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Mayor Asking Fire Chief To Resign
The mayor of Manchester is calling for the resignation of the city’s fire chief. Manchester Mayor Lonnie Norman told WMSR News Monday night that he has ask Fire Chief George DeShields to resign. He has also suspended DeShields until a meeting is called about the issue. The mayor says that there is a specially called meeting of the board on Tuesday night on another topic so the fire chief will not be discussed until possibly next Tuesday at the city’s regular meeting. Mayor Norman would not say exactly why he wants DeShields to resign but did say all department...
Body Found In Tims Ford Lake
A body was found floating in Tims Ford Lake on Sunday. This happened near the Bel Acres subdivision in Franklin County. Investigators said details were limited, but they did confirm a fisherman found the body in the lake around noon Sunday. Franklin County authorities said the investigation was active, and an autopsy was being done to help in the investigation. Sgt. Chris Guess with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said, “The identity of the body is unknown at this...
Decherd Man Dies In Crash
Terry J. Pride age 46 from Decherd man was killed in a head-on collision with a cargo truck Friday morning March 6. The accident shut down State Highway 50 from U.S. 64 in Fayetteville to Highway 129 in Lynchburg for several hours Friday. According to a report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Pride, was driving a 2014 Chevy Silverado pickup truck in the eastbound lane of Highway 50 in the middle of the road. Derrick J. Everett, 24, of Winchester, was driving westbound in a truck hauling beer and swerved to avoid Pride’s pickup truck. According to troopers, Pride...
MTSU Helping Community College Students
Middle Tennessee State University is providing some guidance to community college students interested in attending its four-year institution. MTSU President Sidney McPhee recently announced that university administrators, academic counselors and admissions team members will be at seven two-year state institutions from March 17 to April 16 to counsel students seeking guidance about the university’s programs and services. There will also be workshops to help students who wish to declare dual admissions status. Agreements signed between MTSU and Tennessee Board of Regents colleges in recent years allow two-year students to enroll as MTSU students while still pursuing an associate degree....
TN Voter ID Law Challenged In U.S. District Court
Tennessee’s voter ID law may have its day in court now that a group of college students has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the state is violating rights guaranteed to them by the U.S. Constitution. At issue is the exclusion of student ID cards from the accepted list of voter IDs. Jon Sherman, an attorney with the Fair Elections Legal Network, is representing the students. “The state has discriminated against students and discriminated on the basis of age,” he states. “They’ve made it easier for older voters to cast ballots without showing ID and made it harder and harder...
Ollie’s Bargain Outlet Coming To Tullahoma
NASCAR 2014 Sprint Cup Series Champion Kevin Harvick is coming to Tullahoma in August. Pennsylvania-based Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is set to open a new store in the Tullahoma Square shopping center. Ollie’s will be moving into the former Fuji Photo building on West Lincoln Street, occupying roughly 30,000 square feet of retail space. Founded in 1982, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet has grown to be one of the nation’s largest retailers of closeout, surplus and salvage merchandise. The Tullahoma store is expected to hire up to 60 associates. The Ollie’s team is hoping to open in August with Harvick on hand...
Manchester Burger King Robbed At Gunpoint
The Manchester Burger King was robbed at gunpoint on Sunday morning at 7am. The black male enter the restaurant and forced a female employee to open the safe. Another female employee of Burger King used her cell phone to call 911, giving a description of the man and vehicle he left in. Manchester patrol officers were quick arriving on the scene and started pursuit of the suspect. 8 minutes after the emergency call came out Manchester Police stopped 36 year-old Nemon Omar Winton of Hillsboro on Volunteer Parkway. Winton was charged with aggravated robbery and aggravated kidnapping and was...
Gov Haslam Wants To Know Why 11 Tennesseans Froze To Death During Winter Weather
Gov. Haslam has asked the Department of Health to investigate why 11 people froze to death during last month’s winter storm. That death total included one in nearby Moore County. Some people were found dead in their homes after being without heat. Bill Barton, 73, was found dead in his Magnolia Street Lynchburg home. At least two others were elderly people who froze outside their homes after falling down. Tennessee’s Health Commissioner said that neighbors checking on neighbors is the best means of preventing hypothermia deaths. He said most of those who died of hypothermia probably had people who...
