Timothy Dewayne Sanders… Photo provided by CCSD

A Manchester man was arrested on multiple charges following a dispute at Holly Tree Apartments. According to a report by Manchester Police Officer Jamie Newman, 40 year old Timothy Dewayne Sanders was charged with domestic assault, criminal trespassing, aggravated burglary, vandalism, evading arrest, resisting arrest, public intoxication and possession schedule II. The arrest came after Sanders allegedly attempted to enter an apartment that he wasn’t wanted at and allegedly threatened to kill the female occupant. When the officer arrived and arrested Sanders he allegedly found him to be in possession of Hydrocodone pills. Sanders was booked into the Coffee County Jail under a $27,500 bond.

A Manchester woman who was pulled over in Murfreesboro for failing to maintain her lane of travel was arrested. 26 Year old Megan Nicole Gordon was stopped on North Rutherford Blvd. at Lascassas Pike.
An arrest report filed by a Murfreesboro officer stated, “Ms. Gordon admitted to taking prescription medications and stated she was texting while driving.” A license check then showed that her driving privileges had been revoked and she was charged three prior times with “Driving on a Revoked License.” The most recent stop equaled a charge of “Driving on a Revoked License” for the fourth time.
Gordon gave the officer permission to search her car where 10 Oxycodone pills were found along with 22 Subutex (buprenorphine). Evidently, the woman told police the Subutex was hers, but the Oxycodone was not.
The female later gave police permission to search her phone where they found multiple text messages indicating drug sales. The Murfreesboro officer wrote, “Ms. Gordon was selling the Oxycodone 7.5mg for $7 and “Subs” or buprenorphine for $35 a piece.”
The phone and the pills were placed into evidence and Gordon was placed behind bars. Gordon was charged with the sale of a Schedule II drug and the sale of a Schedule III drug. She was also charged for the fourth time for Driving on a Revoked License.
Gordon is currently free on bond and due in court this July. (WGNS)

The Coffee County Commission is asking the Tennessee Department of Transportation to fast-track a project that would widen a two-mile section of U.S. Highway 41 in Manchester near the AEDC Access Road. The commission has approved a letter of recommendation to TDOT requesting the widening of the highway south of the I-24 Exit 114, from the point where the five-lane roadway section ends near Asbury Road out to the AEDC Access Road. This 2-mile roadway is currently a two-lane highway. The idea for the letter came after a meeting with TDOT officials and county officials. According to Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell, officials talked about the need to consider and fast-track this widening project. The county mayor said it was suggested that a letter of recommendation to TDOT from the county commission would speed up the process.

Gov. Bill Haslam

Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd have announced that 15 communities will receive $5.7 million in site development grants to prepare economic development sites for marketing. One of those grants was awarded to the Coffee County Joint Industrial Park. The grant is in the amount of $163,350, which will go for the clearing of 16.5 acres of the 48.62-acre Select TN site. The grants assist communities in finalizing infrastructure and engineering improvements for project-ready certified sites. The Site Development Grant program is part of the larger Rural Economic Development Fund, announced by Haslam and Boyd last October.

Kaitlyn Thornton and Taylor Rayfield with donated items

Kaitlyn Thornton, 2011 graduate of Coffee County Central High School, 2015 graduate of the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and current graduate student at UTK and employee of the UT Athletic Department recently provided the Coffee County Schools Teen Expo program with a much needed and appreciated donation. This donation of UT athletic wear will be included in the second annual Coffee County Teen Expo. “What a blessing it is to have Coffee County natives return to the community with an interest in giving back,” says Taylor Rayfield, coordinator of Teen Expo.  This event, scheduled for July 30th, is intended to provide Coffee County Schools’ students in need with clothing, school supplies, and hygiene items. Open to all Coffee County Schools’ students in upcoming grades 7-12, applications for this year’s event may be obtained from school counselors at your child’s respective school. If you would like to donate or be a part of this program, please contact Taylor Rayfield (723-3309) or LeAnne Evans (723-5150) for more information.