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Late Saturday afternoon in Manchester a 3-vehicle crash occurred on Hwy 41 near O’Charley’s Restaurant. When officers arrived they were told by a witness that a man that was involved in the accident had run from the scene. Manchester officers and Coffee County deputies gave chase and were able to overtake James Hubert Nash age 39 of Tullahoma.
The arrest warrant indicates the man kept falling down and was unable to perform field sobriety tests. The warrant also says that police found a bottle of whiskey with only a small amount remaining.
The report says that Nash allegedly could not stand on his feet, smelled of alcohol, began cursing and not making sense. The man was taken to Unity Medical Center for a blood draw, but they could only get one vial because he was apparently resisting.
A check of Nash’s records revealed that he was a habitual offender due to numerous DUI’s and driving on a revoked license.
Manchester Officer John Holland charged Nash with driving on revoked, leaving the scene of an accident, evading arrest, driving under the influence and habitual motor vehicle offender. His bond was set at $48,000 and has a court date of 1-26-16.

Many customers of People’s Bank & Trust Company in Manchester received a text message on Monday that said “Debit/Card is suspended”! Please Login”.  Peoples Bank has advised us that this is a scam and they did not send it. Please be aware that a “phishing” scam is being texted to many people in our area. Phishing is a means to trick a user into visiting a fraudulent website, usually through a bogus link in an email or text message. The current scam targets users by sending texts that appear to be from “Middle Tennessee Ascend Credit Union.” Peoples Bank & Trust Co., will never send you a text, email or letter asking for your account numbers, user names, passwords, or Social Security number. Also, they will never send an email containing links to download software or applications. If you get a message like this, DO NOT RESPOND. If you have any questions, please contact Peoples Bank & Trust Co., at 931-728-3381.

A Tennessee appeals court ruling could revive the Coffee County Board of Education’s lawsuit against the city of Tullahoma over liquor-by-the-drink taxes owed to county schools going back to the 1980s.
The Chattanooga Times Free-Press reports the ruling was released this week.
Coffee County was among several Tennessee county school systems seeking the liquor-by-the-drink tax money owed by municipalities where liquor is sold. Court records show the county’s suit filed on May 30, 2014, sought $387,488 from Tullahoma and $134,340 from Manchester.
Chancellor Vanessa Jackson dismissed the suit in September 2014. But the appeals court disagreed with the dismissal, saying Coffee could engage in arbitration even though statutes creating the board did not expressly give it power to arbitrate.
Attorney Eric Burch says county schools will pursue the lawsuit.

The price of oil moved higher last week and pulled gasoline prices up with it. The average price of gasoline rose 4 cents since October 31. Average prices in the southeastern U.S. also rose 8 cents in Tennessee.
This is one of what should be very few speed bumps in the road to lower gas prices as we close out the year,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “Gas prices are forecast to remain low the rest of the year, but at their current lows, pump prices are vulnerable to modest fluctuations in the price of oil, which influences about two-thirds the price of gasoline.”
On October 27, the price of oil was $43.20 a barrel – the lowest closing price since August. Since that day, oil prices rose $4.70, peaking at $47.90 last Tuesday. Every $1 shift in oil prices typically brings a 2.4 cent shift in gasoline. That means the oil price increase could be responsible for an increase of as much as 11 cents at the pump, which may be a worst case scenario.
The most recent forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration has the price of gasoline averaging $2.11 this month and $2.03 in December. Last year, the average prices were $2.89 and $2.51 respectively.
This week the low price in Manchester has jumped to $1.88 per gallon and in Tullahoma the low price is a $1.93. The average price at the pump in Tennessee is $2.02.

