For children in Tennessee, childhood isn’t all bedtime stories and playgrounds. The Volunteer State is one of five states recognized in a recently released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the prevalence of what experts call an adverse childhood experience, or ACE. Those experiences include abuse and neglect, and according to the report, 52 percent of children in the state experience an ACE at least once during childhood. Barbara Nicholson, co-founder of Attachment Parenting International based in Tennessee, says ACEs can have a big impact on children going forward. “A lot of families in...

Coffee County EMS Director Michael Bonner appeared before the budget and finance committee recently to request $175,000 more than last year for the upcoming 2015-2016 fiscal year budget, which begins on July 1st. EMS costs and revenues are now captured in a separate fund known as the 118 Fund to keep better track of the actual costs and revenues of the ambulance operation. Since ambulance service revenues generally fall short of expenses by roughly $500,000 or more each year, the county general fund is required to cover any of those deficits. Because of this, the annual property tax bill...

On Saturday Coffee County Deputy Kelly Smith observed a Tan Chevy Impala pulling out from Lank and Nicks in Hillsboro. The vehicle pulled out in front of deputy’s patrol car vehicle nearly striking it. Smith pulled over the vehicle at the Hillsboro Food Store and contact was made with driver and he said he had left his driver’s license at home. He told Smith that his name was Henry Williams and his birthdate was 9/16/1992. When the Deputy Smith went to his patrol car to check on the man’s name and birthdate he drove off. The suspect’s vehicle nearly...

On Monday, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released its latest study into the scope and nature of domestic violence offenses, as reported by Tennessee’s law enforcement agencies. The study utilizes data sent to TBI through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS) and includes reported offenses which occurred from 2012 to 2014. Among the report’s findings: • Simple Assault was, by far, the most frequently reported offense, accounting for 68.4% of all domestic violence offenses. • Females were three times more likely to be victimized than males. • From 2012 to 2014, victims were six times more likely to...

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed several trails and backcountry campsites after a 16-year-old boy was attacked by a black bear in the Hazel Creek section of the park in North Carolina. It happened about 10:30 Saturday night. Park officials say the teenager was pulled from his hammock and injured by the bear. He received multiple injuries, including lacerations to the head, and was listed in stable condition at an area hospital on...

Manchester Police are searching for woman who took several razors from a business. According to a report by Corporal Jon Holland, loss prevention personnel at Wal Mart on the Hillsboro Hwy reported that a white female entered the store and took $798 worth of razors from the store and left without paying. The suspect may have left in a black 4-door Ford pick-up. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to contact the Manchester Police Department at 728-2099 or Chief Investigator Billy Butler at...

An inmate that escaped from the Grundy County Jail has been captured. Grundy County Sheriff Clint Shrum says that Kenneth Jason Franklin was caught Friday night. Shrum says they were tipped off that Franklin was in Marion County, and arrested him around 8:30p.m. Deputies in Grundy County are trying to figure out how an inmate went unsupervised and escaped. Police say Franklin had a history of running from law enforcement. Police say Franklin asked to use the bathroom Wednesday night during worship service and was allowed to go unsupervised where police say he crawled under a fence, and escaped...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation and the Tennessee Highway Patrol are working alongside Manchester Police and the Coffee County Sheriff’s Department to keep traffic flowing on Interstate 24 while thousands of fans flock to Coffee County for the 14th Annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The festival kicks off on Thursday night and continues through Sunday and State Troopers are scheduled to be on site 24 hours a day beginning Wednesday night, patrolling on ground and by air. The speed limit will be decreased to 55 miles-per-hour on I-24 between mile marker 104, just west of Exit 105, and...