Late last week Manchester Police located a subject in the Wal Mart parking lot in Tullahoma that had active warrants. After the arrest of Kenneth Lee Wyatt, Jr, 43 of Kefauver St, Manchester officers allegedly found two packs of lithium AA batteries, cold packs and numerous pseudoephedrine pills on Wyatt. The items are consistent with manufacturing methamphetamine. Wyatt, Jr was also found to be in possession of 13 grams of a white crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. Officers state that the methamphetamine was in several plastic baggies. Manchester Police also recovered approximately $1,700.00. Officers also located numerous plastic baggies in the vehicle Wyatt was located in.
Wyatt, Jr was charged by Manchester Investigator Jonathan Anthony with Manufacture/Sell/ Delivery and Intent to manufacture methamphetamine. His bond was set at $100,000 and he is set to appear in court 10-27-15.

A deadly hunting accident in Grundy County is now being investigated by the TBI.
Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum says deputies were called out to Northcutt’s Cove Road in Altamont for a hunting accident on Sunday morning.
They found 44-year-old Chad Killian with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Killian was taken to the hospital and later died from his injuries.
Sheriff Shrum says he was with another man at the time of the accident. 45-year-old Robin Smartt told deputies Killian was shot during a hunting accident. The Sheriff has now asked the TBI to investigate.

A woman who said she was raped told investigators she struck her assailant in the face.
A Bedford County Sheriff’s Office report says, the accused man, Billy Ray Bowling, 34, of U.S. 231 South allegedly entered the bedroom of the woman’s home in southern Bedford County between 9 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 23.
The victim said she attempted to fight him off and struck him as they struggled, leaving him bleeding from the mouth, according to the report. Sgt. Josh Tolar’s report noted blood was all over her shirt, in the bed and on the bedroom floor.
Bowling is charged with aggravated rape and was booked on $100,000 bond at Bedford County Jail. An order of protection was also filed against him. (Shelbyville Times-Gazette)

State Rep. Judd Matheny will chair a steering committee that will develop all details and scheduling of a Bilateral Session of the Legislatures. It will be a public meeting of Tennessee’s nine U.S. Congressmen, two U.S. Senators, and the state’s Republican and Democrat House members.
House members will use the committee process to determine which issues will be addressed in the Bilateral Session.
The Bilateral Session will coordinate with the start of the 2016 legislative session for both bodies of government.

With the looming possibility of a federal government shutdown, the Department of Human Services says SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, will not be available for use by recipients if the federal government does indeed shut down. The Tennessee Department of Human Services is over 90 percent federally funded and a federal government shutdown will impact operations.
During the federal government shutdown in 2013, federal SNAP benefits were not immediately affected. Unlike the last shutdown, DHS has been informed that USDA does not have the funding necessary for SNAP benefits to continue in October if a shutdown occurs.
Although the Department is optimistic that the shutdown will not occur, they are doing their due diligence to ensure they are prepared in the event a shutdown does occur.

The Siegel High School Band has announced the 1st annual Stones River Championship band competition to be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, TN. Over 4,000 people are expected to attend this one day event! Siegel High School Band will host 19 bands from across Middle Tennessee and Georgia. Gates will open at 11:30 a.m.
General admission tickets for the event will be available at the gate for $10 per person for the full day event. Parking is free at Siegel High School, Siegel Middle School and Northside Baptist Church. There will be a limited number of preferred parking spots available at Siegel High School close to the stadium for $10 per car. Parking spaces for those with a disabled parking permit will be available near the stadium.
The high school bands participating in the 1st annual Stones River Championship are Smyrna, La Vergne, Cascade, Shelbyville Central, Coffee County, Marshall County, Giles County, Cumberland County and several others.