The Tullahoma Animal Shelter will hold their 12th Annual Bark in the Park fundraiser on October 17, 2015 from 10am until 2pm at Waggoner Park in Tullahoma. Join them for a day of fun while they raise money for medical care for the dogs in the shelter. For more information, please call Teresa Holt at 454-9580. “This will be a great day to be in Tullahoma,” said Mayor Lane Curlee. “Bark in the Park is a great way to support the Animal Shelter’s mission.” The Tullahoma Animal Shelter is a truly unique facility. Not only is it a no-kill facility,...

Some good news to start off today. The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department is proud to announce that a missing teenager, Hailey Metcalf, has been found safe. Metcalf and her Mother reported the sheriff’s office on Tuesday afternoon. Metcalf, 15, of Manchester had been missing since Sept. 6 when she left a Knoxville residence. Investigator Jason Dendy said he would like to thank the public for the phone calls and the media for its reporting in this missing person’s...

The Coffee County, Tenn., Air Evac Lifeteam base has been selected as the company’s 2015 Base of the Year. Program Director Julie Ward and members of the crew recently accepted the honor at the national awards banquet in St. Charles, Mo. The Base of the Year Award is presented to the base in the Air Evac Lifeteam system that best exemplifies the company’s mission, including community service, education, and scene work. Jeff Davis, regional director of base operations, said the Coffee County base has accomplished great things over the past year. “The Coffee County base has worked closely with...

Tennessee high school seniors who complete their Tennessee Promise application by Nov. 2, and graduate from high school next spring, will have the opportunity to attend Motlow College tuition-free beginning with the fall 2016 semester. The Tennessee Promise is available to Tennessee high school seniors throughout the Motlow College 11-county service area without an academic or income requirement. Complete information for future Motlow College students who will attend utilizing the Tennessee Promise is available at TNpromise.mscc.edu. In order for current Tennessee high school seniors to participate in the program, they must meet several requirements and deadlines: Apply for Tennessee...

Organizers of this past weekend’s Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, AOPA, say considering that there was rain and clouds this Friday night and Saturday there was a good turnout for the event. There were 300 planes to fly in, according Tullahoma Airport Manager Jon Glass. He said that considering the rain, were pleased that we had that good of a turn out” The airport manager had anticipated 600 to 700 people for the event. Tullahoma Airport board member Karla Smith said that there were people here from all over the United States attended this year’s...

Students of Becky Buller’s Music Studio will be performing at the Community Market on the square in downtown Manchester. Becky is the co-host of Bluegrass Crossroads on Thunder Radio, heard each Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Their performance will take place at 9am on October 24. This is being done to raise money and food donations for the Good Samaritan Food Bank in Manchester. Becky says she wanted a low key and fun event that her students could play at and give back to the community. Click below to hear comments from Buller....

30-year-old Earl Antonio Taylor, a fugitive who was recently added to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Most Wanted list has been captured in Coffee County. Taylor, of Winchester, was found late Sunday night at the Scottish Inn Hotel in Manchester and taken into custody without incident. Taylor was wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office for Criminal Homicide in connection with the shooting death of Angela Kibble that occurred in Shelbyville on September 14th. He was added to the TBI’s Most Wanted list on October 8. Kibble was found dead the same morning...