A Bedford County man is charged with TennCare fraud in Coffee County, and it’s his second charge for the crime. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) with assistance from the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of 39-year old Brian K. Tucker. A Coffee County Grand Jury indicted Tucker with three counts of fraudulently using TennCare to obtain a controlled substance by doctor shopping for drugs, using TennCare as payment. Tucker was first arrested in August of this year when he was charged with doctor shopping in Bedford County. Those charges are still pending in court. TennCare...

Joshua Jackson Dyer is wanted for two counts of forgery and one count of theft in Bedford County. He is also wanted for in Rutherford County, TN. On December 3, 2014, Mr. Dyer removed two pieces of outgoing mail that included checks intended to pay bills, from a victim’s address on Highway 41-A North in Shelbyville. Dyer altered the check and changed the payee name to his name. The checks were then passed at a Bedford County bank for a large sum of money. Dyer is described as 5’9” with Brown hair and Green eyes and was last seen...

Tennessee higher education officials say they’ll be forced to continue raising tuition if the state doesn’t provide adequate funding to help with costs at their institutions. Officials met with Gov. Haslam at a higher education budget hearing on Friday. Officials said there hasn’t been a basic increase in state funding in about 30 years. They’ve formed review committees to examine the financial picture of their systems going forward. The heads of the Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Board say something needs to be done because it’s unfair to keep putting the cost burden on students and...

For 4 years now the Delaney family in Hillsboro has transformed their home and yard into a huge Christmas light show in an effort to benefit two Coffee County charities. Husband and wife, Kenny and Jeannette Delaney put on the show every year at their home located at 1361 Old Airport Road in Hillsboro. They showcase 60,000 lights which are all synchronized to Christmas music. The Delaney’s accept donations and 100% of the proceeds go to two Coffee County charities. It’s hard work and their electric bill during December is a little more expensive than during the other months...

On Thursday afternoon Officer Daniel Ray of the Manchester Police Department along with investigators and other officers responded to call concerning shoplifting at Wal Mart. According to the police report, the store’s loss prevention department stated that a male suspect ran from security. The suspect was seen across the street running behind the BP Station. Officer Ray saw the suspect making his way to the Truckers Inn next door to the BP. The man ran into room 103 of Truckers Inn. After two attempts to kick in the door with the suspect pressing against the door Ray was able...