Manchester’s Veteran’s Day Ceremony will be held on the Square in Manchester on Wednesday, November 11th at 11am. This year’s ceremony will include entertainment by Charlie Allen, Samantha Watters, Macy Tabor, the Westwood Middle School Band, a bag pipe player and more. The Veteran’s Day Ceremony is held every year in Manchester in order to honor those men and women who have served and are currently serving our country. Commemorative Swords will be bestowed upon selected veterans to honor them for their sacrifice and wreaths will be placed at memorial stones to honor those who gave the ultimate sacrifice of their own life during their time of service to our country. To make a donation to the Veterans Day event, simply drop by one of the two First National Bank locations in Manchester and ask to make a deposit into the Veteran’s Day Fund.

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Mayor Lane Curlee and the Tullahoma Board of Aldermen invite veterans and the public to attend the Veterans Day Ceremony to be held on Wednesday, November 11 at the South Jackson Civic Center at 404 South Jackson Street. The doors will open at 10:30 a.m. At the 11th hour, on the 11th day, of the 11th month of 2015, the City of Tullahoma will pause to honor America’s Veterans and celebrate their contributions to our way of life. Colonel Beverly Lee- United States Air Force, Retired, will be the featured speaker at the City of Tullahoma’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony. She has had a distinguished career in the USAF from 1975 to 2005 She is a graduate of Tullahoma High School, Motlow State Community College, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Memphis, and a Master of Arts Degree in Psychology, Guidance and Counseling from the University of Northern Colorado. Colonel Lee was the first female cadet in the Memphis State University Air Force ROTC, a graduate of Air Intelligence officer school at Lowry AFB, CO, Air Force Survival School, Foreign Internal Defense/Counter-Terrorism courses, as well as the Air Command and Staff School and Air War College.

A number of area residents were asking Friday why there was a large jet flying around. The large plane made a number of passes over the county.
A check with Tullahoma Airport Manager Jon Glass revealed that it was a Navy plane that was flying a training mission in the area.
The interest of a lot of people was peaked as the plane made several passes over the area.
The Coffee County Communication Center received calls about the large plane and a Tullahoma Police officer checked with Glass who told him that it was training mission.

A state-wide review of 20 years-worth of state-funded substance abuse treatment data, collected from 1992 to 2012, confirms a trend of prescription drug abuse across several age groups.
The data also shows many middle-aged Tennesseans prefer alcohol. Marijuana is the primary ‘high’ of choice among those in their 20’s and 30’s, but prescription meds continue to be the drug of choice across most age groups.
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, who released the findings, concludes Tennesseans are increasing their consumption of prescription pain medicine, regardless of age.
In 1992 Tennesseans who were in their mid-30s primarily sought treatment for an addiction to alcohol. Now in their mid-50s, alcohol continues to be the most frequently listed substance of abuse for these Tennesseans. This age group has increased their prescription drug use and decreased the use of alcohol and cocaine.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency started collecting deer biological data on the opening day of muzzleloader season that began Saturday and will do the same on opening day of rifle season on Nov. 21 at various locations across Tennessee.
Data to be collected will include deer age estimates, antler measurements and Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance samples at select locations.
With the addition of the Internet check-in in 2009 and the TWRA “on the go” mobile application, fewer hunters are physically bringing deer to the traditional check stations.
Less than half of deer harvested are brought to a check station and the trend is continuing as technology is increasing.
The newer methods for big game checking have made the process easier for hunters, but in return more difficult for TWRA agents to collect much-needed data from harvested animals.
The data collected is very important to aid the TWRA in managing deer populations across the state.
Many times, deer management recommendations and decisions are made using this data collected from hunters.
It is particularly important when any buck restrictions are being considered. This year if you harvest a deer on either opening day of the muzzleloaders or rifle season, bring your deer by one of the check stations or locations. Champions Deer Processing in Hillsboro, AEDC 427 Jess Duncan Rd. in Estill Springs, Barton Springs Grocery and Bait in Normandy, Mrs Brown’s Country Store in Beechgrove, Marathon Market on the Woodbury Hwy in Manchester and 41 Market on the Murfreesboro Hwy in Manchester.
Not only will you be able to learn the age of your deer, but you will also be greatly aiding the TWRA with deer management in Tennessee.