The Manchester Board of Education met on Monday night at Westwood Elementary and approved a motion to drop the $1.56 million lawsuit against Coffee County. The vote dropping the lawsuit was unanimous. In other board business, Director of Instructing and Student Testing Sandra Morris was appointed interim director while Director of Schools Dr. Keith Brewer is on medical leave. The school board and the Manchester Board of Mayor and Aldermen are scheduled to have a joint meeting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 29, at Manchester City Hall. Budget cuts and the possible merger referendum will be...

Trevakias Vondez Rankins is wanted by the Shelbyville Police Department for Aggravated Burglary and Possession of a Weapon during the commission of a violent felony. Two men have been charged in a Carter Street home invasion Saturday night, and Shelbyville police are now looking for Rankins. Shelbyville Police say Rankins is a black male and should be considered ARMED and DANGEROUS. If you know the whereabouts of Trevakias Vondez Rankins please call the Shelbyville Police Department at 931-684-5811 or Crimestoppers at...

Concerns are being raised by a number of health organizations and physicians over new research that downplays the link between high sodium consumption and health problems. The study found no association between salt intake and risk of heart failure or mortality among the elderly over a 10-year span. But Dr. Rose Marie Robertson, chief science and medical officer with the American Heart Association, says the study had a limited number of participants, who self-reported their intake. “And you know we’re not very good at remembering many things, but particularly it’s been well demonstrated that if you ask us what...

The Manchester Police Department is investigating a credit card fraud case that occurred at Wal-Mart in Manchester on January 2, 2015. Investigators are searching for two females they would like to question. Both women are Caucasian and their pictures were taken by surveillance video. If you recognize either of these women please contact Manchester Police Investigator Butch Stewart at 931-728-2099. The other woman’s picture can be seen below. (Note: All persons of interest in pictures posted are considered innocent until proven...

A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a Franklin County man. Authorities in Winchester say a $1,000 reward is being offered to anyone who can lead them to the whereabouts of Marc Castle. Castle has been at large since a shooting incident on Tuesday, Jan 20. The bullets passed through a house and into a neighboring home. A 70-year-old woman was inside but was uninjured. Castle, according to authorities is heavily armed. He fled the scene last week on a bicycle. Castle is described as a white male, 5-feet-9-inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds...

Over the last six years Randall Morrison has served as the city attorney for Tullahoma. On Jan. 31 Morrison will no longer serve in that capacity. Morrison recently added a new partner to The Morrison Law Firm, William Lockhart. Within the next 30 days, the firm’s name will officially change to Morrison & Lockhart. Morrison has been in business since 1980 and also served as Coffee County Juvenile Court Judge from 1990 through 1998. The City of Tullahoma will now start the process of hiring a new...

Voting to choose the winners from TDOT’s first ever Dynamic Message Sign Contest began Monday. Over the past two weeks, TDOT has received more than 3,400 entries for possible safety messages for the overhead signs located across Tennessee. The entries were narrowed down to 15 messages that cover safety issues such as distracted driving, seatbelt usage, impaired driving, speeding, and aggressive driving. Voting ends Friday, February 6 at 4:30 and the winning messages will be posted online the following week, and will be placed in rotation to run on the overhead Dynamic Message Signs statewide throughout the year. Some...