Another bomb threat occurred Thursday morning in Manchester. The threat was issued through the Wilson County Communication Center and their staff relayed the message to the Coffee County Communication Center at 9:10am.
The person that called in the threat apparently said there was a bomb inside the Coffee County Justice Center.

Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves called for a physical search of the building and according to Graves no bomb was found. A second search was conducted by a bomb search dog from AEDC. The Justice Center was deemed clear of any danger just after 10am. Court resumed at 1pm.
An investigation is being conducted by the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department. If you have any information that could help investigators please call the department and ask for Investigator Jason Dendy or Brandon Reed, call 931-728-3591.

An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has revealed that the Grundy County Highway Department has been performing work on private properties and cemeteries for many years, this is not allowed under state law.
Though documents don’t name him, former Highway Superintendent Hubert Dewayne “Turkey” Hargis, who was defeated in the county’s May Democratic Primary elections, was in charge of the department since 2002.
In one situation, the Highway Department allegedly performed various work on an individual’s farm over approximately nine years. The former Highway Superintendent allegedly has cattle on the farm. The work has included bulldozing stumps and hauling the stumps, dirt, and old tile to fill in a hollow on the farm.
More work was done on another farm which is farmed by an acquaintance of the former Highway Superintendent. Highway Department employees drove a bulldozer onto the property and “cleaned up” a wooded area. Investigators could not determine if the Highway Superintendent received any compensation for the work.
Other work has been performed at various Grundy County cemeteries. The Highway Department also maintained a portion of a private road which is owned by a department employee.
State law prohibits using county equipment, supplies or materials for work outside of official county road purposes.
Comptroller investigators also noted the former Highway Superintendent allowed employees to work on their personal vehicles in the department garage during work hours. This activity is also prohibited by state law.
Comptroller investigators have reviewed their findings with the district attorney general for the Twelfth Judicial District.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is all set for another year, as their Board of Directors approved a $10.55 billion budget Wednesday, which begins October 1.
The board opted to increase their customers’ annual retail rate by 1.5 percent, a percentage that is below the rate of inflation, a TVA news release indicates.
Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, believes the claim that TVA’s rates are among the lowest 25 percent in the U.S. is misleading.
Smith also takes issue with TVA’s performance with solar power.
TVA CEO Bill Johnson also said later this year, TVA will be announcing a major solar project involving a couple hundred mega-watts of solar power. He also says the company has already committed $8 million in contracts for more wind and solar energy throughout the valley.

Tullahoma native and country music superstar Dustin Lynch will officially join the Grand Ole Opry.
Lynch was clearly overwhelmed when Trace Atkins came on stage at the Opry on Tuesday night to give him the news.
The “Small Town Boy” will be inducted on September 18, 2018.
Dustin Lynch attended Tullahoma High School and graduated in 2003. He started playing guitar when he was around 8 or 9 but soon abandoned it, and then picked it up again at 15. When he was 16, he performed at the Bluebird Café in Nashville on an open mic night and was well received by the audience, so he decided to start a band. Lynch moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 2003 where he studied Biology and Chemistry at Lipscomb University, receiving a B.S. degree in biology in 2007, and although he was interested in going to medical school, he decided to pursue a career in music.
Each December Lynch performs a concert in Tullahoma to raise money for a local charity.

Veteran-owned and operated Black Rifle Coffee Company opened its Manchester, Tennessee, roasting facility on Wednesday. Black Rifle Coffee Company is investing $6 million in that state. Combined with their Utah facility, the Tennessee plant will ensure that consumers all over America receive the freshest coffee available, roasted to order and delivered right to their door.
The Manchester facility is expected to create 52 jobs over the next five years, and since Black Rifle Coffee Company is committed to hiring 10,000 veterans as the business expands, qualified veterans living in Tennessee will have first consideration for any open positions. As a further commitment to former service members, the company will give preference to veteran-owned businesses as they bring on new vendors and suppliers.
Black Rifle Coffee Company is located at 621 Park Tower Road in Manchester.