Two people suffered injuries after a helicopter crashed in Tullahoma on Thursday afternoon.
According to the FAA, a Sikorsky HH60 helicopter crashed in a field near Tullahoma 3:30 p.m.
Tullahoma Police said the crash was on the edge of Coffee and Moore Counties.
The two people on board had apparently called the airport tower for information about the wind direction when they went down.
TPD Sergeant Cody Brandon was able to locate on foot the helicopter in a remote location near the western boundary of Coffee County and the eastern
boundary of Moore County on private land. Sergeant Brandon relayed the coordinates to the Tullahoma Fire Department so rescue could begin.
One pilot was taken to the Tullahoma Airport and was flown by Vanderbilt Life Flight to the hospital. This pilot had neck and back
injuries. The other pilot was transported by EMS to a hospital for evaluation.
The FAA will investigate the crash and the National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause of the accident.
Those responding to the scene included the Tullahoma Police Department, Tullahoma Fire Department, Coffee County Emergency Medical Services, Coffee County Emergency Management Agency, Moore County Sheriff Department and Metro Moore County Emergency Management.

U.S. Attorney Don Cochran and the Department of Justice announced yesterday that Brentwood, Tennessee-based Vanguard Healthcare, LLC, and related Vanguard companies (“Vanguard”) agreed to pay more than $18 million in allowed claims to resolve a lawsuit brought by the United States and the State of Tennessee for billing the Medicare and Medicaid programs for grossly substandard nursing home services.
Vanguard Healthcare and several related Vanguard companies that have reorganized in bankruptcy agreed to pay more than $5.1 million towards the settlement, and two Vanguard entities that are liquidating in bankruptcy have agreed to $13.5 million in allowed claims in bankruptcy.
The United States and Tennessee filed suit against several Vanguard companies, Miller, and Orand, alleging that they were responsible for five Vanguard-owned skilled nursing facilities submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for nursing home services that were grossly substandard or worthless. In particular, the United States and Tennessee alleged that the five facilities failed to administer medications as prescribed; failed to provide standard infection control, resulting in urinary tract infections and wound infections; failed to provide wound care as ordered; failed to take prophylactic measures to prevent pressure ulcers, such as turning and repositioning patients; used unnecessary physical restraints on residents; and failed to meet basic nutrition and hygiene requirements of residents. The lawsuit further alleged that the defendants were responsible for the submission of hundreds of preadmission forms by these facilities to TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid Program, which contained forged nurse or physician signatures.
Vanguard is a holding company that owns a chain of skilled nursing facilities, including Manchester Health Care Center. The five locations being sued did not include Manchester Health Care Center.
Due to the filing of bankruptcy proceedings by the Vanguard entities, the United States anticipates that the total government recovery in this case will ultimately exceed $6 million.

Coffee County and Manchester City Schools are partnering together to host a Mobile Food Pantry for families in need on Friday, March 15th at First Baptist Church of Manchester. A Mobile Food Pantry is a large-scale food distribution in which food items are delivered via Second Harvest Food Bank to a designated location for immediate distribution to those in need.
“We, Coffee County and Manchester City Schools, are excited to offer this opportunity for our families. By working together, this allows us to ensure we are serving every family in need,” said Taylor Rayfield, Coordinator of Family Resource for Coffee County Schools.
The Mobile Food Pantry will be held on Friday, March 15th at First Baptist Church of Manchester, 1006 Hillsboro Blvd., Manchester, Tennessee 37355. Doors open at 9 AM and is a first come, first serve opportunity. This program is for families who have a student enrolled in the Coffee County Schools or Manchester City Schools System.
For questions, contact Taylor Rayfield, Coordinator of Family Resource for Coffee County Schools at (931) 222-1066, or BJ Sylvia, Coordinator of Family Resource for Manchester City Schools at (931) 728-3412.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10904 in Manchester, is spearheading an event in association with the local American Legion, Sequatchie Valley Veterans Honor Guard and the Disabled American Veterans associations.
The Vietnam-era Veterans Honors Dinner will be held at the Veterans building located at 130 Shelton Road in Manchester on March 11. This dinner is completely free to all who attend. The event will include honors to the veterans and to their families.
In attendance will be John Radke from the Vietnam War Commemoration out of Washington DC. Also speaking will be Commander Mike Rhew, the Veterans of Foreign Wars Tennessee State Commander as well as Lloyd Hansen who will take over as the Tennessee State Commander in June.
Registration is required as we are limited to 100 guests. Anyone can register by emailing flygal46@yahoo.com or calling 251-554-8836 or online at vfwpost10904.com

We all want our dollars to go as far as they can, but economic conditions in some places of the country mean our paychecks go further than others. With that in mind, SmartAsset conducted a study to find the most paycheck friendly counties in the country.
In Tennessee, Coffee County ranked highly, coming in 10th out of our 95 counties.
Another local county ranked 6th, that is Moore County. Williamson County finished 1st.
SmartAsset analyzed factors such as the average semi-monthly paycheck amount, purchasing power, unemployment rate and income growth.

A car chase on Monday evening that began in Sequatchie County ended with the suspect crashing his vehicle in the Grundy County town of Palmer.
The Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department pursued the vehicle into Palmer over Daus Mountain. During the chase, the driver caused the crash of a Sequatchie County deputy’s car and hit a Dunlap Police Department car. The chase ended when the suspect crashed near Baker’s Cove Church in Palmer.
During the chase, the suspect allegedly brandished weapons at the pursuing officers.
Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum says the driver’s five-year-old son was in the car during the chase and two guns were found in the vehicle.
No name was given of the suspect.