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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...