volunteered many
hours to help in the church office and cherished the ladies in her
Friendly Messengers Bible Study Class at First Baptist Manchester. They
both enjoyed the Senior Citizen Group gatherings and activities.
Joyce served as a Poll Worker in Coffee County at election time, and was
a Food Pantry Volunteer, until it became clear she needed to focus her
energies on caring for Bill as Alzheimer’s made its presence known. She
ministered to him as a faithful wife at home until she could no longer
physically do so, then went daily to be with him at the nursing home,
sharing at least one meal with him every day. This journey took such a
toll on her health that after his death, she moved to MacArthur Manor to
make sure she got the assistance she needed. She made many new friends
there and was cherished greatly by residents and staff.
Joyce is survived by sister Elsie Lee; sons, Doug (Pat), Tom (Dottie),
Ted (Beth); grandchildren Lisa (Stewart) Parker, Douglas Jr., Sara
(Drew)Moss, Jonathan, Laura (Scott) Ballard, Rachel; great grandchildren
Joseph, Victoria, Isabella, Kadie, Will, Andrew, Luke; six nieces, and
numerous cousins, friends and acquaintances to rejoice in the privilege
of experiencing her in their life in some way. Joyce just seemed to draw
in those who needed to feel her grace, warmth and compassion in their
lives knowing they would find someone who cared and when asked, offer
wise council. She will be greatly missed.
The family would like to thank the staff at MacArthur Manor and Compassus
Hospice for their care; for Judy who was a faithful friend, helper, and
driver; the faithful Meals on Wheels deliverers; and Blanche, Gaye,
Jane, Liz, Mildred, DJ &Teresa, and the Friendly Messengers Bible Study
Class for your friendship, love, and tender loving care over the years.
In Lieu of flowers, the family suggests a contribution be made to
Hospice; the Gideon’s; the Building Fund at First Baptist Church
Manchester; or your favorite charity.
Funeral services will be 2:00 PM in the Central Funeral Home Chapel with
Dr. Brenton Cox officiating with burial to follow in the Rose Hill
Memorial Gardens. Visitation: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Tuesday at Central
Funeral Home, Manchester, Tennessee. www.centralfuneralhome.com
Central Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Tuesday Prep Results
> CHS Baseball beat Grundy Co – 11 to 1(scrimmage) – See the story HERE
> CCMS Baseball topped Warren Co – 6 to 3 – See the story HERE
> CCMS Softball lost to Warren Co – 10 to 1 – See the story HERE
> WMS Boys’ Soccer defeated Fayetteville- 9 to 0 – See the story HERE
Funeral services for Mr. Paul Lowery, Jr., age 63 of Manchester, will be
conducted on Friday, March 9, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. at Manchester Funeral
Home with Pastor Mike Ervin officiating. Burial will follow in Ragsdale
Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 8, 2018 from
4:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at Manchester Funeral Home. Mr. Lowery passed
away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at his home surrounded by his loving
family.
Paul was born on November 23, 1954 in Coffee County. He was a member of
Ministry of Hope in Tullahoma, TN. He was retired from the United States
Army Special Forces. He loved to play his bass guitar and was a member of
the band, “As One Praise Team”. He had a love for music and classic cars.
Above anything else, he put his family first.
Preceded in death by his father, Paul Lowery, Sr. Survived by his
mother, Ruth Lowery; his loving wife, Tina Lowery; sons, Manny Lowery,
Brandon Lowery; daughters, Stephanie Marie Dawn Lowery; step-daughters,
Christa Limbaugh, Amber McKenzie; brothers, Randy Lowery; sister, Delores
Sparkman; grandchildren, Chance Lowery, Griffin Lowery, Madison Golden,
Isabella McKenzie, Isaiah Escalon.
Manchester Funeral Home is honored to serve the Lowery family.
