A long day for candidates turned into an even longer night when computer issues delayed the returns on Thursday. Early voting numbers were released before 7:30pm and the next set of returns by 8:30pm. A little while later, Coffee County Election Commission personnel announced that there was an issue with the Ada Wright Center box in Manchester. After a long period of time, totals were released, but WMSR News discovered the totals did not add up correctly after being perfect until that point. Election personnel confirmed they needed to re-check the totals. At 1am totals were still not available when WMSR News decided to call it a night.
At 8:00, Friday morning, WMSR received the updated vote total. While the vote totals are different, none of the updated figures impacted the results previously reported. The winners in the Manchester Alderman’s race will be Ryan French, Chris Elam, and Bob Bellamy. For Mayor Lonnie Norman defeated Steven Jones and James Threet. For Manchester School Board Mike Lewis and Susan Parsley were re-elected.
In other local elections where there were no questions, Shannon Duncan will return to her seat on the Coffee County School Board, and Judd Matheny with numbers from Coffee and Warren counties was re-elected as 47th District State Representative.
Click the link below to see all updated voting results. Remember these numbers should be considered unofficial until the election results are certified on Monday.

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A Shelbyville man was arrested Aug. 1 on multiple drug charges and is facing federal charges.
Jonathan Dewayne Johnson, 30, of Butler Street Shelbyville was charged by Tullahoma Police Investigator Johnny Gore with manufacture and delivery of schedule I, II, IV and VI as well as possession of drug paraphernalia. He is also wanted by U.S. Marshal’s for parole violation.
According to a police report by the investigator, Gore was in Wal-Mart in Tullahoma when he observed Johnson and two females acting suspicious while walking in and out of the aisles. Gore’s report states that he observed them and witnessed all three in the doll aisle. Johnson then allegedly moved several items on the shelf and opened a bag. The man then was observed laying white items down on the shelf and step back. Then a female, who was later identified as Kandi Lynn Stamper, 36, of Glendale Place Tullahoma, walked over and rake the white items in her hand.
At that point Gore confronted them and questioned them. His report states that he asked her what she picked up off of the shelf and she handed him six Xanax bars. Johnson stated that he did not have anything.
Gore then requested that other officers assist him at Wal-Mart. Investigator Tyler Hatfield along with Officers Brook Earhart and Tyler Walls arrived and assisted.
The investigator saw a backpack behind Johnson, but the man denied that it was his. When Gore poured the contents out on the floor and found 961 Xanax bars with a street value of $4,775, 165 Oxycotin pills with a street value of $4,950, .32 grams of Ecstasy and 4.01 grams of marijuana with a street value of $100. Also seized were a set of digital scales, three cell phones and $20 cash.
Stamper was charged with possession of schedule IV. Her bond was set at $5,000. She is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions court.
Johnson is under a bond of $101,500.

According to Bloomberg News, Logan’s Roadhouse Inc., a Nashville, Tennessee-based steakhouse chain with hundreds of locations, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, according to people familiar with the situation.
The filing for Chapter 11 protection may come as soon as this month, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private.
Logan’s has about 250 restaurants in 26 states, including a location in Manchester.

Across Tennessee, rental trucks and boxes are in short supply as thousands of students move into apartments near one of the state’s public or private universities. Since they are often first-time renters, the state’s Department of Commerce and Insurance wants to make sure renters know their rights before signing a lease and moving in.
Claire Marsalis, assistant director for communications and marketing for the department, offered advice.
“Ask for a written rental agreement before you move in,” she said. “This kind of sets the expectations of both the landlord and the tenant and can help prevent future disputes about the duration of the lease, the amount and the date that the rent is due.”
Renters in some Tennessee counties are protected under the Tennessee Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, a law that offers assurances about safety of the unit and their security deposit. You can find out if you’re protected on the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance website.
Under the act, landlords are required to keep their tenant’s security deposit in an account used only for that purpose. The residence also must be kept up to local housing code standards and maintained in a safe, functional manner. Before you unpack, Marsalis said, pull out your camera.
“We suggest that you can take pictures before you move in,” she said, “to kind of document any damage that’s already there before you actually move your things in.”
Marsalis advised making sure you are able to see the actual apartment unit you’re renting before signing the lease, and to keep a copy of the lease handy. Also, she said, make any repair requests and expected dates of completion in writing.
More information from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance is online at tn.gov.