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Tullahoma Man Arrested After He’s Caught Driving 3rd Time On Revoked License
Tennessee Highway Patrolman Randy Euller stopped a vehicle on Saturday morning on Warren St in Tullahoma. A check of the driver, Timothy Dewayne Brandon discovered that his driver’s license had been revoked, third offense. Brandon, 45 of Helen St Tullahoma was charged with driving on revoked or suspended license and habitual traffic offender. Brandon was booked in at the Coffee County Jail under a bond of $14,500 and has a court date of December 8,...
Weekly Gas Prices
The price of gasoline tumbled lower last week as it continues to adjust to increased supplies and low oil prices. The average price of gasoline was $2.19 on Sunday, a 2 cent decline from last week. “Prices should remain low through the holiday season,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. “The national average could dip well below $2 a gallon by Christmas as long as oil prices remain low and there are no interruptions in gasoline supply.” For the entire month of October, gas prices averaged $2.26 nationally and $1.99 in Tennessee. Overall, October pump prices shifted lower by an average...
Flu Vaccine: Why Wait?
Flu season is knocking on Tennessee’s door, and with the illness impacting and even killing people each year in the Volunteer State, doctors are reminding residents about the importance of getting the vaccine early. According to the CDC, the incidences of influenza so far this year have been low, but that will change as the season continues and more and more people are around each other at holiday gatherings. Dr. John Hale, a family practitioner in Union City and president of the Tennessee Medical Association, says the illness also has an economic impact. “They get the flu and they’re...
Pink Out held at Motlow
Motlow College faculty, staff and administration joined community members from across the area recently for a ‘Pink Out’ to raise awareness of breast cancer and other types of cancer, featuring a ceremony and supporting ‘Walk for Ward’. Dr. Ward Harder, has taught at Motlow for 40 years and was recently diagnosed with cancer. The ceremony also included a reception following the walk. The event was sponsored by the Student Government Association, Phi Theta Kappa, the Offices of Disability and Testing Services and the Office of Student and Campus...
Infrastructure Needs in Tennessee and Coffee County
Tennessee needs at least $42.3 billion of public infrastructure improvements during the five-year period of 2013-2018 according to a new report by the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR). The need for public infrastructure improvements as reported by state and local officials is up $4.1 billion (10.7%) compared with the year before, mainly because bridges with remedial needs exceeding $50,000 are now treated as immediate needs, consistent with all other project types in the inventory regardless of when funds will be available to repair or upgrade them. Without those bridge projects, the total cost would have increased by...
Scam Alert from DREMC
Duck River Electric Membership Corporation is warning members about phone scam calls in the service area. Callers are falsely linking themselves to DREMC, claiming to need a $900 deposit to change out their meter base. The caller claims that if the deposit for the GPS meter is not made, electricity would be disconnected. The calls originate from 850-615-7703 extension 13. “These types of scams are becoming more frequent, and it is disturbing for everyone,” says Steve Oden, DREMC Director of Member Services. “Homes and businesses are being targeted with this latest scheme, and we want our members to be...
Siegel High School Football Player Condition Unchanged
The family of a Siegel High School Football player who suffered a head injury during a game in October has been updating friends and family on the boy’s progress. Baylor Bramble, a junior cornerback, had to undergo emergency brain surgery at Vanderbilt. On Friday night Coffee County took on Siegel in high school football. The game began with a tribute to Bramble. With only 10 players on the field, the Stars kicked off, and Vanderbilt commit Alontae Taylor ran up to the 33-yard line and downed the ball there. Taylor took a knee on the first snap of the...
Tennessee Board of Education Asking for Feedback
The Tennessee State Board of Education is seeking feedback on newly revised K-12 math and English language arts standards. The Leaf-Chronicle reports the board launched a new website in late October to give the public its first opportunity to offer input on standards that were recently improved by state educators after previous public input. In a statement, the state board says the standards will be available for online feedback through mid-November. The board says the standards were developed by “expert educator advisory teams” during the summer, and set “grade-specific goals that exemplify what students” should know and be able...
