On Friday, (June 2nd 2017) Manchester Police arrested Derek Michael Phillips age 20 of Evins St Manchester for a drug sanction. According to the arrest warrant, Phillips was placed into custody and while being handcuffed the man allegedly attempted to pull away from the officer. Officer Jamie Newman states in the warrant that Phillips then asked to go to the hospital due to him having a Hydrocodone pill stuck in his nose and was transported by ambulance to Unity Medical Center. When he was released to Manchester Police, Phillips was placed in handcuffs and when they went to place him in the patrol car, Phillips allegedly pulled away from the officer and attempted to flee from them while still in handcuffs. Officers captured Phillips on Winstead Lane in Manchester and transported him to the Coffee County Jail.
Phillips was charged with evading arrest, resisting arrest, schedule II drug violation and he also had his previous bond surrendered. His bond was set at $23,500 and he will appear in court on June 20, 2017.

The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester is at a crossroads as organizers deal with last year’s plummeting ticket sales while engaging in talks to extend their agreement with Coffee County.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the festival’s current deal to pay Coffee County $30,000 plus $3 per ticket sold is set to expire after this year’s festival. Ticket sales at the festival fell by 28,000 in 2016, reaching an all-time low of 45,553.
Ashley Capps, whose company AC Entertainment co-founded the festival, contends the festival landscape has become more competitive, but says ticket sales are up this year. Bonnaroo will begin this Thursday and run through Sunday.
Bonnaroo is now run by Live Nation.

There are more ticks in Tennessee this summer because temperatures didn’t drop as much during the winter months. Experts advise precautions. (Karolina Kabat/flickr)

After a weekend outdoors, you may want to check yourself, your kids and your pets for ticks. The Center for Disease Control is predicting an increase in ticks and the diseases they carry this summer because of a warmer winter.
Experts say in most cases if you can remove the tick within 36 hours of a bite, you’re protected from any illness. Dr. Donald Bucklin, medical director for U.S. Healthworks, said removing the insect is simple.
“The first thing to do if you find a tick is remove it,” Bucklin said. “You don’t have to light it on fire. Just grab it with a pair of tweezers or a pair of pliers, needle-nose pliers, and just pull up. You have to give them a little tug to pull them off, because they’re happy, they want to stay there.”
If you suspect the tick has been on the skin for more than 36 hours, you’re advised to call your doctor who may prescribe preventive medicine in case it was carrying a disease. Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever are common illnesses transmitted by ticks, but doctors are seeing a new, more serious illness: Powassan. Powassan is rare, but can be fatal in 15 percent of cases.
Bucklin said prevention is the best measure.
“Ticks are completely avoidable. If you aren’t brushing up against tall grass and stuff, you’re not going to get a tick,” he said. “So it’s very avoidable and it’s worth buying a bottle of DEET and using it on your pants and stuff before you go out hiking.”
To protect your pets, consider a tick collar or a flea and tick preventive medication. Dogs are more susceptible to tick bites than are other animals.
In 2016, there were 581 cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Tennessee. There have been 420 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in the state since 2000, but experts believe that number is larger because of unreported cases.

The 2017 Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 10 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters.
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the annual free day in hopes of increasing interest in fishing.
The day allows everyone the opportunity to try the sport, especially children.
Children ages 15 and younger may fish without a license beginning on Free Fishing Day through the following Friday (June 16).
The TWRA is among several organizations planning special fishing events, primarily for youngsters. The TWRA annually stocks several thousand pounds of fish for various events.
For a list of the events, visit the TWRA website.
Free Fishing Day and Week apply to Tennessee’s public waters, TWRA owned and operated lakes, and state park facilities.
Some privately owned pay lakes and ponds continue to charge during this special day and week. Anglers will need to consult with those operators if there are any questions about a particular facility.