About 7:40 a.m. Thursday morning Franklin County deputies and emergency personnel responded to a call about a body being found in the water. The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department is now investigating the drowning of Vernon Odie Wadford, 48, of Winchester. The man was found floating under the Devils Step boat dock early Thursday morning. A witness told authorities that while fishing he observed a body floating in the water under the boat...

Gov. Haslam signed the Victim Life Photo Bill last week, allowing a living photo of a murder victim to be shown to a jury. It’s something that judges often would not allow before because they felt it could be considered prejudicial. Attorneys on both sides say this new law does not mean we are about to see more guilty verdicts to come out of murder trials. But advocates say this is a huge win for victims’ rights. Supporters of the law say that the families of murder victims, seeing one smiling picture of their loved one means a lot...

The Coffee County Sheriff’s department responded to a suspicious person call near the Concord Cemetery and church Thursday morning at 9:46am. When a deputy arrived he discovered a male subject near the church. The man was later identified as Robert Travis Rosson Age 35 with a last known address of Manchester, TN. According to District Attorney Craig Northcott, Rosson allegedly charged at the deputy with a knife and that’s when the deputy discharged his weapon hitting Rosson. Rosson was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga for treatment of his injuries. The Coffee County deputy was uninjured and the...

David Jenkins of Manchester will spend life behind bars after being found guilty of murder. Jenkins was convicted in connection to the murder in Cowan, TN of Corey Matthews in 2013. He was one of four suspects charged in the case. Matthews’ body was found beaten to death in a cornfield. Jenkins was found in New Mexico and extradited back to Tennessee for trial. He will be eligible for parole after serving 51...

Randy Howard of Lynchburg, a well-known musician, was shot to death by a bounty hunter inside his Moore County home earlier this week. Howard performed music with Willie Nelson and others. Howard was facing charges in Marion County for fourth offense DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a gun while intoxicated and driving on a revoked license. Investigators say that allegedly Howard began firing shots first and the bounty hunter returned fire. Both men were hit and Howard died. The TBI is now investigating. The bounty hunter claims he fired in...

Josh Peterson has been named the publisher of the Manchester Times, announced Harry M. Hill, assistant publisher, Lakeway Publishers of Middle Tennessee group, which is parent company of the Times. Peterson takes over for Jack Owens, who was promoted to oversee operations of The Herald Chronicle, which is another Lakeway Publishers publication in Winchester, Tenn. Peterson was the Editor of the Manchester Times before this promotion and was the sports editor before that. WMSR Radio sends out its congratulations to Peterson who is also a sports announcer for Thunder Radio. Click below for Peterson’s comment on his new title....

On Wednesday morning the contracting office at Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC) awarded the Test Operations and Sustainment contract; this contract will ensure AEDC remains the nation’s ground test and evaluation facility of choice… today and tomorrow. National Aerospace Solutions, LLC (NAS), Reston VA, a joint venture between Bechtel National, Inc., Sierra Lobo, Inc., and GP Strategies Corp., was awarded a cost-plus-award-fee contract valued at $1.5 billion. NAS will perform work supporting unique test operations and sustainment of the over $10 billion worth of infrastructure at the world’s largest and most complex flight simulation test and evaluation complex. The...

A 29-year old Manchester man was robbed at gunpoint on North Highland and Evergreen Street. Murfreesboro Police Officer Kyle Frazier reports the victim left Civan Court and picked up a black male he thought he knew around 4:15 Monday morning. The suspect told him to take him to Evergreen Street and drop him off. The suspect then allegedly took the victim’s seven-inch tablet and pulled out a handgun. That’s when the victim called 9-1-1 and the suspect fled on foot. The suspect is described as a black male, close to 30-years old and between 5-7 and 5-9. At the...