Strong storms rolled through Coffee County on Wednesday afternoon around 5pm. The storms damaged several structures, blew down trees and heavy limbs plus over an inch of rain fell. The Manchester area saw many homes and businesses lose electricity, cable and telephone service for several hours, including WMSR. One of dugouts at the Westwood Middle School softball field lost its roof when it was blown off, leaving it lying on the playground fence at Westwood Elementary School. A tree was split in half on the playground at College St Elementary. Some homes in the area received damage as trees...

Current law is unclear in Tennessee as to when police have the right to stop you for unsafe driving. The state Supreme Court is hearing two cases that ask the question how many times a driver must cross the center line before they’re stopped for a violation. Attorney Sara Compher-Rice with Oberman and Rice in Knoxville says a clarification of the law is important. “It’s impossible for every motorist at all times to drive in a perfectly straight vector down the center of the lane,” she says. “If the court is going to allow for anyone who crosses the...

Patriot Day observance in Manchester is scheduled for Friday, September 11th, at 11am, on the courthouse lawn. This is the 14th year of the event and will be held in Manchester. Patriot Day is an annual observance on September 11 to remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001. The event is held each Sept. 11 in Manchester is to honor first responders in our area. The local veterans groups put on the event so that we can pay tribute to those who serve us. A ceremony will...

Manchester Police are attempting to identify multiple suspects that have allegedly stolen “Go Pro” cameras from Wal-Mart on Hillsboro Boulevard. On the night of Sept. 2 a white male and a white female entered the store and allegedly took two cameras from the case in the store and left. According to police reports, a black male entered the store on Sept. 3 and used a key to allegedly take the cameras from a case in the store. He then left the store without paying for the cameras. Police asked that anyone having information about the thefts to contact the...

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has a new addition to the state’s Top Ten Most Wanted list, Michael Domonic Sales of Shelbyville. Sales is wanted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Fayetteville Police Department for Homicide in the shooting death of Carlton Capone Caruth in Fayetteville, Tennessee, on September 6th. Sales is a 29-year-old African American male with black hair and brown eyes. He’s 5 feet 8 and weighs approximately 185 pounds and has gold teeth. He was last seen in a silver Chrysler 300. Sales should be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information on the...