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Manchester Crash Injures One
A traffic accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon in Manchester on Hwy 55. The two vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of MacArthur Drive and Oak Street. Manchester Police Captain Victor Jones says that the driver of a Chevrolet pickup truck involved in the wreck apparently ran a traffic light and collided with the other vehicle. One female was injured and was taken to the Medical Center of Manchester for treatment by Coffee County EMS. Manchester Fire and Rescue and the Tennessee Highway Patrol also responded to the...
Gas Prices On The Rise
The most expensive oil of 2015 triggered increases at the gas pump, and prices could continue to climb this week. The national average price of regular unleaded gasoline is $2.45 per gallon, up 6 cents since last week. The price rose 9 cents in Tennessee to $2.26 per gallon. A primary factor driving prices this week was more expensive oil prices keyed by a combination of increased geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, a sharply lower U.S. dollar, and the release of OPEC’s monthly market report. News of Al Qaeda militants taking control of a major oil terminal in...
New Bill Would Require People Who Abuse Dogs or Cats To Register On-Line
A bill requiring an on-line registry of people who abuse dogs or cats passed the TN House of Representatives this week. HB0147, sponsored by Nashville Representative Darren Jernigan, would create a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation registry of people who are convicted of aggravated cruelty to animals, animal fighting or a criminal offense against animals. Under the bill, the TBI would post that list on a website dedicated to those convicted of serious crimes against companion animals. For the first conviction, the person’s picture would be posted and remain on the website for two years. If convicted of a second...
Tennesseans Will Soon Renew Driver’s License Every Eight Years
Tennesseans will soon be renewing their driver’s license every eight years instead of every five years under a bill given final approval by the state Legislature last week. The bill is projected to save the state $6.4 million annually, and the bill’s sponsors say it will substantially reduce waiting times at Department of Safety driver’s license stations-easing longstanding complaints from residents. The bill passed the Senate 33-0 and was approved in the House 96-0. Currently, driver’s licenses are renewed every five years at a cost of $19.50 for the standard “type D” license. Under the new bill, the cost...
Legal Victory for Former Vanderbilt University Medical Center Employees
A Middle District of Tennessee judge has ruled in favor of 200 former employees of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in a class action suit that alleged the medical center violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. The WARN Act requires employers give employees a 60-day notice in advance of mass layoffs. According to attorney Jerry Martin, the 200 Vanderbilt employees received no notice when they were fired in July 2013. “A lot of these individuals are hourly-paid employees who made $12, $13, $14 an hour,” says Martin. “The WARN Act is intended to give those individuals...
Former President To Speak At Motlow Commencement Ceremonies
Dr. Frank Glass, former president of Motlow State Community College, will address the more than 700 students who plan to participate in commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 9, according to Dr. MaryLou Apple, president of Motlow College. The ceremonies will be held inside Nisbett Center on the Moore County campus. A resident of Tullahoma, Motlow’s third president, and its first president emeritus, Dr. Glass is a career educator who served the College for 26 years. Motlow’s commencement will include two ceremonies, with the first at 10 a.m. for nursing students and students who attended classes primarily on the Moore...
Questionable Fire In Tullahoma
Police are investigating a fire that was set at a residence on Southwest Atlantic Street over the weekend in Tullahoma. Wesley Eason reported to Officer Rocky Ruehling that a section of his residence had been damaged by fire. He showed officers the rear of his residence where someone had burned what appeared to be a plastic container on his back concrete steps. Officers reported finding what appeared to be a button and several .22 caliber shells in the burned material. The heat generated by the fire melted and discolored some vinyl siding on the house. According to the police...
Fireworks Show Up In The Air Again In Tullahoma–Decision Soon
The members of the Tullahoma Kiwanis Club will decide by the end of May whether or not to hold a fireworks show this year, that according to club member Mike Rutherford. Rutherford appeared before the Tullahoma Airport Authority and told them that a decision still has not been made as to where to hold the show. Rutherford said that some money has been promised to have a show at the airport or a possible show at the Tullahoma football field. “If we hold the show at the airport then we can have a small airshow,” he said. “That would...
