Three women recently entered the South Rutherford Boulevard Walmart in Murfreesboro and allegedly stole over $2,000 in razors. The trio took various brands and sizes before leaving without paying for a single blade. The store later received a notification from their corporate office that similar thefts have occurred at other stores. The three women fled the Murfreesboro store in a gold minivan with an out of state tag. Reports indicate the three may have hit stores in Springfield, Tennessee and Hendersonville, Tennessee as well. However, the three women have not been caught. They remain at large and could hit...

The University of Tennessee is getting a $963,000 grant to encourage students in rural counties to explore careers in science, technology, engineering, math and medical science. The program will start this fall and mainly target students in Campbell and Union counties. It will engage students in activities that help them learn more about strengths and interests and explore potential barriers they may encounter in attending college, as well as career options in STEMM fields. The five-year grant was awarded to UT by the National Institutes of Health. Additional components of the grant include peer mentoring, professional development for school...

Hwy 55 Summer Fest presented by Thunder Radio and The Ticket Sports Radio is this Saturday July 11 at Waggoner Park in Tullahoma. There will be music, a cruise-in, a poker run and more. Title Sponsor – Al White Ford Lincoln Stage Sponsor – Bud Light Jessica Meuse (American Idol Finalist) – sponsored by Middle Tennessee Business Network and Rodney’s Body Shop Cruise IN – sponsored by LKQ Event Sponsors – Line-X Tullahoma, Hawk Hardware, Lyn-Mor Truck Accessories & Cargo Center PROCEEDS BENEFIT THE UNITED WAY OF COFFEE AND MOORE COUNTIES Poker Run Sponsors are – Hills Power Pro,...

A preliminary hearing for Robert Travis Rosson was held on Thursday. Judge Jere Ledsinger lowered Rosson’s bond from $500,000 to $75,000 and his case was bound over to the August term of the grand jury. He is accused of pulling a knife and allegedly lunging at a Coffee County Sheriff’s deputy on June 11. The deputy, Phillip Smith, then fired 3 shots at him, striking him in the shoulder and the thigh. Rosson was flown to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga where he underwent surgery to repair his shoulder. He was taken back to the Coffee County Jail after...

The Manchester Police Department is attempting to identify a person of interest. He is a person they are wanting to speak to about a theft that occurred at All Things E Cigs on the Hillsboro Blvd. The theft took place June 28, 2015. If you have any information about this person, please contact the Crime Investigation Division and talk with Investigator Bryan Eldridge at 931-728-2099. The Manchester Police Department is also trying to identify another male subject. The picture is not good quality, but at this point it’s the best they have available. The subject is a person of...

After yesterday’s announcement that Coffee County Mayor Gary Cordell and County Clerk Teresa McFadden said they will not be conducting marriages, Coffee County judicial commissioners are making the same decree. After a discussion took place between all full and part-time judicial commissioners, it was decided that they will no longer conduct marriages. The Coffee County judicial commissioners say they have an extreme workload and time limitations making it very difficult to perform this...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is celebrating its centennial by placing a time capsule in a new granite memorial at Bicentennial Mall. The time capsule is to be opened after another 100 years, on July 1, 2115. The agency says it contains photos of current employees, a 2015 highway map and a hard hat belonging to the Transportation Commissioner. The department says employees and industry partners paid for the capsule and memorial through donations. The first state highway agency, the Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works, was created July 1, 1915, to create a network of state highways...