Tennessee women are paid 77 cents for every dollar paid to men, and it won’t get any better until 2059, if current conditions prevail, according to a report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Jessica Milli, the study director, says the median income for a woman working full-time was more than $10,000 dollars less than men in 2014. Milli says more needs to be done to close the gender wage gap, not only because she says women deserve to be paid equally for their work but because it’s hurting families and the economy overall. “If you were to...

Late last week Manchester Police located a subject in the Wal Mart parking lot in Tullahoma that had active warrants. After the arrest of Kenneth Lee Wyatt, Jr, 43 of Kefauver St, Manchester officers allegedly found two packs of lithium AA batteries, cold packs and numerous pseudoephedrine pills on Wyatt. The items are consistent with manufacturing methamphetamine. Wyatt, Jr was also found to be in possession of 13 grams of a white crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamine. Officers state that the methamphetamine was in several plastic baggies. Manchester Police also recovered approximately $1,700.00. Officers also located numerous...

A deadly hunting accident in Grundy County is now being investigated by the TBI. Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum says deputies were called out to Northcutt’s Cove Road in Altamont for a hunting accident on Sunday morning. They found 44-year-old Chad Killian with a gunshot wound to his upper body. Killian was taken to the hospital and later died from his injuries. Sheriff Shrum says he was with another man at the time of the accident. 45-year-old Robin Smartt told deputies Killian was shot during a hunting accident. The Sheriff has now asked the TBI to...

A woman who said she was raped told investigators she struck her assailant in the face. A Bedford County Sheriff’s Office report says, the accused man, Billy Ray Bowling, 34, of U.S. 231 South allegedly entered the bedroom of the woman’s home in southern Bedford County between 9 and 9:30 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 23. The victim said she attempted to fight him off and struck him as they struggled, leaving him bleeding from the mouth, according to the report. Sgt. Josh Tolar’s report noted blood was all over her shirt, in the bed and on the bedroom floor. Bowling...

State Rep. Judd Matheny will chair a steering committee that will develop all details and scheduling of a Bilateral Session of the Legislatures. It will be a public meeting of Tennessee’s nine U.S. Congressmen, two U.S. Senators, and the state’s Republican and Democrat House members. House members will use the committee process to determine which issues will be addressed in the Bilateral Session. The Bilateral Session will coordinate with the start of the 2016 legislative session for both bodies of...

With the looming possibility of a federal government shutdown, the Department of Human Services says SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, will not be available for use by recipients if the federal government does indeed shut down. The Tennessee Department of Human Services is over 90 percent federally funded and a federal government shutdown will impact operations. During the federal government shutdown in 2013, federal SNAP benefits were not immediately affected. Unlike the last shutdown, DHS has been informed that USDA does not have the funding necessary for SNAP benefits to continue in October if a shutdown occurs....

The Siegel High School Band has announced the 1st annual Stones River Championship band competition to be held on Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, TN. Over 4,000 people are expected to attend this one day event! Siegel High School Band will host 19 bands from across Middle Tennessee and Georgia. Gates will open at 11:30 a.m. General admission tickets for the event will be available at the gate for $10 per person for the full day event. Parking is free at Siegel High School, Siegel Middle School and Northside Baptist Church. There will be...

Four people were arrested on theft charges after a man reported theft of a pistol and wallet from his pickup. According to warrants, Jesse William Culpepper reported on Sunday to Tullahoma Police Officer Joshua Yates that he was sleeping in his pickup truck and when he woke up there was a black male sitting in the front seat of the truck. The man told Culpepper that he was waiting on a friend. The male then got out of the pickup and went to a nearby apartment building. Culpepper reported to police that his wallet and its contents along with...