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Funding for expansion at the Tullahoma Regional Airport has been grant by the State Department of Transportation’s Aeronautics Division. The grant will be for a total of $548,337 for the northwest taxiway rehabilitation. The airport is in the process of installing new lights for the runway. The airport will be required to pay $27,417 with the rest of the funding coming from the state. According to Airport Manager Jon Glass, part of the grant will be used to install lights along one of the runways. Tullahoma Airport Authority Chairman John Miller noted that the grant will also be used to repair the pavement from the XP company’s hangar down a runway as well as making concrete repairs.

After a lengthy investigation, Coffee County deputies and the Manchester Police department seized approximately a pound of marijuana from a residence on Oakdale Street in Manchester. Deputy James Sherrill and Manchester Officer Jonathan Anthony seized the pot after making a traffic stop and then went to the Oakdale address. In addition to the marijuana, the officers found various drug paraphernalia. The value of the marijuana was placed at $4,000. Sherrill noted that this ongoing investigation will be presented to the Coffee County Grand Jury.

The Coffee County Legislative Committee met Monday evening to discuss the possibility of abolishing the County Road Commissioner positions. Present were Members Bobby Bryan (chairman), Virgil Alford, Steven Jones, and Mark Kelly. It was said if the positions were abolished, Road Superintendent Steve Parks would save $6.300.00
a year. The Road Commissioners position is a four year term elected by the people and the total amount would be $25.200.00 over 4 years. Commissioner Alford made the motion to keep the Road Commissioners in their position with Jones seconding the motion. Three of the Road Commissioners were present.
Each commissioner present told how they perform their jobs and reported back to Mr. Parks, county road superintendent. At the end of the discussion a vote on the motion was taken and passed unanimously. The county will not abolish their position.
At the next Legislative meeting the Coffee County Constables will be up for abolishment. The committee will take a vote on what to do with the group that serves.

Tennessee and Alabama investigators are working together to try to identify a suspect in a series of killings that left six people dead in the two states.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Kristin Helm said Wednesday that investigators are following evidence from four crime scenes that they hope will lead to an arrest or allow them to issue an alert to the public for a suspect.
Helm said the investigation has found that 1 of those who died, Warren Vincent Crutcher, knew the other victims.
Three women and a toddler were killed at two homes in Fayetteville while a man, Jeffrey Pope, and Crutcher were found dead in Madison County, Ala.
Helm said Crutcher had former or current relationships with the three women and was an acquaintance of the man.

To honor Korean War veterans, Motlow College is hosting a screening of the documentary “Chosin.” The documentary is about the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, an epic battle that took place in North Korea in November, 1950.
Tullahoma native Curtis Hice, the driving force behind the Motlow screening, said, “I wanted to give Korean War veterans a chance to see this great movie,” he said. “I knew that many wouldn’t get to see it unless an event like this was held. It will give non-veterans a chance to see what these guys went through, also.
The screening will be shown from 2 to 4 p.m. on Nov. 17 in Powers Auditorium, located in Eoff Hall on Motlow’s Moore County campus. Admission is free and open to the public.

The commissioners of the Elk River Public Utility District has voted to approve an $875,000 expenditure to extend the natural gas mains at AEDC. General Manager Mike Gundersen told the commissioners AEDC has completed about 60 percent of the engineering work required for the project to move forward, adding that the number of buildings to be served by the new mains could be reduced to nine. Gundersen said ERPUD had estimated the main expansion would increase the AEDC’s natural gas load.

Dolly Parton recently decided not to build a waterpark in Nashville but one theme park will add a waterpark to their grounds. Hailed as the “Biggest announcement in 50 years” Lake Winnepesaukah near Chattanooga announced Wednesday plans to add a multi-million dollar waterpark.
The park announced the expansion as part of a larger, five-acre waterpark expansion that will include: a lazy river, a wave lagoon, flume body slides, enclosed tube slides, lily pad crossing and a splash park for toddlers!
The addition is expected to open for the summer of 2013.
The park, originally built in the late 1920’s.

The radio/cell tower at Hickerson, just off the Old Tullahoma Hwy, was broken into and copper plates were taken. The alarm came out just before one pm Tuesday. The thieves worked quickly and made off with approximately 24 pounds of copper belonging to DTC. Officials said it would cost about $2,000.00 to replace the copper and repair the wires. The most the thieves could get would be $72.00 at today’s prices.
According to Coffee County Sheriff’s investigator Sgt. Danny Ferrell, once the thieves started to cut the fence, an alarm sounded, and DTC and officials notified 911 dispatchers.

A quiet dinner turned into a tumultuous situation for a Winchester couple Monday night in Tullahoma. The couple was sitting at their table when a male at an adjoining table became belligerent to the employees and the manager of the Red Lobster on North Jackson Street. According to information provided by the couple to Tullahoma Police Officer Sgt. Robert Weaver, as the belligerent man, a female and child were leaving the restaurant, he started to yell at the Winchester woman. He then knocked over several items on the woman’s plate along with her drink. When the woman’s husband stood up, the assailant grabbed the woman and began dragging her toward the front door. According to the female, who asked that her name not be used, he slammed her head against the wall. The assailant then let her go and he along with the female and child got into a newer model SUV and left the parking lot. The woman who was attacked went to the hospital for treatment of injuries.
Police asked that anyone with information of whom the attacker is to call Crime Stoppers at 461-8888.

The Tennessee Department of Labor and several major employers in Tennessee want to connect veterans with jobs. Governor Haslam signed a proclamation announcing October 25th as Paychecks for Patriots Day.
Titled Paychecks for Patriots, the initiative will kick off with hiring fairs on October 25 in 13 Tennessee Career Centers throughout the state, and will feature local employers interested in putting veterans to work.
Tennessee Career Centers are equipped with computer workstations to facilitate online applications and job searches through their jobs database at www.jobs4tn.gov.
Several agencies are contributing to the event including Labor and Workforce Development, Economic and Community Development, Military, Veterans Affairs, and the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve.
Paychecks for Patriots hiring fairs will concurrently be held in Chattanooga, Clarksville, Columbia, Cookeville, Crossville, Dyersburg, Jackson, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis (Poplar Avenue), Nashville (Metro Center), Talbott and in Tullahoma at 111 East Lincoln St. Participating Employers:
Dollar General
Yates Services LLC
Kelly Services
Calsonic Kansei North America
Titan Transfer Inc.
Arnold Engineering Development Center