On Wednesday, members of the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office arrested Eddie P. Pilkington, age 62, of Shelbyville, for Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. Pilkington’s arrest comes after good teamwork between the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office and the Winchester Police Department’s ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) Unit. On March 25, 2015, investigators from both agencies executed a search warrant at Pilkington’s residence and recovered evidence that included child...

A House panel has defeated a proposal to ban alcohol sales to people with three or more drunken driving convictions. The House budget subcommittee rejected the measure on a voice vote this week. The bill would have required the words “No Alcohol Sales” be printed on the license of people with at least three DUI convictions for between five and fifteen years. The measure would have required affected drivers to pay the $12 to include the language on the licenses. Critics noted that the bill would not affect alternate ID’s like passports, and that separate legislation seeks to do...

E-cigarettes are increasing in popularity and new data released from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicates some of its success is due in part to a popularity among middle and high schoolers. New information indicates e-cigarette usage tripled among ‘tweens and teens from 2013 to 2014. Director of the CDC Tom Frieden says the increased popularity of the product is working against other progress made in the fight against cigarette smoking. “Big picture is we’re seeing a striking increase,” says Frieden. “It’s very concerning. It more than counterbalances the decrease...

The father of a toddler, who was shot in March, was indicted by the April term of the Coffee County Grand Jury. Martin Jackson Anderson, 20, of A Street Hillsboro was indicted on charges of two counts of aggravated child abuse of children under 8-years-old and two counts of reckless endangerment by the April term of the grand jury. Anderson’s 18-month-old son was shot March 3 in the head by his 3-year-old brother at Anderson’s home on A Street in Hillsboro. According to Coffee County Sheriff’s Investigative Sgt. Danny Ferrell, the 18-month old child was shot one time in...

On Thursday, April 23, 2015 in Tullahoma from 6am to 11am, Cedar Lane from Iris Drive to Hogan Street (in the vicinity of the new pool at DW Wilson) will be reduced to one lane, and flaggers will be present. Seek alternate route and avoid area. If you must travel Cedar Lane, slow down and use caution. The North Bound lane will be closed, allowing traffic to travel in the south bound lane. Cement trucks will be using the closed traffic lane to deliver concrete to the new...

The City of Tullahoma will observe Arbor Day on National Arbor Day, Friday, April 24 at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend the Tree Board ceremony to honor the establishment of the city’s first arboretum. The ceremony will be held at the Sunrise Rotary Disc Golf Course, where the arboretum is located (at East Park behind East Middle School). The Tennessee Urban Forestry Council (TUFC) certifies an arboretum with 30 different species of labeled trees. The area must have a significant amount of woody vegetation in tree form that is cultivated for educational, scientific or appealing purposes....