More than 336,000 Tennessee residents will split $10 million in refunds from health insurance companies because of a provision in the Affordable Care Act. The refunds will average $53 per family and came about because of the medical loss ratio rule in the law. That provision requires insurers to spend at least 80 percent of insurance premiums on patient care and quality improvement efforts. The refunds are for premiums paid in 2013. For 2012, refunds to Tennesseans totaled $5.6 million. The actual total for refunds in Tennessee is...

A boating accident occurred late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning on Normandy Lake. Two occupants received minor injuries from the crash. One victim showed up at United Regional Medical Center on Thursday around 1pm. That’s when the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency was notified. Agent Tim Hancock says that it appears the vessel struck the Anthony Bridge (Fire Lake Bridge) and veered off and hit the bank. The two occupants were thrown from the ski boat into the water. The vessel then sank. Authorities were able to identified and accounted for the occupants. The TWRA and Coffee County Rescue Squad recovered...

Officials and inmates at the new Coffee County Jail found out Thursday night that the fire sprinkler system in the facility works like it is supposed to do. The sprinkler system in one cell was activated after Faith Marie Tomes, 20, of Tullahoma apparently set fire to an item and held it up to the sprinkler, according to Coffee County Sheriff’s Investigator Sgt. Danny Ferrell. “The sprinkler immediately activated in the cell and extinguished the fire,” the investigator said. Tomes cell was quickly filled with water and it also ran out into the day room of the jail. Jail...

Concerned over traffic issues the Coffee County Commission passed a resolution to stop the resale within Coffee County any ticket, pass, admission card, token, access bracelet or any other evidence of entitlement to admission to an entertainment event. An example would be Bonnaroo. In April the City of Manchester passed a similar resolution. Anyone found in violation of the provision will not only have to forfeit each ticket in question but also be fined $50 for each one. The ban apparently does not pertain to online reselling via the Internet, but only to physical reselling in public areas around...

What are some of the best towns to live in the U.S? Local.Niche.com ranks towns based on livability using grades for weather, safety, schools, and access to activities, jobs, housing, and transportation. A high ranking indicates that a town offers a high quality of life to its residents. Note: “Towns” exclude cities with over 100,000 residents. In Tennessee, Tullahoma ranks 6th. The town of around 18,000 residents was graded high for; things to do, easiest commute and education. Manchester ranked 39th. The town of 10,000 people received its highest grades in housing and outdoor activities. Winchester ranked 34th, Shelbyville 37th....

Facebook users have the chance to win $200 worth of local meats from a nearby farm. A contest is being conducted by Pick Tennessee Products, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s program that connects farmers directly to consumers. A total of 12 winners will be randomly chosen at noon on June 15 and notified by Pick Tennessee Products. Contestants must choose which farm they would visit to collect their meats, then submit that choice with their own contact information. To enter, search for “Pick TN Products” on Facebook. You will also find a link to the contest page on www.picktnproducts.org....

Two planes collided at the Tullahoma Airport on Wednesday night sending one person to the hospital. The two small planes collided around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday with one ending up on top of the other. One plane was operated by Tom Hartvigsen and the other by Gary Meuer. The Tullahoma Fire and the Tullahoma Police Departments responded to the accident along with Coffee County EMS personnel. The ambulance personnel transported Meuer to the waiting helicopter.  He was taken to Vanderbilt Hospital and at last report was listed in stable condition. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating and the National Transportation...