A resident of Country Club Drive in Tullahoma reported to police the theft of items from his vehicle. Michael Saltzman reported on Monday (Aug. 3) to Officer George Dodson that someone had entered his vehicle took an Apple iPod and Apple iPhone. He told the officer that the items had been in the vehicle when he got out the night before but that it was now gone. A resident of Point Drive reported to Officer Cody Brandon on Monday that someone entered his vehicle overnight and took his wallet and the money and contents. Tony Buchanan told the officer...

Kenneth Stephen Fagin, Jr., 39, of South Pittsburgh, Tenn., and Terry Bruce Tate, 61, of Manchester, Tenn., were sentenced on July 30, 2015, by the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 30 months in federal prison. Fagin was ordered to pay $22,463.59 in restitution to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the National Park Service to cover the cost of restoration and repair to the sites. Tate was ordered to pay $21,619.59 in restitution to the TVA. Upon their release from prison, Fagin and Tate will each serve a one-year term of supervised release. Fagin...

The Governor’s Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol have announced a decrease in seat belt use. The new statewide rate has been finalized at 86.2 percent for the month of June. This percentage represents a decrease from the previous usage rate of 87.7 percent. Governor’s Highway Safety Office Director Kendell Poole said the decrease represents tens of thousands of Tennesseans not wearing a seat belt this year. Earlier this year, Gov. Haslam signed a bill that will increase Tennessee’s seat belt fine beginning in January 2016. The fine will increase from $10 to $25 for first offenders...

A resident of Madison Street in Manchester has been arrested and charged with the theft of a utility trailer from Tullahoma. Anthony Tyrone Dalton, 39, was arrested July 29 on a charge of theft of property over $1,000. Dalton’s arrest was made by Coffee County Sheriff’s Investigator James Sherrill after the investigator learned that he had been attempting to sell a lawn mower and trailer. The investigator learned that Dalton had traded the mower and trailer for a Camaro to a resident of Charlie Crosslin Road. Sherrill along with Investigator Kerry Farrar went to the residence on Crosslin Road...

A Gnat Hill Road woman was arrested Aug. 3 for theft of property and fraudulent use a credit or debit card. The arrest came after Coffee County Sheriff’s Department Investigator Jason Dendy located a 2002 Nissan Altima that had been reported stolen in Hillsboro on East Grizzard Street in Tullahoma. As the vehicle was stopped, the driver and another individual jumped out and ran leaving Holly Denise Knoblauch, 29, in the car. She allegedly told the investigator that several clothes in the car were hers. When the investigator looked through the clothes, he found a stolen credit/debit Visa card...

A Morrison man lost his life Saturday night when his motorcycle left the roadway and he struck several trees. According to a report by Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Larry Fraley, around 10 p.m. a 2001 Harley Davidson operated by Charles M. Pruitt, 46 of Morrison was traveling north on the Old Awalt Road when he ran off the right side of the roadway. He then traveled down an embankment striking several trees. Air-Evac was summoned to fly Pruitt out but that was cancelled and he was transported by Rural Metro Ambulance Service to Harton Regional Medical Center where died...

Motlow College is encouraging all students, faculty and staff to register for the mobile Motlow Alert system. The service is free and is also open to members of the general public who would like to receive the latest information regarding Motlow. Motlow Alert, formerly Rave, is one of Motlow’s methods of emergency notification and is the easiest and quickest way for members of the Motlow community to receive important campus updates such as school cancellations due to inclement weather. The system sends text messages to service subscribers, enabling registered members to be as prepared as possible for any kind...