Manchester Police Chief Mark Yother started a fundraiser on Wednesday for Special Olympics. It’s called “Patch Run.”
Chief Yother ran 4.5 miles on Wednesday to the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and was given a department patch by Sgt. Daniel Ray.
The goal is to run from the Manchester Police Department to several surrounding departments and obtain their department patch. This is an effort to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics.
If you would like to donate, contact Chief Yother or Assistant Chief Adam Floied at the Manchester Police Department, 931-728-2099. They would be happy to pick up any donation and present them to the local Special Olympics.
Chief Yother will be running 12 miles this Friday to Tullahoma Police Department.

Beginning July 1, 2019, you will not be able to drive around Tennessee with your cellphone in your hand.
Drivers could face a fine up to $200 for using their cellphone while driving.
Drivers 18 and older will be prohibited from holding or physically supporting a phone while driving. Hands-free devices will be allowed, including “earpieces, headphone devices or a device worn on a wrist to conduct a voice-based communication,” the legislation says. Dashboard mounts will also be allowed.
The state Senate approved the ban 23-7 in April.
A driver’s first violation will result in a $50 fine. If the violation is the driver’s third offense or it results in a wreck, the fine jumps to $100. If the violation occurs in a work zone when workers are present or in a school zone when warning flashers are on, the fine is $200.
The bill excludes law enforcement, first responders and utility workers and others using a phone to make an emergency call.
There have been nearly 208,000 vehicle crashes involving distracted driving in Tennessee since 2008. 1,261 of those were in Coffee County.

The Great Tennessee Air Show, Presented by Nissan, has a world-class lineup of performers appearing Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9 at the Smyrna Airport in Rutherford Count
The U.S. Navy’s top demonstration team, The Blue Angels, returns to headline this year’s air show in their six iconic blue and gold F-18 Hornets for their only appearance in the Tennessee, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi and Alabama region.
Representing the jet power of the U.S. Air Force, the show will also feature The F-16 Viper Demonstration Team followed by a Heritage Flight as a salute to past, present and future U.S. military service members.
More information, a list of all performers and tickets can be found at https://greattennesseeairshow.com. No tickets will be sold onsite, only online.

Coffee County District Attorney Craig Northcott has made a comment that some people have questioning his opinion one again.
Northcott said in a video last year at Christian conference that if there is domestic violence in a marriage involving a gay couple, he would not prosecute it as domestic violence because he does not recognize the marriage.
The video was posted by the political blog TNHoller.com on Monday.
In Tennessee, domestic violence crimes carry heavier, more serious penalties than other assaults.
Northcott added in the video from last year, “social engineers on the Supreme Court decided we now have homosexual marriage, and I disagree with them.”
Northcott was also questioned last month for a Facebook comment he made about Muslims, saying that Islam is “evil, violent and against God’s truth.”
When Northcott was contacted by WMSR News for a comment the district attorney decided to not a statement at this time.

As Bonnaroo approaches this year many are already hearing rumors of drugs to watch out for. One of the many drugs that has been talked about in recent days is marijuana laced with Fentanyl.
Bonnaroo takes place in Manchester, TN and starts on Thursday, June 13th and runs through Sunday, June 16th.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the drug is a synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Fentanyl is a drug that is most often used to treat patients with severe pain, especially after surgery.
Authorities are concerned that the drug will be sold during Bonnaroo via marijuana laced with Fentanyl. Another fear is that many may illegally buy weed at the concert event not knowing that it is laced in the much stronger drug. If that occurs, there will likely be a spike in overdoses.
The impact of the drug can be treated with Narcan if first responders know first what the medical emergency is when they arrive. Fentanyl can be deadly.

The number of children who are not enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, is on the rise. A new report from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families estimates more than 88,000 children in Tennessee are no longer enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, and likely have lost health insurance.
The report said that’s a 10% drop, the highest decline in the country and more than double the national average. Bruce Lesley, president of the advocacy organization First Focus on Children, said the dwindling number of enrolled children is an alarming trend.
“And we’re really concerned about the effects that this has, particularly in light of the bigger picture,” Lesley said. “We know that suicide rates for children are also up, and we see increases in school shootings, child abuse and neglect rates. We’re also failing kids with respect to child health coverage.”
The report found around 800,000 fewer children nationwide were enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP at the end of 2018. Researchers say the drop in the child enrollment rate was driven by staggering declines in the number of children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in just a handful of states, including Tennessee, California, Florida, Texas, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio.
Tricia Brooks, lead author of the report, said while an improved economy in 2018 may have led some families to obtain coverage through employer-sponsored health plans, there is little evidence that access to this type of coverage improved for low-wage workers.
She said the federal government should take steps to prevent more children from falling through the cracks.
“The federal government and states should also put the welcome mat out again by investing in outreach and consumer assistance to help families learn about and enroll their eligible children,” Brooks said. “States should also cut red tape by adopting policy options like 12-month continuous eligibility.”
Brooks said President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on immigration and proposed changes to immigration policy may be deterring parents from enrolling their children in government programs. She said a recent national survey found 1-in-6 immigrant families with children younger than 19 did not participate in Medicaid or CHIP last year out of fear of risking future green-card status.