Funeral services for Ms. Mildred Maxine Davis, age 87, of Manchester, TN will be conducted at 1:00 pm on Friday, March 9, 2018, at Coffee County Funeral Chapel with Bro. Benny Benjamin officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM until the time of service. Ms. Davis passed away at her residence on Tuesday, March 6, 2018, surrounded by her family.
Mildred was born in Elk Park, NC, the daughter of the late Frank and Dorothy Turbyfill. She was a homemaker and an accomplished seamstress. Mildred loved books, didn’t mind hard work or getting dirty, enjoyed traveling, playing board games with her family and friends, and had a passion for ceramics. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.
In addition to her parents, Mildred is also preceded in death by her loving husband, Frank Davis; three brothers, Ernest, Clyde, and Wallace; five sisters, Burnetta, Hazel, Margaret, Betty, and Velma; and one grandson, Derek. She is survived by her three sons, Kenneth Adams, Donald (Terry) Adams, and Phil (Autumn) Davis; one daughter, Sandra Elkins; one brother, Jimmy; one sister, Gail; two grandchildren, Frank and Jeremy; three great-grandchildren, Brooklyn, London, and Charlotte.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes for donations to be made in Mildred’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memorials Processing, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.
Coffee County Funeral Chapel is honored to serve the Davis family.
Jahmaya Rashay Harris… Photo provided by the CCSD.
On Tuesday (March 6th, 2018) Tennessee Highway Patrolman Jason Boles was notified of a stolen vehicle in the area. The officer found the vehicle at Trucker’s Inn on the Hillsboro Highway in Manchester.
A female was on video as being the only person in the vehicle when it pulled in.
The woman attempted to buy gas 10 different time using two different
credit cards not belonging to her. When taken into custody she
had in her possession 2 Georgia driver’s licenses not belonging to her.
When inventorying the vehicle, Boles allegedly found a checkbook with
several checks written out. One was made payable to the woman for
$1,000, along with other checks. The officer called the bank and
the checks were reported stolen. Also, allegedly found was 3 oz of a green leafy material believed to be marijuana, located in the glove box area. A pack of what is considered blunt papers were found in the floor on the passenger’s side.
Jahmaya Rashay Harris age 22, Waukegan, IL was taken into custody and charged with theft of property, criminal simulation, forgery, manufacturing/delivering/selling/possession of a controlled substance,
unlawful drug paraphernalia uses and activities, 2 counts of identity theft/use of another’s information. Her bond was set at $70,500 and Harris is scheduled to appear in court on April 17, 2018.
A Manchester man was arrested March 3 after a house in the northern part of the county was allegedly burglarized.
According to a report by Coffee County Sheriff’s Deputy Sgt. Stephen Sharketti, officers were dispatched to Green Grass Way Road which is off Highway 280 where the owner of a house spotted a silver Mercedes SUV leaving. The homeowner stated that the rear door had been kicked in.
As the deputy was headed to the residence he spotted a silver Mercedes SUV in a field on Gnat Hill Road. The deputy states in a report that Silk Delonina Trapp, 54, of Murfreesboro Highway, Manchester was standing outside the vehicle on the driver’s side. There were tire skid marks nearby and there were tracks in the muddy field leading to the vehicle. Trapp told the officer that he was not injured but an ambulance was summoned to check him out to make sure.
The deputy states in his report that he saw a bronze colored coin bank in the rear floor board of the vehicle. Trapp told deputies that he was traveling from Tullahoma back to his residence on Murfreesboro Highway. The deputy asked him if he knew where he was, and he said that he was unsure of what road he was on.
The deputy’s report states that he smelled alcohol and Trapp told him that he had consumed a “shot” of earlier. He said that a shot was three ounces of vodka.
