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We reported to you yesterday about two businesses having possible illegal poker machines removed from their establishments last week in Manchester. The question is whether the money in the machines can kept by the Manchester Police department?
Coffee County District Attorney Mickey Layne reminds everyone the machines are not illegal until money payoffs occur. Layne says that a forfeiture warrant has to be filed by police. A hearing would have to be held in front of a judge concerning the confiscation. The judge would rule if there is enough evidence for the money in the machines to be seized by police.
Manchester police will continue to look into other complaints about businesses that that are paying off on poker machines.

The Movoto Real Estate blog has written an article about the 10 most affordable places in Tennessee to live. From the Smoky Mountains to Graceland, Tennessee has a lot to offer.
Despite being a large city, Memphis ended up being the best place to stretch your dollar. There were nine other places that stood out as being particularly cost friendly spots to call home.
The Movoto Real Estate blog made a list of places in Tennessee with more than 10,000 people according to the 2010 U.S. Census, which came out to 56 different places. They then used Census data to rank each place in six different categories:
• Food costs
• Utility costs
• Miscellaneous costs
• Median home price
• Unemployment rank
• Adjusted median income
Movoto gave all 56 places a score from 1 to 56 in each criterion, with one being the best. They averaged those rankings together into one Big Deal Score, and the place with the lowest average was No. 1.
Manchester was ranked 10th out of 56 in the report. Manchester is the home to 10,102 people, has good prices for all sorts of living expenses. The food cost ranked seventh, and the miscellaneous cost of living rank was a low 17th. Utilities costs were also not very expensive, and the unemployment rate was also good.
The main area in which Manchester showed off its affordability was in the median home price, which ranked 14th at only $101,600.
Music lovers will be happy to know that this place is home to the Bonnaroo Music festival, which attracts 100,000 people from all over the world, but the penny savers might not enjoy its high price tag. Instead, cheap fun can be found at the local recreation center, one of the numerous parks, or one of the many free family fun days.
Movoto is an online real estate brokerage from California.

Consumers are receiving SMS texts and automated telephone calls that claim to be from their cell phone carrier encouraging them to go to the carrier website www.myatt900.com
text message reads: Access Your AT&T Wireless, U-verse, Internet or Home Phone Accounts and claim $350 Rate Plan Usage discount, Upgrade Features and Services, pay your bill www.myatt900.com DON’T FALL FOR IT…………THIS IS A PHISHING ATTACK RESULTING IN ACCOUNT TAKEOVERS The phishing site is a fraudulent look alike site requesting the victim’s log-in credentials and the last four digits of their Social Security number. Once account information is provided, the scammer will access the customer’s account, makes changes to the account, place orders for mobile phones and use the customer’s information in other internet crimes and ID theft. Other fraudulent web sites may contain words such as, MyBonus, ILove, ILike, Reward, Promo, or similar words, along with a telephone company’s name. If you have fallen victim to this scam, immediately notify your telecommunication carrier and file a complaint with the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Information provided by the Better Business Bureau.

Acting on a citizen compliant Manchester Police entered two businesses Thursday afternoon and seized poker machines.
According to Police Chief Mark Yother, police received complaints that the poker machines could be found in the Short Stop Market on Highway 53 and the C and B Go Mart, near Wal Mart on the Hillsboro Boulevard. “Officers found five machines at the Short Stop Market and seven machines at the C & B Mart,” the chief stated.
In addition to seizing the machines, officers also seized the money that was inside the machines.
No charges have been filed at this time but they are pending. The chief stated that police are continuing to investigate the possession of the machines. (Tullahoma News)

The Coffee County Budget and Finance Committee voted Thursday for a wheel tax referendum to be recommended be adopted by the full commission on May 13.
The committee’s vote also included a recommended amount of $50 for the proposed wheel tax, which voters would have the opportunity to approve or disapprove on the August ballot.
If the referendum fails, the committee agreed they would have no choice but to increase property taxes, possibly by as much as another 30 to 40 cents
The full commission meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 13.

There was a domestic violence related murder Valentine’s Day, 2013 in Murfreesboro. The incident happened at a home in the Blackman community. The female victim 31-year-old Carla Pearman, formally Carla Dillard of Manchester, was allegedly killed by the hands of her husband of 3 months, 28-year-old Jacob Pearman. The accused killer will face judge and jury on June, 16, 2014 in Murfreesboro.
Pearman was taken into custody in Manchester after fleeing Rutherford County in the female victims’ Jeep. Pearman was arrested at a gas station at Exit 111.
Jacob Pearman will also face charges that he assaulted the woman’s son.
Apparently the suspect called his parents and left what has been described as a troubling message. The family then called the police and authorities paid a visit to the home to do a welfare check. The victim was found deceased in her bed.
The female victim was allegedly bludgeoned to death. Police say Pearman has confessed to the murder of his wife.

A Kentucky couple was arrested in Moore County recently on charges of being fugitives from justice.
Richard Joseph Driver, 65, and Michelle Pogue Driver, 64, who were living at 205 Main St. in Lynchburg, were arrested after the Moore County Sheriff’s Department was alerted by the U.S. Marshal’s Service.
The Driver’s were wanted in Kentucky for the charge of abandonment of a minor since 2010. They were booked into the Moore County jail.

In June 2003 the outdoor pool at the Manchester Recreation Complex opened to the public and quickly became a hot commodity during the summer months. However, did you know that it takes 146,000 gallons of water to fill it each year? Or that it serves some 500 students and patrons each day? In 2014, the Manchester Recreation Complex is bound to reach even more excited patrons and students with its upcoming outdoor pool events this summer. The Outside Pool will open on Thursday, May 22nd and then on May 31st will be involved in the Water Safety Fair at the Manchester Recreation Complex. This event will focus on the fact that May is Water Safety Month and will include safety demonstrations and tips from Lifeguards as well as The Manchester Police Department, Fire Department, Rescue Squad, Game Warden, Air Evac, Ambulance Service, and more. Then on June 20th the Manchester Recreation Complex invites you to participate in the World’s Largest Swimming Lesson at 10am. Come and enjoy a FR

EE swimming lesson at the same time that others around the world will be participating in swimming lessons in order to try and set a world record. Oh & don’t forget, Twisted Tuesdays will begin in mid-June for kids to come and play games to win prizes, coupons, and much more at the Outside Pool. To learn about specific pool hours and exciting prizes that will be given away during the Safety Fair, watch our Thunder TV News Video Online at WMSRradio.com.

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.