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Franklin County Sheriff’s Office authorities are attempting to locate two men in connection with an armed robbery that occurred Tuesday evening at approximately 9:00pm. According to a report filed by Corporal Chuck Stines, two male subjects armed with what appeared to be two handguns and a knife approached the clerk at Lakeside Market located at 8677 AEDC Road Winchester, TN. and forced him inside the store where they demanded he give them all the money in the store. The two assailants then forced their way into the office section of the store where additional money was taken. During the robbery, the clerk did sustain a laceration above the eye. Once the two suspects had gathered all the money and property they could before they fled the store in the direction of Decherd, TN.
One suspect was described as a larger man, wearing a mask, blue gloves and dark clothing. The second suspect was described as a smaller man, wearing a dark colored hoodie with white hand pouches, khaki pants and black shoes with white soles. The store owner did relay to law enforcement that the suspects did leave the scene with approximately $7,500.00 in cash and at least two cartons of Newport cigarettes.
Anyone having any information regarding the whereabouts of these two suspects is asked to contact Inv. Nick Watson or Investigator Robert Tipps at the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office (931-962-0123) or contact Crime Stoppers at 931-962-INFO.

According to a new study from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, a new and potentially drug-resistant species of lice is showing up on the heads of children in at least 25 states, including Tennessee.
Ninety-five percent of lice populations collected from 30 states tested positive for a mutation that’s resistant to over-the-counter treatments.
These mutations are reportedly caused by widespread use of insecticides used to kill everything from mosquitoes to bed bugs.
So, if you’re a parent, what can you do to protect your kids?
Health officials recommend inspecting your child’s head and physically picking the lice out if you see them.
Also, fight the instinct to over-treat or give preventative treatments because that actually contributes to the problem.
If the lice won’t die or are not responding to over-the-counter shampoo, a doctor can prescribe a shampoo with stronger chemicals.

The annual Manchester Kiwanis Club Radio Auction will be held this Saturday (Saturday, Aug 22) starting at 11:00 AM. There will a lot of items and services up for bid. Great bargains for everyone!
All money will be used to help the children of Coffee County.
Also this year there are pictures of many of the items on WMSR’s webpage. Go to www.WmsrRadio.com and then click on the Radio Auction tile ad. You never know you might find the deal you’ve been looking for.

We have an update on the robbery at Rite Aid in Manchester.
At approximately 6:05 PM Tuesday Manchester Police was dispatched to Rite Aid, located at 701 Hillsboro Blvd in regards to a subject causing a disturbance. Assistant Chief Adam Floied and Coffee County Deputy Charlie Taylor were nearby at the time of the call. When Assistant Chief Floied and Deputy Taylor arrived on scene, they were advised that the call had been re-dispatched as an armed robbery.
As Deputy Taylor was approaching the store a female wearing a hoodie, with the hood pulled up, ran out of the store. Assistant Chief Floied made contact with the female at the side of the building.
“We wrestled for a few minutes at the side of the building and then Charlie joined me and we were able to get her into custody,” stated Assistant Chief Floied.

Floied said, “We had trouble gaining control of her arm while placing her into custody”. Floied added, “We did discover, while placing her in custody that she had a .22-caliber pistol up her sleeve — that pistol was loaded”.
The female, later identified as Rhonda Kay Davis from the town of Gruetli in Grundy County, did have 3 pill bottles in her possession that she allegedly stole from Rite Aid Pharmacy. Davis was driving a rental car, rented in someone else’s name — it was left running and backed into a parking space.
Police say Davis might have been involved in a robbery at a pharmacy in McMinnville at an earlier date.
The 41 year-old Davis was charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated assault with her bond set at $500,000.

Four Tullahoma City Elementary schools have partnered with Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes to receive long-distance reading support with the help of an Instructional Robot. The focus of instruction will be in reading and language comprehension. Lindamood-Bell provides literacy solutions and professional development to schools/districts throughout the United States. The robot is a mobile device with an iPad attached, enabling a Lindamood-Bell® instructor to observe instruction remotely over a streaming video session, interacting with staff and students in real time.
“I wanted to bring Lindamood-Bell, not previously accessible to rural communities, to our district to provide an incredibly successful reading intervention to help our students become strong readers,” stated Kim Adkins, District Assessment Coordinator.
Twenty-six teachers from Bel-Air, East Lincoln, Jack T. Farrar, and Robert E. Lee Elementary schools attended Lindamood-Bell’s Seeing Stars® and Visualizing and Verbalizing® workshops this summer. From now through March 11th, teachers will receive lesson planning and mentoring support from a team of virtual consultants, via “Lucky” the Instructional Robot. The technology allows Lindamood-Bell to assist students and staff from miles away, saving the schools and districts on travel expenses and time.

The Manchester Rite Aid was allegedly robbed by a female early Tuesday evening. The woman, identified as Rhonda Davis was apparently armed. Davis from Gruetli in Grundy County was arrested at the scene and taken to the Coffee County Jail for booking.
Police were dispatched to Rite Aid for a call about a disturbance at approximately 6:05 p.m.
Manchester Assistant Police Chief Adam Floied and Coffee County Sheriff’s Department deputy Charlie Taylor, who were both near the location were able to apprehend Davis just outside the store.
Floied stated that as they were trying to get her into custody they found a .22-caliber pistol concealed in the hoodie she was wearing.
Floied said Davis had three pill bottles she allegedly took from the store’s pharmacy in her possession.