Deputies Joey Ricco and Hassan Peterson then drove to the house that had been burglarized. Meanwhile Sharketti saw woman’s purse laying in the field directly across the roadway from the SUV. The purse appeared to have “fresh mud” on it. While the deputy was taking pictures of the purse a female from the house that had been burglarized arrived that the coin bank in the SUV was like one that she and her husband owned. She then was asked to describe any purse she might have which she did, and it matched the one in the muddy field. She told the officer that her purse had a handgun located in a zipper closed side pocket. The officer retrieved a loaded .38 Special revolver from the side pocket of the purse and saw identification of the woman.
Trapp denied having been at the residence on Green Grass Way. He was then told that the homeowner had security video of the man entering the house and leaving it.
Trapp was booked into the Coffee County Jail on his charges of DUI, aggravated burglary and illegal possession of a weapon. His bond was set at $62,500 and he is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court March 19.
File photo: Dr LaDonna McFall Director of Coffee County Schools
This month, some Tennessee students will join other activists to protest current state and federal gun laws. The National Student Walkout is March 14, and the March for Our Lives is March 24. The Network for Public Education has also declared April 20 a National Day of Action against gun violence in schools, on the anniversary of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting.
The American Civil Liberties Union has pledged to protect students’ legal rights to peacefully protest at the March 14 and 24 events. Several Tennessee school systems have said they won’t punish kids for walking out of school – other than recording an absence for the day, if they miss that day.
Three schools (high school, 9th grade acad., and middle school) in the Coffee County system are making plans to participate in various events. Director of Schools Dr LaDonna McFall tells us more… She went on to say that they are encouraging students to be self-advocates…
Manchester City Schools Director, Lee Wilkerson… File Photo
Manchester City Schools Director Lee Wilkerson explains plans for his system’s students…
The Coffee County Middle School JV baseball team hosted Grundy County on Monday night at CCMS. The Red Raiders scored in 4 of the 5 innings against the visiting Yellow Jackets. Coffee Middle needed a single run in the bottom of the 5th to earn the mercy rule victory 11 to 1.
Coffee County plated a pair of runs in the 1st inning as Hayden Garr drilled an RBI double and scored on an error by the 3rd baseman on a steal attempt to set the rout in motion. Brady Daughtery had a 2 RBI single as part of a 4 run 2nd inning and Garr hit a 2 RBI inside the park home run in a 4 run 6th inning.
Garr finished the game with 2 hits and 3 RBI to lead the Raider attack. Trey Turner had a single, 2 RBI and 3 runs scored for Coffee County. Daughtery scored twice to go with his single and 2 RBI. Aiden Robertson got the start on the mound and pitched 3 and 2/3 scoreless innings to get the win. Jack Anderson came on in relief for Coffee Middle and notched 3 strikeouts in an inning and 1/3.
Individual award winners for the Coffee County high school Swim team. [Photo by Rob Clutter]
The Coffee County Swim teams held their annual end of the year awards banquet on Monday night. Coming off the most successful season in program history, Coaches Lana and Mike Ray celebrated the accomplishments of all their athletes. Additionally, several individual awards were presented.
For the middle school swimmers, Emily Williams earned the team MVP award. William Tobitt was named the Male Swimmer of the Year while Kennedy Norman-Young earned the Female Swimmer of the Year honor. Taylor Wall was presented the Coaches Award and Aly Hutchings was named the Most Improved swimmer.
Individual award winners for the Coffee County middle school Swim team. [Photo by Rob Clutter]
For the high school swimmers, Jack Beachboard was crowned the team MVP and the Male Swimmer of the Year. Kaylee Williams was named the Female Swimmer of the Year. Anna O’Connor was honored with the Best Teammate Award. The Coaches Award went to Allison Talley and Lindsey Cauble. Ali Marlow was named the Most Improved swimmer and Jase Rice captured the Rookie of the Year award.
The Westwood baseball team welcomed Cornersville to Looney Riddle Field on Monday for their first conference game of the year. Scoring in 5 of the 6 innings, Westwood ran their record to 2 and 0 on the season. The Rockets got their 2nd straight mercy rule win as they dropped the Bulldogs 11 to 0.
