A Tullahoma East Grundy Street resident was arrested for theft of items at Express Workout located on North Jackson Street.
According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer Cody Brandon, Heather Michelle Jones, 44, was charged with theft of property over $500 and vandalism of stolen property.
Jones is accused of taking a Samsung Tablet and a Bose speaker system from Melony Hoots. According to the police report, the speakers were recovered as was the tablet but it had sustained damage to the glass display.
Jones was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a $7,500 bond. While she was being booked into the jail she was found to be in possession of nine Suboxone strips. The drugs were found in her shoe and hidden on her body.
An additional bond was set at $20,500 for introduction of contraband to a penal institution.
Jones is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Sept. 1.

Tullahoma Police are investigating the theft of a large quantity of cigarettes from a business on South Jackson Street.
According to a report by Officer Carl Pyrdom, around 4 a.m. Aug. 9 police answered a burglar alarm at South Jackson Discount Tobacco. The police report states that the officer noticed that the drive through window had been pushed from the window frame. After talking with the store owner Jay Kalidas Patel, it was determined that $2,229.81 of cigarettes and cigars were taken from the store, as well as $549 worth of Tennessee Lottery tickets.
Video surveillance showed three white males wearing masks, gloves and dark clothing forcing their way into the store and taking items from the shelves inside the store.
Detective Johnny Gore is investigating the theft. If you have information that could help in this investigation, call (931) 455-0530.

In order to discourage acts of vandalism associated with the 91st annual Coffee Pot football game rivalry, the Tullahoma Police department will increase the patrol around their high school over the next couple of nights.
On Friday night officers of the Tullahoma Police, Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and the Manchester Police Department will come together to provide a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for the football game. Together law enforcement wants to encourage a fun, but safe football game.

Our news partner WGNS Radio is reporting that a 24 year old Manchester woman overdosed on drugs while her husband was inside the South Rutherford Blvd. Walmart store in Murfreesboro.
When police arrived on the scene they noted that the victim was unresponsive, had a rapid pulse and clammy skin. The husband of the woman told police that she stayed in the car while he shopped, which is where police made contact with the female.
The victim’s husband told officers that his wife had taken opiates, marijuana and antidepressants together prior to finding her unconscious on Monday morning. The female was transported to St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital in Murfreesboro. She has since recovered, but the case has been labeled as an overdose.

Lane Yoder of Tullahoma was recently selected as the director of the Motlow College Foundation. The Foundation is the non-profit arm of Motlow State Community College and works to provide scholarships and support programs for Motlow State students.

Dr. Anthony Kinkel, president of Motlow State Community College, recently announced that Lane Yoder of Tullahoma has been selected as the director of the Motlow College Foundation.
Yoder brings extensive experience to the foundation from both the private and public sector. She is a native of Mississippi and a 1990 graduate of The University of the South in Sewanee, where she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics.
Her work experience includes over 16 years in the international and national insurance marketplace, working for Lloyd’s of London in London, England, and the brokerage firm of Hilb, Rogal and Hobbs (HRH), in the cities of Richmond, Va., Pittsburgh, Pa., and New York City. She served as the commercial lines manager for HRH in New York City for six years before returning to Mississippi in 2007 to serve as city president for Region’s Bank for four years.
Yoder currently serves as the president of Partners for Healing, a faith-based, free medical clinic serving the working uninsured in Coffee, Franklin and Moore Counties.
The Motlow College Foundation is a 501c(3) non-profit organization that serves to offer scholarships, support programs and maintain first-rate facilities that allows students of Motlow State the opportunity to pursue careers in their program of choice.