We have an update on the money missing from the Tullahoma Little League. According to League President Heather Tucker, the alleged offender, the treasurer of the league had admitted to her and Paul Jackson, the regional league president, that he had taken the money. That person has now been identified as Timothy Ryan Brewer, 31, of McKellar Drive in Tullahoma. According to an arrest warrant on or about September 24, 2014 to July 23, 2015, money was embezzled in the amount of $12,091 from two separate accounts belonging to the Tullahoma Little League Association. According to Jackson, Brewer admitted...

On Wednesday Officer Daniel Ray of the Manchester Police Department spotted a female behind the former Southern Family Foods on the Hillsboro Blvd. According to a warrant, the officer spoke with the woman who stated that she was calling her mother. The officer states that the subject appeared nervous and impaired. In the warrant Officer Ray is said to have noticed a cut green straw in the passenger floorboard and asked the subject if she had anything illegal in the vehicle and would she allow police to search and she agreed. The woman then attempted to grab a blue...

A two vehicle crash occurred in Manchester at 5:06pm Wednesday afternoon. The head-on collision took place at the intersection of Belmont Rd and the Old Tullahoma Highway. The driver of one of the vehicles, 78 year-old James L Slagle of Manchester and 68 year-old Candice Slagle were injured and taken by Coffee County EMS to Harton Regional Medical Center in Tullahoma for treatment of their injuries. The driver of the other vehicle, 43 year-old John N Jones of Manchester was uninjured. The Manchester Fire Department assisted at the...

It’s back to school time. The new school year begins Friday (July 31) for students in the Manchester city school system as they have registration for one hour and the first full day of classes is set for Monday (August 3). Students that attend school in the Coffee County system will have an abbreviated day on Tuesday, August 4 and the first full day of classes will be Thursday, August 6. The Tullahoma school system began their 2015-16 school term with the first full day of classes on...

The Tullahoma Little League has discovered money missing from its banking account and the Tullahoma Police Department has started an investigation. Allegedly at least $4,000 was taken over a 10 month period. According to League President Heather Tucker, the alleged offender, the treasurer of the league had admitted to her and Paul Jackson, the regional league president, that he had taken the money. That person has since resigned. Allegedly money was embezzled by writing checks to himself from two separate accounts and by taking money from T-shirt sales and league raffles. Detective Johnny Gore is continuing to investigate the...

RUNAWAY/MISSING JUVENILE: Branson “Isaiah” Freeland of Shelbyville was last seen at approximately 4:00 p.m. on July 23, 2015. Branson was last seen wearing gray shorts, whitish gray T-shirt, gray vans shoes and white baseball cap. Direction of travel is unknown. Isaiah is 17 years old, white male, approximately 6 feet tall with brown hair and hazel eyes. If you know the whereabouts of Isaiah please call the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office at 931.684.3232 or Crimestoppers at 931.685.4300. You can remain anonymous. You can also call...

If you are headed toward Lynchburg Saturday be aware that the Metro Moore Emergency Management and other agencies will be conducting an exercise on August 1 from 8am-noon. According to EMA Director Jason Deal, Motlow Barn Road will be closed to thru traffic during this time. The most concentrated place will be directly behind the Lynchburg Nursing Home. You will see lots of emergency vehicles and staff on site during this time. Please do not be alarmed, THIS IS ONLY A DRILL!!! Please pay attention to Moore County Public Safety Facebook pages for more...

On July 24, 2015, members of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office arrested Robert J. McBride, of Bell Buckle, for Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. McBride’s arrest comes after a joint investigation with the Winchester Police Department’s ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Unit. Investigators from both agencies executed a search warrant at McBride’s residence and recovered numerous items of evidence that included child pornography. McBride was booked at Bedford County Sheriff’s Office under a $100,000 bond. Members of the Winchester Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force discovered an IP address to which the files were being downloaded...