Two people were injured in a head-on collision Wednesday morning after a driver swerved to miss a downed tree lying in the roadway.
It happened just before 8 a.m. on 16th Model Road in Coffee County just outside Manchester.
Authorities said 31 year-old Nathan Everhart of Wartrace swerved as he topped the crest of a hill in an effort to avoid striking the tree.
As he swerved to miss the tree, Everhart’s 2006 Ford Fusion struck a 1998 Chevrolet Suburban driven by 41 year-old Anita Patterson of Manchester.

Manchester Fire Chief George E. DeShields said firefighters used extrication equipment to remove trapped drivers.
Both Patterson and Everhart were transported to the Tullahoma Airport and then airlifted to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville for treatment of their injuries.
A three-year-old child traveling with Patterson was also transported to Harton Hospital in Tullahoma as a precaution.
Others working the scene were members of the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department, Coffee County EMS and the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

The Estill Springs Police Department is warning area residents to be aware of a scam that is taking place in the area.
According to Estill Springs Police Chief Allen Rhodes, people are calling individuals saying they are from a pay day loan and that the person receiving the call is behind on a loan. “They have called people and had the people’s name, social security number and where they work,” the chief stated. “They are calling from a 215 area code.”
The caller demands a payment and if they don’t provide a credit card number then scammer claims that a warrant will be issued.
According to the chief, the individual receiving the call hung up on the caller. “The intended victim then received a call about 15 minutes later and the caller ID showed the call from the Estill Springs Police Department,” Rhodes stated. “The scammers then told the individual that they were an officer with the department and they had a warrant for his arrest.” They told the man to come to the police department for the serving of a warrant.

Soldiers from the Tennessee National Guard’s 253rd Military Police Company assisted local authorities across storm stricken areas of Lincoln County, Tenn., after a powerful tornado devastated the region on the evening of April 28. Local responders requested support from the Guard through the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency with Soldiers on site by 4 a.m. on April 29.
“We are assisting in search and recovery efforts by conducting door to door checks of residents in the damaged area. Our role is to provide local responders with additional manpower to aid victims of this tragedy,” said the Tennessee Guard’s Noncommissioned Officer in Charge of the mission, Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Graves. “We will be here for as long as we’re needed.”
“One of the missions of the Tennessee Military Department is our domestic obligation of saving lives and mitigating the losses to the citizens of our state during events such as the Lincoln County tornado,” said Maj. Gen Max Haston, Tennessee Adjutant General.
Coffee County’s Emergency Management Director Allen Lendley is also helping with cleanup efforts in Lincoln County.

The City of Tullahoma is asking for community donations to help those people who lost their homes and belongings in Monday’s tornado.
“Our thoughts and prayers go to the victims following this horrific tornado,” said Sandy Lindeman. “We are asking people to donate cash or needed items.”
Alderman Lindeman has asked Fire Chief Richard Shasteen to coordinate this effort. Chief Shasteen spoke to Coffee County EMA Director, Allen Lendley, who is assisting with the relief effort in Lincoln County. Lendley explained that they especially need cleaning supplies, paper products and batteries.
“Chief Shasteen will have a truck at Fire Hall #1 where you can bring your donated items. We’ll plan on taking the supplies to Fayetteville the first of the week, so please stop by before then,” said Mayor Lane Curlee. “I appreciate Sandy for her excellent idea to help our neighbors in Lincoln County who are suffering from the Monday night tornado. If we all do a little we can fill up that truck!”
Cash donations can be made to the following organizations:
www.redcross.org – donations made on the web site are distributed by zip code and goes to the Chapter that serves the zip code. The Heart of Tennessee Chapter covers the following counties: Coffee, Franklin, Moore, Bedford, Lincoln, Marshal, Rutherford, Cannon and Lawrence.
Call 1-800-Red-Cross or text the word REDCROSS to 90999.
Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the Red Cross – Mail Donations to American Red Cross 501 Memorial Blvd, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.
Bank of Lincoln County – 931-433-1708.
Additional donations of only the following items being requested by Lincoln County EMA:
• Cleaning supplies
• Toiletries-toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, etc
• Paper products
• Batteries – all sizes
• Rakes and shovels
• Tarps
• Work gloves
• Flashlights
Clothing donations are not being accepted.
The donations will be accepted at Fire Hall 1, 613 South Jackson in Tullahoma. The supplies will be loaded on to a 14 foot trailer recently donated to the Fire Department by UT Aerospace. Once this trailer is full, the Tullahoma Fire Department will deliver it to the Lincoln County fairgrounds as directed by EMA.

The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman.
Yesterday at Rotary Park in Manchester a special event was held. Tom Marcrum led a group of wonderful singers to start the event and then God Bless America was sung by everyone in attendance toward the end of the program. Minister Chris Boyce from the Forest Mill Church of Christ conducted the opening and closing prayers. Speakers included Coffee County Mayor David Pennington, Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman, Brent McCay with the Rotary Club, Pastor Ron Fuller of Sovereign Church and Howard Thompson with the VFW.