A Winnie Boytnon Road man was arrested on several charges following a domestic violence incident at Fire Lake Boat Ramp. Shannon Dean Reek, 43, of Winnie Boytnon Road, Manchester was charged with three counts of domestic violence, assault, simple assault, possession of schedule III and fabricating/tampering with evidence. In a report by Coffee County Deputy Cody Lendley the officer states that he was in route to Fire Lake Boat Ramp for the domestic violence call. When he passed Dockside Market he saw Reek grab something from his pocket and put it in his mouth. Reek told the deputy that...

Eleven colleges will roll out new programs for student veterans in the fall thanks to $1 million in state funding that is part of a wide-ranging effort to draw more veterans to Tennessee. Multiple media outlets report that Gov. Bill Haslam’s office announced Monday that 11 schools will each be getting between $80,000 and $95,000 as part of the Veteran Reconnect Grants. The money will go toward new staff positions, as well as added training and computer systems geared toward meeting veterans’ specific needs. The funding is one of the state’s various efforts to court a veteran population that...

On Saturday morning around 2:16am Coffee County Deputy Charles Taylor, received a call of a building fire on Deford Lane in Manchester. Upon his arrival he found a building at 248 Deford Lane fully engulfed. Hillsboro Volunteer Fire Department responded to the call and extinguished the fire. Upon investigating Taylor spoke to a female who stated that the building was a shop that belongs to her step-father, Terry Adcox. She had Mr. Adcox on her cell phone and was actually face-timing him the fire. Deputy Taylor spoke to Mr. Adcox who was in Gatlinburg on vacation. He and his...

A Beechgrove man was arrested for breaking into a house on Riley Creek Road. According to a report by Deputy Nick Graham, Ty Lynn Baxter, 47, was charged with theft of property and burglary. According to the deputy’s report, deputies went to the Riley Creek Road after receiving a call that an individual was at a residence loading tools, hunting equipment, toaster oven, fishing poles, clothing and food. A neighbor had taken pictures of the vehicle used as well as the individual taking the items. When the resident arrived at the house and saw the pictures he was able...

The Tennessee prison system is at a capacity level that could allow the governor to declare an overcrowding emergency, giving him and other state officials the power to reduce the number of inmates to a lower level, according to data obtained by The Tennessean. The Tennessean reports that as of June 30, the prison system was operating at 98.5 percent capacity, with 95.1 percent of total beds filled. State law says if the in-house prison capacity exceeds 95 percent for more than 30 days, the commissioner can ask the governor to declare an overcrowding emergency. Tennessee Department of Corrections...

All 95 Tennessee counties are now part of the statewide victim notification service, with Van Buren County’s recent addition. The Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association says crime victims can track the status of inmates in every Tennessee county. The system, known as Statewide Automated Victim Information and Notification, or SAVIN, provides access to information concerning the custody status of offenders in county jails. Victims and other interested parties can register anonymously by phone at (888) 868-4631 or at http://www.vinelink.com to be notified in the event an offender is released, transfers or escapes. The Sheriffs’ Association says that victims shouldn’t rely solely...

A Manchester man has been arrested for a second time for taking utility trailers from Tullahoma residents. Anthony Dalton was arrested Aug. 6 for the theft of a trailer that was taken July 15. According to a warrant obtained by Coffee Sheriff’s Investigator James Sherrill, Dalton had been selling tools that were inside the trailer to area pawn shops as well as two individuals. Sherrill alleges that he has also located other items from inside the trailer at Dalton’s residence. However, some tools have not been located. The total value of the tools was set at $7,500. Dalton was...