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5-Year-Old Boy’s Death Being Investigated As a Homicide
A prosecutor says the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is treating the death of a 5-year-old boy as a homicide. Few details have been released in the death of Lucas Michael Dillon. He died Monday at a hospital after suffering an injury Saturday at a home in Whitwell. Marion County District Attorney Mike Taylor told media that an autopsy in Nashville found the boy died of blunt force trauma to the head and his death is being investigated as a homicide. Taylor said investigators are interviewing everyone who had access to the boy to determine what...
Party Day At Westwood Middle
6th, 7th and 8th grade students at Westwood Middle School that were top sellers in the Yankee Candle and Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie sale fundraiser enjoyed a fun day on Thursday. The students enjoyed a ride in “The Party Bus” and a pizza party on Thursday. (April 2nd) Fundraiser organizer Frank Miller said “The kids did so well considering all of the weather challenges we had this year. Miller added, “We are thrilled to have accomplished this with the brand new PTSO at Westwood Middle...
Blue Flags and More Blue Flags Plus a Groovy Party
Almost 3,000 blue flags appeared this week in front of Coffee County Administration Plaza in Manchester. The flags represent each child that has been helped by the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center. Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center has been serving victims of severe child abuse in Coffee County since 2005. The center has served the almost 3,000 children through direct services including forensic interviews, child and family advocacy services, therapy services, specialized medical exams performed by Our Kids, and other crisis intervention services. Additionally, the Coffee County Children’s Advocacy Center has reached around 10,000 children through child abuse prevention...
Spring Brings Outdoor Activities
We are all excited about the arrival of spring and the increased outdoor activities. Included in those outdoor activities are people getting their motorcycles and bicycles out and enjoying the spring weather. Just as the cycles presence on our roadways will increase, the possibility for accidents increase also. Operators of motorcycles and bicycles understand they must always be looking for potential traffic hazards, oncoming vehicles and inattentive drivers. The Tullahoma Police Department encourages all drivers to respect the cycles and share the road with them. Drivers should remember that there are blind spots while driving and the cycle operators may not be...
Teacher In Trouble For Texting a Student
James David Sanders a teacher Cascade High School in Bedford County has been charged with solicitation of a minor in alleged texts to a student. Sanders, 58, of Idle Drive in Shelbyville is a math teacher. According to officials with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Department, Sanders was arrested Sunday after he allegedly texted inappropriate messages to a 17-year-old girl in one of his classes. They say the messages were sexual in nature. One of the girl’s parents reported the texting to police. Sanders has been a teacher at Cascade since...
Shelbyville Police Investigating Child Abuse Case
A 9-year-old special needs child is in a Nashville hospital due to injuries allegedly inflicted by a caregiver. Rochelle Lee Clayton, 38, of Tanner Circle in Shelbyville is charged with aggravated child abuse. The child is being treated at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital. Clayton allegedly struck the child, a relative, in the face numerous times and forced her to stand in a corner with her hands tied behind her back with zip ties, according to Shelbyville Police. The child was living in the home of Clayton and her husband, Maurice Jason Clayton, 39. Maurice Clayton was charged with failure to...
Deceased People Receiving Unemployment Benefits
Dead people, prisoners and state employees are on the rolls of those receiving unemployment benefits in Tennessee, in spite of repeated warnings that the state is improperly paying out tens of millions in jobless claims. Those were among the findings of a state comptroller’s office audit released Tuesday that said the unemployment benefit system made overpayments of $98 million in the past six years. It estimated a backlog of payments could balloon that figure to $171 million. Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development officials took issue with that estimate and other findings in the audit. Officials said in...
Experts Say To Stay Away From Baby Chicks and Ducklings.
Those Easter baskets are often filled with candy and colorful eggs. However, there is one type of gift you should avoid during the holiday—baby chicks and ducklings. Live poultry commonly carry Salmonella germs. When humans handle the birds, the bacteria can spread. Exposure to Salmonella commonly causes extreme abdominal upset. In severe cases, the illness can be fatal. According to the Centers for Disease Control, approximately 400 people die each year from problems with Salmonella. Children, the elderly, and people with other health conditions are most prone to a severe reaction. “Live poultry may have Salmonella germs in their...
