The City of Tullahoma has been notified by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) that it has received both the GFOA’s Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its FY2014-2015 budget and the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR) for the Fiscal Year ending July 2014. Only fifteen municipalities in the State of Tennessee received both awards. This is the 16th year the City has received this honor. The Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting is the highest form of recognition in the area...

Jeremy Dewayne Fielding of Tullahoma is in Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville after being shot Monday night. Fielding, 33, of West Grundy Street was flown to the Nashville hospital after suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the body by an unknown shooter or shooters. He was to undergo surgery Tuesday afternoon for his injuries. According to a report by Tullahoma Police Officer William Pyrdom, a resident of 206 North College Street called 911 after a man came to her door covered in blood asking for help. The woman told the officer that she was sitting in her home when...

The price of gasoline inched up an average of about a cent during the past week, but prices leveled off during the weekend. The national average price of $2.29 is the cheapest for this day since 2004. “Gas prices fluctuated during the past couple of weeks, because gasoline demand is unusually high at a time when refineries are entering their maintenance season,” said Mark Jenkins, spokesman, AAA – The Auto Club Group. Gas prices are forecast to average $2.20 this month, $2.10 in November, and $2.03 in December. The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts the price of oil for...

After nearly 15 years of federal oversight, the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services expects to meet all the requirements of a 2001 settlement agreement by the end of the calendar year. If DCS can meet that goal and maintain compliance for a full year, officials could then ask U.S. District Judge Todd Campbell to end the federal supervision. The earliest that would happen would be 2017. The settlement came after the court found serious problems with the department’s treatment of foster care children. It sets out a series of requirements for the department including reasonable caseloads and sufficient training...

Motlow College recently completed a major renovation of Simon Hall, the primary classroom building on the Moore County Campus. It is the first comprehensive upgrade of the building since it opened in 1969. “Simon Hall underwent an interior finish and an upgrade to improve Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards,” said Brian Gafford, director of facility services. “This entailed a complete asbestos abatement, as well as removal and replacement of all flooring in the building.” The first and second floor student bathrooms underwent renovations to become ADA compliant, while bathroom fixtures were upgraded as well to meet these standards....

Coffee County Sheriff’s investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing Manchester area teen. Hailey Metcalf, 15, of Manchester has been missing since Sept. 6 when she left a Knoxville residence. She is 5 feet 4 inches tall, 135 lbs., has blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a short sleeve shirt, gray pants and shoes. She has a scar on her right arm near her elbow and a scar on her left leg. She may accompanied by a white female. Anyone with information of Hailey’s whereabouts can call Investigator Jason Dendy through...