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Don’t Leave Your Mark On The Park
Officials at Great Smoky Mountains National Park are asking visitors to refrain from leaving their mark on the park. Rangers say graffiti detracts from the park’s natural beauty and in some cases can permanently damage resources that can’t be replaced, such as log structures made from historic wood. Park rangers and volunteers educate visitors about the results of defacing park resources through education programs, signs and a graffiti-removal program. The park says last month, five men were arrested at a tunnel near Bryson City, North Carolina after park property was defaced. People who tag the park can be fined...
Operation “Breaking Ice”
In December 2013, Manchester Police arrested two local major ice dealers. An investigation revealed that the illegal drug was coming from Mexico to Atlanta, GA and then to Manchester. The investigation also revealed that a suspect in Coffee County had connections in the Atlanta area. The person was making regular trips bringing ice back to Coffee County to distribute plus the suspects and drug sales were gang related. In November 2014, the intelligence came to life and operation “Breaking Ice” went into full motion. Manchester Police worked with agents from the FBI as well as local officers and investigators...
Shelbyville Man Arrested For Rape In Tullahoma
Raul Monroy of Shelbyville was arrested Thursday night for raping a Tullahoma woman at her residence. Monroy, 23, of Sims Road, Shelbyville has been charged with rape and domestic violence following an incident at a residence on Chestnut Alley. The victim, who was someone that he had known in the past, told Tullahoma Police Officer Randy Baltimore that Monroy arrived at her apartment around 11 p.m. She told the officer that Monroy entered her apartment and pulled her hair, chocked her and dragged her outside onto the porch. He then pulled her back into the house. A neighbor witnessed...
Shelbyville Man Charged With TennCare Fraud In Coffee County
A Bedford County man is charged in Coffee County with doctor shopping for prescription drugs, using TennCare as payment. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has announced the arrest of Samuel L. Harris, Jr., 40, of Shelbyville. A Coffee County Grand Jury indicted Harris on two counts of fraudulently obtaining controlled substances by doctor shopping and two counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud. Harris was served with the charges at the Bedford County Jail, where he is serving time for his first arrest, in February of this year, when he was charged in Bedford County with three...
County Unemployment Numbers Released
County unemployment rates for July show the rates increased in 53 counties, decreased in 21, and remained the same in 21 counties. Coffee County stayed the same in July at 6.0 percent. Warren County’s unemployment rate went up slight in July from 6.9 percent to 7.0 percent. Cannon County was unchanged at 6.3 percent. Grundy County increased from 8.5 to 8.9 percent. Bedford County went up from 7.5% in June to 7.7% in July. Franklin County went up slightly from 6% to 6.1. Moore County also went up from 5.2 to 5.4. Williamson County had the state’s lowest unemployment...
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Bank Scam Working In The Area
Attention Citizens Tri-County Bank customers and non-customers! If you receive a text message on your phone regarding your debit card, please DO NOT follow the link in the text. This is a scam, and if you follow the link, you could be tricked into providing your debit card number and other sensitive information that could allow your card to be used fraudulently. Simply ignore or delete the text. REMEMBER, Citizens Tri-County Bank will NEVER text you asking you to provide this sort of information. The bank is represented in 8 counties including its three locations in Tullahoma. The Coffee...
Social Security Scam Warning
The Inspector General for the Social Security Administration (SSA) continues to warn the public and Social Security beneficiaries in particular, to be aware of fraud scams that target personal information. The SSA website reminds people that criminals use phone calls, emails, and other methods to obtain personal information, then use it to commit identity theft. The latest scam is taking place in Coffee County. Citizens are receiving calls from scammers telling the intended victim that their card has been used in fraud cases. They go on to say they need the victims Social Security number and money so they...
