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Lawmaker Says Slow Down Before Removing Bust of Confederate General From The State Capitol
A Tennessee lawmaker says he plans to slow the effort to remove a bust of a Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader from the halls of the Tennessee Capitol. House Majority Leader Gerald McCormick told The Chattanooga Times Free Press that he thinks a calmer discussion is needed before a final decision is made. He said there has been a wave of “hysteria” over Confederate symbols since the recent massacre of nine people at a black church in South Carolina. The white suspect, 21-year-old Dylann Storm Roof, posed in photos displaying Confederate flags. McCormick said he still favors...
KK’s In Manchester Burglarized
Manchester Police officers responded to KK’s Music, Loans and Jewelry at 808 Hillsboro Blvd on Saturday morning just after 6am. This was the fourth time they had reported to the business for a burglar alarm since early that morning. Officers on the night shift did notice a window up around the back of the building but it was inside a fenced in area. Upon entering the building Officer Dale Robertson found a glass case had been broken into by breaking the glass in two spots. Robertson and Captain Victor Jones searched through the building finding an interior back door...
Tullahoma Man Facing Multiple Charges
On Sunday morning Tullahoma Police officers were conducting a search warrant at 904 North Washington Street and that’s when they located a 40 caliber pistol. The owner of the residence stated that it belonged to Mitchell Harrison Ghea, age 25 of Tullahoma. He admitted to officers that his fingerprints would be on the firearm. Ghea is listed as a felon who is not to be in possession of a firearm. Officers also located several Xanax pills that the subject did not have a prescription for at the time of his arrest. Officer Rocky Reughling took Ghea into custody and...
Man Arrested After Shots Fired Inside a Home
On Sunday night Coffee County deputies were called to 25 Leslie Jamie Road for a domestic issue with shots fired inside of the residence. Deputies arrived on the scene and located Michael Sean Tobin who was outside of the residence and deputies state that Tobin laid on the ground and surrendered. After speaking with the victim about what had happened, deputies went inside of the residence and took pictures of where Tobin allegedly fired shots that went through numerous walls and into the brick of the residence. The warrant states this placed neighbors at serious risk of bodily harm...
Lawmaker Wants Partial Refund Of Money Spent On State Logo Design
A state lawmaker is calling for a refund of all but $10,000 of the $46,000 paid for development of a new Tennessee state logo. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports Rep. Martin Daniel made the request in a letter sent last week to executives of GS&F, the Nashville advertising firm that developed the logo, with copies to Gov. Haslam and state General Services Commissioner Bob Oglesby, whose department oversaw the firm’s contract with the state. In his letter, Daniel said the company was substantially over-compensated for its work on the project. The square logo featuring the white letters TN on...
Bridgestone Receives Nice Award
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy at the biannual meeting of the Motlow College Foundation Board of Trustees in June. The meeting was held at the Motlow College Moore County campus. The award was created in 2002 to honor those who greatly give of their time and finances to a Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) institution and exemplify outstanding volunteer efforts in raising money for a TBR institution. Bridgestone was selected for just those reasons, according to Dr. MaryLou Apple, outgoing president of Motlow College. Bridgestone spent nearly $4 million renovating and building...
Murder Suspect Fighting Extradition Back To Warren County
Authorities say 39 year old Bryan Cooke is still in jail in Jacksonville, Florida, accused of murdering Gary and Gail Dodson last Monday morning. Cooke is said to be fighting extradition back to Warren County to face charges of criminal homicide. Cooke was arrested in Jacksonville last Monday night. He had checked into a hotel and a hotel employee called police when she became suspicious at Cooke’s behavior. Police broke into Cooke’s room and found him unresponsive. He was hospitalized, but has since been released from the hospital and is being held in the Jacksonville Jail. Authorities say he...
Teenager Remains Missing From Franklin County
Franklin County 17 year-old Katlyn Rogers was last seen on June 28, 2015 wearing a peach colored shirt and black pants. Katlyn has three tattoos; three stars on right forearm, marijuana on right leg and Burgess on left wrist. Katlyn may have a black trash bag full of clothes in her possession. She may be in the company of an adult male companion. Direction of travel is unknown. If you have seen Katlyn, please contact the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at (931) 967-2331 or 1-800-TBI-FIND. Age: 17 Sex: Female Race: White Hair: Brown– Eyes: Green Height: 5’4 Weight:...
