Coffee County received around 5 inches of rain over the Christmas holiday, according to Emergency Management Agency Director Allen Lendley. Rain started back up on Monday after about a 48 hour break.
Several of the low lying areas in Tullahoma and through the county became flooded on Friday and Saturday.
Lendley said that Coffee County did have some trees down in the area and roof damage to a home on J D McCollough road Christmas morning.
Tennessee has reported at least 6 deaths from the recent storms. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency declared a Level III State of Emergency in response to the storms.

Three men were arrested Christmas Day on drug charges.
Manchester Police Officer Daryn Gadeken arrested Joshua Thomas Yoder, 20 of Polk Street Tullahoma, Samuel Eli Clayton, 19, of East Moore Street Tullahoma and Brett Andrew Martin, 21 of Lee Cox Lane Manchester.
The arrest came when the officer saw Yoder driving after he had been alerted that a man in the vehicle had warrants for his arrest.

After questioning by the officer, Yoder told the officer that he had a small amount of marijuana. Officer Gadeken also found an ink pen with white residue used to snort drugs.
Yoder was charged with driving on revoked/suspended license, simple possession, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses or activities and schedule II violation. He was arrested and his bond was set at $6,000. He is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Jan. 26.

Warrants that the officer obtained against the men alleges that none of them admitted to ownership of the ink pen nor a Hydrocodone pill found in the vehicle.
Martin arrested on a charge of four counts of burglary, four counts of theft, simple possession, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses or activities and Schedule II. He was arrested and booked into the Coffee County Jail. His bond was set at $44,500. He is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Jan. 26.
Clayton was charged with simple possession, unlawful drug paraphernalia uses or activities and schedule II violation. He was booked into the Coffee County Jail on the charges and his bond was set at $4,500. He is to appear in Coffee County General Sessions Court Jan. 26.

The Tullahoma Fire Department is hoping to get grant money to replace aging equipment, including a one-ton diesel brush truck and turnout gear for all 28 firefighters.
Fire Chief Richard Shasteen says that the current brush truck has a 200 gallon tank and is used for brush fires in the summer and fall. He says the only off-road vehicle the fire department has is a 1986 GMC and lacks current safety equipment such as anti-lock brakes and air bags. The first of two grants would be used to buy a new truck. The grant is for $65,000 and city leaders will give another $3,250 for the purchase, if the department’s application is successful.
The second grant the department is applying for will be for the turnout gear. If awarded, the grant money total is $85,680, or $3,060 for each firefighter’s set of gear. The city will match 5 percent of this grant as well, valued at $4,284.
The turnout gear has a lifespan of 10 years.

The increase in fines for seat belt violations will take effect this Friday, January 1st.
Officials called the increase an effective additional tool to curb traffic fatalities in the state.
As of January 1st, the fine for a first offense will be raised to $25 and the second and every other offense will be $50.
Along with announcing the seatbelt fine increase, the state agencies announced a reminder that the THP will be out in force during the New Year’s holiday period to ensure travelers reach their destination safely.

Tennessee is preparing to launch a $1 million advertising campaign to encourage adults who dropped out of college to go back and get their degrees.
The Tennessean reports the ads will promote Tennessee’s Reconnect and Complete initiative. It seeks to reach 110,000 Tennesseans who were more than halfway to a degree when they left college.
College representatives meeting this fall got added training on the best ways to work with adult students, who often balance families and jobs with their education. Each state college also has put a staff member in charge of outreach to adults.
Reconnect and Complete is part of Gov. Bill Haslam’s Drive to 55 campaign that aims to increase the percentage of Tennesseans with college degrees and certificates to 55 percent by the year 2025.