They’re back! Thousands of music lovers are on “The Farm” for fun-filled days of music, food, art and much more known as the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester. If you are going please be very aware of HOT conditions and don’t forget the sunscreen. Medical personnel are also advising to hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. Thursday’s entertainment starts at 5pm. Headliners on Friday will be Alabama Shakes followed by Kendrick Lamar. On Saturday night My Morning Jacket will hit the main stage at 8pm followed up by Mumford & Sons. The festival closes late Sunday night as Billy Joel...

A new investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s office has revealed that employees of the Warren County EMS-Rescue Service (WCEMS) received wages totaling $23,834.40 for time worked at another entity or for time that was undocumented. Investigators found that two employees received a total of $3,514.60 in wages from WCEMS for hours in which they were working for a separate entity not associated with Warren County government. Comptroller investigators compared time sheets for both entities and noted 256 hours which overlapped. Additionally, 12 employees received a total of $20,319.80 in wages from WCEMS for hours that had no documentation to...

Since 2002, the City of Manchester and Coffee County have hosted one of the most popular live music events in the country – the annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. As in years past, around 100,000 music lovers are expected to attend this year’s festival, which kicks off Thursday night, June 11, and winds down Sunday night, June 14. TDOT and the THP are working closely with the Manchester Police Department, the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department and festival promoters to keep traffic moving on I-24 while also getting Bonnaroo attendees to their destination. This year, Bonnaroo will officially open...

According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, a 2-vehicle crash occurred at 5:35am Monday morning near mile-marker 107 on Interstate 24. A 2002 Chevrolet Blazer driven by Sherry May, age 42, of Manchester, TN, was traveling eastbound when, for an unknown reason, the driver lost control of the vehicle and rear-ended a 2002 Dodge Neon driven by 24-year-old Aaron Cousins of Hixon, TN. The impact caused May’s Blazer to lose control and roll several times landing on the right shoulder of the roadway. May was ejected from the vehicle, and she was taken medical helicopter to Vanderbilt Medical Center for...

The Shelbyville Police Department is looking for the driver responsible for a hit and run involving a family of four. The incident occurred while the family was walking on the side of the road in the 600 block of Deery Street around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered three of the four family members needed medical attention. Two were transported to Heritage Medical Center and the third was sent via Life Flight to Vanderbilt. Anyone with information about the incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers at 931-685-4300 or Det. Lt. Brian Crews at...

Gas prices have been creeping up in some parts of the southeastern United States over the last 2 weeks, but motorists are forecast to pay the lowest summer gas prices since 2009. In comparison to this same date last year, Tennesseans are saving 92 cents per gallon. The national average of $2.75 per gallon is 1-cent more than last week. The Tennessee average of $2.51 is 2 cents more than last week. Prices in Manchester have been coming down this week, falling to a low price of $2.47, that’s 2-cents lower. In Tullahoma the low price per gallon is up...