A Lewisburg man was transported to Unity Medical Center in Manchester on Monday morning after falling off of the Little Duck River Bridge on the Murfreesboro Highway. Roberto Jimenez, 40, told Manchester Police Officer Daniel Ray and Major Bill Sipe that he was attaching wire to the rebar and slipped and fell to the ground below. Officer Ray said that one of Jimenez’s obvious injuries was to his jaw. When the officers arrived Jimenez was not wearing harness or helmet, the officers said they didn’t know if he was wearing those at the time of the accident or not....

A state Republican lawmaker is proposing legislation that would ban teaching Tennessee public school students “religious doctrine” until they’re in high school. The Tennessean reports the proposal from Rep. Sheila Butt of Columbia would prohibit the teaching of anything deemed religious doctrine unless the course is taught in 10th, 11th or 12th grade. The measure comes on the heels of complaints from some parents in several communities as to what their children are learning in middle school about Islam. The concept of “religious doctrine” is never defined in Tennessee law. There is a reference to the concept in a...

Pre-K isn’t producing positive impacts on academic achievement in later grades, according to a recently released study from Vanderbilt University. Researchers found that students who participated in state-funded pre-K benefited significantly at first, but by third grade those students tested worse in academics and behavior. Lysa Parker, co-founder of Attachment Parenting International, says the results can be attributed to a lack of emphasis state programs place on early investment in children and parent support. “Parents are their children’s first teacher,” she points out. “They should be supported as well. I think our culture creates numerous obstacles for young parents...

The Franklin County sheriff’s department is investigating an interesting case. A Franklin County resident went to Unclaimed Freight in Scottsboro and bought a pair of shoes. When he got home, he put the shoes on and started to walk when he did the shoes ripped open and out came about 2,000 Ecstasy pills. Sgt. Chuck Stines talked with a Jackson County investigator and they decided that there was nothing they could do as they did not know who owned the shoes. The soles of the shoes had been hollowed out and a bag of the pills was placed in...

Dr. John J. Cauthon, 49, of Murfreesboro, was charged Wednesday in a federal indictment with seven counts of health care fraud, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Cauthon is a Podiatrist in Murfreesboro who contracted to provide podiatric services to residents of nursing homes located throughout Tennessee. In the past, Cauthon operated an office in Manchester. According to the indictment, between May 2015 and August 2015, Cauthon engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicare, TennCare, and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, by submitting approximately $327,280.24 in fraudulent claims for a surgical procedure for nail avulsions,...

Tullahoma area citizens who love man’s best friends are encouraged to attend an informational meeting Thursday, October 15 at 5 pm at CD Stamps Center. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the latest updates for a new Animal Shelter. “We have some exciting news to share with the group,” said Mayor Lane Curlee. “The Friends of the Tullahoma Animal Shelter have been working hard behind the scenes to help make this vision a reality.  I’m eager to help their proposal move forward, and the effort is gaining steam.  For people who love pets, this is an opportunity...